[#node-KernelState]
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State tracked by the KernelNotifications interface meant to be used by mining code, index code, RPCs, and other code sitting above the validation layer.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<node/kernel_notifications.h>`

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struct KernelState;
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== Description

Currently just tracks the chain tip, but could be used to hold other information in the future, like the last flushed block, pruning information, etc.

== Data Members

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| Name| Description
| xref:node/KernelState/chainstate_loaded.adoc[`chainstate_loaded`] 
| Whether the chainstate has finished loading.
| xref:node/KernelState/tip_block.adoc[`tip_block`] 
| Hash of the current chain tip block, if known.
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