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Add a Note for Leap Sec in Block Validity Condition #1622

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6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions beacon-chain/core/blocks/validity_conditions.go
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Expand Up @@ -56,8 +56,10 @@ func IsValidBlock(
}

// Pre-Processing Condition 4:
// The node's local time is greater than or equal to
// state.genesis_time + (block.slot-GENESIS_SLOT)* SLOT_DURATION.
// The node's local Unix time is greater than or equal to
// state.genesis_time + (block.slot-GENESIS_SLOT) * SLOT_DURATION.
// (Note that leap seconds mean that slots will occasionally last SLOT_DURATION + 1 or
// SLOT_DURATION - 1 seconds, possibly several times a year.)
if !IsSlotValid(block.Slot, genesisTime) {
return fmt.Errorf("slot of block is too high: %d", block.Slot)
}
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