// Package fetcher contains the block announcement based synchonisation. package fetcher import ( "errors" "math/rand" "time" "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" ) const ( arriveTimeout = 500 * time.Millisecond // Time allowance before an announced block is explicitly requested fetchTimeout = 5 * time.Second // Maximum alloted time to return an explicitly requested block maxUncleDist = 7 // Maximum allowed backward distance from the chain head maxQueueDist = 256 // Maximum allowed distance from the chain head to queue ) var ( errTerminated = errors.New("terminated") ) // blockRetrievalFn is a callback type for retrieving a block from the local chain. type blockRetrievalFn func(common.Hash) *types.Block // blockRequesterFn is a callback type for sending a block retrieval request. type blockRequesterFn func([]common.Hash) error // blockValidatorFn is a callback type to verify a block's header for fast propagation. type blockValidatorFn func(block *types.Block, parent *types.Block) error // blockBroadcasterFn is a callback type for broadcasting a block to connected peers. type blockBroadcasterFn func(block *types.Block, propagate bool) // chainHeightFn is a callback type to retrieve the current chain height. type chainHeightFn func() uint64 // chainInsertFn is a callback type to insert a batch of blocks into the local chain. type chainInsertFn func(types.Blocks) (int, error) // peerDropFn is a callback type for dropping a peer detected as malicious. type peerDropFn func(id string) // announce is the hash notification of the availability of a new block in the // network. type announce struct { hash common.Hash // Hash of the block being announced time time.Time // Timestamp of the announcement origin string // Identifier of the peer originating the notification fetch blockRequesterFn // Fetcher function to retrieve } // inject represents a schedules import operation. type inject struct { origin string block *types.Block } // Fetcher is responsible for accumulating block announcements from various peers // and scheduling them for retrieval. type Fetcher struct { // Various event channels notify chan *announce inject chan *inject filter chan chan []*types.Block done chan common.Hash quit chan struct{} // Announce states announced map[common.Hash][]*announce // Announced blocks, scheduled for fetching fetching map[common.Hash]*announce // Announced blocks, currently fetching // Block cache queue *prque.Prque // Queue containing the import operations (block number sorted) queued map[common.Hash]struct{} // Presence set of already queued blocks (to dedup imports) // Callbacks getBlock blockRetrievalFn // Retrieves a block from the local chain validateBlock blockValidatorFn // Checks if a block's headers have a valid proof of work broadcastBlock blockBroadcasterFn // Broadcasts a block to connected peers chainHeight chainHeightFn // Retrieves the current chain's height insertChain chainInsertFn // Injects a batch of blocks into the chain dropPeer peerDropFn // Drops a peer for misbehaving } // New creates a block fetcher to retrieve blocks based on hash announcements. func New(getBlock blockRetrievalFn, validateBlock blockValidatorFn, broadcastBlock blockBroadcasterFn, chainHeight chainHeightFn, insertChain chainInsertFn, dropPeer peerDropFn) *Fetcher { return &Fetcher{ notify: make(chan *announce), inject: make(chan *inject), filter: make(chan chan []*types.Block), done: make(chan common.Hash), quit: make(chan struct{}), announced: make(map[common.Hash][]*announce), fetching: make(map[common.Hash]*announce), queue: prque.New(), queued: make(map[common.Hash]struct{}), getBlock: getBlock, validateBlock: validateBlock, broadcastBlock: broadcastBlock, chainHeight: chainHeight, insertChain: insertChain, dropPeer: dropPeer, } } // Start boots up the announcement based synchoniser, accepting and processing // hash notifications and block fetches until termination requested. func (f *Fetcher) Start() { go f.loop() } // Stop terminates the announcement based synchroniser, canceling all pending // operations. func (f *Fetcher) Stop() { close(f.quit) } // Notify announces the fetcher of the potential availability of a new block in // the network. func (f *Fetcher) Notify(peer string, hash common.Hash, time time.Time, fetcher blockRequesterFn) error { block := &announce{ hash: hash, time: time, origin: peer, fetch: fetcher, } select { case f.notify <- block: return nil case <-f.quit: return errTerminated } } // Enqueue tries to fill gaps the the fetcher's future import queue. func (f *Fetcher) Enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) error { op := &inject{ origin: peer, block: block, } select { case f.inject <- op: return nil case <-f.quit: return errTerminated } } // Filter extracts all the blocks that were explicitly requested by the fetcher, // returning those that should be handled differently. func (f *Fetcher) Filter(blocks types.Blocks) types.Blocks { // Send the filter channel to the fetcher filter := make(chan []*types.Block) select { case f.filter <- filter: case <-f.quit: return nil } // Request the filtering of the block list select { case filter <- blocks: case <-f.quit: return nil } // Retrieve the blocks remaining after filtering select { case blocks := <-filter: return blocks case <-f.quit: return nil } } // Loop is the main fetcher loop, checking and processing various notification // events. func (f *Fetcher) loop() { // Iterate the block fetching until a quit is requested fetch := time.NewTimer(0) for { // Clean up any expired block fetches for hash, announce := range f.fetching { if time.Since(announce.time) > fetchTimeout { delete(f.announced, hash) delete(f.fetching, hash) } } // Import any queued blocks that could potentially fit height := f.chainHeight() for !f.queue.Empty() { op := f.queue.PopItem().