// dbIndexDisconnectBlock removes all of the index entries associated with the
// given block using the provided indexer and updates the tip of the indexer
// accordingly. An error will be returned if the current tip for the indexer is
// not the passed block.
func dbIndexDisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
// Assert that the block being disconnected is the current tip of the
// index.
idxKey := indexer.Key()
curTipHash, _, err := dbFetchIndexerTip(dbTx, idxKey)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if !curTipHash.IsEqual(block.Sha()) {
return AssertError(fmt.Sprintf("dbIndexDisconnectBlock must "+
"be called with the block at the current index tip "+
"(%s, tip %s, block %s)", indexer.Name(),
curTipHash, block.Sha()))
}
// Notify the indexer with the disconnected block so it can remove all
// of the appropriate entries.
if err := indexer.DisconnectBlock(dbTx, block, view); err != nil {
return err
}
// Update the current index tip.
prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
return dbPutIndexerTip(dbTx, idxKey, prevHash, block.Height()-1)
}
// ConnectBlock is invoked by the index manager when a new block has been
// connected to the main chain. This indexer adds a mapping for each address
// the transactions in the block involve.
//
// This is part of the Indexer interface.
func (idx *AddrIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
// The offset and length of the transactions within the serialized
// block.
txLocs, err := block.TxLoc()
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Get the internal block ID associated with the block.
blockID, err := dbFetchBlockIDByHash(dbTx, block.Sha())
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Build all of the address to transaction mappings in a local map.
addrsToTxns := make(writeIndexData)
idx.indexBlock(addrsToTxns, block, view)
// Add all of the index entries for each address.
addrIdxBucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(addrIndexKey)
for addrKey, txIdxs := range addrsToTxns {
for _, txIdx := range txIdxs {
err := dbPutAddrIndexEntry(addrIdxBucket, addrKey,
blockID, txLocs[txIdx])
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
}
return nil
}
// checkProofOfWork ensures the block header bits which indicate the target
// difficulty is in min/max range and that the block hash is less than the
// target difficulty as claimed.
//
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFNoPoWCheck: The check to ensure the block hash is less than the target
// difficulty is not performed.
func checkProofOfWork(block *btcutil.Block, powLimit *big.Int, flags BehaviorFlags) error {
// The target difficulty must be larger than zero.
target := CompactToBig(block.MsgBlock().Header.Bits)
if target.Sign() <= 0 {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block target difficulty of %064x is too low",
target)
return ruleError(ErrUnexpectedDifficulty, str)
}
// The target difficulty must be less than the maximum allowed.
if target.Cmp(powLimit) > 0 {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block target difficulty of %064x is "+
"higher than max of %064x", target, powLimit)
return ruleError(ErrUnexpectedDifficulty, str)
}
// The block hash must be less than the claimed target unless the flag
// to avoid proof of work checks is set.
if flags&BFNoPoWCheck != BFNoPoWCheck {
// The block hash must be less than the claimed target.
blockHash, err := block.Sha()
if err != nil {
return err
}
hashNum := ShaHashToBig(blockHash)
if hashNum.Cmp(target) > 0 {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block hash of %064x is higher than "+
"expected max of %064x", hashNum, target)
return ruleError(ErrHighHash, str)
}
}
return nil
}
// CheckConnectBlock performs several checks to confirm connecting the passed
// block to the main chain does not violate any rules. An example of some of
// the checks performed are ensuring connecting the block would not cause any
// duplicate transaction hashes for old transactions that aren't already fully
// spent, double spends, exceeding the maximum allowed signature operations
// per block, invalid values in relation to the expected block subsidy, or fail
// transaction script validation.
//
// This function is NOT safe for concurrent access.
func (b *BlockChain) CheckConnectBlock(block *btcutil.Block) error {
prevNode := b.bestChain
newNode := newBlockNode(&block.MsgBlock().Header, block.Sha(),
block.Height())
if prevNode != nil {
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
}
return b.checkConnectBlock(newNode, block)
}
// connectTransactions updates the view by adding all new utxos created by all
// of the transactions in the passed block, marking all utxos the transactions
// spend as spent, and setting the best hash for the view to the passed block.
// In addition, when the 'stxos' argument is not nil, it will be updated to
// append an entry for each spent txout.
func (view *UtxoViewpoint) connectTransactions(block *btcutil.Block, stxos *[]spentTxOut) error {
for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
err := view.connectTransaction(tx, block.Height(), stxos)
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Update the best hash for view to include this block since all of its
// transactions have been connected.
view.SetBestHash(block.Sha())
return nil
}
// DisconnectBlock is invoked by the index manager when a block has been
// disconnected from the main chain. This indexer removes the
// hash-to-transaction mapping for every transaction in the block.
//
// This is part of the Indexer interface.
func (idx *TxIndex) DisconnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
// Remove all of the transactions in the block from the index.
if err := dbRemoveTxIndexEntries(dbTx, block); err != nil {
return err
}
// Remove the block ID index entry for the block being disconnected and
// decrement the current internal block ID to account for it.
if err := dbRemoveBlockIDIndexEntry(dbTx, block.Sha()); err != nil {
return err
}
idx.curBlockID--
return nil
}
// CheckConnectBlock performs several checks to confirm connecting the passed
// block to the main chain does not violate any rules. An example of some of
// the checks performed are ensuring connecting the block would not cause any
// duplicate transaction hashes for old transactions that aren't already fully
// spent, double spends, exceeding the maximum allowed signature operations
// per block, invalid values in relation to the expected block subsidy, or fail
// transaction script validation.
