Fix bug in searchForIndexedMsg which always returns an error

This PR adds a small cache to calls to ExecutionTrace which helps
 improve performance for node operators like exchanges and block
explorers.

If items is in cache calls to this function will be 2-3x faster.

Fixes: https://github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/issues/10504

.circleci/config.yml

@@ -818,6 +818,12 @@ workflows:
             - build
           suite: itest-mpool_push_with_uuid
           target: "./itests/mpool_push_with_uuid_test.go"
+      - test:
+          name: test-itest-msgindex
+          requires:
+            - build
+          suite: itest-msgindex
+          target: "./itests/msgindex_test.go"
       - test:
           name: test-itest-multisig
           requires:

chain/gen/gen.go

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
 	genesis2 "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen/genesis"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/rand"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -256,7 +257,7 @@ func NewGeneratorWithSectorsAndUpgradeSchedule(numSectors int, us stmgr.UpgradeS
 	//return nil, xerrors.Errorf("creating drand beacon: %w", err)
 	//}
 
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), sys, us, beac, ds)
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), sys, us, beac, ds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("initing stmgr: %w", err)
 	}

chain/index/interface.go

@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+)
+
+var ErrNotFound = errors.New("message not found")
+var ErrClosed = errors.New("index closed")
+
+// MsgInfo is the Message metadata the index tracks.
+type MsgInfo struct {
+	// the message this record refers to
+	Message cid.Cid
+	// the tipset where this message was included
+	TipSet cid.Cid
+	// the epoch where this message was included
+	Epoch abi.ChainEpoch
+}
+
+// MsgIndex is the interface to the message index
+type MsgIndex interface {
+	// GetMsgInfo retrieves the message metadata through the index.
+	// The lookup is done using the onchain message Cid; that is the signed message Cid
+	// for SECP messages and unsigned message Cid for BLS messages.
+	GetMsgInfo(ctx context.Context, m cid.Cid) (MsgInfo, error)
+	// Close closes the index
+	Close() error
+}
+
+type dummyMsgIndex struct{}
+
+func (dummyMsgIndex) GetMsgInfo(ctx context.Context, m cid.Cid) (MsgInfo, error) {
+	return MsgInfo{}, ErrNotFound
+}
+
+func (dummyMsgIndex) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+var DummyMsgIndex MsgIndex = dummyMsgIndex{}

