Commit 656354ee authored by Juan Batiz-Benet's avatar Juan Batiz-Benet

routing/dht: periodic bootstrapping #572

parent 2be84c9b
......@@ -370,66 +370,3 @@ func (dht *IpfsDHT) PingRoutine(t time.Duration) {
}
}
}
// Bootstrap builds up list of peers by requesting random peer IDs
func (dht *IpfsDHT) Bootstrap(ctx context.Context, queries int) error {
var merr u.MultiErr
randomID := func() peer.ID {
// 16 random bytes is not a valid peer id. it may be fine becuase
// the dht will rehash to its own keyspace anyway.
id := make([]byte, 16)
rand.Read(id)
return peer.ID(id)
}
// bootstrap sequentially, as results will compound
runQuery := func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) {
p, err := dht.FindPeer(ctx, id)
if err == routing.ErrNotFound {
// this isn't an error. this is precisely what we expect.
} else if err != nil {
merr = append(merr, err)
} else {
// woah, actually found a peer with that ID? this shouldn't happen normally
// (as the ID we use is not a real ID). this is an odd error worth logging.
err := fmt.Errorf("Bootstrap peer error: Actually FOUND peer. (%s, %s)", id, p)
log.Errorf("%s", err)
merr = append(merr, err)
}
}
sequential := true
if sequential {
// these should be parallel normally. but can make them sequential for debugging.
// note that the core/bootstrap context deadline should be extended too for that.
for i := 0; i < queries; i++ {
id := randomID()
log.Debugf("Bootstrapping query (%d/%d) to random ID: %s", i+1, queries, id)
runQuery(ctx, id)
}
} else {
// note on parallelism here: the context is passed in to the queries, so they
// **should** exit when it exceeds, making this function exit on ctx cancel.
// normally, we should be selecting on ctx.Done() here too, but this gets
// complicated to do with WaitGroup, and doesnt wait for the children to exit.
var wg sync.WaitGroup
for i := 0; i < queries; i++ {
wg.Add(1)
go func() {
defer wg.Done()
id := randomID()
log.Debugf("Bootstrapping query (%d/%d) to random ID: %s", i+1, queries, id)
runQuery(ctx, id)
}()
}
wg.Wait()
}
if len(merr) > 0 {
return merr
}
return nil
}
// Package dht implements a distributed hash table that satisfies the ipfs routing
// interface. This DHT is modeled after kademlia with Coral and S/Kademlia modifications.
package dht
import (
"crypto/rand"
"fmt"
"sync"
"time"
peer "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/p2p/peer"
routing "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/routing"
u "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/util"
context "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/code.google.com/p/go.net/context"
goprocess "github.com/jbenet/go-ipfs/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/jbenet/goprocess"
)
// DefaultBootstrapQueries specifies how many queries to run,
// if the user does not specify a different number as an option.
//
// For now, this is set to 16 queries, which is an aggressive number.
// We are currently more interested in ensuring we have a properly formed
// DHT than making sure our dht minimizes traffic. Once we are more certain
// of our implementation's robustness, we should lower this down to 8 or 4.
//
// Note there is also a tradeoff between the bootstrap period and the number
// of queries. We could support a higher period with a smaller number of
// queries
const DefaultBootstrapQueries = 16
// DefaultBootstrapPeriod specifies how often to periodically run bootstrap,
// if the user does not specify a different number as an option.
//
// For now, this is set to 10 seconds, which is an aggressive period. We are
// We are currently more interested in ensuring we have a properly formed
// DHT than making sure our dht minimizes traffic. Once we are more certain
// implementation's robustness, we should lower this down to 30s or 1m.