//
// This function is safe for concurrent access.
func (b *BlockChain) CheckConnectBlock(block *btcutil.Block) error {
b.chainLock.Lock()
defer b.chainLock.Unlock()
prevNode := b.bestNode
newNode := newBlockNode(&block.MsgBlock().Header, block.Sha(),
prevNode.height+1)
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
// Leave the spent txouts entry nil in the state since the information
// is not needed and thus extra work can be avoided.
view := NewUtxoViewpoint()
view.SetBestHash(prevNode.hash)
return b.checkConnectBlock(newNode, block, view, nil)
}
// addOrphanBlock adds the passed block (which is already determined to be
// an orphan prior calling this function) to the orphan pool. It lazily cleans
// up any expired blocks so a separate cleanup poller doesn't need to be run.
// It also imposes a maximum limit on the number of outstanding orphan
// blocks and will remove the oldest received orphan block if the limit is
// exceeded.
func (b *BlockChain) addOrphanBlock(block *btcutil.Block) {
// Remove expired orphan blocks.
for _, oBlock := range b.orphans {
if time.Now().After(oBlock.expiration) {
b.removeOrphanBlock(oBlock)
continue
}
// Update the oldest orphan block pointer so it can be discarded
// in case the orphan pool fills up.
if b.oldestOrphan == nil || oBlock.expiration.Before(b.oldestOrphan.expiration) {
b.oldestOrphan = oBlock
}
}
// Limit orphan blocks to prevent memory exhaustion.
if len(b.orphans)+1 > maxOrphanBlocks {
// Remove the oldest orphan to make room for the new one.
b.removeOrphanBlock(b.oldestOrphan)
b.oldestOrphan = nil
}
// Get the block sha. It is safe to ignore the error here since any
// errors would've been caught prior to calling this function.
blockSha, _ := block.Sha()
// Protect concurrent access. This is intentionally done here instead
// of near the top since removeOrphanBlock does its own locking and
// the range iterator is not invalidated by removing map entries.
b.orphanLock.Lock()
defer b.orphanLock.Unlock()
// Insert the block into the orphan map with an expiration time
// 1 hour from now.
expiration := time.Now().Add(time.Hour)
oBlock := &orphanBlock{
block: block,
expiration: expiration,
}
b.orphans[*blockSha] = oBlock
// Add to previous hash lookup index for faster dependency lookups.
prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
b.prevOrphans[*prevHash] = append(b.prevOrphans[*prevHash], oBlock)
return
}
// ConnectBlock is invoked by the index manager when a new block has been
// connected to the main chain. This indexer adds a hash-to-transaction mapping
// for every transaction in the passed block.
//
// This is part of the Indexer interface.
func (idx *TxIndex) ConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
// Increment the internal block ID to use for the block being connected
// and add all of the transactions in the block to the index.
newBlockID := idx.curBlockID + 1
if err := dbAddTxIndexEntries(dbTx, block, newBlockID); err != nil {
return err
}
// Add the new block ID index entry for the block being connected and
// update the current internal block ID accordingly.
err := dbPutBlockIDIndexEntry(dbTx, block.Sha(), newBlockID)
if err != nil {
return err
}
idx.curBlockID = newBlockID
return nil
}
// submitBlock submits the passed block to network after ensuring it passes all
// of the consensus validation rules.
func (m *CPUMiner) submitBlock(block *btcutil.Block) bool {
m.submitBlockLock.Lock()
defer m.submitBlockLock.Unlock()
// Ensure the block is not stale since a new block could have shown up
// while the solution was being found. Typically that condition is
// detected and all work on the stale block is halted to start work on
// a new block, but the check only happens periodically, so it is
// possible a block was found and submitted in between.
latestHash, _ := m.server.blockManager.chainState.Best()
msgBlock := block.MsgBlock()
if !msgBlock.Header.PrevBlock.IsEqual(latestHash) {
minrLog.Debugf("Block submitted via CPU miner with previous "+
"block %s is stale", msgBlock.Header.PrevBlock)
return false
}
// Process this block using the same rules as blocks coming from other
// nodes. This will in turn relay it to the network like normal.
isOrphan, err := m.server.blockManager.ProcessBlock(block, blockchain.BFNone)
if err != nil {
// Anything other than a rule violation is an unexpected error,
// so log that error as an internal error.
if _, ok := err.(blockchain.RuleError); !ok {
minrLog.Errorf("Unexpected error while processing "+
"block submitted via CPU miner: %v", err)
return false
}
minrLog.Debugf("Block submitted via CPU miner rejected: %v", err)
return false
}
if isOrphan {
minrLog.Debugf("Block submitted via CPU miner is an orphan")
return false
}
// The block was accepted.
blockSha, _ := block.Sha()
coinbaseTx := block.MsgBlock().Transactions[0].TxOut[0]
minrLog.Infof("Block submitted via CPU miner accepted (hash %s, "+
"amount %v)", blockSha, btcutil.Amount(coinbaseTx.Value))
return true
}
// dbFetchSpendJournalEntry fetches the spend journal entry for the passed
// block and deserializes it into a slice of spent txout entries. The provided
// view MUST have the utxos referenced by all of the transactions available for
// the passed block since that information is required to reconstruct the spent
// txouts.
