Merge pull request #1469 from obscuren/smart-mining

miner: smart mining

miner/agent.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
@@ -29,10 +28,10 @@ import (
 type CpuAgent struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
-	workCh        chan *types.Block
+	workCh        chan *Work
 	quit          chan struct{}
 	quitCurrentOp chan struct{}
-	returnCh      chan<- *types.Block
+	returnCh      chan<- *Result
 
 	index int
 	pow   pow.PoW
@@ -47,9 +46,9 @@ func NewCpuAgent(index int, pow pow.PoW) *CpuAgent {
 	return miner
 }
 
-func (self *CpuAgent) Work() chan<- *types.Block          { return self.workCh }
+func (self *CpuAgent) Work() chan<- *Work            { return self.workCh }
 func (self *CpuAgent) Pow() pow.PoW                  { return self.pow }
-func (self *CpuAgent) SetReturnCh(ch chan<- *types.Block) { self.returnCh = ch }
+func (self *CpuAgent) SetReturnCh(ch chan<- *Result) { self.returnCh = ch }
 
 func (self *CpuAgent) Stop() {
 	self.mu.Lock()
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) Start() {
 	self.quit = make(chan struct{})
 	// creating current op ch makes sure we're not closing a nil ch
 	// later on
-	self.workCh = make(chan *types.Block, 1)
+	self.workCh = make(chan *Work, 1)
 
 	go self.update()
 }
@@ -74,13 +73,13 @@ func (self *CpuAgent) update() {
 out:
 	for {
 		select {
-		case block := <-self.workCh:
+		case work := <-self.workCh:
 			self.mu.Lock()
 			if self.quitCurrentOp != nil {
 				close(self.quitCurrentOp)
 			}
 			self.quitCurrentOp = make(chan struct{})
-			go self.mine(block, self.quitCurrentOp)
+			go self.mine(work, self.quitCurrentOp)
 			self.mu.Unlock()
 		case <-self.quit:
 			self.mu.Lock()
@@ -106,13 +105,14 @@ done:
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *CpuAgent) mine(block *types.Block, stop <-chan struct{}) {
+func (self *CpuAgent) mine(work *Work, stop <-chan struct{}) {
 	glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("(re)started agent[%d]. mining...\n", self.index)
 
 	// Mine
-	nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(block, stop)
+	nonce, mixDigest := self.pow.Search(work.Block, stop)
 	if nonce != 0 {
-		self.returnCh <- block.WithMiningResult(nonce, common.BytesToHash(mixDigest))
+		block := work.Block.WithMiningResult(nonce, common.BytesToHash(mixDigest))
+		self.returnCh <- &Result{work, block}
 	} else {
 		self.returnCh <- nil
 	}

miner/remote_agent.go

@@ -18,39 +18,44 @@ package miner
 
 import (
 	"math/big"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 )
 
 type RemoteAgent struct {
-	work        *types.Block
+	mu sync.Mutex
-	currentWork *types.Block
 
 	quit     chan struct{}
-	workCh   chan *types.Block
+	workCh   chan *Work
-	returnCh chan<- *types.Block
+	returnCh chan<- *Result
+
+	currentWork *Work
+	work        map[common.Hash]*Work
 }
 
 func NewRemoteAgent() *RemoteAgent {
-	agent := &RemoteAgent{}
+	agent := &RemoteAgent{work: make(map[common.Hash]*Work)}
 
 	return agent
 }
 
-func (a *RemoteAgent) Work() chan<- *types.Block {
+func (a *RemoteAgent) Work() chan<- *Work {
 	return a.workCh
 }
 
