// This file is part of Substrate. // Copyright (C) Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd. // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Classpath-exception-2.0 // This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify // it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by // the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or // (at your option) any later version. // This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, // but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of // MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the // GNU General Public License for more details. // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License // along with this program. If not, see . //! Proof of work consensus for Substrate. //! //! To use this engine, you can need to have a struct that implements //! [`PowAlgorithm`]. After that, pass an instance of the struct, along //! with other necessary client references to [`import_queue`] to setup //! the queue. //! //! This library also comes with an async mining worker, which can be //! started via the [`start_mining_worker`] function. It returns a worker //! handle together with a future. The future must be pulled. Through //! the worker handle, you can pull the metadata needed to start the //! mining process via [`MiningHandle::metadata`], and then do the actual //! mining on a standalone thread. Finally, when a seal is found, call //! [`MiningHandle::submit`] to build the block. //! //! The auxiliary storage for PoW engine only stores the total difficulty. //! For other storage requirements for particular PoW algorithm (such as //! the actual difficulty for each particular blocks), you can take a client //! reference in your [`PowAlgorithm`] implementation, and use a separate prefix //! for the auxiliary storage. It is also possible to just use the runtime //! as the storage, but it is not recommended as it won't work well with light //! clients. mod worker; pub use crate::worker::{MiningBuild, MiningHandle, MiningMetadata}; use crate::worker::UntilImportedOrTimeout; use codec::{Decode, Encode}; use futures::{Future, StreamExt}; use log::*; use prometheus_endpoint::Registry; use sc_client_api::{self, backend::AuxStore, BlockOf, BlockchainEvents}; use sc_consensus::{ BasicQueue, BlockCheckParams, BlockImport, BlockImportParams, BoxBlockImport, BoxJustificationImport, ForkChoiceStrategy, ImportResult, Verifier, }; use sp_api::ProvideRuntimeApi; use sp_block_builder::BlockBuilder as BlockBuilderApi; use sp_blockchain::HeaderBackend; use sp_consensus::{Environment, Error as ConsensusError, Proposer, SelectChain, SyncOracle}; use sp_consensus_pow::{Seal, TotalDifficulty, POW_ENGINE_ID}; use sp_inherents::{CreateInherentDataProviders, InherentDataProvider}; use sp_runtime::{ generic::{BlockId, Digest, DigestItem}, traits::{Block as BlockT, Header as HeaderT}, RuntimeString, }; use std::{cmp::Ordering, marker::PhantomData, sync::Arc, time::Duration}; const LOG_TARGET: &str = "pow"; #[derive(Debug, thiserror::Error)] pub enum Error { #[error("Header uses the wrong engine {0:?}")] WrongEngine([u8; 4]), #[error("Header {0:?} is unsealed")] HeaderUnsealed(B::Hash), #[error("PoW validation error: invalid seal")] InvalidSeal, #[error("PoW validation error: preliminary verification failed")] FailedPreliminaryVerify, #[error("Rejecting block too far in future")] TooFarInFuture, #[error("Fetching best header failed using select chain: {0}")] BestHeaderSelectChain(ConsensusError), #[error("Fetching best header failed: {0}")] BestHeader(sp_blockchain::Error), #[error("Best header does not exist")] NoBestHeader, #[error("Block proposing error: {0}")] BlockProposingError(String), #[error("Fetch best hash failed via select chain: {0}")] BestHashSelectChain(ConsensusError), #[error("Error with block built on {0:?}: {1}")] BlockBuiltError(B::Hash, ConsensusError), #[error("Creating inherents failed: {0}")] CreateInherents(sp_inherents::Error), #[error("Checking inherents failed: {0}")] CheckInherents(sp_inherents::Error), #[error( "Checking inherents unknown error for identifier: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(.0) )] CheckInherentsUnknownError(sp_inherents::InherentIdentifier), #[error("Multiple pre-runtime digests")] MultiplePreRuntimeDigests, #[error(transparent)] Client(sp_blockchain::Error), #[error(transparent)] Codec(codec::Error), #[error("{0}")] Environment(String), #[error("{0}")] Runtime(RuntimeString), #[error("{0}")] Other(String), } impl From> for String { fn from(error: