# beacon_chain # Copyright (c) 2018-2020 Status Research & Development GmbH # Licensed and distributed under either of # * MIT license (license terms in the root directory or at https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT). # * 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: [Defect].} import # Standard library std/[sets, tables, typetraits], # Status libraries stew/results, chronicles, # Internal ../spec/[beaconstate, datatypes, digest, helpers], # Fork choice ./fork_choice_types, ./proto_array, ../block_pools/[spec_cache, chain_dag] export sets, results, fork_choice_types # https://github.com/ethereum/eth2.0-specs/blob/v0.12.1/specs/phase0/fork-choice.md # This is a port of https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/804 # which is a port of "Proto-Array": https://github.com/protolambda/lmd-ghost # See also: # - Protolambda port of Lighthouse: https://github.com/protolambda/eth2-py-hacks/blob/ae286567/proto_array.py # - Prysmatic writeup: https://hackmd.io/bABJiht3Q9SyV3Ga4FT9lQ#High-level-concept # - Gasper Whitepaper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2003.03052 const DefaultPruneThreshold = 256 # Forward declarations # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- func compute_deltas( deltas: var openarray[Delta], indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index], votes: var openArray[VoteTracker], old_balances: openarray[Gwei], new_balances: openarray[Gwei] ): FcResult[void] # TODO: raises [Defect] - once https://github.com/nim-lang/Nim/issues/12862 is fixed # https://github.com/status-im/nim-beacon-chain/pull/865#pullrequestreview-389117232 # Fork choice routines # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- logScope: topics = "fork_choice" # API: # - The private procs uses the ForkChoiceError error code # - The public procs use Result func get_effective_balances(state: BeaconState): seq[Gwei] = ## Get the balances from a state result.newSeq(state.validators.len) # zero-init let epoch = state.get_current_epoch() for i in 0 ..< result.len: # All non-active validators have a 0 balance template validator: Validator = state.validators[i] if validator.is_active_validator(epoch): result[i] = validator.effective_balance proc initForkChoiceBackend*(justified_epoch: Epoch, finalized_epoch: Epoch, finalized_root: Eth2Digest, ): FcResult[ForkChoiceBackend] = var proto_array = ProtoArray( prune_threshold: DefaultPruneThreshold, justified_epoch: finalized_epoch, finalized_epoch: finalized_epoch ) ? proto_array.on_block( finalized_root, hasParentInForkChoice = false, Eth2Digest(), finalized_epoch, finalized_epoch ) ok(ForkChoiceBackend( proto_array: proto_array, )) proc initForkChoice*(finalizedState: StateData, ): FcResult[ForkChoice] = ## Initialize a fork choice context debug "Initializing fork choice", state_epoch = finalizedState.data.data.get_current_epoch(), blck = shortLog(finalizedState.blck) let finalized_epoch = finalizedState.data.data.get_current_epoch() let ffgCheckpoint = FFGCheckpoints( justified: BalanceCheckpoint( blck: finalizedState.blck, epoch: finalized_epoch, balances: get_effective_balances(finalizedState.data.data)), finalized: Checkpoint(root: finalizedState.blck.root, epoch: finalized_epoch)) let backend = ? initForkChoiceBackend( finalized_epoch, finalized_epoch, finalizedState.blck.root) ok(ForkChoice( backend: backend, checkpoints: Checkpoints( current: ffgCheckpoint, best: ffgCheckpoint), finalizedBlock: finalizedState.blck, )) func extend[T](s: var seq[T], minLen: int) = ## Extend a sequence so that it can contains at least `minLen` elements. ## If it's already bigger, the sequence is unmodified. ## The extension is zero-initialized if s.len < minLen: s.setLen(minLen) func process_attestation*( self: var ForkChoiceBackend, validator_index: ValidatorIndex, block_root: Eth2Digest, target_epoch: Epoch ) = if block_root == Eth2Digest(): return ## Add an attestation to the fork choice context self.votes.extend(validator_index.int + 1) template vote: untyped = self.votes[validator_index.int] # alias if target_epoch > vote.next_epoch or vote == default(VoteTracker): # TODO: the "default" condition is probably unneeded vote.next_root = block_root vote.next_epoch = target_epoch {.noSideEffect.}: trace "Integrating vote in fork choice", validator_index = validator_index, new_vote = shortLog(vote) func process_attestation*( self: var ForkChoice, validator_index: ValidatorIndex, block_root: Eth2Digest, target_epoch: Epoch ) = self.backend.process_attestation(validator_index, block_root, target_epoch) func contains*(self: ForkChoiceBackend, block_root: Eth2Digest): bool = ## Returns `true` if a block is known to the fork choice ## and `false` otherwise. ## ## In particular, before adding a block, its parent must be known to the fork choice self.proto_array.indices.contains(block_root) proc get_balances_for_block(self: var Checkpoints, blck: BlockSlot, dag: ChainDAGRef): seq[Gwei] = dag.withState(dag.balanceState, blck): get_effective_balances(state) proc process_state(self: var Checkpoints, dag: ChainDAGRef, epochRef: EpochRef, blck: BlockRef) = trace "Processing epoch", epoch = epochRef.epoch, state_justified = epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch, current_justified = self.current.justified.epoch, state_finalized = epochRef.finalized_checkpoint.epoch, current_finalized = self.current.finalized if (epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch > self.current.justified.epoch) and (epochRef.finalized_checkpoint.epoch >= self.current.finalized.epoch): let justifiedBlck = blck.atEpochStart( epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch) doAssert justifiedBlck.blck.root == epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.root let candidate = FFGCheckpoints( justified: BalanceCheckpoint( blck: justifiedBlck.blck, epoch: epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch, balances: self.get_balances_for_block(justifiedBlck, dag), ), finalized: epochRef.finalized_checkpoint, ) trace "Applying candidate", justified_block = shortLog(candidate.justified.blck), justified_epoch = shortLog(candidate.justified.epoch), finalized = candidate.finalized, state_finalized = epochRef.finalized_checkpoint.epoch if self.current.justified.blck.isAncestorOf(justifiedBlck.blck): trace "Updating current", prev = shortLog(self.current.justified.blck) self.current = candidate else: trace "No current update", prev = shortLog(self.current.justified.blck) if candidate.justified.epoch > self.best.justified.epoch: trace "Updating best", prev = shortLog(self.best.justified.blck) self.best = candidate else: trace "No best update", prev = shortLog(self.best.justified.blck) # self.balances_cache.process_state(block_root, state)?; func compute_slots_since_epoch_start(slot: Slot): uint64 = slot - compute_start_slot_at_epoch(compute_epoch_at_slot(slot)) proc maybe_update(self: var Checkpoints, current_slot: Slot) = trace "Updating checkpoint", current_slot, best = shortLog(self.best.justified.blck), current = shortLog(self.current.justified.blck), updateAt = self.updateAt if self.best.justified.epoch > self.current.justified.epoch: let current_epoch = current_slot.compute_epoch_at_slot() if self.update_at.isNone(): if self.best.justified.epoch > self.current.justified.epoch: if compute_slots_since_epoch_start(current_slot) < SAFE_SLOTS_TO_UPDATE_JUSTIFIED: self.current = self.best else: self.update_at = some(current_epoch + 1) elif self.updateAt.get() <= current_epoch: self.current = self.best self.update_at = none(Epoch) proc process_block*(self: var ForkChoiceBackend, block_root: Eth2Digest, parent_root: Eth2Digest, justified_epoch: Epoch, finalized_epoch: Epoch): FcResult[void] = self.proto_array.on_block( block_root, hasParentInForkChoice = true, parent_root, justified_epoch, finalized_epoch) proc process_block*(self: var ForkChoice, dag: ChainDAGRef, epochRef: EpochRef, blckRef: BlockRef, blck: SomeBeaconBlock, wallSlot: Slot): FcResult[void] = process_state(self.checkpoints, dag, epochRef, blckRef) maybe_update(self.checkpoints, wallSlot) for attestation in blck.body.attestations: let targetBlck = dag.getRef(attestation.data.target.root) if targetBlck.isNil: continue if attestation.data.beacon_block_root in self.backend: let epochRef = dag.getEpochRef(targetBlck, attestation.data.target.epoch) participants = get_attesting_indices( epochRef, attestation.data, attestation.aggregation_bits) for validator in participants: self.process_attestation( validator, attestation.data.beacon_block_root, attestation.data.target.epoch) ? process_block( self.backend, blckRef.root, blck.parent_root, epochRef.current_justified_checkpoint.epoch, epochRef.finalized_checkpoint.epoch ) trace "Integrating block in fork choice", block_root = shortLog(blckRef) ok() proc find_head*( self: var ForkChoiceBackend, justified_epoch: Epoch, justified_root: Eth2Digest, finalized_epoch: Epoch, justified_state_balances: seq[Gwei] ): FcResult[Eth2Digest] = ## Returns the new blockchain head # Compute deltas with previous call # we might want to reuse the `deltas` buffer across calls var deltas = newSeq[Delta](self.proto_array.indices.len) ? deltas.compute_deltas( indices = self.proto_array.indices, votes = self.votes, old_balances = self.balances, new_balances = justified_state_balances ) # Apply score changes ? self.proto_array.apply_score_changes( deltas, justified_epoch, finalized_epoch ) self.balances = justified_state_balances # Find the best block var new_head{.noInit.}: Eth2Digest ? self.proto_array.find_head(new_head, justified_root) {.noSideEffect.}: debug "Fork choice requested", justified_epoch = justified_epoch, justified_root = shortLog(justified_root), finalized_epoch = finalized_epoch, fork_choice_head = shortLog(new_head) return ok(new_head) proc find_head*(self: var ForkChoice, wallSlot: Slot): FcResult[Eth2Digest] = template remove_alias(blck_root: Eth2Digest): Eth2Digest = if blck_root == Eth2Digest(): self.finalizedBlock.root else: blck_root self.checkpoints.maybe_update(wallSlot) self.backend.find_head( self.checkpoints.current.justified.epoch, remove_alias(self.checkpoints.current.justified.blck.root), self.checkpoints.current.finalized.epoch, self.checkpoints.current.justified.balances, ) func maybe_prune*( self: var ForkChoiceBackend, finalized_root: Eth2Digest ): FcResult[void] = ## Prune blocks preceding the finalized root as they are now unneeded. self.proto_array.maybe_prune(finalized_root) func prune*(self: var