fix: introduce VoterSetCounter

client/docs/swagger-ui/swagger.yaml

@@ -14283,16 +14283,6 @@ paths:
                   properties:
                     address:
                       type: string
-                    start_height:
-                      type: string
-                      format: int64
-                      title: >-
-                        height at which validator was first a candidate OR was
-                        unjailed
-                    index_offset:
-                      type: string
-                      format: int64
-                      title: index offset into signed block bit array
                     jailed_until:
                       type: string
                       format: date-time
@@ -14311,6 +14301,10 @@ paths:
                       title: >-
                         missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every
                         time)
+                    voter_set_counter:
+                      type: string
+                      format: int64
+                      title: how many times the validator joined to voter set
                   description: >-
                     ValidatorSigningInfo defines a validator's signing info for
                     monitoring their
@@ -14436,16 +14430,6 @@ paths:
                 properties:
                   address:
                     type: string
-                  start_height:
-                    type: string
-                    format: int64
-                    title: >-
-                      height at which validator was first a candidate OR was
-                      unjailed
-                  index_offset:
-                    type: string
-                    format: int64
-                    title: index offset into signed block bit array
                   jailed_until:
                     type: string
                     format: date-time
@@ -14464,6 +14448,10 @@ paths:
                     title: >-
                       missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every
                       time)
+                  voter_set_counter:
+                    type: string
+                    format: int64
+                    title: how many times the validator joined to voter set
                 description: >-
                   ValidatorSigningInfo defines a validator's signing info for
                   monitoring their
@@ -42581,14 +42569,6 @@ definitions:
         properties:
           address:
             type: string
-          start_height:
-            type: string
-            format: int64
-            title: height at which validator was first a candidate OR was unjailed
-          index_offset:
-            type: string
-            format: int64
-            title: index offset into signed block bit array
           jailed_until:
             type: string
             format: date-time
@@ -42605,6 +42585,10 @@ definitions:
             type: string
             format: int64
             title: missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every time)
+          voter_set_counter:
+            type: string
+            format: int64
+            title: how many times the validator joined to voter set
         description: >-
           ValidatorSigningInfo defines a validator's signing info for monitoring
           their
@@ -42626,14 +42610,6 @@ definitions:
           properties:
             address:
               type: string
-            start_height:
-              type: string
-              format: int64
-              title: height at which validator was first a candidate OR was unjailed
-            index_offset:
-              type: string
-              format: int64
-              title: index offset into signed block bit array
             jailed_until:
               type: string
               format: date-time
@@ -42650,6 +42626,10 @@ definitions:
               type: string
               format: int64
               title: missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every time)
+            voter_set_counter:
+              type: string
+              format: int64
+              title: how many times the validator joined to voter set
           description: >-
             ValidatorSigningInfo defines a validator's signing info for
             monitoring their
@@ -42691,14 +42671,6 @@ definitions:
     properties:
       address:
         type: string
-      start_height:
-        type: string
-        format: int64
-        title: height at which validator was first a candidate OR was unjailed
-      index_offset:
-        type: string
-        format: int64
-        title: index offset into signed block bit array
       jailed_until:
         type: string
         format: date-time
@@ -42715,6 +42687,10 @@ definitions:
         type: string
         format: int64
         title: missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every time)
+      voter_set_counter:
+        type: string
+        format: int64
+        title: how many times the validator joined to voter set
     description: >-
       ValidatorSigningInfo defines a validator's signing info for monitoring
       their

docs/core/proto-docs.md

@@ -7941,11 +7941,10 @@ liveness activity.
 | Field | Type | Label | Description |
 | ----- | ---- | ----- | ----------- |
 | `address` | [string](#string) |  |  |
-| `start_height` | [int64](#int64) |  | height at which validator was first a candidate OR was unjailed |
-| `index_offset` | [int64](#int64) |  | index offset into signed block bit array |
 | `jailed_until` | [google.protobuf.Timestamp](#google.protobuf.Timestamp) |  | timestamp validator cannot be unjailed until |
 | `tombstoned` | [bool](#bool) |  | whether or not a validator has been tombstoned (killed out of validator set) |
 | `missed_blocks_counter` | [int64](#int64) |  | missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every time) |
+| `voter_set_counter` | [int64](#int64) |  | how many times the validator joined to voter set |
 
