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fix(dash-spv): hedge only the lowest pending block - #1343
Endgame hedging downloaded about a third of all blocks twice. The flow controller calls Broker::hedge whenever the broker queue is empty, and hedge re-sent every block request on the wire for HEDGE_AFTER (2 s) to a second peer. During filter-driven block download the queue is empty most of the time and peers hold megabytes in flight, so most blocks crossed 2 s and were hedged. In a fresh testnet sync 87 hedge events hedged 1,045 blocks, and 1,037 of the 3,204 received blocks were Received unrequested block second copies.
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hedge asks a second peer only for the single lowest block on the wire, and only once that block's peer has delivered nothing for HEDGE_AFTER and the block is not hedged yet. It never falls back to a higher block.
Blocks are processed in height order (BlocksPipeline::take_next_ordered_block waits on the lowest pending height), so only the lowest outstanding block holds up progress. A copy of any other block is wasted bandwidth.
Peers answer in order, so a block's age does not show that its peer stalled. A healthy peer with a backlog holds its lowest block past 2 s while it is still delivering. The timer therefore runs from the request's last_progress, which every answer from that peer refreshes, instead of from when the request was sent. A peer that stops answering is still handled by expire. The sent timestamp had no other reader and is removed.
hedge only runs when the broker queue is empty, so every wanted block is on the wire or already arrived. The broker's lowest on-wire height is then the pipeline's lowest pending height, and no new NetworkManager call is needed.
When the hedged block arrives, the next lowest becomes eligible on the next 250 ms flow tick, so a run of stalled blocks is still hedged one after another.
hedge returns the hedged height instead of a count and no longer takes costs. The log line becomes endgame: hedged block {height}.
A separate test commit lets ConnectedPeer::for_test peers write. Their listener was dropped, so every send failed and hedging could not be tested.
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hedge_asks_another_peer_only_for_the_lowest_stalled_block goes through enqueue, route, progress, hedge and block_arrived on paused time. Blocks 11 and 12 stall on the slow peer while block 10 was just sent: nothing is hedged. While the slow peer keeps delivering, nothing is hedged either. Once it has been silent for HEDGE_AFTER only block 10 is hedged, a repeat call hedges nothing, and once block 10 arrives block 11 is hedged. With no second peer nothing is hedged. The old logic hedged blocks 11 and 12 at the first call, and a timer from sent hedges block 10 while its peer is still delivering.
cargo test -p dash-spv --lib: 640 passed.
just dash-spv::test: all green, including dashd_sync 38/38 and dashd_masternode 11/11.
Duplicate block downloads
A fresh testnet sync downloaded 1,767 and 4,395 duplicate blocks in two runs, out of about 7,100 blocks received. About 85 to 93% of them came from a race. Broker::block_arrived removed the request key before the Block task had handled the block. A BlocksNeeded event handled in that window made BlocksPipeline::send_pending declare the block again, the broker found no key and requested a block that was already waiting in the Block task's queue.
block_arrived marks the key Arrived instead of removing it, so a re-declare is a no-op until BlocksManager releases the key. The Blocks manager now releases a block's key before validating it, so an invalid block is still requested again.
A request that expire or requeue_from put back in the queue is settled by a copy from any peer. Its queued getdata is dropped and the key marked Arrived. Before, a late copy from the first peer was ignored and the queued getdata went out again.
A refactor commit extracts Broker::drop_queued from release so block_arrived can reuse it.
With these commits the same sync downloaded 0 and 8 duplicate blocks in two runs.
Tests:
an_arrived_block_dedups_until_released: only the carrier's copy settles a block, and a re-declare, requeue_from and expire send nothing until the key is released.
a_requeued_block_is_settled_by_a_copy_from_any_peer: a copy of a requeued block from any peer drops the queued getdata.
test_blocks_manager_handle_blocks_needed_event checks the exact getdata messages sent while an earlier key is still unreleased.
test_invalid_block_bans_its_peer_and_is_requested_again: an invalid block bans its peer and is requested again.
With these commits cargo test -p dash-spv --lib passes 643 and just dash-spv::test is all green, including dashd_sync 38/38 and dashd_masternode 11/11.
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Bug Fixes
Improved block synchronization so invalid block responses can be retried from another peer.
