aboutsummaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/miner/unconfirmed.go
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
authorDeterminant <[email protected]>2019-08-09 21:15:05 -0400
committerDeterminant <[email protected]>2019-08-09 21:15:05 -0400
commit4c1616a746a648c816042f596eb199174a9858f1 (patch)
tree8db0871957d3a3357ab1ec7bf762ad7481bbd380 /miner/unconfirmed.go
parent6310b748db9fbcea0872db930385760b29f9659c (diff)
add necessary code base
Diffstat (limited to 'miner/unconfirmed.go')
-rw-r--r--miner/unconfirmed.go136
1 files changed, 136 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/miner/unconfirmed.go b/miner/unconfirmed.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3a176e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/miner/unconfirmed.go
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// Copyright 2016 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 miner
+
+import (
+ "container/ring"
+ "sync"
+
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+ "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+)
+
+// chainRetriever is used by the unconfirmed block set to verify whether a previously
+// mined block is part of the canonical chain or not.
+type chainRetriever interface {
+ // GetHeaderByNumber retrieves the canonical header associated with a block number.
+ GetHeaderByNumber(number uint64) *types.Header
+
+ // GetBlockByNumber retrieves the canonical block associated with a block number.
+ GetBlockByNumber(number uint64) *types.Block
+}
+
+// unconfirmedBlock is a small collection of metadata about a locally mined block
+// that is placed into a unconfirmed set for canonical chain inclusion tracking.
+type unconfirmedBlock struct {
+ index uint64
+ hash common.Hash
+}
+
+// unconfirmedBlocks implements a data structure to maintain locally mined blocks
+// 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 the canonical chain.
+type unconfirmedBlocks struct {
+ chain chainRetriever // 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
+}
+
+// newUnconfirmedBlocks returns new data structure to track currently unconfirmed blocks.
+func newUnconfirmedBlocks(chain chainRetriever, depth uint) *unconfirmedBlocks {
+ return &unconfirmedBlocks{
+ chain: chain,
+ depth: depth,
+ }
+}
+
+// Insert adds a new block to the set of unconfirmed ones.
+func (set *unconfirmedBlocks) 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 = &unconfirmedBlock{
+ 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 unconfirmed
+ log.Info("🔨 mined potential block", "number", index, "hash", hash)
+}
+
+// Shift drops all unconfirmed blocks from the set which exceed the unconfirmed sets depth
+// allowance, checking them against the canonical chain for inclusion or staleness
+// report.
+func (set *unconfirmedBlocks) Shift(height uint64) {
+ set.lock.Lock()
+ defer set.lock.Unlock()
+
+ for set.blocks != nil {
+ // Retrieve the next unconfirmed block and abort if too fresh
+ next := set.blocks.Value.(*unconfirmedBlock)
+ 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:
+ log.Warn("Failed to retrieve header of mined block", "number", next.index, "hash", next.hash)
+ case header.Hash() == next.hash:
+ log.Info("🔗 block reached canonical chain", "number", next.index, "hash", next.hash)
+ default:
+ // Block is not canonical, check whether we have an uncle or a lost block
+ included := false
+ for number := next.index; !included && number < next.index+uint64(set.depth) && number <= height; number++ {
+ if block := set.chain.GetBlockByNumber(number); block != nil {
+ for _, uncle := range block.Uncles() {
+ if uncle.Hash() == next.hash {
+ included = true
+ break
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ if included {
+ log.Info("â‘‚ block became an uncle", "number", next.index, "hash", next.hash)
+ } else {
+ log.Info("😱 block lost", "number", next.index, "hash", next.hash)
+ }
+ }
+ // 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)
+ }
+ }
+}