* Update sync scheduler pool mode
why:
The pool mode allows to loop over active peers one after another. This
is ideal for soft re-starting peers. As this is a two tier experience
(start/stop, setup/release) the loop must be run twice. This is
controlled by a more rigid re-definition of how to use the `poolMode`
flag.
* Mitigate RLP serialiser deficiency
why:
Currently, serialising the `BlockBody` in not conevrtible and need
to be checked in the `eth` module. Currently a local fix for the
wire protocol applies. Unit tests will stay (after this local solution
will have been removed.)
* Code cosmetics and massage
details:
Main part is `types.toStr()` as a unified function for logging block
numbers.
* Allow to use a logical genesis replacement (start of history)
why:
Snap sync will set up an arbitrary pivot at a block number different
from zero. In fact, the higher the block number the better.
details:
A non-genesis start of history will currently only affect the score
values which were derived from the difficulty.
* Provide function to store the snap pivot block header in chain db
why:
Together with the start of history facility, this allows to proceed
with full syncing once snap has finished.
details:
Snap db storage was switched from a sub-tables to the flat chain db.
* Provide database completeness and sanity checker
details:
For debugging on smaller databases, only
* Implement snap -> full sync switch
* Somewhat tighten error handling
why:
Zombie state is invoked when the current peer turns out to be useless
for further communication. While there is a chance to further talk
to a peer about another topic (aka healing) after some protocol failure,
it makes no sense to do so after a network problem.
The latter state is explained bu the `peerDegraded` flag that goes
together with the `zombie` state flag. A degraded peer is dropped
immediately.
* Remove `--sync-mode=snapCtx` option, always start snap in recovery mode
why:
No need for a snap sync option without recovery mode, can be achieved
by deleting the database.
* Code cosmetics, typos, prettify logging, debugging helper, etc.
* Split off snap sync sub-mode handler into separate modules
details:
The original `worker.nim` source has become a multiplexer for several
snap sync sub-modes `full` and `snap`. The source modules of the
incarnations of a particular sync sub-mode are places into the
`worker/play` directory.
* Update ticker for snap and full sync logging
* Fix fringe condition for `GetStorageRanges` message handler
why:
Receiving a proved empty range was not considered at all. This lead to
inconsistencies of the return value which led to subsequent errors.
* Update storage range bulk download
details;
Mainly re-org of storage queue processing in `storage_queue_helper.nim`
* Update logging variables/messages
* Update storage slots healing
details:
Mainly clean up after improved helper functions from the sources
`find_missing_nodes.nim` and `storage_queue_helper.nim`.
* Simplify account fetch
why:
To much fuss made tolerating some errors. There will be an overall
strategy implemented where the concert of download and healing function
is orchestrated.
* Add error resilience to the concert of download and healing.
why:
The idea is that a peer might stop serving snap/1 accounts and storage
slot downloads while still able to support fetching nodes for healing.
* Update nearby/neighbour leaf nodes finder
details:
Update return error codes so that in the case that there is no more
leaf node beyond the search direction, the particular error code
`NearbyBeyondRange` is returned.
* Compile largest interval range containing only this leaf point
why:
Will be needed in snap sync for adding single leaf nodes to the range
of already allocated nodes.
* Reorg `hexary_inspect.nim`
why:
Merged the nodes collecting algorithm for persistent and in-memory
into a single generic function `hexary_inspect.inspectTrieImpl()`
* Update fetching accounts range failure handling in `rangeFetchAccounts()`
why:
Rejected response leads now to fetching for another account range. Only
repeated failures (or all done) terminate the algorithm.
* Update accounts healing
why:
+ Fixed looping over a bogus node response that could not inserted into
the database. As a solution, these nodes are locally registered and not
asked for in this download cycle.
+ Sub-optimal handling of interval range for a healed account leaf node.
Now the maximal range interval containing this node is registered as
processed which leafs to de-fragementation of the processed (and
unprocessed) range list(s). So *gap* ranges which are known not to
cover any account leaf node are not asked for on the network, anymore.
+ Sporadically remove empty interval ranges (if any)
* Update logging, better variable names
* Redesign snap1 message GetTrieNodes argument prototypes
why:
A list of sub-objects `seq[SnapTriePath]` is more intuitive to work with
than an opaque definition `seq[seq[Blob]]` because the inner object
`SnapTriePath` object has a dedicated inner structure (for how to
interprete `seq[Blob]`.)
