Merge pull request #915 from karalabe/downloader-threading-fixes

eth/downloader: fix #910, thread safe peers & polishes
pull/925/head
Jeffrey Wilcke 10 years ago
commit 59bc541232
  1. 144
      eth/downloader/downloader.go
  2. 3
      eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
  3. 222
      eth/downloader/peer.go
  4. 9
      eth/downloader/queue.go

@ -49,12 +49,6 @@ type blockPack struct {
blocks []*types.Block
}
type syncPack struct {
peer *peer
hash common.Hash
ignoreInitial bool
}
type hashPack struct {
peerId string
hashes []common.Hash
@ -63,7 +57,7 @@ type hashPack struct {
type Downloader struct {
mu sync.RWMutex
queue *queue
peers peers
peers *peerSet
activePeer string
// Callbacks
@ -83,7 +77,7 @@ type Downloader struct {
func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, getBlock getBlockFn) *Downloader {
downloader := &Downloader{
queue: newQueue(),
peers: make(peers),
peers: newPeerSet(),
hasBlock: hasBlock,
getBlock: getBlock,
newPeerCh: make(chan *peer, 1),
@ -98,29 +92,26 @@ func (d *Downloader) Stats() (current int, max int) {
return d.queue.Size()
}
func (d *Downloader) RegisterPeer(id string, hash common.Hash, getHashes hashFetcherFn, getBlocks blockFetcherFn) error {
d.mu.Lock()
defer d.mu.Unlock()
glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Register peer", id)
// Create a new peer and add it to the list of known peers
peer := newPeer(id, hash, getHashes, getBlocks)
// add peer to our peer set
d.peers[id] = peer
// broadcast new peer
// RegisterPeer injects a new download peer into the set of block source to be
// used for fetching hashes and blocks from.
func (d *Downloader) RegisterPeer(id string, head common.Hash, getHashes hashFetcherFn, getBlocks blockFetcherFn) error {
glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Registering peer", id)
if err := d.peers.Register(newPeer(id, head, getHashes, getBlocks)); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Register failed:", err)
return err
}
return nil
}
// UnregisterPeer unregisters a peer. This will prevent any action from the specified peer.
func (d *Downloader) UnregisterPeer(id string) {
d.mu.Lock()
defer d.mu.Unlock()
glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Unregister peer", id)
delete(d.peers, id)
// UnregisterPeer remove a peer from the known list, preventing any action from
// the specified peer.
func (d *Downloader) UnregisterPeer(id string) error {
glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Unregistering peer", id)
if err := d.peers.Unregister(id); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Unregister failed:", err)
return err
}
return nil
}
// Synchronise will select the peer and use it for synchronising. If an empty string is given
@ -140,15 +131,16 @@ func (d *Downloader) Synchronise(id string, hash common.Hash) error {
if _, cached := d.queue.Size(); cached > 0 && d.queue.GetHeadBlock() != nil {
return errPendingQueue
}
// Reset the queue to clean any internal leftover state
// Reset the queue and peer set to clean any internal leftover state
d.queue.Reset()
d.peers.Reset()
// Retrieve the origin peer and initiate the downloading process
p := d.peers[id]
p := d.peers.Peer(id)
if p == nil {
return errUnknownPeer
}
return d.getFromPeer(p, hash, false)
return d.syncWithPeer(p, hash)
}
// TakeBlocks takes blocks from the queue and yields them to the blockTaker handler
@ -167,7 +159,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) Has(hash common.Hash) bool {
return d.queue.Has(hash)
}
func (d *Downloader) getFromPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, ignoreInitial bool) (err error) {
// syncWithPeer starts a block synchronization based on the hash chain from the
// specified peer and head hash.
func (d *Downloader) syncWithPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash) (err error) {
d.activePeer = p.id
defer func() {
// reset on error
@ -177,21 +171,12 @@ func (d *Downloader) getFromPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, ignoreInitial bool)
}()
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Synchronizing with the network using:", p.id)
// Start the fetcher. This will block the update entirely
// interupts need to be send to the appropriate channels
// respectively.
if err = d.startFetchingHashes(p, hash, ignoreInitial); err != nil {
if err = d.fetchHashes(p, hash); err != nil {
return err
}
// Start fetching blocks in paralel. The strategy is simple
// take any available peers, seserve a chunk for each peer available,
// let the peer deliver the chunkn and periodically check if a peer
// has timedout.
