eth/catalyst: evict old payloads, type PayloadID (#24236)

* eth/catalyst: evict old payloads, type PayloadID

* eth/catalyst: added tracing info to engine api

* eth/catalyst: add test for create payload timestamps

* catalyst: better logs

* eth/catalyst: computePayloadId return style

* catalyst: add queue for payloads

* eth/catalyst: nitpicks

Co-authored-by: Marius van der Wijden <m.vanderwijden@live.de>
Co-authored-by: Péter Szilágyi <peterke@gmail.com>

eth/catalyst/api.go

@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/beacon"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/misc"
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ var (
 	GenericServerError = rpc.CustomError{Code: -32000, ValidationError: "Server error"}
 	UnknownPayload     = rpc.CustomError{Code: -32001, ValidationError: "Unknown payload"}
 	InvalidTB          = rpc.CustomError{Code: -32002, ValidationError: "Invalid terminal block"}
-	InvalidPayloadID   = rpc.CustomError{Code: 1, ValidationError: "invalid payload id"}
 )
 
 // Register adds catalyst APIs to the full node.
@@ -86,7 +84,7 @@ type ConsensusAPI struct {
 	eth            *eth.Ethereum
 	les            *les.LightEthereum
 	engine         consensus.Engine // engine is the post-merge consensus engine, only for block creation
-	preparedBlocks map[uint64]*ExecutableDataV1
+	preparedBlocks *payloadQueue    // preparedBlocks caches payloads (*ExecutableDataV1) by payload ID (PayloadID)
 }
 
 func NewConsensusAPI(eth *eth.Ethereum, les *les.LightEthereum) *ConsensusAPI {
@@ -110,12 +108,13 @@ func NewConsensusAPI(eth *eth.Ethereum, les *les.LightEthereum) *ConsensusAPI {
 			engine = beacon.New(eth.Engine())
 		}
 	}
+
 	return &ConsensusAPI{
 		light:          eth == nil,
 		eth:            eth,
 		les:            les,
 		engine:         engine,
-		preparedBlocks: make(map[uint64]*ExecutableDataV1),
+		preparedBlocks: newPayloadQueue(),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -175,20 +174,17 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) makeEnv(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) (*bl
 	return env, nil
 }
 
-func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadV1(payloadID hexutil.Bytes) (*ExecutableDataV1, error) {
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) GetPayloadV1(payloadID PayloadID) (*ExecutableDataV1, error) {
-	hash := []byte(payloadID)
+	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "GetPayload", "id", payloadID)
-	if len(hash) < 8 {
+	data := api.preparedBlocks.get(payloadID)
-		return nil, &InvalidPayloadID
+	if data == nil {
-	}
-	id := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash[:8])
-	data, ok := api.preparedBlocks[id]
-	if !ok {
 		return nil, &UnknownPayload
 	}
 	return data, nil
 }
 
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(heads ForkchoiceStateV1, PayloadAttributes *PayloadAttributesV1) (ForkChoiceResponse, error) {
+	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "ForkChoiceUpdated", "head", heads.HeadBlockHash, "finalized", heads.FinalizedBlockHash, "safe", heads.SafeBlockHash)
 	if heads.HeadBlockHash == (common.Hash{}) {
 		return ForkChoiceResponse{Status: SUCCESS.Status, PayloadID: nil}, nil
 	}
@@ -216,25 +212,24 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(heads ForkchoiceStateV1, PayloadAtt
 		if err != nil {
 			return INVALID, err
 		}
-		hash := computePayloadId(heads.HeadBlockHash, PayloadAttributes)
+		id := computePayloadId(heads.HeadBlockHash, PayloadAttributes)
-		id := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(hash)
+		api.preparedBlocks.put(id, data)
-		api.preparedBlocks[id] = data
+		log.Info("Created payload", "payloadID", id)
-		log.Info("Created payload", "payloadid", id)
+		return ForkChoiceResponse{Status: SUCCESS.Status, PayloadID: &id}, nil
-		// TODO (MariusVanDerWijden) do something with the payloadID?
-		hex := hexutil.Bytes(hash)
-		return ForkChoiceResponse{Status: SUCCESS.Status, PayloadID: &hex}, nil
 	}
 	return ForkChoiceResponse{Status: SUCCESS.Status, PayloadID: nil}, nil
 }
 
-func computePayloadId(headBlockHash common.Hash, params *PayloadAttributesV1) []byte {
+func computePayloadId(headBlockHash common.Hash, params *PayloadAttributesV1) PayloadID {
 	// Hash
 	hasher := sha256.New()
 	hasher.Write(headBlockHash[:])
 	binary.Write(hasher, binary.BigEndian, params.Timestamp)
 	hasher.Write(params.Random[:])
 	hasher.Write(params.SuggestedFeeRecipient[:])
-	return hasher.Sum([]byte{})[:8]
+	var out PayloadID
+	copy(out[:], hasher.Sum(nil)[:8])
+	return out
 }
 
