nimbus-eth2/beacon_chain/sync/sync_manager.nim

# beacon_chain
# Copyright (c) 2018-2024 Status Research & Development GmbH
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#   * Apache v2 license (license terms in the root directory or at https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).
# at your option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed except according to those terms.

{.push raises: [].}

import std/[strutils, sequtils, algorithm]
import stew/[results, base10], chronos, chronicles
import
  ../spec/datatypes/[phase0, altair],
  ../spec/eth2_apis/rest_types,
  ../spec/[helpers, forks, network, eip7594_helpers],
  ../networking/[peer_pool, peer_scores, eth2_network],
  ../gossip_processing/block_processor,
  ../beacon_clock,
  "."/[sync_protocol, sync_queue]

export phase0, altair, merge, chronos, chronicles, results,
       helpers, peer_scores, sync_queue, forks, sync_protocol

logScope:
  topics = "syncman"

const
  SyncWorkersCount* = 20
    ## Number of sync workers to spawn

  StatusUpdateInterval* = chronos.minutes(1)
    ## Minimum time between two subsequent calls to update peer's status

  StatusExpirationTime* = chronos.minutes(2)
    ## Time time it takes for the peer's status information to expire.

type
  SyncWorkerStatus* {.pure.} = enum
    Sleeping, WaitingPeer, UpdatingStatus, Requesting, Downloading, Queueing,
    Processing

  SyncManagerFlag* {.pure.} = enum
    NoMonitor

  SyncWorker*[A, B] = object
    future: Future[void].Raising([CancelledError])
    status: SyncWorkerStatus

  SyncManager*[A, B] = ref object
    pool: PeerPool[A, B]
    DENEB_FORK_EPOCH: Epoch
    MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS: uint64
    MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS: uint64
    responseTimeout: chronos.Duration
    maxHeadAge: uint64
    getLocalHeadSlot: GetSlotCallback
    getLocalWallSlot: GetSlotCallback
    getSafeSlot: GetSlotCallback
    getFirstSlot: GetSlotCallback
    getLastSlot: GetSlotCallback
    progressPivot: Slot
    workers: array[SyncWorkersCount, SyncWorker[A, B]]
    notInSyncEvent: AsyncEvent
    rangeAge: uint64
    chunkSize: uint64
    queue: SyncQueue[A]
    syncFut: Future[void]
    blockVerifier: BlockVerifier
    inProgress*: bool
    insSyncSpeed*: float
    avgSyncSpeed*: float
    syncStatus*: string
    direction: SyncQueueKind
    ident*: string
    flags: set[SyncManagerFlag]

  SyncMoment* = object
    stamp*: chronos.Moment
    slots*: uint64

  BeaconBlocksRes =
    NetRes[List[ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock, Limit MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS]]
  BlobSidecarsRes = NetRes[List[ref BlobSidecar, Limit(MAX_REQUEST_BLOB_SIDECARS)]]
  DataColumnSidecarsRes =
    NetRes[List[ref DataColumnSidecar, Limit(MAX_REQUEST_DATA_COLUMNS)]]

proc now*(sm: typedesc[SyncMoment], slots: uint64): SyncMoment {.inline.} =
  SyncMoment(stamp: now(chronos.Moment), slots: slots)

proc speed*(start, finish: SyncMoment): float {.inline.} =
  ## Returns number of slots per second.
  if finish.slots <= start.slots or finish.stamp <= start.stamp:
    0.0 # replays for example
  else:
    let
      slots = float(finish.slots - start.slots)
      dur = toFloatSeconds(finish.stamp - start.stamp)
    slots / dur

proc initQueue[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B]) =
  case man.direction
  of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
    man.queue = SyncQueue.init(A, man.direction, man.getFirstSlot(),
                               man.getLastSlot(), man.chunkSize,
                               man.getSafeSlot, man.blockVerifier,
                               1, man.ident)
  of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
    let
      firstSlot = man.getFirstSlot()
      lastSlot = man.getLastSlot()
      startSlot = if firstSlot == lastSlot:
                    # This case should never be happened in real life because
                    # there is present check `needsBackfill().
                    firstSlot
                  else:
                    firstSlot - 1'u64
    man.queue = SyncQueue.init(A, man.direction, startSlot, lastSlot,
                               man.chunkSize, man.getSafeSlot,
                               man.blockVerifier, 1, man.ident)