* Collect some public constants into `constants.nim` file
* Reorg `hexary_paths.nim`
why:
+ Collecting nodes following a partial path properly ending at an
extension node failed to collect this last node.
+ Merged the nodes collecting algorithm for persistent and in-memory
into a single generic function `hexary_paths.rootPathExtend()`
info:
Extracted common tasks to `hexary_nodes_helper.nim`
* Implement `StorageRanges` message handler for snap/1 protocol
* Add state root to node steps path register `RPath` or `XPath`
why:
Typically, the first node in the path register is the state root. There
are occasions, when the path register is empty (i.e. there are no node
references) which typically applies to a zero node key.
In order to find the next node key greater than zero, the state root is
is needed which is now part of the `RPath` or `XPath` data types.
* Extracted hexary tree debugging functions into separate files
* Update empty path fringe case for left/right node neighbour
why:
When starting at zero, the node steps path register would be empty. So
will any path that is before the fist non-zero link of a state root (if
it is a `Branch` node.)
The `hexaryNearbyRight()` or `hexaryNearbyLeft()` function required a
non-zero node steps path register. Now the first node is to be advanced
starting at the first state root link if necessary.
* Simplify/reorg neighbour node finder
why:
There was too mach code repetition for the cases
* persistent or in-memory database
* left or right move
details:
Most algorithms apply for persistent and in-memory alike. Using
templates/generic functions most of these algorithms can be stated
in a unified way
* Update storage slots snap/1 handler
details:
Minor changes to be more debugging friendly.
* Fix detection of full database for snap sync
* Docu: Snap sync test & debugging scenario
* Handle last/all node(s) proof conditions at leaf node extractor
detail:
Flag whether the maximum extracted node is the last one in database
No proof needed if the full tree was extracted
* Clean up some helpers & definitions
details:
Move entities to more plausible locations, e.g. `Account` object need
not be dealt with in the range extractor as it applies to any kind of
leaf data.
* Fix next/prev database walk fringe condition
details:
First check needed might be for a leaf node which was done too late.
* Homogenise snap/1 protocol function prototypes
why:
The range arguments `origin` and `limit` data types differed in various
function prototypes (`Hash256` vs. `openArray[byte]`.)
* Implement `GetStorageRange` handler
* Implement server timeout for leaf node retrieval
why:
This feature leaves control on the server for probably costly action
invoked by the network
* Implement maximal reply size for snap service
why:
This feature leaves control on the server for probably costly action
invoked by the network.
* Clean up some function prototypes
why:
Simplify polymorphic prototype variances for easier maintenance.
* Fix fringe condition crash when importing bogus RLP node
why:
Accessing non-list RLP entry as a list causes `Defect`
* Fix left boundary proof at range extractor
why:
Was insufficient. The main problem was that there was no unit test for
the validity of the generated left boundary.
* Handle incomplete left boundary proofs early
why:
Attempt to do it later leads to overly complex code in order to prevent
looping when the same peer repeats to send the same incomplete proof.
Contrary, gaps in the leaf sequence can be handled gracefully with
registering the gaps
* Implement a manual pivot setup mechanism for snap sync
why:
For a test scenario it is convenient to set the pivot to something
lower than the beacon header from the consensus layer. This does not
need rely on any RPC mechanism.
details:
The file containing the pivot specs is specified by the
`--sync-ctrl-file` option. It is regularly parsed for updates.
* Fix calculation error
why:
Prevent from calculating negative square root
why:
The peer manager runs concurrently to the discovery scheme. So the p2p
peer observer will also present `peer` non-static entries. Previously,
this peer manager throw an assert defect when this happened.
* Renaming androgynous sub-object names according to where they belong
why:
These objects are not explicitly dealt with. They give meaning to
some generic wrapper objects. Naming them after their origin may
help troubleshooting.
* Redefine proof nodes list data type for `snap/1` wire protocol
why:
The current specification suffered from the fact that the basic data
type for a proof node is an RLP encoded hexary node. This slightly
confused the encoding/decoding magic.
details:
This is the second attempt, now wrapping the `seq[Blob]` into a
wrapper object of `seq[SnapProof]` for a distinct alias sequence.
