eth/filters: add global block logs cache

accounts/abi/bind/backends/simulated.go

@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ type SimulatedBackend struct {
 	pendingState    *state.StateDB // Currently pending state that will be the active on request
 	pendingReceipts types.Receipts // Currently receipts for the pending block
 
-	events *filters.EventSystem // Event system for filtering log events live
+	events       *filters.EventSystem  // for filtering log events live
+	filterSystem *filters.FilterSystem // for filtering database logs
 
 	config *params.ChainConfig
 }
@@ -86,7 +87,11 @@ func NewSimulatedBackendWithDatabase(database ethdb.Database, alloc core.Genesis
 		blockchain: blockchain,
 		config:     genesis.Config,
 	}
-	backend.events = filters.NewEventSystem(&filterBackend{database, blockchain, backend}, false)
+
+	filterBackend := &filterBackend{database, blockchain, backend}
+	backend.filterSystem = filters.NewFilterSystem(filterBackend, filters.Config{})
+	backend.events = filters.NewEventSystem(backend.filterSystem, false)
+
 	backend.rollback(blockchain.CurrentBlock())
 	return backend
 }
@@ -689,7 +694,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, query ethereum.Filter
 	var filter *filters.Filter
 	if query.BlockHash != nil {
 		// Block filter requested, construct a single-shot filter
-		filter = filters.NewBlockFilter(&filterBackend{b.database, b.blockchain, b}, *query.BlockHash, query.Addresses, query.Topics)
+		filter = b.filterSystem.NewBlockFilter(*query.BlockHash, query.Addresses, query.Topics)
 	} else {
 		// Initialize unset filter boundaries to run from genesis to chain head
 		from := int64(0)
@@ -701,7 +706,7 @@ func (b *SimulatedBackend) FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, query ethereum.Filter
 			to = query.ToBlock.Int64()
 		}
 		// Construct the range filter
-		filter = filters.NewRangeFilter(&filterBackend{b.database, b.blockchain, b}, from, to, query.Addresses, query.Topics)
+		filter = b.filterSystem.NewRangeFilter(from, to, query.Addresses, query.Topics)
 	}
 	// Run the filter and return all the logs
 	logs, err := filter.Logs(ctx)
@@ -827,7 +832,8 @@ type filterBackend struct {
 	backend *SimulatedBackend
 }
 
-func (fb *filterBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database  { return fb.db }
+func (fb *filterBackend) ChainDb() ethdb.Database { return fb.db }
+
 func (fb *filterBackend) EventMux() *event.TypeMux { panic("not supported") }
 
 func (fb *filterBackend) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, block rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error) {
@@ -853,19 +859,8 @@ func (fb *filterBackend) GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (typ
 	return rawdb.ReadReceipts(fb.db, hash, *number, fb.bc.Config()), nil
 }
 
-func (fb *filterBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
-	number := rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(fb.db, hash)
-	if number == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	receipts := rawdb.ReadReceipts(fb.db, hash, *number, fb.bc.Config())
-	if receipts == nil {
-		return nil, nil
-	}
-	logs := make([][]*types.Log, len(receipts))
-	for i, receipt := range receipts {
-		logs[i] = receipt.Logs
-	}
+func (fb *filterBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number uint64) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
+	logs := rawdb.ReadLogs(fb.db, hash, number, fb.bc.Config())
 	return logs, nil
 }
 

cmd/geth/config.go

@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) (*node.Node, ethapi.Backend) {
 		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) {
 		firstIdx := uint64(0)
@@ -181,10 +183,15 @@ 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
+
+	// Configure log filter RPC API.
+	filterSystem := utils.RegisterFilterAPI(stack, backend, &cfg.Eth)
+
+	// Configure GraphQL if requested.
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.GraphQLEnabledFlag.Name) {
-		utils.RegisterGraphQLService(stack, backend, cfg.Node)
+		utils.RegisterGraphQLService(stack, backend, filterSystem, &cfg.Node)
 	}
+
 	// Add the Ethereum Stats daemon if requested.
 	if cfg.Ethstats.URL != "" {
 		utils.RegisterEthStatsService(stack, backend, cfg.Ethstats.URL)