if err = d.startFetchingBlocks(p); err != nil {
if err = d.fetchBlocks(); err != nil {
return err
}
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Synchronization completed")
return nil
@ -234,17 +219,14 @@ blockDone:
}
// XXX Make synchronous
func (d *Downloader) startFetchingHashes(p *peer, h common.Hash, ignoreInitial bool) error {
func (d *Downloader) fetchHashes(p *peer, h common.Hash) error {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Downloading hashes (%x) from %s", h[:4], p.id)
start := time.Now()
// We ignore the initial hash in some cases (e.g. we received a block without it's parent)
// In such circumstances we don't need to download the block so don't add it to the queue.
if !ignoreInitial {
// Add the hash to the queue first
d.queue.Insert([]common.Hash{h})
}
// Add the hash to the queue first
d.queue.Insert([]common.Hash{h})
// Get the first batch of hashes
p.getHashes(h)
@ -308,20 +290,18 @@ out:
// Attempt to find a new peer by checking inclusion of peers best hash in our
// already fetched hash list. This can't guarantee 100% correctness but does
// a fair job. This is always either correct or false incorrect.
for id, peer := range d.peers {
if d.queue.Has(peer.recentHash) && !attemptedPeers[id] {
for _, peer := range d.peers.AllPeers() {
if d.queue.Has(peer.head) && !attemptedPeers[p.id] {
p = peer
break
}
}
// if all peers have been tried, abort the process entirely or if the hash is
// the zero hash.
if p == nil || (hash == common.Hash{}) {
d.queue.Reset()
return ErrTimeout
}
// set p to the active peer. this will invalidate any hashes that may be returned
// by our previous (delayed) peer.
activePeer = p
@ -334,14 +314,11 @@ out:
return nil
}
func (d *Downloader) startFetchingBlocks(p *peer) error {
// fetchBlocks iteratively downloads the entire schedules block-chain, taking
// any available peers, reserving a chunk of blocks for each, wait for delivery
// and periodically checking for timeouts.
func (d *Downloader) fetchBlocks() error {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Downloading", d.queue.Pending(), "block(s)")
// Defer the peer reset. This will empty the peer requested set
// and makes sure there are no lingering peers with an incorrect
// state
defer d.peers.reset()
start := time.Now()
// default ticker for re-fetching blocks every now and then
@ -354,19 +331,19 @@ out:
case blockPack := <-d.blockCh:
// If the peer was previously banned and failed to deliver it's pack
// in a reasonable time frame, ignore it's message.
if d.peers[blockPack.peerId] != nil {
err := d.queue.Deliver(blockPack.peerId, blockPack.blocks)
if err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("deliver failed for peer %s: %v\n", blockPack.peerId, err)
// FIXME d.UnregisterPeer(blockPack.peerId)
if peer := d.peers.Peer(blockPack.peerId); peer != nil {
// Deliver the received chunk of blocks, but drop the peer if invalid
if err := d.queue.Deliver(blockPack.peerId, blockPack.blocks); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Failed delivery for peer %s: %v\n", blockPack.peerId, err)
peer.Demote()
break
}
if glog.V(logger.Debug) {
glog.Infof("adding %d blocks from: %s\n", len(blockPack.blocks), blockPack.peerId)
glog.Infof("Added %d blocks from: %s\n", len(blockPack.blocks), blockPack.peerId)
}
d.peers[blockPack.peerId].promote()
d.peers.setState(blockPack.peerId, idleState)
// Promote the peer and update it's idle state
peer.Promote()
peer.SetIdle()
}
case <-ticker.C:
// Check for bad peers. Bad peers may indicate a peer not responding
@ -381,13 +358,12 @@ out:
// 1) Time for them to respond;
// 2) Measure their speed;
// 3) Amount and availability.
if peer := d.peers[pid]; peer != nil {
peer.demote()
peer.reset()
if peer := d.peers.Peer(pid); peer != nil {
peer.Demote()
}
}
// After removing bad peers make sure we actually have sufficient peer left to keep downloading
if len(d.peers) == 0 {
if d.peers.Len() == 0 {
d.queue.Reset()
return errNoPeers
}
@ -398,31 +374,33 @@ out:
if d.queue.Throttle() {
continue
}
availablePeers := d.peers.get(idleState)
for _, peer := range availablePeers {
// Send a download request to all idle peers, until throttled
idlePeers := d.peers.IdlePeers()
for _, peer := range idlePeers {
// Short circuit if throttling activated since above
if d.queue.Throttle() {
break
}
// Get a possible chunk. If nil is returned no chunk
// could be returned due to no hashes available.
request := d.queue.Reserve(peer, maxBlockFetch)
if request == nil {
continue
}
// XXX make fetch blocking.
