Fix sync stalling on moving head (best block) prior to the tip of the chain sometimes

core/client/src/client.rs

@@ -1587,16 +1587,8 @@ impl<'a, B, E, Block, RA> consensus::BlockImport<Block> for &'a Client<B, E, Blo
 			}
 		}
 
-		match self.block_status(&BlockId::Hash(parent_hash))
-			.map_err(|e| ConsensusError::ClientImport(e.to_string()))?
-		{
-			BlockStatus::InChainWithState | BlockStatus::Queued => {},
-			BlockStatus::Unknown => return Ok(ImportResult::UnknownParent),
-			BlockStatus::InChainPruned if allow_missing_state => {},
-			BlockStatus::InChainPruned => return Ok(ImportResult::MissingState),
-			BlockStatus::KnownBad => return Ok(ImportResult::KnownBad),
-		}
-
+		// Own status must be checked first. If the block and ancestry is pruned
+		// this function must return `AlreadyInChain` rather than `MissingState`
 		match self.block_status(&BlockId::Hash(hash))
 			.map_err(|e| ConsensusError::ClientImport(e.to_string()))?
 		{
@@ -1605,6 +1597,17 @@ impl<'a, B, E, Block, RA> consensus::BlockImport<Block> for &'a Client<B, E, Blo
 			BlockStatus::KnownBad => return Ok(ImportResult::KnownBad),
 		}
 
+		match self.block_status(&BlockId::Hash(parent_hash))
+			.map_err(|e| ConsensusError::ClientImport(e.to_string()))?
+			{
+				BlockStatus::InChainWithState | BlockStatus::Queued => {},
+				BlockStatus::Unknown => return Ok(ImportResult::UnknownParent),
+				BlockStatus::InChainPruned if allow_missing_state => {},
+				BlockStatus::InChainPruned => return Ok(ImportResult::MissingState),
+				BlockStatus::KnownBad => return Ok(ImportResult::KnownBad),
+			}
+
+
 		Ok(ImportResult::imported(false))
 	}
 }

core/consensus/common/src/import_queue.rs

@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ pub enum BlockImportError {
 	VerificationFailed(Option<Origin>, String),
 	/// Block is known to be Bad
 	BadBlock(Option<Origin>),
+	/// Parent state is missing.
+	MissingState,
 	/// Block has an unknown parent
 	UnknownParent,
 	/// Block import has been cancelled. This can happen if the parent block fails to be imported.
@@ -207,7 +209,7 @@ pub fn import_single_block<B: BlockT, V: Verifier<B>>(
 			Ok(ImportResult::Imported(aux)) => Ok(BlockImportResult::ImportedUnknown(number, aux, peer.clone())),
 			Ok(ImportResult::MissingState) => {
 				debug!(target: "sync", "Parent state is missing for {}: {:?}, parent: {:?}", number, hash, parent_hash);
-				Err(BlockImportError::UnknownParent)
+				Err(BlockImportError::MissingState)
 			},
 			Ok(ImportResult::UnknownParent) => {
 				debug!(target: "sync", "Block with unknown parent {}: {:?}, parent: {:?}", number, hash, parent_hash);

core/network/src/protocol.rs

@@ -1009,12 +1009,14 @@ impl<B: BlockT, S: NetworkSpecialization<B>, H: ExHashT> Protocol<B, S, H> {
 			behaviour: &mut self.behaviour,
 			peerset: self.peerset_handle.clone(),
 		}, who.clone(), status.roles, status.best_number);
-		match self.sync.new_peer(who.clone(), info) {
-			Ok(None) => (),
-			Ok(Some(req)) => self.send_request(&who, GenericMessage::BlockRequest(req)),
-			Err(sync::BadPeer(id, repu)) => {
-				self.behaviour.disconnect_peer(&id);
-				self.peerset_handle.report_peer(id, repu)
+		if info.roles.is_full() {
+			match self.sync.new_peer(who.clone(), info.best_hash, info.best_number) {
+				Ok(None) => (),
+				Ok(Some(req)) => self.send_request(&who, GenericMessage::BlockRequest(req)),
+				Err(sync::BadPeer(id, repu)) => {
+					self.behaviour.disconnect_peer(&id);
+					self.peerset_handle.report_peer(id, repu)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		let mut context = ProtocolContext::new(&mut self.context_data, &mut self.behaviour, &self.peerset_handle);
@@ -1341,12 +1343,10 @@ impl<B: BlockT, S: NetworkSpecialization<B>, H: ExHashT> Protocol<B, S, H> {
 		count: usize,
 		results: Vec<(Result<BlockImportResult<NumberFor<B>>, BlockImportError>, B::Hash)>
 	) {
-		let peers = self.context_data.peers.clone();
 		let results = self.sync.on_blocks_processed(
 			imported,
 			count,
 			results,
-			|peer_id| peers.get(peer_id).map(|i| i.info.clone())
 		);
 		for result in results {
 			match result {