func dbFetchSpendJournalEntry(dbTx database.Tx, block *btcutil.Block, view *UtxoViewpoint) ([]spentTxOut, error) {
// Exclude the coinbase transaction since it can't spend anything.
spendBucket := dbTx.Metadata().Bucket(spendJournalBucketName)
serialized := spendBucket.Get(block.Sha()[:])
blockTxns := block.MsgBlock().Transactions[1:]
stxos, err := deserializeSpendJournalEntry(serialized, blockTxns, view)
if err != nil {
// Ensure any deserialization errors are returned as database
// corruption errors.
if isDeserializeErr(err) {
return nil, database.Error{
ErrorCode: database.ErrCorruption,
Description: fmt.Sprintf("corrupt spend "+
"information for %v: %v", block.Sha(),
err),
}
}
return nil, err
}
return stxos, nil
}
// dbIndexConnectBlock adds all of the index entries associated with the
// given block using the provided indexer and updates the tip of the indexer
// accordingly. An error will be returned if the current tip for the indexer is
// not the previous block for the passed block.
func dbIndexConnectBlock(dbTx database.Tx, indexer Indexer, block *btcutil.Block, view *blockchain.UtxoViewpoint) error {
// Assert that the block being connected properly connects to the
// current tip of the index.
idxKey := indexer.Key()
curTipHash, _, err := dbFetchIndexerTip(dbTx, idxKey)
if err != nil {
return err
}
if !curTipHash.IsEqual(&block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock) {
return AssertError(fmt.Sprintf("dbIndexConnectBlock must be "+
"called with a block that extends the current index "+
"tip (%s, tip %s, block %s)", indexer.Name(),
curTipHash, block.Sha()))
}
// Notify the indexer with the connected block so it can index it.
if err := indexer.ConnectBlock(dbTx, block, view); err != nil {
return err
}
// Update the current index tip.
return dbPutIndexerTip(dbTx, idxKey, block.Sha(), block.Height())
}
// IsCheckpointCandidate returns whether or not the passed block is a good
// checkpoint candidate.
//
// The factors used to determine a good checkpoint are:
// - The block must be in the main chain
// - The block must be at least 'CheckpointConfirmations' blocks prior to the
// current end of the main chain
// - The timestamps for the blocks before and after the checkpoint must have
// timestamps which are also before and after the checkpoint, respectively
// (due to the median time allowance this is not always the case)
// - The block must not contain any strange transaction such as those with
// nonstandard scripts
//
// The intent is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final
// decision and then manually added to the list of checkpoints for a network.
func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) {
// Checkpoints must be enabled.
if b.noCheckpoints {
return false, fmt.Errorf("checkpoints are disabled")
}
// A checkpoint must be in the main chain.
exists, err := b.db.ExistsSha(block.Sha())
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if !exists {
return false, nil
}
// A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks before
// the end of the main chain.
blockHeight := block.Height()
_, mainChainHeight, err := b.db.NewestSha()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if blockHeight > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) {
return false, nil
}
// Get the previous block.
prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
prevBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(prevHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Get the next block.
nextHash, err := b.db.FetchBlockShaByHeight(blockHeight + 1)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
nextBlock, err := b.db.FetchBlockBySha(nextHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// A checkpoint must have timestamps for the block and the blocks on
// either side of it in order (due to the median time allowance this is
// not always the case).
prevTime := prevBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
nextTime := nextBlock.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) {
return false, nil
}
// A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain standard
// scripts.
for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) {
return false, nil
}
}
return true, nil
}
// connectBestChain handles connecting the passed block to the chain while
// respecting proper chain selection according to the chain with the most
// proof of work. In the typical case, the new block simply extends the main
// chain. However, it may also be extending (or creating) a side chain (fork)
// which may or may not end up becoming the main chain depending on which fork
// cumulatively has the most proof of work.
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFFastAdd: Avoids the call to checkConnectBlock which does several
// expensive transaction validation operations.
// - BFDryRun: Prevents the block from being connected and avoids modifying the
// state of the memory chain index. Also, any log messages related to
// modifying the state are avoided.
func (b *BlockChain) connectBestChain(node *blockNode, block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) error {
fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
// We haven't selected a best chain yet or we are extending the main
// (best) chain with a new block. This is the most common case.
if b.bestChain == nil || node.parent.hash.IsEqual(b.bestChain.hash) {
// Perform several checks to verify the block can be connected
// to the main chain (including whatever reorganization might
// be necessary to get this node to the main chain) without
// violating any rules and without actually connecting the
// block.
if !fastAdd {
err := b.checkConnectBlock(node, block)
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Don't connect the block if performing a dry run.
if dryRun {
return nil
}
// Connect the block to the main chain.
err := b.connectBlock(node, block)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Connect the parent node to this node.
if node.parent != nil {
node.parent.children = append(node.parent.children, node)
}
return nil
}
if fastAdd {
log.Warnf("fastAdd set in the side chain case? %v\n",
block.Sha())
}
// We're extending (or creating) a side chain which may or may not
// become the main chain, but in either case we need the block stored
// for future processing, so add the block to the side chain holding
// cache.