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) invalid() ExecutePayloadResponse {
@@ -244,8 +239,9 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) invalid() ExecutePayloadResponse {
 	return ExecutePayloadResponse{Status: INVALID.Status, LatestValidHash: api.eth.BlockChain().CurrentHeader().Hash()}
 }
 
-// ExecutePayload creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
+// ExecutePayloadV1 creates an Eth1 block, inserts it in the chain, and returns the status of the chain.
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecutePayloadV1(params ExecutableDataV1) (ExecutePayloadResponse, error) {
+	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "ExecutePayload", params.BlockHash, "number", params.Number)
 	block, err := ExecutableDataToBlock(params)
 	if err != nil {
 		return api.invalid(), err
@@ -276,6 +272,7 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExecutePayloadV1(params ExecutableDataV1) (ExecutePaylo
 	if td.Cmp(ttd) < 0 {
 		return api.invalid(), fmt.Errorf("can not execute payload on top of block with low td got: %v threshold %v", td, ttd)
 	}
+	log.Trace("Inserting block without head", "hash", block.Hash(), "number", block.Number)
 	if err := api.eth.BlockChain().InsertBlockWithoutSetHead(block); err != nil {
 		return api.invalid(), err
 	}
@@ -301,8 +298,8 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) assembleBlock(parentHash common.Hash, params *PayloadAt
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot assemble block with unknown parent %s", parentHash)
 	}
 
-	if params.Timestamp < parent.Time() {
+	if params.Timestamp <= parent.Time() {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("child timestamp lower than parent's: %d < %d", params.Timestamp, parent.Time())
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid timestamp: child's %d <= parent's %d", params.Timestamp, parent.Time())
 	}
 	if now := uint64(time.Now().Unix()); params.Timestamp > now+1 {
 		diff := time.Duration(params.Timestamp-now) * time.Second

eth/catalyst/api_test.go

@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@
 package catalyst
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
@@ -158,13 +158,21 @@ func TestEth2PrepareAndGetPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("error preparing payload, err=%v", err)
 	}
 	payloadID := computePayloadId(fcState.HeadBlockHash, &blockParams)
-	execData, err := api.GetPayloadV1(hexutil.Bytes(payloadID))
+	execData, err := api.GetPayloadV1(payloadID)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error getting payload, err=%v", err)
 	}
 	if len(execData.Transactions) != blocks[9].Transactions().Len() {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid number of transactions %d != 1", len(execData.Transactions))
 	}
+	// Test invalid payloadID
+	var invPayload PayloadID
+	copy(invPayload[:], payloadID[:])
+	invPayload[0] = ^invPayload[0]
+	_, err = api.GetPayloadV1(invPayload)
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected error retrieving invalid payload")
+	}
 }
 
 func checkLogEvents(t *testing.T, logsCh <-chan []*types.Log, rmLogsCh <-chan core.RemovedLogsEvent, wantNew, wantRemoved int) {
@@ -185,6 +193,48 @@ func checkLogEvents(t *testing.T, logsCh <-chan []*types.Log, rmLogsCh <-chan co
 	}
 }
 
+func TestInvalidPayloadTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	genesis, preMergeBlocks := generatePreMergeChain(10)
+	n, ethservice := startEthService(t, genesis, preMergeBlocks)
+	ethservice.Merger().ReachTTD()
+	defer n.Close()
+	var (
+		api    = NewConsensusAPI(ethservice, nil)
+		parent = ethservice.BlockChain().CurrentBlock()
+	)
+	tests := []struct {
+		time      uint64
+		shouldErr bool
+	}{
+		{0, true},
+		{parent.Time(), true},
+		{parent.Time() - 1, true},
+		{parent.Time() + 1, false},
+		{uint64(time.Now().Unix()) + uint64(time.Minute), false},
+	}
+
+	for i, test := range tests {
+		t.Run(fmt.Sprintf("Timestamp test: %v", i), func(t *testing.T) {
+			params := PayloadAttributesV1{
+				Timestamp:             test.time,
+				Random:                crypto.Keccak256Hash([]byte{byte(123)}),
+				SuggestedFeeRecipient: parent.Coinbase(),
+			}
+			fcState := ForkchoiceStateV1{
+				HeadBlockHash:      parent.Hash(),
+				SafeBlockHash:      common.Hash{},
+				FinalizedBlockHash: common.Hash{},
+			}
+			_, err := api.ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(fcState, &params)
+			if test.shouldErr && err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error preparing payload with invalid timestamp, err=%v", err)
+			} else if !test.shouldErr && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("error preparing payload with valid timestamp, err=%v", err)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestEth2NewBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	genesis, preMergeBlocks := generatePreMergeChain(10)
 	n, ethservice := startEthService(t, genesis, preMergeBlocks)
@@ -391,7 +441,7 @@ func TestFullAPI(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("error preparing payload, invalid status: %v", resp.Status)
 		}
 		payloadID := computePayloadId(parent.Hash(), &params)
-		payload, err := api.GetPayloadV1(hexutil.Bytes(payloadID))
+		payload, err := api.GetPayloadV1(payloadID)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("can't get payload: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -414,6 +464,5 @@ func TestFullAPI(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Fatalf("Chain head should be updated")
 		}
 		parent = ethservice.BlockChain().CurrentBlock()
-
 	}
 }