(*inject) number := op.block.NumberU64() // If too high up the chain or phase, continue later if number > height+1 { f.queue.Push(op, -float32(op.block.NumberU64())) break } // Otherwise if fresh and still unknown, try and import if number+maxUncleDist < height || f.getBlock(op.block.Hash()) != nil { continue } f.insert(op.origin, op.block) } // Wait for an outside event to occur select { case <-f.quit: // Fetcher terminating, abort all operations return case notification := <-f.notify: // A block was announced, schedule if it's not yet downloading if _, ok := f.fetching[notification.hash]; ok { break } f.announced[notification.hash] = append(f.announced[notification.hash], notification) if len(f.announced) == 1 { f.reschedule(fetch) } case op := <-f.inject: // A direct block insertion was requested, try and fill any pending gaps f.enqueue(op.origin, op.block) case hash := <-f.done: // A pending import finished, remove all traces of the notification delete(f.announced, hash) delete(f.fetching, hash) delete(f.queued, hash) case <-fetch.C: // At least one block's timer ran out, check for needing retrieval request := make(map[string][]common.Hash) for hash, announces := range f.announced { if time.Since(announces[0].time) > arriveTimeout { announce := announces[rand.Intn(len(announces))] if f.getBlock(hash) == nil { request[announce.origin] = append(request[announce.origin], hash) f.fetching[hash] = announce } delete(f.announced, hash) } } // Send out all block requests for _, hashes := range request { go f.fetching[hashes[0]].fetch(hashes) } // Schedule the next fetch if blocks are still pending f.reschedule(fetch) case filter := <-f.filter: // Blocks arrived, extract any explicit fetches, return all else var blocks types.Blocks select { case blocks = <-filter: case <-f.quit: return } explicit, download := []*types.Block{}, []*types.Block{} for _, block := range blocks { hash := block.Hash() // Filter explicitly requested blocks from hash announcements if _, ok := f.fetching[hash]; ok { // Discard if already imported by other means if f.getBlock(hash) == nil { explicit = append(explicit, block) } else { delete(f.fetching, hash) } } else { download = append(download, block) } } select { case filter <- download: case <-f.quit: return } // Schedule the retrieved blocks for ordered import for _, block := range explicit { if announce := f.fetching[block.Hash()]; announce != nil { f.enqueue(announce.origin, block) } } } } } // reschedule resets the specified fetch timer to the next announce timeout. func (f *Fetcher) reschedule(fetch *time.Timer) { // Short circuit if no blocks are announced if len(f.announced) == 0 { return } // Otherwise find the earliest expiring announcement earliest := time.Now() for _, announces := range f.announced { if earliest.After(announces[0].time) { earliest = announces[0].time } } fetch.Reset(arriveTimeout - time.Since(earliest)) } // enqueue schedules a new future import operation, if the block to be imported // has not yet been seen. func (f *Fetcher) enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) { hash := block.Hash() // Discard any past or too distant blocks if dist := int64(block.NumberU64()) - int64(f.chainHeight()); dist < -maxUncleDist || dist > maxQueueDist { glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("Peer %s: discarded block #%d [%x], distance %d", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], dist) return } // Schedule the block for future importing if _, ok := f.queued[hash]; !ok { f.queued[hash] = struct{}{} f.queue.Push(&inject{origin: peer, block: block}, -float32(block.NumberU64())) if glog.V(logger.Debug) { glog.Infof("Peer %s: queued block #%d [%x], total %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], f.queue.Size()) } } } // insert spawns a new goroutine to run a block insertion into the chain. If the // block's number is at the same height as the current import phase, if updates // the phase states accordingly. func (f *Fetcher) insert(peer string, block *types.Block) { hash := block.Hash() // Run the import on a new thread glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Peer %s: importing block #%d [%x]", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash[:4]) go func() { defer func() { f.done <- hash }() // If the parent's unknown, abort insertion parent := f.getBlock(block.ParentHash()) if parent == nil { return } // Quickly validate the header and propagate the block if it passes if err := f.validateBlock(block, parent); err != nil { glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("Peer %s: block #%d [%x] verification failed: %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash[:4], err) f.dropPeer(peer) return } go f.broadcastBlock(block, true) // Run the actual import and log any issues if _, err := f.insertChain(types.Blocks{block}); err != nil { glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("Peer %s: block #%d [%x] import failed: %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash[:4], err) return } // If import succeeded, broadcast the block go f.broadcastBlock(block, false) }() }