all: protect self-mined block during reorg (#17656)

accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func NewSimulatedBackend(alloc core.GenesisAlloc, gasLimit uint64) *SimulatedBac
 	database := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	genesis := core.Genesis{Config: params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, GasLimit: gasLimit, Alloc: alloc}
 	genesis.MustCommit(database)
-	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(database, nil, genesis.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(database, nil, genesis.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 
 	backend := &SimulatedBackend{
 		database:   database,

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ func MakeChain(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node) (chain *core.BlockChain, chai
 		cache.TrieNodeLimit = ctx.GlobalInt(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.GlobalInt(CacheGCFlag.Name) / 100
 	}
 	vmcfg := vm.Config{EnablePreimageRecording: ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)}
-	chain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cache, config, engine, vmcfg)
+	chain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cache, config, engine, vmcfg, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Can't create BlockChain: %v", err)
 	}

consensus/clique/snapshot_test.go

@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ func TestClique(t *testing.T) {
 			batches[len(batches)-1] = append(batches[len(batches)-1], block)
 		}
 		// Pass all the headers through clique and ensure tallying succeeds
-		chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, &config, engine, vm.Config{})
+		chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, &config, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("test %d: failed to create test chain: %v", i, err)
 			continue

core/bench_test.go

@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func benchInsertChain(b *testing.B, disk bool, gen func(int, *BlockGen)) {
 
 	// Time the insertion of the new chain.
 	// State and blocks are stored in the same DB.
-	chainman, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	chainman, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer chainman.Stop()
 	b.ReportAllocs()
 	b.ResetTimer()
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ func benchReadChain(b *testing.B, full bool, count uint64) {
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("error opening database at %v: %v", dir, err)
 		}
-		chain, err := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+		chain, err := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("error creating chain: %v", err)
 		}

core/block_validator_test.go

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ func TestHeaderVerification(t *testing.T) {
 		headers[i] = block.Header()
 	}
 	// Run the header checker for blocks one-by-one, checking for both valid and invalid nonces
-	chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer chain.Stop()
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(blocks); i++ {
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ func testHeaderConcurrentVerification(t *testing.T, threads int) {
 		var results <-chan error
 
 		if valid {
-			chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+			chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 			_, results = chain.engine.VerifyHeaders(chain, headers, seals)
 			chain.Stop()
 		} else {
-			chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFakeFailer(uint64(len(headers)-1)), vm.Config{})
+			chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFakeFailer(uint64(len(headers)-1)), vm.Config{}, nil)
 			_, results = chain.engine.VerifyHeaders(chain, headers, seals)
 			chain.Stop()
 		}
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func testHeaderConcurrentAbortion(t *testing.T, threads int) {
 	defer runtime.GOMAXPROCS(old)
 
 	// Start the verifications and immediately abort
-	chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFakeDelayer(time.Millisecond), vm.Config{})
+	chain, _ := NewBlockChain(testdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFakeDelayer(time.Millisecond), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer chain.Stop()
 
 	abort, results := chain.engine.VerifyHeaders(chain, headers, seals)

core/blockchain.go

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/mclock"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/prque"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -129,12 +130,13 @@ type BlockChain struct {
 	vmConfig  vm.Config
 
 	badBlocks *lru.Cache                // Bad block cache
+	isLocalFn func(common.Address) bool // Function used to determine whether the block author is a local miner account.
 }
 
