[net processing] Move ping data fields to net processing

src/net.cpp

@@ -601,21 +601,8 @@ void CNode::copyStats(CNodeStats &stats, const std::vector<bool> &m_asmap)
         stats.minFeeFilter = 0;
     }
 
-    // It is common for nodes with good ping times to suddenly become lagged,
-    // due to a new block arriving or other large transfer.
-    // Merely reporting pingtime might fool the caller into thinking the node was still responsive,
-    // since pingtime does not update until the ping is complete, which might take a while.
-    // So, if a ping is taking an unusually long time in flight,
-    // the caller can immediately detect that this is happening.
-    std::chrono::microseconds ping_wait{0};
-    if ((0 != nPingNonceSent) && (0 != m_ping_start.load().count())) {
-        ping_wait = GetTime<std::chrono::microseconds>() - m_ping_start.load();
-    }
-
-    // Raw ping time is in microseconds, but show it to user as whole seconds (Bitcoin users should be well used to small numbers with many decimal places by now :)
     stats.m_ping_usec = nPingUsecTime;
-    stats.m_min_ping_usec  = nMinPingUsecTime;
-    stats.m_ping_wait_usec = count_microseconds(ping_wait);
+    stats.m_min_ping_usec = nMinPingUsecTime;
 
     // Leave string empty if addrLocal invalid (not filled in yet)
     CService addrLocalUnlocked = GetAddrLocal();

src/net.h

@@ -260,7 +260,6 @@ public:
     mapMsgCmdSize mapRecvBytesPerMsgCmd;
     NetPermissionFlags m_permissionFlags;
     int64_t m_ping_usec;
-    int64_t m_ping_wait_usec;
     int64_t m_min_ping_usec;
     CAmount minFeeFilter;
     // Our address, as reported by the peer
@@ -591,17 +590,12 @@ public:
      * in CConnman::AttemptToEvictConnection. */
     std::atomic<int64_t> nLastTXTime{0};
 
-    // Ping time measurement:
-    // The pong reply we're expecting, or 0 if no pong expected.
-    std::atomic<uint64_t> nPingNonceSent{0};
-    /** When the last ping was sent, or 0 if no ping was ever sent */
-    std::atomic<std::chrono::microseconds> m_ping_start{0us};
-    // Last measured round-trip time.
+    /** Last measured round-trip time. Used only for RPC/GUI stats/debugging.*/
     std::atomic<int64_t> nPingUsecTime{0};
-    // Best measured round-trip time.
+
+    /** Lowest measured round-trip time. Used as an inbound peer eviction
+     * criterium in CConnman::AttemptToEvictConnection. */
     std::atomic<int64_t> nMinPingUsecTime{std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()};
-    // Whether a ping is requested.
-    std::atomic<bool> fPingQueued{false};
 
     CNode(NodeId id, ServiceFlags nLocalServicesIn, SOCKET hSocketIn, const CAddress& addrIn, uint64_t nKeyedNetGroupIn, uint64_t nLocalHostNonceIn, const CAddress& addrBindIn, const std::string& addrNameIn, ConnectionType conn_type_in, bool inbound_onion);
     ~CNode();
@@ -721,6 +715,12 @@ public:
 
     std::string ConnectionTypeAsString() const { return ::ConnectionTypeAsString(m_conn_type); }
 
+    /** A ping-pong round trip has completed successfully. Update latest and minimum ping times. */
+    void PongReceived(std::chrono::microseconds ping_time) {
+        nPingUsecTime = count_microseconds(ping_time);
+        nMinPingUsecTime = std::min(nMinPingUsecTime.load(), count_microseconds(ping_time));
+    }
+
 private:
     const NodeId id;
     const uint64_t nLocalHostNonce;

src/net_processing.cpp

@@ -219,6 +219,13 @@ struct Peer {
     /** This peer's reported block height when we connected */
     std::atomic<int> m_starting_height{-1};
 
+    /** The pong reply we're expecting, or 0 if no pong expected. */
+    std::atomic<uint64_t> nPingNonceSent{0};
+    /** When the last ping was sent, or 0 if no ping was ever sent */
+    std::atomic<std::chrono::microseconds> m_ping_start{0us};
+    /** Whether a ping has been requested by the user */
+    std::atomic<bool> fPingQueued{false};
+
     /** Set of txids to reconsider once their parent transactions have been accepted **/
     std::set<uint256> m_orphan_work_set GUARDED_BY(g_cs_orphans);
 
@@ -256,6 +263,7 @@ public:
     void CheckForStaleTipAndEvictPeers() override;
     bool GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats& stats) override;
     bool IgnoresIncomingTxs() override { return m_ignore_incoming_txs; }
+    void SendPings() override;
     void SetBestHeight(int height) override { m_best_height = height; };
     void Misbehaving(const NodeId pnode, const int howmuch, const std::string& message) override;
     void ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_type, CDataStream& vRecv,
@@ -326,7 +334,7 @@ private:
 
