init: Use size_t consistently for cache sizes

This avoids having to rely on implicit casts when passing them to the
various functions allocating the caches.

This also ensures that if the requested amount of db_cache does not fit
in a size_t, it is clamped to the maximum value of a size_t.

Also take this opportunity to make the total amounts of cache in the
chainstate manager a size_t too.

src/bitcoin-chainstate.cpp

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     util::SignalInterrupt interrupt;
     ChainstateManager chainman{interrupt, chainman_opts, blockman_opts};
 
-    kernel::CacheSizes cache_sizes{DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE << 20};
+    kernel::CacheSizes cache_sizes{DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE};
     node::ChainstateLoadOptions options;
     auto [status, error] = node::LoadChainstate(chainman, cache_sizes, options);
     if (status != node::ChainstateLoadStatus::SUCCESS) {

src/init.cpp

@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ void SetupServerArgs(ArgsManager& argsman, bool can_listen_ipc)
     argsman.AddArg("-conf=<file>", strprintf("Specify path to read-only configuration file. Relative paths will be prefixed by datadir location (only useable from command line, not configuration file) (default: %s)", BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-datadir=<dir>", "Specify data directory", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DISALLOW_NEGATION, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-dbbatchsize", strprintf("Maximum database write batch size in bytes (default: %u)", nDefaultDbBatchSize), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY | ArgsManager::DEBUG_ONLY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
-    argsman.AddArg("-dbcache=<n>", strprintf("Maximum database cache size <n> MiB (minimum %d, default: %d). Make sure you have enough RAM. In addition, unused memory allocated to the mempool is shared with this cache (see -maxmempool).", MIN_DB_CACHE, DEFAULT_DB_CACHE), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
+    argsman.AddArg("-dbcache=<n>", strprintf("Maximum database cache size <n> MiB (minimum %d, default: %d). Make sure you have enough RAM. In addition, unused memory allocated to the mempool is shared with this cache (see -maxmempool).", MIN_DB_CACHE >> 20, DEFAULT_DB_CACHE >> 20), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-includeconf=<file>", "Specify additional configuration file, relative to the -datadir path (only useable from configuration file, not command line)", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-allowignoredconf", strprintf("For backwards compatibility, treat an unused %s file in the datadir as a warning, not an error.", BITCOIN_CONF_FILENAME), ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);
     argsman.AddArg("-loadblock=<file>", "Imports blocks from external file on startup", ArgsManager::ALLOW_ANY, OptionsCategory::OPTIONS);

src/kernel/caches.h

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
-//! Suggested default amount of cache reserved for the kernel (MiB)
+//! Suggested default amount of cache reserved for the kernel (bytes)
-static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE{450};
+static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE{450_MiB};
 //! Max memory allocated to block tree DB specific cache (bytes)
 static constexpr size_t MAX_BLOCK_DB_CACHE{2_MiB};
 //! Max memory allocated to coin DB specific cache (bytes)

src/node/caches.cpp

@@ -7,30 +7,38 @@
 #include <common/args.h>
 #include <index/txindex.h>
 #include <kernel/caches.h>
+#include <logging.h>
+#include <util/byte_units.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <string>
 
 // Unlike for the UTXO database, for the txindex scenario the leveldb cache make
 // a meaningful difference: https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/8273#issuecomment-229601991
-//! Max memory allocated to tx index DB specific cache in MiB.
+//! Max memory allocated to tx index DB specific cache in bytes.
-static constexpr int64_t MAX_TX_INDEX_CACHE{1024};
+static constexpr size_t MAX_TX_INDEX_CACHE{1024_MiB};
-//! Max memory allocated to all block filter index caches combined in MiB.
+//! Max memory allocated to all block filter index caches combined in bytes.
-static constexpr int64_t MAX_FILTER_INDEX_CACHE{1024};
+static constexpr size_t MAX_FILTER_INDEX_CACHE{1024_MiB};
 
 namespace node {
 CacheSizes CalculateCacheSizes(const ArgsManager& args, size_t n_indexes)
 {
-    int64_t nTotalCache = (args.GetIntArg("-dbcache", DEFAULT_DB_CACHE) << 20);
+    // Convert -dbcache from MiB units to bytes. The total cache is floored by MIN_DB_CACHE and capped by max size_t value.
-    nTotalCache = std::max(nTotalCache, MIN_DB_CACHE << 20);
+    size_t total_cache{DEFAULT_DB_CACHE};
-    IndexCacheSizes sizes;
+    if (std::optional<int64_t> db_cache = args.GetIntArg("-dbcache")) {
-    sizes.tx_index = std::min(nTotalCache / 8, args.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX) ? MAX_TX_INDEX_CACHE << 20 : 0);
+        if (*db_cache < 0) db_cache = 0;
-    nTotalCache -= sizes.tx_index;
+        uint64_t db_cache_bytes = SaturatingLeftShift<uint64_t>(*db_cache, 20);
-    if (n_indexes > 0) {
+        total_cache = std::max<size_t>(MIN_DB_CACHE, std::min<uint64_t>(db_cache_bytes, std::numeric_limits<size_t>::max()));
-        int64_t max_cache = std::min(nTotalCache / 8, MAX_FILTER_INDEX_CACHE << 20);
-        sizes.filter_index = max_cache / n_indexes;
-        nTotalCache -= sizes.filter_index * n_indexes;
     }
-    return {sizes, kernel::CacheSizes{static_cast<size_t>(nTotalCache)}};
+
+    IndexCacheSizes index_sizes;
+    index_sizes.tx_index = std::min(total_cache / 8, args.GetBoolArg("-txindex", DEFAULT_TXINDEX) ? MAX_TX_INDEX_CACHE : 0);
+    total_cache -= index_sizes.tx_index;
+    if (n_indexes > 0) {
+        size_t max_cache = std::min(total_cache / 8, MAX_FILTER_INDEX_CACHE);
+        index_sizes.filter_index = max_cache / n_indexes;
+        total_cache -= index_sizes.filter_index * n_indexes;
+    }
+    return {index_sizes, kernel::CacheSizes{total_cache}};
 }
 } // namespace node

