miner: smart mining

Work is now handled and carried over multiple sessions. Previously one
session only was assumed, potentially resulting in invalid (outdated)
work

* Larger work / result queue
* Full validation option
release/1.0.1
Jeffrey Wilcke 9 years ago
parent cecc9cdd2f
commit e870e61bc9
  1. 24
      miner/agent.go
  2. 96
      miner/remote_agent.go
  3. 134
      miner/worker.go

@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
"sync"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ import (
type CpuAgent struct {
mu sync.Mutex
workCh chan *types.Block
workCh chan *Work
quit chan struct{}
quitCurrentOp chan struct{}
returnCh chan<- *types.Block
returnCh chan<- *Result
index int
pow pow.PoW
@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ func NewCpuAgent(index int, pow pow.PoW) *CpuAgent {
return miner
}
func (self *CpuAgent) Work() chan<- *types.Block { return self.workCh }
func (self *CpuAgent) Pow() pow.PoW { return self.pow }
func (self *CpuAgent) SetReturnCh(ch chan<- *types.Block) { self.returnCh = ch }
func (self *CpuAgent) Work() chan<- *Work { return self.workCh }
func (self *CpuAgent) Pow() pow.PoW { return self.pow }
func (self *CpuAgent) SetReturnCh(ch chan<- *Result) { self.returnCh = ch }
func (self *CpuAgent) Stop() {
self.mu.Lock()
@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) Start() {
self.quit = make(chan struct{})
// creating current op ch makes sure we're not closing a nil ch
// later on
self.workCh = make(chan *types.Block, 1)
self.workCh = make(chan *Work, 1)
go self.update()
}
@ -74,13 +73,13 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) update() {
out:
for {
select {
case block := <-self.workCh:
case work := <-self.workCh:
self.mu.Lock()
if self.quitCurrentOp != nil {
close(self.quitCurrentOp)
}
self.quitCurrentOp = make(chan struct{})
go self.mine(block, self.quitCurrentOp)
go self.mine(work, self.quitCurrentOp)
self.mu.Unlock()
case <-self.quit:
self.mu.Lock()
@ -106,13 +105,14 @@ done:
}
}
func (self *CpuAgent) mine(block *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) {
func (self *CpuAgent) mine(work *Work, stop <-chan struct{}) {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("(re)started agent[%d]. mining...\n", self.index)
// Mine
nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(block, stop)
nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(work.Block, stop)
if nonce != 0 {
self.returnCh <- block.WithMiningResult(nonce, common.BytesToHash(mixDigest))
block := work.Block.WithMiningResult(nonce, common.BytesToHash(mixDigest))
self.returnCh <- &Result{work, block}
} else {
self.returnCh <- nil
}

@ -18,39 +18,44 @@ package miner
import (
"math/big"
"sync"
"time"
"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
)
type RemoteAgent struct {
work *types.Block
currentWork *types.Block
mu sync.Mutex
quit chan struct{}
workCh chan *types.Block
returnCh chan<- *types.Block
workCh chan *Work
returnCh chan<- *Result
currentWork *Work
work map[common.Hash]*Work
}
func NewRemoteAgent() *RemoteAgent {
agent := &RemoteAgent{}
agent := &RemoteAgent{work: make(map[common.Hash]*Work)}
return agent
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) Work() chan<- *types.Block {
func (a *RemoteAgent) Work() chan<- *Work {
return a.workCh
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) SetReturnCh(returnCh chan<- *types.Block) {
func (a *RemoteAgent) SetReturnCh(returnCh chan<- *Result) {
a.returnCh = returnCh
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) Start() {
a.quit = make(chan struct{})
a.workCh = make(chan *types.Block, 1)
go a.run()
a.workCh = make(chan *Work, 1)
go a.maintainLoop()
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) Stop() {
@ -60,47 +65,72 @@ func (a *RemoteAgent) Stop() {
func (a *RemoteAgent) GetHashRate() int64 { return 0 }
func (a *RemoteAgent) run() {
out:
for {
select {
case <-a.quit:
break out
case work := <-a.workCh:
a.work = work
}
}
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) GetWork() [3]string {
a.mu.Lock()
defer a.mu.Unlock()
var res [3]string
if a.work != nil {
a.currentWork = a.work
if a.currentWork != nil {
block := a.currentWork.Block
res[0] = a.work.HashNoNonce().Hex()
seedHash, _ := ethash.GetSeedHash(a.currentWork.NumberU64())
res[0] = block.HashNoNonce().Hex()
seedHash, _ := ethash.GetSeedHash(block.NumberU64())
res[1] = common.BytesToHash(seedHash).Hex()
// Calculate the "target" to be returned to the external miner
n := big.NewInt(1)
n.Lsh(n, 255)
n.Div(n, a.work.Difficulty())
n.Div(n, block.Difficulty())
n.Lsh(n, 1)
res[2] = common.BytesToHash(n.Bytes()).Hex()
a.work[block.HashNoNonce()] = a.currentWork
}
return res
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) SubmitWork(nonce uint64, mixDigest, seedHash common.Hash) bool {
// Return true or false, but does not indicate if the PoW was correct
// Returns true or false, but does not indicate if the PoW was correct
func (a *RemoteAgent) SubmitWork(nonce uint64, mixDigest, hash common.Hash) bool {
a.mu.Lock()
defer a.mu.Unlock()
// Make sure the work submitted is present
if a.work[hash] != nil {
block := a.work[hash].Block.WithMiningResult(nonce, mixDigest)
a.returnCh <- &Result{a.work[hash], block}
delete(a.work, hash)
// Make sure the external miner was working on the right hash
if a.currentWork != nil && a.work != nil {
a.returnCh <- a.currentWork.WithMiningResult(nonce, mixDigest)
//a.returnCh <- Work{a.currentWork.Number().Uint64(), nonce, mixDigest.Bytes(), seedHash.Bytes()}
return true
} else {
glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("Work was submitted for %x but no pending work found\n", hash)
}
return false
}
func (a *RemoteAgent) maintainLoop() {
ticker := time.Tick(5 * time.Second)
out:
for {
select {
case <-a.quit:
break out
case work := <-a.workCh:
a.mu.Lock()
a.currentWork = work
a.mu.Unlock()
case <-ticker:
// cleanup
a.mu.Lock()
for hash, work := range a.work {
if time.Since(work.createdAt) > 7*(12*time.Second) {
delete(a.work, hash)
}
}
a.mu.Unlock()
}
}
}

