diff --git a/miner/unconfirmed.go b/miner/unconfirmed.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..86a30de35c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miner/unconfirmed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see .
+
+package miner
+
+import (
+ "container/ring"
+ "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"
+)
+
+// headerRetriever is used by the unconfirmed block set to verify whether a previously
+// mined block is part of the canonical chain or not.
+type headerRetriever interface {
+ // GetHeaderByNumber retrieves the canonical header associated with a block number.
+ GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *types.Header
+}
+
+// unconfirmedBlock is a small collection of metadata about a locally mined block
+// that is placed into a unconfirmed set for canonical chain inclusion tracking.
+type unconfirmedBlock struct {
+ index uint64
+ hash common.Hash
+}
+
+// unconfirmedBlocks implements a data structure to maintain locally mined blocks
+// have have not yet reached enough maturity to guarantee chain inclusion. It is
+// used by the miner to provide logs to the user when a previously mined block
+// has a high enough guarantee to not be reorged out of te canonical chain.
+type unconfirmedBlocks struct {
+ chain headerRetriever // Blockchain to verify canonical status through
+ depth uint // Depth after which to discard previous blocks
+ blocks *ring.Ring // Block infos to allow canonical chain cross checks
+ lock sync.RWMutex // Protects the fields from concurrent access
+}
+
+// newUnconfirmedBlocks returns new data structure to track currently unconfirmed blocks.
+func newUnconfirmedBlocks(chain headerRetriever, depth uint) *unconfirmedBlocks {
+ return &unconfirmedBlocks{
+ chain: chain,
+ depth: depth,
+ }
+}
+
+// Insert adds a new block to the set of unconfirmed ones.
+func (set *unconfirmedBlocks) Insert(index uint64, hash common.Hash) {
+ // If a new block was mined locally, shift out any old enough blocks
+ set.Shift(index)
+
+ // Create the new item as its own ring
+ item := ring.New(1)
+ item.Value = &unconfirmedBlock{
+ index: index,
+ hash: hash,
+ }
+ // Set as the initial ring or append to the end
+ set.lock.Lock()
+ defer set.lock.Unlock()
+
+ if set.blocks == nil {
+ set.blocks = item
+ } else {
+ set.blocks.Move(-1).Link(item)
+ }
+ // Display a log for the user to notify of a new mined block unconfirmed
+ glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 mined potential block #%d [%x…], waiting for %d blocks to confirm", index, hash.Bytes()[:4], set.depth)
+}
+
+// Shift drops all unconfirmed blocks from the set which exceed the unconfirmed sets depth
+// allowance, checking them against the canonical chain for inclusion or staleness
+// report.
+func (set *unconfirmedBlocks) Shift(height uint64) {
+ set.lock.Lock()
+ defer set.lock.Unlock()
+
+ for set.blocks != nil {
+ // Retrieve the next unconfirmed block and abort if too fresh
+ next := set.blocks.Value.(*unconfirmedBlock)
+ if next.index+uint64(set.depth) > height {
+ break
+ }
+ // Block seems to exceed depth allowance, check for canonical status
+ header := set.chain.GetHeaderByNumber(next.index)
+ switch {
+ case header == nil:
+ glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("failed to retrieve header of mined block #%d [%x…]", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
+ case header.Hash() == next.hash:
+ glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔗 mined block #%d [%x…] reached canonical chain", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
+ default:
+ glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("⑂ mined block #%d [%x…] became a side fork", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
+ }
+ // Drop the block out of the ring
+ if set.blocks.Value == set.blocks.Next().Value {
+ set.blocks = nil
+ } else {
+ set.blocks = set.blocks.Move(-1)
+ set.blocks.Unlink(1)
+ set.blocks = set.blocks.Move(1)
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/miner/unconfirmed_test.go b/miner/unconfirmed_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..456af1764a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miner/unconfirmed_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see .
+
+package miner
+
+import (
+ "testing"
+
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+// noopHeaderRetriever is an implementation of headerRetriever that always
+// returns nil for any requested headers.
