feat: abort ongoing proving jobs

yarn-project/circuit-types/src/interfaces/proving-job.ts

@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export type ProvingRequestPublicInputs = {
 export type ProvingRequestResult<T extends ProvingRequestType> = ProvingRequestPublicInputs[T];
 
 export interface ProvingJobSource {
-  getProvingJob(): Promise<ProvingJob<ProvingRequest> | null>;
+  getProvingJob(): Promise<ProvingJob<ProvingRequest> | undefined>;
 
   resolveProvingJob<T extends ProvingRequestType>(jobId: string, result: ProvingRequestResult<T>): Promise<void>;
 

yarn-project/foundation/src/error/index.ts

@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ export class InterruptError extends Error {}
  * An error thrown when an action times out.
  */
 export class TimeoutError extends Error {}
+
+/**
+ * Represents an error thrown when an operation is aborted.
+ */
+export class AbortedError extends Error {}

yarn-project/prover-client/src/dummy-prover.ts

@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ export class DummyProver implements ProverClient {
 }
 
 class DummyProvingJobSource implements ProvingJobSource {
-  getProvingJob(): Promise<ProvingJob<ProvingRequest> | null> {
-    return Promise.resolve(null);
+  getProvingJob(): Promise<ProvingJob<ProvingRequest> | undefined> {
+    return Promise.resolve(undefined);
   }
 
   rejectProvingJob(): Promise<void> {

yarn-project/prover-client/src/orchestrator/orchestrator.ts

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import {
 } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
 import { makeTuple } from '@aztec/foundation/array';
 import { padArrayEnd } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { AbortedError } from '@aztec/foundation/error';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { promiseWithResolvers } from '@aztec/foundation/promise';
 import { type Tuple } from '@aztec/foundation/serialize';
@@ -82,6 +83,8 @@ const KernelTypesWithoutFunctions: Set<PublicKernelType> = new Set<PublicKernelT
  */
 export class ProvingOrchestrator {
   private provingState: ProvingState | undefined = undefined;
+  private pendingProvingJobs: AbortController[] = [];
+
   constructor(private db: MerkleTreeOperations, private prover: CircuitProver) {}
 
   /**
@@ -211,6 +214,10 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
    * Cancel any further proving of the block
    */
   public cancelBlock() {
+    for (const controller of this.pendingProvingJobs) {
+      controller.abort();
+    }
+
     this.provingState?.cancel();
   }
 
@@ -303,30 +310,56 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
    */
   private deferredProving<T>(
     provingState: ProvingState | undefined,
-    request: () => Promise<T>,
+    request: (signal: AbortSignal) => Promise<T>,
     callback: (result: T, durationMs: number) => void | Promise<void>,
   ) {
     if (!provingState?.verifyState()) {
       logger.debug(`Not enqueuing job, state no longer valid`);
       return;
     }
+
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    this.pendingProvingJobs.push(controller);
+
     // We use a 'safeJob'. We don't want promise rejections in the proving pool, we want to capture the error here
     // and reject the proving job whilst keeping the event loop free of rejections
     const safeJob = async () => {
       try {
+        // there's a delay between enqueueing this job and it actually running
+        if (controller.signal.aborted) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         const timer = new Timer();
-        const result = await request();
+        const result = await request(controller.signal);
         const duration = timer.ms();
 
         if (!provingState?.verifyState()) {
           logger.debug(`State no longer valid, discarding result`);
           return;
         }
 
+        // we could have been cancelled whilst waiting for the result
+        // and the prover ignored the signal. Drop the result in that case
+        if (controller.signal.aborted) {
+          return;
+        }
+
         await callback(result, duration);
       } catch (err) {
+        if (err instanceof AbortedError) {
+          // operation was cancelled, probably because the block was cancelled
+          // drop this result
+          return;
+        }
+
         logger.error(`Error thrown when proving job`);
         provingState!.reject(`${err}`);
+      } finally {
+        const index = this.pendingProvingJobs.indexOf(controller);
+        if (index > -1) {
+          this.pendingProvingJobs.splice(index, 1);
+        }
       }
     };
 
@@ -441,7 +474,7 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
 
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      () => this.prover.getBaseRollupProof(tx.baseRollupInputs),
+      signal => this.prover.getBaseRollupProof(tx.baseRollupInputs, signal),
       (result, duration) => {
         this.emitCircuitSimulationStats(
           'base-rollup',
@@ -472,7 +505,7 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
 