In the previous attempt, `SnapProof` was a wrapper object holding the
`Blob` with magic applied to the `seq[]`. This needed the `append`
mixin to strip the outer wrapper that was applied to the `Blob` already
when it was passed as argument.
* Fix some prototype inconsistency
why:
For easy reading, `getAccountRange()` handler return code should
resemble the `accoundRange()` anruments prototype.
* Enable `snap/1` accounts range service
* Allow to change the garbage collector to `boehm` as a Makefile option.
why:
There is still an unsolved memory corruption problem that might be
related to the standard `gc`. It seemingly goes away if the `gc` is
changed to `boehm`.
Specifying another `gc` on the make level simplifies debugging and
development.
* Code cosmetics
details:
* updated exception annotations
* extracted `worker_desc.nim` from `full/worker.nim`
* etc.
* Implement option to state a sync modifier file
why:
This allows to specify extra sync type specific options which might
change over time. This file is regularly checked for updates.
* Implement a threshold when to suspend full syncing
why:
For a test scenario, a full sync beep may work as a local snap server.
There is no need to download the full block chain.
details:
The file containing the pivot specs is specified by the
`--sync-ctrl-file` option. It is regularly parsed for updates.
* Fix locked database file annoyance with unit tests on Windows
why:
Need to clean up old files first from previous session as files remain
locked despite closing of database.
* Fix initialisation order
detail:
Apparently this has no real effect as the ticker is only initialised
here but started later.
This possible bug has been in all for a while and was running with the
previous compiler and libraries.
* Better naming of data fields for sync descriptors
details:
* BuddyRef[S,W]: buddy.data -> buddy.only
* CtxRef[S]: ctx.data -> ctx.pool
* Refactoring in preparation for time-based forking.
* Timestamp-based hard-fork-transition.
* Workaround SideEffect issue / compiler bug for both failing locations in Portal history code
---------
Co-authored-by: kdeme <kim.demey@gmail.com>
* Redefine `seq[Blob]` => `seq[SnapProof]` for `snap/1` protocol
why:
Proof nodes are traded as `Blob` type items rather than Nim objects. So
the RLP transcoder must not extra wrap proofs which are of type
seq[Blob]. Without custom encoding one would produce a
`list(blob(item1), blob(item2) ..)` instead of `list(item1, item2 ..)`.
* Limit leaf extractor by RLP size rather than number of items
why:
To be used serving `snap/1` requests, the result of function
`hexaryRangeLeafsProof()` is limited by the maximal space
needed to serialise the result which will be part of the
`snap/1` repsonse.
* Let the range extractor `hexaryRangeLeafsProof()` return RLP list sizes
why:
When collecting accounts, the size oft the accounts list when encoded
as RLP is continually updated. So the summed up value is available
anyway. For the proof nodes list, there are not many (~ 10) so summing
up is not expensive here.
* Unit tests to verify calculations based on hard coded constants
why:
Sizes of RLP encoded objects are available at run time only.
* Changed argument order for `hexaryRangeLeafsProof()` prototype
why:
Better to read as a stand-alone function (arguments were optimised
for functional pipelines)
* Run sub-range proof tests for extracted ranges
* Cosmetics
details:
+ Update doc generator
+ Fix key type representation in `hexary_desc` for debugging
+ Redefine `isImportOk()` as template for better `check()` line reporting
* Fix fringe condition when interpolating Merkle-Patricia tries
details:
Small change with profound effect fixing some pathological condition
that haunted the unit test set on large data sers. There is still one
condition left which might well be due to an incomplete data set.
* Unit test proof nodes for node range extractor
* Unit tests to run on full extraction set
why:
Left over from troubleshooting, range length was only 5
* Silence some compiler gossip -- part 1, tx_pool
details:
Mostly removing redundant imports and `Defect` tracer after switch
to nim 1.6
* Silence some compiler gossip -- part 2, clique
details:
Mostly removing redundant imports and `Defect` tracer after switch
to nim 1.6
* Silence some compiler gossip -- part 3, misc core
details:
Mostly removing redundant imports and `Defect` tracer after switch
to nim 1.6
* Silence some compiler gossip -- part 4, sync
details:
Mostly removing redundant imports and `Defect` tracer after switch
to nim 1.6
* Clique update
why:
Missing exception annotation
* Update comments and test noise
* Fix boundary proofs
why:
Where neither used in production, nor unit tested. For production, other
methods apply to test leaf range integrity directly based of the proof
nodes.
