Light protocol syncing improvements (#4212)

* remove old lint silencer

* dispatch requests only to peers with higher TD

* dynamic target for sync rounds

* use round pivots instead of frames, fix test

* fix total difficulty calculation for test client

* fix broken reorg algorithm

* fork test, fix ancestor search

ethcore/light/src/client/header_chain.rs

@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ impl HeaderChain {
 		let total_difficulty = parent_td + view.difficulty();
 
 		// insert headers and candidates entries.
-		candidates.entry(number).or_insert_with(|| Entry { candidates: SmallVec::new(), canonical_hash: hash})
+		candidates.entry(number).or_insert_with(|| Entry { candidates: SmallVec::new(), canonical_hash: hash })
 			.candidates.push(Candidate {
 				hash: hash,
 				parent_hash: parent_hash,
@@ -144,17 +144,26 @@ impl HeaderChain {
 		// respective candidates vectors.
 		if self.best_block.read().total_difficulty < total_difficulty {
 			let mut canon_hash = hash;
-			for (_, entry) in candidates.iter_mut().rev().skip_while(|&(height, _)| *height > number) {
+			for (&height, entry) in candidates.iter_mut().rev().skip_while(|&(height, _)| *height > number) {
-				if entry.canonical_hash == canon_hash { break; }
+				if height != number && entry.canonical_hash == canon_hash { break; }
 
-				let canon = entry.candidates.iter().find(|x| x.hash == canon_hash)
+				trace!(target: "chain", "Setting new canonical block {} for block height {}",
+					canon_hash, height);
+
+				let canon_pos = entry.candidates.iter().position(|x| x.hash == canon_hash)
 					.expect("blocks are only inserted if parent is present; or this is the block we just added; qed");
 
+				// move the new canonical entry to the front and set the
+				// era's canonical hash.
+				entry.candidates.swap(0, canon_pos);
+				entry.canonical_hash = canon_hash;
+
 				// what about reorgs > cht::SIZE + HISTORY?
 				// resetting to the last block of a given CHT should be possible.
-				canon_hash = canon.parent_hash;
+				canon_hash = entry.candidates[0].parent_hash;
 			}
 
+			trace!(target: "chain", "New best block: ({}, {}), TD {}", number, hash, total_difficulty);
 			*self.best_block.write() = BlockDescriptor {
 				hash: hash,
 				number: number,
@@ -360,6 +369,15 @@ mod tests {
 			}
 		}
 
-		assert_eq!(chain.best_block().number, 12);
+		let (mut num, mut canon_hash) = (chain.best_block().number, chain.best_block().hash);
+		assert_eq!(num, 12);
+
+		while num > 0 {
+			let header: Header = ::rlp::decode(&chain.get_header(BlockId::Number(num)).unwrap());
+			assert_eq!(header.hash(), canon_hash);
+
+			canon_hash = *header.parent_hash();
+			num -= 1;
+		}
 	}
 }

ethcore/src/client/test_client.rs

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ impl TestBlockChainClient {
 			genesis_hash: H256::new(),
 			extra_data: extra_data,
 			last_hash: RwLock::new(H256::new()),
-			difficulty: RwLock::new(From::from(0)),
+			difficulty: RwLock::new(spec.genesis_header().difficulty().clone()),
 			balances: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			nonces: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),
 			storage: RwLock::new(HashMap::new()),

ethcore/src/verification/queue/kind.rs

@@ -177,7 +177,6 @@ pub mod headers {
 	}
 
 	/// A mode for verifying headers.
-	#[allow(dead_code)]
 	pub struct Headers;
 
 	impl Kind for Headers {

sync/src/light_sync/mod.rs

@@ -55,13 +55,25 @@ mod sync_round;
 mod tests;
 
 /// Peer chain info.
-#[derive(Clone)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 struct ChainInfo {
 	head_td: U256,
 	head_hash: H256,
 	head_num: u64,
 }
 
+impl PartialOrd for ChainInfo {
+	fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<::std::cmp::Ordering> {
+		self.head_td.partial_cmp(&other.head_td)
+	}
+}
+
+impl Ord for ChainInfo {
+	fn cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> ::std::cmp::Ordering {
+		self.head_td.cmp(&other.head_td)
+	}
+}
+
 struct Peer {
 	status: ChainInfo,
 }
@@ -74,6 +86,7 @@ impl Peer {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
 // search for a common ancestor with the best chain.
 #[derive(Debug)]
 enum AncestorSearch {
@@ -107,13 +120,18 @@ impl AncestorSearch {
 									return AncestorSearch::FoundCommon(header.number(), header.hash());
 								}
 
