// Copyright (c) 2013-2016 The btcsuite developers // Use of this source code is governed by an ISC // license that can be found in the LICENSE file. package blockchain import ( "fmt" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/chaincfg/chainhash" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/database" "github.com/btcsuite/btcd/txscript" "github.com/btcsuite/btcutil" ) // CheckpointConfirmations is the number of blocks before the end of the current // best block chain that a good checkpoint candidate must be. const CheckpointConfirmations = 2016 // newHashFromStr converts the passed big-endian hex string into a // chainhash.Hash. It only differs from the one available in chainhash in that // it ignores the error since it will only (and must only) be called with // hard-coded, and therefore known good, hashes. func newHashFromStr(hexStr string) *chainhash.Hash { hash, _ := chainhash.NewHashFromStr(hexStr) return hash } // Checkpoints returns a slice of checkpoints (regardless of whether they are // already known). When there are no checkpoints for the chain, it will return // nil. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) Checkpoints() []chaincfg.Checkpoint { return b.checkpoints } // HasCheckpoints returns whether this BlockChain has checkpoints defined. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) HasCheckpoints() bool { return len(b.checkpoints) > 0 } // LatestCheckpoint returns the most recent checkpoint (regardless of whether it // is already known). When there are no defined checkpoints for the active chain // instance, it will return nil. // // This function is safe for concurrent access. func (b *BlockChain) LatestCheckpoint() *chaincfg.Checkpoint { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return nil } return &b.checkpoints[len(b.checkpoints)-1] } // verifyCheckpoint returns whether the passed block height and hash combination // match the checkpoint data. It also returns true if there is no checkpoint // data for the passed block height. func (b *BlockChain) verifyCheckpoint(height int32, hash *chainhash.Hash) bool { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return true } // Nothing to check if there is no checkpoint data for the block height. checkpoint, exists := b.checkpointsByHeight[height] if !exists { return true } if !checkpoint.Hash.IsEqual(hash) { return false } log.Infof("Verified checkpoint at height %d/block %s", checkpoint.Height, checkpoint.Hash) return true } // findPreviousCheckpoint finds the most recent checkpoint that is already // available in the downloaded portion of the block chain and returns the // associated block. It returns nil if a checkpoint can't be found (this should // really only happen for blocks before the first checkpoint). // // This function MUST be called with the chain lock held (for reads). func (b *BlockChain) findPreviousCheckpoint() (*btcutil.Block, error) { if !b.HasCheckpoints() { return nil, nil } checkpoints := b.checkpoints numCheckpoints := len(checkpoints) if numCheckpoints == 0 { // No checkpoints. return nil, nil } // Perform the initial search to find and cache the latest known // checkpoint if the best chain is not known yet or we haven't already // previously searched. if b.checkpointBlock == nil && b.nextCheckpoint == nil { // Loop backwards through the available checkpoints to find one // that is already available. checkpointIndex := -1 err := b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { if dbMainChainHasBlock(dbTx, checkpoints[i].Hash) { checkpointIndex = i break } } return nil }) if err != nil { return nil, err } // No known latest checkpoint. This will only happen on blocks // before the first known checkpoint. So, set the next expected // checkpoint to the first checkpoint and return the fact there // is no latest known checkpoint block. if checkpointIndex == -1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[0] return nil, nil } // Cache the latest known checkpoint block for future lookups. checkpoint := checkpoints[checkpointIndex] err = b.db.View(func(dbTx database.Tx) error { block, err := dbFetchBlockByHash(dbTx, checkpoint.Hash) if err != nil { return err } b.checkpointBlock = block // Set the next expected checkpoint block accordingly. b.nextCheckpoint = nil if checkpointIndex < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[checkpointIndex+1] } return nil }) if err != nil { return nil, err } return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // At this point we've already searched for the latest known checkpoint, // so when there is no next checkpoint, the current checkpoint lockin // will always be the latest known checkpoint. if b.nextCheckpoint == nil { return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // When there is a next checkpoint and the height of the current best // chain does not exceed it, the current checkpoint lockin is still // the latest known checkpoint. if b.bestNode.height < b.nextCheckpoint.Height { return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // We've reached or exceeded the next checkpoint height. Note that // once a checkpoint lockin has been reached, forks are prevented from // any blocks before the checkpoint, so we don't have to worry about the // checkpoint going away out from under us due to a chain reorganize. // Cache the latest known checkpoint block for future lookups. Note // that if this lookup fails something is very wrong since the chain // has already passed the checkpoint which was verified as accurate // before inserting it. err := b.db.View(func(tx database.Tx) error { block, err := dbFetchBlockByHash(tx, b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) if err != nil { return err } b.checkpointBlock = block return nil }) if err != nil { return nil, err } // Set the next expected checkpoint. checkpointIndex := -1 for i := numCheckpoints - 1; i >= 0; i-- { if checkpoints[i].Hash.IsEqual(b.nextCheckpoint.Hash) { checkpointIndex = i break } } b.nextCheckpoint = nil if checkpointIndex != -1 && checkpointIndex < numCheckpoints-1 { b.nextCheckpoint = &checkpoints[checkpointIndex+1] } return b.checkpointBlock, nil } // isNonstandardTransaction determines whether a transaction contains any // scripts which are not one of the standard types. func isNonstandardTransaction(tx *btcutil.Tx) bool { // Check all of the output public key scripts for non-standard scripts. for _, txOut := range tx.MsgTx().TxOut { scriptClass := txscript.GetScriptClass(txOut.PkScript) if scriptClass == txscript.NonStandardTy { return true } } return false } // 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() 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.Hash()) 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 }