From 520e2b47fb0a45fe0de291972f0e224a68f46704 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Xeophon <508704820@qq.com>
Date: Wed, 13 May 2026 01:37:39 +0800
Subject: [PATCH] FIX(#4847): default unknown CPU release_year to CURRENT_YEAR
 instead of 2020

- Unknown CPUs now get minimum antiquity score (age=0) instead of 6 free years
- Prevents inflated scores from claiming unrecognized hardware
- Incentivizes real hardware verification over fake claims
---
 rips/rustchain-core/validator/setup_validator.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/rips/rustchain-core/validator/setup_validator.py b/rips/rustchain-core/validator/setup_validator.py
index 56402daa5..217b0b354 100644
--- a/rips/rustchain-core/validator/setup_validator.py
+++ b/rips/rustchain-core/validator/setup_validator.py
@@ -200,8 +200,8 @@ def estimate_release_year(cpu_model: str, cpu_vendor: str) -> int:
     if "8086" in model_lower or "8088" in model_lower:
         return 1978
 
-    # Default to somewhat recent
-    return 2020
+    # Default to current year for unknown CPUs (minimum antiquity)
+    return CURRENT_YEAR
 
 
 def determine_tier(release_year: int) -> Tuple[str, float]: