* kvdb-rocksdb: update to RocksDB 5.8.8
* kvdb-rocksdb: tune RocksDB options
* Switch to level-style compaction
* Increase default block size (16K), and use bigger blocks for HDDs (64K)
* Increase default file size base (64MB SSDs, 256MB HDDs)
* Create a single block cache shared across all column families
* Tune compaction settings using RocksDB helper functions, taking into account
memory budget spread across all columns
* Configure backgrounds jobs based on the number of CPUs
* Set some default recommended settings
* ethcore: remove unused config blockchain.db_cache_size
* parity: increase default value for db_cache_size
* kvdb-rocksdb: enable compression on all levels
* kvdb-rocksdb: set global db_write_bufer_size
* kvdb-rocksdb: reduce db_write_bufer_size to force earlier flushing
* kvdb-rocksdb: use master branch for rust-rocksdb dependency
* Reduce max block timestamp drift to 15 seconds (#7240)
* reduce max block timestamp drift to 15 seconds
* add test for block timestamp validation within allowed drift
* Update kovan HF block number.
* separate migration from util and make its dependencies into libs:
* snappy
* kvdb
* error
* common
* renamed common -> macros
* util error does not depend on snappy module
* ethsync does not depend on util nor ethcore_error
* nibbleslice and nibblevec merged with patricia_trie crate
* removed unused dependencies from util
* util journaldb traits does not need to be public
* util_error
* fixed ethcore compile error
* ignore .swo files
* Update chain.rs
* rpc: transaction/receipt requests made async
* rpc: light client fetches transaction and uncle by hash/index
* on_demand: request type for transaction index
* serve transaction index requests in light protocol
* add a test for transaction index serving
* fetch transaction and receipts by hash on light client
* fix decoding tests
* light: more lenient cost table parsing (backwards compatible)
* fix tests and warnings
* LES -> PIP
* Update provider.rs
* proper doc comments for public functions
* Bump version.
* Fix RPC crate.
* Fix BoxFuture in crates.
* Compiles and passes tests!
* Get rid of .boxed()
* Fixing issues with the UI.
* Remove minihttp. Support threads.
* Reimplement files serving to do it in chunks.
* Increase chunk size.
* Remove some unecessary copying.
* Fix tests.
* Fix stratum warning and ipfs todo.
* Switch to proper branch of jsonrpc.
* Update Cargo.lock.
* Update docs.
* Include dapps-glue in workspace.
* fixed merge artifacts
* Fix test compilation.
* Optional offset and count added on client level
* Rpc interface extended
* Tests corrected
* Filtering code refactored a little bit
* Offset type was changed to usize
* Handling of block hash in offset added
* Offset reworked to number
* Trailing comma removed
* Import for Quantity type added
* Offset and count moved into filter object
* Lost comma removed
* Return empty vec instead of None in case of incorrect range
* move common forks and parameters to common params
* port specs over to new format
* fix RPC tests
* parity-machine skeleton
* remove block type
* extract out ethereum-specific methods into EthereumMachine
* beginning to integrate Machine into engines. dealing with stale transitions in Ethash
* initial porting to machine
* move block reward back into engine
* abstract block reward logic
* move last hash and DAO HF logic into machine
* begin making engine function parameters generic
* abstract epoch verifier and ethash block reward logic
* instantiate special ethereummachine for ethash in spec
* optional full verification in verify_block_family
* re-instate tx_filter in a way that works for all engines
* fix warnings
* fix most tests, further generalize engine trait
* uncomment nullengine, get ethcore tests compiling
* fix warnings
* update a bunch of specs
* re-enable engine signer, validator set, and transition handler
* migrate basic_authority engine
* move last hashes into executedblock
* port tendermint
* make all ethcore tests pass
* json-tests compilation
* fix RPC tests: change in gas limit for new block changed PoW hash
* fix minor grumbles
* validate chainspecs
* fix broken import
* fix transaction verification for pre-homestead
