core, eth: clean up bloom filtering, add some tests

10 files changed, 347 insertions, 367 deletions

diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index fa3cf3f80..91f392f94 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -196,28 +196,13 @@ func (b *EthApiBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager {
 	return b.eth.AccountManager()
 }
 
-func (b *EthApiBackend) GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
-	results := make([][]byte, len(sectionIdxList))
-	var err error
-	for i, sectionIdx := range sectionIdxList {
-		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(b.eth.chainDb, (sectionIdx+1)*bloomBitsSection-1)
-		results[i], err = core.GetBloomBits(b.eth.chainDb, bitIdx, sectionIdx, sectionHead)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	return results, nil
-}
-
-func (b *EthApiBackend) BloomBitsSections() uint64 {
-	sections, _, _ := b.eth.bbIndexer.Sections()
-	return sections
+func (b *EthApiBackend) BloomStatus() (uint64, uint64) {
+	sections, _, _ := b.eth.bloomIndexer.Sections()
+	return params.BloomBitsBlocks, sections
 }
 
-func (b *EthApiBackend) BloomBitsConfig() filters.BloomConfig {
-	return filters.BloomConfig{
-		SectionSize:    bloomBitsSection,
-		MaxRequestLen:  16,
-		MaxRequestWait: 0,
+func (b *EthApiBackend) ServiceFilter(ctx context.Context, session *bloombits.MatcherSession) {
+	for i := 0; i < bloomFilterThreads; i++ {
+		go session.Multiplex(bloomRetrievalBatch, bloomRetrievalWait, b.eth.bloomRequests)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index efc0a2317..99a1928fe 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/clique"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/consensus/ethash"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
@@ -77,7 +78,8 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 	engine         consensus.Engine
 	accountManager *accounts.Manager
 
-	bbIndexer *core.ChainIndexer
+	bloomRequests chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval // Channel receiving bloom data retrieval requests
+	bloomIndexer  *core.ChainIndexer             // Bloom indexer operating during block imports
 
 	ApiBackend *EthApiBackend
 
@@ -127,7 +129,8 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		networkId:      config.NetworkId,
 		gasPrice:       config.GasPrice,
 		etherbase:      config.Etherbase,
-		bbIndexer:      NewBloomBitsProcessor(chainDb, bloomBitsSection),
+		bloomRequests:  make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
+		bloomIndexer:   NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks),
 	}
 
 	log.Info("Initialising Ethereum protocol", "versions", ProtocolVersions, "network", config.NetworkId)
@@ -151,7 +154,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		eth.blockchain.SetHead(compat.RewindTo)
 		core.WriteChainConfig(chainDb, genesisHash, chainConfig)
 	}
-	eth.bbIndexer.Start(eth.blockchain)
+	eth.bloomIndexer.Start(eth.blockchain.CurrentHeader(), eth.blockchain.SubscribeChainEvent)
 
 	if config.TxPool.Journal != "" {
 		config.TxPool.Journal = ctx.ResolvePath(config.TxPool.Journal)
@@ -261,7 +264,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Version:   "1.0",
-			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, false, bloomBitsSection),
+			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, false),
 			Public:    true,
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "admin",
@@ -359,14 +362,17 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Downloader() *downloader.Downloader { return s.protocolManage
 func (s *Ethereum) Protocols() []p2p.Protocol {
 	if s.lesServer == nil {
 		return s.protocolManager.SubProtocols
-	} else {
-		return append(s.protocolManager.SubProtocols, s.lesServer.Protocols()...)
 	}
+	return append(s.protocolManager.SubProtocols, s.lesServer.Protocols()...)
 }
 
 // Start implements node.Service, starting all internal goroutines needed by the
 // Ethereum protocol implementation.
 func (s *Ethereum) Start(srvr *p2p.Server) error {
+	// Start the bloom bits servicing goroutines
+	s.startBloomHandlers()
+
+	// Start the RPC service
 	s.netRPCService = ethapi.NewPublicNetAPI(srvr, s.NetVersion())
 
