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Improve block-selection strategy #10727

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improve rounds selection calculation
Wizdave97 Jan 24, 2022
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Merge branch 'paritytech:master' into david/beefy-round-selection
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Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/paritytech/substrate into…
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restore min block delta
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Merge branch 'david/beefy-round-selection' of github.com:Wizdave97/su…
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Merge branch 'paritytech:master' into david/beefy-round-selection
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6 changes: 3 additions & 3 deletions client/beefy/src/lib.rs
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Expand Up @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use prometheus::Registry;
use sc_client_api::{Backend, BlockchainEvents, Finalizer};
use sc_network_gossip::{GossipEngine, Network as GossipNetwork};

use sp_api::ProvideRuntimeApi;
use sp_api::{NumberFor, ProvideRuntimeApi};
use sp_blockchain::HeaderBackend;
use sp_keystore::SyncCryptoStorePtr;
use sp_runtime::traits::Block;
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B: Block,
BE: Backend<B>,
C: Client<B, BE>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B, NumberFor<B>>,
N: GossipNetwork<B> + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
/// BEEFY client
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B: Block,
BE: Backend<B>,
C: Client<B, BE>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B, NumberFor<B>>,
N: GossipNetwork<B> + Clone + Send + 'static,
{
let BeefyParams {
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147 changes: 73 additions & 74 deletions client/beefy/src/worker.rs
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Expand Up @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ where
B: Block + Codec,
BE: Backend<B>,
C: Client<B, BE>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B, NumberFor<B>>,
{
/// Return a new BEEFY worker instance.
///
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B: Block,
BE: Backend<B>,
C: Client<B, BE>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B>,
C::Api: BeefyApi<B, NumberFor<B>>,
{
/// Return `true`, if we should vote on block `number`
fn should_vote_on(&self, number: NumberFor<B>) -> bool {
/// Return `true`, if we should vote on block `header`
fn should_vote_on(&self, header: &B::Header) -> bool {
let number = *header.number();
let at = BlockId::hash(header.hash());
let session_boundary = self.client.runtime_api().get_session_boundary(&at).ok();
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We might want to open an enhancement issue to cache session boundary in the worker and not have to call runtime api for every block here.

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I'll keep that in mind.

let session_start = if let Some(session_boundary) = session_boundary {
session_boundary
} else {
warn!(target: "beefy", "🥩 Could not retrieve session boundary- won't vote for: {:?}", number);
return false
};

let best_beefy_block = if let Some(block) = self.best_beefy_block {
block
} else {
debug!(target: "beefy", "🥩 Missing best BEEFY block - won't vote for: {:?}", number);
return false
};

let target = vote_target(self.best_grandpa_block, best_beefy_block, self.min_block_delta);
let target = vote_target(
self.best_grandpa_block,
best_beefy_block,
session_start,
self.min_block_delta,
);

trace!(target: "beefy", "🥩 should_vote_on: #{:?}, next_block_to_vote_on: #{:?}", number, target);

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}
}

if self.should_vote_on(*notification.header.number()) {
if self.should_vote_on(&notification.header) {
let (validators, validator_set_id) = if let Some(rounds) = &self.rounds {
(rounds.validators(), rounds.validator_set_id())
} else {
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}

/// Calculate next block number to vote on
fn vote_target<N>(best_grandpa: N, best_beefy: N, min_delta: u32) -> N
fn vote_target<N>(best_grandpa: N, best_beefy: N, session_start: N, min_delta: u32) -> N
where
N: AtLeast32Bit + Copy + Debug,
{
// if the session_start as a mandatory block does not have a beefy justification yet,
// we vote on it
let m: u32 = if session_start <= best_beefy { 1 } else { 0 };

let diff = best_grandpa.saturating_sub(best_beefy);
let diff = diff.saturated_into::<u32>();
let target = best_beefy + min_delta.max(diff.next_power_of_two()).into();
let diff = diff.saturated_into::<u32>() / 2;
let target = (session_start * (1u32 - m).into()) +
((best_beefy + min_delta.max(diff.next_power_of_two().into()).into()) * m.into());

trace!(
target: "beefy",
Expand All @@ -485,90 +505,69 @@ mod tests {
use super::vote_target;