proc newSyncManager*[A, B](pool: PeerPool[A, B],
                           denebEpoch: Epoch,
                           minEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequests: uint64,
                           direction: SyncQueueKind,
                           getLocalHeadSlotCb: GetSlotCallback,
                           getLocalWallSlotCb: GetSlotCallback,
                           getFinalizedSlotCb: GetSlotCallback,
                           getBackfillSlotCb: GetSlotCallback,
                           getFrontfillSlotCb: GetSlotCallback,
                           progressPivot: Slot,
                           blockVerifier: BlockVerifier,
                           maxHeadAge = uint64(SLOTS_PER_EPOCH * 1),
                           chunkSize = uint64(SLOTS_PER_EPOCH),
                           flags: set[SyncManagerFlag] = {},
                           ident = "main"
                           ): SyncManager[A, B] =
  let (getFirstSlot, getLastSlot, getSafeSlot) = case direction
  of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
    (getLocalHeadSlotCb, getLocalWallSlotCb, getFinalizedSlotCb)
  of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
    (getBackfillSlotCb, getFrontfillSlotCb, getBackfillSlotCb)

  var res = SyncManager[A, B](
    pool: pool,
    DENEB_FORK_EPOCH: denebEpoch,
    MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS: minEpochsForBlobSidecarsRequests,
    getLocalHeadSlot: getLocalHeadSlotCb,
    getLocalWallSlot: getLocalWallSlotCb,
    getSafeSlot: getSafeSlot,
    getFirstSlot: getFirstSlot,
    getLastSlot: getLastSlot,
    progressPivot: progressPivot,
    maxHeadAge: maxHeadAge,
    chunkSize: chunkSize,
    blockVerifier: blockVerifier,
    notInSyncEvent: newAsyncEvent(),
    direction: direction,
    ident: ident,
    flags: flags
  )
  res.initQueue()
  res

proc getBlocks[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
                     req: SyncRequest): Future[BeaconBlocksRes] {.
                     async: (raises: [CancelledError], raw: true).} =
  mixin getScore, `==`

  logScope:
    peer_score = peer.getScore()
    peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
    sync_ident = man.ident
    direction = man.direction
    topics = "syncman"

  doAssert(not(req.isEmpty()), "Request must not be empty!")
  debug "Requesting blocks from peer", request = req

  beaconBlocksByRange_v2(peer, req.slot, req.count, 1'u64)

proc shouldGetBlobs[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], e: Epoch): bool =
  let wallEpoch = man.getLocalWallSlot().epoch
  e >= man.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH and
  (wallEpoch < man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS or
   e >=  wallEpoch - man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOB_SIDECARS_REQUESTS)

proc shouldGetDataColumns[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], e: Epoch): bool =
  let wallEpoch = man.getLocalWallSlot().epoch
  e >= man.DENEB_FORK_EPOCH and
  (wallEpoch < man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS or
  e >= wallEpoch - man.MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECARS_REQUESTS)

proc getBlobSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
                           req: SyncRequest): Future[BlobSidecarsRes]
                           {.async: (raises: [CancelledError], raw: true).} =
  mixin getScore, `==`

  logScope:
    peer_score = peer.getScore()
    peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
    sync_ident = man.ident
    direction = man.direction
    topics = "syncman"

  doAssert(not(req.isEmpty()), "Request must not be empty!")
  debug "Requesting blobs sidecars from peer", request = req
  blobSidecarsByRange(peer, req.slot, req.count)

proc remainingSlots(man: SyncManager): uint64 =
  let
    first = man.getFirstSlot()
    last = man.getLastSlot()
  if man.direction == SyncQueueKind.Forward:
    if last > first:
      man.getLastSlot() - man.getFirstSlot()
    else:
      0'u64
  else:
    if first > last:
      man.getFirstSlot() - man.getLastSlot()
    else:
      0'u64