 	// Figure out a max peers count based on the server limits
@@ -377,6 +383,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Start(srvr *p2p.Server) error {
 			maxPeers = srvr.MaxPeers / 2
 		}
 	}
+	// Start the networking layer and the light server if requested
 	s.protocolManager.Start(maxPeers)
 	if s.lesServer != nil {
 		s.lesServer.Start(srvr)
@@ -390,7 +397,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() error {
 	if s.stopDbUpgrade != nil {
 		s.stopDbUpgrade()
 	}
-	s.bbIndexer.Close()
+	s.bloomIndexer.Close()
 	s.blockchain.Stop()
 	s.protocolManager.Stop()
 	if s.lesServer != nil {
diff --git a/eth/bloombits.go b/eth/bloombits.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02de408b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/bloombits.go
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package eth
+
+import (
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+const (
+	// bloomServiceThreads is the number of goroutines used globally by an Ethereum
+	// instance to service bloombits lookups for all running filters.
+	bloomServiceThreads = 16
+
+	// bloomFilterThreads is the number of goroutines used locally per filter to
+	// multiplex requests onto the global servicing goroutines.
+	bloomFilterThreads = 3
+
+	// bloomRetrievalBatch is the maximum number of bloom bit retrievals to service
+	// in a single batch.
+	bloomRetrievalBatch = 16
+
+	// bloomRetrievalWait is the maximum time to wait for enough bloom bit requests
+	// to accumulate request an entire batch (avoiding hysteresis).
+	bloomRetrievalWait = time.Duration(0)
+)
+
+// startBloomHandlers starts a batch of goroutines to accept bloom bit database
+// retrievals from possibly a range of filters and serving the data to satisfy.
+func (eth *Ethereum) startBloomHandlers() {
+	for i := 0; i < bloomServiceThreads; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-eth.shutdownChan:
+					return
+
+				case request := <-eth.bloomRequests:
+					task := <-request
+
+					task.Bitsets = make([][]byte, len(task.Sections))
+					for i, section := range task.Sections {
+						head := core.GetCanonicalHash(eth.chainDb, (section+1)*params.BloomBitsBlocks-1)
+						blob, err := bitutil.DecompressBytes(core.GetBloomBits(eth.chainDb, task.Bit, section, head), int(params.BloomBitsBlocks)/8)
+						if err != nil {
+							panic(err)
+						}
+						task.Bitsets[i] = blob
+					}
+					request <- task
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+const (
+	// bloomConfirms is the number of confirmation blocks before a bloom section is
+	// considered probably final and its rotated bits are calculated.
+	bloomConfirms = 256
+
+	// bloomThrottling is the time to wait between processing two consecutive index
+	// sections. It's useful during chain upgrades to prevent disk overload.
+	bloomThrottling = 100 * time.Millisecond
+)
+
+// BloomIndexer implements a core.ChainIndexer, building up a rotated bloom bits index
+// for the Ethereum header bloom filters, permitting blazing fast filtering.
+type BloomIndexer struct {
+	size uint64 // section size to generate bloombits for
+
+	db  ethdb.Database       // database instance to write index data and metadata into
+	gen *bloombits.Generator // generator to rotate the bloom bits crating the bloom index
+
+	section uint64      // Section is the section number being processed currently
+	head    common.Hash // Head is the hash of the last header processed
+}
+
+// NewBloomIndexer returns a chain indexer that generates bloom bits data for the
+// canonical chain for fast logs filtering.
+func NewBloomIndexer(db ethdb.Database, size uint64) *core.ChainIndexer {
+	backend := &BloomIndexer{
+		db:   db,
+		size: size,
+	}
+	table := ethdb.NewTable(db, string(core.BloomBitsIndexPrefix))
+
+	return core.NewChainIndexer(db, table, backend, size, bloomConfirms, bloomThrottling, "bloombits")
+}
+
+// Reset implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, starting a new bloombits index
+// section.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Reset(section uint64) {
+	gen, err := bloombits.NewGenerator(uint(b.size))
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	b.gen, b.section, b.head = gen, section, common.Hash{}
+}
+
+// Process implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, adding a new header's bloom into
+// the index.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Process(header *types.Header) {
+	b.gen.AddBloom(header.Bloom)
+	b.head = header.Hash()
+}
+
+// Commit implements core.ChainIndexerBackend, finalizing the bloom section and
+// writing it out into the database.
+func (b *BloomIndexer) Commit() error {
+	batch := b.db.NewBatch()
+
+	for i := 0; i < types.BloomBitLength; i++ {
+		bits, err := b.gen.Bitset(uint(i))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		core.WriteBloomBits(batch, uint(i), b.section, b.head, bitutil.CompressBytes(bits))
+	}
+	return batch.Write()
+}
diff --git a/eth/db_upgrade.go b/eth/db_upgrade.go
index ce8ce699a..d41afa17c 100644
--- a/eth/db_upgrade.go
+++ b/eth/db_upgrade.go
@@ -22,10 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@@ -136,38 +133,3 @@ func upgradeDeduplicateData(db ethdb.Database) func() error {
 		return <-errc
 	}
 }
-
-// BloomBitsIndex implements ChainIndex
-type BloomBitsIndex struct {
-	db                   ethdb.Database
-	bc                   *bloombits.BloomBitsCreator
-	section, sectionSize uint64
-	sectionHead          common.Hash
-}
-
-// number of confirmation blocks before a section is considered probably final and its bloom bits are calculated
-const bloomBitsConfirmations = 256
-
-// NewBloomBitsProcessor returns a chain processor that generates bloom bits data for the canonical chain
-func NewBloomBitsProcessor(db ethdb.Database, sectionSize uint64) *core.ChainIndexer {
-	backend := &BloomBitsIndex{db: db, sectionSize: sectionSize}
-	return core.NewChainIndexer(db, ethdb.NewTable(db, "bbIndex-"), backend, sectionSize, bloomBitsConfirmations, time.Millisecond*100, "bloombits")
-}
-
-func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Reset(section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash) {
-	b.bc = bloombits.NewBloomBitsCreator(b.sectionSize)
-	b.section = section
-}
-
-func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Process(header *types.Header) {
-	b.bc.AddHeaderBloom(header.Bloom)
-	b.sectionHead = header.Hash()
-}
-
-func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Commit() error {
-	for i := 0; i < bloombits.BloomLength; i++ {
-		compVector := bitutil.CompressBytes(b.bc.GetBitVector(uint(i)))
-		core.StoreBloomBits(b.db, uint64(i), b.section, b.sectionHead, compVector)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index 11767753e..6e1d48adb 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -51,27 +51,24 @@ type filter struct {
 // PublicFilterAPI offers support to create and manage filters. This will allow external clients to retrieve various
 // information related to the Ethereum protocol such als blocks, transactions and logs.
 type PublicFilterAPI struct {
-	backend          Backend
-	bloomBitsSection uint64
-	mux              *event.TypeMux
-	quit             chan struct{}
-	chainDb          ethdb.Database
-	events           *EventSystem
-	filtersMu        sync.Mutex
-	filters          map[rpc.ID]*filter
+	backend   Backend
+	mux       *event.TypeMux
+	quit      chan struct{}
+	chainDb   ethdb.Database
+	events    *EventSystem
+	filtersMu sync.Mutex
+	filters   map[rpc.ID]*filter
 }
 