#[test]
fn vote_on_min_block_delta() {
let t = vote_target(1u32, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(4, t);
let t = vote_target(2u32, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(4, t);
let t = vote_target(3u32, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(4, t);
let t = vote_target(4u32, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(4, t);

let t = vote_target(4u32, 4, 4);
assert_eq!(8, t);

let t = vote_target(10u32, 10, 4);
assert_eq!(14, t);
let t = vote_target(11u32, 10, 4);
assert_eq!(14, t);
let t = vote_target(12u32, 10, 4);
assert_eq!(14, t);
let t = vote_target(13u32, 10, 4);
assert_eq!(14, t);

let t = vote_target(10u32, 10, 8);
assert_eq!(18, t);
let t = vote_target(11u32, 10, 8);
assert_eq!(18, t);
let t = vote_target(12u32, 10, 8);
assert_eq!(18, t);
let t = vote_target(13u32, 10, 8);
assert_eq!(18, t);
fn vote_on_mandatory_block() {
let t = vote_target(1008u32, 1000, 1001, 4);
assert_eq!(1001, t);

let t = vote_target(1016u32, 1000, 1008, 4);
assert_eq!(1008, t);

let t = vote_target(105u32, 100, 101, 4);
assert_eq!(101, t);
}

#[test]
fn vote_on_power_of_two() {
let t = vote_target(1008u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1008u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1004, t);

let t = vote_target(1016u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1008, t);

let t = vote_target(1016u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1032u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1016, t);

let t = vote_target(1032u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1064u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1032, t);

let t = vote_target(1064u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1128u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1064, t);

let t = vote_target(1128u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1256u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1128, t);

let t = vote_target(1256u32, 1000, 4);
let t = vote_target(1512u32, 1000, 999, 4);
assert_eq!(1256, t);

let t = vote_target(1512u32, 1000, 4);
assert_eq!(1512, t);

let t = vote_target(1024u32, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(1024, t);
let t = vote_target(1024u32, 0, 0, 4);
assert_eq!(512, t);
}

#[test]
fn vote_on_target_block() {
let t = vote_target(1008u32, 1002, 4);
assert_eq!(1010, t);
let t = vote_target(1010u32, 1002, 4);
assert_eq!(1010, t);

let t = vote_target(1016u32, 1006, 4);
assert_eq!(1022, t);
let t = vote_target(1022u32, 1006, 4);
assert_eq!(1022, t);

let t = vote_target(1032u32, 1012, 4);
assert_eq!(1044, t);
let t = vote_target(1044u32, 1012, 4);
assert_eq!(1044, t);

let t = vote_target(1064u32, 1014, 4);
assert_eq!(1078, t);
let t = vote_target(1078u32, 1014, 4);
assert_eq!(1078, t);

let t = vote_target(1128u32, 1008, 4);
assert_eq!(1136, t);
let t = vote_target(1136u32, 1008, 4);
assert_eq!(1136, t);
let t = vote_target(1008u32, 1002, 1001, 4);
assert_eq!(1006, t);
let t = vote_target(1010u32, 1002, 1001, 4);
assert_eq!(1006, t);

let t = vote_target(1016u32, 1006, 1004, 4);
assert_eq!(1014, t);
let t = vote_target(1022u32, 1006, 1004, 4);
assert_eq!(1014, t);

let t = vote_target(1032u32, 1012, 1010, 4);
assert_eq!(1028, t);
let t = vote_target(1044u32, 1012, 1010, 4);
assert_eq!(1028, t);

let t = vote_target(1064u32, 1014, 1012, 4);
assert_eq!(1046, t);
let t = vote_target(1078u32, 1014, 1012, 4);
assert_eq!(1046, t);

let t = vote_target(1128u32, 1008, 1004, 4);
assert_eq!(1072, t);
let t = vote_target(1136u32, 1008, 1004, 4);
assert_eq!(1072, t);
}
}
4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion primitives/beefy/src/lib.rs
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Expand Up @@ -156,10 +156,12 @@ pub struct VoteMessage<Number, Id, Signature> {

sp_api::decl_runtime_apis! {
/// API necessary for BEEFY voters.
pub trait BeefyApi
pub trait BeefyApi<BlockNumber: codec::Codec>
{
/// Return the current active BEEFY validator set
fn validator_set() -> Option<ValidatorSet<crypto::AuthorityId>>;
/// Returns the block number at which the current session began
fn get_session_boundary() -> BlockNumber;
}
}

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