src/node/caches.h

@@ -6,15 +6,16 @@
 #define BITCOIN_NODE_CACHES_H
 
 #include <kernel/caches.h>
+#include <util/byte_units.h>
 
 #include <cstddef>
 
 class ArgsManager;
 
-//! min. -dbcache (MiB)
+//! min. -dbcache (bytes)
-static constexpr int64_t MIN_DB_CACHE{4};
+static constexpr size_t MIN_DB_CACHE{4_MiB};
-//! -dbcache default (MiB)
+//! -dbcache default (bytes)
-static constexpr int64_t DEFAULT_DB_CACHE{DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE};
+static constexpr size_t DEFAULT_DB_CACHE{DEFAULT_KERNEL_CACHE};
 
 namespace node {
 struct IndexCacheSizes {

src/node/chainstate.cpp

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ static ChainstateLoadResult CompleteChainstateInitialization(
     try {
         pblocktree = std::make_unique<BlockTreeDB>(DBParams{
             .path = chainman.m_options.datadir / "blocks" / "index",
-            .cache_bytes = static_cast<size_t>(cache_sizes.block_tree_db),
+            .cache_bytes = cache_sizes.block_tree_db,
             .memory_only = options.block_tree_db_in_memory,
             .wipe_data = options.wipe_block_tree_db,
             .options = chainman.m_options.block_tree_db});

src/qt/optionsdialog.cpp

@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ OptionsDialog::OptionsDialog(QWidget* parent, bool enableWallet)
     ui->verticalLayout->setStretchFactor(ui->tabWidget, 1);
 
     /* Main elements init */
-    ui->databaseCache->setRange(MIN_DB_CACHE, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
+    ui->databaseCache->setRange(MIN_DB_CACHE >> 20, std::numeric_limits<int>::max());
     ui->threadsScriptVerif->setMinimum(-GetNumCores());
     ui->threadsScriptVerif->setMaximum(MAX_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS);
     ui->pruneWarning->setVisible(false);

src/qt/optionsmodel.cpp

@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ QVariant OptionsModel::getOption(OptionID option, const std::string& suffix) con
                suffix.empty()          ? getOption(option, "-prev") :
                                          DEFAULT_PRUNE_TARGET_GB;
     case DatabaseCache:
-        return qlonglong(SettingToInt(setting(), DEFAULT_DB_CACHE));
+        return qlonglong(SettingToInt(setting(), DEFAULT_DB_CACHE >> 20));
     case ThreadsScriptVerif:
         return qlonglong(SettingToInt(setting(), DEFAULT_SCRIPTCHECK_THREADS));
     case Listen:
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ void OptionsModel::checkAndMigrate()
         // see https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/8273
         // force people to upgrade to the new value if they are using 100MB
         if (settingsVersion < 130000 && settings.contains("nDatabaseCache") && settings.value("nDatabaseCache").toLongLong() == 100)
-            settings.setValue("nDatabaseCache", (qint64)DEFAULT_DB_CACHE);
+            settings.setValue("nDatabaseCache", (qint64)(DEFAULT_DB_CACHE >> 20));
 
         settings.setValue(strSettingsVersionKey, CLIENT_VERSION);
     }

src/test/util/setup_common.cpp

@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ ChainTestingSetup::ChainTestingSetup(const ChainType chainType, TestOpts opts)
         LOCK(m_node.chainman->GetMutex());
         m_node.chainman->m_blockman.m_block_tree_db = std::make_unique<BlockTreeDB>(DBParams{
             .path = m_args.GetDataDirNet() / "blocks" / "index",
-            .cache_bytes = static_cast<size_t>(m_kernel_cache_sizes.block_tree_db),
+            .cache_bytes = m_kernel_cache_sizes.block_tree_db,
             .memory_only = true,
         });
     };

src/validation.h

@@ -1067,11 +1067,11 @@ public:
 
     //! The total number of bytes available for us to use across all in-memory
     //! coins caches. This will be split somehow across chainstates.
-    int64_t m_total_coinstip_cache{0};
+    size_t m_total_coinstip_cache{0};
     //
     //! The total number of bytes available for us to use across all leveldb
     //! coins databases. This will be split somehow across chainstates.
-    int64_t m_total_coinsdb_cache{0};
+    size_t m_total_coinsdb_cache{0};
 
     //! Instantiate a new chainstate.
     //!