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Dbg peer discovery #1042

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@renancloudwalk renancloudwalk requested a review from a team as a code owner June 8, 2024 19:07
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PR Review 🔍

⏱️ Estimated effort to review [1-5]

3, because the PR involves changes to the peer discovery mechanism which is critical for network operations. The changes include error handling and retry logic which need careful review to ensure they don't introduce new issues or affect the system's stability.

🧪 Relevant tests

No

⚡ Possible issues

Possible Bug: The retry mechanism in discover_peers_kubernetes uses a fixed sleep duration which might not be optimal under different network conditions or Kubernetes API server response times.

Performance Concern: The use of synchronous sleep within an asynchronous context could potentially block the executor or lead to inefficient task scheduling.

🔒 Security concerns

No

Code feedback:
relevant filesrc/eth/consensus/mod.rs
suggestion      

Consider using an exponential backoff strategy for retrying peer discovery to handle failures more gracefully under varying network conditions. This approach can help avoid constant polling and reduce load on the Kubernetes API server. [important]

relevant linesleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;

relevant filesrc/eth/consensus/mod.rs
suggestion      

Replace sleep with tokio::time::sleep, ensuring that the async sleep function is used, which is non-blocking and more appropriate within an async function. This change is crucial to maintain the asynchronous nature of the operation without blocking the executor. [important]

relevant linesleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;

relevant filesrc/eth/consensus/mod.rs
suggestion      

Implement structured logging for better traceability and debugging. Include more context in log messages, such as the current state of the system or values of critical variables at the time of logging. [medium]

relevant linetracing::warn!("failed to discover peers from Kubernetes (attempt {}/{}): {:?}", attempts, max_attempts, e);

relevant filesrc/eth/consensus/mod.rs
suggestion      

Consider separating the retry logic into a dedicated async function to improve modularity and readability of the discover_peers function. This would also make unit testing easier by isolating the retry mechanism. [medium]

relevant linewhile attempts < max_attempts {

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Enhancement
Implement exponential backoff for retrying peer discovery

Consider using an exponential backoff strategy for retrying peer discovery in Kubernetes
to handle failures more gracefully and reduce the load on the Kubernetes API server during
outages or high error rates.

src/eth/consensus/mod.rs [502]

-sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
+sleep(Duration::from_millis(100 * 2.pow(attempts))).await;
 
Suggestion importance[1-10]: 9

Why: Implementing exponential backoff can significantly improve the robustness and efficiency of the retry mechanism, especially under failure conditions. This change is both relevant and beneficial.

9
Maintainability
Refactor peer discovery into separate, reusable functions

To improve the maintainability and readability of the code, consider refactoring the peer
discovery logic into separate functions or methods, especially since the logic for
Kubernetes and environment-based discovery are quite distinct.

src/eth/consensus/mod.rs [486-504]

-match Self::discover_peers_kubernetes(Arc::clone(&consensus)).await {
-    Ok(k8s_peers) => {
-        new_peers.extend(k8s_peers);
-        tracing::info!("discovered {} peers from kubernetes", new_peers.len());
-        break;
-    }
-    Err(e) => {
-        attempts += 1;
-        tracing::warn!("failed to discover peers from Kubernetes (attempt {}/{}): {:?}", attempts, max_attempts, e);
-        if attempts >= max_attempts {
-            tracing::error!("exceeded maximum attempts to discover peers from kubernetes. initiating shutdown.");
-            GlobalState::shutdown_from("consensus", "failed to discover peers from Kubernetes");
-        }
-        sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
-    }
-}
+await self.retry_kubernetes_discovery(&consensus, &mut new_peers);
 
Suggestion importance[1-10]: 7

Why: Refactoring the peer discovery logic into separate functions would enhance code readability and maintainability. This is a good practice but not critical for the current functionality.

7
Possible issue
Enhance error handling by providing more detailed error information

To handle errors more robustly, consider implementing a more comprehensive error handling
strategy that could include logging more details about the error or notifying an
administrator when critical thresholds are reached.

src/eth/consensus/mod.rs [494]

-tracing::warn!("failed to discover peers from Kubernetes (attempt {}/{}): {:?}", attempts, max_attempts, e);
+tracing::warn!("failed to discover peers from Kubernetes (attempt {}/{}): {:?}. Error details: {:?}", attempts, max_attempts, e, e.details());
 
Suggestion importance[1-10]: 6

Why: Enhancing error logging with more detailed information can be useful for debugging and monitoring. However, the current logging already provides sufficient context for most scenarios.

6
Best practice
Use asynchronous locking mechanisms to manage state safely

To avoid potential deadlocks and ensure that the mutex lock is released properly, consider
using asynchronous locking mechanisms provided by tokio::sync, such as RwLock.

src/eth/consensus/mod.rs [518]

-let mut peers_lock = consensus.peers.write().await;
+let peers_lock = consensus.peers.write().await;
 
Suggestion importance[1-10]: 3

Why: The suggestion to use RwLock is already being followed in the code. The change from let mut to let is minor and does not significantly impact the code's functionality or safety.

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auto-merge was automatically disabled June 9, 2024 01:23

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@dinhani-cw dinhani-cw deleted the dbg-peer-discovery branch July 4, 2024 17:53
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