decred/dcrd release-v2.0.1

dcrd v2.0.1

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This is a patch release of dcrd which includes the following key changes:

• Provides a new JSON-RPC API method named getmixmessage that can be used to query decentralized StakeShuffle mixing messages
• No longer relays mixing messages when transaction relay is disabled
• Transaction outputs with one confirmation may now be used as part of a mix
• Improves best network address candidate selection
• More consistent logging of banned peers along with the reason they were banned

Changelog

This patch release consists of 19 commits from 3 contributors which total to 18 files changed, 388 additional lines of code, and 187 deleted lines of code.

All commits since the last release may be viewed on GitHub here.

Protocol and network:

• netsync: Request new headers on rejected tip (decred/dcrd#3315)
• dcrd: Make DisableRelayTx also include mixing messages (decred/dcrd#3315)
• server: Add logs on why a peer is banned (decred/dcrd#3318)

RPC:

• dcrjson,rpcserver,types: Add getmixmessage (decred/dcrd#3317)
• rpcserver: Allow getmixmessage from limited users (decred/dcrd#3317)

Mixing message relay (mix pool):

• mixpool: Require 1 block confirmation (decred/dcrd#3317)

Documentation:

• docs: Add getmixmessage (decred/dcrd#3317)

Developer-related package and module changes:

• addrmgr: Give unattempted addresses a chance (decred/dcrd#3316)
• mixpool: Add missing mutex acquire (decred/dcrd#3317)
• mixing: Use stdaddr.Hash160 instead of dcrutil (decred/dcrd#3317)
• mixing: Reduce a couple of allocation cases (decred/dcrd#3317)
• mixpool: Wrap non-bannable errors with RuleError (decred/dcrd#3317)
• mixclient: Do not remove PRs from failed runs (decred/dcrd#3317)
• mixclient: Improve error returning (decred/dcrd#3317)
• server: Make peer banning synchronous (decred/dcrd#3318)
• server: Consolidate ban reason logging (decred/dcrd#3318)

Developer-related module management:

• main: Use backported addrmgr updates (decred/dcrd#3316)
• main: Use backported module updates (decred/dcrd#3317)

Misc:

• release: Bump for 2.0.1 (decred/dcrd#3319)

Code Contributors (alphabetical order):

• Dave Collins
• David Hill
• Josh Rickmar