bugfixes for headsection deadlocks

- switchC initialised as closed
- move select in setChainInfoFromBlock out of peer lock
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zelig 2015-04-11 04:58:53 +01:00
parent f047699afb
commit 406feee570
1 changed files with 15 additions and 7 deletions

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@ -89,10 +89,12 @@ func (self *peers) newPeer(
peerError: peerError,
currentBlockC: make(chan *types.Block),
headSectionC: make(chan *section),
switchC: make(chan bool),
bp: self.bp,
idle: true,
addToBlacklist: self.addToBlacklist,
}
close(p.switchC) //! hack :((((
// at creation the peer is recorded in the peer pool
self.peers[id] = p
return
@ -153,7 +155,8 @@ func (self *peer) setChainInfo(td *big.Int, currentBlockHash common.Hash) {
func (self *peer) setChainInfoFromBlock(block *types.Block) (td *big.Int, currentBlockHash common.Hash) {
self.lock.Lock()
defer self.lock.Unlock()
currentBlockC := self.currentBlockC
switchC := self.switchC
hash := block.Hash()
// this happens when block came in a newblock message but
// also if sent in a blockmsg (for instance, if we requested, only if we
@ -162,15 +165,20 @@ func (self *peer) setChainInfoFromBlock(block *types.Block) (td *big.Int, curren
if currentBlockHash == hash && self.currentBlock == nil {
// signal to head section process
plog.DebugDetailf("AddBlock: head block %s for peer <%s> (head: %s) received\n", hex(hash), self.id, hex(currentBlockHash))
select {
case self.currentBlockC <- block:
case <-self.switchC:
}
return self.td, currentBlockHash
td = self.td
} else {
plog.DebugDetailf("AddBlock: head block %s for peer <%s> (head: %s) already known", hex(hash), self.id, hex(currentBlockHash))
return nil, currentBlockHash
}
self.lock.Unlock()
// this must be called without peerlock.
// peerlock held can halt the loop and block on select forever
if td != nil {
select {
case currentBlockC <- block:
case <-switchC: // peer is not best peer
}
}
return
}
// this will use the TD given by the first peer to update peer td, this helps second best peer selection