All `ChainSync` actions that `SyncingEngine` should perform are unified
under one `ChainSyncAction`. Processing of these actions put into a
single place after `select!` in `SyncingEngine::run` instead of multiple
places where calling `ChainSync` methods.
This PR moves syncing-related code from `sc-network-common` to
`sc-network-sync`.
Unfortunately, some parts are tightly integrated with networking, so
they were left in `sc-network-common` for now:
1. `SyncMode` in `common/src/sync.rs` (used in `NetworkConfiguration`).
2. `BlockAnnouncesHandshake`, `BlockRequest`, `BlockResponse`, etc. in
`common/src/sync/message.rs` (used in `src/protocol.rs` and
`src/protocol/message.rs`).
More substantial refactoring is needed to decouple syncing and
networking completely, including getting rid of the hardcoded sync
protocol.
## Release notes
Move syncing-related code from `sc-network-common` to `sc-network-sync`.
Delete `ChainSync` trait as it's never used (the only implementation is
accessed directly from `SyncingEngine` and exposes a lot of public
methods that are not part of the trait). Some new trait(s) for syncing
will likely be introduced as part of Sync 2.0 refactoring to represent
syncing strategies.
Submit the outstanding PRs from the old repos(these were already
reviewed and approved before the repo rorg, but not yet submitted):
Main PR: https://github.com/paritytech/substrate/pull/14014
Companion PRs: https://github.com/paritytech/polkadot/pull/7134,
https://github.com/paritytech/cumulus/pull/2489
The changes in the PR:
1. ChainSync currently calls into the block request handler directly.
Instead, move the block request handler behind a trait. This allows new
protocols to be plugged into ChainSync.
2. BuildNetworkParams is changed so that custom relay protocol
implementations can be (optionally) passed in during network creation
time. If custom protocol is not specified, it defaults to the existing
block handler
3. BlockServer and BlockDownloader traits are introduced for the
protocol implementation. The existing block handler has been changed to
implement these traits
4. Other changes:
[X] Make TxHash serializable. This is needed for exchanging the
serialized hash in the relay protocol messages
[X] Clean up types no longer used(OpaqueBlockRequest,
OpaqueBlockResponse)
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* Make peer evictions less aggressive
The original implementation of peer eviction prioritized aliveness over
connection stability which made the peer count unstable for some users.
As this may cause discomfort or infrastructure alerts if stability is
tracked, adjust the eviction to be less aggressive by only evicting
peers when the node has fully stalled. This causes the node to have some
peers who are inactive and won't send any block announcements.
These nodes are removed if the local node is able to receive at least
one block announcement from one of its peers as the inactivity of the
substream is detected when a notification is sent.
If the node won't send or receive any block annoucements for 30 seconds,
it's considered stalled and it will evict all peers,
causing `ProtocolController` to accept and establish connections from new
peers.
* Update client/network/sync/src/engine.rs
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* Track last send and received notification simultaneously
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* Accept only `--in-peers` many inbound full nodes in `SyncingEngine`
Due to full and light nodes being stored in the same set, it's possible
that `SyncingEngine` accepts more than `--in-peers` many inbound full
nodes which leaves some of its outbound slots unoccupied.
`ProtocolController` still tries to occupy these slots by opening
outbound substreams. As these substreams are accepted by the remote peer,
the connection is relayed to `SyncingEngine` which rejects the node
because it's already full. This in turn results in the substream being
inactive and the peer getting evicted.
Fixing this properly would require relocating the light peer slot
allocation away from `ProtocolController` or alternatively moving entire
the substream validation there, both of which are epic refactorings and
not necessarily in line with other goals. As a temporary measure, verify
in `SyncingEngine` that it doesn't accept more than the specified amount
of inbound full peers.
* Fix tests
* Apply review comments
* Don't start evicting peers right after `SyncingEngine` is started
Parachain collators may need to wait to receive a relaychain block before
they can start producing blocks which can cause `SyncingEngine` to
incorrectly evict them.
When `SyncingEngine` is started, wait 2 minutes before the eviction is
activated to give collators a chance to produce a block.
* fix doc
* Use `continue` instead of `break`
* Trigger CI
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* Prepare `sc-network` for `ProtocolController`/`NotificationService`
The upcoming notification protocol refactoring requires that protocols
are able to communicate with `sc-network` over unique and direct links.
This means that `sc-network` side of the link has to be created before
`sc-network` is initialized and that it is allowed to consume the object
as the receiver half of the link may not implement `Clone`.
Remove request-response and notification protocols from `NetworkConfiguration`
and create a new object that contains the configurations of these protocols
and which is consumable by `sc-network`. This is needed needed because, e.g.,
the receiver half of `NotificationService` is not clonable so `sc-network`
must consume it when it's initializing the protocols in `Notifications`.
Similar principe applies to `PeerStore`/`ProtocolController`: as per current
design, protocols are created before the network so `Protocol` cannot be
the one creating the `PeerStore` object. `FullNetworkConfiguration` will be
used to store the objects that `sc-network` will use to communicate with
protocols and it will also allow protocols to allocate handles so they
can directly communicate with `sc-network`.