func groupBlobs*[T](req: SyncRequest[T],
                    blocks: seq[ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock],
                    blobs: seq[ref BlobSidecar]):
                      Result[seq[BlobSidecars], string] =
  var
    grouped = newSeq[BlobSidecars](len(blocks))
    blob_cursor = 0
  for block_idx, blck in blocks:
    withBlck(blck[]):
      when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
        template kzgs: untyped = forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments
        if kzgs.len == 0:
          continue
        # Clients MUST include all blob sidecars of each block from which they include blob sidecars.
        # The following blob sidecars, where they exist, MUST be sent in consecutive (slot, index) order.
        # https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.4.0-beta.5/specs/deneb/p2p-interface.md#blobsidecarsbyrange-v1
        let header = forkyBlck.toSignedBeaconBlockHeader()
        for blob_idx, kzg_commitment in kzgs:
          if blob_cursor >= blobs.len:
            return err("BlobSidecar: response too short")
          let blob_sidecar = blobs[blob_cursor]
          if blob_sidecar.index != BlobIndex blob_idx:
            return err("BlobSidecar: unexpected index")
          if blob_sidecar.kzg_commitment != kzg_commitment:
            return err("BlobSidecar: unexpected kzg_commitment")
          if blob_sidecar.signed_block_header != header:
            return err("BlobSidecar: unexpected signed_block_header")
          grouped[block_idx].add(blob_sidecar)
          inc blob_cursor

  if blob_cursor != len(blobs):
    # we reached end of blocks without consuming all blobs so either
    # the peer we got too few blocks in the paired request, or the
    # peer is sending us spurious blobs.
    Result[seq[BlobSidecars], string].err "invalid block or blob sequence"
  else:
    Result[seq[BlobSidecars], string].ok grouped

func checkBlobs(blobs: seq[BlobSidecars]): Result[void, string] =
  for blob_sidecars in blobs:
    for blob_sidecar in blob_sidecars:
      ? blob_sidecar[].verify_blob_sidecar_inclusion_proof()
  ok()

proc getDataColumnSidecars[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], peer: A,
                                 req: SyncRequest): Future[DataColumnSidecarsRes]
                                 {.async: (raises: [CancelledError], raw: true).} =
  mixin getScore, `==`

  logScope:
    peer_score = peer.getScore()
    peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
    sync_ident = man.ident
    direction = man.direction
    topics = "syncman"
  
  doAssert(not(req.isEmpty()), "Request must not be empty!")
  debug "Requesting data column sidecars from peer", request = req
  dataColumnSidecarsByRange(peer, req.slot, req.count, req.columns)

func groupDataColumns*[T](req: SyncRequest[T],
                          blocks: seq[ref ForkedSignedBeaconBlock],
                          data_columns: seq[ref DataColumnSidecar]):
                            Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string] =
  var
    grouped = newSeq[DataColumnSidecars](len(blocks))
    column_cursor = 0
  for block_idx, blck in blocks:
    withBlck(blck[]):
      when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
        template kzgs: untyped = forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments
        if kzgs.len == 0:
          continue
        # Clients MUST include all blob sidecars of each block from which they include blob sidecars.
        # The following blob sidecars, where they exist, MUST be sent in consecutive (slot, index) order.
        # https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.5.0-alpha.3/specs/_features/eip7594/p2p-interface.md
        let header = forkyBlck.toSignedBeaconBlockHeader()
        for column_idx, kzg_commitment in kzgs:
          if column_cursor >= data_columns.len:
            return err("DataColumnSidecar: response too short")
          let data_column_sidecar = data_columns[column_cursor]
          if data_column_sidecar.index != ColumnIndex column_idx:
            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected index")
          if kzg_commitment notin data_column_sidecar.kzg_commitments:
            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected kzg_commitment")
          if data_column_sidecar.signed_block_header != header:
            return err("DataColumnSidecar: unexpected signed_block_header")
          grouped[block_idx].add(data_column_sidecar)
          inc column_cursor

