vote: remove DisableBscProtocol and add flag to skip votes assembling

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ var (
 		utils.DisableSnapProtocolFlag,
 		utils.DisableDiffProtocolFlag,
 		utils.EnableTrustProtocolFlag,
-		utils.DisableBscProtocolFlag,
 		utils.DiffSyncFlag,
 		utils.PipeCommitFlag,
 		utils.RangeLimitFlag,
@@ -171,6 +170,7 @@ var (
 		utils.CheckSnapshotWithMPT,
 		utils.EnableDoubleSignMonitorFlag,
 		utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
+		utils.DisableVoteAttestationFlag,
 		utils.EnableMaliciousVoteMonitorFlag,
 		utils.BLSPasswordFileFlag,
 		utils.BLSWalletDirFlag,

cmd/geth/usage.go

@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.DisableSnapProtocolFlag,
 			utils.DisableDiffProtocolFlag,
 			utils.EnableTrustProtocolFlag,
-			utils.DisableBscProtocolFlag,
 			utils.RangeLimitFlag,
 			utils.SmartCardDaemonPathFlag,
 			utils.NetworkIdFlag,
@@ -201,6 +200,7 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 			utils.MinerDelayLeftoverFlag,
 			utils.MinerNoVerfiyFlag,
 			utils.VotingEnabledFlag,
+			utils.DisableVoteAttestationFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -134,10 +134,6 @@ var (
 		Name:  "enabletrustprotocol",
 		Usage: "Enable trust protocol",
 	}
-	DisableBscProtocolFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
-		Name:  "disablebscprotocol",
-		Usage: "Disable bsc protocol",
-	}
 
 	DiffSyncFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "diffsync",
@@ -908,6 +904,11 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Enable voting when mining",
 	}
 
+	DisableVoteAttestationFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
+		Name:  "disablevoteattestation",
+		Usage: "Disable assembling vote attestation ",
+	}
+
 	EnableMaliciousVoteMonitorFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "monitor.maliciousvote",
 		Usage: "Enable malicious vote monitor to check whether any validator violates the voting rules of fast finality",
@@ -1562,6 +1563,9 @@ func setMiner(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *miner.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalBool(VotingEnabledFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.VoteEnable = true
 	}
+	if ctx.GlobalBool(DisableVoteAttestationFlag.Name) {
+		cfg.DisableVoteAttestation = true
+	}
 }
 
 func setWhitelist(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
@@ -1720,9 +1724,6 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EnableTrustProtocolFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.EnableTrustProtocol = ctx.GlobalIsSet(EnableTrustProtocolFlag.Name)
 	}
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(DisableBscProtocolFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.DisableBscProtocol = ctx.GlobalIsSet(DisableBscProtocolFlag.Name)
-	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(DiffSyncFlag.Name) {
 		log.Warn("The --diffsync flag is deprecated and will be removed in the future!")
 	}

consensus/parlia/parlia.go

@@ -827,7 +827,7 @@ func (p *Parlia) assembleVoteAttestation(chain consensus.ChainHeaderReader, head
 	}
 
 	if p.VotePool == nil {
-		return errors.New("vote pool is nil")
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Fetch direct parent's votes

eth/backend.go

@@ -284,7 +284,10 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		votePool := vote.NewVotePool(chainConfig, eth.blockchain, posa)
 		eth.votePool = votePool
 		if parlia, ok := eth.engine.(*parlia.Parlia); ok {
-			parlia.VotePool = votePool
+			if !config.Miner.DisableVoteAttestation {
+				// if there is no VotePool in Parlia Engine, the miner can't get votes for assembling
+				parlia.VotePool = votePool
+			}
 		} else {
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Engine is not Parlia type")
 		}
@@ -627,9 +630,8 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Protocols() []p2p.Protocol {
 	if s.config.EnableTrustProtocol {
 		protos = append(protos, trust.MakeProtocols((*trustHandler)(s.handler), s.snapDialCandidates)...)
 	}
-	if !s.config.DisableBscProtocol {
-		protos = append(protos, bsc.MakeProtocols((*bscHandler)(s.handler), s.bscDialCandidates)...)
-	}
+	protos = append(protos, bsc.MakeProtocols((*bscHandler)(s.handler), s.bscDialCandidates)...)
+
 	return protos
 }
 

eth/ethconfig/config.go

@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	DisableSnapProtocol bool //Whether disable snap protocol
 	DisableDiffProtocol bool //Whether disable diff protocol
 	EnableTrustProtocol bool //Whether enable trust protocol
-	DisableBscProtocol  bool //Whether disable bsc protocol
 	DiffSync            bool // Whether support diff sync
 	PipeCommit          bool
 	RangeLimit          bool

miner/miner.go

@@ -44,17 +44,18 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 // Config is the configuration parameters of mining.
 type Config struct {
-	Etherbase     common.Address `toml:",omitempty"` // Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account)
-	Notify        []string       `toml:",omitempty"` // HTTP URL list to be notified of new work packages (only useful in ethash).
-	NotifyFull    bool           `toml:",omitempty"` // Notify with pending block headers instead of work packages
-	ExtraData     hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
-	DelayLeftOver time.Duration  // Time reserved to finalize a block(calculate root, distribute income...)
-	GasFloor      uint64         // Target gas floor for mined blocks.
-	GasCeil       uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
-	GasPrice      *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
-	Recommit      time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
-	Noverify      bool           // Disable remote mining solution verification(only useful in ethash).
-	VoteEnable    bool           // Whether to vote when mining
+	Etherbase              common.Address `toml:",omitempty"` // Public address for block mining rewards (default = first account)
+	Notify                 []string       `toml:",omitempty"` // HTTP URL list to be notified of new work packages (only useful in ethash).
+	NotifyFull             bool           `toml:",omitempty"` // Notify with pending block headers instead of work packages
+	ExtraData              hexutil.Bytes  `toml:",omitempty"` // Block extra data set by the miner
+	DelayLeftOver          time.Duration  // Time reserved to finalize a block(calculate root, distribute income...)
+	GasFloor               uint64         // Target gas floor for mined blocks.
+	GasCeil                uint64         // Target gas ceiling for mined blocks.
+	GasPrice               *big.Int       // Minimum gas price for mining a transaction
+	Recommit               time.Duration  // The time interval for miner to re-create mining work.
+	Noverify               bool           // Disable remote mining solution verification(only useful in ethash).
+	VoteEnable             bool           // Whether to vote when mining
+	DisableVoteAttestation bool           // Whether to skip assembling vote attestation
 }
 
 // Miner creates blocks and searches for proof-of-work values.