//
// Note there is also a tradeoff between the bootstrap period and the number
// of queries. We could support a higher period with a smaller number of
// queries
const DefaultBootstrapPeriod = time.Duration(10 * time.Second)
// Bootstrap runs bootstrapping once, then calls SignalBootstrap with default
// parameters: DefaultBootstrapQueries and DefaultBootstrapPeriod. This allows
// the user to catch an error off the bat if the connections are faulty. It also
// allows BootstrapOnSignal not to run bootstrap at the beginning, which is useful
// for instrumenting it on tests, or delaying bootstrap until the network is online
// and connected to at least a few nodes.
//
// Like PeriodicBootstrap, Bootstrap returns a process, so the user can stop it.
func (dht *IpfsDHT) Bootstrap() (goprocess.Process, error) {
if err := dht.runBootstrap(dht.Context(), DefaultBootstrapQueries); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
sig := time.Tick(DefaultBootstrapPeriod)
return dht.BootstrapOnSignal(DefaultBootstrapQueries, sig)
}
// SignalBootstrap ensures the dht routing table remains healthy as peers come and go.
// it builds up a list of peers by requesting random peer IDs. The Bootstrap
// process will run a number of queries each time, and run every time signal fires.
// These parameters are configurable.
//
// SignalBootstrap returns a process, so the user can stop it.
func (dht *IpfsDHT) BootstrapOnSignal(queries int, signal <-chan time.Time) (goprocess.Process, error) {
if queries <= 0 {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid number of queries: %d", queries)
}
if signal == nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid signal: %v", signal)
}
proc := goprocess.Go(func(worker goprocess.Process) {
for {
select {
case <-worker.Closing():
log.Debug("dht bootstrapper shutting down")
return
case <-signal:
// it would be useful to be able to send out signals of when we bootstrap, too...
// maybe this is a good case for whole module event pub/sub?
ctx := dht.Context()
if err := dht.runBootstrap(ctx, queries); err != nil {
log.Error(err)
// A bootstrapping error is important to notice but not fatal.
// maybe the client should be able to consume these errors,
// though I dont have a clear use case in mind-- what **could**
// the client do if one of the bootstrap calls fails?
//
// This is also related to the core's bootstrap failures.
// superviseConnections should perhaps allow clients to detect
// bootstrapping problems.
//
// Anyway, passing errors could be done with a bootstrapper object.
// this would imply the client should be able to consume a lot of
// other non-fatal dht errors too. providing this functionality
// should be done correctly DHT-wide.
// NB: whatever the design, clients must ensure they drain errors!
// This pattern is common to many things, perhaps long-running services
// should have something like an ErrStream that allows clients to consume
// periodic errors and take action. It should allow the user to also
// ignore all errors with something like an ErrStreamDiscard. We should
// study what other systems do for ideas.
}
}
}
})
return proc, nil
}
// runBootstrap builds up list of peers by requesting random peer IDs
func (dht *IpfsDHT) runBootstrap(ctx context.Context, queries int) error {
var merr u.MultiErr
randomID := func() peer.ID {
// 16 random bytes is not a valid peer id. it may be fine becuase
// the dht will rehash to its own keyspace anyway.
id := make([]byte, 16)
rand.Read(id)
return peer.ID(id)
}
// bootstrap sequentially, as results will compound
runQuery := func(ctx context.Context, id peer.ID) {
p, err := dht.FindPeer(ctx, id)
if err == routing.ErrNotFound {
// this isn't an error. this is precisely what we expect.
} else if err != nil {
merr = append(merr, err)
} else {
// woah, actually found a peer with that ID? this shouldn't happen normally
// (as the ID we use is not a real ID). this is an odd error worth logging.
err := fmt.Errorf("Bootstrap peer error: Actually FOUND peer. (%s, %s)", id, p)
log.Errorf("%s", err)
merr = append(merr, err)
}
}
sequential := true
if sequential {
// these should be parallel normally. but can make them sequential for debugging.