 // NewPublicFilterAPI returns a new PublicFilterAPI instance.
-func NewPublicFilterAPI(backend Backend, lightMode bool, bloomBitsSection uint64) *PublicFilterAPI {
+func NewPublicFilterAPI(backend Backend, lightMode bool) *PublicFilterAPI {
 	api := &PublicFilterAPI{
-		backend:          backend,
-		bloomBitsSection: bloomBitsSection,
-		mux:              backend.EventMux(),
-		chainDb:          backend.ChainDb(),
-		events:           NewEventSystem(backend.EventMux(), backend, lightMode),
-		filters:          make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
+		backend: backend,
+		mux:     backend.EventMux(),
+		chainDb: backend.ChainDb(),
+		events:  NewEventSystem(backend.EventMux(), backend, lightMode),
+		filters: make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
 	}
-
 	go api.timeoutLoop()
 
 	return api
@@ -326,16 +323,20 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) NewFilter(crit FilterCriteria) (rpc.ID, error) {
 //
 // https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_getlogs
 func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	// Convert the RPC block numbers into internal representations
 	if crit.FromBlock == nil {
 		crit.FromBlock = big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
 	}
 	if crit.ToBlock == nil {
 		crit.ToBlock = big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
 	}
-
+	// Create and run the filter to get all the logs
 	filter := New(api.backend, crit.FromBlock.Int64(), crit.ToBlock.Int64(), crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 
-	logs, err := filter.Find(ctx)
+	logs, err := filter.Logs(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	return returnLogs(logs), err
 }
 