core/network/src/protocol/sync.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ use crate::{
 	config::{Roles, BoxFinalityProofRequestBuilder},
 	message::{self, generic::FinalityProofRequest, BlockAnnounce, BlockAttributes, BlockRequest, BlockResponse,
 	FinalityProofResponse},
-	protocol
 };
 use either::Either;
 use extra_requests::ExtraRequests;
@@ -347,23 +346,22 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 	/// Handle a new connected peer.
 	///
 	/// Call this method whenever we connect to a new peer.
-	pub fn new_peer(&mut self, who: PeerId, info: protocol::PeerInfo<B>) -> Result<Option<BlockRequest<B>>, BadPeer> {
+	pub fn new_peer(&mut self, who: PeerId, best_hash: B::Hash, best_number: NumberFor<B>)
+		-> Result<Option<BlockRequest<B>>, BadPeer>
+	{
 		// There is nothing sync can get from the node that has no blockchain data.
-		if !info.roles.is_full() {
-			return Ok(None)
-		}
-		match self.block_status(&info.best_hash) {
+		match self.block_status(&best_hash) {
 			Err(e) => {
 				debug!(target:"sync", "Error reading blockchain: {:?}", e);
 				Err(BadPeer(who, BLOCKCHAIN_STATUS_READ_ERROR_REPUTATION_CHANGE))
 			}
 			Ok(BlockStatus::KnownBad) => {
-				info!("New peer with known bad best block {} ({}).", info.best_hash, info.best_number);
+				info!("New peer with known bad best block {} ({}).", best_hash, best_number);
 				Err(BadPeer(who, i32::min_value()))
 			}
 			Ok(BlockStatus::Unknown) => {
-				if info.best_number.is_zero() {
-					info!("New peer with unknown genesis hash {} ({}).", info.best_hash, info.best_number);
+				if best_number.is_zero() {
+					info!("New peer with unknown genesis hash {} ({}).", best_hash, best_number);
 					return Err(BadPeer(who, i32::min_value()))
 				}
 				// If there are more than `MAJOR_SYNC_BLOCKS` in the import queue then we have
@@ -378,8 +376,8 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 					);
 					self.peers.insert(who, PeerSync {
 						common_number: self.best_queued_number,
-						best_hash: info.best_hash,
-						best_number: info.best_number,
+						best_hash,
+						best_number,
 						state: PeerSyncState::Available,
 						recently_announced: Default::default()
 					});
@@ -388,30 +386,30 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 
 				// If we are at genesis, just start downloading.
 				if self.best_queued_number.is_zero() {
-					debug!(target:"sync", "New peer with best hash {} ({}).", info.best_hash, info.best_number);
+					debug!(target:"sync", "New peer with best hash {} ({}).", best_hash, best_number);
 					self.peers.insert(who.clone(), PeerSync {
 						common_number: Zero::zero(),
-						best_hash: info.best_hash,
-						best_number: info.best_number,
+						best_hash,
+						best_number,
 						state: PeerSyncState::Available,
 						recently_announced: Default::default(),
 					});
 					self.is_idle = false;
 					return Ok(None)
 				}
 