 
 

proto/lbm/slashing/v1/slashing.proto

@@ -15,18 +15,16 @@ message ValidatorSigningInfo {
   option (gogoproto.goproto_stringer) = false;
 
   string address = 1;
-  // height at which validator was first a candidate OR was unjailed
-  int64 start_height = 2 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"start_height\""];
-  // index offset into signed block bit array
-  int64 index_offset = 3 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"index_offset\""];
   // timestamp validator cannot be unjailed until
-  google.protobuf.Timestamp jailed_until = 4
+  google.protobuf.Timestamp jailed_until = 2
       [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"jailed_until\"", (gogoproto.stdtime) = true, (gogoproto.nullable) = false];
   // whether or not a validator has been tombstoned (killed out of validator
   // set)
-  bool tombstoned = 5;
+  bool tombstoned = 3;
   // missed blocks counter (to avoid scanning the array every time)
-  int64 missed_blocks_counter = 6 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"missed_blocks_counter\""];
+  int64 missed_blocks_counter = 4 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"missed_blocks_counter\""];
+  // how many times the validator joined to voter set
+  int64 voter_set_counter = 5 [(gogoproto.moretags) = "yaml:\"voter_set_counter\""];
 }
 
 // Params represents the parameters used for by the slashing module.

simapp/export.go

@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ func (app *SimApp) prepForZeroHeightGenesis(ctx sdk.Context, jailAllowedAddrs []
 
 	/* Handle slashing state. */
 
-	// reset start height on signing infos
+	// reset voter set counter on signing infos
 	app.SlashingKeeper.IterateValidatorSigningInfos(
 		ctx,
 		func(addr sdk.ConsAddress, info slashingtypes.ValidatorSigningInfo) (stop bool) {
-			info.StartHeight = 0
+			info.VoterSetCounter = 0
 			app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addr, info)
 			return false
 		},

x/slashing/abci_test.go

@@ -55,8 +55,7 @@ func TestBeginBlocker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	info, found := app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(pk.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, ctx.BlockHeight(), info.StartHeight)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(1), info.IndexOffset)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, time.Unix(0, 0).UTC(), info.JailedUntil)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 

x/slashing/client/cli/cli_test.go

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestGetCmdQuerySigningInfo() {
 				fmt.Sprintf("--%s=1", flags.FlagHeight),
 			},
 			false,
-			fmt.Sprintf("{\"address\":\"%s\",\"start_height\":\"0\",\"index_offset\":\"0\",\"jailed_until\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\"tombstoned\":false,\"missed_blocks_counter\":\"0\"}", sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.PubKey.Address())),
+			fmt.Sprintf("{\"address\":\"%s\",\"jailed_until\":\"1970-01-01T00:00:00Z\",\"tombstoned\":false,\"missed_blocks_counter\":\"0\",\"voter_set_counter\":\"0\"}", sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.PubKey.Address())),
 		},
 		{
 			"valid address (text output)",
@@ -79,11 +79,10 @@ func (s *IntegrationTestSuite) TestGetCmdQuerySigningInfo() {
 			},
 			false,
 			fmt.Sprintf(`address: %s
-index_offset: "0"
 jailed_until: "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z"
 missed_blocks_counter: "0"
-start_height: "0"
-tombstoned: false`, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.PubKey.Address())),
+tombstoned: false
+voter_set_counter: "0"`, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.PubKey.Address())),
 		},
 	}
 

x/slashing/genesis_test.go

@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ func TestExportAndInitGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetParams(ctx, testslashing.TestParams())
 
 	addrDels := simapp.AddTestAddrsIncremental(app, ctx, 2, sdk.TokensFromConsensusPower(200))
-	info1 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(), int64(4), int64(3),
-		time.Now().UTC().Add(100000000000), false, int64(10))
-	info2 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(), int64(5), int64(4),
-		time.Now().UTC().Add(10000000000), false, int64(10))
+	info1 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(),
+		time.Now().UTC().Add(100000000000), false, int64(10), int64(3))
+	info2 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(),
+		time.Now().UTC().Add(10000000000), false, int64(10), int64(4))
 
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(), info1)
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(), info2)

x/slashing/handler_test.go

@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func TestJailedValidatorDelegations(t *testing.T) {
 	staking.EndBlocker(ctx, app.StakingKeeper)
 
 	// set dummy signing info
-	newInfo := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(consAddr, 0, 0, time.Unix(0, 0), false, 0)
+	newInfo := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(consAddr, time.Unix(0, 0), false, 0, 0)
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, consAddr, newInfo)
 
 	// delegate tokens to the validator
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestInvalidMsg(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // Test a validator through uptime, downtime, revocation,
-// unrevocation, starting height reset, and revocation again
+// unrevocation, voter set counter reset, and revocation again
 func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	// initial setup
 	app := simapp.Setup(false)
@@ -165,8 +165,7 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	// will exist since the validator has been bonded
 	info, found := app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.IndexOffset)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, time.Unix(0, 0).UTC(), info.JailedUntil)
 	height := int64(0)
@@ -178,7 +177,7 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	info, found = app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1000), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 
 	// 500 blocks missed
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	info, found = app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1500), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, app.SlashingKeeper.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)-app.SlashingKeeper.MinSignedPerWindow(ctx), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 
 	// validator should be bonded still
@@ -203,7 +202,7 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	app.SlashingKeeper.HandleValidatorSignature(ctx, val.Address(), power, false)
 	info, found = app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1501), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	// counter now reset to zero
 	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	app.SlashingKeeper.HandleValidatorSignature(ctx, val.Address(), power, false)
 	info, found = app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1502), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(1), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 
 	// end block
@@ -256,10 +255,10 @@ func TestHandleAbsentValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	// validator should have been slashed
 	require.True(t, amt.Sub(slashAmt).Equal(app.BankKeeper.GetBalance(ctx, bondPool.GetAddress(), app.StakingKeeper.BondDenom(ctx)).Amount))
 
