net: use an interface class rather than signals for message processing

Drop boost signals in favor of a stateful class. This will allow the message
processing loop to actually move to net_processing in a future step.

src/init.cpp

@@ -195,11 +195,10 @@ void Shutdown()
 #endif
     MapPort(false);
     UnregisterValidationInterface(peerLogic.get());
-    peerLogic.reset();
     g_connman.reset();
+    peerLogic.reset();
 
     StopTorControl();
-    UnregisterNodeSignals(GetNodeSignals());
     if (fDumpMempoolLater && gArgs.GetArg("-persistmempool", DEFAULT_PERSIST_MEMPOOL)) {
         DumpMempool();
     }
@@ -1268,7 +1267,6 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
 
     peerLogic.reset(new PeerLogicValidation(&connman));
     RegisterValidationInterface(peerLogic.get());
-    RegisterNodeSignals(GetNodeSignals());
 
     // sanitize comments per BIP-0014, format user agent and check total size
     std::vector<std::string> uacomments;
@@ -1659,6 +1657,7 @@ bool AppInitMain(boost::thread_group& threadGroup, CScheduler& scheduler)
     connOptions.nMaxFeeler = 1;
     connOptions.nBestHeight = chainActive.Height();
     connOptions.uiInterface = &uiInterface;
+    connOptions.m_msgproc = peerLogic.get();
     connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize = 1000*gArgs.GetArg("-maxsendbuffer", DEFAULT_MAXSENDBUFFER);
     connOptions.nReceiveFloodSize = 1000*gArgs.GetArg("-maxreceivebuffer", DEFAULT_MAXRECEIVEBUFFER);
 

src/net.cpp

@@ -89,10 +89,6 @@ std::string strSubVersion;
 
 limitedmap<uint256, int64_t> mapAlreadyAskedFor(MAX_INV_SZ);
 
-// Signals for message handling
-static CNodeSignals g_signals;
-CNodeSignals& GetNodeSignals() { return g_signals; }
-
 void CConnman::AddOneShot(const std::string& strDest)
 {
     LOCK(cs_vOneShots);
@@ -1114,7 +1110,7 @@ void CConnman::AcceptConnection(const ListenSocket& hListenSocket) {
     CNode* pnode = new CNode(id, nLocalServices, GetBestHeight(), hSocket, addr, CalculateKeyedNetGroup(addr), nonce, addr_bind, "", true);
     pnode->AddRef();
     pnode->fWhitelisted = whitelisted;
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, this);
+    m_msgproc->InitializeNode(pnode, this);
 
     LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "connection from %s accepted\n", addr.ToString());
 
@@ -1966,7 +1962,7 @@ bool CConnman::OpenNetworkConnection(const CAddress& addrConnect, bool fCountFai
     if (fAddnode)
         pnode->fAddnode = true;
 
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(pnode, this);
+    m_msgproc->InitializeNode(pnode, this);
     {
         LOCK(cs_vNodes);
         vNodes.push_back(pnode);
@@ -1996,16 +1992,16 @@ void CConnman::ThreadMessageHandler()
                 continue;
 
             // Receive messages
-            bool fMoreNodeWork = GetNodeSignals().ProcessMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
+            bool fMoreNodeWork = m_msgproc->ProcessMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
             fMoreWork |= (fMoreNodeWork && !pnode->fPauseSend);
             if (flagInterruptMsgProc)
                 return;
-
             // Send messages
             {
                 LOCK(pnode->cs_sendProcessing);
-                GetNodeSignals().SendMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
+                m_msgproc->SendMessages(pnode, this, flagInterruptMsgProc);
             }
+
             if (flagInterruptMsgProc)
                 return;
         }
@@ -2324,6 +2320,7 @@ bool CConnman::Start(CScheduler& scheduler, const Options& connOptions)
     //
     // Start threads
     //
+    assert(m_msgproc);
     InterruptSocks5(false);
     interruptNet.reset();
     flagInterruptMsgProc = false;
@@ -2450,9 +2447,10 @@ void CConnman::DeleteNode(CNode* pnode)
 {
     assert(pnode);
     bool fUpdateConnectionTime = false;
-    GetNodeSignals().FinalizeNode(pnode->GetId(), fUpdateConnectionTime);
+    m_msgproc->FinalizeNode(pnode->GetId(), fUpdateConnectionTime);
-    if(fUpdateConnectionTime)
+    if(fUpdateConnectionTime) {
         addrman.Connected(pnode->addr);
+    }
     delete pnode;
 }
 