chain/index/msgindex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,553 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"database/sql"
+	"errors"
+	"io/fs"
+	"os"
+	"path"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	logging "github.com/ipfs/go-log/v2"
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+)
+
+var log = logging.Logger("msgindex")
+
+var dbName = "msgindex.db"
+var dbDefs = []string{
+	`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS messages (
+     cid VARCHAR(80) PRIMARY KEY ON CONFLICT REPLACE,
+     tipset_cid VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL,
+     epoch INTEGER NOT NULL
+   )`,
+	`CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS tipset_cids ON messages (tipset_cid)
+  `,
+	`CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS _meta (
+    	version UINT64 NOT NULL UNIQUE
+	)`,
+	`INSERT OR IGNORE INTO _meta (version) VALUES (1)`,
+}
+var dbPragmas = []string{}
+
+const (
+	// prepared stmts
+	dbqGetMessageInfo       = "SELECT tipset_cid, epoch FROM messages WHERE cid = ?"
+	dbqInsertMessage        = "INSERT INTO messages VALUES (?, ?, ?)"
+	dbqDeleteTipsetMessages = "DELETE FROM messages WHERE tipset_cid = ?"
+	// reconciliation
+	dbqCountMessages         = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM messages"
+	dbqMinEpoch              = "SELECT MIN(epoch) FROM messages"
+	dbqCountTipsetMessages   = "SELECT COUNT(*) FROM messages WHERE tipset_cid = ?"
+	dbqDeleteMessagesByEpoch = "DELETE FROM messages WHERE epoch >= ?"
+)
+
+// coalescer configuration (TODO: use observer instead)
+// these are exposed to make tests snappy
+var (
+	CoalesceMinDelay      = time.Second
+	CoalesceMaxDelay      = 15 * time.Second
+	CoalesceMergeInterval = time.Second
+)
+
+// chain store interface; we could use store.ChainStore directly,
+// but this simplifies unit testing.
+type ChainStore interface {
+	SubscribeHeadChanges(f store.ReorgNotifee)
+	MessagesForTipset(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) ([]types.ChainMsg, error)
+	GetHeaviestTipSet() *types.TipSet
+	GetTipSetFromKey(ctx context.Context, tsk types.TipSetKey) (*types.TipSet, error)
+}
+
+var _ ChainStore = (*store.ChainStore)(nil)
+
+type msgIndex struct {
+	cs ChainStore
+
+	db               *sql.DB
+	selectMsgStmt    *sql.Stmt
+	insertMsgStmt    *sql.Stmt
+	deleteTipSetStmt *sql.Stmt
+
+	sema chan struct{}
+	mx   sync.Mutex
+	pend []headChange
+
+	cancel  func()
+	workers sync.WaitGroup
+	closeLk sync.RWMutex
+	closed  bool
+}
+
+var _ MsgIndex = (*msgIndex)(nil)
+
+type headChange struct {
+	rev []*types.TipSet
+	app []*types.TipSet
+}
+
+func NewMsgIndex(lctx context.Context, basePath string, cs ChainStore) (MsgIndex, error) {
+	var (
+		dbPath string
+		exists bool
+		err    error
+	)
+
+	err = os.MkdirAll(basePath, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error creating msgindex base directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	dbPath = path.Join(basePath, dbName)
+	_, err = os.Stat(dbPath)
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		exists = true
+
+	case errors.Is(err, fs.ErrNotExist):
+
+	case err != nil:
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error stating msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		// TODO [nice to have]: automaticaly delete corrupt databases
+		//      but for now we can just error and let the operator delete.
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error opening msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if err := prepareDB(db); err != nil {
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error creating msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// TODO we may consider populating the index when first creating the db
+	if exists {
+		if err := reconcileIndex(db, cs); err != nil {
+			return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error reconciling msgindex database: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(lctx)
+
+	msgIndex := &msgIndex{
+		db:     db,
+		cs:     cs,
+		sema:   make(chan struct{}, 1),
+		cancel: cancel,
+	}
+
+	err = msgIndex.prepareStatements()
+	if err != nil {
+		if err := db.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error closing msgindex database: %s", err)
+		}
+
+		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("error preparing msgindex database statements: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rnf := store.WrapHeadChangeCoalescer(
+		msgIndex.onHeadChange,
+		CoalesceMinDelay,
+		CoalesceMaxDelay,
+		CoalesceMergeInterval,
+	)
+	cs.SubscribeHeadChanges(rnf)
+
+	msgIndex.workers.Add(1)
+	go msgIndex.background(ctx)
+
+	return msgIndex, nil
+}
+
+func PopulateAfterSnapshot(lctx context.Context, basePath string, cs ChainStore) error {
+	err := os.MkdirAll(basePath, 0755)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error creating msgindex base directory: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	dbPath := path.Join(basePath, dbName)
+
+	// if a database already exists, we try to delete it and create a new one
+	if _, err := os.Stat(dbPath); err == nil {
+		if err = os.Remove(dbPath); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("msgindex already exists at %s and can't be deleted", dbPath)
+		}
+	}
+
+	db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error opening msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer func() {
+		if err := db.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error closing msgindex database: %s", err)
+		}
+	}()
+
+	if err := prepareDB(db); err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error creating msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tx, err := db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error when starting transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	rollback := func() {
+		if err := tx.Rollback(); err != nil {
+			log.Errorf("error in rollback: %s", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	insertStmt, err := tx.Prepare(dbqInsertMessage)
+	if err != nil {
+		rollback()
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error preparing insertStmt: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	curTs := cs.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+	startHeight := curTs.Height()
+	for curTs != nil {
+		tscid, err := curTs.Key().Cid()
+		if err != nil {
+			rollback()
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error computing tipset cid: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		tskey := tscid.String()
+		epoch := int64(curTs.Height())
+
+		msgs, err := cs.MessagesForTipset(lctx, curTs)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Infof("stopping import after %d tipsets", startHeight-curTs.Height())
+			break
+		}
+
+		for _, msg := range msgs {
+			key := msg.Cid().String()
+			if _, err := insertStmt.Exec(key, tskey, epoch); err != nil {
+				rollback()
+				return xerrors.Errorf("error inserting message: %w", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		curTs, err = cs.GetTipSetFromKey(lctx, curTs.Parents())
+		if err != nil {
+			rollback()
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error walking chain: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	err = tx.Commit()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error committing transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// init utilities
+func prepareDB(db *sql.DB) error {
+	for _, stmt := range dbDefs {
+		if _, err := db.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error executing sql statement '%s': %w", stmt, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, stmt := range dbPragmas {
+		if _, err := db.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error executing sql statement '%s': %w", stmt, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func reconcileIndex(db *sql.DB, cs ChainStore) error {
+	// Invariant: after reconciliation, every tipset in the index is in the current chain; ie either
+	//  the chain head or reachable by walking the chain.
+	// Algorithm:
+	//  1. Count messages in index; if none, trivially reconciled.
+	//     TODO we may consider populating the index in that case
+	//  2. Find the minimum tipset in the index; this will mark the end of the reconciliation walk
+	//  3. Walk from current tipset until we find a tipset in the index.
+	//  4. Delete (revert!) all tipsets above the found tipset.
+	//  5. If the walk ends in the boundary epoch, then delete everything.
+	//
+
+	row := db.QueryRow(dbqCountMessages)
+
+	var result int64
+	if err := row.Scan(&result); err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error counting messages: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if result == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	row = db.QueryRow(dbqMinEpoch)
+	if err := row.Scan(&result); err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error finding boundary epoch: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	boundaryEpoch := abi.ChainEpoch(result)
+
+	countMsgsStmt, err := db.Prepare(dbqCountTipsetMessages)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error preparing statement: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	curTs := cs.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+	for curTs != nil && curTs.Height() >= boundaryEpoch {
+		tsCid, err := curTs.Key().Cid()
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error computing tipset cid: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		key := tsCid.String()
+		row = countMsgsStmt.QueryRow(key)
+		if err := row.Scan(&result); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error counting messages: %w", err)
+		}
+
+		if result > 0 {
+			// found it!
+			boundaryEpoch = curTs.Height() + 1
+			break
+		}
+
+		// walk up
+		parents := curTs.Parents()
+		curTs, err = cs.GetTipSetFromKey(context.TODO(), parents)
+		if err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error walking chain: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// delete everything above the minEpoch
+	if _, err = db.Exec(dbqDeleteMessagesByEpoch, int64(boundaryEpoch)); err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error deleting stale reorged out message: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) prepareStatements() error {
+	stmt, err := x.db.Prepare(dbqGetMessageInfo)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("prepare selectMsgStmt: %w", err)
+	}
+	x.selectMsgStmt = stmt
+
+	stmt, err = x.db.Prepare(dbqInsertMessage)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("prepare insertMsgStmt: %w", err)
+	}
+	x.insertMsgStmt = stmt
+
+	stmt, err = x.db.Prepare(dbqDeleteTipsetMessages)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("prepare deleteTipSetStmt: %w", err)
+	}
+	x.deleteTipSetStmt = stmt
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// head change notifee
+func (x *msgIndex) onHeadChange(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
+	x.closeLk.RLock()
+	defer x.closeLk.RUnlock()
+
+	if x.closed {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// do it in the background to avoid blocking head change processing
+	x.mx.Lock()
+	x.pend = append(x.pend, headChange{rev: rev, app: app})
+	pendLen := len(x.pend)
+	x.mx.Unlock()
+
+	// complain loudly if this is building backlog
+	if pendLen > 10 {
+		log.Warnf("message index head change processing is building backlog: %d pending head changes", pendLen)
+	}
+
+	select {
+	case x.sema <- struct{}{}:
+	default:
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) background(ctx context.Context) {
+	defer x.workers.Done()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-x.sema:
+			err := x.processHeadChanges(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				// we can't rely on an inconsistent index, so shut it down.
+				log.Errorf("error processing head change notifications: %s; shutting down message index", err)
+				if err2 := x.Close(); err2 != nil {
+					log.Errorf("error shutting down index: %s", err2)
+				}
+			}
+
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) processHeadChanges(ctx context.Context) error {
+	x.mx.Lock()
+	pend := x.pend
+	x.pend = nil
+	x.mx.Unlock()
+
+	tx, err := x.db.Begin()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error creating transaction: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, hc := range pend {
+		for _, ts := range hc.rev {
+			if err := x.doRevert(ctx, tx, ts); err != nil {
+				if err2 := tx.Rollback(); err2 != nil {
+					log.Errorf("error rolling back transaction: %s", err2)
+				}
+				return xerrors.Errorf("error reverting %s: %w", ts, err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for _, ts := range hc.app {
+			if err := x.doApply(ctx, tx, ts); err != nil {
+				if err2 := tx.Rollback(); err2 != nil {
+					log.Errorf("error rolling back transaction: %s", err2)
+				}
+				return xerrors.Errorf("error applying %s: %w", ts, err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return tx.Commit()
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) doRevert(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, ts *types.TipSet) error {
+	tskey, err := ts.Key().Cid()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error computing tipset cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	key := tskey.String()
+	_, err = tx.Stmt(x.deleteTipSetStmt).Exec(key)
+	return err
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) doApply(ctx context.Context, tx *sql.Tx, ts *types.TipSet) error {
+	tscid, err := ts.Key().Cid()
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error computing tipset cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tskey := tscid.String()
+	epoch := int64(ts.Height())
+
+	msgs, err := x.cs.MessagesForTipset(ctx, ts)
+	if err != nil {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("error retrieving messages for tipset %s: %w", ts, err)
+	}
+
+	insertStmt := tx.Stmt(x.insertMsgStmt)
+	for _, msg := range msgs {
+		key := msg.Cid().String()
+		if _, err := insertStmt.Exec(key, tskey, epoch); err != nil {
+			return xerrors.Errorf("error inserting message: %w", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// interface
+func (x *msgIndex) GetMsgInfo(ctx context.Context, m cid.Cid) (MsgInfo, error) {
+	x.closeLk.RLock()
+	defer x.closeLk.RUnlock()
+
+	if x.closed {
+		return MsgInfo{}, ErrClosed
+	}
+
+	var (
+		tipset string
+		epoch  int64
+	)
+
+	key := m.String()
+	row := x.selectMsgStmt.QueryRow(key)
+	err := row.Scan(&tipset, &epoch)
+	switch {
+	case err == sql.ErrNoRows:
+		return MsgInfo{}, ErrNotFound
+
+	case err != nil:
+		return MsgInfo{}, xerrors.Errorf("error querying msgindex database: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	tipsetCid, err := cid.Decode(tipset)
+	if err != nil {
+		return MsgInfo{}, xerrors.Errorf("error decoding tipset cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	return MsgInfo{
+		Message: m,
+		TipSet:  tipsetCid,
+		Epoch:   abi.ChainEpoch(epoch),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (x *msgIndex) Close() error {
+	x.closeLk.Lock()
+	defer x.closeLk.Unlock()
+
+	if x.closed {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	x.closed = true
+
+	x.cancel()
+	x.workers.Wait()
+
+	return x.db.Close()
+}
+
+// informal apis for itests; not exposed in the main interface
+func (x *msgIndex) CountMessages() (int64, error) {
+	x.closeLk.RLock()
+	defer x.closeLk.RUnlock()
+
+	if x.closed {
+		return 0, ErrClosed
+	}
+
+	var result int64
+	row := x.db.QueryRow(dbqCountMessages)
+	err := row.Scan(&result)
+	return result, err
+}

