eth, eth/fetcher: propagate after header verify, announce only on insert

eth/backend.go

@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 
 	eth.blockProcessor = core.NewBlockProcessor(stateDb, extraDb, eth.pow, eth.chainManager, eth.EventMux())
 	eth.chainManager.SetProcessor(eth.blockProcessor)
-	eth.protocolManager = NewProtocolManager(config.ProtocolVersion, config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.chainManager)
+	eth.protocolManager = NewProtocolManager(config.ProtocolVersion, config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.pow, eth.chainManager)
 
 	eth.miner = miner.New(eth, eth.EventMux(), eth.pow)
 	eth.miner.SetGasPrice(config.GasPrice)

eth/fetcher/fetcher.go

@@ -23,14 +23,17 @@ var (
 	errTerminated = errors.New("terminated")
 )
 
-// hashCheckFn is a callback type for verifying a hash's presence in the local chain.
+// blockRetrievalFn is a callback type for retrieving a block from the local chain.
-type hashCheckFn func(common.Hash) bool
+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)
+type blockBroadcasterFn func(block *types.Block, propagate bool)
 
 // chainHeightFn is a callback type to retrieve the current chain height.
 type chainHeightFn func() uint64
@@ -76,7 +79,8 @@ type Fetcher struct {
 	queued map[common.Hash]struct{} // Presence set of already queued blocks (to dedup imports)
 
 	// Callbacks
-	hasBlock       hashCheckFn        // Checks if a block is present in the chain
+	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
@@ -84,7 +88,7 @@ type Fetcher struct {
 }
 
 // New creates a block fetcher to retrieve blocks based on hash announcements.
-func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, broadcastBlock blockBroadcasterFn, chainHeight chainHeightFn, insertChain chainInsertFn, dropPeer peerDropFn) *Fetcher {
+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),
@@ -95,7 +99,8 @@ func New(hasBlock hashCheckFn, broadcastBlock blockBroadcasterFn, chainHeight ch
 		fetching:       make(map[common.Hash]*announce),
 		queue:          prque.New(),
 		queued:         make(map[common.Hash]struct{}),
-		hasBlock:       hasBlock,
+		getBlock:       getBlock,
+		validateBlock:  validateBlock,
 		broadcastBlock: broadcastBlock,
 		chainHeight:    chainHeight,
 		insertChain:    insertChain,
@@ -197,7 +202,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) loop() {
 				break
 			}
 			// Otherwise if fresh and still unknown, try and import
-			if number <= height || f.hasBlock(op.block.Hash()) {
+			if number <= height || f.getBlock(op.block.Hash()) != nil {
 				continue
 			}
 			f.insert(op.origin, op.block)
@@ -235,7 +240,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) loop() {
 			for hash, announces := range f.announced {
 				if time.Since(announces[0].time) > arriveTimeout {
 					announce := announces[rand.Intn(len(announces))]
-					if !f.hasBlock(hash) {
+					if f.getBlock(hash) == nil {
 						request[announce.origin] = append(request[announce.origin], hash)
 						f.fetching[hash] = announce
 					}
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) loop() {
 				// Filter explicitly requested blocks from hash announcements
 				if _, ok := f.fetching[hash]; ok {
 					// Discard if already imported by other means
-					if !f.hasBlock(hash) {
+					if f.getBlock(hash) == nil {
 						explicit = append(explicit, block)
 					} else {
 						delete(f.fetching, hash)
@@ -313,7 +318,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) {
 
 	// Discard any past or too distant blocks
 	if dist := int64(block.NumberU64()) - int64(f.chainHeight()); dist <= 0 || dist > maxQueueDist {
-		glog.Infof("Peer %s: discarded block #%d [%x], distance %d", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], dist)
+		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
@@ -321,7 +326,7 @@ func (f *Fetcher) enqueue(peer string, block *types.Block) {
 		f.queued[hash] = struct{}{}
 		f.queue.Push(&inject{origin: peer, block: block}, -float32(block.NumberU64()))
 