+type noopHeaderRetriever struct{}
+
+func (r *noopHeaderRetriever) GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *types.Header {
+ return nil
+}
+
+// Tests that inserting blocks into the unconfirmed set accumulates them until
+// the desired depth is reached, after which they begin to be dropped.
+func TestUnconfirmedInsertBounds(t *testing.T) {
+ limit := uint(10)
+
+ pool := newUnconfirmedBlocks(new(noopHeaderRetriever), limit)
+ for depth := uint64(0); depth < 2*uint64(limit); depth++ {
+ // Insert multiple blocks for the same level just to stress it
+ for i := 0; i < int(depth); i++ {
+ pool.Insert(depth, common.Hash([32]byte{byte(depth), byte(i)}))
+ }
+ // Validate that no blocks below the depth allowance are left in
+ pool.blocks.Do(func(block interface{}) {
+ if block := block.(*unconfirmedBlock); block.index+uint64(limit) <= depth {
+ t.Errorf("depth %d: block %x not dropped", depth, block.hash)
+ }
+ })
+ }
+}
+
+// Tests that shifting blocks out of the unconfirmed set works both for normal
+// cases as well as for corner cases such as empty sets, empty shifts or full
+// shifts.
+func TestUnconfirmedShifts(t *testing.T) {
+ // Create a pool with a few blocks on various depths
+ limit, start := uint(10), uint64(25)
+
+ pool := newUnconfirmedBlocks(new(noopHeaderRetriever), limit)
+ for depth := start; depth < start+uint64(limit); depth++ {
+ pool.Insert(depth, common.Hash([32]byte{byte(depth)}))
+ }
+ // Try to shift below the limit and ensure no blocks are dropped
+ pool.Shift(start + uint64(limit) - 1)
+ if n := pool.blocks.Len(); n != int(limit) {
+ t.Errorf("unconfirmed count mismatch: have %d, want %d", n, limit)
+ }
+ // Try to shift half the blocks out and verify remainder
+ pool.Shift(start + uint64(limit) - 1 + uint64(limit/2))
+ if n := pool.blocks.Len(); n != int(limit)/2 {
+ t.Errorf("unconfirmed count mismatch: have %d, want %d", n, limit/2)
+ }
+ // Try to shift all the remaining blocks out and verify emptyness
+ pool.Shift(start + 2*uint64(limit))
+ if n := pool.blocks.Len(); n != 0 {
+ t.Errorf("unconfirmed count mismatch: have %d, want %d", n, 0)
+ }
+ // Try to shift out from the empty set and make sure it doesn't break
+ pool.Shift(start + 3*uint64(limit))
+ if n := pool.blocks.Len(); n != 0 {
+ t.Errorf("unconfirmed count mismatch: have %d, want %d", n, 0)
+ }
+}
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index fdc6b7d8e6..f29566c0a9 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -55,26 +55,20 @@ type Agent interface {
GetHashRate() int64
}
-type uint64RingBuffer struct {
- ints []uint64 //array of all integers in buffer
- next int //where is the next insertion? assert 0 <= next < len(ints)
-}
-
// Work is the workers current environment and holds
// all of the current state information
type Work struct {
config *params.ChainConfig
signer types.Signer
- state *state.StateDB // apply state changes here
- ancestors *set.Set // ancestor set (used for checking uncle parent validity)
- family *set.Set // family set (used for checking uncle invalidity)
- uncles *set.Set // uncle set
- tcount int // tx count in cycle
- ownedAccounts *set.Set
- lowGasTxs types.Transactions
- failedTxs types.Transactions
- localMinedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer // the most recent block numbers that were mined locally (used to check block inclusion)
+ state *state.StateDB // apply state changes here
+ ancestors *set.Set // ancestor set (used for checking uncle parent validity)
+ family *set.Set // family set (used for checking uncle invalidity)
+ uncles *set.Set // uncle set
+ tcount int // tx count in cycle
+ ownedAccounts *set.Set
+ lowGasTxs types.Transactions
+ failedTxs types.Transactions
Block *types.Block // the new block
@@ -123,6 +117,8 @@ type worker struct {
txQueueMu sync.Mutex
txQueue map[common.Hash]*types.Transaction
+ unconfirmed *unconfirmedBlocks // set of locally mined blocks pending canonicalness confirmations
+
// atomic status counters
mining int32
atWork int32
@@ -144,6 +140,7 @@ func newWorker(config *params.ChainConfig, coinbase common.Address, eth Backend,