-func (a *RemoteAgent) SetReturnCh(returnCh chan<- *types.Block) {
+func (a *RemoteAgent) SetReturnCh(returnCh chan<- *Result) {
 	a.returnCh = returnCh
 }
 
 func (a *RemoteAgent) Start() {
 	a.quit = make(chan struct{})
-	a.workCh = make(chan *types.Block, 1)
+	a.workCh = make(chan *Work, 1)
-	go a.run()
+	go a.maintainLoop()
 }
 
 func (a *RemoteAgent) Stop() {
@@ -60,47 +65,72 @@ func (a *RemoteAgent) Stop() {
 
 func (a *RemoteAgent) GetHashRate() int64 { return 0 }
 
-func (a *RemoteAgent) run() {
+func (a *RemoteAgent) GetWork() [3]string {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	defer a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	var res [3]string
+
+	if a.currentWork != nil {
+		block := a.currentWork.Block
+
+		res[0] = block.HashNoNonce().Hex()
+		seedHash, _ := ethash.GetSeedHash(block.NumberU64())
+		res[1] = common.BytesToHash(seedHash).Hex()
+		// Calculate the "target" to be returned to the external miner
+		n := big.NewInt(1)
+		n.Lsh(n, 255)
+		n.Div(n, block.Difficulty())
+		n.Lsh(n, 1)
+		res[2] = common.BytesToHash(n.Bytes()).Hex()
+
+		a.work[block.HashNoNonce()] = a.currentWork
+	}
+
+	return res
+}
+
+// Returns true or false, but does not indicate if the PoW was correct
+func (a *RemoteAgent) SubmitWork(nonce uint64, mixDigest, hash common.Hash) bool {
+	a.mu.Lock()
+	defer a.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Make sure the work submitted is present
+	if a.work[hash] != nil {
+		block := a.work[hash].Block.WithMiningResult(nonce, mixDigest)
+		a.returnCh <- &Result{a.work[hash], block}
+
+		delete(a.work, hash)
+
+		return true
+	} else {
+		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("Work was submitted for %x but no pending work found\n", hash)
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func (a *RemoteAgent) maintainLoop() {
+	ticker := time.Tick(5 * time.Second)
+
 out:
 	for {
 		select {
 		case <-a.quit:
 			break out
 		case work := <-a.workCh:
-			a.work = work
+			a.mu.Lock()
+			a.currentWork = work
+			a.mu.Unlock()
+		case <-ticker:
+			// cleanup
+			a.mu.Lock()
+			for hash, work := range a.work {
+				if time.Since(work.createdAt) > 7*(12*time.Second) {
+					delete(a.work, hash)
+				}
+			}
+			a.mu.Unlock()
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func (a *RemoteAgent) GetWork() [3]string {
-	var res [3]string
-
-	if a.work != nil {
-		a.currentWork = a.work
-
-		res[0] = a.work.HashNoNonce().Hex()
-		seedHash, _ := ethash.GetSeedHash(a.currentWork.NumberU64())
-		res[1] = common.BytesToHash(seedHash).Hex()
-		// Calculate the "target" to be returned to the external miner
-		n := big.NewInt(1)
-		n.Lsh(n, 255)
-		n.Div(n, a.work.Difficulty())
-		n.Lsh(n, 1)
-		res[2] = common.BytesToHash(n.Bytes()).Hex()
-	}
-
-	return res
-}
-
-func (a *RemoteAgent) SubmitWork(nonce uint64, mixDigest, seedHash common.Hash) bool {
-	// Return true or false, but does not indicate if the PoW was correct
-
-	// Make sure the external miner was working on the right hash
-	if a.currentWork != nil && a.work != nil {
-		a.returnCh <- a.currentWork.WithMiningResult(nonce, mixDigest)
-		//a.returnCh <- Work{a.currentWork.Number().Uint64(), nonce, mixDigest.Bytes(), seedHash.Bytes()}
-		return true
-	}
-
-	return false
-}

miner/worker.go

@@ -38,25 +38,20 @@ import (
 
 var jsonlogger = logger.NewJsonLogger()
 
-// Work holds the current work
+const (
-type Work struct {
+	resultQueueSize  = 10
-	Number    uint64
+	miningLogAtDepth = 5
-	Nonce     uint64
+)
-	MixDigest []byte
-	SeedHash  []byte
-}
 
 // Agent can register themself with the worker
 type Agent interface {
-	Work() chan<- *types.Block
+	Work() chan<- *Work
-	SetReturnCh(chan<- *types.Block)
+	SetReturnCh(chan<- *Result)
 	Stop()
 	Start()
 	GetHashRate() int64
 }
 