-		if glog.V(logger.Detail) {
+		if glog.V(logger.Debug) {
 			glog.Infof("Peer %s: queued block #%d [%x], total %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash.Bytes()[:4], f.queue.Size())
 		}
 	}
@@ -339,16 +344,24 @@ func (f *Fetcher) insert(peer string, block *types.Block) {
 		defer func() { f.done <- hash }()
 
 		// If the parent's unknown, abort insertion
-		if !f.hasBlock(block.ParentHash()) {
+		parent := f.getBlock(block.ParentHash())
+		if parent == nil {
 			return
 		}
-		// Run the actual import and log any issues
+		// Quickly validate the header and propagate the block if it passes
-		if _, err := f.insertChain(types.Blocks{block}); err != nil {
+		if err := f.validateBlock(block, parent); err != nil {
-			glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("Peer %s: block #%d [%x] import failed: %v", peer, block.NumberU64(), hash[:4], err)
+			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)
+		go f.broadcastBlock(block, false)
 	}()
 }

eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go

@@ -80,23 +80,27 @@ func newTester() *fetcherTester {
 		hashes: []common.Hash{knownHash},
 		blocks: map[common.Hash]*types.Block{knownHash: genesis},
 	}
-	tester.fetcher = New(tester.hasBlock, tester.broadcastBlock, tester.chainHeight, tester.insertChain, tester.dropPeer)
+	tester.fetcher = New(tester.getBlock, tester.verifyBlock, tester.broadcastBlock, tester.chainHeight, tester.insertChain, tester.dropPeer)
 	tester.fetcher.Start()
 
 	return tester
 }
 
-// hasBlock checks if a block is pres	ent in the testers canonical chain.
+// getBlock retrieves a block from the tester's block chain.
-func (f *fetcherTester) hasBlock(hash common.Hash) bool {
+func (f *fetcherTester) getBlock(hash common.Hash) *types.Block {
 	f.lock.RLock()
 	defer f.lock.RUnlock()
 
-	_, ok := f.blocks[hash]
+	return f.blocks[hash]
-	return ok
+}
+
+// verifyBlock is a nop placeholder for the block header verification.
+func (f *fetcherTester) verifyBlock(block *types.Block, parent *types.Block) error {
+	return nil
 }
 
 // broadcastBlock is a nop placeholder for the block broadcasting.
-func (f *fetcherTester) broadcastBlock(block *types.Block) {
+func (f *fetcherTester) broadcastBlock(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
 }
 
 // chainHeight retrieves the current height (block number) of the chain.
@@ -257,7 +261,7 @@ func TestPendingDeduplication(t *testing.T) {
 		return nil
 	}
 	// Announce the same block many times until it's fetched (wait for any pending ops)
-	for !tester.hasBlock(hashes[0]) {
+	for tester.getBlock(hashes[0]) == nil {
 		tester.fetcher.Notify("repeater", hashes[0], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), wrapper)
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 	}

eth/handler.go

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
+
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -67,7 +69,7 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 
 // NewProtocolManager returns a new ethereum sub protocol manager. The Ethereum sub protocol manages peers capable
 // with the ethereum network.
-func NewProtocolManager(protocolVersion, networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, chainman *core.ChainManager) *ProtocolManager {
+func NewProtocolManager(protocolVersion, networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, pow pow.PoW, chainman *core.ChainManager) *ProtocolManager {
 	// Create the protocol manager and initialize peer handlers
 	manager := &ProtocolManager{
 		eventMux:  mux,
@@ -91,10 +93,13 @@ func NewProtocolManager(protocolVersion, networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpo
 	// Construct the different synchronisation mechanisms
 	manager.downloader = downloader.New(manager.eventMux, manager.chainman.HasBlock, manager.chainman.GetBlock, manager.chainman.InsertChain, manager.removePeer)
 
