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Joshy Orndorff d05dc090a8 Revise docs on randomness (#5497)
* Initial attempt to revise docs.

* Remove incorrect warning from Babe pallet

* Add more hints that collective flip is for low security
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// Copyright 2019-2020 Parity Technologies (UK) Ltd.
// This file is part of Substrate.
// Substrate 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.
// Substrate 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 Substrate. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
//! Consensus extension module for BABE consensus. Collects on-chain randomness
//! from VRF outputs and manages epoch transitions.
#![cfg_attr(not(feature = "std"), no_std)]
#![forbid(unused_must_use, unsafe_code, unused_variables, unused_must_use)]
use pallet_timestamp;
use sp_std::{result, prelude::*};
use frame_support::{
decl_storage, decl_module, traits::{FindAuthor, Get, Randomness as RandomnessT},
weights::{Weight, MINIMUM_WEIGHT},
};
use sp_timestamp::OnTimestampSet;
use sp_runtime::{generic::DigestItem, ConsensusEngineId, Perbill};
use sp_runtime::traits::{IsMember, SaturatedConversion, Saturating, Hash, One};
use sp_staking::{
SessionIndex,
offence::{Offence, Kind},
};
use codec::{Encode, Decode};
use sp_inherents::{InherentIdentifier, InherentData, ProvideInherent, MakeFatalError};
use sp_consensus_babe::{
BABE_ENGINE_ID, ConsensusLog, BabeAuthorityWeight, SlotNumber,
inherents::{INHERENT_IDENTIFIER, BabeInherentData},
digests::{NextEpochDescriptor, RawPreDigest},
};
use sp_consensus_vrf::schnorrkel;
pub use sp_consensus_babe::{AuthorityId, VRF_OUTPUT_LENGTH, RANDOMNESS_LENGTH, PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH};
#[cfg(all(feature = "std", test))]
mod tests;
#[cfg(all(feature = "std", test))]
mod mock;
pub trait Trait: pallet_timestamp::Trait {
/// The amount of time, in slots, that each epoch should last.
type EpochDuration: Get<SlotNumber>;
/// The expected average block time at which BABE should be creating
/// blocks. Since BABE is probabilistic it is not trivial to figure out
/// what the expected average block time should be based on the slot
/// duration and the security parameter `c` (where `1 - c` represents
/// the probability of a slot being empty).
type ExpectedBlockTime: Get<Self::Moment>;
/// BABE requires some logic to be triggered on every block to query for whether an epoch
/// has ended and to perform the transition to the next epoch.
///
/// Typically, the `ExternalTrigger` type should be used. An internal trigger should only be used
/// when no other module is responsible for changing authority set.
type EpochChangeTrigger: EpochChangeTrigger;
}
/// Trigger an epoch change, if any should take place.
pub trait EpochChangeTrigger {
/// Trigger an epoch change, if any should take place. This should be called
/// during every block, after initialization is done.
fn trigger<T: Trait>(now: T::BlockNumber);
}
/// A type signifying to BABE that an external trigger
/// for epoch changes (e.g. pallet-session) is used.
pub struct ExternalTrigger;
impl EpochChangeTrigger for ExternalTrigger {
fn trigger<T: Trait>(_: T::BlockNumber) { } // nothing - trigger is external.
}
/// A type signifying to BABE that it should perform epoch changes
/// with an internal trigger, recycling the same authorities forever.
pub struct SameAuthoritiesForever;
impl EpochChangeTrigger for SameAuthoritiesForever {
fn trigger<T: Trait>(now: T::BlockNumber) {
if <Module<T>>::should_epoch_change(now) {
let authorities = <Module<T>>::authorities();
let next_authorities = authorities.clone();
<Module<T>>::enact_epoch_change(authorities, next_authorities);
}
}
}
const UNDER_CONSTRUCTION_SEGMENT_LENGTH: usize = 256;
type MaybeVrf = Option<schnorrkel::RawVRFOutput>;
decl_storage! {
trait Store for Module<T: Trait> as Babe {
/// Current epoch index.
pub EpochIndex get(fn epoch_index): u64;
/// Current epoch authorities.
pub Authorities get(fn authorities): Vec<(AuthorityId, BabeAuthorityWeight)>;
/// The slot at which the first epoch actually started. This is 0
/// until the first block of the chain.
pub GenesisSlot get(fn genesis_slot): u64;
/// Current slot number.
pub CurrentSlot get(fn current_slot): u64;
/// The epoch randomness for the *current* epoch.
