sealer: Config for disabling builtin PoSt

documentation/en/default-lotus-miner-config.toml

@@ -309,12 +309,28 @@
 
 
 [Proving]
-  # Maximum number of sector checks to run in parallel. (0 = unlimited)
+  # WARNING: Setting this value too high may make the node crash by running out of stack
+  # WARNING: Setting this value too low may make sector challenge reading much slower, resulting in failed PoSt due
+  # to late submission.
   #
   # type: int
   # env var: LOTUS_PROVING_PARALLELCHECKLIMIT
   #ParallelCheckLimit = 128
 
+  # WARNING: If no windowPoSt workers are connected, window PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in faulty sectors which will need
+  # to be recovered. Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.
+  #
+  # type: bool
+  # env var: LOTUS_PROVING_DISABLEBUILTINWINDOWPOST
+  #DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt = false
+
+  # WARNING: If no WinningPoSt workers are connected, Winning PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in lost block rewards.
+  # Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.
+  #
+  # type: bool
+  # env var: LOTUS_PROVING_DISABLEBUILTINWINNINGPOST
+  #DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt = false
+
 
 [Sealing]
   # Upper bound on how many sectors can be waiting for more deals to be packed in it before it begins sealing at any given time.

node/config/doc_gen.go

@@ -627,7 +627,23 @@ over the worker address if this flag is set.`,
 			Name: "ParallelCheckLimit",
 			Type: "int",
 
-			Comment: `Maximum number of sector checks to run in parallel. (0 = unlimited)`,
+			Comment: `WARNING: Setting this value too high may make the node crash by running out of stack
+WARNING: Setting this value too low may make sector challenge reading much slower, resulting in failed PoSt due
+to late submission.`,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt",
+			Type: "bool",
+
+			Comment: `WARNING: If no windowPoSt workers are connected, window PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in faulty sectors which will need
+to be recovered. Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.`,
+		},
+		{
+			Name: "DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt",
+			Type: "bool",
+
+			Comment: `WARNING: If no WinningPoSt workers are connected, Winning PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in lost block rewards.
+Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.`,
 		},
 	},
 	"Pubsub": []DocField{

node/config/storage.go

@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ func (c *StorageMiner) StorageManager() sealer.Config {
 
 		Assigner: c.Storage.Assigner,
 
-		ParallelCheckLimit: c.Proving.ParallelCheckLimit,
+		ParallelCheckLimit:        c.Proving.ParallelCheckLimit,
+		DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt:  c.Proving.DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt,
+		DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt: c.Proving.DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt,
 	}
 }

node/config/types.go

@@ -221,9 +221,23 @@ type RetrievalPricingDefault struct {
 
 type ProvingConfig struct {
 	// Maximum number of sector checks to run in parallel. (0 = unlimited)
+	//
+	// WARNING: Setting this value too high may make the node crash by running out of stack
+	// WARNING: Setting this value too low may make sector challenge reading much slower, resulting in failed PoSt due
+	// to late submission.
 	ParallelCheckLimit int
 
-	// todo disable builtin post
+	// Disable Window PoSt computation on the lotus-miner process even if no window PoSt workers are present.
+	//
+	// WARNING: If no windowPoSt workers are connected, window PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in faulty sectors which will need
+	// to be recovered. Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.
+	DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt bool
+
+	// Disable Winning PoSt computation on the lotus-miner process even if no winning PoSt workers are present.
+	//
+	// WARNING: If no WinningPoSt workers are connected, Winning PoSt WILL FAIL resulting in lost block rewards.
+	// Before enabling this option, make sure your PoSt workers work correctly.
+	DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt bool
 }
 
 type SealingConfig struct {

storage/sealer/manager.go

@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ type Manager struct {
 	workLk sync.Mutex
 	work   *statestore.StateStore
 
-	parallelCheckLimit     int
-	disallowRemoteFinalize bool
+	parallelCheckLimit        int
+	disableBuiltinWindowPoSt  bool
+	disableBuiltinWinningPoSt bool
+	disallowRemoteFinalize    bool
 
 	callToWork map[storiface.CallID]WorkID
 	// used when we get an early return and there's no callToWork mapping
@@ -120,7 +122,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	ResourceFiltering ResourceFilteringStrategy
 
 	// PoSt config
-	ParallelCheckLimit int
+	ParallelCheckLimit        int
+	DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt  bool
+	DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt bool
 
 	DisallowRemoteFinalize bool
 
@@ -156,8 +160,10 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, lstor *paths.Local, stor paths.Store, ls paths.Loc
 
 		localProver: prover,
 
-		parallelCheckLimit:     sc.ParallelCheckLimit,
-		disallowRemoteFinalize: sc.DisallowRemoteFinalize,
+		parallelCheckLimit:        sc.ParallelCheckLimit,
+		disableBuiltinWindowPoSt:  sc.DisableBuiltinWindowPoSt,
+		disableBuiltinWinningPoSt: sc.DisableBuiltinWinningPoSt,
+		disallowRemoteFinalize:    sc.DisallowRemoteFinalize,
 
 		work:       mss,
 		callToWork: map[storiface.CallID]WorkID{},

storage/sealer/manager_post.go

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (m *Manager) GenerateWinningPoSt(ctx context.Context, minerID abi.ActorID, sectorInfo []proof.ExtendedSectorInfo, randomness abi.PoStRandomness) ([]proof.PoStProof, error) {
-	if !m.winningPoStSched.CanSched(ctx) {
+	if !m.disableBuiltinWinningPoSt && !m.winningPoStSched.CanSched(ctx) {
+		// if builtin PoSt isn't disabled, and there are no workers, compute the PoSt locally
+
 		log.Info("GenerateWinningPoSt run at lotus-miner")
 		return m.localProver.GenerateWinningPoSt(ctx, minerID, sectorInfo, randomness)
 	}
@@ -76,7 +78,9 @@ func (m *Manager) generateWinningPoSt(ctx context.Context, minerID abi.ActorID,
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) GenerateWindowPoSt(ctx context.Context, minerID abi.ActorID, sectorInfo []proof.ExtendedSectorInfo, randomness abi.PoStRandomness) (proof []proof.PoStProof, skipped []abi.SectorID, err error) {
-	if !m.windowPoStSched.CanSched(ctx) {
+	if !m.disableBuiltinWindowPoSt && !m.windowPoStSched.CanSched(ctx) {
+		// if builtin PoSt isn't disabled, and there are no workers, compute the PoSt locally
+
 		log.Info("GenerateWindowPoSt run at lotus-miner")
 		return m.localProver.GenerateWindowPoSt(ctx, minerID, sectorInfo, randomness)
 	}
@@ -230,11 +234,9 @@ func (m *Manager) generatePartitionWindowPost(ctx context.Context, spt abi.Regis
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) GenerateWinningPoStWithVanilla(ctx context.Context, proofType abi.RegisteredPoStProof, minerID abi.ActorID, randomness abi.PoStRandomness, proofs [][]byte) ([]proof.PoStProof, error) {
-	//TODO implement me
-	panic("implement me")
+	panic("worker-level api shouldn't be called at this level")
 }
 
 func (m *Manager) GenerateWindowPoStWithVanilla(ctx context.Context, proofType abi.RegisteredPoStProof, minerID abi.ActorID, randomness abi.PoStRandomness, proofs [][]byte, partitionIdx int) (proof.PoStProof, error) {
-	//TODO implement me
-	panic("implement me")
+	panic("worker-level api shouldn't be called at this level")
 }