cmd, core, eth, les, params: add merge-passed chain config

cmd/geth/config.go

@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ import (
 	"bufio"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 	"os"
 	"reflect"
 	"unicode"
@@ -157,12 +156,13 @@ func makeConfigNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, gethConfig) {
 // makeFullNode loads geth configuration and creates the Ethereum backend.
 func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, ethapi.Backend) {
 	stack, cfg := makeConfigNode(ctx)
-	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideGrayGlacierFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.Eth.OverrideGrayGlacier = new(big.Int).SetUint64(ctx.Uint64(utils.OverrideGrayGlacierFlag.Name))
-	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty.Name) {
 		cfg.Eth.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty = flags.GlobalBig(ctx, utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty.Name)
 	}
+	if ctx.IsSet(utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed.Name) {
+		override := ctx.Bool(utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed.Name)
+		cfg.Eth.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed = &override
+	}
 	backend, eth := utils.RegisterEthService(stack, &cfg.Eth)
 	// Warn users to migrate if they have a legacy freezer format.
 	if eth != nil && !ctx.IsSet(utils.IgnoreLegacyReceiptsFlag.Name) {
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, ethapi.Backend) {
 			utils.Fatalf("Database has receipts with a legacy format. Please run `geth db freezer-migrate`.")
 		}
 	}
-
 	// Configure GraphQL if requested
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.GraphQLEnabledFlag.Name) {
 		utils.RegisterGraphQLService(stack, backend, cfg.Node)

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -69,8 +69,8 @@ var (
 		utils.NoUSBFlag,
 		utils.USBFlag,
 		utils.SmartCardDaemonPathFlag,
-		utils.OverrideGrayGlacierFlag,
 		utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty,
+		utils.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed,
 		utils.EthashCacheDirFlag,
 		utils.EthashCachesInMemoryFlag,
 		utils.EthashCachesOnDiskFlag,

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -262,17 +262,16 @@ var (
 		Value:    2048,
 		Category: flags.EthCategory,
 	}
-	OverrideGrayGlacierFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:     "override.grayglacier",
-		Usage:    "Manually specify Gray Glacier fork-block, overriding the bundled setting",
-		Category: flags.EthCategory,
-	}
 	OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty = &flags.BigFlag{
 		Name:     "override.terminaltotaldifficulty",
 		Usage:    "Manually specify TerminalTotalDifficulty, overriding the bundled setting",
 		Category: flags.EthCategory,
 	}
-
+	OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed = &cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:     "override.terminaltotaldifficultypassed",
+		Usage:    "Manually specify TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed, overriding the bundled setting",
+		Category: flags.EthCategory,
+	}
 	// Light server and client settings
 	LightServeFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "light.serve",

core/genesis.go

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func SetupGenesisBlock(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis) (*params.ChainConfig
 	return SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db, genesis, nil, nil)
 }
 
-func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, overrideGrayGlacier, overrideTerminalTotalDifficulty *big.Int) (*params.ChainConfig, common.Hash, error) {
+func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, overrideTerminalTotalDifficulty *big.Int, overrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed *bool) (*params.ChainConfig, common.Hash, error) {
 	if genesis != nil && genesis.Config == nil {
 		return params.AllEthashProtocolChanges, common.Hash{}, errGenesisNoConfig
 	}
@@ -243,8 +243,8 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, override
 			if overrideTerminalTotalDifficulty != nil {
 				config.TerminalTotalDifficulty = overrideTerminalTotalDifficulty
 			}
-			if overrideGrayGlacier != nil {
-				config.GrayGlacierBlock = overrideGrayGlacier
+			if overrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed != nil {
+				config.TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed = *overrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed
 			}
 		}
 	}

core/rawdb/chain_freezer.go

@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func (f *chainFreezer) freeze(db ethdb.KeyValueStore) {
 		if n := len(ancients); n > 0 {
 			context = append(context, []interface{}{"hash", ancients[n-1]}...)
 		}
-		log.Info("Deep froze chain segment", context...)
+		log.Debug("Deep froze chain segment", context...)
 