-	// Validator start height should not have been changed
+	// Validator voter set counter should not have been changed
 	info, found = app.SlashingKeeper.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, sdk.BytesToConsAddress(val.Address()))
 	require.True(t, found)
-	require.Equal(t, int64(0), info.StartHeight)
+	require.Equal(t, int64(1502), info.VoterSetCounter)
 	// we've missed 2 blocks more than the maximum, so the counter was reset to 0 at 1 block more and is now 1
 	require.Equal(t, int64(1), info.MissedBlocksCounter)
 

x/slashing/keeper/grpc_query_test.go

@@ -37,10 +37,10 @@ func (suite *SlashingTestSuite) SetupTest() {
 
 	addrDels := simapp.AddTestAddrsIncremental(app, ctx, 2, sdk.TokensFromConsensusPower(200))
 
-	info1 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(), int64(4), int64(3),
-		time.Unix(2, 0), false, int64(10))
-	info2 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(), int64(5), int64(4),
-		time.Unix(2, 0), false, int64(10))
+	info1 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(),
+		time.Unix(2, 0), false, int64(10), int64(3))
+	info2 := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(),
+		time.Unix(2, 0), false, int64(10), int64(4))
 
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addrDels[0].ToConsAddress(), info1)
 	app.SlashingKeeper.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, addrDels[1].ToConsAddress(), info2)

x/slashing/keeper/hooks.go

@@ -8,16 +8,15 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (k Keeper) AfterValidatorBonded(ctx sdk.Context, address sdk.ConsAddress, _ sdk.ValAddress) {
-	// Update the signing info start height or create a new signing info
+	// Update the signing info voter set counter or create a new signing info
 	_, found := k.GetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, address)
 	if !found {
 		signingInfo := types.NewValidatorSigningInfo(
 			address,
-			ctx.BlockHeight(),
-			0,
 			time.Unix(0, 0),
 			false,
 			0,
+			0,
 		)
 		k.SetValidatorSigningInfo(ctx, address, signingInfo)
 	}

x/slashing/keeper/infractions.go

@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 	}
 
 	// this is a relative index, so it counts blocks the validator *should* have signed
-	// will use the 0-value default signing info if not present, except for start height
-	index := signInfo.IndexOffset % k.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)
-	signInfo.IndexOffset++
+	// will use the 0-value default signing info if not present, except for the beginning
+	signInfo.VoterSetCounter++
+	voterSetCounter := signInfo.VoterSetCounter
+	index := (voterSetCounter - 1) % k.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)
 
 	// Update signed block bit array & counter
 	// This counter just tracks the sum of the bit array
@@ -69,11 +70,11 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 		)
 	}
 
-	minHeight := signInfo.StartHeight + k.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)
+	minVoterSetCount := k.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx)
 	maxMissed := k.SignedBlocksWindow(ctx) - minSignedPerWindow
 
-	// if we are past the minimum height and the validator has missed too many blocks, punish them
-	if height > minHeight && signInfo.MissedBlocksCounter > maxMissed {
+	// if we have joined enough times to voter set and the validator has missed too many blocks, punish them
+	if voterSetCounter >= minVoterSetCount && signInfo.MissedBlocksCounter > maxMissed {
 		validator := k.sk.ValidatorByConsAddr(ctx, consAddr)
 		if validator != nil && !validator.IsJailed() {
 			// Downtime confirmed: slash and jail the validator
@@ -100,14 +101,13 @@ func (k Keeper) HandleValidatorSignature(ctx sdk.Context, addr cryptotypes.Addre
 
 			// We need to reset the counter & array so that the validator won't be immediately slashed for downtime upon rebonding.
 			signInfo.MissedBlocksCounter = 0
-			signInfo.IndexOffset = 0
 			k.clearValidatorMissedBlockBitArray(ctx, consAddr)
 
 			logger.Info(
 				"slashing and jailing validator due to liveness fault",
 				"height", height,
 				"validator", consAddr.String(),
-				"min_height", minHeight,
+				"voter_set_counter", voterSetCounter,
 				"threshold", minSignedPerWindow,
 				"slashed", k.SlashFractionDowntime(ctx).String(),
 				"jailed_until", signInfo.JailedUntil,