Fix fannout gossip bench (#10509)

* Gossip benchmark

* Rayon tweaking

* push pulls

* fanout to max nodes

* fixup! fanout to max nodes

* fixup! fixup! fanout to max nodes

* update

* multi vote test

* fixup prune

* fast propagation

* fixups

* compute up to 95%

* test for specific tx

* stats

* stats

* fixed tests

* rename

* track a lagging view of which nodes have the local node in their active set in the local received_cache

* test fixups

* dups are old now

* dont prune your own origin

* send vote to tpu

* tests

* fixed tests

* fixed test

* update

* ignore scale

* lint

* fixup

* fixup

* fixup

* cleanup

Co-authored-by: Stephen Akridge <sakridge@gmail.com>

core/src/banking_stage.rs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type PacketsAndOffsets = (Packets, Vec<usize>);
 pub type UnprocessedPackets = Vec<PacketsAndOffsets>;
 
 /// Transaction forwarding
-pub const FORWARD_TRANSACTIONS_TO_LEADER_AT_SLOT_OFFSET: u64 = 4;
+pub const FORWARD_TRANSACTIONS_TO_LEADER_AT_SLOT_OFFSET: u64 = 1;
 
 // Fixed thread size seems to be fastest on GCP setup
 pub const NUM_THREADS: u32 = 4;

core/src/cluster_info.rs

@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ pub struct ClusterInfo {
     my_contact_info: RwLock<ContactInfo>,
     id: Pubkey,
     stats: GossipStats,
+    socket: UdpSocket,
 }
 
 impl Default for ClusterInfo {
@@ -407,6 +408,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             my_contact_info: RwLock::new(contact_info),
             id,
             stats: GossipStats::default(),
+            socket: UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap(),
         };
         {
             let mut gossip = me.gossip.write().unwrap();
@@ -432,6 +434,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             my_contact_info: RwLock::new(my_contact_info),
             id: *new_id,
             stats: GossipStats::default(),
+            socket: UdpSocket::bind("0.0.0.0:0").unwrap(),
         }
     }
 
@@ -737,6 +740,13 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .process_push_message(&self.id(), vec![entry], now);
     }
 
+    pub fn send_vote(&self, vote: &Transaction) -> Result<()> {
+        let tpu = self.my_contact_info().tpu;
+        let buf = serialize(vote)?;
+        self.socket.send_to(&buf, &tpu)?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     /// Get votes in the crds
     /// * since - The timestamp of when the vote inserted must be greater than
     /// since. This allows the bank to query for new votes only.
@@ -2250,7 +2260,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             .name("solana-listen".to_string())
             .spawn(move || {
                 let thread_pool = rayon::ThreadPoolBuilder::new()
-                    .num_threads(get_thread_count())
+                    .num_threads(std::cmp::min(get_thread_count(), 8))
                     .thread_name(|i| format!("sol-gossip-work-{}", i))
                     .build()
                     .unwrap();

core/src/crds.rs

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ use std::collections::HashMap;
 pub struct Crds {
     /// Stores the map of labels and values
     pub table: IndexMap<CrdsValueLabel, VersionedCrdsValue>,
+    pub num_inserts: usize,
 }
 
 #[derive(PartialEq, Debug)]
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ impl Default for Crds {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Crds {
             table: IndexMap::new(),
+            num_inserts: 0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -125,6 +127,7 @@ impl Crds {
             .unwrap_or(true);
         if do_insert {
             let old = self.table.insert(label, new_value);
+            self.num_inserts += 1;
             Ok(old)
         } else {
             trace!("INSERT FAILED data: {} new.wallclock: {}", label, wallclock,);

