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fix: idle DKG phase threads while snapshot background validation is incomplete - #8049
While ChainstateManager::IsSnapshotActiveAndUnvalidated() is true, every DKG phase-handler thread spins with no delay. NetDKG::HandleDKGRound starts each round with WaitForNextPhase(std::nullopt, QuorumPhase::Initialized), which throws AbortPhaseException on its very first check. NetDKG::PhaseHandlerThread catches it, calls MarkAborted, and starts the next round right away. Nothing on that path sleeps. Each iteration takes cs_main, throws and catches an exception, and writes 4 log lines under -debug=llmq-dkg. A mainnet masternode runs 36 of these threads (32 for the rotating llmq_60_75, one for each other type), and they keep spinning until background validation completes, which on mainnet means a full validation from genesis.
No round can start in that state (InitNewQuorum refuses it), so the round-start wait has nothing to abort and should just wait.
Reachability: latent on develop. Outside unit and fuzz tests, develop has no way to create a snapshot chainstate. It becomes live once a masternode can run on an unvalidated snapshot, for example through the AssumeUTXO loadtxoutset work or a restart onto such a datadir. The DKG code already handles that state on purpose (the duty gate in ActiveContext::UpdatedBlockTip, masternode status.quorumParticipation), so this fixes it before it is reachable.
What was done?
ActiveDKGSessionHandler::WaitForNextPhase now waits, rather than throwing, when the snapshot is unvalidated and no round is in progress (curPhase empty) and no stop has been requested. It sleeps 100 ms per check, the same interval as the existing wait loops, and logs once per call that it is waiting. When validation completes, the next check falls through to the unchanged phase logic.
Compatibility:
For any node whose snapshot is not active-and-unvalidated, the code path is identical to develop. The check order is unchanged, and no extra cs_main acquisition is added. DKG timing, message acceptance and GETDATA serving are unchanged.
In-round aborts are preserved. A round in progress (curPhase set) is still abandoned when the snapshot is unvalidated.
Shutdown still ends the wait. stopRequested is checked every 100 ms, and the thread aborts exactly as before.
No wire, RPC or consensus change. quorum dkgstatus output is the same on develop, where the snapshot state could only exist from startup, with no session entries. The one difference: the idling thread no longer flags the previous round's entry as aborted on every iteration.
Lock order is unchanged.
How Has This Been Tested?
The validation_chainstatemanager_tests/chainstatemanager scenario checks three things while a snapshot is active and unvalidated: a DKG round in progress is abandoned (AbortPhaseException), the round-start wait blocks instead of throwing, and RequestStop() still ends that wait.
The chainstatemanager_snapshot_completion scenario starts a round-start wait on the unvalidated snapshot and confirms it is still blocked after 200 ms. It then runs the real MaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation() and requires the wait to return without throwing, so the phase thread resumes once background validation completes. Both scenarios share a small TestDKGHandler helper and use only public interfaces.
Two mutations were checked:
With develop's dkgsessionhandler.cpp, both scenarios fail.
With a wait that latches after it starts, the resume check fails (check resumed has failed).
Neither check can flake: the wait can only end through RequestStop() or a chainstate change, and each test controls both.
With the fix, on an --enable-debug build:
test_dash --run_test=validation_chainstatemanager_tests (23 cases), test_dash --run_test=llmq_dkg_tests and the full test_dash suite (1123 cases).
Lints: lint-whitespace.py and clang-format on the diff.
On the previous revision, whose production change is identical: feature_llmq_signing.py (including --spork21), feature_llmq_rotation.py, lint-logs.py, lint-includes.py and lint-circular-dependencies.py.
No CPU or log-volume measurement was taken, because develop cannot reach this state on a running node.
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At head 94c2e39, the change removes the snapshot-related round-start busy loop while preserving in-round aborts, shutdown handling, and existing lock ordering; no actionable defects were confirmed. Static inspection supports the added regression coverage, and both the supplied CI snapshot and current PR checks show successful build, test, sanitizer, and lint checks with none failing or pending; no local builds or tests were run. The supplied base-drift evidence reports no conflicts or intervening changes to the modified files, consistent with the local path-filtered history.
Triage: low by gpt-6.1-sol (effort low) — The diff adds a small, contained wait condition to prevent idle DKG threads from spinning, with focused regression tests and no changes to consensus, cryptography, or network protocols.
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While the snapshot chainstate is active and unvalidated, every DKG phase
handler thread spun with no delay: WaitForNextPhase(nullopt, Initialized),
the first call of each round, threw AbortPhaseException on its first check,
and PhaseHandlerThread caught it and restarted the round at once. Each
iteration took cs_main, threw and caught an exception, called MarkAborted
and, under -debug=llmq-dkg, logged four lines.
No round can start in that state (InitNewQuorum refuses it), so the
round-start wait now sleeps and re-checks instead of aborting. A round in
progress is still abandoned, a stop request still ends the wait, and nodes
not running on an unvalidated snapshot execute the same code as before.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
The DKG phase handler now waits during active background snapshot validation when no phase is active and shutdown has not been requested. Tests cover abort behavior during validation, wait completion after a shutdown request, and resumption after snapshot validation succeeds.
The change is mergeable with a small test follow-up: synchronize entry into the snapshot wait so delayed scheduling cannot bypass the behavior being tested.