// note that the core/bootstrap context deadline should be extended too for that.
for i := 0; i < queries; i++ {
id := randomID()
log.Debugf("Bootstrapping query (%d/%d) to random ID: %s", i+1, queries, id)
runQuery(ctx, id)
}
} else {
// note on parallelism here: the context is passed in to the queries, so they
// **should** exit when it exceeds, making this function exit on ctx cancel.
// normally, we should be selecting on ctx.Done() here too, but this gets
// complicated to do with WaitGroup, and doesnt wait for the children to exit.
var wg sync.WaitGroup
for i := 0; i < queries; i++ {
wg.Add(1)
go func() {
defer wg.Done()
id := randomID()
log.Debugf("Bootstrapping query (%d/%d) to random ID: %s", i+1, queries, id)
runQuery(ctx, id)
}()
}
wg.Wait()
}
if len(merr) > 0 {
return merr
}
return nil
}
......@@ -75,25 +75,20 @@ func connect(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, a, b *IpfsDHT) {
func bootstrap(t *testing.T, ctx context.Context, dhts []*IpfsDHT) {
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
log.Error("hmm")
defer log.Error("hmm end")
log.Debugf("bootstrapping dhts...")
rounds := 1
// tried async. sequential fares much better. compare:
// 100 async https://gist.github.com/jbenet/56d12f0578d5f34810b2
// 100 sync https://gist.github.com/jbenet/6c59e7c15426e48aaedd
// probably because results compound
for i := 0; i < rounds; i++ {
log.Debugf("bootstrapping round %d/%d\n", i, rounds)
// tried async. sequential fares much better. compare:
// 100 async https://gist.github.com/jbenet/56d12f0578d5f34810b2
// 100 sync https://gist.github.com/jbenet/6c59e7c15426e48aaedd
// probably because results compound
start := rand.Intn(len(dhts)) // randomize to decrease bias.
for i := range dhts {
dht := dhts[(start+i)%len(dhts)]
log.Debugf("bootstrapping round %d/%d -- %s\n", i, rounds, dht.self)
dht.Bootstrap(ctx, 3)
}
start := rand.Intn(len(dhts)) // randomize to decrease bias.
for i := range dhts {
dht := dhts[(start+i)%len(dhts)]
dht.runBootstrap(ctx, 3)
}
cancel()
}
......@@ -235,6 +230,53 @@ func TestProvides(t *testing.T) {
}
}
// if minPeers or avgPeers is 0, dont test for it.
func waitForWellFormedTables(t *testing.T, dhts []*IpfsDHT, minPeers, avgPeers int, timeout time.Duration) bool {
// test "well-formed-ness" (>= minPeers peers in every routing table)
checkTables := func() bool {
totalPeers := 0
for _, dht := range dhts {
rtlen := dht.routingTable.Size()
totalPeers += rtlen
if minPeers > 0 && rtlen < minPeers {
t.Logf("routing table for %s only has %d peers (should have >%d)", dht.self, rtlen, minPeers)
return false
}
}
actualAvgPeers := totalPeers / len(dhts)
t.Logf("avg rt size: %d", actualAvgPeers)
if avgPeers > 0 && actualAvgPeers < avgPeers {
t.Logf("avg rt size: %d < %d", actualAvgPeers, avgPeers)
return false
}
return true
}
timeoutA := time.After(timeout)
for {
select {
case <-timeoutA:
log.Error("did not reach well-formed routing tables by %s", timeout)
return false // failed
case <-time.After(5 * time.Millisecond):
if checkTables() {
return true // succeeded
}
}
}
}
func printRoutingTables(dhts []*IpfsDHT) {
// the routing tables should be full now. let's inspect them.
fmt.Println("checking routing table of %d", len(dhts))
for _, dht := range dhts {
fmt.Printf("checking routing table of %s\n", dht.self)
dht.routingTable.Print()
fmt.Println("")
}
}
func TestBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
// t.Skip("skipping test to debug another")
if testing.Short() {
......@@ -258,38 +300,105 @@ func TestBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
}
<-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond)
t.Logf("bootstrapping them so they find each other", nDHTs)
ctxT, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
bootstrap(t, ctxT, dhts)
// bootstrap a few times until we get good tables.
