package blockchain import ( "context" "github.com/gogo/protobuf/proto" "github.com/pkg/errors" ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/ethereumapis/eth/v1alpha1" "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/shared/bytesutil" "go.opencensus.io/trace" ) // This gets head from the fork choice service and saves head related items // (ie root, block, state) to the local service cache. func (s *Service) updateHead(ctx context.Context, balances []uint64) error { ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockchain.updateHead") defer span.End() // To get the proper head update, a node first checks its best justified // can become justified. This is designed to prevent bounce attack and // ensure head gets its best justified info. if s.bestJustifiedCheckpt.Epoch > s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch { s.justifiedCheckpt = s.bestJustifiedCheckpt } // Get head from the fork choice service. f := s.finalizedCheckpt j := s.justifiedCheckpt headRoot, err := s.forkChoiceStore.Head(ctx, j.Epoch, bytesutil.ToBytes32(j.Root), balances, f.Epoch) if err != nil { return err } // Save head to the local service cache. return s.saveHead(ctx, headRoot) } // This saves head info to the local service cache, it also saves the // new head root to the DB. func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error { ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockchain.saveHead") defer span.End() cachedHeadRoot, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx) if err != nil { return err } // Do nothing if head hasn't changed. if headRoot == bytesutil.ToBytes32(cachedHeadRoot) { return nil } // Get the new head block from DB. newHead, err := s.beaconDB.Block(ctx, headRoot) if err != nil { return err } if newHead == nil || newHead.Block == nil { return errors.New("cannot save nil head block") } // Get the new head state from DB. headState, err := s.beaconDB.State(ctx, headRoot) if err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head state in DB") } s.headLock.Lock() defer s.headLock.Unlock() // Cache the new head info. s.headSlot = newHead.Block.Slot s.canonicalRoots[newHead.Block.Slot] = headRoot[:] s.headBlock = proto.Clone(newHead).(*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock) s.headState = headState // Save the new head root to DB. if err := s.beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, headRoot); err != nil { return errors.Wrap(err, "could not save head root in DB") } return nil }