nimbus-eth2/beacon_chain/consensus_object_pools
Etan Kissling 2dbe24c740
move split view catchup to research branch (#6133)
Using a dedicated branch for researching the effectiveness of split view
scenario handling simplifies testing and avoids having partial work on
`unstable`. If we want, we can reintroduce it under a `--debug` flag at
a later time. But for now, Goerli is a rare opoprtunity to test this,
maybe just for another week or so.

- https://github.com/status-im/infra-nimbus/pull/179
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vanity_logs verify `genesis_time` more strictly (fixes #1667) (#5694) 2024-01-06 15:26:56 +01:00
README.md automated consensus spec URL updating to v1.4.0 (#6074) 2024-03-14 07:26:36 +01:00
attestation_pool.nim automated consensus spec URL updating to v1.4.0 (#6074) 2024-03-14 07:26:36 +01:00
blob_quarantine.nim update block quarantine eviction order to FIFO (#6129) 2024-03-24 06:03:51 +01:00
block_clearance.nim add branch discovery module for supporting chain stall situation (#6125) 2024-03-24 08:41:47 +00:00
block_dag.nim use fixed max depth for `BlockRef` (#6070) 2024-03-13 13:01:51 +01:00
block_pools_types.nim move split view catchup to research branch (#6133) 2024-03-25 19:09:31 +01:00
block_pools_types_light_client.nim track latest `LightClientUpdate` only once fork choice selects it (#5691) 2024-01-03 23:36:05 +01:00
block_quarantine.nim update block quarantine eviction order to FIFO (#6129) 2024-03-24 06:03:51 +01:00
blockchain_dag.nim move split view catchup to research branch (#6133) 2024-03-25 19:09:31 +01:00
blockchain_dag_light_client.nim avoid style check issue with `syncAggregate` (#6013) 2024-03-02 02:54:37 +01:00
common_tools.nim Add Keymanager API graffiti endpoints. (#6054) 2024-03-14 03:44:00 +00:00
consensus_manager.nim continue validator duties if chain does not progress for a long time (#6101) 2024-03-20 03:23:53 +01:00
light_client_pool.nim verify `genesis_time` more strictly (fixes #1667) (#5694) 2024-01-06 15:26:56 +01:00
spec_cache.nim automated consensus spec URL updating to v1.4.0 (#6074) 2024-03-14 07:26:36 +01:00
sync_committee_msg_pool.nim automated consensus spec URL updating to v1.4.0 (#6074) 2024-03-14 07:26:36 +01:00
validator_change_pool.nim verify `genesis_time` more strictly (fixes #1667) (#5694) 2024-01-06 15:26:56 +01:00

README.md

Consensus object pools

This folder holds the various consensus object pools needed for a blockchain client.

Object in those pools have passed the "gossip validation" filter according to specs:

After "gossip validation" the consensus objects can be rebroadcasted as they are optimistically good, however for internal processing further verification is needed. For blocks, this means verifying state transition and all contained cryptographic signatures (instead of just the proposer signature). For other consensus objects, it is possible that gossip validation is a superset of consensus verification (TODO).

The pools presenet in this folder are:

  • block_pools:
    • block_quarantine: for seemingly valid blocks that are on a fork unknown to us.
    • block_clearance: to verify (state_transition + cryptography) candidate blocks.
    • blockchain_dag: an in-memory direct-acyclic graph of fully validated and verified blockchain candidates with the tail being the last finalized epoch. A block in the DAG MUST be in the fork choice and a block in the fork choice MUST be in the DAG (except for orphans following finalization). On finalization non-empty epoch blocks are stored in the beacon_chain_db.
  • attestation_pool: Handles the attestation received from gossip and collect them for fork choice.
  • validator_change_pool: Handle voluntary exits and forced exits (attester slashings and proposer slashings)