src/net.h

@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #endif
 
-#include <boost/signals2/signal.hpp>
 
 class CScheduler;
 class CNode;
@@ -116,7 +115,7 @@ struct CSerializedNetMsg
     std::string command;
 };
 
-
+class NetEventsInterface;
 class CConnman
 {
 public:
@@ -138,6 +137,7 @@ public:
         int nMaxFeeler = 0;
         int nBestHeight = 0;
         CClientUIInterface* uiInterface = nullptr;
+        NetEventsInterface* m_msgproc = nullptr;
         unsigned int nSendBufferMaxSize = 0;
         unsigned int nReceiveFloodSize = 0;
         uint64_t nMaxOutboundTimeframe = 0;
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ public:
         nMaxFeeler = connOptions.nMaxFeeler;
         nBestHeight = connOptions.nBestHeight;
         clientInterface = connOptions.uiInterface;
+        m_msgproc = connOptions.m_msgproc;
         nSendBufferMaxSize = connOptions.nSendBufferMaxSize;
         nReceiveFloodSize = connOptions.nReceiveFloodSize;
         nMaxOutboundTimeframe = connOptions.nMaxOutboundTimeframe;
@@ -398,6 +399,7 @@ private:
     int nMaxFeeler;
     std::atomic<int> nBestHeight;
     CClientUIInterface* clientInterface;
+    NetEventsInterface* m_msgproc;
 
     /** SipHasher seeds for deterministic randomness */
     const uint64_t nSeed0, nSeed1;
@@ -438,19 +440,18 @@ struct CombinerAll
     }
 };
 
-// Signals for message handling
+/**
-struct CNodeSignals
+ * Interface for message handling
+ */
+class NetEventsInterface
 {
-    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman*, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> ProcessMessages;
+public:
-    boost::signals2::signal<bool (CNode*, CConnman*, std::atomic<bool>&), CombinerAll> SendMessages;
+    virtual bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) = 0;
-    boost::signals2::signal<void (CNode*, CConnman*)> InitializeNode;
+    virtual bool SendMessages(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) = 0;
-    boost::signals2::signal<void (NodeId, bool&)> FinalizeNode;
+    virtual void InitializeNode(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman) = 0;
+    virtual void FinalizeNode(NodeId id, bool& update_connection_time) = 0;
 };
 
-
-CNodeSignals& GetNodeSignals();
-
-
 enum
 {
     LOCAL_NONE,   // unknown

src/net_processing.cpp

@@ -123,11 +123,6 @@ namespace {
     std::deque<std::pair<int64_t, MapRelay::iterator>> vRelayExpiration;
 } // namespace
 
-//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-//
-// Registration of network node signals.
-//
-
 namespace {
 
 struct CBlockReject {
@@ -265,50 +260,6 @@ void PushNodeVersion(CNode *pnode, CConnman* connman, int64_t nTime)
     }
 }
 