if !dryRun {
log.Debugf("Adding block %v to side chain cache", node.hash)
}
b.blockCache[*node.hash] = block
b.index[*node.hash] = node
// Connect the parent node to this node.
node.inMainChain = false
node.parent.children = append(node.parent.children, node)
// Remove the block from the side chain cache and disconnect it from the
// parent node when the function returns when running in dry run mode.
if dryRun {
defer func() {
children := node.parent.children
children = removeChildNode(children, node)
node.parent.children = children
delete(b.index, *node.hash)
delete(b.blockCache, *node.hash)
}()
}
// We're extending (or creating) a side chain, but the cumulative
// work for this new side chain is not enough to make it the new chain.
if node.workSum.Cmp(b.bestChain.workSum) <= 0 {
// Skip Logging info when the dry run flag is set.
if dryRun {
return nil
}
// Find the fork point.
fork := node
for ; fork.parent != nil; fork = fork.parent {
if fork.inMainChain {
break
}
}
// Log information about how the block is forking the chain.
if fork.hash.IsEqual(node.parent.hash) {
log.Infof("FORK: Block %v forks the chain at height %d"+
"/block %v, but does not cause a reorganize",
node.hash, fork.height, fork.hash)
} else {
log.Infof("EXTEND FORK: Block %v extends a side chain "+
"which forks the chain at height %d/block %v",
node.hash, fork.height, fork.hash)
}
return nil
}
// We're extending (or creating) a side chain and the cumulative work
// for this new side chain is more than the old best chain, so this side
// chain needs to become the main chain. In order to accomplish that,
// find the common ancestor of both sides of the fork, disconnect the
// blocks that form the (now) old fork from the main chain, and attach
// the blocks that form the new chain to the main chain starting at the
// common ancenstor (the point where the chain forked).
detachNodes, attachNodes := b.getReorganizeNodes(node)
// Reorganize the chain.
if !dryRun {
log.Infof("REORGANIZE: Block %v is causing a reorganize.",
node.hash)
}
err := b.reorganizeChain(detachNodes, attachNodes, flags)
if err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
}
// IsCheckpointCandidate returns whether or not the passed block is a good
// checkpoint candidate.
//
// The factors used to determine a good checkpoint are:
// - The block must be in the main chain
// - The block must be at least 'CheckpointConfirmations' blocks prior to the
// current end of the main chain
// - The timestamps for the blocks before and after the checkpoint must have
// timestamps which are also before and after the checkpoint, respectively
// (due to the median time allowance this is not always the case)
// - The block must not contain any strange transaction such as those with
// nonstandard scripts
//
// The intent is that candidates are reviewed by a developer to make the final
// decision and then manually added to the list of checkpoints for a network.
//
// This function is safe for concurrent access.
func (b *BlockChain) IsCheckpointCandidate(block *btcutil.Block) (bool, error) {
b.chainLock.RLock()
defer b.chainLock.RUnlock()
// Checkpoints must be enabled.
if b.noCheckpoints {
return false, fmt.Errorf("checkpoints are disabled")
}
var isCandidate bool
err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error {
// A checkpoint must be in the main chain.
blockHeight, err := dbFetchHeightByHash(dbTx, block.Sha())
if err != nil {
// Only return an error if it's not due to the block not
// being in the main chain.
if !isNotInMainChainErr(err) {
return err
}
return nil
}
// Ensure the height of the passed block and the entry for the
// block in the main chain match. This should always be the
// case unless the caller provided an invalid block.
if blockHeight != block.Height() {
return fmt.Errorf("passed block height of %d does not "+
"match the main chain height of %d",
block.Height(), blockHeight)
}
// A checkpoint must be at least CheckpointConfirmations blocks
// before the end of the main chain.
mainChainHeight := b.bestNode.height
if blockHeight > (mainChainHeight - CheckpointConfirmations) {
return nil
}
// Get the previous block header.
prevHash := &block.MsgBlock().Header.PrevBlock
prevHeader, err := dbFetchHeaderByHash(dbTx, prevHash)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Get the next block header.
nextHeader, err := dbFetchHeaderByHeight(dbTx, blockHeight+1)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// A checkpoint must have timestamps for the block and the
// blocks on either side of it in order (due to the median time
// allowance this is not always the case).
prevTime := prevHeader.Timestamp
curTime := block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp
nextTime := nextHeader.Timestamp
if prevTime.After(curTime) || nextTime.Before(curTime) {
return nil
}
// A checkpoint must have transactions that only contain
// standard scripts.
for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
if isNonstandardTransaction(tx) {
return nil
}
}
// All of the checks passed, so the block is a candidate.
isCandidate = true
return nil
})
return isCandidate, err
}
// ProcessBlock is the main workhorse for handling insertion of new blocks into
// the block chain. It includes functionality such as rejecting duplicate
// blocks, ensuring blocks follow all rules, orphan handling, and insertion into
// the block chain along with best chain selection and reorganization.