///
/// # Security
///
/// This MUST NOT be used for gambling, as it can be influenced by a
/// malicious validator in the short term. It MAY be used in many
/// cryptographic protocols, however, so long as one remembers that this
/// (like everything else on-chain) it is public. For example, it can be
/// used where a number is needed that cannot have been chosen by an
/// adversary, for purposes such as public-coin zero-knowledge proofs.
// NOTE: the following fields don't use the constants to define the
// array size because the metadata API currently doesn't resolve the
// variable to its underlying value.
pub Randomness get(fn randomness): schnorrkel::Randomness;
/// Next epoch randomness.
NextRandomness: schnorrkel::Randomness;
/// Randomness under construction.
///
/// We make a tradeoff between storage accesses and list length.
/// We store the under-construction randomness in segments of up to
/// `UNDER_CONSTRUCTION_SEGMENT_LENGTH`.
///
/// Once a segment reaches this length, we begin the next one.
/// We reset all segments and return to `0` at the beginning of every
/// epoch.
SegmentIndex build(|_| 0): u32;
UnderConstruction: map hasher(twox_64_concat) u32 => Vec<schnorrkel::RawVRFOutput>;
/// Temporary value (cleared at block finalization) which is `Some`
/// if per-block initialization has already been called for current block.
Initialized get(fn initialized): Option<MaybeVrf>;
/// How late the current block is compared to its parent.
///
/// This entry is populated as part of block execution and is cleaned up
/// on block finalization. Querying this storage entry outside of block
/// execution context should always yield zero.
Lateness get(fn lateness): T::BlockNumber;
}
add_extra_genesis {
config(authorities): Vec<(AuthorityId, BabeAuthorityWeight)>;
build(|config| Module::<T>::initialize_authorities(&config.authorities))
}
}
decl_module! {
/// The BABE Pallet
pub struct Module<T: Trait> for enum Call where origin: T::Origin {
/// The number of **slots** that an epoch takes. We couple sessions to
/// epochs, i.e. we start a new session once the new epoch begins.
const EpochDuration: u64 = T::EpochDuration::get();
/// The expected average block time at which BABE should be creating
/// blocks. Since BABE is probabilistic it is not trivial to figure out
/// what the expected average block time should be based on the slot
/// duration and the security parameter `c` (where `1 - c` represents
/// the probability of a slot being empty).
const ExpectedBlockTime: T::Moment = T::ExpectedBlockTime::get();
/// Initialization
fn on_initialize(now: T::BlockNumber) -> Weight {
Self::do_initialize(now);
MINIMUM_WEIGHT
}
/// Block finalization
fn on_finalize() {
// at the end of the block, we can safely include the new VRF output
// from this block into the under-construction randomness. If we've determined
// that this block was the first in a new epoch, the changeover logic has
// already occurred at this point, so the under-construction randomness
// will only contain outputs from the right epoch.
if let Some(Some(vrf_output)) = Initialized::take() {
Self::deposit_vrf_output(&vrf_output);
}
// remove temporary "environment" entry from storage
Lateness::<T>::kill();
}
}
}
impl<T: Trait> RandomnessT<<T as frame_system::Trait>::Hash> for Module<T> {
/// Some BABE blocks have VRF outputs where the block producer has exactly one bit of influence,
/// either they make the block or they do not make the block and thus someone else makes the
/// next block. Yet, this randomness is not fresh in all BABE blocks.
///
/// If that is an insufficient security guarantee then two things can be used to improve this
/// randomness:
///
/// - Name, in advance, the block number whose random value will be used; ensure your module
/// retains a buffer of previous random values for its subject and then index into these in
/// order to obviate the ability of your user to look up the parent hash and choose when to
/// transact based upon it.
/// - Require your user to first commit to an additional value by first posting its hash.
/// Require them to reveal the value to determine the final result, hashing it with the
/// output of this random function. This reduces the ability of a cabal of block producers
/// from conspiring against individuals.
fn random(subject: &[u8]) -> T::Hash {
let mut subject = subject.to_vec();
subject.reserve(VRF_OUTPUT_LENGTH);
subject.extend_from_slice(&Self::randomness()[..]);
<T as frame_system::Trait>::Hashing::hash(&subject[..])
