Add wrapper for adding entries to a chainstate's block index candidates

src/validation.cpp

@@ -3416,6 +3416,15 @@ void Chainstate::ResetBlockFailureFlags(CBlockIndex *pindex) {
     }
 }
 
+void Chainstate::TryAddBlockIndexCandidate(CBlockIndex* pindex)
+{
+    AssertLockHeld(cs_main);
+    // If the block has more work than our tip, then it should be a candidate for most-work-chain.
+    if (m_chain.Tip() == nullptr || !setBlockIndexCandidates.value_comp()(pindex, m_chain.Tip())) {
+        setBlockIndexCandidates.insert(pindex);
+    }
+}
+
 /** Mark a block as having its data received and checked (up to BLOCK_VALID_TRANSACTIONS). */
 void Chainstate::ReceivedBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, CBlockIndex* pindexNew, const FlatFilePos& pos)
 {
@@ -3443,9 +3452,7 @@ void Chainstate::ReceivedBlockTransactions(const CBlock& block, CBlockIndex* pin
             queue.pop_front();
             pindex->nChainTx = (pindex->pprev ? pindex->pprev->nChainTx : 0) + pindex->nTx;
             pindex->nSequenceId = m_chainman.nBlockSequenceId++;
-            if (m_chain.Tip() == nullptr || !setBlockIndexCandidates.value_comp()(pindex, m_chain.Tip())) {
-                setBlockIndexCandidates.insert(pindex);
-            }
+            TryAddBlockIndexCandidate(pindex);
             std::pair<std::multimap<CBlockIndex*, CBlockIndex*>::iterator, std::multimap<CBlockIndex*, CBlockIndex*>::iterator> range = m_blockman.m_blocks_unlinked.equal_range(pindex);
             while (range.first != range.second) {
                 std::multimap<CBlockIndex*, CBlockIndex*>::iterator it = range.first;

src/validation.h

@@ -727,6 +727,8 @@ public:
     /** Ensures we have a genesis block in the block tree, possibly writing one to disk. */
     bool LoadGenesisBlock();
 
+    void TryAddBlockIndexCandidate(CBlockIndex* pindex) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(cs_main);
+
     void PruneBlockIndexCandidates();
 
     void ClearBlockIndexCandidates() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main);