 		// Avoid database thrashing with tiny writes
 		if frozen-first < freezerBatchLimit {

eth/backend.go

@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	chainConfig, genesisHash, genesisErr := core.SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(chainDb, config.Genesis, config.OverrideGrayGlacier, config.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty)
+	chainConfig, genesisHash, genesisErr := core.SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(chainDb, config.Genesis, config.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty, config.OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed)
 	if _, ok := genesisErr.(*params.ConfigCompatError); genesisErr != nil && !ok {
 		return nil, genesisErr
 	}

eth/catalyst/api.go

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
@@ -59,6 +60,11 @@ const (
 	// invalidTipsetsCap is the max number of recent block hashes tracked that
 	// have lead to some bad ancestor block. It's just an OOM protection.
 	invalidTipsetsCap = 512
+
+	// beaconUpdateTimeout is the max time allowed for a beacon client to signal
+	// use (from the last heartbeat) before it's consifered offline and the user
+	// is warned.
+	beaconUpdateTimeout = 30 * time.Second
 )
 
 type ConsensusAPI struct {
@@ -90,7 +96,17 @@ type ConsensusAPI struct {
 	invalidTipsets    map[common.Hash]*types.Header // Ephemeral cache to track invalid tipsets and their bad ancestor
 	invalidLock       sync.Mutex                    // Protects the invalid maps from concurrent access
 
-	forkChoiceLock sync.Mutex // Lock for the forkChoiceUpdated method
+	// Geth can appear to be stuck or do strange things if the beacon client is
+	// offline or is sending us strange data. Stash some update stats away so
+	// that we can warn the user and not have them open issues on our tracker.
+	lastTransitionUpdate time.Time
+	lastTransitionLock   sync.Mutex
+	lastForkchoiceUpdate time.Time
+	lastForkchoiceLock   sync.Mutex
+	lastNewPayloadUpdate time.Time
+	lastNewPayloadLock   sync.Mutex
+
+	forkchoiceLock sync.Mutex // Lock for the forkChoiceUpdated method
 }
 
 // NewConsensusAPI creates a new consensus api for the given backend.
@@ -107,6 +123,7 @@ func NewConsensusAPI(eth *eth.Ethereum) *ConsensusAPI {
 		invalidTipsets:    make(map[common.Hash]*types.Header),
 	}
 	eth.Downloader().SetBadBlockCallback(api.setInvalidAncestor)
+	go api.heartbeat()
 
 	return api
 }
@@ -122,14 +139,18 @@ func NewConsensusAPI(eth *eth.Ethereum) *ConsensusAPI {
 // If there are payloadAttributes:
 // 		we try to assemble a block with the payloadAttributes and return its payloadID
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(update beacon.ForkchoiceStateV1, payloadAttributes *beacon.PayloadAttributesV1) (beacon.ForkChoiceResponse, error) {
-	api.forkChoiceLock.Lock()
-	defer api.forkChoiceLock.Unlock()
+	api.forkchoiceLock.Lock()
+	defer api.forkchoiceLock.Unlock()
 
 	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "ForkchoiceUpdated", "head", update.HeadBlockHash, "finalized", update.FinalizedBlockHash, "safe", update.SafeBlockHash)
 	if update.HeadBlockHash == (common.Hash{}) {
 		log.Warn("Forkchoice requested update to zero hash")
 		return beacon.STATUS_INVALID, nil // TODO(karalabe): Why does someone send us this?
 	}
+	// Stash away the last update to warn the user if the beacon client goes offline
+	api.lastForkchoiceLock.Lock()
+	api.lastForkchoiceUpdate = time.Now()
+	api.lastForkchoiceLock.Unlock()
 