chain/index/msgindex_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,298 @@
+package index
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"math/rand"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-libipfs/blocks"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-address"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types/mock"
+)
+
+func TestBasicMsgIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	// the most basic of tests:
+	// 1. Create an index with mock chain store
+	// 2. Advance the chain for a few tipsets
+	// 3. Verify that the index contains all messages with the correct tipset/epoch
+	cs := newMockChainStore()
+	cs.genesis()
+
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(tmp) })
+
+	msgIndex, err := NewMsgIndex(context.Background(), tmp, cs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer msgIndex.Close() //nolint
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		t.Logf("advance to epoch %d", i+1)
+		err := cs.advance()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// wait for the coalescer to notify
+		time.Sleep(CoalesceMinDelay + 10*time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	t.Log("verifying index")
+	verifyIndex(t, cs, msgIndex)
+}
+
+func TestReorgMsgIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	// slightly more nuanced test that includes reorgs
+	// 1. Create an index with mock chain store
+	// 2. Advance/Reorg the chain for a few tipsets
+	// 3. Verify that the index contains all messages with the correct tipst/epoch
+	cs := newMockChainStore()
+	cs.genesis()
+
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(tmp) })
+
+	msgIndex, err := NewMsgIndex(context.Background(), tmp, cs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer msgIndex.Close() //nolint
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		t.Logf("advance to epoch %d", i+1)
+		err := cs.advance()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// wait for the coalescer to notify
+		time.Sleep(CoalesceMinDelay + 10*time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	// a simple reorg
+	t.Log("doing reorg")
+	reorgme := cs.curTs
+	reorgmeParent, err := cs.GetTipSetFromKey(context.Background(), reorgme.Parents())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cs.setHead(reorgmeParent)
+	reorgmeChild := cs.makeBlk()
+	err = cs.reorg([]*types.TipSet{reorgme}, []*types.TipSet{reorgmeChild})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	time.Sleep(CoalesceMinDelay + 10*time.Millisecond)
+
+	t.Log("verifying index")
+	verifyIndex(t, cs, msgIndex)
+
+	t.Log("verifying that reorged messages are not present")
+	verifyMissing(t, cs, msgIndex, reorgme)
+}
+
+func TestReconcileMsgIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	// test that exercises the reconciliation code paths
+	// 1. Create  and populate a basic msgindex, similar to TestBasicMsgIndex.
+	// 2. Close  it
+	// 3. Reorg the mock chain store
+	// 4. Reopen the index to trigger reconciliation
+	// 5. Enxure that only the stable messages remain.
+	cs := newMockChainStore()
+	cs.genesis()
+
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	t.Cleanup(func() { _ = os.RemoveAll(tmp) })
+
+	msgIndex, err := NewMsgIndex(context.Background(), tmp, cs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		t.Logf("advance to epoch %d", i+1)
+		err := cs.advance()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		// wait for the coalescer to notify
+		time.Sleep(CoalesceMinDelay + 10*time.Millisecond)
+	}
+
+	// Close it and reorg
+	err = msgIndex.Close()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cs.notify = nil
+
+	// a simple reorg
+	t.Log("doing reorg")
+	reorgme := cs.curTs
+	reorgmeParent, err := cs.GetTipSetFromKey(context.Background(), reorgme.Parents())
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	cs.setHead(reorgmeParent)
+	reorgmeChild := cs.makeBlk()
+	err = cs.reorg([]*types.TipSet{reorgme}, []*types.TipSet{reorgmeChild})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// reopen to reconcile
+	msgIndex, err = NewMsgIndex(context.Background(), tmp, cs)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	defer msgIndex.Close() //nolint
+
+	t.Log("verifying index")
+	// need to step one up because the last tipset is not known by the index
+	cs.setHead(reorgmeParent)
+	verifyIndex(t, cs, msgIndex)
+
+	t.Log("verifying that reorged and unknown messages are not present")
+	verifyMissing(t, cs, msgIndex, reorgme, reorgmeChild)
+}
+
+func verifyIndex(t *testing.T, cs *mockChainStore, msgIndex MsgIndex) {
+	for ts := cs.curTs; ts.Height() > 0; {
+		t.Logf("verify at height %d", ts.Height())
+		blks := ts.Blocks()
+		if len(blks) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		tsCid, err := ts.Key().Cid()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		msgs, err := cs.MessagesForTipset(context.Background(), ts)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, m := range msgs {
+			minfo, err := msgIndex.GetMsgInfo(context.Background(), m.Cid())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.Equal(t, tsCid, minfo.TipSet)
+			require.Equal(t, ts.Height(), minfo.Epoch)
+		}
+
+		parents := ts.Parents()
+		ts, err = cs.GetTipSetFromKey(context.Background(), parents)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func verifyMissing(t *testing.T, cs *mockChainStore, msgIndex MsgIndex, missing ...*types.TipSet) {
+	for _, ts := range missing {
+		msgs, err := cs.MessagesForTipset(context.Background(), ts)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		for _, m := range msgs {
+			_, err := msgIndex.GetMsgInfo(context.Background(), m.Cid())
+			require.Equal(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+type mockChainStore struct {
+	notify store.ReorgNotifee
+
+	curTs   *types.TipSet
+	tipsets map[types.TipSetKey]*types.TipSet
+	msgs    map[types.TipSetKey][]types.ChainMsg
+
+	nonce uint64
+}
+
+var _ ChainStore = (*mockChainStore)(nil)
+
+var systemAddr address.Address
+var rng *rand.Rand
+
+func init() {
+	systemAddr, _ = address.NewIDAddress(0)
+	rng = rand.New(rand.NewSource(314159))
+
+	// adjust those to make tests snappy
+	CoalesceMinDelay = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	CoalesceMaxDelay = time.Second
+	CoalesceMergeInterval = 100 * time.Millisecond
+}
+
+func newMockChainStore() *mockChainStore {
+	return &mockChainStore{
+		tipsets: make(map[types.TipSetKey]*types.TipSet),
+		msgs:    make(map[types.TipSetKey][]types.ChainMsg),
+	}
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) genesis() {
+	genBlock := mock.MkBlock(nil, 0, 0)
+	genTs := mock.TipSet(genBlock)
+	cs.msgs[genTs.Key()] = nil
+	cs.setHead(genTs)
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) setHead(ts *types.TipSet) {
+	cs.curTs = ts
+	cs.tipsets[ts.Key()] = ts
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) advance() error {
+	ts := cs.makeBlk()
+	return cs.reorg(nil, []*types.TipSet{ts})
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) reorg(rev, app []*types.TipSet) error {
+	for _, ts := range rev {
+		parents := ts.Parents()
+		cs.curTs = cs.tipsets[parents]
+	}
+
+	for _, ts := range app {
+		cs.tipsets[ts.Key()] = ts
+		cs.curTs = ts
+	}
+
+	if cs.notify != nil {
+		return cs.notify(rev, app)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) makeBlk() *types.TipSet {
+	height := cs.curTs.Height() + 1
+
+	blk := mock.MkBlock(cs.curTs, uint64(height), uint64(height))
+	blk.Messages = cs.makeGarbageCid()
+
+	ts := mock.TipSet(blk)
+	msg1 := cs.makeMsg()
+	msg2 := cs.makeMsg()
+	cs.msgs[ts.Key()] = []types.ChainMsg{msg1, msg2}
+
+	return ts
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) makeMsg() *types.Message {
+	nonce := cs.nonce
+	cs.nonce++
+	return &types.Message{To: systemAddr, From: systemAddr, Nonce: nonce}
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) makeGarbageCid() cid.Cid {
+	garbage := blocks.NewBlock([]byte{byte(rng.Intn(256)), byte(rng.Intn(256)), byte(rng.Intn(256))})
+	return garbage.Cid()
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) SubscribeHeadChanges(f store.ReorgNotifee) {
+	cs.notify = f
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) MessagesForTipset(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) ([]types.ChainMsg, error) {
+	msgs, ok := cs.msgs[ts.Key()]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("unknown tipset")
+	}
+
+	return msgs, nil
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) GetHeaviestTipSet() *types.TipSet {
+	return cs.curTs
+}
+
+func (cs *mockChainStore) GetTipSetFromKey(ctx context.Context, tsk types.TipSetKey) (*types.TipSet, error) {
+	ts, ok := cs.tipsets[tsk]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, errors.New("unknown tipset")
+	}
+	return ts, nil
+}