@@ -369,20 +370,18 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*ty
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("filter not found")
 	}
 
-	var begin, end int64
+	begin := rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	if f.crit.FromBlock != nil {
 		begin = f.crit.FromBlock.Int64()
-	} else {
-		begin = rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	}
+	end := rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	if f.crit.ToBlock != nil {
 		end = f.crit.ToBlock.Int64()
-	} else {
-		end = rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	}
+	// Create and run the filter to get all the logs
 	filter := New(api.backend, begin, end, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
 
-	logs, err := filter.Find(ctx)
+	logs, err := filter.Logs(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -390,7 +389,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*ty
 }
 
 // GetFilterChanges returns the logs for the filter with the given id since
-// last time is was called. This can be used for polling.
+// last time it was called. This can be used for polling.
 //
 // For pending transaction and block filters the result is []common.Hash.
 // (pending)Log filters return []Log.
diff --git a/eth/filters/bench_test.go b/eth/filters/bench_test.go
index 2487bc0eb..d994378fc 100644
--- a/eth/filters/bench_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/bench_test.go
@@ -31,82 +31,41 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
-	"github.com/golang/snappy"
 )
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits512(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 512)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 512)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits1k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 1024)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 1024)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits2k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 2048)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 2048)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits4k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 4096)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 4096)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits8k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 8192)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 8192)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits16k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 16384)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 16384)
 }
 
 func BenchmarkBloomBits32k(b *testing.B) {
-	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 32768)
-}
-
-func benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64) {
-	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 0)
-	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 1)
-	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 2)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, 32768)
 }
 
 const benchFilterCnt = 2000
 
-func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64, comp int) {
+func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64) {
 	benchDataDir := node.DefaultDataDir() + "/geth/chaindata"
-	fmt.Println("Running bloombits benchmark   section size:", sectionSize, "  compression method:", comp)
-
-	var (
-		compressFn   func([]byte) []byte
-		decompressFn func([]byte, int) ([]byte, error)
-	)
-	switch comp {
-	case 0:
-		// no compression
-		compressFn = func(data []byte) []byte {
-			return data
-		}
-		decompressFn = func(data []byte, target int) ([]byte, error) {
-			if len(data) != target {
-				panic(nil)
-			}
-			return data, nil
-		}
-	case 1:
-		// bitutil/compress.go
-		compressFn = bitutil.CompressBytes
-		decompressFn = bitutil.DecompressBytes
-	case 2:
-		// go snappy
-		compressFn = func(data []byte) []byte {
-			return snappy.Encode(nil, data)
-		}
-		decompressFn = func(data []byte, target int) ([]byte, error) {
-			decomp, err := snappy.Decode(nil, data)
-			if err != nil || len(decomp) != target {
-				panic(err)
-			}
-			return decomp, nil
-		}
-	}
+	fmt.Println("Running bloombits benchmark   section size:", sectionSize)
 