//
// It returns a bool which indicates whether or not the block is an orphan and
// any errors that occurred during processing. The returned bool is only valid
// when the error is nil.
func (b *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(block *btcutil.Block, timeSource MedianTimeSource, flags BehaviorFlags) (bool, error) {
fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
blockHash := block.Sha()
log.Tracef("Processing block %v", blockHash)
// The block must not already exist in the main chain or side chains.
exists, err := b.blockExists(blockHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// The block must not already exist as an orphan.
if _, exists := b.orphans[*blockHash]; exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block (orphan) %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// Perform preliminary sanity checks on the block and its transactions.
err = checkBlockSanity(block, b.chainParams.PowLimit, timeSource, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Find the previous checkpoint and perform some additional checks based
// on the checkpoint. This provides a few nice properties such as
// preventing old side chain blocks before the last checkpoint,
// rejecting easy to mine, but otherwise bogus, blocks that could be
// used to eat memory, and ensuring expected (versus claimed) proof of
// work requirements since the previous checkpoint are met.
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
checkpointBlock, err := b.findPreviousCheckpoint()
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if checkpointBlock != nil {
// Ensure the block timestamp is after the checkpoint timestamp.
checkpointHeader := &checkpointBlock.MsgBlock().Header
checkpointTime := checkpointHeader.Timestamp
if blockHeader.Timestamp.Before(checkpointTime) {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block %v has timestamp %v before "+
"last checkpoint timestamp %v", blockHash,
blockHeader.Timestamp, checkpointTime)
return false, ruleError(ErrCheckpointTimeTooOld, str)
}
if !fastAdd {
// Even though the checks prior to now have already ensured the
// proof of work exceeds the claimed amount, the claimed amount
// is a field in the block header which could be forged. This
// check ensures the proof of work is at least the minimum
// expected based on elapsed time since the last checkpoint and
// maximum adjustment allowed by the retarget rules.
duration := blockHeader.Timestamp.Sub(checkpointTime)
requiredTarget := CompactToBig(b.calcEasiestDifficulty(
checkpointHeader.Bits, duration))
currentTarget := CompactToBig(blockHeader.Bits)
if currentTarget.Cmp(requiredTarget) > 0 {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block target difficulty of %064x "+
"is too low when compared to the previous "+
"checkpoint", currentTarget)
return false, ruleError(ErrDifficultyTooLow, str)
}
}
}
// Handle orphan blocks.
prevHash := &blockHeader.PrevBlock
if !prevHash.IsEqual(zeroHash) {
prevHashExists, err := b.blockExists(prevHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if !prevHashExists {
if !dryRun {
log.Infof("Adding orphan block %v with parent %v",
blockHash, prevHash)
b.addOrphanBlock(block)
}
return true, nil
}
}
// The block has passed all context independent checks and appears sane
// enough to potentially accept it into the block chain.
err = b.maybeAcceptBlock(block, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Don't process any orphans or log when the dry run flag is set.
if !dryRun {
// Accept any orphan blocks that depend on this block (they are
// no longer orphans) and repeat for those accepted blocks until
// there are no more.
err := b.processOrphans(blockHash, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
log.Debugf("Accepted block %v", blockHash)
}
return false, nil
}
// ProcessBlock is the main workhorse for handling insertion of new blocks into
// the block chain. It includes functionality such as rejecting duplicate
// blocks, ensuring blocks follow all rules, orphan handling, and insertion into
// the block chain along with best chain selection and reorganization.
//
// It returns a bool which indicates whether or not the block is an orphan and
// any errors that occurred during processing. The returned bool is only valid
// when the error is nil.
func (b *BlockChain) ProcessBlock(block *btcutil.Block, timeSource MedianTimeSource, flags BehaviorFlags) (bool, error) {
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
blockHash := block.Sha()
// The block must not already exist in the main chain or side chains.
exists, err := b.blockExists(blockHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// The block must not already exist as an orphan.
if _, exists := b.orphans[*blockHash]; exists {
str := fmt.Sprintf("already have block (orphan) %v", blockHash)
return false, ruleError(ErrDuplicateBlock, str)
}
// Perform preliminary sanity checks on the block and its transactions.
err = checkBlockSanity(block, b.chainParams.PowLimit, timeSource, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
// Can we just go ahead and add this?
latestCheckpoint := b.LatestCheckpoint()
if blockHeader.PrevBlock.IsEqual(latestCheckpoint.Hash) {
block.SetHeight(latestCheckpoint.Height + 1)
err = b.maybeAcceptBlock(block, flags|BFFastAdd)
if err != nil {
log.Infof("ERROR: %v", err)
return false, err
}
log.Infof("Checkpoint (+1) block inserted: %v", block.Sha())
return false, nil
}
// Handle orphan blocks.
prevHash := &blockHeader.PrevBlock
if !prevHash.IsEqual(zeroHash) {
prevHashExists, err := b.blockExists(prevHash)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
if !prevHashExists {
if !dryRun {
log.Infof("Adding orphan block %v with parent %v",
blockHash, prevHash)
b.addOrphanBlock(block)
}
return true, nil
}
}
// The block has passed all context independent checks and appears sane
// enough to potentially accept it into the block chain.
err = b.maybeAcceptBlock(block, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// Don't process any orphans or log when the dry run flag is set.
if !dryRun {
// Accept any orphan blocks that depend on this block (they are
// no longer orphans) and repeat for those accepted blocks until
// there are no more.
