peer suspension to disallow reconnect after disconnect on fatal error for set period (PeerSuspensionInterval)

blockpool/blockpool.go

@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ var (
 	// timeout interval: max time allowed for peer without sending a block
 	blocksTimeout = 60 * time.Second
 	//
-	idleBestPeerTimeout = 120 * time.Second
+	idleBestPeerTimeout    = 120 * time.Second
+	peerSuspensionInterval = 300 * time.Second
 )
 
 // config embedded in components, by default fall back to constants
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	BlockHashesTimeout         time.Duration
 	BlocksTimeout              time.Duration
 	IdleBestPeerTimeout        time.Duration
+	PeerSuspensionInterval     time.Duration
 }
 
 // blockpool errors
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ func (self *Config) init() {
 	if self.IdleBestPeerTimeout == 0 {
 		self.IdleBestPeerTimeout = idleBestPeerTimeout
 	}
+	if self.PeerSuspensionInterval == 0 {
+		self.PeerSuspensionInterval = peerSuspensionInterval
+	}
 }
 
 // node is the basic unit of the internal model of block chain/tree in the blockpool
@@ -188,9 +193,10 @@ func (self *BlockPool) Start() {
 			Errors:  errorToString,
 			Level:   severity,
 		},
-		peers:  make(map[string]*peer),
+		peers:     make(map[string]*peer),
-		status: self.status,
+		blacklist: make(map[string]time.Time),
-		bp:     self,
+		status:    self.status,
+		bp:        self,
 	}
 	timer := time.NewTicker(3 * time.Second)
 	go func() {
@@ -267,7 +273,8 @@ func (self *BlockPool) AddPeer(
 	requestBlocks func([]common.Hash) error,
 	peerError func(*errs.Error),
 
-) (best bool) {
+) (best bool, suspended bool) {
+
 	return self.peers.addPeer(td, currentBlockHash, peerId, requestBlockHashes, requestBlocks, peerError)
 }
 

blockpool/blockpool_test.go

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blockpool/test"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
 func TestPeerWithKnownBlock(t *testing.T) {
@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ func TestPeerPromotionByOptionalTdOnBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	hashes := blockPoolTester.hashPool.IndexesToHashes([]int{2, 3})
 	peer1.waitBlocksRequests(3)
 	blockPool.AddBlock(&types.Block{
-		HeaderHash:       common.Bytes(hashes[1]),
+		HeaderHash:       common.Hash(hashes[1]),
-		ParentHeaderHash: common.Bytes(hashes[0]),
+		ParentHeaderHash: common.Hash(hashes[0]),
 		Td:               common.Big3,
 	}, "peer1")
 

blockpool/blockpool_util_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blockpool/test"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/errs"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
 
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ func (self *blockPoolTester) Errorf(format string, params ...interface{}) {
 
 // blockPoolTester implements the 3 callbacks needed by the blockPool:
 // hasBlock, insetChain, verifyPoW
-func (self *blockPoolTester) hasBlock(block []byte) (ok bool) {
+func (self *blockPoolTester) hasBlock(block common.Hash) (ok bool) {
 	self.lock.RLock()
 	defer self.lock.RUnlock()
-	indexes := self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([][]byte{block})
+	indexes := self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{block})
 	i := indexes[0]
 	_, ok = self.blockChain[i]
 	fmt.Printf("has block %v (%x...): %v\n", i, block[0:4], ok)
@@ -80,13 +80,13 @@ func (self *blockPoolTester) insertChain(blocks types.Blocks) error {
 	var children, refChildren []int
 	var ok bool
 	for _, block := range blocks {
-		child = self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([][]byte{block.Hash()})[0]
+		child = self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{block.Hash()})[0]
 		_, ok = self.blockChain[child]
 		if ok {
 			fmt.Printf("block %v already in blockchain\n", child)
 			continue // already in chain
 		}
-		parent = self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([][]byte{block.ParentHeaderHash})[0]
+		parent = self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{block.ParentHeaderHash})[0]
 		children, ok = self.blockChain[parent]
 		if !ok {
 			return fmt.Errorf("parent %v not in blockchain ", parent)
@@ -274,9 +274,10 @@ func (self *blockPoolTester) initRefBlockChain(n int) {
 
 // peerTester functions that mimic protocol calls to the blockpool
 //  registers the peer with the blockPool
-func (self *peerTester) AddPeer() bool {
+func (self *peerTester) AddPeer() (best bool) {
 	hash := self.hashPool.IndexesToHashes([]int{self.currentBlock})[0]
-	return self.blockPool.AddPeer(big.NewInt(int64(self.td)), hash, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.peerError)
+	best, _ = self.blockPool.AddPeer(big.NewInt(int64(self.td)), hash, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.peerError)
+	return
 }
 
