From 0d5d0b4be34598b3fefd98eb7a9579265465a268 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sina Mahmoodi <itz.s1na@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 20:50:58 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] minor improvements

---
 core/blockchain.go        | 11 +++++++----
 core/blockchain_reader.go |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index f9e4d2548d..085c025fc8 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -728,10 +728,12 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) loadLastState() error {
 
 // initializeHistoryPruning sets bc.historyPrunePoint based on actual DB state.
 func (bc *BlockChain) initializeHistoryPruning(latest uint64) error {
-	freezerTail, _ := bc.db.Tail(rawdb.ChainFreezerBlockDataGroup)
-	policy := bc.cfg.HistoryPolicy
+	var (
+		freezerTail, _ = bc.db.Tail(rawdb.ChainFreezerBlockDataGroup)
+		policy         = bc.cfg.HistoryPolicy
+		target         uint64
+	)
 	// Compute the current prune target from the policy.
-	var target uint64
 	switch policy.Mode {
 	case history.KeepAll:
 		if freezerTail > 0 {
@@ -747,8 +749,9 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) initializeHistoryPruning(latest uint64) error {
 	case history.KeepRecent:
 		head := bc.CurrentBlock()
 		if head == nil || head.Number.Uint64() <= policy.Window {
-			// Chain too short for pruning. Record actual DB state.
 			if freezerTail > 0 {
+				// Chain too short for pruning. Record actual DB state.
+				log.Warn("Chain too short for pruning", "tail", freezerTail, "window", policy.Window)
 				bc.updateHistoryPrunePoint(freezerTail)
 			}
 			return nil
diff --git a/core/blockchain_reader.go b/core/blockchain_reader.go
index 0eb7a9345d..d9a5f05391 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_reader.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_reader.go
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) StateIndexProgress() (uint64, uint64, error) {
 	return bc.triedb.IndexProgress()
 }
 
-// HistoryPruningCutoff returns the actual history pruning point based on DB state.
+// HistoryPruningCutoff returns the history pruning point based on DB state.
 // Blocks before this are not available in the database.
 func (bc *BlockChain) HistoryPruningCutoff() (uint64, common.Hash) {
 	pt := bc.historyPrunePoint.Load()