Snapshot and blockchain stability improvements (#2843)

* allow taking snapshot from just-restored database without error

* make creation informant less spammy

* Ancestry iterator failure-resilient

* make uncle hash searching resilient to incomplete chain

* deduce pre-chunk info from last written block's details

ethcore/src/blockchain/blockchain.rs

@@ -394,6 +394,8 @@ impl BlockProvider for BlockChain {
 	}
 }
 
+/// An iterator which walks the blockchain towards the genesis.
+#[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct AncestryIter<'a> {
 	current: H256,
 	chain: &'a BlockChain,
@@ -403,11 +405,10 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for AncestryIter<'a> {
 	type Item = H256;
 	fn next(&mut self) -> Option<H256> {
 		if self.current.is_zero() {
-			Option::None
+			None
 		} else {
-			let mut n = self.chain.block_details(&self.current).unwrap().parent;
-			mem::swap(&mut self.current, &mut n);
-			Some(n)
+			self.chain.block_details(&self.current)
+				.map(|details| mem::replace(&mut self.current, details.parent))
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -999,17 +1000,29 @@ impl BlockChain {
 		if !self.is_known(parent) { return None; }
 
 		let mut excluded = HashSet::new();
-		for a in self.ancestry_iter(parent.clone()).unwrap().take(uncle_generations) {
-			excluded.extend(self.uncle_hashes(&a).unwrap().into_iter());
+		let ancestry = match self.ancestry_iter(parent.clone()) {
+			Some(iter) => iter,
+			None => return None,
+		};
+
+		for a in ancestry.clone().take(uncle_generations) {
+			if let Some(uncles) = self.uncle_hashes(&a) {
+				excluded.extend(uncles);
 				excluded.insert(a);
+			} else {
+				break
+			}
 		}
 
 		let mut ret = Vec::new();
-		for a in self.ancestry_iter(parent.clone()).unwrap().skip(1).take(uncle_generations) {
-			ret.extend(self.block_details(&a).unwrap().children.iter()
-				.filter(|h| !excluded.contains(h))
-			);
+		for a in ancestry.skip(1).take(uncle_generations) {
+			if let Some(details) = self.block_details(&a) {
+				ret.extend(details.children.iter().filter(|h| !excluded.contains(h)))
+			} else {
+				break
 			}
+		}
+
 		Some(ret)
 	}
 

ethcore/src/snapshot/mod.rs

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ pub fn take_snapshot<W: SnapshotWriter + Send>(
 
 	let writer = Mutex::new(writer);
 	let (state_hashes, block_hashes) = try!(scope(|scope| {
-		let block_guard = scope.spawn(|| chunk_blocks(chain, (number, block_at), &writer, p));
+		let block_guard = scope.spawn(|| chunk_blocks(chain, block_at, &writer, p));
 		let state_res = chunk_state(state_db, state_root, &writer, p);
 
 		state_res.and_then(|state_hashes| {
@@ -176,10 +176,15 @@ struct BlockChunker<'a> {
 impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 	// Repeatedly fill the buffers and writes out chunks, moving backwards from starting block hash.
 	// Loops until we reach the first desired block, and writes out the remainder.
-	fn chunk_all(&mut self, first_hash: H256) -> Result<(), Error> {
+	fn chunk_all(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		let mut loaded_size = 0;
+		let mut last = self.current_hash;
+
+		let genesis_hash = self.chain.genesis_hash();
+
+		for _ in 0..SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS {
+			if self.current_hash == genesis_hash { break }
 
-		while self.current_hash != first_hash {
 			let (block, receipts) = try!(self.chain.block(&self.current_hash)
 				.and_then(|b| self.chain.block_receipts(&self.current_hash).map(|r| (b, r)))
 				.ok_or(Error::BlockNotFound(self.current_hash)));
@@ -197,21 +202,21 @@ impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 
 			// cut off the chunk if too large.
 
-			if new_loaded_size > PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE {
-				try!(self.write_chunk());
+			if new_loaded_size > PREFERRED_CHUNK_SIZE && self.rlps.len() > 0 {
+				try!(self.write_chunk(last));
 				loaded_size = pair.len();
 			} else {
 				loaded_size = new_loaded_size;
 			}
 
 			self.rlps.push_front(pair);
+
+			last = self.current_hash;
 			self.current_hash = view.header_view().parent_hash();
 		}
 
 		if loaded_size != 0 {
-			// we don't store the first block, so once we get to this point,
-			// the "first" block will be first_number + 1.
-			try!(self.write_chunk());
+			try!(self.write_chunk(last));
 		}
 
 		Ok(())
@@ -219,23 +224,24 @@ impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 
 	// write out the data in the buffers to a chunk on disk
 	//
-	// we preface each chunk with the parent of the first block's details.
-	fn write_chunk(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
-		// since the block we're inspecting now doesn't go into the
-		// chunk if it's too large, the current hash is the parent hash
-		// for the first block in that chunk.
-		let parent_hash = self.current_hash;
-
+	// we preface each chunk with the parent of the first block's details,
+	// obtained from the details of the last block written.
+	fn write_chunk(&mut self, last: H256) -> Result<(), Error> {
 		trace!(target: "snapshot", "prepared block chunk with {} blocks", self.rlps.len());
-		let (parent_number, parent_details) = try!(self.chain.block_number(&parent_hash)
-			.and_then(|n| self.chain.block_details(&parent_hash).map(|d| (n, d)))
-			.ok_or(Error::BlockNotFound(parent_hash)));
 