-								if header.number() <= first_num {
+								if header.number() < first_num {
 									debug!(target: "sync", "Prehistoric common ancestor with best chain.");
 									return AncestorSearch::Prehistoric;
 								}
 							}
 
-							AncestorSearch::Queued(start - headers.len() as u64)
+							let probe = start - headers.len() as u64;
+							if probe == 0 {
+								AncestorSearch::Genesis
+							} else {
+								AncestorSearch::Queued(probe)
+							}
 						}
 						Err(e) => {
 							trace!(target: "sync", "Bad headers response from {}: {}", ctx.responder(), e);
@@ -137,12 +155,13 @@ impl AncestorSearch {
 
 		match self {
 			AncestorSearch::Queued(start) => {
+				let batch_size = ::std::cmp::min(start as usize, BATCH_SIZE);
 				trace!(target: "sync", "Requesting {} reverse headers from {} to find common ancestor",
-					BATCH_SIZE, start);
+					batch_size, start);
 
 				let req = request::Headers {
 					start: start.into(),
-					max: ::std::cmp::min(start as usize, BATCH_SIZE),
+					max: batch_size,
 					skip: 0,
 					reverse: true,
 				};
@@ -185,7 +204,7 @@ impl<'a> ResponseContext for ResponseCtx<'a> {
 
 /// Light client synchronization manager. See module docs for more details.
 pub struct LightSync<L: LightChainClient> {
-	best_seen: Mutex<Option<(H256, U256)>>, // best seen block on the network.
+	best_seen: Mutex<Option<ChainInfo>>, // best seen block on the network.
 	peers: RwLock<HashMap<PeerId, Mutex<Peer>>>, // peers which are relevant to synchronization.
 	client: Arc<L>,
 	rng: Mutex<OsRng>,
@@ -194,9 +213,7 @@ pub struct LightSync<L: LightChainClient> {
 
 impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 	fn on_connect(&self, ctx: &EventContext, status: &Status, capabilities: &Capabilities) {
-		let our_best = self.client.chain_info().best_block_number;
+		if !capabilities.serve_headers {
-
-		if !capabilities.serve_headers || status.head_num <= our_best {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Disconnecting irrelevant peer: {}", ctx.peer());
 			ctx.disconnect_peer(ctx.peer());
 			return;
@@ -210,9 +227,7 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 
 		{
 			let mut best = self.best_seen.lock();
-			if best.as_ref().map_or(true, |b| status.head_td > b.1) {
+			*best = ::std::cmp::max(best.clone(), Some(chain_info.clone()));
-				*best = Some((status.head_hash, status.head_td));
-			}
 		}
 
 		self.peers.write().insert(ctx.peer(), Mutex::new(Peer::new(chain_info)));
@@ -231,17 +246,13 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 
 		let new_best = {
 			let mut best = self.best_seen.lock();
-			let peer_best = (peer.status.head_hash, peer.status.head_td);
 
-			if best.as_ref().map_or(false, |b| b == &peer_best) {
+			if best.as_ref().map_or(false, |b| b == &peer.status) {
 				// search for next-best block.
-				let next_best: Option<(H256, U256)> = self.peers.read().values()
+				let next_best: Option<ChainInfo> = self.peers.read().values()
-					.map(|p| p.lock())
+					.map(|p| p.lock().status.clone())
-					.map(|p| (p.status.head_hash, p.status.head_td))
+					.map(Some)
-					.fold(None, |acc, x| match acc {
+					.fold(None, ::std::cmp::max);
-						Some(acc) => if x.1 > acc.1 { Some(x) } else { Some(acc) },
-						None => Some(x),
-					});
 
 				*best = next_best;
 			}
@@ -266,7 +277,7 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 	}
 
 	fn on_announcement(&self, ctx: &EventContext, announcement: &Announcement) {
-		let last_td = {
+		let (last_td, chain_info) = {
 			let peers = self.peers.read();
 			match peers.get(&ctx.peer()) {
 				None => return,
@@ -278,7 +289,7 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 						head_hash: announcement.head_hash,
 						head_num: announcement.head_num,
 					};
-					last_td
+					(last_td, peer.status.clone())
 				}
 			}
 		};
@@ -290,13 +301,12 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> Handler for LightSync<L> {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Peer {} moved backwards.", ctx.peer());
 			self.peers.write().remove(&ctx.peer());
 			ctx.disconnect_peer(ctx.peer());
+			return
 		}
 