// Fetch the chunk and check for error. If the peer was somehow
// already fetching a chunk due to a bug, it will be returned to
// the queue
if err := peer.fetch(request); err != nil {
// log for tracing
glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("peer %s received double work (state = %v)\n", peer.id, peer.state)
if err := peer.Fetch(request); err != nil {
glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("Peer %s received double work\n", peer.id)
d.queue.Cancel(request)
}
}
// make sure that we have peers available for fetching. If all peers have been tried
// Make sure that we have peers available for fetching. If all peers have been tried
// and all failed throw an error
if d.queue.InFlight() == 0 {
d.queue.Reset()
return fmt.Errorf("%v peers avaialable = %d. total peers = %d. hashes needed = %d", errPeersUnavailable, len(availablePeers), len(d.peers), d.queue.Pending())
return fmt.Errorf("%v peers available = %d. total peers = %d. hashes needed = %d", errPeersUnavailable, len(idlePeers), d.peers.Len(), d.queue.Pending())
}
} else if d.queue.InFlight() == 0 {

@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func TestThrottling(t *testing.T) {
minDesiredPeerCount = 4
blockTtl = 1 * time.Second
targetBlocks := 4 * blockCacheLimit
targetBlocks := 16 * blockCacheLimit
hashes := createHashes(0, targetBlocks)
blocks := createBlocksFromHashes(hashes)
tester := newTester(t, hashes, blocks)
@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ func TestThrottling(t *testing.T) {
return
default:
took = append(took, tester.downloader.TakeBlocks()...)
time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
}
}
}()

@ -1,125 +1,197 @@
// Contains the active peer-set of the downloader, maintaining both failures
// as well as reputation metrics to prioritize the block retrievals.
package downloader
import (
"errors"
"sync"
"sync/atomic"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"gopkg.in/fatih/set.v0"
)
const (
workingState = 2
idleState = 4
)
type hashFetcherFn func(common.Hash) error
type blockFetcherFn func([]common.Hash) error
// XXX make threadsafe!!!!
type peers map[string]*peer
var (
errAlreadyFetching = errors.New("already fetching blocks from peer")
errAlreadyRegistered = errors.New("peer is already registered")
errNotRegistered = errors.New("peer is not registered")
)
func (p peers) reset() {
for _, peer := range p {
peer.reset()
}
// peer represents an active peer from which hashes and blocks are retrieved.
type peer struct {
id string // Unique identifier of the peer
head common.Hash // Hash of the peers latest known block
idle int32 // Current activity state of the peer (idle = 0, active = 1)
rep int32 // Simple peer reputation (not used currently)
mu sync.RWMutex
ignored *set.Set
getHashes hashFetcherFn
getBlocks blockFetcherFn
}
func (p peers) get(state int) []*peer {
var peers []*peer
for _, peer := range p {
peer.mu.RLock()
if peer.state == state {
peers = append(peers, peer)
}
peer.mu.RUnlock()
// newPeer create a new downloader peer, with specific hash and block retrieval
// mechanisms.
func newPeer(id string, head common.Hash, getHashes hashFetcherFn, getBlocks blockFetcherFn) *peer {
return &peer{
id: id,
head: head,
getHashes: getHashes,
getBlocks: getBlocks,
ignored: set.New(),
}
}
return peers
// Reset clears the internal state of a peer entity.
func (p *peer) Reset() {
atomic.StoreInt32(&p.idle, 0)
p.ignored.Clear()
}
func (p peers) setState(id string, state int) {
if peer, exist := p[id]; exist {
peer.mu.Lock()
defer peer.mu.Unlock()
peer.state = state
// Fetch sends a block retrieval request to the remote peer.
func (p *peer) Fetch(request *fetchRequest) error {
// Short circuit if the peer is already fetching
if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.idle, 0, 1) {
return errAlreadyFetching
}
// Convert the hash set to a retrievable slice
hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(request.Hashes))
for hash, _ := range request.Hashes {
hashes = append(hashes, hash)
}
p.getBlocks(hashes)
return nil
}
func (p peers) getPeer(id string) *peer {
return p[id]
// SetIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute new retrieval requests.
func (p *peer) SetIdle() {
atomic.StoreInt32(&p.idle, 0)
}
// peer represents an active peer
type peer struct {
state int // Peer state (working, idle)
rep int // TODO peer reputation
// Promote increases the peer's reputation.
func (p *peer) Promote() {
atomic.AddInt32(&p.rep, 1)
}
mu sync.RWMutex
id string
recentHash common.Hash
// Demote decreases the peer's reputation or leaves it at 0.