 	db, err := ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(benchDataDir, 128, 1024)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -128,7 +87,10 @@ func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64, comp int) {
 	cnt := (headNum - 512) / sectionSize
 	var dataSize, compSize uint64
 	for sectionIdx := uint64(0); sectionIdx < cnt; sectionIdx++ {
-		bc := bloombits.NewBloomBitsCreator(sectionSize)
+		bc, err := bloombits.NewGenerator(uint(sectionSize))
+		if err != nil {
+			b.Fatalf("failed to create generator: %v", err)
+		}
 		var header *types.Header
 		for i := sectionIdx * sectionSize; i < (sectionIdx+1)*sectionSize; i++ {
 			hash := core.GetCanonicalHash(db, i)
@@ -136,15 +98,18 @@ func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64, comp int) {
 			if header == nil {
 				b.Fatalf("Error creating bloomBits data")
 			}
-			bc.AddHeaderBloom(header.Bloom)
+			bc.AddBloom(header.Bloom)
 		}
 		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(db, (sectionIdx+1)*sectionSize-1)
-		for i := 0; i < bloombits.BloomLength; i++ {
-			data := bc.GetBitVector(uint(i))
-			comp := compressFn(data)
+		for i := 0; i < types.BloomBitLength; i++ {
+			data, err := bc.Bitset(uint(i))
+			if err != nil {
+				b.Fatalf("failed to retrieve bitset: %v", err)
+			}
+			comp := bitutil.CompressBytes(data)
 			dataSize += uint64(len(data))
 			compSize += uint64(len(comp))
-			core.StoreBloomBits(db, uint64(i), sectionIdx, sectionHead, comp)
+			core.WriteBloomBits(db, uint(i), sectionIdx, sectionHead, comp)
 		}
 		//if sectionIdx%50 == 0 {
 		//	fmt.Println(" section", sectionIdx, "/", cnt)
@@ -171,8 +136,7 @@ func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64, comp int) {
 		addr[0] = byte(i)
 		addr[1] = byte(i / 256)
 		filter := New(backend, 0, int64(cnt*sectionSize-1), []common.Address{addr}, nil)
-		filter.decompress = decompressFn
-		if _, err := filter.Find(context.Background()); err != nil {
+		if _, err := filter.Logs(context.Background()); err != nil {
 			b.Error("filter.Find error:", err)
 		}
 	}
@@ -229,7 +193,7 @@ func BenchmarkNoBloomBits(b *testing.B) {
 	mux := new(event.TypeMux)
 	backend := &testBackend{mux, db, 0, new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed)}
 	filter := New(backend, 0, int64(headNum), []common.Address{common.Address{}}, nil)
-	filter.Find(context.Background())
+	filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	d := time.Since(start)
 	fmt.Println("Finished running filter benchmarks")
 	fmt.Println(" ", d, "total  ", d*time.Duration(1000000)/time.Duration(headNum+1), "per million blocks")
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index ea9ccf2f9..3a2226f6b 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -19,11 +19,9 @@ package filters
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
-	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -37,140 +35,143 @@ type Backend interface {
 	EventMux() *event.TypeMux
 	HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error)
 	GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) (types.Receipts, error)
-	BloomBitsSections() uint64
-	BloomBitsConfig() BloomConfig
+
 	SubscribeTxPreEvent(chan<- core.TxPreEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeChainEvent(ch chan<- core.ChainEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(ch chan<- core.RemovedLogsEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeLogsEvent(ch chan<- []*types.Log) event.Subscription
-	GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error)
-}
 
-type BloomConfig struct {
-	SectionSize    uint64
-	MaxRequestLen  int
-	MaxRequestWait time.Duration
+	BloomStatus() (uint64, uint64)
+	ServiceFilter(ctx context.Context, session *bloombits.MatcherSession)
 }
 
 // Filter can be used to retrieve and filter logs.
 type Filter struct {
-	backend         Backend
-	bloomBitsConfig BloomConfig
+	backend Backend
 
 	db         ethdb.Database
 	begin, end int64
 	addresses  []common.Address
 	topics     [][]common.Hash
 
-	decompress func([]byte, int) ([]byte, error)
-	matcher    *bloombits.Matcher
+	matcher *bloombits.Matcher
 }
 
 // New creates a new filter which uses a bloom filter on blocks to figure out whether
 // a particular block is interesting or not.
 func New(backend Backend, begin, end int64, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) *Filter {
+	size, _ := backend.BloomStatus()
+
 	return &Filter{
-		backend:         backend,
-		begin:           begin,
-		end:             end,
-		addresses:       addresses,
-		topics:          topics,
-		bloomBitsConfig: backend.BloomBitsConfig(),
-		db:              backend.ChainDb(),
-		matcher:         bloombits.NewMatcher(backend.BloomBitsConfig().SectionSize, addresses, topics),
-		decompress:      bitutil.DecompressBytes,
+		backend:   backend,
+		begin:     begin,
+		end:       end,
+		addresses: addresses,
+		topics:    topics,
+		db:        backend.ChainDb(),
+		matcher:   bloombits.NewMatcher(size, addresses, topics),
 	}
 }
 