  if column_cursor != len(data_columns):
    # we reached end of blocks without consuming all data columns so either
    # the peer we got too few blocks in the paired request, or the
    # peer is sending us spurious data columns.
    Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string].err "invalid block or data column sequence"
  else:
    Result[seq[DataColumnSidecars], string].ok grouped

func checkDataColumns(data_columns: seq[DataColumnSidecars]): Result[void, string] =
  for data_column_sidecars in data_columns:
    for data_column_sidecar in data_column_sidecars:
      ? data_column_sidecar[].verify_data_column_sidecar_inclusion_proof()
  ok()

proc syncStep[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int, peer: A)
    {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
  logScope:
    peer_score = peer.getScore()
    peer_speed = peer.netKbps()
    index = index
    sync_ident = man.ident
    topics = "syncman"

  var
    headSlot = man.getLocalHeadSlot()
    wallSlot = man.getLocalWallSlot()
    peerSlot = peer.getHeadSlot()

  block: # Check that peer status is recent and relevant
    logScope:
      peer = peer
      direction = man.direction

    debug "Peer's syncing status", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
          remote_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot

    let
      peerStatusAge = Moment.now() - peer.getStatusLastTime()
      needsUpdate =
        # Latest status we got is old
        peerStatusAge >= StatusExpirationTime or
        # The point we need to sync is close to where the peer is
        man.getFirstSlot() >= peerSlot

    if needsUpdate:
      man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.UpdatingStatus

      # Avoid a stampede of requests, but make them more frequent in case the
      # peer is "close" to the slot range of interest
      if peerStatusAge < StatusExpirationTime div 2:
        await sleepAsync(StatusExpirationTime div 2 - peerStatusAge)

      trace "Updating peer's status information", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
            remote_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot

      if not(await peer.updateStatus()):
        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoStatus)
        debug "Failed to get remote peer's status, exiting",
              peer_head_slot = peerSlot

        return

      let newPeerSlot = peer.getHeadSlot()
      if peerSlot >= newPeerSlot:
        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreStaleStatus)
        debug "Peer's status information is stale",
              wall_clock_slot = wallSlot, remote_old_head_slot = peerSlot,
              local_head_slot = headSlot, remote_new_head_slot = newPeerSlot
      else:
        debug "Peer's status information updated", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
              remote_old_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
              remote_new_head_slot = newPeerSlot
        peer.updateScore(PeerScoreGoodStatus)
        peerSlot = newPeerSlot

    # Time passed - enough to move slots, if sleep happened
    headSlot = man.getLocalHeadSlot()
    wallSlot = man.getLocalWallSlot()

  if man.remainingSlots() <= man.maxHeadAge:
    logScope:
      peer = peer
      direction = man.direction

    case man.direction
    of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
      info "We are in sync with network", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
            remote_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot
    of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
      info "Backfill complete", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
            remote_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot

    # We clear SyncManager's `notInSyncEvent` so all the workers will become
    # sleeping soon.
    man.notInSyncEvent.clear()
    return

  # Find out if the peer potentially can give useful blocks - in the case of
  # forward sync, they can be useful if they have blocks newer than our head -
  # in the case of backwards sync, they're useful if they have blocks newer than
  # the backfill point
  if man.getFirstSlot() >= peerSlot:
    # This is not very good solution because we should not discriminate and/or
    # penalize peers which are in sync process too, but their latest head is
    # lower then our latest head. We should keep connections with such peers
    # (so this peers are able to get in sync using our data), but we should
    # not use this peers for syncing because this peers are useless for us.
    # Right now we decreasing peer's score a bit, so it will not be
    # disconnected due to low peer's score, but new fresh peers could replace
    # peers with low latest head.
    debug "Peer's head slot is lower then local head slot", peer = peer,
          wall_clock_slot = wallSlot, remote_head_slot = peerSlot,
          local_last_slot = man.getLastSlot(),
          local_first_slot = man.getFirstSlot(),
          direction = man.direction
    peer.updateScore(PeerScoreUseless)
    return

