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+// Copyright (c) 2022 The Bitcoin Core developers
+// Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying
+// file COPYING or http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php.
+
+#include <headerssync.h>
+#include <logging.h>
+#include <pow.h>
+#include <timedata.h>
+#include <util/check.h>
+
+// The two constants below are computed using the simulation script on
+// https://gist.github.com/sipa/016ae445c132cdf65a2791534dfb7ae1
+
+//! Store a commitment to a header every HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD blocks.
+constexpr size_t HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD{584};
+
+//! Only feed headers to validation once this many headers on top have been
+//! received and validated against commitments.
+constexpr size_t REDOWNLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE{13959}; // 13959/584 = ~23.9 commitments
+
+// Our memory analysis assumes 48 bytes for a CompressedHeader (so we should
+// re-calculate parameters if we compress further)
+static_assert(sizeof(CompressedHeader) == 48);
+
+HeadersSyncState::HeadersSyncState(NodeId id, const Consensus::Params& consensus_params,
+ const CBlockIndex* chain_start, const arith_uint256& minimum_required_work) :
+ m_id(id), m_consensus_params(consensus_params),
+ m_chain_start(chain_start),
+ m_minimum_required_work(minimum_required_work),
+ m_current_chain_work(chain_start->nChainWork),
+ m_commit_offset(GetRand<unsigned>(HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD)),
+ m_last_header_received(m_chain_start->GetBlockHeader()),
+ m_current_height(chain_start->nHeight)
+{
+ // Estimate the number of blocks that could possibly exist on the peer's
+ // chain *right now* using 6 blocks/second (fastest blockrate given the MTP
+ // rule) times the number of seconds from the last allowed block until
+ // today. This serves as a memory bound on how many commitments we might
+ // store from this peer, and we can safely give up syncing if the peer
+ // exceeds this bound, because it's not possible for a consensus-valid
+ // chain to be longer than this (at the current time -- in the future we
+ // could try again, if necessary, to sync a longer chain).
+ m_max_commitments = 6*(Ticks<std::chrono::seconds>(GetAdjustedTime() - NodeSeconds{std::chrono::seconds{chain_start->GetMedianTimePast()}}) + MAX_FUTURE_BLOCK_TIME) / HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD;
+
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync started with peer=%d: height=%i, max_commitments=%i, min_work=%s\n", m_id, m_current_height, m_max_commitments, m_minimum_required_work.ToString());
+}
+
+/** Free any memory in use, and mark this object as no longer usable. This is
+ * required to guarantee that we won't reuse this object with the same
+ * SaltedTxidHasher for another sync. */
+void HeadersSyncState::Finalize()
+{
+ Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
+ m_header_commitments = {};
+ m_last_header_received.SetNull();
+ m_redownloaded_headers = {};
+ m_redownload_buffer_last_hash.SetNull();
+ m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash.SetNull();
+ m_process_all_remaining_headers = false;
+ m_current_height = 0;
+
+ m_download_state = State::FINAL;
+}
+
+/** Process the next batch of headers received from our peer.
+ * Validate and store commitments, and compare total chainwork to our target to
+ * see if we can switch to REDOWNLOAD mode. */
+HeadersSyncState::ProcessingResult HeadersSyncState::ProcessNextHeaders(const
+ std::vector<CBlockHeader>& received_headers, const bool full_headers_message)
+{
+ ProcessingResult ret;
+
+ Assume(!received_headers.empty());
+ if (received_headers.empty()) return ret;
+
+ Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
+ if (m_download_state == State::FINAL) return ret;
+
+ if (m_download_state == State::PRESYNC) {
+ // During PRESYNC, we minimally validate block headers and
+ // occasionally add commitments to them, until we reach our work
+ // threshold (at which point m_download_state is updated to REDOWNLOAD).
+ ret.success = ValidateAndStoreHeadersCommitments(received_headers);
+ if (ret.success) {
+ if (full_headers_message || m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
+ // A full headers message means the peer may have more to give us;
+ // also if we just switched to REDOWNLOAD then we need to re-request
+ // headers from the beginning.
