Merge pull request #1932 from fjl/gpo-defootgunize

eth, xeth: fix GasPriceOracle goroutine leak

eth/gasprice.go

@@ -23,49 +23,66 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 )
 
-const gpoProcessPastBlocks = 100
+const (
+	gpoProcessPastBlocks = 100
+
+	// for testing
+	gpoDefaultBaseCorrectionFactor = 110
+	gpoDefaultMinGasPrice          = 10000000000000
+)
 
 type blockPriceInfo struct {
 	baseGasPrice *big.Int
 }
 
+// GasPriceOracle recommends gas prices based on the content of recent
+// blocks.
 type GasPriceOracle struct {
 	eth           *Ethereum
-	chain                         *core.BlockChain
+	initOnce      sync.Once
-	events                        event.Subscription
+	minPrice      *big.Int
+	lastBaseMutex sync.Mutex
+	lastBase      *big.Int
+
+	// state of listenLoop
 	blocks                        map[uint64]*blockPriceInfo
 	firstProcessed, lastProcessed uint64
-	lastBaseMutex                 sync.Mutex
+	minBase                       *big.Int
-	lastBase, minBase             *big.Int
 }
 
-func NewGasPriceOracle(eth *Ethereum) (self *GasPriceOracle) {
+// NewGasPriceOracle returns a new oracle.
-	self = &GasPriceOracle{}
+func NewGasPriceOracle(eth *Ethereum) *GasPriceOracle {
-	self.blocks = make(map[uint64]*blockPriceInfo)
+	minprice := eth.GpoMinGasPrice
-	self.eth = eth
+	if minprice == nil {
-	self.chain = eth.blockchain
+		minprice = big.NewInt(gpoDefaultMinGasPrice)
-	self.events = eth.EventMux().Subscribe(
+	}
-		core.ChainEvent{},
+	minbase := new(big.Int).Mul(minprice, big.NewInt(100))
-		core.ChainSplitEvent{},
+	if eth.GpobaseCorrectionFactor > 0 {
-	)
+		minbase = minbase.Div(minbase, big.NewInt(int64(eth.GpobaseCorrectionFactor)))
-
+	}
-	minbase := new(big.Int).Mul(self.eth.GpoMinGasPrice, big.NewInt(100))
+	return &GasPriceOracle{
-	minbase = minbase.Div(minbase, big.NewInt(int64(self.eth.GpobaseCorrectionFactor)))
+		eth:      eth,
-	self.minBase = minbase
+		blocks:   make(map[uint64]*blockPriceInfo),
-
+		minBase:  minbase,
-	self.processPastBlocks()
+		minPrice: minprice,
-	go self.listenLoop()
+		lastBase: minprice,
-	return
+	}
 }
 
-func (self *GasPriceOracle) processPastBlocks() {
+func (gpo *GasPriceOracle) init() {
+	gpo.initOnce.Do(func() {
+		gpo.processPastBlocks(gpo.eth.BlockChain())
+		go gpo.listenLoop()
+	})
+}
+
+func (self *GasPriceOracle) processPastBlocks(chain *core.BlockChain) {
 	last := int64(-1)
-	cblock := self.chain.CurrentBlock()
+	cblock := chain.CurrentBlock()
 	if cblock != nil {
 		last = int64(cblock.NumberU64())
 	}
@@ -75,7 +92,7 @@ func (self *GasPriceOracle) processPastBlocks() {
 	}
 	self.firstProcessed = uint64(first)
 	for i := first; i <= last; i++ {
-		block := self.chain.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(i))
+		block := chain.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(i))
 		if block != nil {
 			self.processBlock(block)
 		}
@@ -84,9 +101,10 @@ func (self *GasPriceOracle) processPastBlocks() {
 }
 
 func (self *GasPriceOracle) listenLoop() {
-	defer self.events.Unsubscribe()
+	events := self.eth.EventMux().Subscribe(core.ChainEvent{}, core.ChainSplitEvent{})
+	defer events.Unsubscribe()
 
-	for event := range self.events.Chan() {
+	for event := range events.Chan() {
 		switch event := event.Data.(type) {
 		case core.ChainEvent:
 			self.processBlock(event.Block)
@@ -102,7 +120,7 @@ func (self *GasPriceOracle) processBlock(block *types.Block) {
 		self.lastProcessed = i
 	}
 
