network: fetch blocks in parallel

Blockcache size is 2000, while max request size is 500.
Try to fetch blocks in chunks starting from current height.
Lower height has priority.

pkg/network/server.go

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	mrand "math/rand"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ type (
 		lock  sync.RWMutex
 		peers map[Peer]bool
 
+		// lastRequestedHeight contains last requested height.
+		lastRequestedHeight atomic.Uint32
+
 		register   chan Peer
 		unregister chan peerDrop
 		quit       chan struct{}
@@ -710,9 +714,41 @@ func (s *Server) handleGetAddrCmd(p Peer) error {
 
 // requestBlocks sends a CMDGetBlockByIndex message to the peer
 // to sync up in blocks. A maximum of maxBlockBatch will
-// send at once.
+// send at once. Two things we need to take care of:
+// 1. If possible, blocks should be fetched in parallel.
+//    height..+500 to one peer, height+500..+1000 to another etc.
+// 2. Every block must eventually be fetched even if peer sends no answer.
+// Thus the following algorithm is used:
+// 1. Block range is divided into chunks of payload.MaxHashesCount.
+// 2. Send requests for chunk in increasing order.
+// 3. After all requests were sent, request random height.
 func (s *Server) requestBlocks(p Peer) error {
-	payload := payload.NewGetBlockByIndex(s.chain.BlockHeight()+1, -1)
+	var currHeight = s.chain.BlockHeight()
+	var peerHeight = p.LastBlockIndex()
+	var needHeight uint32
+	// lastRequestedHeight can only be increased.
+	for {
+		old := s.lastRequestedHeight.Load()
+		if old <= currHeight {
+			needHeight = currHeight + 1
+			if !s.lastRequestedHeight.CAS(old, needHeight) {
+				continue
+			}
+		} else if old < currHeight+(blockCacheSize-payload.MaxHashesCount) {
+			needHeight = currHeight + 1
+			if peerHeight > old+payload.MaxHashesCount {
+				needHeight = old + payload.MaxHashesCount
+				if !s.lastRequestedHeight.CAS(old, needHeight) {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+		} else {
+			index := mrand.Intn(blockCacheSize / payload.MaxHashesCount)
+			needHeight = currHeight + 1 + uint32(index*payload.MaxHashesCount)
+		}
+		break
+	}
+	payload := payload.NewGetBlockByIndex(needHeight, -1)
 	return p.EnqueueP2PMessage(NewMessage(CMDGetBlockByIndex, payload))
 }
 

pkg/network/server_test.go

@@ -12,6 +12,60 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
 
+func TestGetBlocksByIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	s := newTestServer(t, ServerConfig{Port: 0, UserAgent: "/test/"})
+	ps := make([]*localPeer, 10)
+	expectsCmd := make([]CommandType, 10)
+	expectedHeight := make([][]uint32, 10)
+	start := s.chain.BlockHeight()
+	for i := range ps {
+		i := i
+		ps[i] = newLocalPeer(t, s)
+		ps[i].messageHandler = func(t *testing.T, msg *Message) {
+			require.Equal(t, expectsCmd[i], msg.Command)
+			if expectsCmd[i] == CMDGetBlockByIndex {
+				p, ok := msg.Payload.(*payload.GetBlockByIndex)
+				require.True(t, ok)
+				require.Contains(t, expectedHeight[i], p.IndexStart)
+				expectsCmd[i] = CMDPong
+			} else if expectsCmd[i] == CMDPong {
+				expectsCmd[i] = CMDGetBlockByIndex
+			}
+		}
+		expectsCmd[i] = CMDGetBlockByIndex
+		expectedHeight[i] = []uint32{start + 1}
+	}
+	go s.transport.Accept()
+
+	nonce := uint32(0)
+	checkPingRespond := func(t *testing.T, peerIndex int, peerHeight uint32, hs ...uint32) {
+		nonce++
+		expectedHeight[peerIndex] = hs
+		require.NoError(t, s.handlePing(ps[peerIndex], payload.NewPing(peerHeight, nonce)))
+	}
+
+	// Send all requests for all chunks.
+	checkPingRespond(t, 0, 5000, 1)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 1, 5000, 1+payload.MaxHashesCount)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 2, 5000, 1+2*payload.MaxHashesCount)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 3, 5000, 1+3*payload.MaxHashesCount)
+
+	// Receive some blocks.
+	s.chain.(*testChain).blockheight = 2123
+
+	// Minimum chunk has priority.
+	checkPingRespond(t, 5, 5000, 2124)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 6, 5000, 2624)
+	// Request minimal height for peers behind.
+	checkPingRespond(t, 7, 3100, 2124)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 8, 5000, 3124)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 9, 5000, 3624)
+	// Request random height after that.
+	checkPingRespond(t, 1, 5000, 2124, 2624, 3124, 3624)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 2, 5000, 2124, 2624, 3124, 3624)
+	checkPingRespond(t, 3, 5000, 2124, 2624, 3124, 3624)
+}
+
 func TestSendVersion(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		s = newTestServer(t, ServerConfig{Port: 0, UserAgent: "/test/"})