 // NewBlockChain returns a fully initialised block chain using information
 // available in the database. It initialises the default Ethereum Validator and
 // Processor.
-func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, cacheConfig *CacheConfig, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, engine consensus.Engine, vmConfig vm.Config) (*BlockChain, error) {
+func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, cacheConfig *CacheConfig, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, engine consensus.Engine, vmConfig vm.Config, isLocalFn func(common.Address) bool) (*BlockChain, error) {
 	if cacheConfig == nil {
 		cacheConfig = &CacheConfig{
 			TrieNodeLimit: 256 * 1024 * 1024,
@@ -154,6 +156,7 @@ func NewBlockChain(db ethdb.Database, cacheConfig *CacheConfig, chainConfig *par
 		triegc:       prque.New(nil),
 		stateCache:   state.NewDatabase(db),
 		quit:         make(chan struct{}),
+		isLocalFn:    isLocalFn,
 		bodyCache:    bodyCache,
 		bodyRLPCache: bodyRLPCache,
 		blockCache:   blockCache,
@@ -967,8 +970,45 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) WriteBlockWithState(block *types.Block, receipts []*types.
 	reorg := externTd.Cmp(localTd) > 0
 	currentBlock = bc.CurrentBlock()
 	if !reorg && externTd.Cmp(localTd) == 0 {
-		// Split same-difficulty blocks by number, then at random
+		// Split same-difficulty blocks by number, then preferentially select
-		reorg = block.NumberU64() < currentBlock.NumberU64() || (block.NumberU64() == currentBlock.NumberU64() && mrand.Float64() < 0.5)
+		// the block generated by the local miner as the canonical block.
+		if block.NumberU64() < currentBlock.NumberU64() {
+			reorg = true
+		} else if block.NumberU64() == currentBlock.NumberU64() {
+			if _, ok := bc.engine.(*clique.Clique); ok {
+				// The reason we need to disable the self-reorg preserving for clique
+				// is it can be probable to introduce a deadlock.
+				//
+				// e.g. If there are 7 available signers
+				//
+				// r1   A
+				// r2     B
+				// r3       C
+				// r4         D
+				// r5   A      [X] F G
+				// r6    [X]
+				//
+				// In the round5, the inturn signer E is offline, so the worst case
+				// is A, F and G sign the block of round5 and reject the block of opponents
+				// and in the round6, the last available signer B is offline, the whole
+				// network is stuck.
+				reorg = mrand.Float64() < 0.5
+			} else {
+				currentAuthor, err := bc.engine.Author(currentBlock.Header())
+				if err != nil {
+					return NonStatTy, err
+				}
+				blockAuthor, err := bc.engine.Author(block.Header())
+				if err != nil {
+					return NonStatTy, err
+				}
+				var currentLocal, blockLocal bool
+				if bc.isLocalFn != nil {
+					currentLocal, blockLocal = bc.isLocalFn(currentAuthor), bc.isLocalFn(blockAuthor)
+				}
+				reorg = !currentLocal && (blockLocal || mrand.Float64() < 0.5)
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	if reorg {
 		// Reorganise the chain if the parent is not the head block

core/blockchain_test.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func newCanonical(engine consensus.Engine, n int, full bool) (ethdb.Database, *B
 	)
 
 	// Initialize a fresh chain with only a genesis block
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, engine, vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	// Create and inject the requested chain
 	if n == 0 {
 		return db, blockchain, nil
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func testReorgBadHashes(t *testing.T, full bool) {
 	blockchain.Stop()
 
 	// Create a new BlockChain and check that it rolled back the state.
-	ncm, err := NewBlockChain(blockchain.db, nil, blockchain.chainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	ncm, err := NewBlockChain(blockchain.db, nil, blockchain.chainConfig, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create new chain manager: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ func TestFastVsFullChains(t *testing.T) {
 	// Import the chain as an archive node for the comparison baseline
 	archiveDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(archiveDb)
-	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer archive.Stop()
 
 	if n, err := archive.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ func TestFastVsFullChains(t *testing.T) {
 	// Fast import the chain as a non-archive node to test
 	fastDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(fastDb)
-	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer fast.Stop()
 
 	headers := make([]*types.Header, len(blocks))
@@ -722,7 +722,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	archiveDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(archiveDb)
 
-	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	archive, _ := NewBlockChain(archiveDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if n, err := archive.InsertChain(blocks); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to process block %d: %v", n, err)
 	}
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	// Import the chain as a non-archive node and ensure all pointers are updated
 	fastDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(fastDb)
-	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	fast, _ := NewBlockChain(fastDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer fast.Stop()
 
 	headers := make([]*types.Header, len(blocks))
@@ -756,7 +756,7 @@ func TestLightVsFastVsFullChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	lightDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(lightDb)
 
-	light, _ := NewBlockChain(lightDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	light, _ := NewBlockChain(lightDb, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if n, err := light.InsertHeaderChain(headers, 1); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to insert header %d: %v", n, err)
 	}
@@ -825,7 +825,7 @@ func TestChainTxReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	})
 	// Import the chain. This runs all block validation rules.
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if i, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to insert original chain[%d]: %v", i, err)
 	}
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ func TestLogReorgs(t *testing.T) {
 		signer  = types.NewEIP155Signer(gspec.Config.ChainID)
 	)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 	rmLogsCh := make(chan RemovedLogsEvent)
@@ -943,7 +943,7 @@ func TestReorgSideEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		signer  = types.NewEIP155Signer(gspec.Config.ChainID)
 	)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 	chain, _ := GenerateChain(gspec.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, 3, func(i int, gen *BlockGen) {})
@@ -1072,7 +1072,7 @@ func TestEIP155Transition(t *testing.T) {
 		genesis = gspec.MustCommit(db)
 	)
 
