问题
看nodeos的启动参数的时候，看到这么一项： --checkpoint arg Pairs of [BLOCK_NUM,BLOCK_ID] that should be enforced as checkpoints.
这checkpoint是什么，主要用来干嘛的？
问题来自：eosfans
解答
查看config中的注释
Pairs of [BLOCK_NUM,BLOCK_ID] that should be enforced as checkpoints. (eosio::chain_plugin)
多对区块高度+区块id，用来作为检查点。默认注释掉，不设置检查点
大概的意思就是，接收区块时，根据区段的高度，查看当前区块的id与预期的一样不一样，防止数据出错。
撸一遍代码
eos\plugins\chain_plugin\chain_plugin.cpp
if( options.count("checkpoint") ) {
auto cps = options.at("checkpoint").as<vector<string>>();
my->loaded_checkpoints.reserve(cps.size());
for( const auto& cp : cps ) {
auto item = fc::json::from_string(cp).as<std::pair<uint32_t,block_id_type>>();
auto itr = my->loaded_checkpoints.find(item.first);
if( itr != my->loaded_checkpoints.end() ) {
EOS_ASSERT( itr->second == item.second,
plugin_config_exception,
"redefining existing checkpoint at block number ${num}: original: ${orig} new: ${new}",
("num", item.first)("orig", itr->second)("new", item.second)
);
} else {
my->loaded_checkpoints[item.first] = item.second;
}
}
}先将config中配置的，或者命令行传入的，多对区块高度+区块id存入my->loaded_checkpoints，并去重。
接收区块时，进行对比验证
// relay signals to channels
my->pre_accepted_block_connection = my->chain->pre_accepted_block.connect([this](const signed_block_ptr& blk) {
auto itr = my->loaded_checkpoints.find( blk->block_num() );
if( itr != my->loaded_checkpoints.end() ) {
auto id = blk->id();
EOS_ASSERT( itr->second == id, checkpoint_exception,
"Checkpoint does not match for block number ${num}: expected: ${expected} actual: ${actual}",
("num", blk->block_num())("expected", itr->second)("actual", id)
);
}
my->pre_accepted_block_channel.publish(blk);
});
当接收的区块的高度与预定中的某高度一致，比较当前区块id与预定的id,如果不一致，则报错Checkpoint does not match for block number...。