chain/stmgr/execute.go

@@ -128,10 +128,43 @@ func (sm *StateManager) ExecutionTraceWithMonitor(ctx context.Context, ts *types
 }
 
 func (sm *StateManager) ExecutionTrace(ctx context.Context, ts *types.TipSet) (cid.Cid, []*api.InvocResult, error) {
+	tsKey := ts.Key()
+
+	// check if we have the trace for this tipset in the cache
+	sm.execTraceCacheLock.Lock()
+	if entry, ok := sm.execTraceCache.Get(tsKey); ok {
+		// we have to make a deep copy since caller can modify the invocTrace
+		// and we don't want that to change what we store in cache
+		invocTraceCopy := makeDeepCopy(entry.invocTrace)
+		sm.execTraceCacheLock.Unlock()
+		return entry.postStateRoot, invocTraceCopy, nil
+	}
+	sm.execTraceCacheLock.Unlock()
+
 	var invocTrace []*api.InvocResult
 	st, err := sm.ExecutionTraceWithMonitor(ctx, ts, &InvocationTracer{trace: &invocTrace})
 	if err != nil {
 		return cid.Undef, nil, err
 	}
+
+	invocTraceCopy := makeDeepCopy(invocTrace)
+
+	sm.execTraceCacheLock.Lock()
+	sm.execTraceCache.Add(tsKey, tipSetCacheEntry{st, invocTraceCopy})
+	sm.execTraceCacheLock.Unlock()
+
 	return st, invocTrace, nil
 }
+
+func makeDeepCopy(invocTrace []*api.InvocResult) []*api.InvocResult {
+	c := make([]*api.InvocResult, len(invocTrace))
+	for i, ir := range invocTrace {
+		if ir == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		tmp := *ir
+		c[i] = &tmp
+	}
+
+	return c
+}