-// FindOnce searches the blockchain for matching log entries, returning
-// all matching entries from the first block that contains matches,
-// updating the start point of the filter accordingly. If no results are
-// found, a nil slice is returned.
-func (f *Filter) FindOnce(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
-	head, _ := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, rpc.LatestBlockNumber)
-	if head == nil {
+// Logs searches the blockchain for matching log entries, returning all from the
+// first block that contains matches, updating the start of the filter accordingly.
+func (f *Filter) Logs(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	// Figure out the limits of the filter range
+	header, _ := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, rpc.LatestBlockNumber)
+	if header == nil {
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	headBlockNumber := head.Number.Uint64()
+	head := header.Number.Uint64()
 
-	var beginBlockNo uint64 = uint64(f.begin)
 	if f.begin == -1 {
-		beginBlockNo = headBlockNumber
+		f.begin = int64(head)
 	}
-	var endBlockNo uint64 = uint64(f.end)
+	end := uint64(f.end)
 	if f.end == -1 {
-		endBlockNo = headBlockNumber
+		end = head
 	}
-
-	logs, blockNumber, err := f.getLogs(ctx, beginBlockNo, endBlockNo)
-	f.begin = int64(blockNumber + 1)
-	return logs, err
-}
-
-// Run filters logs with the current parameters set
-func (f *Filter) Find(ctx context.Context) (logs []*types.Log, err error) {
-	for {
-		newLogs, err := f.FindOnce(ctx)
-		if len(newLogs) == 0 || err != nil {
+	// Gather all indexed logs, and finish with non indexed ones
+	var (
+		logs []*types.Log
+		err  error
+	)
+	size, sections := f.backend.BloomStatus()
+	if indexed := sections * size; indexed > uint64(f.begin) {
+		if indexed > end {
+			logs, err = f.indexedLogs(ctx, end)
+		} else {
+			logs, err = f.indexedLogs(ctx, indexed-1)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
 			return logs, err
 		}
-		logs = append(logs, newLogs...)
 	}
+	rest, err := f.unindexedLogs(ctx, end)
+	logs = append(logs, rest...)
+	return logs, err
 }
 
-// nextRequest returns the next request to retrieve for the bloombits matcher
-func (f *Filter) nextRequest() (bloombits uint, sections []uint64) {
-	bloomIndex, ok := f.matcher.AllocSectionQueue()
-	if !ok {
-		return 0, nil
+// indexedLogs returns the logs matching the filter criteria based on the bloom
+// bits indexed available locally or via the network.
+func (f *Filter) indexedLogs(ctx context.Context, end uint64) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	// Create a matcher session and request servicing from the backend
+	matches := make(chan uint64, 64)
+
+	session, err := f.matcher.Start(uint64(f.begin), end, matches)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	if f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestWait > 0 &&
-		(f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen <= 1 || // SectionCount is always greater than zero after a successful alloc
-			f.matcher.SectionCount(bloomIndex) < f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen) {
-		time.Sleep(f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestWait)
+	defer session.Close(time.Second)
+
+	f.backend.ServiceFilter(ctx, session)
+
+	// Iterate over the matches until exhausted or context closed
+	var logs []*types.Log
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case number, ok := <-matches:
+			// Abort if all matches have been fulfilled
+			if !ok {
+				f.begin = int64(end) + 1
+				return logs, nil
+			}
+			// Retrieve the suggested block and pull any truly matching logs
+			header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, rpc.BlockNumber(number))
+			if header == nil || err != nil {
+				return logs, err
+			}
+			found, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
+			if err != nil {
+				return logs, err
+			}
+			logs = append(logs, found...)
+
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return logs, ctx.Err()
+		}
 	}
-	return bloomIndex, f.matcher.FetchSections(bloomIndex, f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen)
 }
 