+	validator := func(block *types.Block, parent *types.Block) error {
+		return core.ValidateHeader(pow, block.Header(), parent.Header(), true)
+	}
 	heighter := func() uint64 {
 		return manager.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
 	}
-	manager.fetcher = fetcher.New(manager.chainman.HasBlock, manager.BroadcastBlock, heighter, manager.chainman.InsertChain, manager.removePeer)
+	manager.fetcher = fetcher.New(manager.chainman.GetBlock, validator, manager.BroadcastBlock, heighter, manager.chainman.InsertChain, manager.removePeer)
 
 	return manager
 }
@@ -261,6 +266,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		var (
 			hash   common.Hash
 			bytes  common.StorageSize
+			hashes []common.Hash
 			blocks []*types.Block
 		)
 		for {
@@ -270,6 +276,8 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
 			}
+			hashes = append(hashes, hash)
+
 			// Retrieve the requested block, stopping if enough was found
 			if block := pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash); block != nil {
 				blocks = append(blocks, block)
@@ -279,6 +287,15 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 				}
 			}
 		}
+		if glog.V(logger.Detail) && len(blocks) == 0 && len(hashes) > 0 {
+			list := "["
+			for _, hash := range hashes {
+				list += fmt.Sprintf("%x, ", hash[:4])
+			}
+			list = list[:len(list)-2] + "]"
+
+			glog.Infof("Peer %s: no blocks found for requested hashes %s", p.id, list)
+		}
 		return p.sendBlocks(blocks)
 
 	case BlocksMsg:
@@ -290,6 +307,10 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Decode error", err)
 			blocks = nil
 		}
+		// Update the receive timestamp of each block
+		for i:=0; i<len(blocks); i++ {
+			blocks[i].ReceivedAt = msg.ReceivedAt
+		}
 		// Filter out any explicitly requested blocks, deliver the rest to the downloader
 		if blocks := pm.fetcher.Filter(blocks); len(blocks) > 0 {
 			pm.downloader.DeliverBlocks(p.id, blocks)
@@ -355,28 +376,27 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// BroadcastBlock will propagate the block to a subset of its connected peers,
+// BroadcastBlock will either propagate a block to a subset of it's peers, or
-// only notifying the rest of the block's appearance.
+// will only announce it's availability (depending what's requested).
-func (pm *ProtocolManager) BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block) {
+func (pm *ProtocolManager) BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
 	hash := block.Hash()
-
-	// Retrieve all the target peers and split between full broadcast or only notification
 	peers := pm.peers.PeersWithoutBlock(hash)
-	split := int(math.Sqrt(float64(len(peers))))
 
-	transfer := peers[:split]
+	// If propagation is requested, send to a subset of the peer
-	notify := peers[split:]
+	if propagate {
-
+		transfer := peers[:int(math.Sqrt(float64(len(peers))))]
-	// Send out the data transfers and the notifications
+		for _, peer := range transfer {
-	for _, peer := range notify {
+			peer.sendNewBlock(block)
-		peer.sendNewBlockHashes([]common.Hash{hash})
+		}
+		glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("propagated block %x to %d peers in %v", hash[:4], len(transfer), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
 	}
-	glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("broadcast hash %x to %d peers.", hash[:4], len(notify))
+	// Otherwise if the block is indeed in out own chain, announce it
-
+	if pm.chainman.HasBlock(hash) {
-	for _, peer := range transfer {
+		for _, peer := range peers {
-		peer.sendNewBlock(block)
+			peer.sendNewBlockHashes([]common.Hash{hash})
+		}
+		glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("announced block %x to %d peers in %v", hash[:4], len(peers), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
 	}
-	glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("broadcast block %x to %d peers. Total processing time: %v", hash[:4], len(transfer), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
 }
 
 // BroadcastTx will propagate the block to its connected peers. It will sort
@@ -398,7 +418,8 @@ func (self *ProtocolManager) minedBroadcastLoop() {
 	for obj := range self.minedBlockSub.Chan() {
 		switch ev := obj.(type) {
 		case core.NewMinedBlockEvent:
-			self.BroadcastBlock(ev.Block)
+			self.BroadcastBlock(ev.Block, false)
+			self.BroadcastBlock(ev.Block, true)
 		}
 	}
 }