network: fix block relaying, don't spit out useless errors

We can only add one block of the given height and we have two competing
goroutines to do that --- consensus and block queue. Whomever adds the block
first shouldn't trigger an error in another one.

Fix block relaying for blocks added via the block queue also, previously one
consensus-generated blocks were broadcasted.

pkg/consensus/consensus.go

@@ -335,7 +335,11 @@ func (s *service) processBlock(b block.Block) {
 	bb.Script = *(s.getBlockWitness(bb))
 
 	if err := s.Chain.AddBlock(bb); err != nil {
-		s.log.Warn("error on add block", zap.Error(err))
+		// The block might already be added via the regular network
+		// interaction.
+		if _, errget := s.Chain.GetBlock(bb.Hash()); errget != nil {
+			s.log.Warn("error on add block", zap.Error(err))
+		}
 	} else {
 		s.Config.RelayBlock(bb)
 	}

pkg/network/blockqueue.go

@@ -12,9 +12,10 @@ type blockQueue struct {
 	queue       *queue.PriorityQueue
 	checkBlocks chan struct{}
 	chain       core.Blockchainer
+	relayF      func(*block.Block)
 }
 
-func newBlockQueue(capacity int, bc core.Blockchainer, log *zap.Logger) *blockQueue {
+func newBlockQueue(capacity int, bc core.Blockchainer, log *zap.Logger, relayer func(*block.Block)) *blockQueue {
 	if log == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ func newBlockQueue(capacity int, bc core.Blockchainer, log *zap.Logger) *blockQu
 		queue:       queue.NewPriorityQueue(capacity, false),
 		checkBlocks: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		chain:       bc,
+		relayF:      relayer,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -45,10 +47,15 @@ func (bq *blockQueue) run() {
 				if minblock.Index == bq.chain.BlockHeight()+1 {
 					err := bq.chain.AddBlock(minblock)
 					if err != nil {
-						bq.log.Warn("blockQueue: failed adding block into the blockchain",
+						// The block might already be added by consensus.
-							zap.String("error", err.Error()),
+						if _, errget := bq.chain.GetBlock(minblock.Hash()); errget != nil {
-							zap.Uint32("blockHeight", bq.chain.BlockHeight()),
+							bq.log.Warn("blockQueue: failed adding block into the blockchain",
-							zap.Uint32("nextIndex", minblock.Index))
+								zap.String("error", err.Error()),
+								zap.Uint32("blockHeight", bq.chain.BlockHeight()),
+								zap.Uint32("nextIndex", minblock.Index))
+						}
+					} else if bq.relayF != nil {
+						bq.relayF(minblock)
 					}
 				}
 			} else {

pkg/network/blockqueue_test.go

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 func TestBlockQueue(t *testing.T) {
 	chain := &testChain{}
 	// notice, it's not yet running
-	bq := newBlockQueue(0, chain, zaptest.NewLogger(t))
+	bq := newBlockQueue(0, chain, zaptest.NewLogger(t), nil)
 	blocks := make([]*block.Block, 11)
 	for i := 1; i < 11; i++ {
 		blocks[i] = &block.Block{Base: block.Base{Index: uint32(i)}}

pkg/network/server.go

@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@ func NewServer(config ServerConfig, chain core.Blockchainer, log *zap.Logger) (*
 	s := &Server{
 		ServerConfig: config,
 		chain:        chain,
-		bQueue:       newBlockQueue(maxBlockBatch, chain, log),
 		id:           randomID(),
 		quit:         make(chan struct{}),
 		register:     make(chan Peer),
@@ -99,6 +98,7 @@ func NewServer(config ServerConfig, chain core.Blockchainer, log *zap.Logger) (*
 		connected:    atomic.NewBool(false),
 		log:          log,
 	}
+	s.bQueue = newBlockQueue(maxBlockBatch, chain, log, s.relayBlock)
 
 	srv, err := consensus.NewService(consensus.Config{
 		Logger:     log,
@@ -734,7 +734,11 @@ func (s *Server) broadcastHPMessage(msg *Message) {
 // relayBlock tells all the other connected nodes about the given block.
 func (s *Server) relayBlock(b *block.Block) {
 	msg := s.MkMsg(CMDInv, payload.NewInventory(payload.BlockType, []util.Uint256{b.Hash()}))
-	s.broadcastMessage(msg)
+	// Filter out nodes that are more current (avoid spamming the network
+	// during initial sync).
+	s.iteratePeersWithSendMsg(msg, Peer.EnqueuePacket, func(p Peer) bool {
+		return p.Handshaked() && p.LastBlockIndex() < b.Index
+	})
 }
 
 // verifyAndPoolTX verifies the TX and adds it to the local mempool.