 		{
 			let mut best = self.best_seen.lock();
-			if best.as_ref().map_or(true, |b| announcement.head_td > b.1) {
+			*best = ::std::cmp::max(best.clone(), Some(chain_info));
-				*best = Some((announcement.head_hash, announcement.head_td));
-			}
 		}
 
 		self.maintain_sync(ctx.as_basic());
@@ -352,10 +362,12 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> LightSync<L> {
 		*state = SyncState::AncestorSearch(AncestorSearch::begin(chain_info.best_block_number));
 	}
 
+	// handles request dispatch, block import, and state machine transitions.
 	fn maintain_sync(&self, ctx: &BasicContext) {
 		const DRAIN_AMOUNT: usize = 128;
 
 		let mut state = self.state.lock();
+		let chain_info = self.client.chain_info();
 		debug!(target: "sync", "Maintaining sync ({:?})", &*state);
 
 		// drain any pending blocks into the queue.
@@ -364,8 +376,7 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> LightSync<L> {
 
 			'a:
 			loop {
-				let queue_info = self.client.queue_info();
+				if self.client.queue_info().is_full() { break }
-				if queue_info.is_full() { break }
 
 				*state = match mem::replace(&mut *state, SyncState::Idle) {
 					SyncState::Rounds(round)
@@ -389,12 +400,23 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> LightSync<L> {
 
 		// handle state transitions.
 		{
-			let chain_info = self.client.chain_info();
+			let best_td = chain_info.pending_total_difficulty;
-			let best_td = chain_info.total_difficulty;
+			let sync_target = match *self.best_seen.lock() {
+				Some(ref target) if target.head_td > best_td => (target.head_num, target.head_hash),
+				_ => {
+					trace!(target: "sync", "No target to sync to.");
+					*state = SyncState::Idle;
+					return;
+				}
+			};
+
 			match mem::replace(&mut *state, SyncState::Idle) {
-				_ if self.best_seen.lock().as_ref().map_or(true, |&(_, td)| best_td >= td)
+				SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::Abort(reason, remaining)) => {
-					=> *state = SyncState::Idle,
+					if remaining.len() > 0 {
-				SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::Abort(reason, _)) => {
+						*state = SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::Abort(reason, remaining));
+						return;
+					}
+
 					match reason {
 						AbortReason::BadScaffold(bad_peers) => {
 							debug!(target: "sync", "Disabling peers responsible for bad scaffold");
@@ -403,20 +425,23 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> LightSync<L> {
 							}
 						}
 						AbortReason::NoResponses => {}
+						AbortReason::TargetReached => {
+							debug!(target: "sync", "Sync target reached. Going idle");
+							*state = SyncState::Idle;
+							return;
+						}
 					}
 
 					debug!(target: "sync", "Beginning search after aborted sync round");
 					self.begin_search(&mut state);
 				}
 				SyncState::AncestorSearch(AncestorSearch::FoundCommon(num, hash)) => {
-					// TODO: compare to best block and switch to another downloading
+					*state = SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::begin((num, hash), sync_target));
-					// method when close.
-					*state = SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::begin(num, hash));
 				}
 				SyncState::AncestorSearch(AncestorSearch::Genesis) => {
 					// Same here.
 					let g_hash = chain_info.genesis_hash;
-					*state = SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::begin(0, g_hash));
+					*state = SyncState::Rounds(SyncRound::begin((0, g_hash), sync_target));
 				}
 				SyncState::Idle => self.begin_search(&mut state),
 				other => *state = other, // restore displaced state.
@@ -424,11 +449,15 @@ impl<L: LightChainClient> LightSync<L> {
 		}
 
 		// allow dispatching of requests.
-		// TODO: maybe wait until the amount of cumulative requests remaining is high enough
-		// to avoid pumping the failure rate.
 		{
 			let peers = self.peers.read();
-			let mut peer_ids: Vec<_> = peers.keys().cloned().collect();
+			let mut peer_ids: Vec<_> = peers.iter().filter_map(|(id, p)| {
+				if p.lock().status.head_td > chain_info.pending_total_difficulty {
+					Some(*id)
+				} else {
+					None
+				}
+			}).collect();
 			let mut rng = self.rng.lock();
 
