go-ethereum/miner/payload_building.go

// Copyright 2022 The go-ethereum Authors
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package miner

import (
	"crypto/sha256"
	"encoding/binary"
	"math/big"
	"sync"
	"time"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/beacon/engine"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
)

// BuildPayloadArgs contains the provided parameters for building payload.
// Check engine-api specification for more details.
// https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/blob/main/src/engine/cancun.md#payloadattributesv3
type BuildPayloadArgs struct {
	Parent       common.Hash           // The parent block to build payload on top
	Timestamp    uint64                // The provided timestamp of generated payload
	FeeRecipient common.Address        // The provided recipient address for collecting transaction fee
	Random       common.Hash           // The provided randomness value
	Withdrawals  types.Withdrawals     // The provided withdrawals
	BeaconRoot   *common.Hash          // The provided beaconRoot (Cancun)
	Version      engine.PayloadVersion // Versioning byte for payload id calculation.
}

// Id computes an 8-byte identifier by hashing the components of the payload arguments.
func (args *BuildPayloadArgs) Id() engine.PayloadID {
	hasher := sha256.New()
	hasher.Write(args.Parent[:])
	binary.Write(hasher, binary.BigEndian, args.Timestamp)
	hasher.Write(args.Random[:])
	hasher.Write(args.FeeRecipient[:])
	rlp.Encode(hasher, args.Withdrawals)
	if args.BeaconRoot != nil {
		hasher.Write(args.BeaconRoot[:])
	}
	var out engine.PayloadID
	copy(out[:], hasher.Sum(nil)[:8])
	out[0] = byte(args.Version)
	return out
}

// Payload wraps the built payload(block waiting for sealing). According to the
// engine-api specification, EL should build the initial version of the payload
// which has an empty transaction set and then keep update it in order to maximize
// the revenue. Therefore, the empty-block here is always available and full-block
// will be set/updated afterwards.
type Payload struct {
	id       engine.PayloadID
	empty    *types.Block
	full     *types.Block
	sidecars []*types.BlobTxSidecar
	fullFees *big.Int
	stop     chan struct{}
	lock     sync.Mutex
	cond     *sync.Cond
}

// newPayload initializes the payload object.
func newPayload(empty *types.Block, id engine.PayloadID) *Payload {
	payload := &Payload{
		id:    id,
		empty: empty,
		stop:  make(chan struct{}),
	}
	log.Info("Starting work on payload", "id", payload.id)
	payload.cond = sync.NewCond(&payload.lock)
	return payload
}

// update updates the full-block with latest built version.
func (payload *Payload) update(r *newPayloadResult, elapsed time.Duration) {
	payload.lock.Lock()
	defer payload.lock.Unlock()

	select {
	case <-payload.stop:
		return // reject stale update
	default:
	}
	// Ensure the newly provided full block has a higher transaction fee.
	// In post-merge stage, there is no uncle reward anymore and transaction
	// fee(apart from the mev revenue) is the only indicator for comparison.
	if payload.full == nil || r.fees.Cmp(payload.fullFees) > 0 {
		payload.full = r.block
		payload.fullFees = r.fees
		payload.sidecars = r.sidecars

		feesInEther := new(big.Float).Quo(new(big.Float).SetInt(r.fees), big.NewFloat(params.Ether))
		log.Info("Updated payload",
			"id", payload.id,
			"number", r.block.NumberU64(),
			"hash", r.block.Hash(),
			"txs", len(r.block.Transactions()),
			"withdrawals", len(r.block.Withdrawals()),
			"gas", r.block.GasUsed(),
			"fees", feesInEther,
			"root", r.block.Root(),
			"elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(elapsed),
		)
	}
	payload.cond.Broadcast() // fire signal for notifying full block
}

// Resolve returns the latest built payload and also terminates the background
// thread for updating payload. It's safe to be called multiple times.
func (payload *Payload) Resolve() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
	payload.lock.Lock()
	defer payload.lock.Unlock()

	select {
	case <-payload.stop:
	default:
		close(payload.stop)
	}
	if payload.full != nil {
		return engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.full, payload.fullFees, payload.sidecars)
	}
	return engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.empty, big.NewInt(0), nil)
}

// ResolveEmpty is basically identical to Resolve, but it expects empty block only.
// It's only used in tests.
func (payload *Payload) ResolveEmpty() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
	payload.lock.Lock()
	defer payload.lock.Unlock()

	return engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.empty, big.NewInt(0), nil)
}

// ResolveFull is basically identical to Resolve, but it expects full block only.
// Don't call Resolve until ResolveFull returns, otherwise it might block forever.
func (payload *Payload) ResolveFull() *engine.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope {
	payload.lock.Lock()
	defer payload.lock.Unlock()

	if payload.full == nil {
		select {
		case <-payload.stop:
			return nil
		default:
		}
		// Wait the full payload construction. Note it might block
		// forever if Resolve is called in the meantime which
		// terminates the background construction process.
		payload.cond.Wait()
	}
	// Terminate the background payload construction
	select {
	case <-payload.stop:
	default:
		close(payload.stop)
	}
	return engine.BlockToExecutableData(payload.full, payload.fullFees, payload.sidecars)
}

// buildPayload builds the payload according to the provided parameters.
func (miner *Miner) buildPayload(args *BuildPayloadArgs) (*Payload, error) {
	// Build the initial version with no transaction included. It should be fast
	// enough to run. The empty payload can at least make sure there is something
	// to deliver for not missing slot.
	emptyParams := &generateParams{
		timestamp:   args.Timestamp,
		forceTime:   true,
		parentHash:  args.Parent,
		coinbase:    args.FeeRecipient,
		random:      args.Random,
		withdrawals: args.Withdrawals,
		beaconRoot:  args.BeaconRoot,
		noTxs:       true,
	}
	empty := miner.generateWork(emptyParams)
	if empty.err != nil {
		return nil, empty.err
	}

	// Construct a payload object for return.
	payload := newPayload(empty.block, args.Id())

	// Spin up a routine for updating the payload in background. This strategy
	// can maximum the revenue for including transactions with highest fee.
	go func() {
		// Setup the timer for re-building the payload. The initial clock is kept
		// for triggering process immediately.
		timer := time.NewTimer(0)
		defer timer.Stop()

		// Setup the timer for terminating the process if SECONDS_PER_SLOT (12s in
		// the Mainnet configuration) have passed since the point in time identified
		// by the timestamp parameter.
		endTimer := time.NewTimer(time.Second * 12)

		fullParams := &generateParams{
			timestamp:   args.Timestamp,
			forceTime:   true,
			parentHash:  args.Parent,
			coinbase:    args.FeeRecipient,
			random:      args.Random,
			withdrawals: args.Withdrawals,
			beaconRoot:  args.BeaconRoot,
			noTxs:       false,
		}

		for {
			select {
			case <-timer.C:
				start := time.Now()
				r := miner.generateWork(fullParams)
				if r.err == nil {
					payload.update(r, time.Since(start))
				}
				timer.Reset(miner.config.Recommit)
			case <-payload.stop:
				log.Info("Stopping work on payload", "id", payload.id, "reason", "delivery")
				return
			case <-endTimer.C:
				log.Info("Stopping work on payload", "id", payload.id, "reason", "timeout")
				return
			}
		}
	}()
	return payload, nil
}