Error) -> String { error.to_string() } } impl From> for ConsensusError { fn from(error: Error) -> ConsensusError { ConsensusError::ClientImport(error.to_string()) } } /// Auxiliary storage prefix for PoW engine. pub const POW_AUX_PREFIX: [u8; 4] = *b"PoW:"; /// Get the auxiliary storage key used by engine to store total difficulty. fn aux_key>(hash: &T) -> Vec { POW_AUX_PREFIX.iter().chain(hash.as_ref()).copied().collect() } /// Intermediate value passed to block importer. #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, Debug, Default)] pub struct PowIntermediate { /// Difficulty of the block, if known. pub difficulty: Option, } /// Intermediate key for PoW engine. pub static INTERMEDIATE_KEY: &[u8] = b"pow1"; /// Auxiliary storage data for PoW. #[derive(Encode, Decode, Clone, Debug, Default)] pub struct PowAux { /// Difficulty of the current block. pub difficulty: Difficulty, /// Total difficulty up to current block. pub total_difficulty: Difficulty, } impl PowAux where Difficulty: Decode + Default, { /// Read the auxiliary from client. pub fn read(client: &C, hash: &B::Hash) -> Result> { let key = aux_key(&hash); match client.get_aux(&key).map_err(Error::Client)? { Some(bytes) => Self::decode(&mut &bytes[..]).map_err(Error::Codec), None => Ok(Self::default()), } } } /// Algorithm used for proof of work. pub trait PowAlgorithm { /// Difficulty for the algorithm. type Difficulty: TotalDifficulty + Default + Encode + Decode + Ord + Clone + Copy; /// Get the next block's difficulty. /// /// This function will be called twice during the import process, so the implementation /// should be properly cached. fn difficulty(&self, parent: B::Hash) -> Result>; /// Verify that the seal is valid against given pre hash when parent block is not yet imported. /// /// None means that preliminary verify is not available for this algorithm. fn preliminary_verify( &self, _pre_hash: &B::Hash, _seal: &Seal, ) -> Result, Error> { Ok(None) } /// Break a fork choice tie. /// /// By default this chooses the earliest block seen. Using uniform tie /// breaking algorithms will help to protect against selfish mining. /// /// Returns if the new seal should be considered best block. fn break_tie(&self, _own_seal: &Seal, _new_seal: &Seal) -> bool { false } /// Verify that the difficulty is valid against given seal. fn verify( &self, parent: &BlockId, pre_hash: &B::Hash, pre_digest: Option<&[u8]>, seal: &Seal, difficulty: Self::Difficulty, ) -> Result>; } /// A block importer for PoW. pub struct PowBlockImport { algorithm: Algorithm, inner: I, select_chain: S, client: Arc, create_inherent_data_providers: Arc, check_inherents_after: <::Header as HeaderT>::Number, } impl Clone for PowBlockImport { fn clone(&self) -> Self { Self { algorithm: self.algorithm.clone(), inner: self.inner.clone(), select_chain: self.select_chain.clone(), client: self.client.clone(), create_inherent_data_providers: self.create_inherent_data_providers.clone(), check_inherents_after: self.check_inherents_after, } } } impl PowBlockImport where B: BlockT, I: BlockImport + Send + Sync, I::Error: Into, C: ProvideRuntimeApi + Send + Sync + HeaderBackend + AuxStore + BlockOf, C::Api: BlockBuilderApi, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm, CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders, { /// Create a new block import suitable to be used in PoW pub fn new( inner: I, client: Arc, algorithm: Algorithm, check_inherents_after: <::Header as HeaderT>::Number, select_chain: S, create_inherent_data_providers: CIDP, ) -> Self { Self { inner, client, algorithm, check_inherents_after, select_chain, create_inherent_data_providers: Arc::new(create_inherent_data_providers), } } async fn check_inherents( &self, block: B, at_hash: B::Hash, inherent_data_providers: CIDP::InherentDataProviders, ) -> Result<(), Error> { if *block.header().number() < self.check_inherents_after { return Ok(()) } let inherent_data = inherent_data_providers .create_inherent_data() .await .map_err(|e| Error::CreateInherents(e))?; let inherent_res = self .client .runtime_api() .check_inherents(at_hash, block, inherent_data) .map_err(|e| Error::Client(e.into()))?; if !inherent_res.ok() { for (identifier, error) in inherent_res.into_errors() { match inherent_data_providers.try_handle_error(&identifier, &error).await { Some(res) => res.map_err(Error::CheckInherents)?, None => return Err(Error::CheckInherentsUnknownError(identifier)), } } } Ok(()) } } #[async_trait::async_trait] impl BlockImport for PowBlockImport where B: BlockT, I: BlockImport + Send + Sync, I::Error: Into, S: SelectChain, C: ProvideRuntimeApi + Send + Sync + HeaderBackend + AuxStore + BlockOf, C::Api: BlockBuilderApi, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Send + Sync, Algorithm::Difficulty: 'static + Send, CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders + Send + Sync, { type Error = ConsensusError; async fn check_block( &mut self, block: BlockCheckParams, ) -> Result { self.inner.check_block(block).await.map_err(Into::into) } async fn import_block( &mut self, mut block: BlockImportParams, ) -> Result { let best_header = self .select_chain .best_chain() .await .map_err(|e| format!