* Added `hexary_range()`: interval range + proof extractor
details:
+ Will be used for `snap/1` protocol handler
+ Unit tests added (also for testing left boundary proof)
todo:
Need to verify completeness of proof nodes
* Reduce some nim 1.6 compiler noise
* Stop unit test gossip for ci tests
Two unresolved items currently:
- Three tests that are temporarily disabled as they fail in the
macro_assembler code, which seems to be due to an ambigious
identifier Stop (Ops and chronos ServerCommand enum).
- i386 CI disabled as it fails at Nim compilation already. Failed
tests where already ignored for this target.
* Extracted RocksDB timing unit tests into separate file
why:
make space for more in main module :)
* Extracted `inspectionRunner()` unit tests into separate file
why:
make space for more in main module :)
* Extracted `storagesRunner()` unit tests into separate file
why:
make space for more in main module :)
* Extracted pivot checkpoint store/retrieval unit tests into separate file
why:
make space for more in main module :)
* Extract helper functions into separate source file
* Extracted account import unit tests into separate file
why:
make space for more in main module :)
* Rename `test_decompose()` => `test_NodeRangeDecompose()`
why:
There will be more functions with `test_NodeRange` prefix.
* Cosmetics, update logger `topics`
* Clean up sync/start methods in nimbus
why:
* The `protocols` list selects served (as opposed to sync) protocols only.
* The `SyncMode.Default` object is allocated with the other possible sync
mode objects.
* Add snap service stub to `nimbus`
* Provide full set of snap response handler stubs
* Bicarb for the latest CI hiccup
why:
Might be a change in the CI engine for MacOS.
* Simplify pivot update
why:
No need to fetch the pivot header from the network when it can be
be made available in the ivot cache
also:
Keep `txPool` update disabled while syncing
* Cosmetics, tune down some logging noise
* Support `snap/1` without `eth/6?`
why:
Eth is not needed here.
* Snap is an (optional) extension of `eth`
so:
It it must be supported somehow. Nevertheless it will be currently
unused in the snap syncer.
* Register external beacon stream header
why:
This will be used to sync the peers against.
* Update total coverage book-keeping for 100% roll-over
details:
Provide commonly available/used function
* Replace best pivot by beacon stream tracker
details:
Beacon stream header cache will be updated by external chain monitor via
RPC. This cached header will then be used to sync the pivot.
why:
Some peers reconnect recurrently after dialogue was found useless. The
reconnect loop protection was in place already, albeit insufficient.
also:
Some updates to allow setting previously constant parameters at run
time.
* Simplify accounts healing threshold management
why:
Was over-engineered.
details:
Previously, healing was based on recursive hexary trie perusal.
Due to "cheap" envelope decomposition of a range complement for the
hexary trie, the cost of running extra laps have become time-affordable
again and a simple trigger mechanism for healing will do.
* Control number of dangling result nodes in `hexaryInspectTrie()`
also:
+ Returns number of visited nodes available for logging so the maximum
number of nodes can be tuned accordingly.
+ Some code and docu update
* Update names of constants
why:
Declutter, more systematic naming
* Re-implemented `worker_desc.merge()` for storage slots
why:
Provided as proper queue management in `storage_queue_helper`.
details:
+ Several append modes (replaces `merge()`)
+ Added third queue to record entries currently fetched by a worker. So
another parallel running worker can safe the complete set of storage
slots in as checkpoint. This was previously lost.
* Refactor healing
why:
Simplify and remove deep hexary trie perusal for finding completeness.
Due to "cheap" envelope decomposition of a range complement for the
hexary trie, the cost of running extra laps have become time-affordable
again and a simple trigger mechanism for healing will do.
* Docu update
* Run a storage job only once in download loop
why:
Download failure or rejection (i.e. missing data) lead to repeated
fetch requests until peer disconnects, otherwise.