core/src/crds_gossip.rs

@@ -76,17 +76,10 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
         stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
     ) -> HashMap<Pubkey, HashSet<Pubkey>> {
         let id = &self.id;
-        let crds = &self.crds;
         let push = &mut self.push;
-        let versioned = labels
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|label| crds.lookup_versioned(&label));
-
         let mut prune_map: HashMap<Pubkey, HashSet<_>> = HashMap::new();
-        for val in versioned {
-            let origin = val.value.pubkey();
-            let hash = val.value_hash;
-            let peers = push.prune_received_cache(id, &origin, hash, stakes);
+        for origin in labels.iter().map(|k| k.pubkey()) {
+            let peers = push.prune_received_cache(id, &origin, stakes);
             for from in peers {
                 prune_map.entry(from).or_default().insert(origin);
             }
@@ -113,7 +106,7 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
             return Err(CrdsGossipError::PruneMessageTimeout);
         }
         if self.id == *destination {
-            self.push.process_prune_msg(peer, origin);
+            self.push.process_prune_msg(&self.id, peer, origin);
             Ok(())
         } else {
             Err(CrdsGossipError::BadPruneDestination)
@@ -190,14 +183,15 @@ impl CrdsGossip {
         now: u64,
         process_pull_stats: &mut ProcessPullStats,
     ) {
-        self.pull.process_pull_responses(
+        let success = self.pull.process_pull_responses(
             &mut self.crds,
             from,
             responses,
             responses_expired_timeout,
             now,
             process_pull_stats,
-        )
+        );
+        self.push.push_pull_responses(success, now);
     }
 
     pub fn make_timeouts_test(&self) -> HashMap<Pubkey, u64> {

core/src/crds_gossip_error.rs

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 pub enum CrdsGossipError {
     NoPeers,
     PushMessageTimeout,
-    PushMessageAlreadyReceived,
     PushMessageOldVersion,
     BadPruneDestination,
     PruneMessageTimeout,

core/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ pub struct CrdsGossipPull {
     purged_values: VecDeque<(Hash, u64)>,
     pub crds_timeout: u64,
     pub msg_timeout: u64,
+    pub num_pulls: usize,
 }
 
 impl Default for CrdsGossipPull {
@@ -143,6 +144,7 @@ impl Default for CrdsGossipPull {
             pull_request_time: HashMap::new(),
             crds_timeout: CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_CRDS_TIMEOUT_MS,
             msg_timeout: CRDS_GOSSIP_PULL_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            num_pulls: 0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -313,18 +315,24 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
         responses_expired_timeout: Vec<VersionedCrdsValue>,
         now: u64,
         stats: &mut ProcessPullStats,
-    ) {
+    ) -> Vec<(CrdsValueLabel, Hash, u64)> {
+        let mut success = vec![];
         let mut owners = HashSet::new();
         for r in responses_expired_timeout {
             stats.failed_insert += crds.insert_versioned(r).is_err() as usize;
         }
         for r in responses {
             let owner = r.value.label().pubkey();
+            let label = r.value.label();
+            let wc = r.value.wallclock();
+            let hash = r.value_hash;
             let old = crds.insert_versioned(r);
             if old.is_err() {
                 stats.failed_insert += 1;
             } else {
                 stats.success += 1;
+                self.num_pulls += 1;
+                success.push((label, hash, wc));
             }
             old.ok().map(|opt| {
                 owners.insert(owner);
@@ -338,6 +346,7 @@ impl CrdsGossipPull {
         for owner in owners {
             crds.update_record_timestamp(&owner, now);
         }
+        success
     }
     // build a set of filters of the current crds table
     // num_filters - used to increase the likelyhood of a value in crds being added to some filter

core/src/crds_gossip_push.rs

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_FANOUT: usize = 6;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 30000;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS: u64 = 500;
 pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_STAKE_THRESHOLD_PCT: f64 = 0.15;
+pub const CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MIN_INGRESS_NODES: usize = 2;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct CrdsGossipPush {
@@ -44,12 +45,18 @@ pub struct CrdsGossipPush {
     active_set: IndexMap<Pubkey, Bloom<Pubkey>>,
     /// push message queue
     push_messages: HashMap<CrdsValueLabel, Hash>,
-    /// cache that tracks which validators a message was received from
-    received_cache: HashMap<Hash, (u64, HashSet<Pubkey>)>,
+    /// Cache that tracks which validators a message was received from
+    /// bool indicates it has been pruned.  
+    /// This cache represents a lagging view of which validators
+    /// currently have this node in their `active_set`
+    received_cache: HashMap<Pubkey, HashMap<Pubkey, (bool, u64)>>,
     pub num_active: usize,
     pub push_fanout: usize,
     pub msg_timeout: u64,
     pub prune_timeout: u64,
+    pub num_total: usize,
+    pub num_old: usize,
+    pub num_pushes: usize,
 }
 