("Fetch best chain failed via select chain: {}", e)) .map_err(ConsensusError::ChainLookup)?; let best_hash = best_header.hash(); let parent_hash = *block.header.parent_hash(); let best_aux = PowAux::read::<_, B>(self.client.as_ref(), &best_hash)?; let mut aux = PowAux::read::<_, B>(self.client.as_ref(), &parent_hash)?; if let Some(inner_body) = block.body.take() { let check_block = B::new(block.header.clone(), inner_body); if !block.state_action.skip_execution_checks() { self.check_inherents( check_block.clone(), parent_hash, self.create_inherent_data_providers .create_inherent_data_providers(parent_hash, ()) .await?, ) .await?; } block.body = Some(check_block.deconstruct().1); } let inner_seal = fetch_seal::(block.post_digests.last(), block.header.hash())?; let intermediate = block .remove_intermediate::>(INTERMEDIATE_KEY)?; let difficulty = match intermediate.difficulty { Some(difficulty) => difficulty, None => self.algorithm.difficulty(parent_hash)?, }; let pre_hash = block.header.hash(); let pre_digest = find_pre_digest::(&block.header)?; if !self.algorithm.verify( &BlockId::hash(parent_hash), &pre_hash, pre_digest.as_ref().map(|v| &v[..]), &inner_seal, difficulty, )? { return Err(Error::::InvalidSeal.into()) } aux.difficulty = difficulty; aux.total_difficulty.increment(difficulty); let key = aux_key(&block.post_hash()); block.auxiliary.push((key, Some(aux.encode()))); if block.fork_choice.is_none() { block.fork_choice = Some(ForkChoiceStrategy::Custom( match aux.total_difficulty.cmp(&best_aux.total_difficulty) { Ordering::Less => false, Ordering::Greater => true, Ordering::Equal => { let best_inner_seal = fetch_seal::(best_header.digest().logs.last(), best_hash)?; self.algorithm.break_tie(&best_inner_seal, &inner_seal) }, }, )); } self.inner.import_block(block).await.map_err(Into::into) } } /// A verifier for PoW blocks. pub struct PowVerifier { algorithm: Algorithm, _marker: PhantomData, } impl PowVerifier { pub fn new(algorithm: Algorithm) -> Self { Self { algorithm, _marker: PhantomData } } fn check_header(&self, mut header: B::Header) -> Result<(B::Header, DigestItem), Error> where Algorithm: PowAlgorithm, { let hash = header.hash(); let (seal, inner_seal) = match header.digest_mut().pop() { Some(DigestItem::Seal(id, seal)) => if id == POW_ENGINE_ID { (DigestItem::Seal(id, seal.clone()), seal) } else { return Err(Error::WrongEngine(id)) }, _ => return Err(Error::HeaderUnsealed(hash)), }; let pre_hash = header.hash(); if !self.algorithm.preliminary_verify(&pre_hash, &inner_seal)?.unwrap_or(true) { return Err(Error::FailedPreliminaryVerify) } Ok((header, seal)) } } #[async_trait::async_trait] impl Verifier for PowVerifier where Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Send + Sync, Algorithm::Difficulty: 'static + Send, { async fn verify( &mut self, mut block: BlockImportParams, ) -> Result, String> { let hash = block.header.hash(); let (checked_header, seal) = self.check_header(block.header)?; let intermediate = PowIntermediate:: { difficulty: None }; block.header = checked_header; block.post_digests.push(seal); block.insert_intermediate(INTERMEDIATE_KEY, intermediate); block.post_hash = Some(hash); Ok(block) } } /// The PoW import queue type. pub type PowImportQueue = BasicQueue; /// Import queue for PoW engine. pub fn import_queue( block_import: BoxBlockImport, justification_import: Option>, algorithm: Algorithm, spawner: &impl sp_core::traits::SpawnEssentialNamed, registry: Option<&Registry>, ) -> Result, sp_consensus::Error> where B: BlockT, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static, Algorithm::Difficulty: Send, { let verifier = PowVerifier::new(algorithm); Ok(BasicQueue::new(verifier, block_import, justification_import, spawner, registry)) } /// Start the mining worker for PoW. This function provides the necessary helper functions that can /// be used to implement a miner. However, it does not do the CPU-intensive mining itself. /// /// Two