Prevented duplicate requests for blocks that have already arrived but are not yet fully processed.
Improved request handling when blocks arrive from alternate peers.
Adjusted duplicate block requests to prioritize stalled, lower-height blocks when another peer is available.
The broker now tracks arrived block requests until release, changes which requests it hedges, and handles queued block copies. Block synchronization releases a request before validation so invalid block responses can be requested again.
The broker tracks arrived requests until release and accepts qualifying block copies from on-wire or queued requests. It drops queued messages that no remaining registered key needs. The enqueue documentation now includes arrived requests in duplicate detection.
Broker hedge selection and integration dash-spv/src/network/broker.rs, dash-spv/src/network/manager.rs
Hedging selects the lowest-height on-wire block when it has had no recent progress and has no existing hedge. The broker returns the height after a successful hedge, which the flow controller logs.
Block validation and retry dash-spv/src/sync/blocks/sync_manager.rs, dash-spv/src/sync/blocks/manager.rs
Block requests are released before validation. Tests check the exact block requests and verify that an invalid response returns an error, bans its peer, and triggers another request.
dashpay/rust-dashcore#902: Both PRs change the network broker’s block request lifecycle and hedging behavior.
dashpay/rust-dashcore#1258: Both PRs update the broker release contract and its use in block synchronization.
dashpay/rust-dashcore#1169: Both PRs address block validation failures and when a request can be retried.
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The hedging change looks sound. One test assertion does not exercise the carrier-peer exclusion it claims to cover. Tightening it is a small follow-up and does not block merge.
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- Around line 349-351: Update the hedge send path around peer.send so a
multi-block GetData message contains only the block identified by the selected
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The flow controller hedged every block request on the wire for `HEDGE_AFTER` whenever the broker queue was empty. During filter-driven block download that is most of the time, so a fresh testnet sync fetched about a third of its blocks twice.
Blocks are processed in height order, so only the lowest outstanding block holds up progress. `Broker::hedge` now asks a second peer for that block alone, once it has waited `HEDGE_AFTER` and is not hedged yet. When it arrives, the next lowest becomes eligible on the next flow tick.
`Broker::hedge` asked a second peer for the lowest block on the wire once it was sent more than `HEDGE_AFTER` ago. Peers answer in order, so a healthy peer with a backlog holds its lowest block past that age while it is still delivering, and the second copy is wasted. In a testnet run 153 of 162 hedges produced a duplicate, a median 7 s after the first copy.
The timer now runs from the request's `last_progress`, which every answer of its peer refreshes. The block is hedged only after its peer delivered nothing for `HEDGE_AFTER`, and `expire` still re-requests from a peer that stops answering. The `sent` timestamp had no other reader and is removed.
`Broker::block_arrived` removed the block's request key before the Block task had handled the block. A `BlocksNeeded` event handled in that window made `BlocksPipeline::send_pending` declare the block again, the broker found no key and sent a second `getdata`. A testnet sync downloaded about 1,200 blocks twice this way.
The broker now marks the key `Arrived` instead, so a re-declare is a no-op until `BlocksManager` releases it. The Blocks manager releases the key of every block before validating it, so an invalid block is requested again.
`expire` and `requeue_from` put a request back in the queue while its first peer may still answer. When that peer's block arrived, `Broker::block_arrived` ignored it because the key was no longer on the wire, so the queued `getdata` went out again and the block was downloaded twice.
A copy from any peer now settles a queued key: its queued message is dropped and the key marked `Arrived`. An invalid copy is still requested again, since the Blocks manager releases every block's key before validating it.
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The current assertion returns through o.hedge.is_some(), before the peer filter. It cannot detect a broken carrier filter.
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broker.block_arrived(idle, BlockHash::dummy(10)).await;
+ assert!(slow[0].in_flight_bytes() < slow[0].cap());+ assert_eq!(broker.hedge(slow).await, None, "no other peer to ask");
assert_eq!(broker.hedge(&peers).await, Some(11));
assert_eq!(hedged_blocks().await, [11]);
- assert_eq!(broker.hedge(slow).await, None, "no other peer to ask");
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Review comment at @dash-spv/src/network/broker.rs at line 737:
Move the no-peer assertion in the broker hedging test before the hedge request
for block 11, so it checks carrier exclusion before a hedge is already recorded.