stop := make(chan struct{})
go func() {
for {
t.Logf("bootstrapping them so they find each other", nDHTs)
ctxT, _ := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 5*time.Second)
bootstrap(t, ctxT, dhts)
select {
case <-time.After(50 * time.Millisecond):
continue // being explicit
case <-stop:
return
}
}
}()
waitForWellFormedTables(t, dhts, 7, 10, 5*time.Second)
close(stop)
if u.Debug {
// the routing tables should be full now. let's inspect them.
<-time.After(5 * time.Second)
t.Logf("checking routing table of %d", nDHTs)
for _, dht := range dhts {
fmt.Printf("checking routing table of %s\n", dht.self)
dht.routingTable.Print()
fmt.Println("")
printRoutingTables(dhts)
}
}
func TestPeriodicBootstrap(t *testing.T) {
// t.Skip("skipping test to debug another")
if testing.Short() {
t.SkipNow()
}
ctx := context.Background()
nDHTs := 30
_, _, dhts := setupDHTS(ctx, nDHTs, t)
defer func() {
for i := 0; i < nDHTs; i++ {
dhts[i].Close()
defer dhts[i].host.Close()
}
}()
// signal amplifier
amplify := func(signal chan time.Time, other []chan time.Time) {
for t := range signal {
for _, s := range other {
s <- t
}
}
for _, s := range other {
close(s)
}
}
// test "well-formed-ness" (>= 3 peers in every routing table)
avgsize := 0
signal := make(chan time.Time)
allSignals := []chan time.Time{}
// kick off periodic bootstrappers with instrumented signals.
for _, dht := range dhts {
s := make(chan time.Time)
allSignals = append(allSignals, s)
dht.BootstrapOnSignal(5, s)
}
go amplify(signal, allSignals)
t.Logf("dhts are not connected.", nDHTs)
for _, dht := range dhts {
rtlen := dht.routingTable.Size()
if rtlen > 0 {
t.Errorf("routing table for %s should have 0 peers. has %d", dht.self, rtlen)
}
}
for i := 0; i < nDHTs; i++ {
connect(t, ctx, dhts[i], dhts[(i+1)%len(dhts)])
}
t.Logf("dhts are now connected to 1-2 others.", nDHTs)
for _, dht := range dhts {
rtlen := dht.routingTable.Size()
avgsize += rtlen
t.Logf("routing table for %s has %d peers", dht.self, rtlen)
if rtlen < 4 {
// currently, we dont have good bootstrapping guarantees.
// t.Errorf("routing table for %s only has %d peers", dht.self, rtlen)
if rtlen > 2 {
t.Errorf("routing table for %s should have at most 2 peers. has %d", dht.self, rtlen)
}
}
avgsize = avgsize / len(dhts)
avgsizeExpected := 6
t.Logf("avg rt size: %d", avgsize)
if avgsize < avgsizeExpected {
t.Errorf("avg rt size: %d < %d", avgsize, avgsizeExpected)
if u.Debug {
printRoutingTables(dhts)
}
t.Logf("bootstrapping them so they find each other", nDHTs)
signal <- time.Now()
// this is async, and we dont know when it's finished with one cycle, so keep checking
// until the routing tables look better, or some long timeout for the failure case.
waitForWellFormedTables(t, dhts, 7, 10, 5*time.Second)
if u.Debug {
printRoutingTables(dhts)
}
}
......@@ -319,7 +428,6 @@ func TestProvidesMany(t *testing.T) {
if u.Debug {
// the routing tables should be full now. let's inspect them.
<-time.After(5 * time.Second)
t.Logf("checking routing table of %d", nDHTs)
for _, dht := range dhts {
fmt.Printf("checking routing table of %s\n", dht.self)
......
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