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ var (
 		utils.CacheSnapshotFlag,
 		utils.CacheNoPrefetchFlag,
 		utils.CachePreimagesFlag,
+		utils.CacheLogSizeFlag,
 		utils.FDLimitFlag,
 		utils.ListenPortFlag,
 		utils.DiscoveryPortFlag,

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import (
 	ethcatalyst "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/catalyst"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -64,6 +65,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/nat"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/netutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	pcsclite "github.com/gballet/go-libpcsclite"
 	gopsutil "github.com/shirou/gopsutil/mem"
 	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
@@ -491,6 +493,12 @@ var (
 		Usage:    "Enable recording the SHA3/keccak preimages of trie keys",
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
+	CacheLogSizeFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
+		Name:     "cache.blocklogs",
+		Usage:    "Size (in number of blocks) of the log cache for filtering",
+		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
+		Value:    ethconfig.Defaults.FilterLogCacheSize,
+	}
 	FDLimitFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "fdlimit",
 		Usage:    "Raise the open file descriptor resource limit (default = system fd limit)",
@@ -1808,6 +1816,9 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.IsSet(CacheFlag.Name) || ctx.IsSet(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.SnapshotCache = ctx.Int(CacheFlag.Name) * ctx.Int(CacheSnapshotFlag.Name) / 100
 	}
+	if ctx.IsSet(CacheLogSizeFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.FilterLogCacheSize = ctx.Int(CacheLogSizeFlag.Name)
+	}
 	if !ctx.Bool(SnapshotFlag.Name) {
 		// If snap-sync is requested, this flag is also required
 		if cfg.SyncMode == downloader.SnapSync {
@@ -2005,21 +2016,34 @@ func RegisterEthService(stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) (ethapi.Backend
 	return backend.APIBackend, backend
 }
 
-// RegisterEthStatsService configures the Ethereum Stats daemon and adds it to
-// the given node.
+// RegisterEthStatsService configures the Ethereum Stats daemon and adds it to the node.
 func RegisterEthStatsService(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, url string) {
 	if err := ethstats.New(stack, backend, backend.Engine(), url); err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Failed to register the Ethereum Stats service: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
-// RegisterGraphQLService is a utility function to construct a new service and register it against a node.
-func RegisterGraphQLService(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, cfg node.Config) {
-	if err := graphql.New(stack, backend, cfg.GraphQLCors, cfg.GraphQLVirtualHosts); err != nil {
+// RegisterGraphQLService adds the GraphQL API to the node.
+func RegisterGraphQLService(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, filterSystem *filters.FilterSystem, cfg *node.Config) {
+	err := graphql.New(stack, backend, filterSystem, cfg.GraphQLCors, cfg.GraphQLVirtualHosts)
+	if err != nil {
 		Fatalf("Failed to register the GraphQL service: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
+// RegisterFilterAPI adds the eth log filtering RPC API to the node.
+func RegisterFilterAPI(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, ethcfg *ethconfig.Config) *filters.FilterSystem {
+	isLightClient := ethcfg.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync
+	filterSystem := filters.NewFilterSystem(backend, filters.Config{
+		LogCacheSize: ethcfg.FilterLogCacheSize,
+	})
+	stack.RegisterAPIs([]rpc.API{{
+		Namespace: "eth",
+		Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(filterSystem, isLightClient),
+	}})
+	return filterSystem
+}
+
 func SetupMetrics(ctx *cli.Context) {
 	if metrics.Enabled {
 		log.Info("Enabling metrics collection")

eth/api_backend.go

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package eth
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
-	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"time"
 
@@ -202,17 +201,8 @@ func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (type
 	return b.eth.blockchain.GetReceiptsByHash(hash), nil
 }
 
