path: root/eth/handler.go

// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
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//
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// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
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package eth

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "errors"
    "fmt"
    "math"
    "math/big"
    "sync"
    "sync/atomic"
    "time"

    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/fetcher"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
    "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
)

const (
    softResponseLimit = 2 * 1024 * 1024 // Target maximum size of returned blocks, headers or node data.
    estHeaderRlpSize  = 500             // Approximate size of an RLP encoded block header
)

var (
    daoChallengeTimeout = 15 * time.Second // Time allowance for a node to reply to the DAO handshake challenge
)

// errIncompatibleConfig is returned if the requested protocols and configs are
// not compatible (low protocol version restrictions and high requirements).
var errIncompatibleConfig = errors.New("incompatible configuration")

func errResp(code errCode, format string, v ...interface{}) error {
    return fmt.Errorf("%v - %v", code, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
}

type ProtocolManager struct {
    networkId int

    fastSync uint32 // Flag whether fast sync is enabled (gets disabled if we already have blocks)
    synced   uint32 // Flag whether we're considered synchronised (enables transaction processing)

    txpool      txPool
    blockchain  *core.BlockChain
    chaindb     ethdb.Database
    chainconfig *core.ChainConfig

    downloader *downloader.Downloader
    fetcher    *fetcher.Fetcher
    peers      *peerSet

    SubProtocols []p2p.Protocol

    eventMux      *event.TypeMux
    txSub         event.Subscription
    minedBlockSub event.Subscription

    // channels for fetcher, syncer, txsyncLoop
    newPeerCh   chan *peer
    txsyncCh    chan *txsync
    quitSync    chan struct{}
    noMorePeers chan struct{}

    // wait group is used for graceful shutdowns during downloading
    // and processing
    wg sync.WaitGroup

    badBlockReportingEnabled bool
}

// NewProtocolManager returns a new ethereum sub protocol manager. The Ethereum sub protocol manages peers capable
// with the ethereum network.
func NewProtocolManager(config *core.ChainConfig, fastSync bool, networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, pow pow.PoW, blockchain *core.BlockChain, chaindb ethdb.Database) (*ProtocolManager, error) {
    // Create the protocol manager with the base fields
    manager := &ProtocolManager{
        networkId:   networkId,
        eventMux:    mux,
        txpool:      txpool,
        blockchain:  blockchain,
        chaindb:     chaindb,
        chainconfig: config,
        peers:       newPeerSet(),
        newPeerCh:   make(chan *peer),
        noMorePeers: make(chan struct{}),
        txsyncCh:    make(chan *txsync),
        quitSync:    make(chan struct{}),
    }
    // Figure out whether to allow fast sync or not
    if fastSync && blockchain.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() > 0 {
        glog.V(logger.Info).Infof("blockchain not empty, fast sync disabled")
        fastSync = false
    }
    if fastSync {
        manager.fastSync = uint32(1)
    }
    // Initiate a sub-protocol for every implemented version we can handle
    manager.SubProtocols = make([]p2p.Protocol, 0, len(ProtocolVersions))
    for i, version := range ProtocolVersions {
        // Skip protocol version if incompatible with the mode of operation
        if fastSync && version < eth63 {
            continue
        }
        // Compatible; initialise the sub-protocol
        version := version // Closure for the run
        manager.SubProtocols = append(manager.SubProtocols, p2p.Protocol{
            Name:    ProtocolName,
            Version: version,
            Length:  ProtocolLengths[i],
            Run: func(p *p2p.Peer, rw p2p.MsgReadWriter) error {
                peer := manager.newPeer(int(version), p, rw)
                select {
                case manager.newPeerCh <- peer:
                    manager.wg.Add(1)
                    defer manager.wg.Done()
                    return manager.handle(peer)
                case <-manager.quitSync:
                    return p2p.DiscQuitting
                }
            },
            NodeInfo: func() interface{} {
                return manager.NodeInfo()
            },
            PeerInfo: func(id discover.NodeID) interface{} {
                if p := manager.peers.Peer(fmt.Sprintf("%x", id[:8])); p != nil {
                    return p.Info()
                }
                return nil
            },
        })
    }
    if len(manager.SubProtocols) == 0 {
        return nil, errIncompatibleConfig
    }
    // Construct the different synchronisation mechanisms
    manager.downloader = downloader.New(chaindb, manager.eventMux, blockchain.HasHeader, blockchain.HasBlockAndState, blockchain.GetHeaderByHash,
        blockchain.GetBlockByHash, blockchain.CurrentHeader, blockchain.CurrentBlock, blockchain.CurrentFastBlock, blockchain.FastSyncCommitHead,
        blockchain.GetTdByHash, blockchain.InsertHeaderChain, manager.insertChain, blockchain.InsertReceiptChain, blockchain.Rollback,
        manager.removePeer)