Ensure the slow carrier has available capacity at that point, then preserve the
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hedge request for block 11, so it checks carrier exclusion before a hedge is
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Closes #1338.
Problem
Endgame hedging downloaded about a third of all blocks twice. The flow controller calls
Broker::hedgewhenever the broker queue is empty, andhedgere-sent every block request on the wire forHEDGE_AFTER(2 s) to a second peer. During filter-driven block download the queue is empty most of the time and peers hold megabytes in flight, so most blocks crossed 2 s and were hedged. In a fresh testnet sync 87 hedge events hedged 1,045 blocks, and 1,037 of the 3,204 received blocks wereReceived unrequested blocksecond copies.Fix
hedgeasks a second peer only for the single lowest block on the wire, and only once that block's peer has delivered nothing forHEDGE_AFTERand the block is not hedged yet. It never falls back to a higher block.BlocksPipeline::take_next_ordered_blockwaits on the lowest pending height), so only the lowest outstanding block holds up progress. A copy of any other block is wasted bandwidth.last_progress, which every answer from that peer refreshes, instead of from when the request was sent. A peer that stops answering is still handled byexpire. Thesenttimestamp had no other reader and is removed.hedgeonly runs when the broker queue is empty, so every wanted block is on the wire or already arrived. The broker's lowest on-wire height is then the pipeline's lowest pending height, and no newNetworkManagercall is needed.hedgereturns the hedged height instead of a count and no longer takescosts. The log line becomesendgame: hedged block {height}.A separate
testcommit letsConnectedPeer::for_testpeers write. Their listener was dropped, so everysendfailed and hedging could not be tested.Tests
hedge_asks_another_peer_only_for_the_lowest_stalled_blockgoes throughenqueue,route,progress,hedgeandblock_arrivedon paused time. Blocks 11 and 12 stall on the slow peer while block 10 was just sent: nothing is hedged. While the slow peer keeps delivering, nothing is hedged either. Once it has been silent forHEDGE_AFTERonly block 10 is hedged, a repeat call hedges nothing, and once block 10 arrives block 11 is hedged. With no second peer nothing is hedged. The old logic hedged blocks 11 and 12 at the first call, and a timer fromsenthedges block 10 while its peer is still delivering.cargo test -p dash-spv --lib: 640 passed.just dash-spv::test: all green, including dashd_sync 38/38 and dashd_masternode 11/11.Duplicate block downloads
A fresh testnet sync downloaded 1,767 and 4,395 duplicate blocks in two runs, out of about 7,100 blocks received. About 85 to 93% of them came from a race.
Broker::block_arrivedremoved the request key before the Block task had handled the block. ABlocksNeededevent handled in that window madeBlocksPipeline::send_pendingdeclare the block again, the broker found no key and requested a block that was already waiting in the Block task's queue.block_arrivedmarks the keyArrivedinstead of removing it, so a re-declare is a no-op untilBlocksManagerreleases the key. The Blocks manager now releases a block's key before validating it, so an invalid block is still requested again.expireorrequeue_fromput back in the queue is settled by a copy from any peer. Its queuedgetdatais dropped and the key markedArrived. Before, a late copy from the first peer was ignored and the queuedgetdatawent out again.refactorcommit extractsBroker::drop_queuedfromreleasesoblock_arrivedcan reuse it.With these commits the same sync downloaded 0 and 8 duplicate blocks in two runs.
Tests:
an_arrived_block_dedups_until_released: only the carrier's copy settles a block, and a re-declare,requeue_fromandexpiresend nothing until the key is released.a_requeued_block_is_settled_by_a_copy_from_any_peer: a copy of a requeued block from any peer drops the queuedgetdata.test_blocks_manager_handle_blocks_needed_eventchecks the exactgetdatamessages sent while an earlier key is still unreleased.test_invalid_block_bans_its_peer_and_is_requested_again: an invalid block bans its peer and is requested again.With these commits
cargo test -p dash-spv --libpasses 643 andjust dash-spv::testis all green, includingdashd_sync38/38 anddashd_masternode11/11.PR Hygiene ·
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