 impl Default for CrdsGossipPush {
@@ -64,6 +71,9 @@ impl Default for CrdsGossipPush {
             push_fanout: CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_FANOUT,
             msg_timeout: CRDS_GOSSIP_PUSH_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS,
             prune_timeout: CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MSG_TIMEOUT_MS,
+            num_total: 0,
+            num_old: 0,
+            num_pushes: 0,
         }
     }
 }
@@ -81,18 +91,21 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
         &mut self,
         self_pubkey: &Pubkey,
         origin: &Pubkey,
-        hash: Hash,
         stakes: &HashMap<Pubkey, u64>,
     ) -> Vec<Pubkey> {
         let origin_stake = stakes.get(origin).unwrap_or(&0);
         let self_stake = stakes.get(self_pubkey).unwrap_or(&0);
-        let cache = self.received_cache.get(&hash);
+        let cache = self.received_cache.get(origin);
         if cache.is_none() {
             return Vec::new();
         }
+        let peers = cache.unwrap();
 
-        let peers = &cache.unwrap().1;
-        let peer_stake_total: u64 = peers.iter().map(|p| stakes.get(p).unwrap_or(&0)).sum();
+        let peer_stake_total: u64 = peers
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|v| !(v.1).0)
+            .map(|v| stakes.get(v.0).unwrap_or(&0))
+            .sum();
         let prune_stake_threshold = Self::prune_stake_threshold(*self_stake, *origin_stake);
         if peer_stake_total < prune_stake_threshold {
             return Vec::new();
@@ -100,7 +113,8 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
 
         let staked_peers: Vec<(Pubkey, u64)> = peers
             .iter()
-            .filter_map(|p| stakes.get(p).map(|s| (*p, *s)))
+            .filter(|v| !(v.1).0)
+            .filter_map(|p| stakes.get(p.0).map(|s| (*p.0, *s)))
             .filter(|(_, s)| *s > 0)
             .collect();
 
@@ -117,16 +131,27 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
             let (next_peer, next_stake) = staked_peers[next];
             keep.insert(next_peer);
             peer_stake_sum += next_stake;
-            if peer_stake_sum >= prune_stake_threshold {
+            if peer_stake_sum >= prune_stake_threshold
+                && keep.len() >= CRDS_GOSSIP_PRUNE_MIN_INGRESS_NODES
+            {
                 break;
             }
         }
 
-        peers
-            .iter()
+        let pruned_peers: Vec<Pubkey> = peers
+            .keys()
             .filter(|p| !keep.contains(p))
             .cloned()
-            .collect()
+            .collect();
+        pruned_peers.iter().for_each(|p| {
+            self.received_cache
+                .get_mut(origin)
+                .unwrap()
+                .get_mut(p)
+                .unwrap()
+                .0 = true;
+        });
+        pruned_peers
     }
 
     /// process a push message to the network
@@ -137,6 +162,7 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
         value: CrdsValue,
         now: u64,
     ) -> Result<Option<VersionedCrdsValue>, CrdsGossipError> {
+        self.num_total += 1;
         if now
             > value
                 .wallclock()
@@ -149,21 +175,32 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
             return Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageTimeout);
         }
         let label = value.label();
+        let origin = label.pubkey();
         let new_value = crds.new_versioned(now, value);
         let value_hash = new_value.value_hash;
-        if let Some((_, ref mut received_set)) = self.received_cache.get_mut(&value_hash) {
-            received_set.insert(*from);
-            return Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageAlreadyReceived);
-        }
+        let received_set = self
+            .received_cache
+            .entry(origin)
+            .or_insert_with(HashMap::new);
+        received_set.entry(*from).or_insert((false, 0)).1 = now;
+
         let old = crds.insert_versioned(new_value);
         if old.is_err() {
+            self.num_old += 1;
             return Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageOldVersion);
         }
-        let mut received_set = HashSet::new();
-        received_set.insert(*from);
         self.push_messages.insert(label, value_hash);
-        self.received_cache.insert(value_hash, (now, received_set));
-        Ok(old.ok().and_then(|opt| opt))
+        Ok(old.unwrap())
+    }
+
+    /// push pull responses
+    pub fn push_pull_responses(&mut self, values: Vec<(CrdsValueLabel, Hash, u64)>, now: u64) {
+        for (label, value_hash, wc) in values {
+            if now > wc.checked_add(self.msg_timeout).unwrap_or_else(|| 0) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            self.push_messages.insert(label, value_hash);
+        }
     }
 