  # Wall clock keeps ticking, so we need to update the queue
  man.queue.updateLastSlot(man.getLastSlot())

  man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Requesting
  let req = man.queue.pop(peerSlot, peer)
  if req.isEmpty():
    # SyncQueue could return empty request in 2 cases:
    # 1. There no more slots in SyncQueue to download (we are synced, but
    #    our ``notInSyncEvent`` is not yet cleared).
    # 2. Current peer's known head slot is too low to satisfy request.
    #
    # To avoid endless loop we going to wait for RESP_TIMEOUT time here.
    # This time is enough for all pending requests to finish and it is also
    # enough for main sync loop to clear ``notInSyncEvent``.
    debug "Empty request received from queue, exiting", peer = peer,
          local_head_slot = headSlot, remote_head_slot = peerSlot,
          queue_input_slot = man.queue.inpSlot,
          queue_output_slot = man.queue.outSlot,
          queue_last_slot = man.queue.finalSlot, direction = man.direction
    await sleepAsync(RESP_TIMEOUT_DUR)
    return

  debug "Creating new request for peer", wall_clock_slot = wallSlot,
        remote_head_slot = peerSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
        request = req

  man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Downloading

  let blocks = await man.getBlocks(peer, req)
  if blocks.isErr():
    peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
    man.queue.push(req)
    debug "Failed to receive blocks on request",
          request = req, err = blocks.error
    return
  let blockData = blocks.get().asSeq()
  let blockSmap = getShortMap(req, blockData)
  debug "Received blocks on request", blocks_count = len(blockData),
        blocks_map = blockSmap, request = req

  let slots = mapIt(blockData, it[].slot)
  if not(checkResponse(req, slots)):
    peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
    man.queue.push(req)
    warn "Received blocks sequence is not in requested range",
          blocks_count = len(blockData), blocks_map = blockSmap,
          request = req
    return

  # let shouldGetBlobs =
  #   if not man.shouldGetBlobs(req.slot.epoch):
  #     false
  #   else:
  #     var hasBlobs = false
  #     for blck in blockData:
  #       withBlck(blck[]):
  #         when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
  #           if forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments.len > 0:
  #             hasBlobs = true
  #             break
  #     hasBlobs

  func combine(acc: seq[Slot], cur: Slot): seq[Slot] =
    var copy = acc
    if copy[copy.len-1] != cur:
      copy.add(cur)
    copy

  # let blobData =
  #   if shouldGetBlobs:
  #     let blobs = await man.getBlobSidecars(peer, req)
  #     if blobs.isErr():
  #       peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
  #       man.queue.push(req)
  #       debug "Failed to receive blobs on request",
  #             request = req, err = blobs.error
  #       return
  #     let blobData = blobs.get().asSeq()
  #     let blobSmap = getShortMap(req, blobData)
  #     debug "Received blobs on request", blobs_count = len(blobData),
  #                     blobs_map = blobSmap, request = req

  #     if len(blobData) > 0:
  #       let slots = mapIt(blobData, it[].signed_block_header.message.slot)
  #       let uniqueSlots = foldl(slots, combine(a, b), @[slots[0]])
  #       if not(checkResponse(req, uniqueSlots)):
  #         peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
  #         man.queue.push(req)
  #         warn "Received blobs sequence is not in requested range",
  #           blobs_count = len(blobData), blobs_map = getShortMap(req, blobData),
  #                         request = req
  #         return
  #     let groupedBlobs = groupBlobs(req, blockData, blobData)
  #     if groupedBlobs.isErr():
  #       peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
  #       man.queue.push(req)
  #       info "Received blobs sequence is inconsistent",
  #         blobs_map = getShortMap(req, blobData), request = req, msg=groupedBlobs.error()
  #       return
  #     if (let checkRes = groupedBlobs.get.checkBlobs(); checkRes.isErr):
  #       peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
  #       man.queue.push(req)
  #       warn "Received blobs sequence is invalid",
  #         blobs_count = len(blobData),
  #         blobs_map = getShortMap(req, blobData),
  #         request = req,
  #         msg = checkRes.error
  #       return
  #     Opt.some(groupedBlobs.get())
  #   else:
  #     Opt.none(seq[BlobSidecars])

