headerssync.cpp raw

   1  // Copyright (c) 2022 The Limenka developers
   2  // Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
   3  // file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
   4  
   5  #include <headerssync.h>
   6  #include <logging.h>
   7  #include <pow.h>
   8  #include <util/check.h>
   9  #include <util/time.h>
  10  #include <util/vector.h>
  11  
  12  // The two constants below are computed using the simulation script in
  13  // contrib/devtools/headerssync-params.py.
  14  
  15  //! Store one header commitment per HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD blocks.
  16  constexpr size_t HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD{632};
  17  
  18  //! Only feed headers to validation once this many headers on top have been
  19  //! received and validated against commitments.
  20  constexpr size_t REDOWNLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE{15009}; // 15009/632 = ~23.7 commitments
  21  
  22  // Our memory analysis assumes 48 bytes for a CompressedHeader (so we should
  23  // re-calculate parameters if we compress further)
  24  static_assert(sizeof(CompressedHeader) == 48);
  25  
  26  HeadersSyncState::HeadersSyncState(NodeId id, const Consensus::Params& consensus_params,
  27          const CBlockIndex* chain_start, const arith_uint256& minimum_required_work) :
  28      m_commit_offset(FastRandomContext().randrange<unsigned>(HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD)),
  29      m_id(id), m_consensus_params(consensus_params),
  30      m_chain_start(chain_start),
  31      m_minimum_required_work(minimum_required_work),
  32      m_current_chain_work(chain_start->nChainWork),
  33      m_last_header_received(m_chain_start->GetBlockHeader()),
  34      m_current_height(chain_start->nHeight)
  35  {
  36      // Estimate the number of blocks that could possibly exist on the peer's
  37      // chain *right now* using 6 blocks/second (fastest blockrate given the MTP
  38      // rule) times the number of seconds from the last allowed block until
  39      // today. This serves as a memory bound on how many commitments we might
  40      // store from this peer, and we can safely give up syncing if the peer
  41      // exceeds this bound, because it's not possible for a consensus-valid
  42      // chain to be longer than this (at the current time -- in the future we
  43      // could try again, if necessary, to sync a longer chain).
  44      m_max_commitments = 6*(Ticks<std::chrono::seconds>(NodeClock::now() - NodeSeconds{std::chrono::seconds{chain_start->GetMedianTimePast()}}) + MAX_FUTURE_BLOCK_TIME) / HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD;
  45  
  46      LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync started with peer=%d: height=%i, max_commitments=%i, min_work=%s\n", m_id, m_current_height, m_max_commitments, m_minimum_required_work.ToString());
  47  }
  48  
  49  /** Free any memory in use, and mark this object as no longer usable. This is
  50   * required to guarantee that we won't reuse this object with the same
  51   * SaltedTxidHasher for another sync. */
  52  void HeadersSyncState::Finalize()
  53  {
  54      Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
  55      ClearShrink(m_header_commitments);
  56      m_last_header_received.SetNull();
  57      ClearShrink(m_redownloaded_headers);
  58      m_redownload_buffer_last_hash.SetNull();
  59      m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash.SetNull();
  60      m_process_all_remaining_headers = false;
  61      m_current_height = 0;
  62  
  63      m_download_state = State::FINAL;
  64  }
  65  
  66  /** Process the next batch of headers received from our peer.
  67   *  Validate and store commitments, and compare total chainwork to our target to
  68   *  see if we can switch to REDOWNLOAD mode.  */
  69  HeadersSyncState::ProcessingResult HeadersSyncState::ProcessNextHeaders(const
  70          std::vector<CBlockHeader>& received_headers, const bool full_headers_message)
  71  {
  72      ProcessingResult ret;
  73  
  74      Assume(!received_headers.empty());
  75      if (received_headers.empty()) return ret;
  76  
  77      Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
  78      if (m_download_state == State::FINAL) return ret;
  79  
  80      if (m_download_state == State::PRESYNC) {
  81          // During PRESYNC, we minimally validate block headers and
  82          // occasionally add commitments to them, until we reach our work
  83          // threshold (at which point m_download_state is updated to REDOWNLOAD).
  84          ret.success = ValidateAndStoreHeadersCommitments(received_headers);
  85          if (ret.success) {
  86              if (full_headers_message || m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
  87                  // A full headers message means the peer may have more to give us;
  88                  // also if we just switched to REDOWNLOAD then we need to re-request
  89                  // headers from the beginning.
  90                  ret.request_more = true;
  91              } else {
  92                  Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
  93                  // If we're in PRESYNC and we get a non-full headers
  94                  // message, then the peer's chain has ended and definitely doesn't
  95                  // have enough work, so we can stop our sync.