    validator := func(block *types.Block, parent *types.Block) error {
        return core.ValidateHeader(config, pow, block.Header(), parent.Header(), true, false)
    }
    heighter := func() uint64 {
        return blockchain.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
    }
    inserter := func(blocks types.Blocks) (int, error) {
        atomic.StoreUint32(&manager.synced, 1) // Mark initial sync done on any fetcher import
        return manager.insertChain(blocks)
    }
    manager.fetcher = fetcher.New(blockchain.GetBlockByHash, validator, manager.BroadcastBlock, heighter, inserter, manager.removePeer)

    if blockchain.Genesis().Hash().Hex() == defaultGenesisHash && networkId == 1 {
        glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Bad Block Reporting is enabled")
        manager.badBlockReportingEnabled = true
    }

    return manager, nil
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) insertChain(blocks types.Blocks) (i int, err error) {
    i, err = pm.blockchain.InsertChain(blocks)
    if pm.badBlockReportingEnabled && core.IsValidationErr(err) && i < len(blocks) {
        go sendBadBlockReport(blocks[i], err)
    }
    return i, err
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) removePeer(id string) {
    // Short circuit if the peer was already removed
    peer := pm.peers.Peer(id)
    if peer == nil {
        return
    }
    glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln("Removing peer", id)

    // Unregister the peer from the downloader and Ethereum peer set
    pm.downloader.UnregisterPeer(id)
    if err := pm.peers.Unregister(id); err != nil {
        glog.V(logger.Error).Infoln("Removal failed:", err)
    }
    // Hard disconnect at the networking layer
    if peer != nil {
        peer.Peer.Disconnect(p2p.DiscUselessPeer)
    }
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) Start() {
    // broadcast transactions
    pm.txSub = pm.eventMux.Subscribe(core.TxPreEvent{})
    go pm.txBroadcastLoop()
    // broadcast mined blocks
    pm.minedBlockSub = pm.eventMux.Subscribe(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{})
    go pm.minedBroadcastLoop()

    // start sync handlers
    go pm.syncer()
    go pm.txsyncLoop()
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) Stop() {
    glog.V(logger.Info).Infoln("Stopping ethereum protocol handler...")

    pm.txSub.Unsubscribe()         // quits txBroadcastLoop
    pm.minedBlockSub.Unsubscribe() // quits blockBroadcastLoop

    // Quit the sync loop.
    // After this send has completed, no new peers will be accepted.
    pm.noMorePeers <- struct{}{}

    // Quit fetcher, txsyncLoop.
    close(pm.quitSync)

    // Disconnect existing sessions.
    // This also closes the gate for any new registrations on the peer set.
    // sessions which are already established but not added to pm.peers yet
    // will exit when they try to register.
    pm.peers.Close()

    // Wait for all peer handler goroutines and the loops to come down.
    pm.wg.Wait()

    glog.V(logger.Info).Infoln("Ethereum protocol handler stopped")
}

func (pm *ProtocolManager) newPeer(pv int, p *p2p.Peer, rw p2p.MsgReadWriter) *peer {
    return newPeer(pv, p, newMeteredMsgWriter(rw))
}

// handle is the callback invoked to manage the life cycle of an eth peer. When
// this function terminates, the peer is disconnected.
func (pm *ProtocolManager) handle(p *peer) error {
    glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: peer connected [%s]", p, p.Name())

    // Execute the Ethereum handshake
    td, head, genesis := pm.blockchain.Status()
    if err := p.Handshake(pm.networkId, td, head, genesis); err != nil {
        glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: handshake failed: %v", p, err)
        return err
    }
    if rw, ok := p.rw.(*meteredMsgReadWriter); ok {
        rw.Init(p.version)
    }
    // Register the peer locally
    glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("%v: adding peer", p)
    if err := pm.peers.Register(p); err != nil {
        glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("%v: addition failed: %v", p, err)
        return err
    }
    defer pm.removePeer(p.id)