  let shouldGetDataColumns =
    if not man.shouldGetDataColumns(req.slot.epoch):
      false
    else:
      var hasColumns = false
      for blck in blockData:
        withBlck(blck[]):
          when consensusFork >= ConsensusFork.Deneb:
            if forkyBlck.message.body.blob_kzg_commitments.len > 0:
              hasColumns = true
              break
      hasColumns
  
  let dataColumnData =
    if shouldGetDataColumns:
      let data_columns = await man.getDataColumnSidecars(peer, req)
      if data_columns.isErr():
        # peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
        man.queue.push(req)
        debug "Failed to receive data columns on request",
              request = req, err = data_columns.error
        return
      let dataColumnData = data_columns.get().asSeq()
      let dataColumnSmap = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData)
      debug "Received data columns on request", data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData),
                           data_columns_map = dataColumnSmap, request = req

      if len(dataColumnData) > 0:
        let slots = mapIt(dataColumnData, it[].signed_block_header.message.slot)
        let uniqueSlots = foldl(slots, combine(a, b), @[slots[0]])
        if not(checkResponse(req, uniqueSlots)):
          # peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
          man.queue.push(req)
          warn "Received data columns sequence is not in requested range",
            data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData), data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData),
                                 request = req
          return
      let groupedDataColumns = groupDataColumns(req, blockData, dataColumnData)
      if groupedDataColumns.isErr():
        # peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
        man.queue.push(req)
        # warn "Received data columns is inconsistent",
        #   data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData), request = req, msg=groupedDataColumns.error()
        return
      if (let checkRes = groupedDataColumns.get.checkDataColumns(); checkRes.isErr):
        # peer.updateScore(PeerScoreBadResponse)
        man.queue.push(req)
        warn "Received data columns is invalid",
          data_columns_count = len(dataColumnData),
          data_columns_map = getShortMap(req, dataColumnData),
          request = req,
          msg = checkRes.error
        return
      Opt.some(groupedDataColumns.get())
    else:
      Opt.none(seq[DataColumnSidecars])


  if len(blockData) == 0 and man.direction == SyncQueueKind.Backward and
      req.contains(man.getSafeSlot()):
    # The sync protocol does not distinguish between:
    # - All requested slots are empty
    # - Peer does not have data available about requested range
    #
    # However, we include the `backfill` slot in backward sync requests.
    # If we receive an empty response to a request covering that slot,
    # we know that the response is incomplete and can descore.
    peer.updateScore(PeerScoreNoValues)
    man.queue.push(req)
    debug "Response does not include known-to-exist block", request = req
    return

  # Scoring will happen in `syncUpdate`.
  man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Queueing
  let
    peerFinalized = peer.getFinalizedEpoch().start_slot()
    lastSlot = req.slot + req.count
    # The peer claims the block is finalized - our own block processing will
    # verify this point down the line
    # TODO descore peers that lie
    maybeFinalized = lastSlot < peerFinalized

  await man.queue.push(req, blockData, Opt.none(seq[BlobSidecars]), dataColumnData, maybeFinalized, proc() =
    man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Processing)

proc syncWorker[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B], index: int) {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
  mixin getKey, getScore, getHeadSlot

  logScope:
    index = index
    sync_ident = man.ident
    direction = man.direction
    topics = "syncman"

  debug "Starting syncing worker"

  var peer: A = nil

  try:
    while true:
      man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.Sleeping
      # This event is going to be set until we are not in sync with network
      await man.notInSyncEvent.wait()
      man.workers[index].status = SyncWorkerStatus.WaitingPeer
      peer = await man.pool.acquire()
      await man.syncStep(index, peer)
      man.pool.release(peer)
      peer = nil
  finally:
    if not(isNil(peer)):
      man.pool.release(peer)

  debug "Sync worker stopped"