 			// naive request dispatcher: just give to any peer which says it will

sync/src/light_sync/sync_round.rs

@@ -30,13 +30,6 @@ use util::{Bytes, H256};
 
 use super::response;
 
-/// amount of blocks between each scaffold entry.
-// TODO: move these into parameters for `RoundStart::new`?
-pub const ROUND_SKIP: u64 = 255;
-
-// amount of scaffold frames: these are the blank spaces in "X___X___X"
-const ROUND_FRAMES: usize = 255;
-
 // number of attempts to make to get a full scaffold for a sync round.
 const SCAFFOLD_ATTEMPTS: usize = 3;
 
@@ -59,6 +52,8 @@ pub enum AbortReason {
 	BadScaffold(Vec<PeerId>),
 	/// No incoming data.
 	NoResponses,
+	/// Sync rounds completed.
+	TargetReached,
 }
 
 // A request for headers with a known starting header hash.
@@ -96,6 +91,7 @@ pub struct Fetcher {
 	scaffold_contributors: Vec<PeerId>,
 	ready: VecDeque<Header>,
 	end: (u64, H256),
+	target: (u64, H256),
 }
 
 impl Fetcher {
@@ -103,7 +99,7 @@ impl Fetcher {
 	// with a list of peers who helped produce the chain.
 	// The headers must be valid RLP at this point and must have a consistent
 	// non-zero gap between them. Will abort the round if found wrong.
-	fn new(sparse_headers: Vec<Header>, contributors: Vec<PeerId>) -> SyncRound {
+	fn new(sparse_headers: Vec<Header>, contributors: Vec<PeerId>, target: (u64, H256)) -> SyncRound {
 		let mut requests = BinaryHeap::with_capacity(sparse_headers.len() - 1);
 
 		for pair in sparse_headers.windows(2) {
@@ -144,6 +140,7 @@ impl Fetcher {
 			scaffold_contributors: contributors,
 			ready: VecDeque::new(),
 			end: end,
+			target: target,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -170,6 +167,8 @@ impl Fetcher {
 		if self.sparse.len() == 1 {
 			self.ready.push_back(self.sparse.pop_back().expect("sparse known to have one entry; qed"))
 		}
+
+		trace!(target: "sync", "{} headers ready to drain", self.ready.len());
 	}
 
 	fn process_response<R: ResponseContext>(mut self, ctx: &R) -> SyncRound {
@@ -178,11 +177,16 @@ impl Fetcher {
 			None => return SyncRound::Fetch(self),
 		};
 
+		trace!(target: "sync", "Received response for subchain ({} -> {})",
+			request.subchain_parent.0 + 1, request.subchain_end.0);
+
 		let headers = ctx.data();
 
 		if headers.len() == 0 {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "Punishing peer {} for empty response", ctx.responder());
 			ctx.punish_responder();
+
+			self.requests.push(request);
 			return SyncRound::Fetch(self);
 		}
 
@@ -274,32 +278,66 @@ impl Fetcher {
 
 		if self.sparse.is_empty() && self.ready.is_empty() {
 			trace!(target: "sync", "sync round complete. Starting anew from {:?}", self.end);
-			SyncRound::Start(RoundStart::new(self.end))
+			SyncRound::begin(self.end, self.target)
 		} else {
 			SyncRound::Fetch(self)
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+// Compute scaffold parameters from non-zero distance between start and target block: (skip, pivots).
+fn scaffold_params(diff: u64) -> (u64, usize) {
+	// default parameters.
+	// amount of blocks between each scaffold pivot.
+	const ROUND_SKIP: u64 = 255;
+	// amount of scaffold pivots: these are the Xs in "X___X___X"
+	const ROUND_PIVOTS: usize = 256;
+
+	let rem = diff % (ROUND_SKIP + 1);
+	if diff <= ROUND_SKIP {
+		// just request headers from the start to the target.
+		(0, rem as usize)
+	} else {
+		// the number of pivots necessary to exactly hit or overshoot the target.
+		let pivots_to_target = (diff / (ROUND_SKIP + 1)) + if rem == 0 { 0 } else { 1 };
+		let num_pivots = ::std::cmp::min(pivots_to_target, ROUND_PIVOTS as u64) as usize;
+		(ROUND_SKIP, num_pivots)
+	}
+}
+
 /// Round started: get stepped header chain.
-/// from a start block with number X we request 256 headers stepped by 256 from
+/// from a start block with number X we request ROUND_PIVOTS headers stepped by ROUND_SKIP from
-/// block X + 1.
+/// block X + 1 to a target >= X + 1.
+/// If the sync target is within ROUND_SKIP of the start, we request
+/// only those blocks. If the sync target is within (ROUND_SKIP + 1) * (ROUND_PIVOTS - 1) of
+/// the start, we reduce the number of pivots so the target is outside it.
 pub struct RoundStart {
 	start_block: (u64, H256),
+	target: (u64, H256),
 	pending_req: Option<(ReqId, HeadersRequest)>,
 	sparse_headers: Vec<Header>,
 	contributors: HashSet<PeerId>,
 	attempt: usize,
+	skip: u64,
+	pivots: usize,
 }
 