-const miningLogAtDepth = 5
-
 type uint64RingBuffer struct {
 	ints []uint64 //array of all integers in buffer
 	next int      //where is the next insertion? assert 0 <= next < len(ints)
@@ -64,7 +59,7 @@ type uint64RingBuffer struct {
 
 // environment is the workers current environment and holds
 // all of the current state information
-type environment struct {
+type Work struct {
 	state              *state.StateDB     // apply state changes here
 	coinbase           *state.StateObject // the miner's account
 	ancestors          *set.Set           // ancestor set (used for checking uncle parent validity)
@@ -78,11 +73,18 @@ type environment struct {
 	lowGasTxs          types.Transactions
 	localMinedBlocks   *uint64RingBuffer // the most recent block numbers that were mined locally (used to check block inclusion)
 
-	block *types.Block // the new block
+	Block *types.Block // the new block
 
 	header   *types.Header
 	txs      []*types.Transaction
 	receipts []*types.Receipt
+
+	createdAt time.Time
+}
+
+type Result struct {
+	Work  *Work
+	Block *types.Block
 }
 
 // worker is the main object which takes care of applying messages to the new state
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ type worker struct {
 	mu sync.Mutex
 
 	agents []Agent
-	recv   chan *types.Block
+	recv   chan *Result
 	mux    *event.TypeMux
 	quit   chan struct{}
 	pow    pow.PoW
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ type worker struct {
 	extra    []byte
 
 	currentMu sync.Mutex
-	current   *environment
+	current   *Work
 
 	uncleMu        sync.Mutex
 	possibleUncles map[common.Hash]*types.Block
@@ -116,6 +118,8 @@ type worker struct {
 	// atomic status counters
 	mining int32
 	atWork int32
+
+	fullValidation bool
 }
 
 func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
@@ -123,7 +127,7 @@ func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
 		eth:            eth,
 		mux:            eth.EventMux(),
 		extraDb:        eth.ExtraDb(),
-		recv:           make(chan *types.Block),
+		recv:           make(chan *Result, resultQueueSize),
 		gasPrice:       new(big.Int),
 		chain:          eth.ChainManager(),
 		proc:           eth.BlockProcessor(),
@@ -131,6 +135,7 @@ func newWorker(coinbase common.Address, eth core.Backend) *worker {
 		coinbase:       coinbase,
 		txQueue:        make(map[common.Hash]*types.Transaction),
 		quit:           make(chan struct{}),
+		fullValidation: false,
 	}
 	go worker.update()
 	go worker.wait()
@@ -163,7 +168,7 @@ func (self *worker) pendingBlock() *types.Block {
 			self.current.receipts,
 		)
 	}
-	return self.current.block
+	return self.current.Block
 }
 
 func (self *worker) start() {
@@ -250,13 +255,21 @@ func newLocalMinedBlock(blockNumber uint64, prevMinedBlocks *uint64RingBuffer) (
 
 func (self *worker) wait() {
 	for {
-		for block := range self.recv {
+		for result := range self.recv {
 			atomic.AddInt32(&self.atWork, -1)
 
-			if block == nil {
+			if result == nil {
 				continue
 			}
+			block := result.Block
 
+			if self.fullValidation {
+				if _, err := self.chain.InsertChain(types.Blocks{block}); err != nil {
+					glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("mining err", err)
+					continue
+				}
+				go self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{block})
+			} else {
 				parent := self.chain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash())
 				if parent == nil {
 					glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Invalid block found during mining")
@@ -280,18 +293,6 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 					core.PutReceipts(self.extraDb, self.current.receipts)
 				}
 
-			// check staleness and display confirmation
-			var stale, confirm string
-			canonBlock := self.chain.GetBlockByNumber(block.NumberU64())
-			if canonBlock != nil && canonBlock.Hash() != block.Hash() {
-				stale = "stale "
-			} else {
-				confirm = "Wait 5 blocks for confirmation"
-				self.current.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), self.current.localMinedBlocks)
-			}
-
-			glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨  Mined %sblock (#%v / %x). %s", stale, block.Number(), block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], confirm)
-
 				// broadcast before waiting for validation
 				go func(block *types.Block, logs state.Logs) {
 					self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{block})
@@ -301,6 +302,18 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 						self.mux.Post(logs)
 					}
 				}(block, self.current.state.Logs())
+			}
+
+			// check staleness and display confirmation
+			var stale, confirm string
+			canonBlock := self.chain.GetBlockByNumber(block.NumberU64())
+			if canonBlock != nil && canonBlock.Hash() != block.Hash() {
+				stale = "stale "
+			} else {
+				confirm = "Wait 5 blocks for confirmation"
+				self.current.localMinedBlocks = newLocalMinedBlock(block.Number().Uint64(), self.current.localMinedBlocks)
+			}
+			glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨  Mined %sblock (#%v / %x). %s", stale, block.Number(), block.Hash().Bytes()[:4], confirm)
 