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 	blocks, _ := GenerateChain(gspec.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, 4, func(i int, block *BlockGen) {
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ func TestEIP161AccountRemoval(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		genesis = gspec.MustCommit(db)
 	)
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 	blocks, _ := GenerateChain(gspec.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, 3, func(i int, block *BlockGen) {
@@ -1254,7 +1254,7 @@ func TestBlockchainHeaderchainReorgConsistency(t *testing.T) {
 	diskdb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	new(Genesis).MustCommit(diskdb)
 
-	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{})
+	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create tester chain: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1298,7 +1298,7 @@ func TestTrieForkGC(t *testing.T) {
 	diskdb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	new(Genesis).MustCommit(diskdb)
 
-	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{})
+	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create tester chain: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1337,7 +1337,7 @@ func TestLargeReorgTrieGC(t *testing.T) {
 	diskdb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	new(Genesis).MustCommit(diskdb)
 
-	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{})
+	chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to create tester chain: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1419,7 +1419,7 @@ func benchmarkLargeNumberOfValueToNonexisting(b *testing.B, numTxs, numBlocks in
 		diskdb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		gspec.MustCommit(diskdb)
 
-		chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{})
+		chain, err := NewBlockChain(diskdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 		if err != nil {
 			b.Fatalf("failed to create tester chain: %v", err)
 		}

core/chain_makers.go

@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ func GenerateChain(config *params.ChainConfig, parent *types.Block, engine conse
 	genblock := func(i int, parent *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB) (*types.Block, types.Receipts) {
 		// TODO(karalabe): This is needed for clique, which depends on multiple blocks.
 		// It's nonetheless ugly to spin up a blockchain here. Get rid of this somehow.
-		blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, engine, vm.Config{})
+		blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 		defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 		b := &BlockGen{i: i, parent: parent, chain: blocks, chainReader: blockchain, statedb: statedb, config: config, engine: engine}

core/chain_makers_test.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func ExampleGenerateChain() {
 	})
 
 	// Import the chain. This runs all block validation rules.
-	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer blockchain.Stop()
 
 	if i, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {

core/dao_test.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	proConf.DAOForkBlock = forkBlock
 	proConf.DAOForkSupport = true
 
-	proBc, _ := NewBlockChain(proDb, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	proBc, _ := NewBlockChain(proDb, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer proBc.Stop()
 
 	conDb := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	conConf.DAOForkBlock = forkBlock
 	conConf.DAOForkSupport = false
 
-	conBc, _ := NewBlockChain(conDb, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	conBc, _ := NewBlockChain(conDb, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer conBc.Stop()
 
 	if _, err := proBc.InsertChain(prefix); err != nil {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a pro-fork block, and try to feed into the no-fork chain
 		db = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		gspec.MustCommit(db)
-		bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+		bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 		defer bc.Stop()
 
 		blocks := conBc.GetBlocksFromHash(conBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(conBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 		// Create a no-fork block, and try to feed into the pro-fork chain
 		db = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 		gspec.MustCommit(db)
-		bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+		bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 		defer bc.Stop()
 
 		blocks = proBc.GetBlocksFromHash(proBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(proBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that contra-forkers accept pro-fork extra-datas after forking finishes
 	db = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(db)
-	bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, &conConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer bc.Stop()
 
 	blocks := conBc.GetBlocksFromHash(conBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(conBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func TestDAOForkRangeExtradata(t *testing.T) {
 	// Verify that pro-forkers accept contra-fork extra-datas after forking finishes
 	db = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	gspec.MustCommit(db)
-	bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	bc, _ = NewBlockChain(db, nil, &proConf, ethash.NewFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	defer bc.Stop()
 
 	blocks = proBc.GetBlocksFromHash(proBc.CurrentBlock().Hash(), int(proBc.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))

core/genesis_test.go

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestSetupGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 				// Advance to block #4, past the homestead transition block of customg.
 				genesis := oldcustomg.MustCommit(db)
 
-				bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, oldcustomg.Config, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{})
+				bc, _ := NewBlockChain(db, nil, oldcustomg.Config, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 				defer bc.Stop()
 
 				blocks, _ := GenerateChain(oldcustomg.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, 4, nil)

eth/backend.go

@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		}
 		cacheConfig = &core.CacheConfig{Disabled: config.NoPruning, TrieNodeLimit: config.TrieCache, TrieTimeLimit: config.TrieTimeout}
 	)
-	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig)
+	eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, eth.chainConfig, eth.engine, vmConfig, eth.isMinerAccount)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -334,6 +334,30 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Etherbase() (eb common.Address, err error) {
 	return common.Address{}, fmt.Errorf("etherbase must be explicitly specified")
 }
 