* Relocated mothballing (i.e. swap-in preparation) logic
details:
Mothballing was previously tested & started after downloading
account ranges in `range_fetch_accounts`.
Whenever current download or healing stops because of a pivot change,
swap-in preparation is needed (otherwise some storage slots may get
lost when swap-in takes place.)
Also, `execSnapSyncAction()` has been moved back to `pivot_helper`.
* Reorganised source file directories
details:
Grouped pivot focused modules into `pivot` directory
* Renamed `checkNodes`, `sickSubTries` as `nodes.check`, `nodes.missing`
why:
Both lists are typically used together as pair. Renaming `sickSubTries`
reflects moving away from a healing centric view towards a swap-in
attitude.
* Multi times coverage recording
details:
Per pivot account ranges are accumulated into coverage range set. This
set fill eventually contain a singe range of account hashes [0..2^256]
which amounts to 100% capacity.
A counter has been added that is incremented whenever max capacity is
reached. The accumulated range is then reset to empty.
The effect of this setting is that the coverage can be evenly duplicated.
So 200% would not accumulate on a particular region.
* Update range length comparisons (mod 2^256)
why:
A range interval can have sizes 1..2^256 as it cannot be empty by
definition. The number of points in a range intervals set can have
0..2^256 points. As the scalar range is a residue class modulo 2^256,
the residue class 0 means length 2^256 for a range interval, but can
be 0 or 2^256 for the number of points in a range intervals set.
* Generalised `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()`
details:
Compile the complement of the union of some (processed) intervals and
express this complement as a list of envelopes of sub-tries.
This facility is directly applicable to swap-in book-keeping.
* Re-factor `swapIn()`
why:
Good idea but baloney implementation. The main algorithm is based on
the generalised version of `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()` which has been
derived from this implementation.
* Refactor `healAccounts()` using `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()` as main driver
why:
Previously, the hexary trie was searched recursively for dangling nodes
which has a poor worst case performance already when the trie is
reasonably populated.
The function `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()` is a magnitude faster because
it does not peruse existing sub-tries in order to find missing nodes
although result is not fully compatible with the previous function.
So recursive search is used in a limited mode only when the decomposer
will not deliver a useful result.
* Logging & maintenance fixes
details:
Preparation for abandoning buddy-global healing variables `node`,
`resumeCtx`, and `lockTriePerusal`. These variable are trie-perusal
centric which will be run on the back burner in favour of
`hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()` which is used for accounts healing already.
* Additional logging for scheduler
* Fix duplicate occurrence of `bestNumber`
why:
Happened when the `block_queue` module was separated out of
the `worker` module. Somehow testing was insufficient or skipped,
at all.
* Update `runPool()` mixin for scheduler
details:
Could be simplified
* Dynamically adapt pivot header negotiation mode
details:
After accepting one peer and some timeout, do not search for more
peers for start syncing but rather continue in relaxed mode with a
single peer.
The `BlockHeader` structure in `nim-eth` was updated with support for
EIP-4844 (danksharding). To enable the `nim-eth` bump, the ingress of
`BlockHeader` structures has been hardened to reject headers that have
the new `excessDataGas` field until proper EIP4844 support exists.
https://github.com/status-im/nim-eth/pull/570
* Provide index to reconstruct missing storage slots
why;
Pivots will be changed anymore once they are officially archived. The
account of the archived pivots are ready to be swapped into the active
pivot. This leaves open how to treat storage slots not fetched yet.
Solution: when mothballing, an `account->storage-root` index is
compiled that can be used when swapping in accounts.
* Implement swap-in from earlier pivots
details;
When most accounts are covered by the current and previous pivot
sessions, swapping inthe accounts and storage slots (i.e. registering
account ranges done) from earlier pivots takes place if there is a
common sub-trie.
* Throttle pivot change when healing state has bean reached
why:
There is a hope to complete the current pivot, so pivot update can be
throttled. This is achieved by setting another minimum block number
distance for the pivot headers. This feature is still experimental
* Miscellaneous tweaks & fixes
details:
+ Catch `TransportError` exception in `legacy.nim` module
+ Fix self-calling wrapper `hexaryEnvelopeTouchedBy()`
* Update documentation, logging etc.
