lighthouse/beacon_node/beacon_chain/src/schema_change/README.md
realbigsean b22ac95d7f v1.1.6 Fork Choice changes (#2822)
## Issue Addressed

Resolves: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/issues/2741
Includes: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/2853 so that we can get ssz static tests passing here on v1.1.6. If we want to merge that first, we can make this diff slightly smaller

## Proposed Changes

- Changes the `justified_epoch` and `finalized_epoch` in the `ProtoArrayNode` each to an `Option<Checkpoint>`. The `Option` is necessary only for the migration, so not ideal. But does allow us to add a default logic to `None` on these fields during the database migration.
- Adds a database migration from a legacy fork choice struct to the new one, search for all necessary block roots in fork choice by iterating through blocks in the db.
- updates related to https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/2727
  -  We will have to update the persisted forkchoice to make sure the justified checkpoint stored is correct according to the updated fork choice logic. This boils down to setting the forkchoice store's justified checkpoint to the justified checkpoint of the block that advanced the finalized checkpoint to the current one. 
  - AFAICT there's no migration steps necessary for the update to allow applying attestations from prior blocks, but would appreciate confirmation on that
- I updated the consensus spec tests to v1.1.6 here, but they will fail until we also implement the proposer score boost updates. I confirmed that the previously failing scenario `new_finalized_slot_is_justified_checkpoint_ancestor` will now pass after the boost updates, but haven't confirmed _all_ tests will pass because I just quickly stubbed out the proposer boost test scenario formatting.
- This PR now also includes proposer boosting https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/2730

## Additional Info
I realized checking justified and finalized roots in fork choice makes it more likely that we trigger this bug: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/2727

It's possible the combination of justified checkpoint and finalized checkpoint in the forkchoice store is different from in any block in fork choice. So when trying to startup our store's justified checkpoint seems invalid to the rest of fork choice (but it should be valid). When this happens we get an `InvalidBestNode` error and fail to start up. So I'm including that bugfix in this branch.

Todo:

- [x] Fix fork choice tests
- [x] Self review
- [x] Add fix for https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/2727
- [x] Rebase onto Kintusgi 
- [x] Fix `num_active_validators` calculation as @michaelsproul pointed out
- [x] Clean up db migrations

Co-authored-by: realbigsean <seananderson33@gmail.com>
2021-12-13 20:43:22 +00:00

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Database Schema Migrations

This document is an attempt to record some best practices and design conventions for applying database schema migrations within Lighthouse.

General Structure

If you make a breaking change to an on-disk data structure you need to increment the SCHEMA_VERSION in beacon_node/store/src/metadata.rs and add a migration from the previous version to the new version.

The entry-point for database migrations is in schema_change.rs, not migrate.rs (which deals with finalization). Supporting code for a specific migration may be added in schema_change/migration_schema_vX.rs, where X is the version being migrated to.

Combining Schema Changes

Schema changes may be combined if they are part of the same pull request to unstable. Once a schema version is defined in unstable we should not apply changes to it without incrementing the version. This prevents conflicts between versions that appear to be the same. This allows us to deploy unstable to nodes without having to worry about needing to resync because of a sneaky schema change.

Changing the on-disk structure for a version before it is merged to unstable is OK. You will just have to handle manually resyncing any test nodes (use checkpoint sync).

Naming Conventions

Prefer to name versions of structs by the version at which the change was introduced. For example if you add a field to Foo in v9, call the previous version FooV1 (assuming this is Foo's first migration) and write a schema change that migrates from FooV1 to FooV9.

Prefer to use explicit version names in schema_change.rs and the schema_change module. To interface with the outside either:

  1. Define a type alias to the latest version, e.g. pub type Foo = FooV9, or
  2. Define a mapping from the latest version to the version used elsewhere, e.g.
    impl From<FooV9> for Foo {}
    

Avoid names like:

  • LegacyFoo
  • OldFoo
  • FooWithoutX

First-version vs Last-version

Previously the schema migration code would name types by the last version at which they were valid. For example if Foo changed in V9 then we would name the two variants FooV8 and FooV9. The problem with this scheme is that if Foo changes again in the future at say v12 then FooV9 would need to be renamed to FooV11, which is annoying. Using the first valid version as described above does not have this issue.

Using SuperStruct

If possible, consider using superstruct to handle data structure changes between versions.

  • Use superstruct(no_enum) to avoid generating an unnecessary top-level enum.

Example

A field is added to Foo in v9, and there are two variants: FooV1 and FooV9. There is a migration from FooV1 to FooV9. Foo is aliased to FooV9.

Some time later another field is added to Foo in v12. A new FooV12 is created, along with a migration from FooV9 to FooV12. The primary Foo type gets re-aliased to FooV12. The previous migration from V1 to V9 shouldn't break because the schema migration refers to FooV9 explicitly rather than Foo. Due to the re-aliasing (or re-mapping) the compiler will check every usage of Foo to make sure that it still makes sense with FooV12.