chain/stmgr/forks_test.go

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	. "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -168,7 +169,7 @@ func TestForkHeightTriggers(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 
 				return st.Flush(ctx)
-			}}}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+			}}}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore(), index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -286,7 +287,7 @@ func testForkRefuseCall(t *testing.T, nullsBefore, nullsAfter int) {
 				root cid.Cid, height abi.ChainEpoch, ts *types.TipSet) (cid.Cid, error) {
 				migrationCount++
 				return root, nil
-			}}}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+			}}}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore(), index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -504,7 +505,7 @@ func TestForkPreMigration(t *testing.T) {
 					return nil
 				},
 			}}},
-		}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+		}, cg.BeaconSchedule(), datastore.NewMapDatastore(), index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -579,6 +580,7 @@ func TestDisablePreMigration(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		cg.BeaconSchedule(),
 		datastore.NewMapDatastore(),
+		index.DummyMsgIndex,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, sm.Start(context.Background()))
@@ -633,6 +635,7 @@ func TestMigrtionCache(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		cg.BeaconSchedule(),
 		metadataDs,
+		index.DummyMsgIndex,
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, sm.Start(context.Background()))
@@ -685,6 +688,7 @@ func TestMigrtionCache(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			cg.BeaconSchedule(),
 			metadataDs,
+			index.DummyMsgIndex,
 		)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sm.SetVMConstructor(func(ctx context.Context, vmopt *vm.VMOpts) (vm.Interface, error) {

chain/stmgr/searchwait.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
 
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 )
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ import (
 // happened, with an optional limit to how many epochs it will search. It guarantees that the message has been on
 // chain for at least confidence epochs without being reverted before returning.
 func (sm *StateManager) WaitForMessage(ctx context.Context, mcid cid.Cid, confidence uint64, lookbackLimit abi.ChainEpoch, allowReplaced bool) (*types.TipSet, *types.MessageReceipt, cid.Cid, error) {
+	// TODO use the index to speed this up.
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 	defer cancel()
 
@@ -55,10 +57,15 @@ func (sm *StateManager) WaitForMessage(ctx context.Context, mcid cid.Cid, confid
 	var backFm cid.Cid
 	backSearchWait := make(chan struct{})
 	go func() {
-		fts, r, foundMsg, err := sm.searchBackForMsg(ctx, head[0].Val, msg, lookbackLimit, allowReplaced)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Warnf("failed to look back through chain for message: %v", err)
-			return
+		fts, r, foundMsg, err := sm.searchForIndexedMsg(ctx, mcid, msg)
+
+		found := (err == nil && r != nil && foundMsg.Defined())
+		if !found {
+			fts, r, foundMsg, err = sm.searchBackForMsg(ctx, head[0].Val, msg, lookbackLimit, allowReplaced)
+			if err != nil {
+				log.Warnf("failed to look back through chain for message: %v", err)
+				return
+			}
 		}
 
 		backTs = fts
@@ -145,7 +152,30 @@ func (sm *StateManager) SearchForMessage(ctx context.Context, head *types.TipSet
 		return head, r, foundMsg, nil
 	}
 
-	fts, r, foundMsg, err := sm.searchBackForMsg(ctx, head, msg, lookbackLimit, allowReplaced)
+	fts, r, foundMsg, err := sm.searchForIndexedMsg(ctx, mcid, msg)
+
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		if r != nil && foundMsg.Defined() {
+			return fts, r, foundMsg, nil
+		}
+
+		// debug log this, it's noteworthy
+		if r == nil {
+			log.Debugf("missing receipt for message in index for %s", mcid)
+		}
+		if !foundMsg.Defined() {
+			log.Debugf("message %s not found", mcid)
+		}
+
+	case errors.Is(err, index.ErrNotFound):
+		// ok for the index to have incomplete data
+
+	default:
+		log.Warnf("error searching message index: %s", err)
+	}
+
+	fts, r, foundMsg, err = sm.searchBackForMsg(ctx, head, msg, lookbackLimit, allowReplaced)
 
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Warnf("failed to look back through chain for message %s", mcid)
@@ -159,6 +189,44 @@ func (sm *StateManager) SearchForMessage(ctx context.Context, head *types.TipSet
 	return fts, r, foundMsg, nil
 }
 
+func (sm *StateManager) searchForIndexedMsg(ctx context.Context, mcid cid.Cid, m types.ChainMsg) (*types.TipSet, *types.MessageReceipt, cid.Cid, error) {
+	minfo, err := sm.msgIndex.GetMsgInfo(ctx, mcid)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error looking up message in index: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// check the height against the current tipset; minimum execution confidence requires that the
+	// inclusion tipset height is lower than the current head + 1
+	curTs := sm.cs.GetHeaviestTipSet()
+	if curTs.Height() <= minfo.Epoch+1 {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("indexed message does not appear before the current tipset; index epoch: %d, current epoch: %d", minfo.Epoch, curTs.Height())
+	}
+
+	// now get the execution tipset
+	// TODO optimization: the index should have it implicitly so we can return it in the msginfo.
+	xts, err := sm.cs.GetTipsetByHeight(ctx, minfo.Epoch+1, curTs, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error looking up execution tipset: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// check that the parent of the execution index is indeed the inclusion tipset
+	parent := xts.Parents()
+	parentCid, err := parent.Cid()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error computing tipset cid: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	if !parentCid.Equals(minfo.TipSet) {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("inclusion tipset mismatch: have %s, expected %s", parentCid, minfo.TipSet)
+	}
+
+	r, foundMsg, err := sm.tipsetExecutedMessage(ctx, xts, mcid, m.VMMessage(), false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, cid.Undef, xerrors.Errorf("error in tipstExecutedMessage: %w", err)
+	}
+	return xts, r, foundMsg, nil
+}
+
 // searchBackForMsg searches up to limit tipsets backwards from the given
 // tipset for a message receipt.
 // If limit is

chain/stmgr/stmgr.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 
+	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2"
 	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
 	dstore "github.com/ipfs/go-datastore"
 	cbor "github.com/ipfs/go-ipld-cbor"
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/builtin/paych"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/policy"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/beacon"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/rand"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/state"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -38,6 +40,8 @@ import (
 const LookbackNoLimit = api.LookbackNoLimit
 const ReceiptAmtBitwidth = 3
 
+const execTraceCacheSize = 16
+
 var log = logging.Logger("statemgr")
 
 type StateManagerAPI interface {
@@ -135,6 +139,15 @@ type StateManager struct {
 	tsExec        Executor
 	tsExecMonitor ExecMonitor
 	beacon        beacon.Schedule
+
+	msgIndex index.MsgIndex
+
+	// We keep a small cache for calls to ExecutionTrace which helps improve
+	// performance for node operators like exchanges and block explorers
+	execTraceCache *lru.ARCCache[types.TipSetKey, tipSetCacheEntry]
+	// We need a lock while making the copy as to prevent other callers
+	// overwrite the cache while making the copy
+	execTraceCacheLock sync.Mutex
 }
 