     /** Send a ping message every PING_INTERVAL or if requested via RPC. May
      *  mark the peer to be disconnected if a ping has timed out. */
-    void MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to);
+    void MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to, Peer& peer);
 
     const CChainParams& m_chainparams;
     CConnman& m_connman;
@@ -1093,6 +1101,18 @@ bool PeerManagerImpl::GetNodeStateStats(NodeId nodeid, CNodeStateStats &stats)
     PeerRef peer = GetPeerRef(nodeid);
     if (peer == nullptr) return false;
     stats.m_starting_height = peer->m_starting_height;
+    // It is common for nodes with good ping times to suddenly become lagged,
+    // due to a new block arriving or other large transfer.
+    // Merely reporting pingtime might fool the caller into thinking the node was still responsive,
+    // since pingtime does not update until the ping is complete, which might take a while.
+    // So, if a ping is taking an unusually long time in flight,
+    // the caller can immediately detect that this is happening.
+    std::chrono::microseconds ping_wait{0};
+    if ((0 != peer->nPingNonceSent) && (0 != peer->m_ping_start.load().count())) {
+        ping_wait = GetTime<std::chrono::microseconds>() - peer->m_ping_start.load();
+    }
+
+    stats.m_ping_wait_usec = count_microseconds(ping_wait);
 
     return true;
 }
@@ -1632,6 +1652,12 @@ bool static AlreadyHaveBlock(const uint256& block_hash) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED
     return g_chainman.m_blockman.LookupBlockIndex(block_hash) != nullptr;
 }
 
+void PeerManagerImpl::SendPings()
+{
+    LOCK(m_peer_mutex);
+    for(auto& it : m_peer_map) it.second->fPingQueued = true;
+}
+
 void RelayTransaction(const uint256& txid, const uint256& wtxid, const CConnman& connman)
 {
     connman.ForEachNode([&txid, &wtxid](CNode* pnode) EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(::cs_main) {
@@ -3842,15 +3868,14 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_type,
             vRecv >> nonce;
 
             // Only process pong message if there is an outstanding ping (old ping without nonce should never pong)
-            if (pfrom.nPingNonceSent != 0) {
-                if (nonce == pfrom.nPingNonceSent) {
+            if (peer->nPingNonceSent != 0) {
+                if (nonce == peer->nPingNonceSent) {
                     // Matching pong received, this ping is no longer outstanding
                     bPingFinished = true;
-                    const auto ping_time = ping_end - pfrom.m_ping_start.load();
+                    const auto ping_time = ping_end - peer->m_ping_start.load();
                     if (ping_time.count() >= 0) {
-                        // Successful ping time measurement, replace previous
-                        pfrom.nPingUsecTime = count_microseconds(ping_time);
-                        pfrom.nMinPingUsecTime = std::min(pfrom.nMinPingUsecTime.load(), count_microseconds(ping_time));
+                        // Let connman know about this successful ping-pong
+                        pfrom.PongReceived(ping_time);
                     } else {
                         // This should never happen
                         sProblem = "Timing mishap";
@@ -3877,12 +3902,12 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::ProcessMessage(CNode& pfrom, const std::string& msg_type,
             LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "pong peer=%d: %s, %x expected, %x received, %u bytes\n",
                 pfrom.GetId(),
                 sProblem,
-                pfrom.nPingNonceSent,
+                peer->nPingNonceSent,
                 nonce,
                 nAvail);
         }
         if (bPingFinished) {
-            pfrom.nPingNonceSent = 0;
+            peer->nPingNonceSent = 0;
         }
         return;
     }
@@ -4296,15 +4321,15 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::CheckForStaleTipAndEvictPeers()
     }
 }
 
-void PeerManagerImpl::MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to)
+void PeerManagerImpl::MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to, Peer& peer)
 {
     // Use mockable time for ping timeouts.
     // This means that setmocktime may cause pings to time out.
     auto now = GetTime<std::chrono::microseconds>();
 
-    if (m_connman.RunInactivityChecks(node_to) && node_to.nPingNonceSent &&
-        now > node_to.m_ping_start.load() + std::chrono::seconds{TIMEOUT_INTERVAL}) {
-        LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "ping timeout: %fs peer=%d\n", 0.000001 * count_microseconds(now - node_to.m_ping_start.load()), node_to.GetId());
+    if (m_connman.RunInactivityChecks(node_to) && peer.nPingNonceSent &&
+        now > peer.m_ping_start.load() + std::chrono::seconds{TIMEOUT_INTERVAL}) {
+        LogPrint(BCLog::NET, "ping timeout: %fs peer=%d\n", 0.000001 * count_microseconds(now - peer.m_ping_start.load()), peer.m_id);
         node_to.fDisconnect = true;
         return;
     }
@@ -4312,12 +4337,12 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to)
     const CNetMsgMaker msgMaker(node_to.GetCommonVersion());
     bool pingSend = false;
 
-    if (node_to.fPingQueued) {
+    if (peer.fPingQueued) {
         // RPC ping request by user
         pingSend = true;
     }
 