coinbase: coinbase,
txQueue: make(map[common.Hash]*types.Transaction),
agents: make(map[Agent]struct{}),
+ unconfirmed: newUnconfirmedBlocks(eth.BlockChain(), 5),
fullValidation: false,
}
worker.events = worker.mux.Subscribe(core.ChainHeadEvent{}, core.ChainSideEvent{}, core.TxPreEvent{})
@@ -269,18 +266,6 @@ func (self *worker) update() {
}
}
-func newLocalMinedBlock(blockNumber uint64, prevMinedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer) (minedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer) {
- if prevMinedBlocks == nil {
- minedBlocks = &uint64RingBuffer{next: 0, ints: make([]uint64, miningLogAtDepth+1)}
- } else {
- minedBlocks = prevMinedBlocks
- }
-
- minedBlocks.ints[minedBlocks.next] = blockNumber
- minedBlocks.next = (minedBlocks.next + 1) % len(minedBlocks.ints)
- return minedBlocks
-}
-
func (self *worker) wait() {
for {
mustCommitNewWork := true
@@ -355,17 +340,8 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
}
}(block, work.state.Logs(), work.receipts)
}
-
- // check staleness and display confirmation
- var stale, confirm string
- canonBlock := self.chain.GetBlockByNumber(block.NumberU64())
- if canonBlock != nil && canonBlock.Hash() != block.Hash() {
- stale = "stale "
- } else {
- confirm = "Wait 5 blocks for confirmation"
- work.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), work.localMinedBlocks)
- }
- glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 Mined %sblock (#%v / %x). %s", stale, block.Number(), block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], confirm)
+ // Insert the block into the set of pending ones to wait for confirmations
+ self.unconfirmed.Insert(block.NumberU64(), block.Hash())
if mustCommitNewWork {
self.commitNewWork()
@@ -417,9 +393,6 @@ func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) error
// Keep track of transactions which return errors so they can be removed
work.tcount = 0
work.ownedAccounts = accountAddressesSet(accounts)
- if self.current != nil {
- work.localMinedBlocks = self.current.localMinedBlocks
- }
self.current = work
return nil
}
@@ -435,38 +408,6 @@ func (w *worker) setGasPrice(p *big.Int) {
w.mux.Post(core.GasPriceChanged{Price: w.gasPrice})
}
-func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(current *Work, deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
- //Did this instance mine a block at {deepBlockNum} ?
- var isLocal = false
- for idx, blockNum := range current.localMinedBlocks.ints {
- if deepBlockNum == blockNum {
- isLocal = true
- current.localMinedBlocks.ints[idx] = 0 //prevent showing duplicate logs
- break
- }
- }
- //Short-circuit on false, because the previous and following tests must both be true
- if !isLocal {
- return false
- }
-
- //Does the block at {deepBlockNum} send earnings to my coinbase?
- var block = self.chain.GetBlockByNumber(deepBlockNum)
- return block != nil && block.Coinbase() == self.coinbase
-}
-
-func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(current, previous *Work) {
- if previous != nil && current.localMinedBlocks != nil {
- nextBlockNum := current.Block.NumberU64()
- for checkBlockNum := previous.Block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
- inspectBlockNum := checkBlockNum - miningLogAtDepth
- if self.isBlockLocallyMined(current, inspectBlockNum) {
- glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 🔗 Mined %d blocks back: block #%v", miningLogAtDepth, inspectBlockNum)
- }
- }
- }
-}
-
func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
self.mu.Lock()
defer self.mu.Unlock()
@@ -513,7 +454,6 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
}
}
}
- previous := self.current
// Could potentially happen if starting to mine in an odd state.
err := self.makeCurrent(parent, header)
if err != nil {
@@ -574,7 +514,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
// 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", work.Block.Number(), work.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
- self.logLocalMinedBlocks(work, previous)
+ self.unconfirmed.Shift(work.Block.NumberU64() - 1)
}
self.push(work)
}