ForkChoice): FcResult[void] = let finalized_root = self.checkpoints.current.finalized.root self.backend.maybe_prune(finalized_root) func compute_deltas( deltas: var openarray[Delta], indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index], votes: var openArray[VoteTracker], old_balances: openarray[Gwei], new_balances: openarray[Gwei] ): FcResult[void] = ## Update `deltas` ## between old and new balances ## between votes ## ## `deltas.len` must match `indices.len` (lenght match) ## ## Error: ## - If a value in indices is greater than `indices.len` ## - If a `Eth2Digest` in `votes` does not exist in `indices` ## except for the `default(Eth2Digest)` (i.e. zero hash) for val_index, vote in votes.mpairs(): # No need to create a score change if the validator has never voted # or if votes are for the zero hash (alias to the genesis block) if vote.current_root == default(Eth2Digest) and vote.next_root == default(Eth2Digest): continue # If the validator was not included in `old_balances` (i.e. did not exist) # its balance is zero let old_balance = if val_index < old_balances.len: old_balances[val_index] else: 0 # If the validator is not known in the `new_balances` then use balance of zero # # It is possible that there is a vote for an unknown validator if we change our # justified state to a new state with a higher epoch on a different fork # because that fork may have on-boarded less validators than the previous fork. # # Note that attesters are not different as they are activated only under finality let new_balance = if val_index < new_balances.len: new_balances[val_index] else: 0 if vote.current_root != vote.next_root or old_balance != new_balance: # Ignore the current or next vote if it is not known in `indices`. # We assume that it is outside of our tree (i.e., pre-finalization) and therefore not interesting. if vote.current_root in indices: let index = indices.unsafeGet(vote.current_root) if index >= deltas.len: return err ForkChoiceError( kind: fcInvalidNodeDelta, index: index ) deltas[index] -= Delta old_balance # Note that delta can be negative # TODO: is int64 big enough? if vote.next_root in indices: let index = indices.unsafeGet(vote.next_root) if index >= deltas.len: return err ForkChoiceError( kind: fcInvalidNodeDelta, index: index ) deltas[index] += Delta new_balance # Note that delta can be negative # TODO: is int64 big enough? vote.current_root = vote.next_root return ok() # Sanity checks # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- # Sanity checks on internal private procedures when isMainModule: import stew/endians2 func fakeHash(index: SomeInteger): Eth2Digest = ## Create fake hashes ## Those are just the value serialized in big-endian ## We add 16x16 to avoid having a zero hash are those are special cased ## We store them in the first 8 bytes ## as those are the one used in hash tables Table[Eth2Digest, T] result.data[0 ..< 8] = (16*16+index).uint64.toBytesBE() proc tZeroHash() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test zero votes" const validator_count = 16 var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](validator_count) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] var old_balances: seq[Gwei] var new_balances: seq[Gwei] for i in 0 ..< validator_count: indices.add fakeHash(i), i votes.add default(VoteTracker) old_balances.add 0 new_balances.add 0 let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err doAssert deltas == newSeq[Delta](validator_count), "deltas should be zeros" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tAll_voted_the_same() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test all same votes" const Balance = Gwei(42) validator_count = 16 var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](validator_count) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] var old_balances: seq[Gwei] var new_balances: seq[Gwei] for i in 0 ..< validator_count: indices.add fakeHash(i), i votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: default(Eth2Digest), next_root: fakeHash(0), # Get a non-zero hash next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) old_balances.add Balance new_balances.add Balance let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err for i, delta in deltas.pairs: if i == 0: doAssert delta == Delta(Balance * validator_count), "The 0th root should have a delta" else: doAssert delta == 0, "The non-0 indexes should have a zero delta" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tDifferent_votes() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test all different votes" const Balance = Gwei(42) validator_count = 16 var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](validator_count) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] var old_balances: seq[Gwei] var new_balances: seq[Gwei] for i in 0 ..