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[multinode] Validator set injection through a Realm #1823

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zivkovicmilos opened this issue Mar 25, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #2229
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[multinode] Validator set injection through a Realm #1823

zivkovicmilos opened this issue Mar 25, 2024 · 2 comments · Fixed by #2229
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Description

This effort covers the ability for the TM2 consensus mechanism to use the validator set that is specified in a Realm.

Currently, the validator set is kept in-memory (and on-disk), and changes to it are subject to protocol-level changes for mechanisms like PoS. This effort would tackle enabling the consensus layer to utilize a validator set that is abstracted away inside a Realm.

The benefit of having the validator set inside a Realm is the ability to transparently manage it and govern who can be validating and building blocks.

Successful outcome of this effort:

  • The validator set is abstracted away from the consensus mechanism in TM2
  • The validator set is read from a predeployed Realm
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moul commented May 26, 2024

@zivkovicmilos are you working on it? please call me so we can clarify some details.

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I'll start laying the groundwork for it during the week 👀

I'll ping you about this so we can set up a slot

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gfanton pushed a commit to gfanton/gno that referenced this issue Jul 23, 2024
## Description

This PR introduces an `EndBlocker` system for applying validator set
changes protocol level, based on on-chain events (from the `/r/sys/vals`
realm).

I've utilized an already existing system:
- validator set changes still stay managed protocol-level in
`ConsensusState` -> refactoring this is not a small feat, and saying
this is an understatement
- event switch utilized by the node that dumps new block / new
transaction events

The way this flow essentially works is the following:
1. An on-chain event happens that indicates a change in the validator
set (added / removed)
2. These events (ABCI events) are parsed as soon as they end up in a
transaction result (are pushed to the event system of the SDK). The
top-level ABCI event type needs to be`EventTx` (indicating it's a new TX
result). The underlying tx GnoVM events (`GnoEvent`) need to be from the
`/r/sys/validators` Realm, and be a validator addition / removal (type
defined in the Realm)
4. Events are parsed down into `abci.ValidatorUpdates`, which are
returned as a result of `EndBlocker`
5. This `EndBlocker` result is later read by the `ConsensusState`, and
the validator set changes are applied for the upcoming block in a series
of existing callbacks. This also keeps proposer priority logic in check.

Blocked by gnolang#2130 
Closes gnolang#1823 

```mermaid
---
title: on-chain validator set injection flow
---
flowchart TD
    subgraph app.go
        nesvw(["Node event switch"]) -. pass all block events .-> collector(["event collector"])
        collector -. subscribes to .-> nesvw

        collector -. filter new events .-> collector

        EB["func EndBlocker(...)"] == 1: fetch relevant events ==> collector
        collector -. 2: return events, if any .-> EB
    end

    subgraph gno.land/r/sys/validators.gno
        GC["func GetChanges(from int64) []validators.Validator"]

        addVal["func addValidator(...)"]
        removeVal["func removeValidator(...)"]
        PE["func NewPropExecutor(changesFn) proposal.Executor"]

        PE -. calls internally .-> addVal
        PE -. calls internally .-> removeVal

        addVal -. std emits ValidatorAdded .-> nesvw
        removeVal -. std emits ValidatorRemoved .-> nesvw
    end

    subgraph gno.land/r/gov/dao.gno
        EP["func ExecuteProposal(...)"]
        

        EP == executes on-chain ==>PE
    end

    subgraph user_proposal.gno
        main("func main() {...}")
        PR["govdao.Propose(...)"]

        main -. contains .-> CB
        main -. contains .-> PR

        CB("changesFn func() []validators.Validator {...}")

        CB== creates ==>PE
        CB("changesFn func() []validators.Validator {...}")

        PE == passed into ==> PR
    end

    A[/fa:fa-user User\] == gnokey maketx run ==> main
    GDV[/fa:fa-people-group GOVDAO members\] == manually call ==> EP

    EB == 3: execute VM call to get changes since last block ==> GC
    GC -. 4: return changes .-> EB

    EB -. 5: return response with valset changes .-> EBR([abci.ResponseEndBlock]) -- applied in --> AB
    subgraph Cosmos SDK
        AB["func ApplyBlock(...) {...}"]
    end
```

Related: gnolang#1945

<details><summary>Contributors' checklist...</summary>

- [ ] Added new tests, or not needed, or not feasible
- [ ] Provided an example (e.g. screenshot) to aid review or the PR is
self-explanatory
- [ ] Updated the official documentation or not needed
- [ ] No breaking changes were made, or a `BREAKING CHANGE: xxx` message
was included in the description
- [ ] Added references to related issues and PRs
- [ ] Provided any useful hints for running manual tests
- [ ] Added new benchmarks to [generated
graphs](https://gnoland.github.io/benchmarks), if any. More info
[here](https://github.com/gnolang/gno/blob/master/.benchmarks/README.md).
</details>

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Co-authored-by: Manfred Touron <[email protected]>
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