 // Caches a single state tree
@@ -143,7 +156,12 @@ type treeCache struct {
 	tree *state.StateTree
 }
 
-func NewStateManager(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us UpgradeSchedule, beacon beacon.Schedule, metadataDs dstore.Batching) (*StateManager, error) {
+type tipSetCacheEntry struct {
+	postStateRoot cid.Cid
+	invocTrace    []*api.InvocResult
+}
+
+func NewStateManager(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us UpgradeSchedule, beacon beacon.Schedule, metadataDs dstore.Batching, msgIndex index.MsgIndex) (*StateManager, error) {
 	// If we have upgrades, make sure they're in-order and make sense.
 	if err := us.Validate(); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -182,6 +200,11 @@ func NewStateManager(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder,
 		}
 	}
 
+	execTraceCache, err := lru.NewARC[types.TipSetKey, tipSetCacheEntry](execTraceCacheSize)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
 	return &StateManager{
 		networkVersions:   networkVersions,
 		latestVersion:     lastVersion,
@@ -197,12 +220,14 @@ func NewStateManager(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder,
 			root: cid.Undef,
 			tree: nil,
 		},
-		compWait: make(map[string]chan struct{}),
+		compWait:       make(map[string]chan struct{}),
+		msgIndex:       msgIndex,
+		execTraceCache: execTraceCache,
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func NewStateManagerWithUpgradeScheduleAndMonitor(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us UpgradeSchedule, b beacon.Schedule, em ExecMonitor, metadataDs dstore.Batching) (*StateManager, error) {
-	sm, err := NewStateManager(cs, exec, sys, us, b, metadataDs)
+func NewStateManagerWithUpgradeScheduleAndMonitor(cs *store.ChainStore, exec Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us UpgradeSchedule, b beacon.Schedule, em ExecMonitor, metadataDs dstore.Batching, msgIndex index.MsgIndex) (*StateManager, error) {
+	sm, err := NewStateManager(cs, exec, sys, us, b, metadataDs, msgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

chain/store/store_test.go

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ func TestChainExportImportFull(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal("imported chain differed from exported chain")
 	}
 
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), nil, filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), cg.BeaconSchedule(), ds)
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), nil, filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), cg.BeaconSchedule(), ds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}

cmd/lotus-bench/import.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	badgerbs "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blockstore/badger"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -228,7 +229,7 @@ var importBenchCmd = &cli.Command{
 		defer cs.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
 		// TODO: We need to supply the actual beacon after v14
-		stm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(verifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, metadataDs)
+		stm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(verifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, metadataDs, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-shed/balances.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen/genesis"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/state"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -513,7 +514,7 @@ var chainBalanceStateCmd = &cli.Command{
 		cst := cbor.NewCborStore(bs)
 		store := adt.WrapStore(ctx, cst)
 
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -737,7 +738,7 @@ var chainPledgeCmd = &cli.Command{
 		cst := cbor.NewCborStore(bs)
 		store := adt.WrapStore(ctx, cst)
 
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-shed/gas-estimation.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/beacon/drand"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ var gasTraceCmd = &cli.Command{
 		cs := store.NewChainStore(bs, bs, mds, filcns.Weight, nil)
 		defer cs.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), shd, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), shd, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -212,7 +213,7 @@ var replayOfflineCmd = &cli.Command{
 		cs := store.NewChainStore(bs, bs, mds, filcns.Weight, nil)
 		defer cs.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), shd, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), shd, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-shed/invariants.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ var invariantsCmd = &cli.Command{
 		cs := store.NewChainStore(bs, bs, mds, filcns.Weight, nil)
 		defer cs.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-shed/main.go

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ func main() {
 		invariantsCmd,
 		gasTraceCmd,
 		replayOfflineCmd,
+		msgindexCmd,
 	}
 
 	app := &cli.App{

cmd/lotus-shed/migrations.go

@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/builtin/verifreg"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/state"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ var migrationsCmd = &cli.Command{
 		defer cs.Close() //nolint:errcheck
 
 		// Note: we use a map datastore for the metadata to avoid writing / using cached migration results in the metadata store
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, datastore.NewMapDatastore())
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, datastore.NewMapDatastore(), index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-shed/msgindex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"fmt"
+	"path"
+
+	"github.com/ipfs/go-cid"
+	_ "github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3"
+	"github.com/mitchellh/go-homedir"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+	"golang.org/x/xerrors"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/abi"
+
+	lcli "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/cli"
+)
+
+var msgindexCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "msgindex",
+	Usage: "Tools for managing the message index",
+	Subcommands: []*cli.Command{
+		msgindexBackfillCmd,
+		msgindexPruneCmd,
+	},
+}
+
+var msgindexBackfillCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "backfill",
+	Usage: "Backfill the message index for a number of epochs starting from a specified height",
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "from",
+			Value: 0,
+			Usage: "height to start the backfill; uses the current head if omitted",
+		},
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "epochs",
+			Value: 1800,
+			Usage: "number of epochs to backfill; defaults to 1800 (2 finalities)",
+		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "repo",
+			Value: "~/.lotus",
+			Usage: "path to the repo",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		api, closer, err := lcli.GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer closer()
+		ctx := lcli.ReqContext(cctx)
+
+		curTs, err := api.ChainHead(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		startHeight := int64(cctx.Int("from"))
+		if startHeight == 0 {
+			startHeight = int64(curTs.Height()) - 1
+		}
+		epochs := cctx.Int("epochs")
+
+		basePath, err := homedir.Expand(cctx.String("repo"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		dbPath := path.Join(basePath, "sqlite", "msgindex.db")
+		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			err := db.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("ERROR: closing db: %s", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		tx, err := db.Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		insertStmt, err := tx.Prepare("INSERT INTO messages VALUES (?, ?, ?)")
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		insertMsg := func(cid, tsCid cid.Cid, epoch abi.ChainEpoch) error {
+			key := cid.String()
+			tskey := tsCid.String()
+			if _, err := insertStmt.Exec(key, tskey, int64(epoch)); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			return nil
+		}
+		rollback := func() {
+			if err := tx.Rollback(); err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("ERROR: rollback: %s", err)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for i := 0; i < epochs; i++ {
+			epoch := abi.ChainEpoch(startHeight - int64(i))
+
+			ts, err := api.ChainGetTipSetByHeight(ctx, epoch, curTs.Key())
+			if err != nil {
+				rollback()
+				return err
+			}
+
+			tsCid, err := ts.Key().Cid()
+			if err != nil {
+				rollback()
+				return err
+			}
+
+			msgs, err := api.ChainGetMessagesInTipset(ctx, ts.Key())
+			if err != nil {
+				rollback()
+				return err
+			}
+
+			for _, msg := range msgs {
+				if err := insertMsg(msg.Cid, tsCid, epoch); err != nil {
+					rollback()
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}
+
+var msgindexPruneCmd = &cli.Command{
+	Name:  "prune",
+	Usage: "Prune the message index for messages included before a given epoch",
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "from",
+			Usage: "height to start the prune; if negative it indicates epochs from current head",
+		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			Name:  "repo",
+			Value: "~/.lotus",
+			Usage: "path to the repo",
+		},
+	},
+	Action: func(cctx *cli.Context) error {
+		api, closer, err := lcli.GetFullNodeAPI(cctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer closer()
+		ctx := lcli.ReqContext(cctx)
+
+		startHeight := int64(cctx.Int("from"))
+		if startHeight < 0 {
+			curTs, err := api.ChainHead(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			startHeight += int64(curTs.Height())
+
+			if startHeight < 0 {
+				return xerrors.Errorf("bogus start height %d", startHeight)
+			}
+		}
+
+		basePath, err := homedir.Expand(cctx.String("repo"))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		dbPath := path.Join(basePath, "sqlite", "msgindex.db")
+		db, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", dbPath)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		defer func() {
+			err := db.Close()
+			if err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("ERROR: closing db: %s", err)
+			}
+		}()
+
+		tx, err := db.Begin()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if _, err := tx.Exec("DELETE FROM messages WHERE epoch < ?", startHeight); err != nil {
+			if err := tx.Rollback(); err != nil {
+				fmt.Printf("ERROR: rollback: %s", err)
+			}
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := tx.Commit(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		return nil
+	},
+}