+// isMinerAccount checks whether the specified address is a miner account.
+//
+// This function is used during block chain reorg checking to determine
+// whether a block is mined by local accounts. We regard two types of
+// accounts as local account: etherbase and accounts specified via
+// `txpool.locals` flag.
+func (s *Ethereum) isMinerAccount(addr common.Address) bool {
+	// Check whether the given address is etherbase.
+	s.lock.RLock()
+	etherbase := s.etherbase
+	s.lock.RUnlock()
+	if addr == etherbase {
+		return true
+	}
+	// Check whether the given address is specified by `txpool.local`
+	// CLI flag.
+	for _, account := range s.config.TxPool.Locals {
+		if account == addr {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // SetEtherbase sets the mining reward address.
 func (s *Ethereum) SetEtherbase(etherbase common.Address) {
 	s.lock.Lock()
@@ -366,7 +390,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) StartMining(threads int) error {
 		s.lock.RUnlock()
 		s.txPool.SetGasPrice(price)
 
-		// Configure the local mining addess
+		// Configure the local mining address
 		eb, err := s.Etherbase()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error("Cannot start mining without etherbase", "err", err)

eth/handler_test.go

@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ func testDAOChallenge(t *testing.T, localForked, remoteForked bool, timeout bool
 		config        = &params.ChainConfig{DAOForkBlock: big.NewInt(1), DAOForkSupport: localForked}
 		gspec         = &core.Genesis{Config: config}
 		genesis       = gspec.MustCommit(db)
-		blockchain, _ = core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, pow, vm.Config{})
+		blockchain, _ = core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, pow, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	)
 	pm, err := NewProtocolManager(config, downloader.FullSync, DefaultConfig.NetworkId, evmux, new(testTxPool), pow, blockchain, db)
 	if err != nil {

eth/helper_test.go

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func newTestProtocolManager(mode downloader.SyncMode, blocks int, generator func
 			Alloc:  core.GenesisAlloc{testBank: {Balance: big.NewInt(1000000)}},
 		}
 		genesis       = gspec.MustCommit(db)
-		blockchain, _ = core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{})
+		blockchain, _ = core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	)
 	chain, _ := core.GenerateChain(gspec.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, blocks, generator)
 	if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(chain); err != nil {

les/helper_test.go

@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func newTestProtocolManager(lightSync bool, blocks int, generator func(int, *cor
 	if lightSync {
 		chain, _ = light.NewLightChain(odr, gspec.Config, engine)
 	} else {
-		blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{})
+		blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 		gchain, _ := core.GenerateChain(gspec.Config, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), db, blocks, generator)
 		if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(gchain); err != nil {
 			panic(err)

light/odr_test.go

@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ func testChainOdr(t *testing.T, protocol int, fn odrTestFn) {
 	)
 	gspec.MustCommit(ldb)
 	// Assemble the test environment
-	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(sdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(sdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	gchain, _ := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), sdb, 4, testChainGen)
 	if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(gchain); err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)

light/trie_test.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func TestNodeIterator(t *testing.T) {
 		genesis = gspec.MustCommit(fulldb)
 	)
 	gspec.MustCommit(lightdb)
-	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(fulldb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(fulldb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	gchain, _ := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), fulldb, 4, testChainGen)
 	if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(gchain); err != nil {
 		panic(err)

light/txpool_test.go

@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func TestTxPool(t *testing.T) {
 	)
 	gspec.MustCommit(ldb)
 	// Assemble the test environment
-	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(sdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{})
+	blockchain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(sdb, nil, params.TestChainConfig, ethash.NewFullFaker(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	gchain, _ := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, ethash.NewFaker(), sdb, poolTestBlocks, txPoolTestChainGen)
 	if _, err := blockchain.InsertChain(gchain); err != nil {
 		panic(err)

miner/worker_test.go

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func newTestWorkerBackend(t *testing.T, chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, engine
 	}
 	genesis := gspec.MustCommit(db)
 
-	chain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{})
+	chain, _ := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, gspec.Config, engine, vm.Config{}, nil)
 	txpool := core.NewTxPool(testTxPoolConfig, chainConfig, chain)
 
 	// Generate a small n-block chain and an uncle block for it

tests/block_test_util.go

@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func (t *BlockTest) Run() error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("genesis block state root does not match test: computed=%x, test=%x", gblock.Root().Bytes()[:6], t.json.Genesis.StateRoot[:6])
 	}
 
-	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, ethash.NewShared(), vm.Config{})
+	chain, err := core.NewBlockChain(db, nil, config, ethash.NewShared(), vm.Config{}, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}