 // peer sends blockhashes if and when gets a request
@@ -291,7 +292,7 @@ func (self *peerTester) sendBlockHashes(indexes ...int) {
 	fmt.Printf("adding block hashes %v\n", indexes)
 	hashes := self.hashPool.IndexesToHashes(indexes)
 	i := 1
-	next := func() (hash []byte, ok bool) {
+	next := func() (hash common.Hash, ok bool) {
 		if i < len(hashes) {
 			hash = hashes[i]
 			ok = true
@@ -315,15 +316,15 @@ func (self *peerTester) sendBlocks(indexes ...int) {
 	hashes := self.hashPool.IndexesToHashes(indexes)
 	for i := 1; i < len(hashes); i++ {
 		fmt.Printf("adding block %v %x\n", indexes[i], hashes[i][:4])
-		self.blockPool.AddBlock(&types.Block{HeaderHash: common.Bytes(hashes[i]), ParentHeaderHash: common.Bytes(hashes[i-1])}, self.id)
+		self.blockPool.AddBlock(&types.Block{HeaderHash: hashes[i], ParentHeaderHash: hashes[i-1]}, self.id)
 	}
 }
 
 // peer callbacks
 // -1 is special: not found (a hash never seen)
 // records block hashes requests by the blockPool
-func (self *peerTester) requestBlockHashes(hash []byte) error {
+func (self *peerTester) requestBlockHashes(hash common.Hash) error {
-	indexes := self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([][]byte{hash})
+	indexes := self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{hash})
 	fmt.Printf("[%s] block hash request %v %x\n", self.id, indexes[0], hash[:4])
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	defer self.lock.Unlock()
@@ -332,7 +333,7 @@ func (self *peerTester) requestBlockHashes(hash []byte) error {
 }
 
 // records block requests by the blockPool
-func (self *peerTester) requestBlocks(hashes [][]byte) error {
+func (self *peerTester) requestBlocks(hashes []common.Hash) error {
 	indexes := self.hashPool.HashesToIndexes(hashes)
 	fmt.Printf("blocks request %v %x...\n", indexes, hashes[0][:4])
 	self.bt.reqlock.Lock()
@@ -347,4 +348,9 @@ func (self *peerTester) requestBlocks(hashes [][]byte) error {
 // records the error codes of all the peerErrors found the blockPool
 func (self *peerTester) peerError(err *errs.Error) {
 	self.peerErrors = append(self.peerErrors, err.Code)
+	fmt.Printf("Error %v on peer %v\n", err, self.id)
+	if err.Fatal() {
+		fmt.Printf("Error %v is fatal, removing peer %v\n", err, self.id)
+		self.blockPool.RemovePeer(self.id)
+	}
 }

blockpool/config_test.go

@@ -21,12 +21,13 @@ func TestBlockPoolConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	test.CheckDuration("BlockHashesTimeout", c.BlockHashesTimeout, blockHashesTimeout, t)
 	test.CheckDuration("BlocksTimeout", c.BlocksTimeout, blocksTimeout, t)
 	test.CheckDuration("IdleBestPeerTimeout", c.IdleBestPeerTimeout, idleBestPeerTimeout, t)
+	test.CheckDuration("PeerSuspensionInterval", c.PeerSuspensionInterval, peerSuspensionInterval, t)
 }
 
 func TestBlockPoolOverrideConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	test.LogInit()
 	blockPool := &BlockPool{Config: &Config{}}
-	c := &Config{128, 32, 1, 0, 300 * time.Millisecond, 100 * time.Millisecond, 90 * time.Second, 0, 30 * time.Second}
+	c := &Config{128, 32, 1, 0, 300 * time.Millisecond, 100 * time.Millisecond, 90 * time.Second, 0, 30 * time.Second, 30 * time.Second}
 
 	blockPool.Config = c
 	blockPool.Start()
@@ -39,4 +40,5 @@ func TestBlockPoolOverrideConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	test.CheckDuration("BlockHashesTimeout", c.BlockHashesTimeout, 90*time.Second, t)
 	test.CheckDuration("BlocksTimeout", c.BlocksTimeout, blocksTimeout, t)
 	test.CheckDuration("IdleBestPeerTimeout", c.IdleBestPeerTimeout, 30*time.Second, t)
+	test.CheckDuration("PeerSuspensionInterval", c.PeerSuspensionInterval, 30*time.Second, t)
 }

