BIP155: clarify variable integer format and change time to fixed 32 bit#967
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32 bit unsigned can represent time up to year 2106 (32 bit signed is limited to just 2038). So, we don't need to have "time" encoded as variable integer which would take 5 bytes instead of 4.
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cc @jonasschnelli @luke-jr - this touches your suggestions. |
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The Bitcoin Core source code has `VARINT` type which is different than the "variable integer" format used all over the P2P protocol and also for the "services" field in this BIP. The latter is called `CompactSize` in some BIPs and also in the Bitcoin Core source code, thus use the word `CompactSize` to refer to it and link to its documentation.
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Clarify that by
VARINT(variable integer) we meanCompactSize, notVARINT(as in the source code) (huh!?). Relevant IRC discussion: http://www.erisian.com.au/bitcoin-core-dev/log-2020-07-27.html#l-94Change
timeto fixed 32 bits as that will work until year 2106, not just 2038 and takes 1 byte less than a variable integer format.