cmd/lotus-shed/state-stats.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/builtin"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -308,7 +309,7 @@ to reduce the number of decode operations performed by caching the decoded objec
 		}
 
 		tsExec := consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc)
-		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tsExec, vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds)
+		sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tsExec, vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

cmd/lotus-sim/simulation/node.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/blockstore"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func (nd *Node) LoadSim(ctx context.Context, name string) (*Simulation, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("failed to create upgrade schedule for simulation %s: %w", name, err)
 	}
-	sim.StateManager, err = stmgr.NewStateManager(nd.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), us, nil, nd.MetadataDS)
+	sim.StateManager, err = stmgr.NewStateManager(nd.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), us, nil, nd.MetadataDS, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("failed to create state manager for simulation %s: %w", name, err)
 	}
@@ -125,7 +126,7 @@ func (nd *Node) CreateSim(ctx context.Context, name string, head *types.TipSet)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(nd.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, nd.MetadataDS)
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(nd.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, nd.MetadataDS, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, xerrors.Errorf("creating state manager: %w", err)
 	}

cmd/lotus-sim/simulation/simulation.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/vm"
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ func (sim *Simulation) SetUpgradeHeight(nv network.Version, epoch abi.ChainEpoch
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(sim.Node.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), newUpgradeSchedule, nil, sim.Node.MetadataDS)
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(sim.Node.Chainstore, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(mock.Verifier), newUpgradeSchedule, nil, sim.Node.MetadataDS, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

cmd/lotus/daemon.go

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
+	"path"
 	"runtime/pprof"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/lib/ulimit"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/metrics"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/config"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/testing"
@@ -539,7 +542,7 @@ func ImportChain(ctx context.Context, r repo.Repo, fname string, snapshot bool)
 	}
 
 	// TODO: We need to supply the actual beacon after v14
-	stm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cst, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds)
+	stm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cst, consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc), vm.Syscalls(ffiwrapper.ProofVerifier), filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, mds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -556,5 +559,23 @@ func ImportChain(ctx context.Context, r repo.Repo, fname string, snapshot bool)
 		return err
 	}
 
+	// populate the message index if user has EnableMsgIndex enabled
+	//
+	c, err := lr.Config()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	cfg, ok := c.(*config.FullNode)
+	if !ok {
+		return xerrors.Errorf("invalid config for repo, got: %T", c)
+	}
+	if cfg.Index.EnableMsgIndex {
+		log.Info("populating message index...")
+		if err := index.PopulateAfterSnapshot(ctx, path.Join(lr.Path(), "sqlite"), cst); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Info("populating message index done")
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }

conformance/driver.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/actors/builtin"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/state"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ func (d *Driver) ExecuteTipset(bs blockstore.Blockstore, ds ds.Batching, params
 
 		cs      = store.NewChainStore(bs, bs, ds, filcns.Weight, nil)
 		tse     = consensus.NewTipSetExecutor(filcns.RewardFunc)
-		sm, err = stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tse, syscalls, filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, ds)
+		sm, err = stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tse, syscalls, filcns.DefaultUpgradeSchedule(), nil, ds, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

documentation/en/default-lotus-config.toml

@@ -390,3 +390,11 @@
     #DatabasePath = ""
 
 
+[Index]
+  # EnableMsgIndex enables indexing of messages on chain.
+  #
+  # type: bool
+  # env var: LOTUS_INDEX_ENABLEMSGINDEX
+  #EnableMsgIndex = false
+
+

