core-chain/miner/pending.go

// Copyright 2016 The go-ethereum Authors
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package miner

import (
	"container/ring"
	"sync"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
)

// pendingBlock is a small collection of metadata about a locally mined block
// that is placed into a pending set for canonical chain inclusion tracking.
type pendingBlock struct {
	index uint64
	hash  common.Hash
}

// pendingBlockSet implements a data structure to maintain locally mined blocks
// have have not yet reached enough maturity to guarantee chain inclusion. It is
// used by the miner to provide logs to the user when a previously mined block
// has a high enough guarantee to not be reorged out of te canonical chain.
type pendingBlockSet struct {
	chain  *core.BlockChain // Blockchain to verify canonical status through
	depth  uint             // Depth after which to discard previous blocks
	blocks *ring.Ring       // Block infos to allow canonical chain cross checks
	lock   sync.RWMutex     // Protects the fields from concurrent access
}

// newPendingBlockSet returns new data structure to track currently pending blocks.
func newPendingBlockSet(chain *core.BlockChain, depth uint) *pendingBlockSet {
	return &pendingBlockSet{
		chain: chain,
		depth: depth,
	}
}

// Insert adds a new block to the set of pending ones.
func (set *pendingBlockSet) Insert(index uint64, hash common.Hash) {
	// If a new block was mined locally, shift out any old enough blocks
	set.Shift(index)

	// Create the new item as its own ring
	item := ring.New(1)
	item.Value = &pendingBlock{
		index: index,
		hash:  hash,
	}
	// Set as the initial ring or append to the end
	set.lock.Lock()
	defer set.lock.Unlock()

	if set.blocks == nil {
		set.blocks = item
	} else {
		set.blocks.Move(-1).Link(item)
	}
	// Display a log for the user to notify of a new mined block pending
	glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔨  mined potential block #%d [%x…], waiting for %d blocks to confirm", index, hash.Bytes()[:4], set.depth)
}

// Shift drops all pending blocks from the set which exceed the pending sets depth
// allowance, checking them against the canonical chain for inclusion or staleness
// report.
func (set *pendingBlockSet) Shift(height uint64) {
	set.lock.Lock()
	defer set.lock.Unlock()

	// Short circuit if there are no pending blocks to shift
	if set.blocks == nil {
		return
	}
	// Otherwise shift all blocks below the depth allowance
	for set.blocks != nil {
		// Retrieve the next pending block and abort if too fresh
		next := set.blocks.Value.(*pendingBlock)
		if next.index+uint64(set.depth) > height {
			break
		}
		// Block seems to exceed depth allowance, check for canonical status
		header := set.chain.GetHeaderByNumber(next.index)
		switch {
		case header == nil:
			glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("failed to retrieve header of mined block #%d [%x…]", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
		case header.Hash() == next.hash:
			glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("🔗  mined block #%d [%x…] reached canonical chain", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
		default:
			glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("⑂ mined block #%d [%x…] became a side fork", next.index, next.hash.Bytes()[:4])
		}
		// Drop the block out of the ring
		if set.blocks.Value == set.blocks.Next().Value {
			set.blocks = nil
		} else {
			set.blocks = set.blocks.Move(-1)
			set.blocks.Unlink(1)
			set.blocks = set.blocks.Move(1)
		}
	}
}