< validator_count: indices.add fakeHash(i), i votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: default(Eth2Digest), next_root: fakeHash(i), # Each vote for a different root next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) old_balances.add Balance new_balances.add Balance let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err for i, delta in deltas.pairs: doAssert delta == Delta(Balance), "Each root should have a delta" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tMoving_votes() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test moving votes" const Balance = Gwei(42) validator_count = 16 TotalDeltas = Delta(Balance * validator_count) var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](validator_count) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] var old_balances: seq[Gwei] var new_balances: seq[Gwei] for i in 0 ..< validator_count: indices.add fakeHash(i), i votes.add VoteTracker( # Move vote from root 0 to root 1 current_root: fakeHash(0), next_root: fakeHash(1), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) old_balances.add Balance new_balances.add Balance let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err for i, delta in deltas.pairs: if i == 0: doAssert delta == -TotalDeltas, "0th root should have a negative delta" elif i == 1: doAssert delta == TotalDeltas, "1st root should have a positive delta" else: doAssert delta == 0, "The non-0 and non-1 indexes should have a zero delta" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tMove_out_of_tree() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test votes for unknown subtree" const Balance = Gwei(42) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] # Add a block indices.add fakeHash(1), 0 # 2 validators var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](2) let old_balances = @[Balance, Balance] let new_balances = @[Balance, Balance] # One validator moves their vote from the block to the zero hash votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: fakeHash(1), next_root: default(Eth2Digest), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) # One validator moves their vote from the block to something outside of the tree votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: fakeHash(1), next_root: fakeHash(1337), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err doAssert deltas[0] == -Delta(Balance)*2, "The 0th block should have lost both balances." for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tChanging_balances() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test changing balances" const OldBalance = Gwei(42) NewBalance = OldBalance * 2 validator_count = 16 TotalOldDeltas = Delta(OldBalance * validator_count) TotalNewDeltas = Delta(NewBalance * validator_count) var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](validator_count) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] var old_balances: seq[Gwei] var new_balances: seq[Gwei] for i in 0 ..< validator_count: indices.add fakeHash(i), i votes.add VoteTracker( # Move vote from root 0 to root 1 current_root: fakeHash(0), next_root: fakeHash(1), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) old_balances.add OldBalance new_balances.add NewBalance let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err for i, delta in deltas.pairs: if i == 0: doAssert delta == -TotalOldDeltas, "0th root should have a negative delta" elif i == 1: doAssert delta == TotalNewDeltas, "1st root should have a positive delta" else: doAssert delta == 0, "The non-0 and non-1 indexes should have a zero delta" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tValidator_appears() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test validator appears" const Balance = Gwei(42) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] # Add 2 blocks indices.add fakeHash(1), 0 indices.add fakeHash(2), 1 # 1 validator at the start, 2 at the end var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](2) let old_balances = @[Balance] let new_balances = @[Balance, Balance] # Both moves vote from Block 1 to 2 for _ in 0 ..< 2: votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: fakeHash(1), next_root: fakeHash(2), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err doAssert deltas[0] == -Delta(Balance), "Block 1 should have lost only 1 balance" doAssert deltas[1] == Delta(Balance)*2, "Block 2 should have gained 2 balances" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" proc tValidator_disappears() = echo " fork_choice compute_deltas - test validator disappears" const Balance = Gwei(42) var indices: Table[Eth2Digest, Index] var votes: seq[VoteTracker] # Add 2 blocks indices.add fakeHash(1), 0 indices.add fakeHash(2), 1 # 1 validator at the start, 2 at the end var deltas = newSeqUninitialized[Delta](2) let old_balances = @[Balance, Balance] let new_balances = @[Balance] # Both moves vote from Block 1 to 2 for _ in 0 ..< 2: votes.add VoteTracker( current_root: fakeHash(1), next_root: fakeHash(2), next_epoch: Epoch(0) ) let err = deltas.compute_deltas( indices, votes, old_balances, new_balances ) doAssert err.isOk, "compute_deltas finished with error: " & $err doAssert deltas[0] == -Delta(Balance)*2, "Block 1 should have lost 2 balances" doAssert deltas[1] == Delta(Balance), "Block 2 should have gained 1 balance" for vote in votes: doAssert vote.current_root == vote.next_root, "The vote should have been updated" # ---------------------------------------------------------------------- echo "fork_choice internal tests for compute_deltas" tZeroHash() tAll_voted_the_same() tDifferent_votes() tMoving_votes() tChanging_balances() tValidator_appears() tValidator_disappears()