proc getWorkersStats[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B]): tuple[map: string,
                                                          sleeping: int,
                                                          waiting: int,
                                                          pending: int] =
  var map = newString(len(man.workers))
  var sleeping, waiting, pending: int
  for i in 0 ..< len(man.workers):
    var ch: char
    case man.workers[i].status
      of SyncWorkerStatus.Sleeping:
        ch = 's'
        inc(sleeping)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.WaitingPeer:
        ch = 'w'
        inc(waiting)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.UpdatingStatus:
        ch = 'U'
        inc(pending)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.Requesting:
        ch = 'R'
        inc(pending)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.Downloading:
        ch = 'D'
        inc(pending)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.Queueing:
        ch = 'Q'
        inc(pending)
      of SyncWorkerStatus.Processing:
        ch = 'P'
        inc(pending)
    map[i] = ch
  (map, sleeping, waiting, pending)

proc startWorkers[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B]) =
  # Starting all the synchronization workers.
  for i in 0 ..< len(man.workers):
    man.workers[i].future = syncWorker[A, B](man, i)

proc toTimeLeftString*(d: Duration): string =
  if d == InfiniteDuration:
    "--h--m"
  else:
    var v = d
    var res = ""
    let ndays = chronos.days(v)
    if ndays > 0:
      res = res & (if ndays < 10: "0" & $ndays else: $ndays) & "d"
      v = v - chronos.days(ndays)

    let nhours = chronos.hours(v)
    if nhours > 0:
      res = res & (if nhours < 10: "0" & $nhours else: $nhours) & "h"
      v = v - chronos.hours(nhours)
    else:
      res =  res & "00h"

    let nmins = chronos.minutes(v)
    if nmins > 0:
      res = res & (if nmins < 10: "0" & $nmins else: $nmins) & "m"
      v = v - chronos.minutes(nmins)
    else:
      res = res & "00m"
    res

proc syncClose[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B],
                     speedTaskFut: Future[void]) {.async.} =
  var pending: seq[FutureBase]
  if not(speedTaskFut.finished()):
    pending.add(speedTaskFut.cancelAndWait())
  for worker in man.workers:
    doAssert(worker.status in {Sleeping, WaitingPeer})
    pending.add(worker.future.cancelAndWait())
  await noCancel allFutures(pending)

proc syncLoop[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B]) {.async.} =
  logScope:
    sync_ident = man.ident
    direction = man.direction
    topics = "syncman"

  mixin getKey, getScore
  var pauseTime = 0

  man.startWorkers()

  debug "Synchronization loop started"

  proc averageSpeedTask() {.async: (raises: [CancelledError]).} =
    while true:
      # Reset sync speeds between each loss-of-sync event
      man.avgSyncSpeed = 0
      man.insSyncSpeed = 0

      await man.notInSyncEvent.wait()

      # Give the node time to connect to peers and get the sync process started
      await sleepAsync(seconds(SECONDS_PER_SLOT.int64))

      var
        stamp = SyncMoment.now(man.queue.progress())
        syncCount = 0

      while man.inProgress:
        await sleepAsync(seconds(SECONDS_PER_SLOT.int64))

        let
          newStamp = SyncMoment.now(man.queue.progress())
          slotsPerSec = speed(stamp, newStamp)

        syncCount += 1

        man.insSyncSpeed = slotsPerSec
        man.avgSyncSpeed =
          man.avgSyncSpeed + (slotsPerSec - man.avgSyncSpeed) / float(syncCount)

        stamp = newStamp

  let averageSpeedTaskFut = averageSpeedTask()

  while true:
    let wallSlot = man.getLocalWallSlot()
    let headSlot = man.getLocalHeadSlot()

    let (map, sleeping, waiting, pending) = man.getWorkersStats()

    debug "Current syncing state", workers_map = map,
          sleeping_workers_count = sleeping,
          waiting_workers_count = waiting,
          pending_workers_count = pending,
          wall_head_slot = wallSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
          pause_time = $chronos.seconds(pauseTime),
          avg_sync_speed = man.avgSyncSpeed, ins_sync_speed = man.insSyncSpeed

