go-ethereum/core/forkchoice.go

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// Copyright 2021 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 core
import (
crand "crypto/rand"
"errors"
"math/big"
mrand "math/rand"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
)
// ChainReader defines a small collection of methods needed to access the local
// blockchain during header verification. It's implemented by both blockchain
// and lightchain.
type ChainReader interface {
// Config retrieves the header chain's chain configuration.
Config() *params.ChainConfig
// GetTd returns the total difficulty of a local block.
GetTd(common.Hash, uint64) *big.Int
}
// ForkChoice is the fork chooser based on the highest total difficulty of the
// chain(the fork choice used in the eth1) and the external fork choice (the fork
// choice used in the eth2). This main goal of this ForkChoice is not only for
// offering fork choice during the eth1/2 merge phase, but also keep the compatibility
// for all other proof-of-work networks.
type ForkChoice struct {
chain ChainReader
rand *mrand.Rand
// preserve is a helper function used in td fork choice.
// Miners will prefer to choose the local mined block if the
// local td is equal to the extern one. It can be nil for light
// client
preserve func(header *types.Header) bool
}
func NewForkChoice(chainReader ChainReader, preserve func(header *types.Header) bool) *ForkChoice {
// Seed a fast but crypto originating random generator
seed, err := crand.Int(crand.Reader, big.NewInt(math.MaxInt64))
if err != nil {
log.Crit("Failed to initialize random seed", "err", err)
}
return &ForkChoice{
chain: chainReader,
rand: mrand.New(mrand.NewSource(seed.Int64())),
preserve: preserve,
}
}
// ReorgNeeded returns whether the reorg should be applied
// based on the given external header and local canonical chain.
// In the td mode, the new head is chosen if the corresponding
// total difficulty is higher. In the extern mode, the trusted
// header is always selected as the head.
func (f *ForkChoice) ReorgNeeded(current *types.Header, extern *types.Header) (bool, error) {
var (
localTD = f.chain.GetTd(current.Hash(), current.Number.Uint64())
externTd = f.chain.GetTd(extern.Hash(), extern.Number.Uint64())
)
if localTD == nil || externTd == nil {
return false, errors.New("missing td")
}
// Accept the new header as the chain head if the transition
// is already triggered. We assume all the headers after the
// transition come from the trusted consensus layer.
if ttd := f.chain.Config().TerminalTotalDifficulty; ttd != nil && ttd.Cmp(externTd) <= 0 {
return true, nil
}
// If the total difficulty is higher than our known, add it to the canonical chain
if diff := externTd.Cmp(localTD); diff > 0 {
return true, nil
} else if diff < 0 {
return false, nil
}
// Local and external difficulty is identical.
// Second clause in the if statement reduces the vulnerability to selfish mining.
// Please refer to http://www.cs.cornell.edu/~ie53/publications/btcProcFC.pdf
reorg := false
externNum, localNum := extern.Number.Uint64(), current.Number.Uint64()
if externNum < localNum {
reorg = true
} else if externNum == localNum {
var currentPreserve, externPreserve bool
if f.preserve != nil {
currentPreserve, externPreserve = f.preserve(current), f.preserve(extern)
}
reorg = !currentPreserve && (externPreserve || f.rand.Float64() < 0.5)
}
return reorg, nil
}