     /// New push message to broadcast to peers.
@@ -172,18 +209,10 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
     /// The list of push messages is created such that all the randomly selected peers have not
     /// pruned the source addresses.
     pub fn new_push_messages(&mut self, crds: &Crds, now: u64) -> HashMap<Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>> {
-        let max = self.active_set.len();
-        let mut nodes: Vec<_> = (0..max).collect();
-        nodes.shuffle(&mut rand::thread_rng());
-        let peers: Vec<Pubkey> = nodes
-            .into_iter()
-            .filter_map(|n| self.active_set.get_index(n))
-            .take(self.push_fanout)
-            .map(|n| *n.0)
-            .collect();
         let mut total_bytes: usize = 0;
         let mut values = vec![];
         let mut push_messages: HashMap<Pubkey, Vec<CrdsValue>> = HashMap::new();
+        trace!("new_push_messages {}", self.push_messages.len());
         for (label, hash) in &self.push_messages {
             let res = crds.lookup_versioned(label);
             if res.is_none() {
@@ -203,21 +232,37 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
             }
             values.push(value.clone());
         }
+        trace!(
+            "new_push_messages {} {}",
+            values.len(),
+            self.active_set.len()
+        );
         for v in values {
-            for p in peers.iter() {
-                let filter = self.active_set.get_mut(p);
-                if filter.is_some() && !filter.unwrap().contains(&v.label().pubkey()) {
-                    push_messages.entry(*p).or_default().push(v.clone());
+            //use a consistent index for the same origin so
+            //the active set learns the MST for that origin
+            let start = v.label().pubkey().as_ref()[0] as usize;
+            let max = self.push_fanout.min(self.active_set.len());
+            for i in start..(start + max) {
+                let ix = i % self.active_set.len();
+                if let Some((p, filter)) = self.active_set.get_index(ix) {
+                    if !filter.contains(&v.label().pubkey()) {
+                        trace!("new_push_messages insert {} {:?}", *p, v);
+                        push_messages.entry(*p).or_default().push(v.clone());
+                        self.num_pushes += 1;
+                    }
                 }
+                self.push_messages.remove(&v.label());
             }
-            self.push_messages.remove(&v.label());
         }
         push_messages
     }
 
     /// add the `from` to the peer's filter of nodes
-    pub fn process_prune_msg(&mut self, peer: &Pubkey, origins: &[Pubkey]) {
+    pub fn process_prune_msg(&mut self, self_pubkey: &Pubkey, peer: &Pubkey, origins: &[Pubkey]) {
         for origin in origins {
+            if origin == self_pubkey {
+                continue;
+            }
             if let Some(p) = self.active_set.get_mut(peer) {
                 p.add(origin)
             }
@@ -339,15 +384,11 @@ impl CrdsGossipPush {
 
     /// purge received push message cache
     pub fn purge_old_received_cache(&mut self, min_time: u64) {
-        let old_msgs: Vec<Hash> = self
-            .received_cache
-            .iter()
-            .filter_map(|(k, (rcvd_time, _))| if *rcvd_time < min_time { Some(k) } else { None })
-            .cloned()
-            .collect();
-        for k in old_msgs {
-            self.received_cache.remove(&k);
-        }
+        self.received_cache
+            .iter_mut()
+            .for_each(|v| v.1.retain(|_, v| v.1 > min_time));
+
+        self.received_cache.retain(|_, v| !v.is_empty());
     }
 }
 
@@ -371,7 +412,6 @@ mod test {
         let value = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
             &origin, 0,
         )));
-        let label = value.label();
         let low_staked_peers = (0..10).map(|_| Pubkey::new_rand());
         let mut low_staked_set = HashSet::new();
         low_staked_peers.for_each(|p| {
@@ -380,11 +420,7 @@ mod test {
             stakes.insert(p, 1);
         });
 
-        let versioned = crds
-            .lookup_versioned(&label)
-            .expect("versioned value should exist");
-        let hash = versioned.value_hash;
-        let pruned = push.prune_received_cache(&self_id, &origin, hash, &stakes);
+        let pruned = push.prune_received_cache(&self_id, &origin, &stakes);
         assert!(
             pruned.is_empty(),
             "should not prune if min threshold has not been reached"
@@ -395,7 +431,7 @@ mod test {
         stakes.insert(high_staked_peer, high_stake);
         let _ = push.process_push_message(&mut crds, &high_staked_peer, value, 0);
 
-        let pruned = push.prune_received_cache(&self_id, &origin, hash, &stakes);
+        let pruned = push.prune_received_cache(&self_id, &origin, &stakes);
         assert!(
             pruned.len() < low_staked_set.len() + 1,
             "should not prune all peers"
@@ -409,7 +445,7 @@ mod test {
     }
 