 	// Check whether we have the block yet in our database or not. If not, we'll
 	// need to either trigger a sync, or to reject this forkchoice update for a
@@ -265,15 +286,20 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(update beacon.ForkchoiceStateV1, pa
 // ExchangeTransitionConfigurationV1 checks the given configuration against
 // the configuration of the node.
 func (api *ConsensusAPI) ExchangeTransitionConfigurationV1(config beacon.TransitionConfigurationV1) (*beacon.TransitionConfigurationV1, error) {
+	log.Trace("Engine API request received", "method", "ExchangeTransitionConfiguration", "ttd", config.TerminalTotalDifficulty)
 	if config.TerminalTotalDifficulty == nil {
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid terminal total difficulty")
 	}
+	// Stash away the last update to warn the user if the beacon client goes offline
+	api.lastTransitionLock.Lock()
+	api.lastTransitionUpdate = time.Now()
+	api.lastTransitionLock.Unlock()
+
 	ttd := api.eth.BlockChain().Config().TerminalTotalDifficulty
 	if ttd == nil || ttd.Cmp(config.TerminalTotalDifficulty.ToInt()) != 0 {
 		log.Warn("Invalid TTD configured", "geth", ttd, "beacon", config.TerminalTotalDifficulty)
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid ttd: execution %v consensus %v", ttd, config.TerminalTotalDifficulty)
 	}
-
 	if config.TerminalBlockHash != (common.Hash{}) {
 		if hash := api.eth.BlockChain().GetCanonicalHash(uint64(config.TerminalBlockNumber)); hash == config.TerminalBlockHash {
 			return &beacon.TransitionConfigurationV1{
@@ -305,6 +331,11 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) NewPayloadV1(params beacon.ExecutableDataV1) (beacon.Pa
 		log.Debug("Invalid NewPayload params", "params", params, "error", err)
 		return beacon.PayloadStatusV1{Status: beacon.INVALIDBLOCKHASH}, nil
 	}
+	// Stash away the last update to warn the user if the beacon client goes offline
+	api.lastNewPayloadLock.Lock()
+	api.lastNewPayloadUpdate = time.Now()
+	api.lastNewPayloadLock.Unlock()
+
 	// If we already have the block locally, ignore the entire execution and just
 	// return a fake success.
 	if block := api.eth.BlockChain().GetBlockByHash(params.BlockHash); block != nil {
@@ -507,3 +538,123 @@ func (api *ConsensusAPI) invalid(err error, latestValid *types.Header) beacon.Pa
 	errorMsg := err.Error()
 	return beacon.PayloadStatusV1{Status: beacon.INVALID, LatestValidHash: &currentHash, ValidationError: &errorMsg}
 }
+
+// heatbeat loops indefinitely, and checks if there have been beacon client updates
+// received in the last while. If not - or if they but strange ones - it warns the
+// user that something might be off with their consensus node.
+//
+// TODO(karalabe): Spin this goroutine down somehow
+func (api *ConsensusAPI) heartbeat() {
+	// Sleep a bit more on startup since there's obviously no beacon client yet
+	// attached, so no need to print scary warnings to the user.
+	time.Sleep(beaconUpdateTimeout)
+
+	var (
+		offlineLogged time.Time
+	)
+	for {
+		// Sleep a bit and retrieve the last known consensus updates
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Second)
+
+		// If the network is not yet merged/merging, don't bother scaring the user
+		ttd := api.eth.BlockChain().Config().TerminalTotalDifficulty
+		if ttd == nil {
+			continue
+		}
+		api.lastTransitionLock.Lock()
+		lastTransitionUpdate := api.lastTransitionUpdate
+		api.lastTransitionLock.Unlock()
+
+		api.lastForkchoiceLock.Lock()
+		lastForkchoiceUpdate := api.lastForkchoiceUpdate
+		api.lastForkchoiceLock.Unlock()
+
+		api.lastNewPayloadLock.Lock()
+		lastNewPayloadUpdate := api.lastNewPayloadUpdate
+		api.lastNewPayloadLock.Unlock()
+
+		// If there have been no updates for the past while, warn the user
+		// that the beacon client is probably offline
+		if api.eth.BlockChain().Config().TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed || api.eth.Merger().TDDReached() {
+			if time.Since(lastForkchoiceUpdate) > beaconUpdateTimeout && time.Since(lastNewPayloadUpdate) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+				if time.Since(lastTransitionUpdate) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+					if time.Since(offlineLogged) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+						if lastTransitionUpdate.IsZero() {