-				let common_best = std::cmp::min(self.best_queued_number, info.best_number);
+				let common_best = std::cmp::min(self.best_queued_number, best_number);
 
 				debug!(target:"sync",
 					"New peer with unknown best hash {} ({}), searching for common ancestor.",
-					info.best_hash,
-					info.best_number
+					best_hash,
+					best_number
 				);
 
 				self.peers.insert(who, PeerSync {
 					common_number: Zero::zero(),
-					best_hash: info.best_hash,
-					best_number: info.best_number,
+					best_hash,
+					best_number,
 					state: PeerSyncState::AncestorSearch(
 						common_best,
 						AncestorSearchState::ExponentialBackoff(One::one())
@@ -423,11 +421,11 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 				Ok(Some(ancestry_request::<B>(common_best)))
 			}
 			Ok(BlockStatus::Queued) | Ok(BlockStatus::InChainWithState) | Ok(BlockStatus::InChainPruned) => {
-				debug!(target:"sync", "New peer with known best hash {} ({}).", info.best_hash, info.best_number);
+				debug!(target:"sync", "New peer with known best hash {} ({}).", best_hash, best_number);
 				self.peers.insert(who.clone(), PeerSync {
-					common_number: info.best_number,
-					best_hash: info.best_hash,
-					best_number: info.best_number,
+					common_number: best_number,
+					best_hash,
+					best_number,
 					state: PeerSyncState::Available,
 					recently_announced: Default::default(),
 				});
@@ -849,7 +847,6 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 		imported: usize,
 		count: usize,
 		results: Vec<(Result<BlockImportResult<NumberFor<B>>, BlockImportError>, B::Hash)>,
-		mut peer_info: impl FnMut(&PeerId) -> Option<protocol::PeerInfo<B>>
 	) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<(PeerId, BlockRequest<B>), BadPeer>> + 'a {
 		trace!(target: "sync", "Imported {} of {}", imported, count);
 
@@ -902,27 +899,33 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 					if let Some(peer) = who {
 						info!("Peer sent block with incomplete header to import");
 						output.push(Err(BadPeer(peer, INCOMPLETE_HEADER_REPUTATION_CHANGE)));
-						output.extend(self.restart(&mut peer_info));
+						output.extend(self.restart());
 					}
 				},
 				Err(BlockImportError::VerificationFailed(who, e)) => {
 					if let Some(peer) = who {
 						info!("Verification failed from peer: {}", e);
 						output.push(Err(BadPeer(peer, VERIFICATION_FAIL_REPUTATION_CHANGE)));
-						output.extend(self.restart(&mut peer_info));
+						output.extend(self.restart());
 					}
 				},
 				Err(BlockImportError::BadBlock(who)) => {
 					if let Some(peer) = who {
 						info!("Bad block");
 						output.push(Err(BadPeer(peer, BAD_BLOCK_REPUTATION_CHANGE)));
-						output.extend(self.restart(&mut peer_info));
+						output.extend(self.restart());
 					}
 				},
+				Err(BlockImportError::MissingState) => {
+					// This may happen if the chain we were requesting upon has been discarded
+					// in the meantime becasue other chain has been finalized.
+					// Don't mark it as bad as it still may be synced if explicitly requested.
+					trace!(target: "sync", "Obsolete block");
+				},
 				Err(BlockImportError::UnknownParent) |
 				Err(BlockImportError::Cancelled) |
 				Err(BlockImportError::Other(_)) => {
-					output.extend(self.restart(&mut peer_info));
+					output.extend(self.restart());
 				},
 			};
 		}
@@ -1121,9 +1124,7 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 	}
 
 	/// Restart the sync process.
-	fn restart<'a, F>
-		(&'a mut self, mut peer_info: F) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<(PeerId, BlockRequest<B>), BadPeer>> + 'a
-		where F: FnMut(&PeerId) -> Option<protocol::PeerInfo<B>> + 'a
+	fn restart<'a>(&'a mut self) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<(PeerId, BlockRequest<B>), BadPeer>> + 'a
 	{
 		self.queue_blocks.clear();
 		self.best_importing_number = Zero::zero();
@@ -1134,9 +1135,8 @@ impl<B: BlockT> ChainSync<B> {
 		self.is_idle = false;
 		debug!(target:"sync", "Restarted with {} ({})", self.best_queued_number, self.best_queued_hash);
 		let old_peers = std::mem::replace(&mut self.peers, HashMap::new());
-		old_peers.into_iter().filter_map(move |(id, _)| {
-			let info = peer_info(&id)?;
-			match self.new_peer(id.clone(), info) {
+		old_peers.into_iter().filter_map(move |(id, p)| {
+			match self.new_peer(id.clone(), p.best_hash, p.best_number) {
 				Ok(None) => None,
 				Ok(Some(x)) => Some(Ok((id, x))),
 				Err(e) => Some(Err(e))