     #[test]
-    fn test_process_push() {
+    fn test_process_push_one() {
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
         let mut push = CrdsGossipPush::default();
         let value = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
@@ -425,9 +461,9 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(crds.lookup(&label), Some(&value));
 
         // push it again
-        assert_eq!(
+        assert_matches!(
             push.process_push_message(&mut crds, &Pubkey::default(), value, 0),
-            Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageAlreadyReceived)
+            Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageOldVersion)
         );
     }
     #[test]
@@ -690,6 +726,7 @@ mod test {
     #[test]
     fn test_process_prune() {
         let mut crds = Crds::default();
+        let self_id = Pubkey::new_rand();
         let mut push = CrdsGossipPush::default();
         let peer = CrdsValue::new_unsigned(CrdsData::ContactInfo(ContactInfo::new_localhost(
             &Pubkey::new_rand(),
@@ -707,7 +744,11 @@ mod test {
             push.process_push_message(&mut crds, &Pubkey::default(), new_msg.clone(), 0),
             Ok(None)
         );
-        push.process_prune_msg(&peer.label().pubkey(), &[new_msg.label().pubkey()]);
+        push.process_prune_msg(
+            &self_id,
+            &peer.label().pubkey(),
+            &[new_msg.label().pubkey()],
+        );
         assert_eq!(push.new_push_messages(&crds, 0), expected);
     }
     #[test]
@@ -749,9 +790,9 @@ mod test {
         assert_eq!(crds.lookup(&label), Some(&value));
 
         // push it again
-        assert_eq!(
+        assert_matches!(
             push.process_push_message(&mut crds, &Pubkey::default(), value.clone(), 0),
-            Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageAlreadyReceived)
+            Err(CrdsGossipError::PushMessageOldVersion)
         );
 
         // purge the old pushed

core/src/replay_stage.rs

@@ -952,7 +952,6 @@ impl ReplayStage {
             progress.get_fork_stats(bank.slot()).unwrap().total_staked,
             lockouts_sender,
         );
-
         Self::push_vote(
             cluster_info,
             bank,
@@ -1044,6 +1043,7 @@ impl ReplayStage {
         let blockhash = bank.last_blockhash();
         vote_tx.partial_sign(&[node_keypair.as_ref()], blockhash);
         vote_tx.partial_sign(&[authorized_voter_keypair.as_ref()], blockhash);
+        let _ = cluster_info.send_vote(&vote_tx);
         cluster_info.push_vote(tower_index, vote_tx);
     }
 

core/tests/gossip.rs

@@ -4,13 +4,14 @@ extern crate log;
 use rayon::iter::*;
 use solana_core::cluster_info::{ClusterInfo, Node};
 use solana_core::gossip_service::GossipService;
+use solana_ledger::bank_forks::BankForks;
 
 use solana_perf::packet::Packet;
 use solana_sdk::signature::{Keypair, Signer};
 use solana_sdk::timing::timestamp;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::sleep;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
@@ -27,6 +28,28 @@ fn test_node(exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>) -> (Arc<ClusterInfo>, GossipService, UdpSoc
     )
 }
 