}
}
/// A BABE public key
pub type BabeKey = [u8; PUBLIC_KEY_LENGTH];
impl<T: Trait> FindAuthor<u32> for Module<T> {
fn find_author<'a, I>(digests: I) -> Option<u32> where
I: 'a + IntoIterator<Item=(ConsensusEngineId, &'a [u8])>
{
for (id, mut data) in digests.into_iter() {
if id == BABE_ENGINE_ID {
let pre_digest: RawPreDigest = RawPreDigest::decode(&mut data).ok()?;
return Some(pre_digest.authority_index())
}
}
return None;
}
}
impl<T: Trait> IsMember<AuthorityId> for Module<T> {
fn is_member(authority_id: &AuthorityId) -> bool {
<Module<T>>::authorities()
.iter()
.any(|id| &id.0 == authority_id)
}
}
impl<T: Trait> pallet_session::ShouldEndSession<T::BlockNumber> for Module<T> {
fn should_end_session(now: T::BlockNumber) -> bool {
// it might be (and it is in current implementation) that session module is calling
// should_end_session() from it's own on_initialize() handler
// => because pallet_session on_initialize() is called earlier than ours, let's ensure
// that we have synced with digest before checking if session should be ended.
Self::do_initialize(now);
Self::should_epoch_change(now)
}
}
// TODO [slashing]: @marcio use this, remove the dead_code annotation.
/// A BABE equivocation offence report.
///
/// When a validator released two or more blocks at the same slot.
struct BabeEquivocationOffence<FullIdentification> {
/// A babe slot number in which this incident happened.
slot: u64,
/// The session index in which the incident happened.
session_index: SessionIndex,
/// The size of the validator set at the time of the offence.
validator_set_count: u32,
/// The authority that produced the equivocation.
offender: FullIdentification,
}
impl<FullIdentification: Clone> Offence<FullIdentification> for BabeEquivocationOffence<FullIdentification> {
const ID: Kind = *b"babe:equivocatio";
type TimeSlot = u64;
fn offenders(&self) -> Vec<FullIdentification> {
vec![self.offender.clone()]
}
fn session_index(&self) -> SessionIndex {
self.session_index
}
fn validator_set_count(&self) -> u32 {
self.validator_set_count
}
fn time_slot(&self) -> Self::TimeSlot {
self.slot
}
fn slash_fraction(
offenders_count: u32,
validator_set_count: u32,
) -> Perbill {
// the formula is min((3k / n)^2, 1)
let x = Perbill::from_rational_approximation(3 * offenders_count, validator_set_count);
// _ ^ 2
x.square()
}
}
impl<T: Trait> Module<T> {
/// Determine the BABE slot duration based on the Timestamp module configuration.
pub fn slot_duration() -> T::Moment {
// we double the minimum block-period so each author can always propose within
// the majority of their slot.
<T as pallet_timestamp::Trait>::MinimumPeriod::get().saturating_mul(2.into())
}
/// Determine whether an epoch change should take place at this block.
/// Assumes that initialization has already taken place.
pub fn should_epoch_change(now: T::BlockNumber) -> bool {
// The epoch has technically ended during the passage of time
// between this block and the last, but we have to "end" the epoch now,
// since there is no earlier possible block we could have done it.
//
// The exception is for block 1: the genesis has slot 0, so we treat
// epoch 0 as having started at the slot of block 1. We want to use
// the same randomness and validator set as signalled in the genesis,
// so we don't rotate the epoch.
now != One::one() && {
let diff = CurrentSlot::get().saturating_sub(Self::current_epoch_start());
diff >= T::EpochDuration::get()
}
}
/// Return the _best guess_ block number, at which the next epoch change is predicted to happen.
///
/// Returns None if the prediction is in the past; This implies an error internally in the Babe
/// and should not happen under normal circumstances.
///
/// In other word, this is only accurate if no slots are missed. Given missed slots, the slot
/// number will grow while the block number will not. Hence, the result can be interpreted as an
/// upper bound.
// -------------- IMPORTANT NOTE --------------
// This implementation is linked to how [`should_epoch_change`] is working. This might need to
// be updated accordingly, if the underlying mechanics of slot and epochs change.
pub fn next_expected_epoch_change(now: T::BlockNumber) -> Option<T::BlockNumber> {
let next_slot = Self::current_epoch_start().saturating_add(T::EpochDuration::get());
next_slot
.checked_sub(CurrentSlot::get())
.map(|slots_remaining| {
// This is a best effort guess. Drifts in the slot/block ratio will cause errors here.
let blocks_remaining: T::BlockNumber = slots_remaining.saturated_into();
now.saturating_add(blocks_remaining)
})
}
/// DANGEROUS: Enact an epoch change. Should be done on every block where `should_epoch_change` has returned `true`,
/// and the caller is the only caller of this function.