blockpool/errors_test.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/blockpool/test"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 )
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ func TestVerifyPoW(t *testing.T) {
 	first := false
 	blockPoolTester.blockPool.verifyPoW = func(b pow.Block) bool {
 		bb, _ := b.(*types.Block)
-		indexes := blockPoolTester.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([][]byte{bb.Hash()})
+		indexes := blockPoolTester.hashPool.HashesToIndexes([]common.Hash{bb.Hash()})
 		if indexes[0] == 2 && !first {
 			first = true
 			return false
@@ -122,3 +123,33 @@ func TestErrInsufficientChainInfo(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected %v error, got %v", ErrInsufficientChainInfo, peer1.peerErrors)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestPeerSuspension(t *testing.T) {
+	test.LogInit()
+	_, blockPool, blockPoolTester := newTestBlockPool(t)
+	blockPool.Config.PeerSuspensionInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+
+	blockPool.Start()
+
+	peer1 := blockPoolTester.newPeer("peer1", 1, 3)
+	peer1.AddPeer()
+	blockPool.peers.peerError("peer1", 0, "")
+	bestpeer, _ := blockPool.peers.getPeer("peer1")
+	if bestpeer != nil {
+		t.Errorf("peer1 not removed on error")
+	}
+	peer1.AddPeer()
+	bestpeer, _ = blockPool.peers.getPeer("peer1")
+	if bestpeer != nil {
+		t.Errorf("peer1 not removed on reconnect")
+	}
+	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
+	peer1.AddPeer()
+	bestpeer, _ = blockPool.peers.getPeer("peer1")
+	if bestpeer == nil {
+		t.Errorf("peer1 not connected after PeerSuspensionInterval")
+	}
+	// blockPool.Wait(waitTimeout)
+	blockPool.Stop()
+
+}

blockpool/peers.go

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ type peer struct {
 	blocksRequestTimer      <-chan time.Time
 	suicideC                <-chan time.Time
 
+	addToBlacklist func(id string)
+
 	idle bool
 }
 
@@ -55,11 +57,12 @@ type peer struct {
 type peers struct {
 	lock sync.RWMutex
 
-	bp     *BlockPool
+	bp        *BlockPool
-	errors *errs.Errors
+	errors    *errs.Errors
-	peers  map[string]*peer
+	peers     map[string]*peer
-	best   *peer
+	best      *peer
-	status *status
+	status    *status
+	blacklist map[string]time.Time
 }
 
 // peer constructor
@@ -84,26 +87,46 @@ func (self *peers) newPeer(
 		headSectionC:       make(chan *section),
 		bp:                 self.bp,
 		idle:               true,
+		addToBlacklist:     self.addToBlacklist,
 	}
 	// at creation the peer is recorded in the peer pool
 	self.peers[id] = p
 	return
 }
 
-// dispatches an error to a peer if still connected
+// dispatches an error to a peer if still connected, adds it to the blacklist
 func (self *peers) peerError(id string, code int, format string, params ...interface{}) {
 	self.lock.RLock()
-	defer self.lock.RUnlock()
 	peer, ok := self.peers[id]
+	self.lock.RUnlock()
 	if ok {
 		peer.addError(code, format, params)
 	}
-	// blacklisting comes here
+	self.addToBlacklist(id)
+}
+
+func (self *peers) addToBlacklist(id string) {
+	self.lock.Lock()
+	defer self.lock.Unlock()
+	self.blacklist[id] = time.Now()
+}
+
+func (self *peers) suspended(id string) (s bool) {
+	self.lock.Lock()
+	defer self.lock.Unlock()
+	if suspendedAt, ok := self.blacklist[id]; ok {
+		if s = suspendedAt.Add(self.bp.Config.PeerSuspensionInterval).After(time.Now()); !s {
+			// no longer suspended, delete entry
+			delete(self.blacklist, id)
+		}
+	}
+	return
 }
 
 func (self *peer) addError(code int, format string, params ...interface{}) {
 	err := self.errors.New(code, format, params...)
 	self.peerError(err)
+	self.addToBlacklist(self.id)
 }
 
 func (self *peer) setChainInfo(td *big.Int, c common.Hash) {
@@ -182,9 +205,13 @@ func (self *peers) addPeer(
 	requestBlockHashes func(common.Hash) error,
 	requestBlocks func([]common.Hash) error,
 	peerError func(*errs.Error),
-) (best bool) {
+) (best bool, suspended bool) {
 
 	var previousBlockHash common.Hash
+	if self.suspended(id) {
+		suspended = true
+		return
+	}
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	p, found := self.peers[id]
 	if found {
@@ -213,7 +240,7 @@ func (self *peers) addPeer(
 	if self.bp.hasBlock(currentBlockHash) {
 		// peer not ahead
 		plog.Debugf("addPeer: peer <%v> with td %v and current block %s is behind", id, td, hex(currentBlockHash))
-		return false
+		return false, false
 	}
 
 	if self.best == p {
@@ -248,8 +275,10 @@ func (self *peers) addPeer(
 
 // removePeer is called (via RemovePeer) by the eth protocol when the peer disconnects
 func (self *peers) removePeer(id string) {
+	plog.Debugf("addPeer: remove peer 0 <%v>", id)
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	defer self.lock.Unlock()
+	plog.Debugf("addPeer: remove peer 1 <%v>", id)
 
 	p, found := self.peers[id]
 	if !found {

blockpool/test/hash_pool.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package test
 import (
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 )
 