    // Register the peer in the downloader. If the downloader considers it banned, we disconnect
    if err := pm.downloader.RegisterPeer(p.id, p.version, p.Head, p.RequestHeadersByHash, p.RequestHeadersByNumber, p.RequestBodies, p.RequestReceipts, p.RequestNodeData); err != nil {
        return err
    }
    // Propagate existing transactions. new transactions appearing
    // after this will be sent via broadcasts.
    pm.syncTransactions(p)

    // If we're DAO hard-fork aware, validate any remote peer with regard to the hard-fork
    if daoBlock := pm.chainconfig.DAOForkBlock; daoBlock != nil {
        // Request the peer's DAO fork header for extra-data validation
        if err := p.RequestHeadersByNumber(daoBlock.Uint64(), 1, 0, false); err != nil {
            return err
        }
        // Start a timer to disconnect if the peer doesn't reply in time
        p.forkDrop = time.AfterFunc(daoChallengeTimeout, func() {
            glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: timed out DAO fork-check, dropping", p)
            pm.removePeer(p.id)
        })
        // Make sure it's cleaned up if the peer dies off
        defer func() {
            if p.forkDrop != nil {
                p.forkDrop.Stop()
                p.forkDrop = nil
            }
        }()
    }
    // main loop. handle incoming messages.
    for {
        if err := pm.handleMsg(p); err != nil {
            glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: message handling failed: %v", p, err)
            return err
        }
    }
}

// handleMsg is invoked whenever an inbound message is received from a remote
// peer. The remote connection is torn down upon returning any error.
func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
    // Read the next message from the remote peer, and ensure it's fully consumed
    msg, err := p.rw.ReadMsg()
    if err != nil {
        return err
    }
    if msg.Size > ProtocolMaxMsgSize {
        return errResp(ErrMsgTooLarge, "%v > %v", msg.Size, ProtocolMaxMsgSize)
    }
    defer msg.Discard()

    // Handle the message depending on its contents
    switch {
    case msg.Code == StatusMsg:
        // Status messages should never arrive after the handshake
        return errResp(ErrExtraStatusMsg, "uncontrolled status message")

    // Block header query, collect the requested headers and reply
    case msg.Code == GetBlockHeadersMsg:
        // Decode the complex header query
        var query getBlockHeadersData
        if err := msg.Decode(&query); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        hashMode := query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{})

        // Gather headers until the fetch or network limits is reached
        var (
            bytes   common.StorageSize
            headers []*types.Header
            unknown bool
        )
        for !unknown && len(headers) < int(query.Amount) && bytes < softResponseLimit && len(headers) < downloader.MaxHeaderFetch {
            // Retrieve the next header satisfying the query
            var origin *types.Header
            if hashMode {
                origin = pm.blockchain.GetHeaderByHash(query.Origin.Hash)
            } else {
                origin = pm.blockchain.GetHeaderByNumber(query.Origin.Number)
            }
            if origin == nil {
                break
            }
            number := origin.Number.Uint64()
            headers = append(headers, origin)
            bytes += estHeaderRlpSize

            // Advance to the next header of the query
            switch {
            case query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{}) && query.Reverse:
                // Hash based traversal towards the genesis block
                for i := 0; i < int(query.Skip)+1; i++ {
                    if header := pm.blockchain.GetHeader(query.Origin.Hash, number); header != nil {
                        query.Origin.Hash = header.ParentHash
                        number--
                    } else {
                        unknown = true
                        break
                    }
                }
            case query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{}) && !query.Reverse:
                // Hash based traversal towards the leaf block
                var (
                    current = origin.Number.Uint64()
                    next    = current + query.Skip + 1
                )
                if next <= current {
                    infos, _ := json.MarshalIndent(p.Peer.Info(), "", "  ")
                    glog.V(logger.Warn).Infof("%v: GetBlockHeaders skip overflow attack (current %v, skip %v, next %v)\nMalicious peer infos: %s", p, current, query.Skip, next, infos)
                    unknown = true
                } else {
                    if header := pm.blockchain.GetHeaderByNumber(next); header != nil {
                        if pm.blockchain.GetBlockHashesFromHash(header.Hash(), query.Skip+1)[query.Skip] == query.Origin.Hash {
                            query.Origin.Hash = header.Hash()
                        } else {
                            unknown = true
                        }
                    } else {
                        unknown = true
                    }
                }
            case query.Reverse:
                // Number based traversal towards the genesis block
                if query.Origin.Number >= query.Skip+1 {
                    query.Origin.Number -= (query.Skip + 1)
                } else {
                    unknown = true
                }

            case !query.Reverse:
                // Number based traversal towards the leaf block
                query.Origin.Number += (query.Skip + 1)
            }
        }
        return p.SendBlockHeaders(headers)

    case msg.Code == BlockHeadersMsg:
        // A batch of headers arrived to one of our previous requests
        var headers []*types.Header
        if err := msg.Decode(&headers); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        // If no headers were received, but we're expending a DAO fork check, maybe it's that
        if len(headers) == 0 && p.forkDrop != nil {
            // Possibly an empty reply to the fork header checks, sanity check TDs
            verifyDAO := true