@ -38,25 +38,20 @@ import (
var jsonlogger = logger.NewJsonLogger()
// Work holds the current work
type Work struct {
Number uint64
Nonce uint64
MixDigest []byte
SeedHash []byte
}
const (
resultQueueSize = 10
miningLogAtDepth = 5
)
// Agent can register themself with the worker
type Agent interface {
Work() chan<- *types.Block
SetReturnCh(chan<- *types.Block)
Work() chan<- *Work
SetReturnCh(chan<- *Result)
Stop()
Start()
GetHashRate() int64
}
const miningLogAtDepth = 5
type uint64RingBuffer struct {
ints []uint64 //array of all integers in buffer
next int //where is the next insertion? assert 0 <= next < len(ints)
@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ type uint64RingBuffer struct {
// environment is the workers current environment and holds
// all of the current state information
type environment struct {
type Work struct {
state *state.StateDB // apply state changes here
coinbase *state.StateObject // the miner's account
ancestors *set.Set // ancestor set (used for checking uncle parent validity)
@ -78,11 +73,18 @@ type environment struct {
lowGasTxs types.Transactions
localMinedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer // the most recent block numbers that were mined locally (used to check block inclusion)
block *types.Block // the new block
Block *types.Block // the new block
header *types.Header
txs []*types.Transaction
receipts []*types.Receipt
createdAt time.Time
}
type Result struct {
Work *Work
Block *types.Block
}
// worker is the main object which takes care of applying messages to the new state
@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ type worker struct {
mu sync.Mutex
agents []Agent
recv chan *types.Block
recv chan *Result
mux *event.TypeMux
quit chan struct{}
pow pow.PoW
@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ type worker struct {
extra []byte
currentMu sync.Mutex
current *environment
current *Work
uncleMu sync.Mutex
possibleUncles map[common.Hash]*types.Block
@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ type worker struct {
// atomic status counters
mining int32
atWork int32
fullValidation bool
}
func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
eth: eth,
mux: eth.EventMux(),
extraDb: eth.ExtraDb(),
recv: make(chan *types.Block),
recv: make(chan *Result, resultQueueSize),
gasPrice: new(big.Int),
chain: eth.ChainManager(),
proc: eth.BlockProcessor(),
@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
coinbase: coinbase,
txQueue: make(map[common.Hash]*types.Transaction),
quit: make(chan struct{}),
fullValidation: false,
}
go worker.update()
go worker.wait()
@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ func (self *worker) pendingBlock() *types.Block {
self.current.receipts,
)
}
return self.current.block
return self.current.Block
}
func (self *worker) start() {
@ -250,34 +255,53 @@ func newLocalMinedBlock(blockNumber uint64, prevMinedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer) (
func (self *worker) wait() {
for {
for block := range self.recv {
for result := range self.recv {
atomic.AddInt32(&self.atWork, -1)
if block == nil {
if result == nil {
continue
}
block := result.Block
parent := self.chain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash())
if parent == nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Invalid block found during mining")
continue
}
if err := core.ValidateHeader(self.eth.BlockProcessor().Pow, block.Header(), parent, true); err != nil && err != core.BlockFutureErr {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Invalid header on mined block:", err)
continue
}
if self.fullValidation {
if _, err := self.chain.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block}); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("mining err", err)
continue
}
go self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{block})
} else {
parent := self.chain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash())
if parent == nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Invalid block found during mining")
continue
}
if err := core.ValidateHeader(self.eth.BlockProcessor().Pow, block.Header(), parent, true); err != nil && err != core.BlockFutureErr {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Invalid header on mined block:", err)
continue
}
stat, err := self.chain.WriteBlock(block, false)
if err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("error writing block to chain", err)
continue
}
// check if canon block and write transactions
if stat == core.CanonStatTy {
// This puts transactions in a extra db for rpc
core.PutTransactions(self.extraDb, block, block.Transactions())
// store the receipts
core.PutReceipts(self.extraDb, self.current.receipts)
stat, err := self.chain.WriteBlock(block, false)
if err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("error writing block to chain", err)
continue
}
// check if canon block and write transactions