    let
      pivot = man.progressPivot
      progress =
        case man.queue.kind
        of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
          if man.queue.outSlot >= pivot:
            man.queue.outSlot - pivot
          else:
            0'u64
        of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
          if pivot >= man.queue.outSlot:
            pivot - man.queue.outSlot
          else:
            0'u64
      total =
        case man.queue.kind
        of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
          if man.queue.finalSlot >= pivot:
            man.queue.finalSlot + 1'u64 - pivot
          else:
            0'u64
        of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
          if pivot >= man.queue.finalSlot:
            pivot + 1'u64 - man.queue.finalSlot
          else:
            0'u64
      remaining = total - progress
      done =
        if total > 0:
          progress.float / total.float
        else:
          1.0
      timeleft =
        if man.avgSyncSpeed >= 0.001:
          Duration.fromFloatSeconds(remaining.float / man.avgSyncSpeed)
        else:
          InfiniteDuration
      currentSlot = Base10.toString(
        if man.queue.kind == SyncQueueKind.Forward:
          max(uint64(man.queue.outSlot), 1'u64) - 1'u64
        else:
          uint64(man.queue.outSlot) + 1'u64
      )

    # Update status string
    man.syncStatus = timeleft.toTimeLeftString() & " (" &
                    (done * 100).formatBiggestFloat(ffDecimal, 2) & "%) " &
                    man.avgSyncSpeed.formatBiggestFloat(ffDecimal, 4) &
                    "slots/s (" & map & ":" & currentSlot & ")"

    if man.remainingSlots() <= man.maxHeadAge:
      man.notInSyncEvent.clear()
      # We are marking SyncManager as not working only when we are in sync and
      # all sync workers are in `Sleeping` state.
      if pending > 0:
        debug "Synchronization loop waits for workers completion",
              wall_head_slot = wallSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
              difference = (wallSlot - headSlot), max_head_age = man.maxHeadAge,
              sleeping_workers_count = sleeping,
              waiting_workers_count = waiting, pending_workers_count = pending
        # We already synced, so we should reset all the pending workers from
        # any state they have.
        man.queue.clearAndWakeup()
        man.inProgress = true
      else:
        case man.direction
        of SyncQueueKind.Forward:
          if man.inProgress:
            if SyncManagerFlag.NoMonitor in man.flags:
              await man.syncClose(averageSpeedTaskFut)
              man.inProgress = false
              debug "Forward synchronization process finished, exiting",
                    wall_head_slot = wallSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
                    difference = (wallSlot - headSlot),
                    max_head_age = man.maxHeadAge
              break
            else:
              man.inProgress = false
              debug "Forward synchronization process finished, sleeping",
                    wall_head_slot = wallSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
                    difference = (wallSlot - headSlot),
                    max_head_age = man.maxHeadAge
          else:
            debug "Synchronization loop sleeping", wall_head_slot = wallSlot,
                  local_head_slot = headSlot,
                  difference = (wallSlot - headSlot),
                  max_head_age = man.maxHeadAge
        of SyncQueueKind.Backward:
          # Backward syncing is going to be executed only once, so we exit loop
          # and stop all pending tasks which belongs to this instance (sync
          # workers, speed calculation task).
          await man.syncClose(averageSpeedTaskFut)
          man.inProgress = false
          debug "Backward synchronization process finished, exiting",
                wall_head_slot = wallSlot, local_head_slot = headSlot,
                backfill_slot = man.getLastSlot(),
                max_head_age = man.maxHeadAge
          break
    else:
      if not(man.notInSyncEvent.isSet()):
        # We get here only if we lost sync for more then `maxHeadAge` period.
        if pending == 0:
          man.initQueue()
          man.notInSyncEvent.fire()
          man.inProgress = true
          debug "Node lost sync for more then preset period",
                period = man.maxHeadAge, wall_head_slot = wallSlot,
                local_head_slot = headSlot,
                missing_slots = man.remainingSlots(),
                progress = float(man.queue.progress())
      else:
        man.notInSyncEvent.fire()
        man.inProgress = true

    await sleepAsync(chronos.seconds(2))

proc start*[A, B](man: SyncManager[A, B]) =
  ## Starts SyncManager's main loop.
  man.syncFut = man.syncLoop()