            // If we already have a DAO header, we can check the peer's TD against it. If
            // the peer's ahead of this, it too must have a reply to the DAO check
            if daoHeader := pm.blockchain.GetHeaderByNumber(pm.chainconfig.DAOForkBlock.Uint64()); daoHeader != nil {
                if _, td := p.Head(); td.Cmp(pm.blockchain.GetTd(daoHeader.Hash(), daoHeader.Number.Uint64())) >= 0 {
                    verifyDAO = false
                }
            }
            // If we're seemingly on the same chain, disable the drop timer
            if verifyDAO {
                glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: seems to be on the same side of the DAO fork", p)
                p.forkDrop.Stop()
                p.forkDrop = nil
                return nil
            }
        }
        // Filter out any explicitly requested headers, deliver the rest to the downloader
        filter := len(headers) == 1
        if filter {
            // If it's a potential DAO fork check, validate against the rules
            if p.forkDrop != nil && pm.chainconfig.DAOForkBlock.Cmp(headers[0].Number) == 0 {
                // Disable the fork drop timer
                p.forkDrop.Stop()
                p.forkDrop = nil

                // Validate the header and either drop the peer or continue
                if err := core.ValidateDAOHeaderExtraData(pm.chainconfig, headers[0]); err != nil {
                    glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: verified to be on the other side of the DAO fork, dropping", p)
                    return err
                }
                glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: verified to be on the same side of the DAO fork", p)
                return nil
            }
            // Irrelevant of the fork checks, send the header to the fetcher just in case
            headers = pm.fetcher.FilterHeaders(headers, time.Now())
        }
        if len(headers) > 0 || !filter {
            err := pm.downloader.DeliverHeaders(p.id, headers)
            if err != nil {
                glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln(err)
            }
        }

    case msg.Code == GetBlockBodiesMsg:
        // Decode the retrieval message
        msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
        if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
            return err
        }
        // Gather blocks until the fetch or network limits is reached
        var (
            hash   common.Hash
            bytes  int
            bodies []rlp.RawValue
        )
        for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(bodies) < downloader.MaxBlockFetch {
            // Retrieve the hash of the next block
            if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
                break
            } else if err != nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
            }
            // Retrieve the requested block body, stopping if enough was found
            if data := pm.blockchain.GetBodyRLP(hash); len(data) != 0 {
                bodies = append(bodies, data)
                bytes += len(data)
            }
        }
        return p.SendBlockBodiesRLP(bodies)

    case msg.Code == BlockBodiesMsg:
        // A batch of block bodies arrived to one of our previous requests
        var request blockBodiesData
        if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        // Deliver them all to the downloader for queuing
        trasactions := make([][]*types.Transaction, len(request))
        uncles := make([][]*types.Header, len(request))

        for i, body := range request {
            trasactions[i] = body.Transactions
            uncles[i] = body.Uncles
        }
        // Filter out any explicitly requested bodies, deliver the rest to the downloader
        filter := len(trasactions) > 0 || len(uncles) > 0
        if filter {
            trasactions, uncles = pm.fetcher.FilterBodies(trasactions, uncles, time.Now())
        }
        if len(trasactions) > 0 || len(uncles) > 0 || !filter {
            err := pm.downloader.DeliverBodies(p.id, trasactions, uncles)
            if err != nil {
                glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln(err)
            }
        }

    case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == GetNodeDataMsg:
        // Decode the retrieval message
        msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
        if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
            return err
        }
        // Gather state data until the fetch or network limits is reached
        var (
            hash  common.Hash
            bytes int
            data  [][]byte
        )
        for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(data) < downloader.MaxStateFetch {
            // Retrieve the hash of the next state entry
            if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
                break
            } else if err != nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
            }
            // Retrieve the requested state entry, stopping if enough was found
            if entry, err := pm.chaindb.Get(hash.Bytes()); err == nil {
                data = append(data, entry)
                bytes += len(entry)
            }
        }
        return p.SendNodeData(data)