-void InitializeNode(CNode *pnode, CConnman* connman) {
-    CAddress addr = pnode->addr;
-    std::string addrName = pnode->GetAddrName();
-    NodeId nodeid = pnode->GetId();
-    {
-        LOCK(cs_main);
-        mapNodeState.emplace_hint(mapNodeState.end(), std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(nodeid), std::forward_as_tuple(addr, std::move(addrName)));
-    }
-    if(!pnode->fInbound)
-        PushNodeVersion(pnode, connman, GetTime());
-}
-
-void FinalizeNode(NodeId nodeid, bool& fUpdateConnectionTime) {
-    fUpdateConnectionTime = false;
-    LOCK(cs_main);
-    CNodeState *state = State(nodeid);
-    assert(state != nullptr);
-
-    if (state->fSyncStarted)
-        nSyncStarted--;
-
-    if (state->nMisbehavior == 0 && state->fCurrentlyConnected) {
-        fUpdateConnectionTime = true;
-    }
-
-    for (const QueuedBlock& entry : state->vBlocksInFlight) {
-        mapBlocksInFlight.erase(entry.hash);
-    }
-    EraseOrphansFor(nodeid);
-    nPreferredDownload -= state->fPreferredDownload;
-    nPeersWithValidatedDownloads -= (state->nBlocksInFlightValidHeaders != 0);
-    assert(nPeersWithValidatedDownloads >= 0);
-
-    mapNodeState.erase(nodeid);
-
-    if (mapNodeState.empty()) {
-        // Do a consistency check after the last peer is removed.
-        assert(mapBlocksInFlight.empty());
-        assert(nPreferredDownload == 0);
-        assert(nPeersWithValidatedDownloads == 0);
-    }
-    LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Cleared nodestate for peer=%d\n", nodeid);
-}
-
 // Requires cs_main.
 // Returns a bool indicating whether we requested this block.
 // Also used if a block was /not/ received and timed out or started with another peer
@@ -545,6 +496,50 @@ void FindNextBlocksToDownload(NodeId nodeid, unsigned int count, std::vector<con
 
 } // namespace
 
+void PeerLogicValidation::InitializeNode(CNode *pnode, CConnman* connman) {
+    CAddress addr = pnode->addr;
+    std::string addrName = pnode->GetAddrName();
+    NodeId nodeid = pnode->GetId();
+    {
+        LOCK(cs_main);
+        mapNodeState.emplace_hint(mapNodeState.end(), std::piecewise_construct, std::forward_as_tuple(nodeid), std::forward_as_tuple(addr, std::move(addrName)));
+    }
+    if(!pnode->fInbound)
+        PushNodeVersion(pnode, connman, GetTime());
+}
+
+void PeerLogicValidation::FinalizeNode(NodeId nodeid, bool& fUpdateConnectionTime) {
+    fUpdateConnectionTime = false;
+    LOCK(cs_main);
+    CNodeState *state = State(nodeid);
+    assert(state != nullptr);
+
+    if (state->fSyncStarted)
+        nSyncStarted--;
+
+    if (state->nMisbehavior == 0 && state->fCurrentlyConnected) {
+        fUpdateConnectionTime = true;
+    }
+
+    for (const QueuedBlock& entry : state->vBlocksInFlight) {
+        mapBlocksInFlight.erase(entry.hash);
+    }
+    EraseOrphansFor(nodeid);
+    nPreferredDownload -= state->fPreferredDownload;
+    nPeersWithValidatedDownloads -= (state->nBlocksInFlightValidHeaders != 0);
+    assert(nPeersWithValidatedDownloads >= 0);
+
+    mapNodeState.erase(nodeid);
+
+    if (mapNodeState.empty()) {
+        // Do a consistency check after the last peer is removed.
+        assert(mapBlocksInFlight.empty());
+        assert(nPreferredDownload == 0);
+        assert(nPeersWithValidatedDownloads == 0);
+    }
+    LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "Cleared nodestate for peer=%d\n", nodeid);
+}
+
 bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats) {
     LOCK(cs_main);
     CNodeState *state = State(nodeid);
@@ -560,22 +555,6 @@ bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats) {
     return true;
 }
 