 impl RoundStart {
-	fn new(start: (u64, H256)) -> Self {
+	fn new(start: (u64, H256), target: (u64, H256)) -> Self {
+		let (skip, pivots) = scaffold_params(target.0 - start.0);
+
+		trace!(target: "sync", "Beginning sync round: {} pivots and {} skip from block {}",
+			pivots, skip, start.0);
+
 		RoundStart {
-			start_block: start.clone(),
+			start_block: start,
+			target: target,
 			pending_req: None,
 			sparse_headers: Vec::new(),
 			contributors: HashSet::new(),
 			attempt: 0,
+			skip: skip,
+			pivots: pivots,
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -309,10 +347,16 @@ impl RoundStart {
 		self.attempt += 1;
 
 		if self.attempt >= SCAFFOLD_ATTEMPTS {
-			if self.sparse_headers.len() > 1 {
+			return if self.sparse_headers.len() > 1 {
-				Fetcher::new(self.sparse_headers, self.contributors.into_iter().collect())
+				Fetcher::new(self.sparse_headers, self.contributors.into_iter().collect(), self.target)
 			} else {
-				SyncRound::Abort(AbortReason::NoResponses, self.sparse_headers.into())
+				let fetched_headers = if self.skip == 0 {
+					self.sparse_headers.into()
+				} else {
+					VecDeque::new()
+				};
+
+				SyncRound::abort(AbortReason::NoResponses, fetched_headers)
 			}
 		} else {
 			SyncRound::Start(self)
@@ -339,11 +383,18 @@ impl RoundStart {
 				self.contributors.insert(ctx.responder());
 				self.sparse_headers.extend(headers);
 
-				if self.sparse_headers.len() == ROUND_FRAMES + 1 {
+				if self.sparse_headers.len() == self.pivots {
-					trace!(target: "sync", "Beginning fetch of blocks between {} sparse headers",
+					return if self.skip == 0 {
-						self.sparse_headers.len());
+						SyncRound::abort(AbortReason::TargetReached, self.sparse_headers.into())
-
+					} else {
-					return Fetcher::new(self.sparse_headers, self.contributors.into_iter().collect());
+						trace!(target: "sync", "Beginning fetch of blocks between {} sparse headers",
+							self.sparse_headers.len());
+						Fetcher::new(
+							self.sparse_headers,
+							self.contributors.into_iter().collect(),
+							self.target
+						)
+					}
 				}
 			}
 			Err(e) => {
@@ -376,20 +427,20 @@ impl RoundStart {
 		if self.pending_req.is_none() {
 			// beginning offset + first block expected after last header we have.
 			let start = (self.start_block.0 + 1)
-				+ self.sparse_headers.len() as u64 * (ROUND_SKIP + 1);
+				+ self.sparse_headers.len() as u64 * (self.skip + 1);
 
-			let max = (ROUND_FRAMES - 1) - self.sparse_headers.len();
+			let max = self.pivots - self.sparse_headers.len();
 
 			let headers_request = HeadersRequest {
 				start: start.into(),
 				max: max,
-				skip: ROUND_SKIP,
+				skip: self.skip,
 				reverse: false,
 			};
 
 			if let Some(req_id) = dispatcher(headers_request.clone()) {
 				trace!(target: "sync", "Requesting scaffold: {} headers forward from {}, skip={}",
-					max, start, ROUND_SKIP);
+					max, start, self.skip);
 
 				self.pending_req = Some((req_id, headers_request));
 			}
@@ -411,14 +462,18 @@ pub enum SyncRound {
 
 impl SyncRound {
 	fn abort(reason: AbortReason, remaining: VecDeque<Header>) -> Self {
-		trace!(target: "sync", "Aborting sync round: {:?}. To drain: {:?}", reason, remaining);
+		trace!(target: "sync", "Aborting sync round: {:?}. To drain: {}", reason, remaining.len());
 