* Changed `checkNode` batch list `seq[Blob]` => `seq[NodeSpecs]`
why:
The `NodeSpecs` type as used here is a tuple `(partial-path,node-key)`.
When `checkNode` partial paths are collected, also the node key is
available so it should be registered and not repeatedly recovered from
the database.
* Add optional begin/end trace statement in snap scheduler
why:
Allows to trace invoked entity and scheduler state variables
* Rename and update dismantle => hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()
why:
+ As for naming, a positive connotation is prefered
+ The unit tests were really insufficient
+ The function result was wrong on a few boundry conditions
detail:
+ Extracted the function from `hexary_paths.nim` and re-implemented
it together with other envelope functions => `hexary_envelope.nim`
+ Re-wrote docu for `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()`
* Relaxed right condition for `hexaryEnvelopeDecompose()` range argument
why;
Previously, the right point of the argument interval had to be a path
to an allocated leaf node. While this is typically a given for accounts,
it is easier to require an arbitrary range of paths (or keys) with
the requirement of a `boundary proof` for left and right (i.e. enough
nodes in the database to find the end points.)
also:
Bug fixes for related functions (typos, missing conditions etc.)
* Add missing unit tests include file
* Add quick hexary trie inspector, called `dismantle()`
why:
+ Full hexary trie perusal is slow if running down leaf nodes
+ For known range of leaf nodes, work out the UInt126-complement of
partial sub-trie paths (for existing nodes). The result should cover
no (or only a few) sub-tries with leaf nodes.
* Extract common healing methods => `sub_tries_helper.nim`
details:
Also apply quick hexary trie inspection tool `dismantle()`
Replace `inspectAccountsTrie()` wrapper by `hexaryInspectTrie()`
* Re-arrange task dispatching in main peer worker
* Refactor accounts and storage slots downloaders
* Rename `HexaryDbError` => `HexaryError`
The `BlockHeader` structure in `nim-eth` was updated with support for
EIP-4895 (withdrawals). To enable the `nim-eth` bump, the ingress of
`BlockHeader` structures has been hardened to reject headers that have
the new `withdrawalsRoot` field until proper withdrawals support exists.
https://github.com/status-im/nim-eth/pull/562
* Stop negotiating pivot if peer repeatedly replies w/usesless answers
why:
There is some fringe condition where a peer replies with legit but
useless empty headers repetely. This goes on until somebody stops.
We stop now.
* Rename `missingNodes` => `sickSubTries`
why:
These (probably missing) nodes represent in reality fully or partially
missing sub-tries. The top nodes may even exist, e.g. as a shallow
sub-trie.
also:
Keep track of account healing on/of by bool variable `accountsHealing`
controlled in `pivot_helper.execSnapSyncAction()`
* Add `nimbus` option argument `snapCtx` for starting snap recovery (if any)
also:
+ Trigger the recovery (or similar) process from inside the global peer
worker initialisation `worker.setup()` and not by the `snap.start()`
function.
+ Have `runPool()` returned a `bool` code to indicate early stop to
scheduler.
* Can import partial snap sync checkpoint at start
details:
+ Modified what is stored with the checkpoint in `snapdb_pivot.nim`
+ Will be loaded within `runDaemon()` if activated
* Forgot to import total coverage range
why:
Only the top (or latest) pivot needs coverage but the total coverage
is the list of all ranges for all pivots -- simply forgotten.
* Piecemeal trie inspection
details:
Trie inspection will stop after maximum number of nodes visited.
The inspection can be resumed using the returned state from the
last session.
why:
This feature allows for task switch between `piecemeal` sessions.
* Extract pivot helper code from `worker.nim` => `pivot_helper.nim`
* Accounts import will now return dangling paths from `proof` nodes
why:
With proper bookkeeping, this can be used to start healing without
analysing the the probably full trie.
* Update `unprocessed` account range handling
why:
More generally, the API of a pairs of unprocessed intervals favours
the first set and not before that is exhausted the second set comes
into play.
This was unfortunately implemented which caused the ranges to be
unnecessarily fractioned. Now the number of range interval typically
remains in the lower single digit numbers.
* Save sync state after end of downloading some accounts
details:
restore/resume to be implemented later
Jordan Hrycaj
Adam Spitz
Kim De Mey
jangko
Etan Kissling