+ ret.request_more = true;
+ } else {
+ Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
+ // If we're in PRESYNC and we get a non-full headers
+ // message, then the peer's chain has ended and definitely doesn't
+ // have enough work, so we can stop our sync.
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: incomplete headers message at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, m_current_height);
+ }
+ }
+ } else if (m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
+ // During REDOWNLOAD, we compare our stored commitments to what we
+ // receive, and add headers to our redownload buffer. When the buffer
+ // gets big enough (meaning that we've checked enough commitments),
+ // we'll return a batch of headers to the caller for processing.
+ ret.success = true;
+ for (const auto& hdr : received_headers) {
+ if (!ValidateAndStoreRedownloadedHeader(hdr)) {
+ // Something went wrong -- the peer gave us an unexpected chain.
+ // We could consider looking at the reason for failure and
+ // punishing the peer, but for now just give up on sync.
+ ret.success = false;
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (ret.success) {
+ // Return any headers that are ready for acceptance.
+ ret.pow_validated_headers = PopHeadersReadyForAcceptance();
+
+ // If we hit our target blockhash, then all remaining headers will be
+ // returned and we can clear any leftover internal state.
+ if (m_redownloaded_headers.empty() && m_process_all_remaining_headers) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync complete with peer=%d: releasing all at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
+ } else if (full_headers_message) {
+ // If the headers message is full, we need to request more.
+ ret.request_more = true;
+ } else {
+ // For some reason our peer gave us a high-work chain, but is now
+ // declining to serve us that full chain again. Give up.
+ // Note that there's no more processing to be done with these
+ // headers, so we can still return success.
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: incomplete headers message at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
+ }
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (!(ret.success && ret.request_more)) Finalize();
+ return ret;
+}
+
+bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndStoreHeadersCommitments(const std::vector<CBlockHeader>& headers)
+{
+ // The caller should not give us an empty set of headers.
+ Assume(headers.size() > 0);
+ if (headers.size() == 0) return true;
+
+ Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
+ if (m_download_state != State::PRESYNC) return false;
+
+ if (headers[0].hashPrevBlock != m_last_header_received.GetHash()) {
+ // Somehow our peer gave us a header that doesn't connect.
+ // This might be benign -- perhaps our peer reorged away from the chain
+ // they were on. Give up on this sync for now (likely we will start a
+ // new sync with a new starting point).
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: non-continuous headers at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, m_current_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // If it does connect, (minimally) validate and occasionally store
+ // commitments.
+ for (const auto& hdr : headers) {
+ if (!ValidateAndProcessSingleHeader(hdr)) {
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (m_current_chain_work >= m_minimum_required_work) {
+ m_redownloaded_headers.clear();
+ m_redownload_buffer_last_height = m_chain_start->nHeight;
+ m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash = m_chain_start->GetBlockHash();
+ m_redownload_buffer_last_hash = m_chain_start->GetBlockHash();
+ m_redownload_chain_work = m_chain_start->nChainWork;
+ m_download_state = State::REDOWNLOAD;
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync transition with peer=%d: reached sufficient work at height=%i, redownloading from height=%i\n", m_id, m_current_height, m_redownload_buffer_last_height);
+ }
+ return true;
+}
+
+bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndProcessSingleHeader(const CBlockHeader& current)
+{
+ Assume(m_download_state == State::PRESYNC);
+ if (m_download_state != State::PRESYNC) return false;
+
+ int next_height = m_current_height + 1;
+
+ // Verify that the difficulty isn't growing too fast; an adversary with
+ // limited hashing capability has a greater chance of producing a high
+ // work chain if they compress the work into as few blocks as possible,
+ // so don't let anyone give a chain that would violate the difficulty
+ // adjustment maximum.
+ if (!PermittedDifficultyTransition(m_consensus_params, next_height,
+ m_last_header_received.nBits, current.nBits)) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: invalid difficulty transition at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if (next_height % HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD == m_commit_offset) {
+ // Add a commitment.
+ m_header_commitments.push_back(m_hasher(current.GetHash()) & 1);
+ if (m_header_commitments.size() > m_max_commitments) {
+ // The peer's chain is too long; give up.
+ // It's possible the chain grew since we started the sync; so
+ // potentially we could succeed in syncing the peer's chain if we
+ // try again later.