  96                  LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: incomplete headers message at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, m_current_height);
  97              }
  98          }
  99      } else if (m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
 100          // During REDOWNLOAD, we compare our stored commitments to what we
 101          // receive, and add headers to our redownload buffer. When the buffer
 102          // gets big enough (meaning that we've checked enough commitments),
 103          // we'll return a batch of headers to the caller for processing.
 104          ret.success = true;
 105          for (const auto& hdr : received_headers) {
 106              if (!ValidateAndStoreRedownloadedHeader(hdr)) {
 107                  // Something went wrong -- the peer gave us an unexpected chain.
 108                  // We could consider looking at the reason for failure and
 109                  // punishing the peer, but for now just give up on sync.
 110                  ret.success = false;
 111                  break;
 112              }
 113          }
 114  
 115          if (ret.success) {
 116              // Return any headers that are ready for acceptance.
 117              ret.pow_validated_headers = PopHeadersReadyForAcceptance();
 118  
 119              // If we hit our target blockhash, then all remaining headers will be
 120              // returned and we can clear any leftover internal state.
 121              if (m_redownloaded_headers.empty() && m_process_all_remaining_headers) {
 122                  LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync complete with peer=%d: releasing all at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
 123              } else if (full_headers_message) {
 124                  // If the headers message is full, we need to request more.
 125                  ret.request_more = true;
 126              } else {
 127                  // For some reason our peer gave us a high-work chain, but is now
 128                  // declining to serve us that full chain again. Give up.
 129                  // Note that there's no more processing to be done with these
 130                  // headers, so we can still return success.
 131                  LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: incomplete headers message at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
 132              }
 133          }
 134      }
 135  
 136      if (!(ret.success && ret.request_more)) Finalize();
 137      return ret;
 138  }
 139  
 140  bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndStoreHeadersCommitments(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers)
 141  {
 142      // The caller should not give us an empty set of headers.
 143      Assume(headers.size() > 0);
 144      if (headers.size() == 0) return true;
 145  
 146      Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
 147      if (m_download_state != State::PRESYNC) return false;
 148  
 149      if (headers[0].hashPrevBlock != m_last_header_received.GetHash()) {
 150          // Somehow our peer gave us a header that doesn't connect.
 151          // This might be benign -- perhaps our peer reorged away from the chain
 152          // they were on. Give up on this sync for now (likely we will start a
 153          // new sync with a new starting point).
 154          LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: non-continuous headers at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, m_current_height);
 155          return false;
 156      }
 157  
 158      // If it does connect, (minimally) validate and occasionally store
 159      // commitments.
 160      for (const auto& hdr : headers) {
 161          if (!ValidateAndProcessSingleHeader(hdr)) {
 162              return false;
 163          }
 164      }
 165  
 166      if (m_current_chain_work >= m_minimum_required_work) {
 167          m_redownloaded_headers.clear();
 168          m_redownload_buffer_last_height = m_chain_start->nHeight;
 169          m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash = m_chain_start->GetBlockHash();
 170          m_redownload_buffer_last_hash = m_chain_start->GetBlockHash();
 171          m_redownload_chain_work = m_chain_start->nChainWork;
 172          m_download_state = State::REDOWNLOAD;
 173          LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync transition with peer=%d: reached sufficient work at height=%i, redownloading from height=%i\n", m_id, m_current_height, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
 174      }
 175      return true;
 176  }
 177  
 178  bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndProcessSingleHeader(const CBlockHeader& current)
 179  {
 180      Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
 181      if (m_download_state != State::PRESYNC) return false;
 182  
 183      int next_height = m_current_height + 1;
 184  
 185      // Verify that the difficulty isn't growing too fast; an adversary with
 186      // limited hashing capability has a greater chance of producing a high
 187      // work chain if they compress the work into as few blocks as possible,
 188      // so don't let anyone give a chain that would violate the difficulty
 189      // adjustment maximum.
 190      if (!PermittedDifficultyTransition(m_consensus_params, next_height,
 191                  m_last_header_received.nBits, current.nBits)) {
 192          LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: invalid difficulty transition at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 193          return false;
 194      }
 195  
 196      if (next_height % HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD == m_commit_offset) {
 197          // Add a commitment.
 198          m_header_commitments.push_back(m_hasher(current.GetHash()) & 1);
 199          if (m_header_commitments.size() > m_max_commitments) {
 200              // The peer's chain is too long; give up.