-    if (node_to.nPingNonceSent == 0 && now > node_to.m_ping_start.load() + PING_INTERVAL) {
+    if (peer.nPingNonceSent == 0 && now > peer.m_ping_start.load() + PING_INTERVAL) {
         // Ping automatically sent as a latency probe & keepalive.
         pingSend = true;
     }
@@ -4327,14 +4352,14 @@ void PeerManagerImpl::MaybeSendPing(CNode& node_to)
         while (nonce == 0) {
             GetRandBytes((unsigned char*)&nonce, sizeof(nonce));
         }
-        node_to.fPingQueued = false;
-        node_to.m_ping_start = now;
+        peer.fPingQueued = false;
+        peer.m_ping_start = now;
         if (node_to.GetCommonVersion() > BIP0031_VERSION) {
-            node_to.nPingNonceSent = nonce;
+            peer.nPingNonceSent = nonce;
             m_connman.PushMessage(&node_to, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING, nonce));
         } else {
             // Peer is too old to support ping command with nonce, pong will never arrive.
-            node_to.nPingNonceSent = 0;
+            peer.nPingNonceSent = 0;
             m_connman.PushMessage(&node_to, msgMaker.Make(NetMsgType::PING));
         }
     }
@@ -4378,7 +4403,7 @@ bool PeerManagerImpl::SendMessages(CNode* pto)
     // If we get here, the outgoing message serialization version is set and can't change.
     const CNetMsgMaker msgMaker(pto->GetCommonVersion());
 
-    MaybeSendPing(*pto);
+    MaybeSendPing(*pto, *peer);
 
     // MaybeSendPing may have marked peer for disconnection
     if (pto->fDisconnect) return true;

src/net_processing.h

@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ struct CNodeStateStats {
     int nSyncHeight = -1;
     int nCommonHeight = -1;
     int m_starting_height = -1;
+    int64_t m_ping_wait_usec;
     std::vector<int> vHeightInFlight;
 };
 
@@ -47,6 +48,9 @@ public:
     /** Whether this node ignores txs received over p2p. */
     virtual bool IgnoresIncomingTxs() = 0;
 
+    /** Send ping message to all peers */
+    virtual void SendPings() = 0;
+
     /** Set the best height */
     virtual void SetBestHeight(int height) = 0;
 

src/qt/rpcconsole.cpp

@@ -1115,7 +1115,6 @@ void RPCConsole::updateDetailWidget()
     ui->peerBytesRecv->setText(GUIUtil::formatBytes(stats->nodeStats.nRecvBytes));
     ui->peerConnTime->setText(GUIUtil::formatDurationStr(GetSystemTimeInSeconds() - stats->nodeStats.nTimeConnected));
     ui->peerPingTime->setText(GUIUtil::formatPingTime(stats->nodeStats.m_ping_usec));
-    ui->peerPingWait->setText(GUIUtil::formatPingTime(stats->nodeStats.m_ping_wait_usec));
     ui->peerMinPing->setText(GUIUtil::formatPingTime(stats->nodeStats.m_min_ping_usec));
     ui->timeoffset->setText(GUIUtil::formatTimeOffset(stats->nodeStats.nTimeOffset));
     ui->peerVersion->setText(QString::number(stats->nodeStats.nVersion));
@@ -1149,6 +1148,7 @@ void RPCConsole::updateDetailWidget()
             ui->peerCommonHeight->setText(tr("Unknown"));
 
         ui->peerHeight->setText(QString::number(stats->nodeStateStats.m_starting_height));
+        ui->peerPingWait->setText(GUIUtil::formatPingTime(stats->nodeStateStats.m_ping_wait_usec));
     }
 
     ui->detailWidget->show();

src/rpc/net.cpp

@@ -77,13 +77,12 @@ static RPCHelpMan ping()
         [&](const RPCHelpMan& self, const JSONRPCRequest& request) -> UniValue
 {
     NodeContext& node = EnsureNodeContext(request.context);
-    if(!node.connman)
+    if (!node.peerman) {
         throw JSONRPCError(RPC_CLIENT_P2P_DISABLED, "Error: Peer-to-peer functionality missing or disabled");
+    }
 
     // Request that each node send a ping during next message processing pass
-    node.connman->ForEachNode([](CNode* pnode) {
-        pnode->fPingQueued = true;
-    });
+    node.peerman->SendPings();
     return NullUniValue;
 },
     };
@@ -209,8 +208,8 @@ static RPCHelpMan getpeerinfo()
         if (stats.m_min_ping_usec < std::numeric_limits<int64_t>::max()) {
             obj.pushKV("minping", ((double)stats.m_min_ping_usec) / 1e6);
         }
-        if (stats.m_ping_wait_usec > 0) {
-            obj.pushKV("pingwait", ((double)stats.m_ping_wait_usec) / 1e6);
+        if (fStateStats && statestats.m_ping_wait_usec > 0) {
+            obj.pushKV("pingwait", ((double)statestats.m_ping_wait_usec) / 1e6);
         }
         obj.pushKV("version", stats.nVersion);
         // Use the sanitized form of subver here, to avoid tricksy remote peers from