err := b.processOrphans(blockHash, flags)
if err != nil {
return false, err
}
// log.Tracef("Accepted block %v", blockHash)
}
// log.Infof("Accepted block %v (height: %v)", blockHash, block.Height())
return false, nil
}
// InsertBlock inserts raw block and transaction data from a block into the
// database. The first block inserted into the database will be treated as the
// genesis block. Every subsequent block insert requires the referenced parent
// block to already exist.
func (db *LevelDb) InsertBlock(block *btcutil.Block) (height int64, rerr error) {
db.dbLock.Lock()
defer db.dbLock.Unlock()
defer func() {
if rerr == nil {
rerr = db.processBatches()
} else {
db.lBatch().Reset()
}
}()
blocksha := block.Sha()
mblock := block.MsgBlock()
rawMsg, err := block.Bytes()
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("Failed to obtain raw block sha %v", blocksha)
return 0, err
}
txloc, err := block.TxLoc()
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("Failed to obtain raw block sha %v", blocksha)
return 0, err
}
// Insert block into database
newheight, err := db.insertBlockData(blocksha, &mblock.Header.PrevBlock,
rawMsg)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("Failed to insert block %v %v %v", blocksha,
&mblock.Header.PrevBlock, err)
return 0, err
}
// At least two blocks in the long past were generated by faulty
// miners, the sha of the transaction exists in a previous block,
// detect this condition and 'accept' the block.
for txidx, tx := range mblock.Transactions {
txsha, err := block.TxSha(txidx)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("failed to compute tx name block %v idx %v err %v", blocksha, txidx, err)
return 0, err
}
spentbuflen := (len(tx.TxOut) + 7) / 8
spentbuf := make([]byte, spentbuflen, spentbuflen)
if len(tx.TxOut)%8 != 0 {
for i := uint(len(tx.TxOut) % 8); i < 8; i++ {
spentbuf[spentbuflen-1] |= (byte(1) << i)
}
}
err = db.insertTx(txsha, newheight, txloc[txidx].TxStart, txloc[txidx].TxLen, spentbuf)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("block %v idx %v failed to insert tx %v %v err %v", blocksha, newheight, &txsha, txidx, err)
return 0, err
}
// Some old blocks contain duplicate transactions
// Attempt to cleanly bypass this problem by marking the
// first as fully spent.
// http://blockexplorer.com/b/91812 dup in 91842
// http://blockexplorer.com/b/91722 dup in 91880
if newheight == 91812 {
dupsha, err := wire.NewShaHashFromStr("d5d27987d2a3dfc724e359870c6644b40e497bdc0589a033220fe15429d88599")
if err != nil {
panic("invalid sha string in source")
}
if txsha.IsEqual(dupsha) {
// marking TxOut[0] as spent
po := wire.NewOutPoint(dupsha, 0)
txI := wire.NewTxIn(po, []byte("garbage"))
var spendtx wire.MsgTx
spendtx.AddTxIn(txI)
err = db.doSpend(&spendtx)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("block %v idx %v failed to spend tx %v %v err %v", blocksha, newheight, &txsha, txidx, err)
}
}
}
if newheight == 91722 {
dupsha, err := wire.NewShaHashFromStr("e3bf3d07d4b0375638d5f1db5255fe07ba2c4cb067cd81b84ee974b6585fb468")
if err != nil {
panic("invalid sha string in source")
}
if txsha.IsEqual(dupsha) {
// marking TxOut[0] as spent
po := wire.NewOutPoint(dupsha, 0)
txI := wire.NewTxIn(po, []byte("garbage"))
var spendtx wire.MsgTx
spendtx.AddTxIn(txI)
err = db.doSpend(&spendtx)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("block %v idx %v failed to spend tx %v %v err %v", blocksha, newheight, &txsha, txidx, err)
}
}
}
err = db.doSpend(tx)
if err != nil {
log.Warnf("block %v idx %v failed to spend tx %v %v err %v", blocksha, newheight, txsha, txidx, err)
return 0, err
}
}
return newheight, nil
}
// maybeAcceptBlock potentially accepts a block into the memory block chain.
// It performs several validation checks which depend on its position within
// the block chain before adding it. The block is expected to have already gone
// through ProcessBlock before calling this function with it.
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFFastAdd: The somewhat expensive BIP0034 validation is not performed.
// - BFDryRun: The memory chain index will not be pruned and no accept
// notification will be sent since the block is not being accepted.
func (b *BlockChain) maybeAcceptBlock(block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) error {
fastAdd := flags&BFFastAdd == BFFastAdd
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
// Get a block node for the block previous to this one. Will be nil
// if this is the genesis block.
prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromBlock(block)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromBlock: %v", err)
return err
}
// The height of this block is one more than the referenced previous
// block.
blockHeight := int64(0)
if prevNode != nil {
blockHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
block.SetHeight(blockHeight)
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
if !fastAdd {
// Ensure the difficulty specified in the block header matches
// the calculated difficulty based on the previous block and
// difficulty retarget rules.
expectedDifficulty, err := b.calcNextRequiredDifficulty(prevNode,
block.MsgBlock().Header.Timestamp)
if err != nil {
return err
}
blockDifficulty := blockHeader.Bits
if blockDifficulty != expectedDifficulty {
str := "block difficulty of %d is not the expected value of %d"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockDifficulty, expectedDifficulty)
return ruleError(ErrUnexpectedDifficulty, str)
}
// Ensure the timestamp for the block header is after the
// median time of the last several blocks (medianTimeBlocks).