-void RegisterNodeSignals(CNodeSignals& nodeSignals)
-{
-    nodeSignals.ProcessMessages.connect(&ProcessMessages);
-    nodeSignals.SendMessages.connect(&SendMessages);
-    nodeSignals.InitializeNode.connect(&InitializeNode);
-    nodeSignals.FinalizeNode.connect(&FinalizeNode);
-}
-
-void UnregisterNodeSignals(CNodeSignals& nodeSignals)
-{
-    nodeSignals.ProcessMessages.disconnect(&ProcessMessages);
-    nodeSignals.SendMessages.disconnect(&SendMessages);
-    nodeSignals.InitializeNode.disconnect(&InitializeNode);
-    nodeSignals.FinalizeNode.disconnect(&FinalizeNode);
-}
-
 //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
 // mapOrphanTransactions
@@ -2661,7 +2640,7 @@ static bool SendRejectsAndCheckIfBanned(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman)
     return false;
 }
 
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool PeerLogicValidation::ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const CChainParams& chainparams = Params();
     //
@@ -2798,7 +2777,7 @@ public:
     }
 };
 
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
+bool PeerLogicValidation::SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interruptMsgProc)
 {
     const Consensus::Params& consensusParams = Params().GetConsensus();
     {

src/net_processing.h

@@ -22,22 +22,32 @@ static const unsigned int DEFAULT_BLOCK_RECONSTRUCTION_EXTRA_TXN = 100;
 static constexpr int64_t HEADERS_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_BASE = 15 * 60 * 1000000; // 15 minutes
 static constexpr int64_t HEADERS_DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT_PER_HEADER = 1000; // 1ms/header
 
-/** Register with a network node to receive its signals */
+class PeerLogicValidation : public CValidationInterface, public NetEventsInterface {
-void RegisterNodeSignals(CNodeSignals& nodeSignals);
-/** Unregister a network node */
-void UnregisterNodeSignals(CNodeSignals& nodeSignals);
-
-class PeerLogicValidation : public CValidationInterface {
 private:
     CConnman* connman;
 
 public:
-    explicit PeerLogicValidation(CConnman* connmanIn);
+    explicit PeerLogicValidation(CConnman* connman);
 
     void BlockConnected(const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock, const CBlockIndex* pindexConnected, const std::vector<CTransactionRef>& vtxConflicted) override;
     void UpdatedBlockTip(const CBlockIndex *pindexNew, const CBlockIndex *pindexFork, bool fInitialDownload) override;
     void BlockChecked(const CBlock& block, const CValidationState& state) override;
     void NewPoWValidBlock(const CBlockIndex *pindex, const std::shared_ptr<const CBlock>& pblock) override;
+
+
+    void InitializeNode(CNode* pnode, CConnman* connman) override;
+    void FinalizeNode(NodeId nodeid, bool& fUpdateConnectionTime) override;
+    /** Process protocol messages received from a given node */
+    bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) override;
+    /**
+    * Send queued protocol messages to be sent to a give node.
+    *
+    * @param[in]   pto             The node which we are sending messages to.
+    * @param[in]   connman         The connection manager for that node.
+    * @param[in]   interrupt       Interrupt condition for processing threads
+    * @return                      True if there is more work to be done
+    */
+    bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, std::atomic<bool>& interrupt) override;
 };
 
 struct CNodeStateStats {
@@ -52,16 +62,4 @@ bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats);
 /** Increase a node's misbehavior score. */
 void Misbehaving(NodeId nodeid, int howmuch);
 
-/** Process protocol messages received from a given node */
-bool ProcessMessages(CNode* pfrom, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
-/**
- * Send queued protocol messages to be sent to a give node.
- *
- * @param[in]   pto             The node which we are sending messages to.
- * @param[in]   connman         The connection manager for that node.
- * @param[in]   interrupt       Interrupt condition for processing threads
- * @return                      True if there is more work to be done
- */
-bool SendMessages(CNode* pto, CConnman* connman, const std::atomic<bool>& interrupt);
-
 #endif // BITCOIN_NET_PROCESSING_H

src/test/DoS_tests.cpp

@@ -50,26 +50,26 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_banning)
     CAddress addr1(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode1(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr1, 0, 0, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode1.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
+    peerLogic->InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
     dummyNode1.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode1.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 100); // Should get banned
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(ip(0xa0b0c001|0x0000ff00))); // Different IP, not banned
 