///
/// Typically, this is not handled directly by the user, but by higher-level validator-set manager logic like
/// `pallet-session`.
pub fn enact_epoch_change(
authorities: Vec<(AuthorityId, BabeAuthorityWeight)>,
next_authorities: Vec<(AuthorityId, BabeAuthorityWeight)>,
) {
// PRECONDITION: caller has done initialization and is guaranteed
// by the session module to be called before this.
debug_assert!(Self::initialized().is_some());
// Update epoch index
let epoch_index = EpochIndex::get()
.checked_add(1)
.expect("epoch indices will never reach 2^64 before the death of the universe; qed");
EpochIndex::put(epoch_index);
Authorities::put(authorities);
// Update epoch randomness.
let next_epoch_index = epoch_index
.checked_add(1)
.expect("epoch indices will never reach 2^64 before the death of the universe; qed");
// Returns randomness for the current epoch and computes the *next*
// epoch randomness.
let randomness = Self::randomness_change_epoch(next_epoch_index);
Randomness::put(randomness);
// After we update the current epoch, we signal the *next* epoch change
// so that nodes can track changes.
let next_randomness = NextRandomness::get();
let next = NextEpochDescriptor {
authorities: next_authorities,
randomness: next_randomness,
};
Self::deposit_consensus(ConsensusLog::NextEpochData(next))
}
// finds the start slot of the current epoch. only guaranteed to
// give correct results after `do_initialize` of the first block
// in the chain (as its result is based off of `GenesisSlot`).
pub fn current_epoch_start() -> SlotNumber {
(EpochIndex::get() * T::EpochDuration::get()) + GenesisSlot::get()
}
fn deposit_consensus<U: Encode>(new: U) {
let log: DigestItem<T::Hash> = DigestItem::Consensus(BABE_ENGINE_ID, new.encode());
<frame_system::Module<T>>::deposit_log(log.into())
}
fn deposit_vrf_output(vrf_output: &schnorrkel::RawVRFOutput) {
let segment_idx = <SegmentIndex>::get();
let mut segment = <UnderConstruction>::get(&segment_idx);
if segment.len() < UNDER_CONSTRUCTION_SEGMENT_LENGTH {
// push onto current segment: not full.
segment.push(*vrf_output);
<UnderConstruction>::insert(&segment_idx, &segment);
} else {
// move onto the next segment and update the index.
let segment_idx = segment_idx + 1;
<UnderConstruction>::insert(&segment_idx, &vec![vrf_output.clone()]);
<SegmentIndex>::put(&segment_idx);
}
}
fn do_initialize(now: T::BlockNumber) {
// since do_initialize can be called twice (if session module is present)
// => let's ensure that we only modify the storage once per block
let initialized = Self::initialized().is_some();
if initialized {
return;
}
let maybe_pre_digest: Option<RawPreDigest> = <frame_system::Module<T>>::digest()
.logs
.iter()
.filter_map(|s| s.as_pre_runtime())
.filter_map(|(id, mut data)| if id == BABE_ENGINE_ID {
RawPreDigest::decode(&mut data).ok()
} else {
None
})
.next();
let maybe_vrf = maybe_pre_digest.and_then(|digest| {
// on the first non-zero block (i.e. block #1)
// this is where the first epoch (epoch #0) actually starts.
// we need to adjust internal storage accordingly.
if GenesisSlot::get() == 0 {
GenesisSlot::put(digest.slot_number());
debug_assert_ne!(GenesisSlot::get(), 0);
// deposit a log because this is the first block in epoch #0
// we use the same values as genesis because we haven't collected any
// randomness yet.
let next = NextEpochDescriptor {
authorities: Self::authorities(),
randomness: Self::randomness(),
};
Self::deposit_consensus(ConsensusLog::NextEpochData(next))
}
// the slot number of the current block being initialized
let current_slot = digest.slot_number();
// how many slots were skipped between current and last block
let lateness = current_slot.saturating_sub(CurrentSlot::get() + 1);
let lateness = T::BlockNumber::from(lateness as u32);
Lateness::<T>::put(lateness);
CurrentSlot::put(current_slot);
if let RawPreDigest::Primary(primary) = digest {
// place the VRF output into the `Initialized` storage item
// and it'll be put onto the under-construction randomness
// later, once we've decided which epoch this block is in.
Some(primary.vrf_output)
} else {
None
}
});
Initialized::put(maybe_vrf);
// enact epoch change, if necessary.