-func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
-	db := b.eth.ChainDb()
-	number := rawdb.ReadHeaderNumber(db, hash)
-	if number == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get block number for hash %#x", hash)
-	}
-	logs := rawdb.ReadLogs(db, hash, *number, b.eth.blockchain.Config())
-	if logs == nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get logs for block #%d (0x%s)", *number, hash.TerminalString())
-	}
-	return logs, nil
+func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, number uint64) ([][]*types.Log, error) {
+	return rawdb.ReadLogs(b.eth.chainDb, hash, number, b.ChainConfig()), nil
 }
 
 func (b *EthAPIBackend) GetTd(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) *big.Int {

eth/backend.go

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
-	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -41,7 +40,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
@@ -315,9 +313,6 @@ func (s *Ethereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Service:   downloader.NewDownloaderAPI(s.handler.downloader, s.eventMux),
-		}, {
-			Namespace: "eth",
-			Service:   filters.NewFilterAPI(s.APIBackend, false, 5*time.Minute),
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "admin",
 			Service:   NewAdminAPI(s),

eth/ethconfig/config.go

@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ var Defaults = Config{
 	TrieDirtyCache:          256,
 	TrieTimeout:             60 * time.Minute,
 	SnapshotCache:           102,
+	FilterLogCacheSize:      32,
 	Miner: miner.Config{
 		GasCeil:  30000000,
 		GasPrice: big.NewInt(params.GWei),
@@ -171,6 +172,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	SnapshotCache           int
 	Preimages               bool
 
+	// This is the number of blocks for which logs will be cached in the filter system.
+	FilterLogCacheSize int
+
 	// Mining options
 	Miner miner.Config
 

eth/filters/api.go

@@ -46,22 +46,22 @@ type filter struct {
 // FilterAPI offers support to create and manage filters. This will allow external clients to retrieve various
 // information related to the Ethereum protocol such als blocks, transactions and logs.
 type FilterAPI struct {
-	backend   Backend
+	sys       *FilterSystem
 	events    *EventSystem
 	filtersMu sync.Mutex
 	filters   map[rpc.ID]*filter
 	timeout   time.Duration
 }
 
 // NewFilterAPI returns a new FilterAPI instance.
-func NewFilterAPI(backend Backend, lightMode bool, timeout time.Duration) *FilterAPI {
+func NewFilterAPI(system *FilterSystem, lightMode bool) *FilterAPI {
 	api := &FilterAPI{
-		backend: backend,
-		events:  NewEventSystem(backend, lightMode),
+		sys:     system,
+		events:  NewEventSystem(system, lightMode),
 		filters: make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
-		timeout: timeout,
+		timeout: system.cfg.Timeout,
 	}
-	go api.timeoutLoop(timeout)
+	go api.timeoutLoop(system.cfg.Timeout)
 
 	return api
 }
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*type
 	var filter *Filter
 	if crit.BlockHash != nil {
 		// Block filter requested, construct a single-shot filter
-		filter = NewBlockFilter(api.backend, *crit.BlockHash, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
+		filter = api.sys.NewBlockFilter(*crit.BlockHash, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 	} else {
 		// Convert the RPC block numbers into internal representations
 		begin := rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*type
 			end = crit.ToBlock.Int64()
 		}
 		// Construct the range filter
-		filter = NewRangeFilter(api.backend, begin, end, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
+		filter = api.sys.NewRangeFilter(begin, end, crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 	}
 	// Run the filter and return all the logs
 	logs, err := filter.Logs(ctx)
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*types.Lo
 	var filter *Filter
 	if f.crit.BlockHash != nil {
 		// Block filter requested, construct a single-shot filter
-		filter = NewBlockFilter(api.backend, *f.crit.BlockHash, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
+		filter = api.sys.NewBlockFilter(*f.crit.BlockHash, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
 	} else {
 		// Convert the RPC block numbers into internal representations
 		begin := rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ func (api *FilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*types.Lo
 			end = f.crit.ToBlock.Int64()
 		}
 		// Construct the range filter
-		filter = NewRangeFilter(api.backend, begin, end, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
+		filter = api.sys.NewRangeFilter(begin, end, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
 	}
 	// Run the filter and return all the logs
 	logs, err := filter.Logs(ctx)