values are returned -- a worker, which contains functions that allows querying the current /// mining metadata and submitting mined blocks, and a future, which must be polled to fill in /// information in the worker. /// /// `pre_runtime` is a parameter that allows a custom additional pre-runtime digest to be inserted /// for blocks being built. This can encode authorship information, or just be a graffiti. pub fn start_mining_worker( block_import: BoxBlockImport, client: Arc, select_chain: S, algorithm: Algorithm, mut env: E, sync_oracle: SO, justification_sync_link: L, pre_runtime: Option>, create_inherent_data_providers: CIDP, timeout: Duration, build_time: Duration, ) -> ( MiningHandle>::Proof>, impl Future, ) where Block: BlockT, C: BlockchainEvents + 'static, S: SelectChain + 'static, Algorithm: PowAlgorithm + Clone, Algorithm::Difficulty: Send + 'static, E: Environment + Send + Sync + 'static, E::Error: std::fmt::Debug, E::Proposer: Proposer, SO: SyncOracle + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static, L: sc_consensus::JustificationSyncLink, CIDP: CreateInherentDataProviders, { let mut timer = UntilImportedOrTimeout::new(client.import_notification_stream(), timeout); let worker = MiningHandle::new(algorithm.clone(), block_import, justification_sync_link); let worker_ret = worker.clone(); let task = async move { loop { if timer.next().await.is_none() { break } if sync_oracle.is_major_syncing() { debug!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Skipping proposal due to sync."); worker.on_major_syncing(); continue } let best_header = match select_chain.best_chain().await { Ok(x) => x, Err(err) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to pull new block for authoring. \ Select best chain error: {}", err ); continue }, }; let best_hash = best_header.hash(); if worker.best_hash() == Some(best_hash) { continue } // The worker is locked for the duration of the whole proposing period. Within this // period, the mining target is outdated and useless anyway. let difficulty = match algorithm.difficulty(best_hash) { Ok(x) => x, Err(err) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to propose new block for authoring. \ Fetch difficulty failed: {}", err, ); continue }, }; let inherent_data_providers = match create_inherent_data_providers .create_inherent_data_providers(best_hash, ()) .await { Ok(x) => x, Err(err) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to propose new block for authoring. \ Creating inherent data providers failed: {}", err, ); continue }, }; let inherent_data = match inherent_data_providers.create_inherent_data().await { Ok(r) => r, Err(e) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to propose new block for authoring. \ Creating inherent data failed: {}", e, ); continue }, }; let mut inherent_digest = Digest::default(); if let Some(pre_runtime) = &pre_runtime { inherent_digest.push(DigestItem::PreRuntime(POW_ENGINE_ID, pre_runtime.to_vec())); } let pre_runtime = pre_runtime.clone(); let proposer = match env.init(&best_header).await { Ok(x) => x, Err(err) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to propose new block for authoring. \ Creating proposer failed: {:?}", err, ); continue }, }; let proposal = match proposer.propose(inherent_data, inherent_digest, build_time, None).await { Ok(x) => x, Err(err) => { warn!( target: LOG_TARGET, "Unable to propose new block for authoring. \ Creating proposal failed: {}", err, ); continue }, }; let build = MiningBuild:: { metadata: MiningMetadata { best_hash, pre_hash: proposal.block.header().hash(), pre_runtime: pre_runtime.clone(), difficulty, }, proposal, }; worker.on_build(build); } }; (worker_ret, task) } /// Find PoW pre-runtime. fn find_pre_digest(header: &B::Header) -> Result>, Error> { let mut pre_digest: Option<_> = None; for log in header.digest().logs() { trace!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Checking log {:?}, looking for pre runtime digest", log); match (log, pre_digest.is_some()) { (DigestItem::PreRuntime(POW_ENGINE_ID, _), true) => return Err(Error::MultiplePreRuntimeDigests), (DigestItem::PreRuntime(POW_ENGINE_ID, v), false) => { pre_digest = Some(v.clone()); }, (_, _) => trace!(target: LOG_TARGET, "Ignoring digest not meant for us"), } } Ok(pre_digest) } /// Fetch PoW seal. fn fetch_seal(digest: Option<&DigestItem>, hash: B::Hash) -> Result, Error> { match digest { Some(DigestItem::Seal(id, seal)) => if id == &POW_ENGINE_ID { Ok(seal.clone()) } else { Err(Error::::WrongEngine(*id)) }, _ => Err(Error::::HeaderUnsealed(hash)), } }