-// serveMatcher serves the bloombits matcher by fetching the requested vectors
-// through the filter backend
-func (f *Filter) serveMatcher(ctx context.Context, stop chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) chan error {
-	errChn := make(chan error, 1)
-	wg.Add(10)
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		go func(i int) {
-			defer wg.Done()
-
-			for {
-				b, s := f.nextRequest()
-				if s == nil {
-					return
-				}
-				data, err := f.backend.GetBloomBits(ctx, uint64(b), s)
-				if err != nil {
-					select {
-					case errChn <- err:
-					case <-stop:
-					}
-					return
-				}
-				decomp := make([][]byte, len(data))
-				for i, d := range data {
-					var err error
-					if decomp[i], err = f.decompress(d, int(f.bloomBitsConfig.SectionSize/8)); err != nil {
-						select {
-						case errChn <- err:
-						case <-stop:
-						}
-						return
-					}
-				}
-				f.matcher.Deliver(b, s, decomp)
+// indexedLogs returns the logs matching the filter criteria based on raw block
+// iteration and bloom matching.
+func (f *Filter) unindexedLogs(ctx context.Context, end uint64) ([]*types.Log, error) {
+	var logs []*types.Log
+
+	for ; f.begin <= int64(end); f.begin++ {
+		header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, rpc.BlockNumber(f.begin))
+		if header == nil || err != nil {
+			return logs, err
+		}
+		if bloomFilter(header.Bloom, f.addresses, f.topics) {
+			found, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
+			if err != nil {
+				return logs, err
 			}
-		}(i)
+			logs = append(logs, found...)
+		}
 	}
-
-	return errChn
+	return logs, nil
 }
 
 // checkMatches checks if the receipts belonging to the given header contain any log events that
@@ -192,83 +193,6 @@ func (f *Filter) checkMatches(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) (logs [
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*types.Log, blockNumber uint64, err error) {
-	haveBloomBitsBefore := f.backend.BloomBitsSections() * f.bloomBitsConfig.SectionSize
-	if haveBloomBitsBefore > start {
-		e := end
-		if haveBloomBitsBefore <= e {
-			e = haveBloomBitsBefore - 1
-		}
-
-		stop := make(chan struct{})
-		var wg sync.WaitGroup
-		matches := f.matcher.Start(start, e)
-		errChn := f.serveMatcher(ctx, stop, &wg)
-
-		defer func() {
-			f.matcher.Stop()
-			close(stop)
-			wg.Wait()
-		}()
-
-	loop:
-		for {
-			select {
-			case i, ok := <-matches:
-				if !ok {
-					break loop
-				}
-
-				blockNumber := rpc.BlockNumber(i)
-				header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
-				if header == nil || err != nil {
-					return logs, end, err
-				}
-
-				logs, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, end, err
-				}
-				if logs != nil {
-					return logs, i, nil
-				}
-			case err := <-errChn:
-				return logs, end, err
-			case <-ctx.Done():
-				return nil, end, ctx.Err()
-			}
-		}
-
-		if end < haveBloomBitsBefore {
-			return logs, end, nil
-		}
-		start = haveBloomBitsBefore
-	}
-
-	// search the rest with regular block-by-block bloom filtering
-	for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
-		blockNumber := rpc.BlockNumber(i)
-		header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
-		if header == nil || err != nil {
-			return logs, end, err
-		}
-
-		// Use bloom filtering to see if this block is interesting given the
-		// current parameters
-		if f.bloomFilter(header.Bloom) {
-			logs, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, end, err
-			}
-			if logs != nil {
-				return logs, i, nil
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return logs, end, nil
-}
-
 func includes(addresses []common.Address, a common.Address) bool {
 	for _, addr := range addresses {
 		if addr == a {
@@ -323,10 +247,6 @@ Logs:
 	return ret
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) bloomFilter(bloom types.Bloom) bool {
-	return bloomFilter(bloom, f.addresses, f.topics)
-}
-
 func bloomFilter(bloom types.Bloom, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) bool {
 	if len(addresses) > 0 {
 		var included bool
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index 140fad555..664ce07a5 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -85,29 +87,35 @@ func (b *testBackend) SubscribeChainEvent(ch chan<- core.ChainEvent) event.Subsc
 	return b.chainFeed.Subscribe(ch)
 }
 
-func (b *testBackend) GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
-	results := make([][]byte, len(sectionIdxList))
-	var err error
-	for i, sectionIdx := range sectionIdxList {
-		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(b.db, (sectionIdx+1)*testBloomBitsSection-1)
-		results[i], err = core.GetBloomBits(b.db, bitIdx, sectionIdx, sectionHead)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-	return results, nil
+func (b *testBackend) BloomStatus() (uint64, uint64) {
+	return params.BloomBitsBlocks, b.sections
 }
 
-func (b *testBackend) BloomBitsSections() uint64 {
-	return b.sections
-}
+func (b *testBackend) ServiceFilter(ctx context.Context, session *bloombits.MatcherSession) {
+	requests := make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval)
 