itests/msgindex_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package itests
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/big"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/go-state-types/exitcode"
+
+	lapi "github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/itests/kit"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	// adjust those to make tests snappy
+	index.CoalesceMinDelay = time.Millisecond
+	index.CoalesceMaxDelay = 10 * time.Millisecond
+	index.CoalesceMergeInterval = time.Millisecond
+}
+
+func testMsgIndex(
+	t *testing.T,
+	name string,
+	run func(t *testing.T, makeMsgIndex func(cs *store.ChainStore) (index.MsgIndex, error)),
+	check func(t *testing.T, i int, msgIndex index.MsgIndex),
+) {
+
+	// create the message indices in the test context
+	var mx sync.Mutex
+	var tmpDirs []string
+	var msgIndices []index.MsgIndex
+
+	t.Cleanup(func() {
+		for _, msgIndex := range msgIndices {
+			_ = msgIndex.Close()
+		}
+
+		for _, tmp := range tmpDirs {
+			_ = os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+		}
+	})
+
+	makeMsgIndex := func(cs *store.ChainStore) (index.MsgIndex, error) {
+		var err error
+		tmp := t.TempDir()
+		msgIndex, err := index.NewMsgIndex(context.Background(), tmp, cs)
+		if err == nil {
+			mx.Lock()
+			tmpDirs = append(tmpDirs, tmp)
+			msgIndices = append(msgIndices, msgIndex)
+			mx.Unlock()
+		}
+		return msgIndex, err
+	}
+
+	t.Run(name, func(t *testing.T) {
+		run(t, makeMsgIndex)
+	})
+
+	if len(msgIndices) == 0 {
+		t.Fatal("no message indices")
+	}
+
+	for i, msgIndex := range msgIndices {
+		check(t, i, msgIndex)
+	}
+}
+
+func checkNonEmptyMsgIndex(t *testing.T, _ int, msgIndex index.MsgIndex) {
+	mi, ok := msgIndex.(interface{ CountMessages() (int64, error) })
+	if !ok {
+		t.Fatal("index does not allow counting")
+	}
+	count, err := mi.CountMessages()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotEqual(t, count, 0)
+}
+
+func TestMsgIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	testMsgIndex(t, "testSearchMsg", testSearchMsgWithIndex, checkNonEmptyMsgIndex)
+}
+
+func testSearchMsgWithIndex(t *testing.T, makeMsgIndex func(cs *store.ChainStore) (index.MsgIndex, error)) {
+	// copy of apiSuite.testSearchMsgWith; needs to be copied or else CI is angry, tests are built individually there
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	full, _, ens := kit.EnsembleMinimal(t, kit.ConstructorOpts(node.Override(new(index.MsgIndex), makeMsgIndex)))
+
+	senderAddr, err := full.WalletDefaultAddress(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	msg := &types.Message{
+		From:  senderAddr,
+		To:    senderAddr,
+		Value: big.Zero(),
+	}
+
+	ens.BeginMining(100 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	sm, err := full.MpoolPushMessage(ctx, msg, nil)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	//stm: @CHAIN_STATE_WAIT_MSG_001
+	res, err := full.StateWaitMsg(ctx, sm.Cid(), 1, lapi.LookbackNoLimit, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, exitcode.Ok, res.Receipt.ExitCode, "message not successful")
+
+	//stm: @CHAIN_STATE_SEARCH_MSG_001
+	searchRes, err := full.StateSearchMsg(ctx, types.EmptyTSK, sm.Cid(), lapi.LookbackNoLimit, true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, searchRes)
+
+	require.Equalf(t, res.TipSet, searchRes.TipSet, "search ts: %s, different from wait ts: %s", searchRes.TipSet, res.TipSet)
+}

node/builder.go

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/api"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/build"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/beacon"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/types"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/journal"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/journal/alerting"
@@ -390,6 +391,7 @@ func Test() Option {
 		Unset(new(*peermgr.PeerMgr)),
 		Override(new(beacon.Schedule), testing.RandomBeacon),
 		Override(new(*storageadapter.DealPublisher), storageadapter.NewDealPublisher(nil, storageadapter.PublishMsgConfig{})),
+		Override(new(index.MsgIndex), modules.DummyMsgIndex),
 	)
 }
 

node/builder_chain.go

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/events"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/exchange"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen/slashfilter"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/market"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/messagepool"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/messagesigner"
@@ -275,6 +276,10 @@ func ConfigFullNode(c interface{}) Option {
 				Override(new(full.EthEventAPI), &full.EthModuleDummy{}),
 			),
 		),
+
+		// enable message index for full node when configured by the user, otherwise use dummy.
+		If(cfg.Index.EnableMsgIndex, Override(new(index.MsgIndex), modules.MsgIndex)),
+		If(!cfg.Index.EnableMsgIndex, Override(new(index.MsgIndex), modules.DummyMsgIndex)),
 	)
 }
 

node/config/doc_gen.go

@@ -461,6 +461,20 @@ Set to 0 to keep all mappings`,
 
 			Comment: ``,
 		},
+		{
+			Name: "Index",
+			Type: "IndexConfig",
+
+			Comment: ``,
+		},
+	},
+	"IndexConfig": []DocField{
+		{
+			Name: "EnableMsgIndex",
+			Type: "bool",
+
+			Comment: `EnableMsgIndex enables indexing of messages on chain.`,
+		},
 	},
 	"IndexProviderConfig": []DocField{
 		{

node/config/types.go

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ type FullNode struct {
 	Chainstore Chainstore
 	Cluster    UserRaftConfig
 	Fevm       FevmConfig
+	Index      IndexConfig
 }
 
 // // Common
@@ -726,3 +727,8 @@ type Events struct {
 	// Set a timeout for subscription clients
 	// Set upper bound on index size
 }
+
+type IndexConfig struct {
+	// EnableMsgIndex enables indexing of messages on chain.
+	EnableMsgIndex bool
+}

node/modules/chain.go

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/consensus/filcns"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/exchange"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/gen/slashfilter"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/messagepool"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
@@ -123,7 +124,7 @@ func NetworkName(mctx helpers.MetricsCtx,
 
 	ctx := helpers.LifecycleCtx(mctx, lc)
 
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tsexec, syscalls, us, nil, nil)
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, tsexec, syscalls, us, nil, nil, index.DummyMsgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}

node/modules/msgindex.go

@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+package modules
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"go.uber.org/fx"
+
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/helpers"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/repo"
+)
+
+func MsgIndex(lc fx.Lifecycle, mctx helpers.MetricsCtx, cs *store.ChainStore, r repo.LockedRepo) (index.MsgIndex, error) {
+	basePath, err := r.SqlitePath()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	msgIndex, err := index.NewMsgIndex(helpers.LifecycleCtx(mctx, lc), basePath, cs)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	lc.Append(fx.Hook{
+		OnStop: func(_ context.Context) error {
+			return msgIndex.Close()
+		},
+	})
+
+	return msgIndex, nil
+}
+
+func DummyMsgIndex() index.MsgIndex {
+	return index.DummyMsgIndex
+}

node/modules/stmgr.go

@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/fx"
 
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/beacon"
+	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/index"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/stmgr"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/store"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/chain/vm"
 	"github.com/filecoin-project/lotus/node/modules/dtypes"
 )
 
-func StateManager(lc fx.Lifecycle, cs *store.ChainStore, exec stmgr.Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us stmgr.UpgradeSchedule, b beacon.Schedule, metadataDs dtypes.MetadataDS) (*stmgr.StateManager, error) {
-	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, exec, sys, us, b, metadataDs)
+func StateManager(lc fx.Lifecycle, cs *store.ChainStore, exec stmgr.Executor, sys vm.SyscallBuilder, us stmgr.UpgradeSchedule, b beacon.Schedule, metadataDs dtypes.MetadataDS, msgIndex index.MsgIndex) (*stmgr.StateManager, error) {
+	sm, err := stmgr.NewStateManager(cs, exec, sys, us, b, metadataDs, msgIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}