From 74f4456ccf2b0d90a953b544a3fef962b29f45f0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zelig <viktor.tron@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2015 10:21:08 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix block rlp decode

---
 core/types/block.go | 44 +++++++++++---------------------------------
 eth/protocol.go     |  2 +-
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/core/types/block.go b/core/types/block.go
index f48f04ad4f..0a5c8eaed7 100644
--- a/core/types/block.go
+++ b/core/types/block.go
@@ -102,41 +102,19 @@ func NewBlockWithHeader(header *Header) *Block {
 }
 
 func (self *Block) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
-	if _, err := s.List(); err != nil {
+	var extblock struct {
+		Header
+		Txs    []*Transaction
+		Uncles *Header
+		TD     *big.Int // optional
+	}
+	if err := s.Decode(&extblock); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-
-	var header Header
-	if err := s.Decode(&header); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var transactions []*Transaction
-	if err := s.Decode(&transactions); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var uncleHeaders []*Header
-	if err := s.Decode(&uncleHeaders); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	var tdBytes []byte
-	if err := s.Decode(&tdBytes); err != nil {
-		// If this block comes from the network that's fine. If loaded from disk it should be there
-		// Blocks don't store their Td when propagated over the network
-	} else {
-		self.Td = ethutil.BigD(tdBytes)
-	}
-
-	if err := s.ListEnd(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	self.header = &header
-	self.uncles = uncleHeaders
-	self.transactions = transactions
-
+	self.header = extblock.Header
+	self.uncles = extblock.Uncles
+	self.transactions = extblock.Txs
+	self.TD = extblock.TD
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocol.go
index 745dd23425..6f843162a7 100644
--- a/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocol.go
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ func (self *ethProtocol) handle() error {
 		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload)
 		msgStream.List()
 		for {
-			var block *types.Block
+			var block types.Block
 			if err := msgStream.Decode(&block); err != nil {
 				if err == rlp.EOL {
 					break