+							log.Warn("Post-merge network, but no beacon client seen. Please launch one to follow the chain!")
+						} else {
+							log.Warn("Previously seen beacon client is offline. Please ensure it is operational to follow the chain!")
+						}
+						offlineLogged = time.Now()
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				if time.Since(offlineLogged) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+					if lastForkchoiceUpdate.IsZero() && lastNewPayloadUpdate.IsZero() {
+						log.Warn("Beacon client online, but never received consensus updates. Please ensure your beacon client is operational to follow the chain!")
+					} else {
+						log.Warn("Beacon client online, but no consensus updates received in a while. Please fix your beacon client to follow the chain!")
+					}
+					offlineLogged = time.Now()
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		} else {
+			if time.Since(lastTransitionUpdate) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+				if time.Since(offlineLogged) > beaconUpdateTimeout {
+					// Retrieve the last few blocks and make a rough estimate as
+					// to when the merge transition should happen
+					var (
+						chain = api.eth.BlockChain()
+						head  = chain.CurrentBlock()
+						htd   = chain.GetTd(head.Hash(), head.NumberU64())
+						eta   time.Duration
+					)
+					if head.NumberU64() > 0 && htd.Cmp(ttd) < 0 {
+						// Accumulate the last 64 difficulties to estimate the growth
+						var diff float64
+
+						block := head
+						for i := 0; i < 64; i++ {
+							diff += float64(block.Difficulty().Uint64())
+							if parent := chain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1); parent == nil {
+								break
+							} else {
+								block = parent
+							}
+						}
+						// Estimate an ETA based on the block times and the difficulty growth
+						growth := diff / float64(head.Time()-block.Time()+1) // +1 to avoid div by zero
+						if growth > 0 {
+							if left := new(big.Int).Sub(ttd, htd); left.IsUint64() {
+								eta = time.Duration(float64(left.Uint64())/growth) * time.Second
+							} else {
+								eta = time.Duration(new(big.Int).Div(left, big.NewInt(int64(growth))).Uint64()) * time.Second
+							}
+						}
+					}
+					var message string
+					if htd.Cmp(ttd) > 0 {
+						if lastTransitionUpdate.IsZero() {
+							message = "Merge already reached, but no beacon client seen. Please launch one to follow the chain!"
+						} else {
+							message = "Merge already reached, but previously seen beacon client is offline. Please ensure it is operational to follow the chain!"
+						}
+					} else {
+						if lastTransitionUpdate.IsZero() {
+							message = "Merge is configured, but no beacon client seen. Please ensure you have one available before the transision arrives!"
+						} else {
+							message = "Merge is configured, but previously seen beacon client is offline. Please ensure it is operational before the transision arrives!"
+						}
+					}
+					if eta == 0 {
+						log.Warn(message)
+					} else {
+						log.Warn(message, "eta", common.PrettyAge(time.Now().Add(-eta))) // weird hack, but duration formatted doens't handle days
+					}
+					offlineLogged = time.Now()
+				}
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}

eth/ethconfig/config.go

@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ type Config struct {
 	// CheckpointOracle is the configuration for checkpoint oracle.
 	CheckpointOracle *params.CheckpointOracleConfig `toml:",omitempty"`
 
-	// Gray Glacier block override (TODO: remove after the fork)
-	OverrideGrayGlacier *big.Int `toml:",omitempty"`
-
 	// OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty (TODO: remove after the fork)
 	OverrideTerminalTotalDifficulty *big.Int `toml:",omitempty"`
+
+	// OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed (TODO: remove after the fork)
+	OverrideTerminalTotalDifficultyPassed *bool `toml:",omitempty"`
 }
 
 // CreateConsensusEngine creates a consensus engine for the given chain configuration.