Fix concurrent map write issue in consensus; make txgen run in sync with new blocks for each shard; re-enable the final TPS report

client/txgen/main.go

@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ func main() {
 	runtime.GOMAXPROCS(1024)
 
 	var clientPeer *p2p.Peer
-	var peers []p2p.Peer
 	var shardIDLeaderMap map[uint32]p2p.Peer
 	var config *client_config.Config
 
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@ func main() {
 		candidateNode := newnode.New(*ip, *port)
 		BCPeer := p2p.Peer{IP: *bcIP, Port: *bcPort}
 		candidateNode.ContactBeaconChain(BCPeer)
-		peers = nil
 		clientPeer = &p2p.Peer{IP: *ip, Port: *port}
 		_, pubKey := utils.GenKey(clientPeer.IP, clientPeer.Port)
 		clientPeer.PubKey = pubKey
@@ -130,6 +128,12 @@ func main() {
 	clientNode.Client = client.NewClient(clientNode.GetHost(), &shardIDLeaderMap)
 
 	// This func is used to update the client's utxopool when new blocks are received from the leaders
+	readySignal := make(chan uint32)
+	go func() {
+		for i, _ := range shardIDLeaderMap {
+			readySignal <- i
+		}
+	}()
 	updateBlocksFunc := func(blocks []*blockchain.Block) {
 		for _, block := range blocks {
 			for _, node := range nodes {
@@ -149,6 +153,7 @@ func main() {
 					node.UpdateUtxoAndState(block)
 					node.Worker.UpdateCurrent()
 					utxoPoolMutex.Unlock()
+					readySignal <- shardID
 				} else {
 					continue
 				}
@@ -186,39 +191,31 @@ func main() {
 				log.Debug("Generator timer ended.", "duration", (int(t.Sub(start))), "startTime", start, "totalTime", totalTime)
 				break
 			}
-			shardIDTxsMap := make(map[uint32]types.Transactions)
-			lock := sync.Mutex{}
-			var wg sync.WaitGroup
-			wg.Add(len(shardIDLeaderMap))
-
-			utxoPoolMutex.Lock()
-			log.Warn("STARTING TX GEN", "gomaxprocs", runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0))
-			for shardID := range shardIDLeaderMap { // Generate simulated transactions
-				go func(shardID uint32) {
-					txs, _ := txgen.GenerateSimulatedTransactionsAccount(int(shardID), nodes, setting)
-
-					// TODO: Put cross shard tx into a pending list waiting for proofs from leaders
-
-					lock.Lock()
-					// Put txs into corresponding shards
-					shardIDTxsMap[shardID] = append(shardIDTxsMap[shardID], txs...)
-					lock.Unlock()
-					wg.Done()
-				}(shardID)
-			}
-			wg.Wait()
-			utxoPoolMutex.Unlock()
-
-			lock.Lock()
-			for shardID, txs := range shardIDTxsMap { // Send the txs to corresponding shards
-				go func(shardID uint32, txs types.Transactions) {
-					SendTxsToLeaderAccount(clientNode, shardIDLeaderMap[shardID], txs)
-				}(shardID, txs)
+			select {
+			case shardID := <-readySignal:
+				shardIDTxsMap := make(map[uint32]types.Transactions)
+				lock := sync.Mutex{}
+
+				utxoPoolMutex.Lock()
+				log.Warn("STARTING TX GEN", "gomaxprocs", runtime.GOMAXPROCS(0))
+				txs, _ := txgen.GenerateSimulatedTransactionsAccount(int(shardID), nodes, setting)
+
+				// TODO: Put cross shard tx into a pending list waiting for proofs from leaders
+
+				lock.Lock()
+				// Put txs into corresponding shards
+				shardIDTxsMap[shardID] = append(shardIDTxsMap[shardID], txs...)
+				lock.Unlock()
+				utxoPoolMutex.Unlock()
+
+				lock.Lock()
+				for shardID, txs := range shardIDTxsMap { // Send the txs to corresponding shards
+					go func(shardID uint32, txs types.Transactions) {
+						SendTxsToLeaderAccount(clientNode, shardIDLeaderMap[shardID], txs)
+					}(shardID, txs)
+				}
+				lock.Unlock()
 			}
-			lock.Unlock()
-
-			subsetCounter++
-			time.Sleep(60000 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	} else {
 		for {
@@ -277,12 +274,7 @@ func main() {
 
 	// Send a stop message to stop the nodes at the end
 	msg := proto_node.ConstructStopMessage()
-	if *peerDiscovery {
-		peers = clientNode.Consensus.GetValidatorPeers()
-	} else {
-		peers = append(config.GetValidators(), clientNode.Client.GetLeaders()...)
-	}
-	clientNode.BroadcastMessage(peers, msg)
+	clientNode.BroadcastMessage(clientNode.Client.GetLeaders(), msg)
 	time.Sleep(3000 * time.Millisecond)
 }
 

consensus/consensus_leader.go

@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) startConsensus(newBlock *blockchain.Block) {
 
 	consensus.Log.Debug("Stop encoding block")
 	msgToSend := consensus.constructAnnounceMessage()
-	host.BroadcastMessageFromLeader(consensus.host, consensus.GetValidatorPeers(), msgToSend, consensus.OfflinePeers)
 	// Set state to AnnounceDone
 	consensus.state = AnnounceDone
 	consensus.commitByLeader(true)
+	host.BroadcastMessageFromLeader(consensus.host, consensus.GetValidatorPeers(), msgToSend, consensus.OfflinePeers)
 }
 
 // commitByLeader commits to the message itself before receiving others commits
@@ -156,6 +156,8 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) commitByLeader(firstRound bool) {
 	secret, commitment := crypto.Commit(crypto.Ed25519Curve)
 	consensus.secret[consensus.consensusID] = secret
 	if firstRound {
+		consensus.mutex.Lock()
+		defer consensus.mutex.Unlock()
 		(*consensus.commitments)[consensus.nodeID] = commitment
 		consensus.bitmap.SetKey(consensus.pubKey, true)
 	} else {
@@ -257,6 +259,7 @@ func (consensus *Consensus) processCommitMessage(payload []byte, targetState Sta
 		if targetState == FinalChallengeDone {
 			msgTypeToSend = proto_consensus.FinalChallenge
 		}
+
 		msgToSend, challengeScalar, aggCommitment := consensus.constructChallengeMessage(msgTypeToSend)
 		bytes, err := challengeScalar.MarshalBinary()
 		if err != nil {