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      () => this.prover.getMergeRollupProof(inputs),
+      signal => this.prover.getMergeRollupProof(inputs, signal),
       (result, duration) => {
         this.emitCircuitSimulationStats(
           'merge-rollup',
@@ -508,7 +541,7 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
 
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      () => this.prover.getRootRollupProof(inputs),
+      signal => this.prover.getRootRollupProof(inputs, signal),
       (result, duration) => {
         this.emitCircuitSimulationStats(
           'root-rollup',
@@ -533,7 +566,7 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
   private enqueueBaseParityCircuit(provingState: ProvingState, inputs: BaseParityInputs, index: number) {
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      () => this.prover.getBaseParityProof(inputs),
+      signal => this.prover.getBaseParityProof(inputs, signal),
       (rootInput, duration) => {
         this.emitCircuitSimulationStats(
           'base-parity',
@@ -560,7 +593,7 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
   private enqueueRootParityCircuit(provingState: ProvingState | undefined, inputs: RootParityInputs) {
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      () => this.prover.getRootParityProof(inputs),
+      signal => this.prover.getRootParityProof(inputs, signal),
       async (rootInput, duration) => {
         this.emitCircuitSimulationStats(
           'root-parity',
@@ -674,11 +707,11 @@ export class ProvingOrchestrator {
 
     this.deferredProving(
       provingState,
-      (): Promise<PublicInputsAndProof<KernelCircuitPublicInputs | PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs>> => {
+      (signal): Promise<PublicInputsAndProof<KernelCircuitPublicInputs | PublicKernelCircuitPublicInputs>> => {
         if (request.type === PublicKernelType.TAIL) {
-          return this.prover.getPublicTailProof(request);
+          return this.prover.getPublicTailProof(request, signal);
         } else {
-          return this.prover.getPublicKernelProof(request);
+          return this.prover.getPublicKernelProof(request, signal);
         }
       },
       (result, duration) => {

yarn-project/prover-client/src/orchestrator/orchestrator_lifecycle.test.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,22 @@
 import { PROVING_STATUS, type ProvingFailure } from '@aztec/circuit-types';
-import { type GlobalVariables, NUMBER_OF_L1_L2_MESSAGES_PER_ROLLUP } from '@aztec/circuits.js';
-import { fr } from '@aztec/circuits.js/testing';
+import {
+  type GlobalVariables,
+  NUMBER_OF_L1_L2_MESSAGES_PER_ROLLUP,
+  NUM_BASE_PARITY_PER_ROOT_PARITY,
+} from '@aztec/circuits.js';
+import { fr, makeGlobalVariables } from '@aztec/circuits.js/testing';
 import { range } from '@aztec/foundation/array';
 import { createDebugLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { type PromiseWithResolvers, promiseWithResolvers } from '@aztec/foundation/promise';
+import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
+
+import { jest } from '@jest/globals';
 
 import { makeBloatedProcessedTx, makeEmptyProcessedTestTx, makeGlobals } from '../mocks/fixtures.js';
 import { TestContext } from '../mocks/test_context.js';
+import { type CircuitProver } from '../prover/interface.js';
+import { TestCircuitProver } from '../prover/test_circuit_prover.js';
+import { ProvingOrchestrator } from './orchestrator.js';
 
 const logger = createDebugLogger('aztec:orchestrator-lifecycle');
 
@@ -124,5 +135,27 @@ describe('prover/orchestrator/lifecycle', () => {
 
       expect(finalisedBlock.block.number).toEqual(101);
     }, 60000);
+
+    it('cancels proving requests', async () => {
+      const prover: CircuitProver = new TestCircuitProver();
+      const orchestrator = new ProvingOrchestrator(context.actualDb, prover);
+
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(prover, 'getBaseParityProof');
+      const deferredPromises: PromiseWithResolvers<any>[] = [];
+      spy.mockImplementation(() => {
+        const deferred = promiseWithResolvers<any>();
+        deferredPromises.push(deferred);
+        return deferred.promise;
+      });
+      await orchestrator.startNewBlock(2, makeGlobalVariables(1), [], await makeEmptyProcessedTestTx(context.actualDb));
+
+      await sleep(1);
+
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(NUM_BASE_PARITY_PER_ROOT_PARITY);
+      expect(spy.mock.calls.every(([_, signal]) => !signal?.aborted)).toBeTruthy();
+
+      orchestrator.cancelBlock();
+      expect(spy.mock.calls.every(([_, signal]) => signal?.aborted)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
   });
 });