     CAddress addr2(ip(0xa0b0c002), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode2(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr2, 1, 1, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode2.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode2, connman);
+    peerLogic->InitializeNode(&dummyNode2, connman);
     dummyNode2.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode2.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode2.GetId(), 50);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr2)); // 2 not banned yet...
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));  // ... but 1 still should be
     Misbehaving(dummyNode2.GetId(), 50);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode2, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr2));
 }
 
@@ -82,17 +82,17 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_banscore)
     CAddress addr1(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode1(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr1, 3, 1, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode1.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
+    peerLogic->InitializeNode(&dummyNode1, connman);
     dummyNode1.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode1.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 100);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 10);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(!connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     Misbehaving(dummyNode1.GetId(), 1);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode1, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr1));
     gArgs.ForceSetArg("-banscore", std::to_string(DEFAULT_BANSCORE_THRESHOLD));
 }
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(DoS_bantime)
     CAddress addr(ip(0xa0b0c001), NODE_NONE);
     CNode dummyNode(id++, NODE_NETWORK, 0, INVALID_SOCKET, addr, 4, 4, CAddress(), "", true);
     dummyNode.SetSendVersion(PROTOCOL_VERSION);
-    GetNodeSignals().InitializeNode(&dummyNode, connman);
+    peerLogic->InitializeNode(&dummyNode, connman);
     dummyNode.nVersion = 1;
     dummyNode.fSuccessfullyConnected = true;
 
     Misbehaving(dummyNode.GetId(), 100);
-    SendMessages(&dummyNode, connman, interruptDummy);
+    peerLogic->SendMessages(&dummyNode, connman, interruptDummy);
     BOOST_CHECK(connman->IsBanned(addr));
 
     SetMockTime(nStartTime+60*60);

src/test/test_bitcoin.cpp

@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ BasicTestingSetup::BasicTestingSetup(const std::string& chainName)
 BasicTestingSetup::~BasicTestingSetup()
 {
         ECC_Stop();
-        g_connman.reset();
 }
 
 TestingSetup::TestingSetup(const std::string& chainName) : BasicTestingSetup(chainName)
@@ -86,16 +85,17 @@ TestingSetup::TestingSetup(const std::string& chainName) : BasicTestingSetup(cha
             threadGroup.create_thread(&ThreadScriptCheck);
         g_connman = std::unique_ptr<CConnman>(new CConnman(0x1337, 0x1337)); // Deterministic randomness for tests.
         connman = g_connman.get();
-        RegisterNodeSignals(GetNodeSignals());
+        peerLogic.reset(new PeerLogicValidation(connman));
 }
 
 TestingSetup::~TestingSetup()
 {
-        UnregisterNodeSignals(GetNodeSignals());
         threadGroup.interrupt_all();
         threadGroup.join_all();
         GetMainSignals().FlushBackgroundCallbacks();
         GetMainSignals().UnregisterBackgroundSignalScheduler();
+        g_connman.reset();
+        peerLogic.reset();
         UnloadBlockIndex();
         delete pcoinsTip;
         delete pcoinsdbview;

src/test/test_bitcoin.h

@@ -49,12 +49,14 @@ struct BasicTestingSetup {
  * Included are data directory, coins database, script check threads setup.
  */
 class CConnman;
+class PeerLogicValidation;
 struct TestingSetup: public BasicTestingSetup {
     CCoinsViewDB *pcoinsdbview;
     fs::path pathTemp;
     boost::thread_group threadGroup;
     CConnman* connman;
     CScheduler scheduler;
+    std::unique_ptr<PeerLogicValidation> peerLogic;
 
     explicit TestingSetup(const std::string& chainName = CBaseChainParams::MAIN);
     ~TestingSetup();