@@ -13,9 +14,9 @@ func NewHashPool() *TestHashPool {
 	return &TestHashPool{intToHash: make(intToHash), hashToInt: make(hashToInt)}
 }
 
-type intToHash map[int][]byte
+type intToHash map[int]common.Hash
 
-type hashToInt map[string]int
+type hashToInt map[common.Hash]int
 
 // hashPool is a test helper, that allows random hashes to be referred to by integers
 type TestHashPool struct {
@@ -24,11 +25,11 @@ type TestHashPool struct {
 	lock sync.Mutex
 }
 
-func newHash(i int) []byte {
+func newHash(i int) common.Hash {
-	return crypto.Sha3([]byte(string(i)))
+	return common.BytesToHash(crypto.Sha3([]byte(string(i))))
 }
 
-func (self *TestHashPool) IndexesToHashes(indexes []int) (hashes [][]byte) {
+func (self *TestHashPool) IndexesToHashes(indexes []int) (hashes []common.Hash) {
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	defer self.lock.Unlock()
 	for _, i := range indexes {
@@ -36,18 +37,18 @@ func (self *TestHashPool) IndexesToHashes(indexes []int) (hashes [][]byte) {
 		if !found {
 			hash = newHash(i)
 			self.intToHash[i] = hash
-			self.hashToInt[string(hash)] = i
+			self.hashToInt[hash] = i
 		}
 		hashes = append(hashes, hash)
 	}
 	return
 }
 
-func (self *TestHashPool) HashesToIndexes(hashes [][]byte) (indexes []int) {
+func (self *TestHashPool) HashesToIndexes(hashes []common.Hash) (indexes []int) {
 	self.lock.Lock()
 	defer self.lock.Unlock()
 	for _, hash := range hashes {
-		i, found := self.hashToInt[string(hash)]
+		i, found := self.hashToInt[hash]
 		if !found {
 			i = -1
 		}

eth/protocol.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ const (
 	ErrGenesisBlockMismatch
 	ErrNoStatusMsg
 	ErrExtraStatusMsg
+	ErrSuspendedPeer
 )
 
 var errorToString = map[int]string{
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ var errorToString = map[int]string{
 	ErrGenesisBlockMismatch:    "Genesis block mismatch",
 	ErrNoStatusMsg:             "No status message",
 	ErrExtraStatusMsg:          "Extra status message",
+	ErrSuspendedPeer:           "Suspended peer",
 }
 
 // ethProtocol represents the ethereum wire protocol
@@ -85,7 +87,7 @@ type chainManager interface {
 type blockPool interface {
 	AddBlockHashes(next func() (common.Hash, bool), peerId string)
 	AddBlock(block *types.Block, peerId string)
-	AddPeer(td *big.Int, currentBlock common.Hash, peerId string, requestHashes func(common.Hash) error, requestBlocks func([]common.Hash) error, peerError func(*errs.Error)) (best bool)
+	AddPeer(td *big.Int, currentBlock common.Hash, peerId string, requestHashes func(common.Hash) error, requestBlocks func([]common.Hash) error, peerError func(*errs.Error)) (best bool, suspended bool)
 	RemovePeer(peerId string)
 }
 
@@ -288,7 +290,7 @@ func (self *ethProtocol) handle() error {
 		// to simplify backend interface adding a new block
 		// uses AddPeer followed by AddBlock only if peer is the best peer
 		// (or selected as new best peer)
-		if self.blockPool.AddPeer(request.TD, hash, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect) {
+		if best, _ := self.blockPool.AddPeer(request.TD, hash, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect); best {
 			self.blockPool.AddBlock(request.Block, self.id)
 		}
 
@@ -334,9 +336,12 @@ func (self *ethProtocol) handleStatus() error {
 		return self.protoError(ErrProtocolVersionMismatch, "%d (!= %d)", status.ProtocolVersion, self.protocolVersion)
 	}
 
-	self.peer.Infof("Peer is [eth] capable (%d/%d). TD=%v H=%x\n", status.ProtocolVersion, status.NetworkId, status.TD, status.CurrentBlock[:4])
+	_, suspended := self.blockPool.AddPeer(status.TD, status.CurrentBlock, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect)
+	if suspended {
+		return self.protoError(ErrSuspendedPeer, "")
+	}
 
-	self.blockPool.AddPeer(status.TD, status.CurrentBlock, self.id, self.requestBlockHashes, self.requestBlocks, self.protoErrorDisconnect)
+	self.peer.Infof("Peer is [eth] capable (%d/%d). TD=%v H=%x\n", status.ProtocolVersion, status.NetworkId, status.TD, status.CurrentBlock[:4])
 
 	return nil
 }