 		SyncRound::Abort(reason, remaining)
 	}
 
-	/// Begin sync rounds from a starting block.
+	/// Begin sync rounds from a starting block, but not to go past a given target
-	pub fn begin(num: u64, hash: H256) -> Self {
+	pub fn begin(start: (u64, H256), target: (u64, H256)) -> Self {
-		SyncRound::Start(RoundStart::new((num, hash)))
+		if target.0 <= start.0 {
+			SyncRound::abort(AbortReason::TargetReached, VecDeque::new())
+		} else {
+			SyncRound::Start(RoundStart::new(start, target))
+		}
 	}
 
 	/// Process an answer to a request. Unknown requests will be ignored.
@@ -478,3 +533,21 @@ impl fmt::Debug for SyncRound {
 		}
 	}
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+	use super::scaffold_params;
+
+	#[test]
+	fn scaffold_config() {
+		// within a certain distance of the head, we download
+		// sequentially.
+		assert_eq!(scaffold_params(1), (0, 1));
+		assert_eq!(scaffold_params(6), (0, 6));
+
+		// when scaffolds are useful, download enough frames to get
+		// within a close distance of the goal.
+		assert_eq!(scaffold_params(1000), (255, 4));
+		assert_eq!(scaffold_params(1024), (255, 4));
+	}
+}

sync/src/light_sync/tests/mod.rs

@@ -14,6 +14,50 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
 // along with Parity.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-#![allow(dead_code)]
+use tests::helpers::TestNet;
+
+use ethcore::client::{BlockChainClient, BlockId, EachBlockWith};
 
 mod test_net;
+
+#[test]
+fn basic_sync() {
+	let mut net = TestNet::light(1, 2);
+	net.peer(1).chain().add_blocks(5000, EachBlockWith::Nothing);
+	net.peer(2).chain().add_blocks(6000, EachBlockWith::Nothing);
+
+	net.sync();
+
+	assert!(net.peer(0).light_chain().get_header(BlockId::Number(6000)).is_some());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn fork_post_cht() {
+	const CHAIN_LENGTH: u64 = 50; // shouldn't be longer than ::light::cht::size();
+
+	let mut net = TestNet::light(1, 2);
+
+	// peer 2 is on a higher TD chain.
+	net.peer(1).chain().add_blocks(CHAIN_LENGTH as usize, EachBlockWith::Nothing);
+	net.peer(2).chain().add_blocks(CHAIN_LENGTH as usize + 1, EachBlockWith::Uncle);
+
+	// get the light peer on peer 1's chain.
+	for id in (0..CHAIN_LENGTH).map(|x| x + 1).map(BlockId::Number) {
+		let (light_peer, full_peer) = (net.peer(0), net.peer(1));
+		let light_chain = light_peer.light_chain();
+		let header = full_peer.chain().block_header(id).unwrap().decode();
+		let _  = light_chain.import_header(header);
+		light_chain.flush_queue();
+		light_chain.import_verified();
+		assert!(light_chain.get_header(id).is_some());
+	}
+
+	net.sync();
+
+	for id in (0..CHAIN_LENGTH).map(|x| x + 1).map(BlockId::Number) {
+		assert_eq!(
+			net.peer(0).light_chain().get_header(id),
+			net.peer(2).chain().block_header(id).map(|h| h.into_inner())
+		);
+	}
+}

sync/src/light_sync/tests/test_net.rs

@@ -174,13 +174,24 @@ impl PeerLike for Peer {
 	}
 
 	fn is_done(&self) -> bool {
-		self.queue.read().is_empty()
+		self.queue.read().is_empty() && match self.data {
+			PeerData::Light(_, ref client) => {
+				// should create a test light client which just imports
+				// headers directly and doesn't have a queue to drain.
+				client.import_verified();
+				client.queue_info().is_empty()
+			}
+			_ => true,
+		}
 	}
 
 	fn sync_step(&self) {
 		if let PeerData::Light(_, ref client) = self.data {
 			client.flush_queue();
-			client.import_verified();
+
+			while !client.queue_info().is_empty() {
+				client.import_verified()
+			}
 		}
 	}