* Fixes
* Update client/service/src/builder.rs
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* Updates
* Doc updates + cargo-fmt
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* Evict inactive peers from `SyncingEngine`
If both halves of the block announce notification stream have been
inactive for 2 minutes, report the peer and disconnect it, allowing
`SyncingEngine` to free up a slot for some other peer that hopefully
is more active.
This needs to be done because the node may falsely believe it has open
connections to peers because the inbound substream can be closed without
any notification and closed outbound substream is noticed only when node
attempts to write to it which may not happen if the node has nothing to
send.
* zzz
* wip
* Evict peers only when timeout expires
* Use `debug!()`
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* Attempt to relieve pressure on `mpsc_network_worker`
`SyncingEngine` interacting with `NetworkWorker` can put a lot of strain
on the channel if the number of inbound connections is high. This is
because `SyncingEngine` is notified of each inbound substream which it
then can either accept or reject and this causes a lot of message
exchange on the already busy channel.
Use a direct channel pair between `Protocol` and `SyncingEngine`
to exchange notification events. It is a temporary change to alleviate
the problems caused by syncing being an independent protocol and the
fix will be removed once `NotificationService` is implemented.
* Apply review comments
* fixes
* trigger ci
* Fix tests
Verify that both peers have a connection now that the validation goes
through `SyncingEngine`. Depending on how the tasks are scheduled,
one of them might not have the peer registered in `SyncingEngine` at which
point the test won't make any progress because block announcement received
from an unknown peer is discarded.
Move polling of `ChainSync` at the end of the function so that if a block
announcement causes a block request to be sent, that can be sent in the
same call to `SyncingEngine::poll()`.
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`Protocol` is not a reliable source for the information of connected
peers because it doesn't have real-time information of the actual
connectivity state because it's not resposible for accepting/rejecting
connections and gets that information with delay from `SyncinEngine`.
* Move service tests to `client/network/tests`
These tests depend on `sc-network` and `sc-network-sync` so they should
live outside the crate.
* Move some configs from `sc-network-common` to `sc-network`
* Move `NetworkService` traits to `sc-network`
* Move request-responses to `sc-network`
* Remove more stuff
* Remove rest of configs from `sc-network-common` to `sc-network`
* Remove more stuff
* Fix warnings
* Update client/network/src/request_responses.rs
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* Fix cargo doc
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* Move import queue out of `sc-network`
Add supplementary asynchronous API for the import queue which means
it can be run as an independent task and communicated with through
the `ImportQueueService`.
This commit removes removes block and justification imports from
`sc-network` and provides `ChainSync` with a handle to import queue so
it can import blocks and justifications. Polling of the import queue is
moved complete out of `sc-network` and `sc_consensus::Link` is
implemented for `ChainSyncInterfaceHandled` so the import queue
can still influence the syncing process.
* Move stuff to SyncingEngine
* Move `ChainSync` instanation to `SyncingEngine`
Some of the tests have to be rewritten
* Move peer hashmap to `SyncingEngine`
* Let `SyncingEngine` to implement `ChainSyncInterface`
* Introduce `SyncStatusProvider`
* Move `sync_peer_(connected|disconnected)` to `SyncingEngine`
* Implement `SyncEventStream`
Remove `SyncConnected`/`SyncDisconnected` events from
`NetworkEvenStream` and provide those events through
`ChainSyncInterface` instead.
Modify BEEFY/GRANDPA/transactions protocol and `NetworkGossip` to take
`SyncEventStream` object which they listen to for incoming sync peer
events.
* Introduce `ChainSyncInterface`
This interface provides a set of miscellaneous functions that other
subsystems can use to query, for example, the syncing status.
* Move event stream polling to `SyncingEngine`
Subscribe to `NetworkStreamEvent` and poll the incoming notifications
and substream events from `SyncingEngine`.
The code needs refactoring.
* Make `SyncingEngine` into an asynchronous runner
This commits removes the last hard dependency of syncing from
`sc-network` meaning the protocol now lives completely outside of
`sc-network`, ignoring the hardcoded peerset entry which will be
addressed in the future.
Code needs a lot of refactoring.
* Fix warnings
* Code refactoring
* Use `SyncingService` for BEEFY
* Use `SyncingService` for GRANDPA
* Remove call delegation from `NetworkService`
* Remove `ChainSyncService`
* Remove `ChainSync` service tests
They were written for the sole purpose of verifying that `NetworWorker`
continues to function while the calls are being dispatched to
`ChainSync`.
* Refactor code
* Refactor code
* Update client/finality-grandpa/src/communication/tests.rs
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* Fix warnings
* Apply review comments
* Fix docs
* Fix test
* cargo-fmt
* Update client/network/sync/src/engine.rs
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* Update client/network/sync/src/engine.rs
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* Add missing docs
* Refactor code
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