    case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == NodeDataMsg:
        // A batch of node state data arrived to one of our previous requests
        var data [][]byte
        if err := msg.Decode(&data); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        // Deliver all to the downloader
        if err := pm.downloader.DeliverNodeData(p.id, data); err != nil {
            glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("failed to deliver node state data: %v", err)
        }

    case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == GetReceiptsMsg:
        // Decode the retrieval message
        msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
        if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
            return err
        }
        // Gather state data until the fetch or network limits is reached
        var (
            hash     common.Hash
            bytes    int
            receipts []rlp.RawValue
        )
        for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(receipts) < downloader.MaxReceiptFetch {
            // Retrieve the hash of the next block
            if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
                break
            } else if err != nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
            }
            // Retrieve the requested block's receipts, skipping if unknown to us
            results := core.GetBlockReceipts(pm.chaindb, hash, core.GetBlockNumber(pm.chaindb, hash))
            if results == nil {
                if header := pm.blockchain.GetHeaderByHash(hash); header == nil || header.ReceiptHash != types.EmptyRootHash {
                    continue
                }
            }
            // If known, encode and queue for response packet
            if encoded, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(results); err != nil {
                glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("failed to encode receipt: %v", err)
            } else {
                receipts = append(receipts, encoded)
                bytes += len(encoded)
            }
        }
        return p.SendReceiptsRLP(receipts)

    case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == ReceiptsMsg:
        // A batch of receipts arrived to one of our previous requests
        var receipts [][]*types.Receipt
        if err := msg.Decode(&receipts); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        // Deliver all to the downloader
        if err := pm.downloader.DeliverReceipts(p.id, receipts); err != nil {
            glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("failed to deliver receipts: %v", err)
        }

    case msg.Code == NewBlockHashesMsg:
        // Retrieve and deserialize the remote new block hashes notification
        type announce struct {
            Hash   common.Hash
            Number uint64
        }
        var announces = []announce{}

        if p.version < eth62 {
            // We're running the old protocol, make block number unknown (0)
            var hashes []common.Hash
            if err := msg.Decode(&hashes); err != nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
            }
            for _, hash := range hashes {
                announces = append(announces, announce{hash, 0})
            }
        } else {
            // Otherwise extract both block hash and number
            var request newBlockHashesData
            if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
            }
            for _, block := range request {
                announces = append(announces, announce{block.Hash, block.Number})
            }
        }
        // Mark the hashes as present at the remote node
        for _, block := range announces {
            p.MarkBlock(block.Hash)
        }
        // Schedule all the unknown hashes for retrieval
        unknown := make([]announce, 0, len(announces))
        for _, block := range announces {
            if !pm.blockchain.HasBlock(block.Hash) {
                unknown = append(unknown, block)
            }
        }
        for _, block := range unknown {
            pm.fetcher.Notify(p.id, block.Hash, block.Number, time.Now(), p.RequestOneHeader, p.RequestBodies)
        }

    case msg.Code == NewBlockMsg:
        // Retrieve and decode the propagated block
        var request newBlockData
        if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        request.Block.ReceivedAt = msg.ReceivedAt
        request.Block.ReceivedFrom = p

        // Mark the peer as owning the block and schedule it for import
        p.MarkBlock(request.Block.Hash())
        pm.fetcher.Enqueue(p.id, request.Block)

        // Assuming the block is importable by the peer, but possibly not yet done so,
        // calculate the head hash and TD that the peer truly must have.
        var (
            trueHead = request.Block.ParentHash()
            trueTD   = new(big.Int).Sub(request.TD, request.Block.Difficulty())
        )
        // Update the peers total difficulty if better than the previous
        if _, td := p.Head(); trueTD.Cmp(td) > 0 {
            p.SetHead(trueHead, trueTD)