eth/catalyst/api_types.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 package catalyst
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -69,17 +70,6 @@ type executableDataMarshaling struct {
 	Transactions  []hexutil.Bytes
 }
 
-//go:generate go run github.com/fjl/gencodec -type PayloadResponse -field-override payloadResponseMarshaling -out gen_payload.go
-
-type PayloadResponse struct {
-	PayloadID uint64 `json:"payloadId"`
-}
-
-// JSON type overrides for payloadResponse.
-type payloadResponseMarshaling struct {
-	PayloadID hexutil.Uint64
-}
-
 type NewBlockResponse struct {
 	Valid bool `json:"valid"`
 }
@@ -102,9 +92,28 @@ type ConsensusValidatedParams struct {
 	Status    string      `json:"status"`
 }
 
+// PayloadID is an identifier of the payload build process
+type PayloadID [8]byte
+
+func (b PayloadID) String() string {
+	return hexutil.Encode(b[:])
+}
+
+func (b PayloadID) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
+	return hexutil.Bytes(b[:]).MarshalText()
+}
+
+func (b *PayloadID) UnmarshalText(input []byte) error {
+	err := hexutil.UnmarshalFixedText("PayloadID", input, b[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid payload id %q: %w", input, err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 type ForkChoiceResponse struct {
 	Status    string     `json:"status"`
-	PayloadID *hexutil.Bytes `json:"payloadId"`
+	PayloadID *PayloadID `json:"payloadId"`
 }
 
 type ForkchoiceStateV1 struct {

eth/catalyst/gen_payload.go

@@ -1,36 +0,0 @@
-// Code generated by github.com/fjl/gencodec. DO NOT EDIT.
-
-package catalyst
-
-import (
-	"encoding/json"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-)
-
-var _ = (*payloadResponseMarshaling)(nil)
-
-// MarshalJSON marshals as JSON.
-func (p PayloadResponse) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
-	type PayloadResponse struct {
-		PayloadID hexutil.Uint64 `json:"payloadId"`
-	}
-	var enc PayloadResponse
-	enc.PayloadID = hexutil.Uint64(p.PayloadID)
-	return json.Marshal(&enc)
-}
-
-// UnmarshalJSON unmarshals from JSON.
-func (p *PayloadResponse) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
-	type PayloadResponse struct {
-		PayloadID *hexutil.Uint64 `json:"payloadId"`
-	}
-	var dec PayloadResponse
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(input, &dec); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if dec.PayloadID != nil {
-		p.PayloadID = uint64(*dec.PayloadID)
-	}
-	return nil
-}

eth/catalyst/queue.go

@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package catalyst
+
+import "sync"
+
+// maxTrackedPayloads is the maximum number of prepared payloads the execution
+// engine tracks before evicting old ones. Ideally we should only ever track the
+// latest one; but have a slight wiggle room for non-ideal conditions.
+const maxTrackedPayloads = 10
+
+// payloadQueueItem represents an id->payload tuple to store until it's retrieved
+// or evicted.
+type payloadQueueItem struct {
+	id      PayloadID
+	payload *ExecutableDataV1
+}
+
+// payloadQueue tracks the latest handful of constructed payloads to be retrieved
+// by the beacon chain if block production is requested.
+type payloadQueue struct {
+	payloads []*payloadQueueItem
+	lock     sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// newPayloadQueue creates a pre-initialized queue with a fixed number of slots
+// all containing empty items.
+func newPayloadQueue() *payloadQueue {
+	return &payloadQueue{
+		payloads: make([]*payloadQueueItem, maxTrackedPayloads),
+	}
+}
+
+// put inserts a new payload into the queue at the given id.
+func (q *payloadQueue) put(id PayloadID, data *ExecutableDataV1) {
+	q.lock.Lock()
+	defer q.lock.Unlock()
+
+	copy(q.payloads[1:], q.payloads)
+	q.payloads[0] = &payloadQueueItem{
+		id:      id,
+		payload: data,
+	}
+}
+
+// get retrieves a previously stored payload item or nil if it does not exist.
+func (q *payloadQueue) get(id PayloadID) *ExecutableDataV1 {
+	q.lock.RLock()
+	defer q.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	for _, item := range q.payloads {
+		if item == nil {
+			return nil // no more items
+		}
+		if item.id == id {
+			return item.payload
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}