-		let parent_total_difficulty = parent_details.total_difficulty;
+		let (last_header, last_details) = try!(self.chain.block_header(&last)
+			.and_then(|n| self.chain.block_details(&last).map(|d| (n, d)))
+			.ok_or(Error::BlockNotFound(last)));
+
+		let parent_number = last_header.number() - 1;
+		let parent_hash = last_header.parent_hash();
+		let parent_total_difficulty = last_details.total_difficulty - *last_header.difficulty();
+
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "parent last written block: {}", parent_hash);
 
 		let num_entries = self.rlps.len();
 		let mut rlp_stream = RlpStream::new_list(3 + num_entries);
-		rlp_stream.append(&parent_number).append(&parent_hash).append(&parent_total_difficulty);
+		rlp_stream.append(&parent_number).append(parent_hash).append(&parent_total_difficulty);
 
 		for pair in self.rlps.drain(..) {
 			rlp_stream.append_raw(&pair, 1);
@@ -264,17 +270,7 @@ impl<'a> BlockChunker<'a> {
 /// The path parameter is the directory to store the block chunks in.
 /// This function assumes the directory exists already.
 /// Returns a list of chunk hashes, with the first having the blocks furthest from the genesis.
-pub fn chunk_blocks<'a>(chain: &'a BlockChain, start_block_info: (u64, H256), writer: &Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>, progress: &'a Progress) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
-	let (start_number, start_hash) = start_block_info;
-
-	let first_hash = if start_number < SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS {
-		// use the genesis hash.
-		chain.genesis_hash()
-	} else {
-		let first_num = start_number - SNAPSHOT_BLOCKS;
-		try!(chain.block_hash(first_num).ok_or(Error::IncompleteChain))
-	};
-
+pub fn chunk_blocks<'a>(chain: &'a BlockChain, start_hash: H256, writer: &Mutex<SnapshotWriter + 'a>, progress: &'a Progress) -> Result<Vec<H256>, Error> {
 	let mut chunker = BlockChunker {
 		chain: chain,
 		rlps: VecDeque::new(),
@@ -285,7 +281,7 @@ pub fn chunk_blocks<'a>(chain: &'a BlockChain, start_block_info: (u64, H256), wr
 		progress: progress,
 	};
 
-	try!(chunker.chunk_all(first_hash));
+	try!(chunker.chunk_all());
 
 	Ok(chunker.hashes)
 }
@@ -596,7 +592,7 @@ impl BlockRebuilder {
 		let rlp = UntrustedRlp::new(chunk);
 		let item_count = rlp.item_count();
 
-		trace!(target: "snapshot", "restoring block chunk with {} blocks.", item_count - 2);
+		trace!(target: "snapshot", "restoring block chunk with {} blocks.", item_count - 3);
 
 		// todo: assert here that these values are consistent with chunks being in order.
 		let mut cur_number = try!(rlp.val_at::<u64>(0)) + 1;

ethcore/src/snapshot/tests/blocks.rs

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ fn chunk_and_restore(amount: u64) {
 
 	// snapshot it.
 	let writer = Mutex::new(PackedWriter::new(&snapshot_path).unwrap());
-	let block_hashes = chunk_blocks(&bc, (amount, best_hash), &writer, &Progress::default()).unwrap();
+	let block_hashes = chunk_blocks(&bc, best_hash, &writer, &Progress::default()).unwrap();
 	writer.into_inner().finish(::snapshot::ManifestData {
 		state_hashes: Vec::new(),
 		block_hashes: block_hashes,

parity/informant.rs

@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ pub struct Informant {
 	skipped: AtomicUsize,
 }
 
+/// Format byte counts to standard denominations.
+pub fn format_bytes(b: usize) -> String {
+	match binary_prefix(b as f64) {
+		Standalone(bytes)   => format!("{} bytes", bytes),
+		Prefixed(prefix, n) => format!("{:.0} {}B", n, prefix),
+	}
+}
+
 /// Something that can be converted to milliseconds.
 pub trait MillisecondDuration {
 	/// Get the value in milliseconds.
@@ -75,13 +83,6 @@ impl Informant {
 		}
 	}
 
-	fn format_bytes(b: usize) -> String {
-		match binary_prefix(b as f64) {
-			Standalone(bytes)   => format!("{} bytes", bytes),
-			Prefixed(prefix, n) => format!("{:.0} {}B", n, prefix),
-		}
-	}
-
 
 	#[cfg_attr(feature="dev", allow(match_bool))]
 	pub fn tick(&self) {
@@ -156,11 +157,11 @@ impl Informant {
 				_ => String::new(),
 			},
 			format!("{} db {} chain {} queue{}",
-				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", Informant::format_bytes(report.state_db_mem))),
-				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", Informant::format_bytes(cache_info.total()))),
-				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", Informant::format_bytes(queue_info.mem_used))),
+				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", format_bytes(report.state_db_mem))),
+				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", format_bytes(cache_info.total()))),
+				paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", format_bytes(queue_info.mem_used))),
 				match sync_status {
-					Some(ref sync_info) => format!(" {} sync", paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", Informant::format_bytes(sync_info.mem_used)))),
+					Some(ref sync_info) => format!(" {} sync", paint(Blue.bold(), format!("{:>8}", format_bytes(sync_info.mem_used)))),
 					_ => String::new(),
 				}
 			)

parity/snapshot.rs

@@ -232,9 +232,8 @@ impl SnapshotCommand {
 				let cur_size = p.size();
 				if cur_size != last_size {
 					last_size = cur_size;
-					info!("Snapshot: {} accounts {} blocks {} bytes", p.accounts(), p.blocks(), p.size());
-				} else {
-					info!("Snapshot: No progress since last update.");
+					let bytes = ::informant::format_bytes(p.size());
+					info!("Snapshot: {} accounts {} blocks {}", p.accounts(), p.blocks(), bytes);
 				}
 
 				::std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_secs(5));