func (p *peer) Demote() {
for {
// Calculate the new reputation value
prev := atomic.LoadInt32(&p.rep)
next := prev / 2
ignored *set.Set
// Try to update the old value
if atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.rep, prev, next) {
return
}
}
}
getHashes hashFetcherFn
getBlocks blockFetcherFn
// peerSet represents the collection of active peer participating in the block
// download procedure.
type peerSet struct {
peers map[string]*peer
lock sync.RWMutex
}
// create a new peer
func newPeer(id string, hash common.Hash, getHashes hashFetcherFn, getBlocks blockFetcherFn) *peer {
return &peer{
id: id,
recentHash: hash,
getHashes: getHashes,
getBlocks: getBlocks,
state: idleState,
ignored: set.New(),
// newPeerSet creates a new peer set top track the active download sources.
func newPeerSet() *peerSet {
return &peerSet{
peers: make(map[string]*peer),
}
}
// fetch a chunk using the peer
func (p *peer) fetch(request *fetchRequest) error {
p.mu.Lock()
defer p.mu.Unlock()
// Reset iterates over the current peer set, and resets each of the known peers
// to prepare for a next batch of block retrieval.
func (ps *peerSet) Reset() {
ps.lock.RLock()
defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
if p.state == workingState {
return errors.New("peer already fetching chunk")
for _, peer := range ps.peers {
peer.Reset()
}
}
// set working state
p.state = workingState
// Register injects a new peer into the working set, or returns an error if the
// peer is already known.
func (ps *peerSet) Register(p *peer) error {
ps.lock.Lock()
defer ps.lock.Unlock()
// Convert the hash set to a fetchable slice
hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(request.Hashes))
for hash, _ := range request.Hashes {
hashes = append(hashes, hash)
if _, ok := ps.peers[p.id]; ok {
return errAlreadyRegistered
}
p.getBlocks(hashes)
ps.peers[p.id] = p
return nil
}
// Unregister removes a remote peer from the active set, disabling any further
// actions to/from that particular entity.
func (ps *peerSet) Unregister(id string) error {
ps.lock.Lock()
defer ps.lock.Unlock()
if _, ok := ps.peers[id]; !ok {
return errNotRegistered
}
delete(ps.peers, id)
return nil
}
// promote increases the peer's reputation
func (p *peer) promote() {
p.mu.Lock()
defer p.mu.Unlock()
// Peer retrieves the registered peer with the given id.
func (ps *peerSet) Peer(id string) *peer {
ps.lock.RLock()
defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
return ps.peers[id]
}
// Len returns if the current number of peers in the set.
func (ps *peerSet) Len() int {
ps.lock.RLock()
defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
p.rep++
return len(ps.peers)
}
// demote decreases the peer's reputation or leaves it at 0
func (p *peer) demote() {
p.mu.Lock()
defer p.mu.Unlock()
// AllPeers retrieves a flat list of all the peers within the set.
func (ps *peerSet) AllPeers() []*peer {
ps.lock.RLock()
defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
if p.rep > 1 {
p.rep -= 2
} else {
p.rep = 0
list := make([]*peer, 0, len(ps.peers))
for _, p := range ps.peers {
list = append(list, p)
}
return list
}
func (p *peer) reset() {
p.state = idleState
p.ignored.Clear()
// IdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently idle peers within the
// active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
func (ps *peerSet) IdlePeers() []*peer {
ps.lock.RLock()
defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
list := make([]*peer, 0, len(ps.peers))
for _, p := range ps.peers {
if atomic.LoadInt32(&p.idle) == 0 {
list = append(list, p)
}
}
for i := 0; i < len(list); i++ {
for j := i + 1; j < len(list); j++ {
if atomic.LoadInt32(&list[i].rep) < atomic.LoadInt32(&list[j].rep) {
list[i], list[j] = list[j], list[i]
}
}
}
return list
}

@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
// Contains the block download scheduler to collect download tasks and schedule
// them in an ordered, and throttled way.
package downloader
import (
@ -8,6 +11,8 @@ import (
"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"
"gopkg.in/karalabe/cookiejar.v2/collections/prque"
)
@ -126,6 +131,10 @@ func (q *queue) Insert(hashes []common.Hash) {
for i, hash := range hashes {
index := q.hashCounter + i
if old, ok := q.hashPool[hash]; ok {
glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Hash %x already scheduled at index %v", hash, old)
continue
}
q.hashPool[hash] = index
q.hashQueue.Push(hash, float32(index)) // Highest gets schedules first
}

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