 201              // It's possible the chain grew since we started the sync; so
 202              // potentially we could succeed in syncing the peer's chain if we
 203              // try again later.
 204              LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: exceeded max commitments at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 205              return false;
 206          }
 207      }
 208  
 209      m_current_chain_work += GetBlockProof(CBlockIndex(current));
 210      m_last_header_received = current;
 211      m_current_height = next_height;
 212  
 213      return true;
 214  }
 215  
 216  bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndStoreRedownloadedHeader(const CBlockHeader& header)
 217  {
 218      Assume(m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD);
 219      if (m_download_state != State::REDOWNLOAD) return false;
 220  
 221      int64_t next_height = m_redownload_buffer_last_height + 1;
 222  
 223      // Ensure that we're working on a header that connects to the chain we're
 224      // downloading.
 225      if (header.hashPrevBlock != m_redownload_buffer_last_hash) {
 226          LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: non-continuous headers at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 227          return false;
 228      }
 229  
 230      // Check that the difficulty adjustments are within our tolerance:
 231      uint32_t previous_nBits{0};
 232      if (!m_redownloaded_headers.empty()) {
 233          previous_nBits = m_redownloaded_headers.back().nBits;
 234      } else {
 235          previous_nBits = m_chain_start->nBits;
 236      }
 237  
 238      if (!PermittedDifficultyTransition(m_consensus_params, next_height,
 239                  previous_nBits, header.nBits)) {
 240          LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: invalid difficulty transition at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 241          return false;
 242      }
 243  
 244      // Track work on the redownloaded chain
 245      m_redownload_chain_work += GetBlockProof(CBlockIndex(header));
 246  
 247      if (m_redownload_chain_work >= m_minimum_required_work) {
 248          m_process_all_remaining_headers = true;
 249      }
 250  
 251      // If we're at a header for which we previously stored a commitment, verify
 252      // it is correct. Failure will result in aborting download.
 253      // Also, don't check commitments once we've gotten to our target blockhash;
 254      // it's possible our peer has extended its chain between our first sync and
 255      // our second, and we don't want to return failure after we've seen our
 256      // target blockhash just because we ran out of commitments.
 257      if (!m_process_all_remaining_headers && next_height % HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD == m_commit_offset) {
 258          if (m_header_commitments.size() == 0) {
 259              LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: commitment overrun at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 260              // Somehow our peer managed to feed us a different chain and
 261              // we've run out of commitments.
 262              return false;
 263          }
 264          bool commitment = m_hasher(header.GetHash()) & 1;
 265          bool expected_commitment = m_header_commitments.front();
 266          m_header_commitments.pop_front();
 267          if (commitment != expected_commitment) {
 268              LogDebug(BCLog::NET, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: commitment mismatch at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
 269              return false;
 270          }
 271      }
 272  
 273      // Store this header for later processing.
 274      m_redownloaded_headers.emplace_back(header);
 275      m_redownload_buffer_last_height = next_height;
 276      m_redownload_buffer_last_hash = header.GetHash();
 277  
 278      return true;
 279  }
 280  
 281  std::vector<CBlockHeader> HeadersSyncState::PopHeadersReadyForAcceptance()
 282  {
 283      std::vector<CBlockHeader> ret;
 284  
 285      Assume(m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD);
 286      if (m_download_state != State::REDOWNLOAD) return ret;
 287  
 288      while (m_redownloaded_headers.size() > REDOWNLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE ||
 289              (m_redownloaded_headers.size() > 0 && m_process_all_remaining_headers)) {
 290          ret.emplace_back(m_redownloaded_headers.front().GetFullHeader(m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash));
 291          m_redownloaded_headers.pop_front();
 292          m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash = ret.back().GetHash();
 293      }
 294      return ret;
 295  }
 296  
 297  CBlockLocator HeadersSyncState::NextHeadersRequestLocator() const
 298  {
 299      Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
 300      if (m_download_state == State::FINAL) return {};
 301  
 302      auto chain_start_locator = LocatorEntries(m_chain_start);
 303      std::vector<uint256> locator;
 304  
 305      if (m_download_state == State::PRESYNC) {
 306          // During pre-synchronization, we continue from the last header received.
 307          locator.push_back(m_last_header_received.GetHash());
 308      }
 309  
 310      if (m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
 311          // During redownload, we will download from the last received header that we stored.
 312          locator.push_back(m_redownload_buffer_last_hash);
 313      }
 314  
 315      locator.insert(locator.end(), chain_start_locator.begin(), chain_start_locator.end());
 316  
 317      return CBlockLocator{std::move(locator)};
 318  }
 319