medianTime, err := b.calcPastMedianTime(prevNode)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("calcPastMedianTime: %v", err)
return err
}
if !blockHeader.Timestamp.After(medianTime) {
str := "block timestamp of %v is not after expected %v"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Timestamp,
medianTime)
return ruleError(ErrTimeTooOld, str)
}
// Ensure all transactions in the block are finalized.
for _, tx := range block.Transactions() {
if !IsFinalizedTransaction(tx, blockHeight,
blockHeader.Timestamp) {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block contains "+
"unfinalized transaction %v", tx.Sha())
return ruleError(ErrUnfinalizedTx, str)
}
}
}
// Ensure chain matches up to predetermined checkpoints.
// It's safe to ignore the error on Sha since it's already cached.
blockHash, _ := block.Sha()
if !b.verifyCheckpoint(blockHeight, blockHash) {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d does not match "+
"checkpoint hash", blockHeight)
return ruleError(ErrBadCheckpoint, str)
}
// Find the previous checkpoint and prevent blocks which fork the main
// chain before it. This prevents storage of new, otherwise valid,
// blocks which build off of old blocks that are likely at a much easier
// difficulty and therefore could be used to waste cache and disk space.
checkpointBlock, err := b.findPreviousCheckpoint()
if err != nil {
return err
}
if checkpointBlock != nil && blockHeight < checkpointBlock.Height() {
str := fmt.Sprintf("block at height %d forks the main chain "+
"before the previous checkpoint at height %d",
blockHeight, checkpointBlock.Height())
return ruleError(ErrForkTooOld, str)
}
if !fastAdd {
// Reject version 2 blocks once a majority of the network has
// upgraded. This is part of BIP0066.
if blockHeader.Version < 3 && b.isMajorityVersion(3, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockRejectNumRequired) {
str := "new blocks with version %d are no longer valid"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Version)
return ruleError(ErrBlockVersionTooOld, str)
}
// Reject version 1 blocks once a majority of the network has
// upgraded. This is part of BIP0034.
if blockHeader.Version < 2 && b.isMajorityVersion(2, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockRejectNumRequired) {
str := "new blocks with version %d are no longer valid"
str = fmt.Sprintf(str, blockHeader.Version)
return ruleError(ErrBlockVersionTooOld, str)
}
// Ensure coinbase starts with serialized block heights for
// blocks whose version is the serializedHeightVersion or
// newer once a majority of the network has upgraded. This is
// part of BIP0034.
if blockHeader.Version >= serializedHeightVersion &&
b.isMajorityVersion(serializedHeightVersion, prevNode,
b.chainParams.BlockEnforceNumRequired) {
expectedHeight := int64(0)
if prevNode != nil {
expectedHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
coinbaseTx := block.Transactions()[0]
err := checkSerializedHeight(coinbaseTx, expectedHeight)
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
}
// Prune block nodes which are no longer needed before creating
// a new node.
if !dryRun {
err = b.pruneBlockNodes()
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Create a new block node for the block and add it to the in-memory
// block chain (could be either a side chain or the main chain).
newNode := newBlockNode(blockHeader, blockHash, blockHeight)
if prevNode != nil {
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.height = blockHeight
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
}
// Connect the passed block to the chain while respecting proper chain
// selection according to the chain with the most proof of work. This
// also handles validation of the transaction scripts.
err = b.connectBestChain(newNode, block, flags)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Notify the caller that the new block was accepted into the block
// chain. The caller would typically want to react by relaying the
// inventory to other peers.
if !dryRun {
b.sendNotification(NTBlockAccepted, block)
}
return nil
}
// InsertBlock inserts raw block and transaction data from a block into the
// database. The first block inserted into the database will be treated as the
// genesis block. Every subsequent block insert requires the referenced parent
// block to already exist. This is part of the database.Db interface
// implementation.
func (db *MemDb) InsertBlock(block *btcutil.Block) (int64, error) {
db.Lock()
defer db.Unlock()
if db.closed {
return 0, ErrDbClosed
}
// Reject the insert if the previously reference block does not exist
// except in the case there are no blocks inserted yet where the first
// inserted block is assumed to be a genesis block.
msgBlock := block.MsgBlock()
if _, exists := db.blocksBySha[msgBlock.Header.PrevBlock]; !exists {
if len(db.blocks) > 0 {
return 0, database.ErrPrevShaMissing
}
}
// Build a map of in-flight transactions because some of the inputs in
// this block could be referencing other transactions earlier in this
// block which are not yet in the chain.
txInFlight := map[wire.ShaHash]int{}
transactions := block.Transactions()
for i, tx := range transactions {
txInFlight[*tx.Sha()] = i
}
// Loop through all transactions and inputs to ensure there are no error
// conditions that would prevent them from be inserted into the db.
// Although these checks could could be done in the loop below, checking
// for error conditions up front means the code below doesn't have to
// deal with rollback on errors.
newHeight := int64(len(db.blocks))
for i, tx := range transactions {
// Two old blocks contain duplicate transactions due to being
// mined by faulty miners and accepted by the origin Satoshi
// client. Rules have since been added to the ensure this
// problem can no longer happen, but the two duplicate
// transactions which were originally accepted are forever in
// the block chain history and must be dealth with specially.