+fn test_node_with_bank(
+    node_keypair: Keypair,
+    exit: &Arc<AtomicBool>,
+    bank_forks: Arc<RwLock<BankForks>>,
+) -> (Arc<ClusterInfo>, GossipService, UdpSocket) {
+    let keypair = Arc::new(node_keypair);
+    let mut test_node = Node::new_localhost_with_pubkey(&keypair.pubkey());
+    let cluster_info = Arc::new(ClusterInfo::new(test_node.info.clone(), keypair));
+    let gossip_service = GossipService::new(
+        &cluster_info,
+        Some(bank_forks),
+        test_node.sockets.gossip,
+        exit,
+    );
+    let _ = cluster_info.my_contact_info();
+    (
+        cluster_info,
+        gossip_service,
+        test_node.sockets.tvu.pop().unwrap(),
+    )
+}
+
 /// Test that the network converges.
 /// Run until every node in the network has a full ContactInfo set.
 /// Check that nodes stop sending updates after all the ContactInfo has been shared.
@@ -181,3 +204,120 @@ pub fn cluster_info_retransmit() {
     dr2.join().unwrap();
     dr3.join().unwrap();
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[ignore]
+pub fn cluster_info_scale() {
+    use solana_measure::measure::Measure;
+    use solana_perf::test_tx::test_tx;
+    use solana_runtime::bank::Bank;
+    use solana_runtime::genesis_utils::{
+        create_genesis_config_with_vote_accounts, ValidatorVoteKeypairs,
+    };
+    solana_logger::setup();
+    let exit = Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false));
+    let num_nodes: usize = std::env::var("NUM_NODES")
+        .unwrap_or_else(|_| "10".to_string())
+        .parse()
+        .expect("could not parse NUM_NODES as a number");
+
+    let vote_keypairs: Vec<_> = (0..num_nodes)
+        .map(|_| ValidatorVoteKeypairs::new_rand())
+        .collect();
+    let genesis_config_info = create_genesis_config_with_vote_accounts(10_000, &vote_keypairs, 100);
+    let bank0 = Bank::new(&genesis_config_info.genesis_config);
+    let bank_forks = Arc::new(RwLock::new(BankForks::new(0, bank0)));
+
+    let nodes: Vec<_> = vote_keypairs
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|keypairs| test_node_with_bank(keypairs.node_keypair, &exit, bank_forks.clone()))
+        .collect();
+    let ci0 = nodes[0].0.my_contact_info();
+    for node in &nodes[1..] {
+        node.0.insert_info(ci0.clone());
+    }
+
+    let mut time = Measure::start("time");
+    let mut done;
+    let mut success = false;
+    for _ in 0..30 {
+        done = true;
+        for (i, node) in nodes.iter().enumerate() {
+            warn!("node {} peers: {}", i, node.0.gossip_peers().len());
+            if node.0.gossip_peers().len() != num_nodes - 1 {
+                done = false;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        if done {
+            success = true;
+            break;
+        }
+        sleep(Duration::from_secs(1));
+    }
+    time.stop();
+    warn!("found {} nodes in {} success: {}", num_nodes, time, success);
+
+    for num_votes in 1..1000 {
+        let mut time = Measure::start("votes");
+        let tx = test_tx();
+        warn!("tx.message.account_keys: {:?}", tx.message.account_keys);
+        nodes[0].0.push_vote(0, tx.clone());
+        let mut success = false;
+        for _ in 0..(30 * 5) {
+            let mut not_done = 0;
+            let mut num_old = 0;
+            let mut num_push_total = 0;
+            let mut num_pushes = 0;
+            let mut num_pulls = 0;
+            let mut num_inserts = 0;
+            for node in nodes.iter() {
+                //if node.0.get_votes(0).1.len() != (num_nodes * num_votes) {
+                let has_tx = node
+                    .0
+                    .get_votes(0)
+                    .1
+                    .iter()
+                    .filter(|v| v.message.account_keys == tx.message.account_keys)
+                    .count();
+                num_old += node.0.gossip.read().unwrap().push.num_old;
+                num_push_total += node.0.gossip.read().unwrap().push.num_total;
+                num_pushes += node.0.gossip.read().unwrap().push.num_pushes;
+                num_pulls += node.0.gossip.read().unwrap().pull.num_pulls;
+                num_inserts += node.0.gossip.read().unwrap().crds.num_inserts;
+                if has_tx == 0 {
+                    not_done += 1;
+                }
+            }
+            warn!("not_done: {}/{}", not_done, nodes.len());
+            warn!("num_old: {}", num_old);
+            warn!("num_push_total: {}", num_push_total);
+            warn!("num_pushes: {}", num_pushes);
+            warn!("num_pulls: {}", num_pulls);
+            warn!("num_inserts: {}", num_inserts);
+            success = not_done < (nodes.len() / 20);
+            if success {
+                break;
+            }
+            sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        }
+        time.stop();
+        warn!(
+            "propagated vote {} in {} success: {}",
+            num_votes, time, success
+        );
+        sleep(Duration::from_millis(200));
+        for node in nodes.iter() {
+            node.0.gossip.write().unwrap().push.num_old = 0;
+            node.0.gossip.write().unwrap().push.num_total = 0;
+            node.0.gossip.write().unwrap().push.num_pushes = 0;
+            node.0.gossip.write().unwrap().pull.num_pulls = 0;
+            node.0.gossip.write().unwrap().crds.num_inserts = 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
+    for node in nodes {
+        node.1.join().unwrap();
+    }
+}