 			self.commitNewWork()
 		}
@@ -320,7 +333,7 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
 			atomic.AddInt32(&self.atWork, 1)
 
 			if agent.Work() != nil {
-				agent.Work() <- self.current.block
+				agent.Work() <- self.current
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -329,13 +342,14 @@ func (self *worker) push() {
 // makeCurrent creates a new environment for the current cycle.
 func (self *worker) makeCurrent(parent *types.Block, header *types.Header) {
 	state := state.New(parent.Root(), self.eth.StateDb())
-	current := &environment{
+	current := &Work{
 		state:     state,
 		ancestors: set.New(),
 		family:    set.New(),
 		uncles:    set.New(),
 		header:    header,
 		coinbase:  state.GetOrNewStateObject(self.coinbase),
+		createdAt: time.Now(),
 	}
 
 	// when 08 is processed ancestors contain 07 (quick block)
@@ -391,10 +405,10 @@ func (self *worker) isBlockLocallyMined(deepBlockNum uint64) bool {
 	return block != nil && block.Coinbase() == self.coinbase
 }
 
-func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(previous *environment) {
+func (self *worker) logLocalMinedBlocks(previous *Work) {
 	if previous != nil && self.current.localMinedBlocks != nil {
-		nextBlockNum := self.current.block.NumberU64()
+		nextBlockNum := self.current.Block.NumberU64()
-		for checkBlockNum := previous.block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
+		for checkBlockNum := previous.Block.NumberU64(); checkBlockNum < nextBlockNum; checkBlockNum++ {
 			inspectBlockNum := checkBlockNum - miningLogAtDepth
 			if self.isBlockLocallyMined(inspectBlockNum) {
 				glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨 🔗  Mined %d blocks back: block #%v", miningLogAtDepth, inspectBlockNum)
@@ -480,12 +494,12 @@ func (self *worker) commitNewWork() {
 	}
 
 	// create the new block whose nonce will be mined.
-	current.block = types.NewBlock(header, current.txs, uncles, current.receipts)
+	current.Block = types.NewBlock(header, current.txs, uncles, current.receipts)
-	self.current.block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(self.current.block, self.chain.GetBlock(self.current.block.ParentHash())))
+	self.current.Block.Td = new(big.Int).Set(core.CalcTD(self.current.Block, self.chain.GetBlock(self.current.Block.ParentHash())))
 
 	// We only care about logging if we're actually mining.
 	if atomic.LoadInt32(&self.mining) == 1 {
-		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", current.block.Number(), current.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
+		glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("commit new work on block %v with %d txs & %d uncles. Took %v\n", current.Block.Number(), current.tcount, len(uncles), time.Since(tstart))
 		self.logLocalMinedBlocks(previous)
 	}
 
@@ -507,7 +521,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitUncle(uncle *types.Header) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (env *environment) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasPrice *big.Int, proc *core.BlockProcessor) {
+func (env *Work) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasPrice *big.Int, proc *core.BlockProcessor) {
 	for _, tx := range transactions {
 		// We can skip err. It has already been validated in the tx pool
 		from, _ := tx.From()
@@ -565,7 +579,7 @@ func (env *environment) commitTransactions(transactions types.Transactions, gasP
 	}
 }
 
-func (env *environment) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, proc *core.BlockProcessor) error {
+func (env *Work) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, proc *core.BlockProcessor) error {
 	snap := env.state.Copy()
 	receipt, _, err := proc.ApplyTransaction(env.coinbase, env.state, env.header, tx, env.header.GasUsed, true)
 	if err != nil {