// http://blockexplorer.com/b/91842
// http://blockexplorer.com/b/91880
if newHeight == 91842 && tx.Sha().IsEqual(dupTxHash91842) {
continue
}
if newHeight == 91880 && tx.Sha().IsEqual(dupTxHash91880) {
continue
}
for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn {
if isCoinbaseInput(txIn) {
continue
}
// It is acceptable for a transaction input to reference
// the output of another transaction in this block only
// if the referenced transaction comes before the
// current one in this block.
prevOut := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint
if inFlightIndex, ok := txInFlight[prevOut.Hash]; ok {
if i <= inFlightIndex {
log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+
" of %s does not exist in-flight",
tx.Sha())
return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing
}
} else {
originTxns, exists := db.txns[prevOut.Hash]
if !exists {
log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+
"of %s by %s does not exist",
prevOut.Hash, tx.Sha())
return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing
}
originTxD := originTxns[len(originTxns)-1]
if prevOut.Index > uint32(len(originTxD.spentBuf)) {
log.Warnf("InsertBlock: requested hash "+
"of %s with index %d does not "+
"exist", tx.Sha(), prevOut.Index)
return 0, database.ErrTxShaMissing
}
}
}
// Prevent duplicate transactions in the same block.
if inFlightIndex, exists := txInFlight[*tx.Sha()]; exists &&
inFlightIndex < i {
log.Warnf("Block contains duplicate transaction %s",
tx.Sha())
return 0, database.ErrDuplicateSha
}
// Prevent duplicate transactions unless the old one is fully
// spent.
if txns, exists := db.txns[*tx.Sha()]; exists {
txD := txns[len(txns)-1]
if !isFullySpent(txD) {
log.Warnf("Attempt to insert duplicate "+
"transaction %s", tx.Sha())
return 0, database.ErrDuplicateSha
}
}
}
db.blocks = append(db.blocks, msgBlock)
db.blocksBySha[*block.Sha()] = newHeight
// Insert information about eacj transaction and spend all of the
// outputs referenced by the inputs to the transactions.
for i, tx := range block.Transactions() {
// Insert the transaction data.
txD := tTxInsertData{
blockHeight: newHeight,
offset: i,
spentBuf: make([]bool, len(tx.MsgTx().TxOut)),
}
db.txns[*tx.Sha()] = append(db.txns[*tx.Sha()], &txD)
// Spend all of the inputs.
for _, txIn := range tx.MsgTx().TxIn {
// Coinbase transaction has no inputs.
if isCoinbaseInput(txIn) {
continue
}
// Already checked for existing and valid ranges above.
prevOut := &txIn.PreviousOutPoint
originTxns := db.txns[prevOut.Hash]
originTxD := originTxns[len(originTxns)-1]
originTxD.spentBuf[prevOut.Index] = true
}
}
return newHeight, nil
}
// maybeAcceptBlock potentially accepts a block into the memory block chain.
// It performs several validation checks which depend on its position within
// the block chain before adding it. The block is expected to have already gone
// through ProcessBlock before calling this function with it.
//
// The flags modify the behavior of this function as follows:
// - BFDryRun: The memory chain index will not be pruned and no accept
// notification will be sent since the block is not being accepted.
//
// The flags are also passed to checkBlockContext and connectBestChain. See
// their documentation for how the flags modify their behavior.
//
// This function MUST be called with the chain state lock held (for writes).
func (b *BlockChain) maybeAcceptBlock(block *btcutil.Block, flags BehaviorFlags) error {
dryRun := flags&BFDryRun == BFDryRun
// Get a block node for the block previous to this one. Will be nil
// if this is the genesis block.
prevNode, err := b.getPrevNodeFromBlock(block)
if err != nil {
log.Errorf("getPrevNodeFromBlock: %v", err)
return err
}
// The height of this block is one more than the referenced previous
// block.
blockHeight := int32(0)
if prevNode != nil {
blockHeight = prevNode.height + 1
}
block.SetHeight(blockHeight)
// The block must pass all of the validation rules which depend on the
// position of the block within the block chain.
err = b.checkBlockContext(block, prevNode, flags)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Prune block nodes which are no longer needed before creating
// a new node.
if !dryRun {
err = b.pruneBlockNodes()
if err != nil {
return err
}
}
// Create a new block node for the block and add it to the in-memory
// block chain (could be either a side chain or the main chain).
blockHeader := &block.MsgBlock().Header
newNode := newBlockNode(blockHeader, block.Sha(), blockHeight)
if prevNode != nil {
newNode.parent = prevNode
newNode.height = blockHeight
newNode.workSum.Add(prevNode.workSum, newNode.workSum)
}
// Connect the passed block to the chain while respecting proper chain
// selection according to the chain with the most proof of work. This
// also handles validation of the transaction scripts.
err = b.connectBestChain(newNode, block, flags)
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Notify the caller that the new block was accepted into the block
// chain. The caller would typically want to react by relaying the
// inventory to other peers.
if !dryRun {
b.chainLock.Unlock()
b.sendNotification(NTBlockAccepted, block)
b.chainLock.Lock()
}
return nil
}