-	lastBase := self.eth.GpoMinGasPrice
+	lastBase := self.minPrice
 	bpl := self.blocks[i-1]
 	if bpl != nil {
 		lastBase = bpl.baseGasPrice
@@ -176,28 +194,19 @@ func (self *GasPriceOracle) lowestPrice(block *types.Block) *big.Int {
 	return minPrice
 }
 
+// SuggestPrice returns the recommended gas price.
 func (self *GasPriceOracle) SuggestPrice() *big.Int {
+	self.init()
 	self.lastBaseMutex.Lock()
-	base := self.lastBase
+	price := new(big.Int).Set(self.lastBase)
 	self.lastBaseMutex.Unlock()
 
-	if base == nil {
+	price.Mul(price, big.NewInt(int64(self.eth.GpobaseCorrectionFactor)))
-		base = self.eth.GpoMinGasPrice
+	price.Div(price, big.NewInt(100))
+	if price.Cmp(self.minPrice) < 0 {
+		price.Set(self.minPrice)
+	} else if self.eth.GpoMaxGasPrice != nil && price.Cmp(self.eth.GpoMaxGasPrice) > 0 {
+		price.Set(self.eth.GpoMaxGasPrice)
 	}
-	if base == nil {
+	return price
-		return big.NewInt(10000000000000) // apparently MinGasPrice is not initialized during some tests
-	}
-
-	baseCorr := new(big.Int).Mul(base, big.NewInt(int64(self.eth.GpobaseCorrectionFactor)))
-	baseCorr.Div(baseCorr, big.NewInt(100))
-
-	if baseCorr.Cmp(self.eth.GpoMinGasPrice) < 0 {
-		return self.eth.GpoMinGasPrice
-	}
-
-	if baseCorr.Cmp(self.eth.GpoMaxGasPrice) > 0 {
-		return self.eth.GpoMaxGasPrice
-	}
-
-	return baseCorr
 }

xeth/xeth.go

@@ -59,24 +59,8 @@ const (
 	LogFilterTy
 )
 
-func DefaultGas() *big.Int { return new(big.Int).Set(defaultGas) }
-
-func (self *XEth) DefaultGasPrice() *big.Int {
-	if self.gpo == nil {
-		self.gpo = eth.NewGasPriceOracle(self.backend)
-	}
-	return self.gpo.SuggestPrice()
-}
-
 type XEth struct {
-	backend  *eth.Ethereum
-	frontend Frontend
-
-	state   *State
-	whisper *Whisper
-
 	quit chan struct{}
-	filterManager *filters.FilterSystem
 
 	logMu    sync.RWMutex
 	logQueue map[int]*logQueue
@@ -92,16 +76,18 @@ type XEth struct {
 
 	transactMu sync.Mutex
 
+	// read-only fields
+	backend       *eth.Ethereum
+	frontend      Frontend
 	agent         *miner.RemoteAgent
-
 	gpo           *eth.GasPriceOracle
+	state         *State
+	whisper       *Whisper
+	filterManager *filters.FilterSystem
 }
 
 func NewTest(eth *eth.Ethereum, frontend Frontend) *XEth {
-	return &XEth{
+	return &XEth{backend: eth, frontend: frontend}
-		backend:  eth,
-		frontend: frontend,
-	}
 }
 
 // New creates an XEth that uses the given frontend.
@@ -118,6 +104,7 @@ func New(ethereum *eth.Ethereum, frontend Frontend) *XEth {
 		transactionQueue: make(map[int]*hashQueue),
 		messages:         make(map[int]*whisperFilter),
 		agent:            miner.NewRemoteAgent(),
+		gpo:              eth.NewGasPriceOracle(ethereum),
 	}
 	if ethereum.Whisper() != nil {
 		xeth.whisper = NewWhisper(ethereum.Whisper())
@@ -207,6 +194,12 @@ func cTopics(t [][]string) [][]common.Hash {
 	return topics
 }
 
+func DefaultGas() *big.Int { return new(big.Int).Set(defaultGas) }
+
+func (self *XEth) DefaultGasPrice() *big.Int {
+	return self.gpo.SuggestPrice()
+}
+
 func (self *XEth) RemoteMining() *miner.RemoteAgent { return self.agent }
 
 func (self *XEth) AtStateNum(num int64) *XEth {