T::EpochChangeTrigger::trigger::<T>(now)
}
/// Call this function exactly once when an epoch changes, to update the
/// randomness. Returns the new randomness.
fn randomness_change_epoch(next_epoch_index: u64) -> schnorrkel::Randomness {
let this_randomness = NextRandomness::get();
let segment_idx: u32 = <SegmentIndex>::mutate(|s| sp_std::mem::replace(s, 0));
// overestimate to the segment being full.
let rho_size = segment_idx.saturating_add(1) as usize * UNDER_CONSTRUCTION_SEGMENT_LENGTH;
let next_randomness = compute_randomness(
this_randomness,
next_epoch_index,
(0..segment_idx).flat_map(|i| <UnderConstruction>::take(&i)),
Some(rho_size),
);
NextRandomness::put(&next_randomness);
this_randomness
}
fn initialize_authorities(authorities: &[(AuthorityId, BabeAuthorityWeight)]) {
if !authorities.is_empty() {
assert!(Authorities::get().is_empty(), "Authorities are already initialized!");
Authorities::put(authorities);
}
}
}
impl<T: Trait> OnTimestampSet<T::Moment> for Module<T> {
fn on_timestamp_set(_moment: T::Moment) { }
}
impl<T: Trait> frame_support::traits::EstimateNextSessionRotation<T::BlockNumber> for Module<T> {
fn estimate_next_session_rotation(now: T::BlockNumber) -> Option<T::BlockNumber> {
Self::next_expected_epoch_change(now)
}
}
impl<T: Trait> frame_support::traits::Lateness<T::BlockNumber> for Module<T> {
fn lateness(&self) -> T::BlockNumber {
Self::lateness()
}
}
impl<T: Trait> sp_runtime::BoundToRuntimeAppPublic for Module<T> {
type Public = AuthorityId;
}
impl<T: Trait> pallet_session::OneSessionHandler<T::AccountId> for Module<T> {
type Key = AuthorityId;
fn on_genesis_session<'a, I: 'a>(validators: I)
where I: Iterator<Item=(&'a T::AccountId, AuthorityId)>
{
let authorities = validators.map(|(_, k)| (k, 1)).collect::<Vec<_>>();
Self::initialize_authorities(&authorities);
}
fn on_new_session<'a, I: 'a>(_changed: bool, validators: I, queued_validators: I)
where I: Iterator<Item=(&'a T::AccountId, AuthorityId)>
{
let authorities = validators.map(|(_account, k)| {
(k, 1)
}).collect::<Vec<_>>();
let next_authorities = queued_validators.map(|(_account, k)| {
(k, 1)
}).collect::<Vec<_>>();
Self::enact_epoch_change(authorities, next_authorities)
}
fn on_disabled(i: usize) {
Self::deposit_consensus(ConsensusLog::OnDisabled(i as u32))
}
}
// compute randomness for a new epoch. rho is the concatenation of all
// VRF outputs in the prior epoch.
//
// an optional size hint as to how many VRF outputs there were may be provided.
fn compute_randomness(
last_epoch_randomness: schnorrkel::Randomness,
epoch_index: u64,
rho: impl Iterator<Item=schnorrkel::RawVRFOutput>,
rho_size_hint: Option<usize>,
) -> schnorrkel::Randomness {
let mut s = Vec::with_capacity(40 + rho_size_hint.unwrap_or(0) * VRF_OUTPUT_LENGTH);
s.extend_from_slice(&last_epoch_randomness);
s.extend_from_slice(&epoch_index.to_le_bytes());
for vrf_output in rho {
s.extend_from_slice(&vrf_output[..]);
}
sp_io::hashing::blake2_256(&s)
}
impl<T: Trait> ProvideInherent for Module<T> {
type Call = pallet_timestamp::Call<T>;
type Error = MakeFatalError<sp_inherents::Error>;
const INHERENT_IDENTIFIER: InherentIdentifier = INHERENT_IDENTIFIER;
fn create_inherent(_: &InherentData) -> Option<Self::Call> {
None
}
fn check_inherent(call: &Self::Call, data: &InherentData) -> result::Result<(), Self::Error> {
let timestamp = match call {
pallet_timestamp::Call::set(ref timestamp) => timestamp.clone(),
_ => return Ok(()),
};
let timestamp_based_slot = (timestamp / Self::slot_duration()).saturated_into::<u64>();
let seal_slot = data.babe_inherent_data()?;
if timestamp_based_slot == seal_slot {
Ok(())
} else {
Err(sp_inherents::Error::from("timestamp set in block doesn't match slot in seal").into())
}
}
}