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Confirm the handler entered the snapshot wait.
If the async thread starts after validation completes, the timeout and readiness checks can both pass without exercising the snapshot wait. Synchronize on entry into that wait before completing validation.
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991 - 1004:
Synchronize the DKG phase thread in this test with its entry into the snapshot
wait before calling MaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation; otherwise, the checks may
pass without exercising that wait. Use an existing observable signal or add a
narrowly scoped test signal to confirm the wait has begun, then preserve the
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- Around line 991-1004: Synchronize the DKG phase thread in this test with its
entry into the snapshot wait before calling MaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation;
otherwise, the checks may pass without exercising that wait. Use an existing
observable signal or add a narrowly scoped test signal to confirm the wait has
begun, then preserve the current validation-completion and resume assertions.
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Re the CodeRabbit nitpick on validation_chainstatemanager_tests.cpp (confirm the handler entered the snapshot wait): Not changing this. The race can only make the check pass when the thread starts after completion; it can't make it fail. In practice the 200 ms check is reached with the thread already parked in the wait: with the fall-through broken (a wait that latches once started), this scenario fails (check resumed has failed), and develop's handler fails it too. Adding a test-only entry signal to ActiveDKGSessionHandler for this would put test plumbing into production code for little gain.
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Static review of the complete diff at d4798e9 found no actionable defects. The round-start wait removes the snapshot-state retry spin while preserving in-round aborts, stop handling, and normal phase logic; the existing header comment remains accurate. Current CI build, test, sanitizer, and lint checks pass; only the unrelated “Require a milestone” policy check fails, and the automated review check remains pending.
Triage: low by gpt-6.1-sol (effort low) — The diff is a small, contained change to round-start waiting behavior with focused regression tests, preserving in-round aborts and shutdown handling without changing a critical surface.
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Issue being fixed or feature implemented
While
ChainstateManager::IsSnapshotActiveAndUnvalidated()is true, every DKG phase-handler thread spins with no delay.NetDKG::HandleDKGRoundstarts each round withWaitForNextPhase(std::nullopt, QuorumPhase::Initialized), which throwsAbortPhaseExceptionon its very first check.NetDKG::PhaseHandlerThreadcatches it, callsMarkAborted, and starts the next round right away. Nothing on that path sleeps. Each iteration takescs_main, throws and catches an exception, and writes 4 log lines under-debug=llmq-dkg. A mainnet masternode runs 36 of these threads (32 for the rotatingllmq_60_75, one for each other type), and they keep spinning until background validation completes, which on mainnet means a full validation from genesis.No round can start in that state (
InitNewQuorumrefuses it), so the round-start wait has nothing to abort and should just wait.Reachability: latent on develop. Outside unit and fuzz tests, develop has no way to create a snapshot chainstate. It becomes live once a masternode can run on an unvalidated snapshot, for example through the AssumeUTXO
loadtxoutsetwork or a restart onto such a datadir. The DKG code already handles that state on purpose (the duty gate inActiveContext::UpdatedBlockTip,masternode status.quorumParticipation), so this fixes it before it is reachable.What was done?
ActiveDKGSessionHandler::WaitForNextPhasenow waits, rather than throwing, when the snapshot is unvalidated and no round is in progress (curPhaseempty) and no stop has been requested. It sleeps 100 ms per check, the same interval as the existing wait loops, and logs once per call that it is waiting. When validation completes, the next check falls through to the unchanged phase logic.Compatibility:
cs_mainacquisition is added. DKG timing, message acceptance and GETDATA serving are unchanged.curPhaseset) is still abandoned when the snapshot is unvalidated.stopRequestedis checked every 100 ms, and the thread aborts exactly as before.quorum dkgstatusoutput is the same on develop, where the snapshot state could only exist from startup, with no session entries. The one difference: the idling thread no longer flags the previous round's entry asabortedon every iteration.How Has This Been Tested?
The
validation_chainstatemanager_tests/chainstatemanagerscenario checks three things while a snapshot is active and unvalidated: a DKG round in progress is abandoned (AbortPhaseException), the round-start wait blocks instead of throwing, andRequestStop()still ends that wait.The
chainstatemanager_snapshot_completionscenario starts a round-start wait on the unvalidated snapshot and confirms it is still blocked after 200 ms. It then runs the realMaybeCompleteSnapshotValidation()and requires the wait to return without throwing, so the phase thread resumes once background validation completes. Both scenarios share a smallTestDKGHandlerhelper and use only public interfaces.Two mutations were checked:
dkgsessionhandler.cpp, both scenarios fail.check resumed has failed).Neither check can flake: the wait can only end through
RequestStop()or a chainstate change, and each test controls both.With the fix, on an
--enable-debugbuild:test_dash --run_test=validation_chainstatemanager_tests(23 cases),test_dash --run_test=llmq_dkg_testsand the fulltest_dashsuite (1123 cases).lint-whitespace.pyand clang-format on the diff.On the previous revision, whose production change is identical:
feature_llmq_signing.py(including--spork21),feature_llmq_rotation.py,lint-logs.py,lint-includes.pyandlint-circular-dependencies.py.No CPU or log-volume measurement was taken, because develop cannot reach this state on a running node.
Breaking Changes
None.
Checklist:
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