            // Schedule a sync if above ours. Note, this will not fire a sync for a gap of
            // a singe block (as the true TD is below the propagated block), however this
            // scenario should easily be covered by the fetcher.
            currentBlock := pm.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
            if trueTD.Cmp(pm.blockchain.GetTd(currentBlock.Hash(), currentBlock.NumberU64())) > 0 {
                go pm.synchronise(p)
            }
        }

    case msg.Code == TxMsg:
        // Transactions arrived, make sure we have a valid and fresh chain to handle them
        if atomic.LoadUint32(&pm.synced) == 0 {
            break
        }
        // Transactions can be processed, parse all of them and deliver to the pool
        var txs []*types.Transaction
        if err := msg.Decode(&txs); err != nil {
            return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
        }
        for i, tx := range txs {
            // Validate and mark the remote transaction
            if tx == nil {
                return errResp(ErrDecode, "transaction %d is nil", i)
            }
            p.MarkTransaction(tx.Hash())
        }
        pm.txpool.AddBatch(txs)

    default:
        return errResp(ErrInvalidMsgCode, "%v", msg.Code)
    }
    return nil
}

// BroadcastBlock will either propagate a block to a subset of it's peers, or
// will only announce it's availability (depending what's requested).
func (pm *ProtocolManager) BroadcastBlock(block *types.Block, propagate bool) {
    hash := block.Hash()
    peers := pm.peers.PeersWithoutBlock(hash)

    // If propagation is requested, send to a subset of the peer
    if propagate {
        // Calculate the TD of the block (it's not imported yet, so block.Td is not valid)
        var td *big.Int
        if parent := pm.blockchain.GetBlock(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1); parent != nil {
            td = new(big.Int).Add(block.Difficulty(), pm.blockchain.GetTd(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1))
        } else {
            glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("propagating dangling block #%d [%x]", block.NumberU64(), hash[:4])
            return
        }
        // Send the block to a subset of our peers
        transfer := peers[:int(math.Sqrt(float64(len(peers))))]
        for _, peer := range transfer {
            peer.SendNewBlock(block, td)
        }
        glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("propagated block %x to %d peers in %v", hash[:4], len(transfer), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
    }
    // Otherwise if the block is indeed in out own chain, announce it
    if pm.blockchain.HasBlock(hash) {
        for _, peer := range peers {
            peer.SendNewBlockHashes([]common.Hash{hash}, []uint64{block.NumberU64()})
        }
        glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("announced block %x to %d peers in %v", hash[:4], len(peers), time.Since(block.ReceivedAt))
    }
}

// BroadcastTx will propagate a transaction to all peers which are not known to
// already have the given transaction.
func (pm *ProtocolManager) BroadcastTx(hash common.Hash, tx *types.Transaction) {
    // Broadcast transaction to a batch of peers not knowing about it
    peers := pm.peers.PeersWithoutTx(hash)
    //FIXME include this again: peers = peers[:int(math.Sqrt(float64(len(peers))))]
    for _, peer := range peers {
        peer.SendTransactions(types.Transactions{tx})
    }
    glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("broadcast tx to", len(peers), "peers")
}

// Mined broadcast loop
func (self *ProtocolManager) minedBroadcastLoop() {
    // automatically stops if unsubscribe
    for obj := range self.minedBlockSub.Chan() {
        switch ev := obj.Data.(type) {
        case core.NewMinedBlockEvent:
            self.BroadcastBlock(ev.Block, true)  // First propagate block to peers
            self.BroadcastBlock(ev.Block, false) // Only then announce to the rest
        }
    }
}

func (self *ProtocolManager) txBroadcastLoop() {
    // automatically stops if unsubscribe
    for obj := range self.txSub.Chan() {
        event := obj.Data.(core.TxPreEvent)
        self.BroadcastTx(event.Tx.Hash(), event.Tx)
    }
}

// EthNodeInfo represents a short summary of the Ethereum sub-protocol metadata known
// about the host peer.
type EthNodeInfo struct {
    Network    int         `json:"network"`    // Ethereum network ID (0=Olympic, 1=Frontier, 2=Morden)
    Difficulty *big.Int    `json:"difficulty"` // Total difficulty of the host's blockchain
    Genesis    common.Hash `json:"genesis"`    // SHA3 hash of the host's genesis block
    Head       common.Hash `json:"head"`       // SHA3 hash of the host's best owned block
}

// NodeInfo retrieves some protocol metadata about the running host node.
func (self *ProtocolManager) NodeInfo() *EthNodeInfo {
    currentBlock := self.blockchain.CurrentBlock()
    return &EthNodeInfo{
        Network:    self.networkId,
        Difficulty: self.blockchain.GetTd(currentBlock.Hash(), currentBlock.NumberU64()),
        Genesis:    self.blockchain.Genesis().Hash(),
        Head:       currentBlock.Hash(),
    }
}