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: exceeded max commitments at height=%i (presync phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ m_current_chain_work += GetBlockProof(CBlockIndex(current));
+ m_last_header_received = current;
+ m_current_height = next_height;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+bool HeadersSyncState::ValidateAndStoreRedownloadedHeader(const CBlockHeader& header)
+{
+ Assume(m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD);
+ if (m_download_state != State::REDOWNLOAD) return false;
+
+ int64_t next_height = m_redownload_buffer_last_height + 1;
+
+ // Ensure that we're working on a header that connects to the chain we're
+ // downloading.
+ if (header.hashPrevBlock != m_redownload_buffer_last_hash) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: non-continuous headers at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Check that the difficulty adjustments are within our tolerance:
+ uint32_t previous_nBits{0};
+ if (!m_redownloaded_headers.empty()) {
+ previous_nBits = m_redownloaded_headers.back().nBits;
+ } else {
+ previous_nBits = m_chain_start->nBits;
+ }
+
+ if (!PermittedDifficultyTransition(m_consensus_params, next_height,
+ previous_nBits, header.nBits)) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: invalid difficulty transition at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ // Track work on the redownloaded chain
+ m_redownload_chain_work += GetBlockProof(CBlockIndex(header));
+
+ if (m_redownload_chain_work >= m_minimum_required_work) {
+ m_process_all_remaining_headers = true;
+ }
+
+ // If we're at a header for which we previously stored a commitment, verify
+ // it is correct. Failure will result in aborting download.
+ // Also, don't check commitments once we've gotten to our target blockhash;
+ // it's possible our peer has extended its chain between our first sync and
+ // our second, and we don't want to return failure after we've seen our
+ // target blockhash just because we ran out of commitments.
+ if (!m_process_all_remaining_headers && next_height % HEADER_COMMITMENT_PERIOD == m_commit_offset) {
+ if (m_header_commitments.size() == 0) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: commitment overrun at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ // Somehow our peer managed to feed us a different chain and
+ // we've run out of commitments.
+ return false;
+ }
+ bool commitment = m_hasher(header.GetHash()) & 1;
+ bool expected_commitment = m_header_commitments.front();
+ m_header_commitments.pop_front();
+ if (commitment != expected_commitment) {
+ LogPrint(BCLog::HEADERSSYNC, "Initial headers sync aborted with peer=%d: commitment mismatch at height=%i (redownload phase)\n", m_id, next_height);
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
+ // Store this header for later processing.
+ m_redownloaded_headers.push_back(header);
+ m_redownload_buffer_last_height = next_height;
+ m_redownload_buffer_last_hash = header.GetHash();
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+std::vector<CBlockHeader> HeadersSyncState::PopHeadersReadyForAcceptance()
+{
+ std::vector<CBlockHeader> ret;
+
+ Assume(m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD);
+ if (m_download_state != State::REDOWNLOAD) return ret;
+
+ while (m_redownloaded_headers.size() > REDOWNLOAD_BUFFER_SIZE ||
+ (m_redownloaded_headers.size() > 0 && m_process_all_remaining_headers)) {
+ ret.emplace_back(m_redownloaded_headers.front().GetFullHeader(m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash));
+ m_redownloaded_headers.pop_front();
+ m_redownload_buffer_first_prev_hash = ret.back().GetHash();
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
+CBlockLocator HeadersSyncState::NextHeadersRequestLocator() const
+{
+ Assume(m_download_state != State::FINAL);
+ if (m_download_state == State::FINAL) return {};
+
+ auto chain_start_locator = LocatorEntries(m_chain_start);
+ std::vector<uint256> locator;
+
+ if (m_download_state == State::PRESYNC) {
+ // During pre-synchronization, we continue from the last header received.
+ locator.push_back(m_last_header_received.GetHash());
+ }
+
+ if (m_download_state == State::REDOWNLOAD) {
+ // During redownload, we will download from the last received header that we stored.
+ locator.push_back(m_redownload_buffer_last_hash);
+ }
+
+ locator.insert(locator.end(), chain_start_locator.begin(), chain_start_locator.end());
+
+ return CBlockLocator{std::move(locator)};
+}