if stat == core.CanonStatTy {
// This puts transactions in a extra db for rpc
core.PutTransactions(self.extraDb, block, block.Transactions())
// store the receipts
core.PutReceipts(self.extraDb, self.current.receipts)
}
// broadcast before waiting for validation
go func(block *types.Block, logs state.Logs) {
self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{block})
self.mux.Post(core.ChainEvent{block, block.Hash(), logs})
if stat == core.CanonStatTy {
self.mux.Post(core.ChainHeadEvent{block})
self.mux.Post(logs)
}
}(block, self.current.state.Logs())
}
// check staleness and display confirmation
@ -289,19 +313,8 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
confirm = "Wait 5 blocks for confirmation"
self.current.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), self.current.localMinedBlocks)
}
glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 Mined %sblock (#%v / %x). %s", stale, block.Number(), block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], confirm)
// broadcast before waiting for validation
go func(block *types.Block, logs state.Logs) {
self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{block})
self.mux.Post(core.ChainEvent{block, block.Hash(), logs})
if stat == core.CanonStatTy {
self.mux.Post(core.ChainHeadEvent{block})
self.mux.Post(logs)
}
}(block, self.current.state.Logs())
self.commitNewWork()
}
}
@ -320,7 +333,7 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
atomic.AddInt32(&self.atWork, 1)
if agent.Work() != nil {
agent.Work() <- self.current.block
agent.Work() <- self.current
}
}
}
@ -329,13 +342,14 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
// makeCurrent creates a new environment for the current cycle.
func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) {
state := state.New(parent.Root(), self.eth.StateDb())
current := &environment{
current := &Work{
state: state,
ancestors: set.New(),
family: set.New(),
uncles: set.New(),
header: header,
coinbase: state.GetOrNewStateObject(self.coinbase),
createdAt: time.Now(),
}
// when 08 is processed ancestors contain 07 (quick block)
@ -391,10 +405,10 @@ func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
return block != nil && block.Coinbase() == self.coinbase
}
func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(previous *environment) {
func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(previous *Work) {
if previous != nil && self.current.localMinedBlocks != nil {
nextBlockNum := self.current.block.NumberU64()
for checkBlockNum := previous.block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
nextBlockNum := self.current.Block.NumberU64()
for checkBlockNum := previous.Block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
inspectBlockNum := checkBlockNum - miningLogAtDepth
if self.isBlockLocallyMined(inspectBlockNum) {
glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 🔗 Mined %d blocks back: block #%v", miningLogAtDepth, inspectBlockNum)
@ -480,12 +494,12 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
}
// create the new block whose nonce will be mined.
current.block = types.NewBlock(header, current.txs, uncles, current.receipts)
self.current.block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(self.current.block, self.chain.GetBlock(self.current.block.ParentHash())))
current.Block = types.NewBlock(header, current.txs, uncles, current.receipts)
self.current.Block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(self.current.Block, self.chain.GetBlock(self.current.Block.ParentHash())))
// We only care about logging if we're actually mining.
if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 1 {
glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", current.block.Number(), current.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", current.Block.Number(), current.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
self.logLocalMinedBlocks(previous)
}
@ -507,7 +521,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitUncle(uncle *types.Header) error {
return nil
}
func (env *environment) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasPrice *big.Int, proc *core.BlockProcessor) {
func (env *Work) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasPrice *big.Int, proc *core.BlockProcessor) {
for _, tx := range transactions {
// We can skip err. It has already been validated in the tx pool
from, _ := tx.From()
@ -565,7 +579,7 @@ func (env *environment) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasP
}
}
func (env *environment) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, proc *core.BlockProcessor) error {
func (env *Work) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, proc *core.BlockProcessor) error {
snap := env.state.Copy()
receipt, _, err := proc.ApplyTransaction(env.coinbase, env.state, env.header, tx, env.header.GasUsed, true)
if err != nil {

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