-func (b *testBackend) BloomBitsConfig() BloomConfig {
-	return BloomConfig{
-		SectionSize:    testBloomBitsSection,
-		MaxRequestLen:  16,
-		MaxRequestWait: 0,
-	}
+	go session.Multiplex(16, 0, requests)
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			// Wait for a service request or a shutdown
+			select {
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return
+
+			case request := <-requests:
+				task := <-request
+
+				task.Bitsets = make([][]byte, len(task.Sections))
+				for i, section := range task.Sections {
+					if rand.Int()%4 != 0 { // Handle occasional missing deliveries
+						head := core.GetCanonicalHash(b.db, (section+1)*params.BloomBitsBlocks-1)
+						task.Bitsets[i] = core.GetBloomBits(b.db, task.Bit, section, head)
+					}
+				}
+				request <- task
+			}
+		}
+	}()
 }
 
 // TestBlockSubscription tests if a block subscription returns block hashes for posted chain events.
@@ -126,7 +134,7 @@ func TestBlockSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed    = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		backend     = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api         = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api         = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 		genesis     = new(core.Genesis).MustCommit(db)
 		chain, _    = core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 10, func(i int, gen *core.BlockGen) {})
 		chainEvents = []core.ChainEvent{}
@@ -183,7 +191,7 @@ func TestPendingTxFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 
 		transactions = []*types.Transaction{
 			types.NewTransaction(0, common.HexToAddress("0xb794f5ea0ba39494ce83a213fffba74279579268"), new(big.Int), new(big.Int), new(big.Int), nil),
@@ -246,7 +254,7 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit    FilterCriteria
@@ -295,7 +303,7 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 	)
 
 	// different situations where log filter creation should fail.
@@ -325,7 +333,7 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 
 		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
@@ -442,7 +450,7 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
 
 		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
index f1c6481d7..11235e95a 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
-const testBloomBitsSection = 4096
-
 func makeReceipt(addr common.Address) *types.Receipt {
 	receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
 	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
@@ -101,7 +99,7 @@ func BenchmarkFilters(b *testing.B) {
 	filter := New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4}, nil)
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
-		logs, _ := filter.Find(context.Background())
+		logs, _ := filter.Logs(context.Background())
 		if len(logs) != 4 {
 			b.Fatal("expected 4 logs, got", len(logs))
 		}
@@ -189,13 +187,13 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 
 	filter := New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2, hash3, hash4}})
 
-	logs, _ := filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ := filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 4 {
 		t.Error("expected 4 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
 
 	filter = New(backend, 900, 999, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected 1 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
@@ -204,7 +202,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	filter = New(backend, 990, -1, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected 1 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
@@ -214,7 +212,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 
 	filter = New(backend, 1, 10, nil, [][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2}})
 
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 2 {
 		t.Error("expected 2 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
@@ -222,7 +220,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	failHash := common.BytesToHash([]byte("fail"))
 	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, nil, [][]common.Hash{{failHash}})
 
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
@@ -230,14 +228,14 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	failAddr := common.BytesToAddress([]byte("failmenow"))
 	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{failAddr}, nil)
 
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
 
 	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, nil, [][]common.Hash{{failHash}, {hash1}})
 
-	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
+	logs, _ = filter.Logs(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index aadd771df..28ae208c0 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ const (
 	// txChanSize is the size of channel listening to TxPreEvent.
 	// The number is referenced from the size of tx pool.
 	txChanSize = 4096
-
-	bloomBitsSection = 4096
 )
 
 var (
@@ -94,8 +92,6 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 	quitSync    chan struct{}
 	noMorePeers chan struct{}
 
-	lesServer LesServer
-
 	// wait group is used for graceful shutdowns during downloading
 	// and processing
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -118,7 +114,6 @@ func NewProtocolManager(config *params.ChainConfig, mode downloader.SyncMode, ne
 		txsyncCh:    make(chan *txsync),
 		quitSync:    make(chan struct{}),
 	}
-
 	// Figure out whether to allow fast sync or not
 	if mode == downloader.FastSync && blockchain.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() > 0 {
 		log.Warn("Blockchain not empty, fast sync disabled")