feat: PEVM fallback to serial process (#225)

core/blockchain.go

@@ -1833,6 +1833,11 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 	defer func() {
 		DebugInnerExecutionDuration = 0
 	}()
+
+	if bc.serialProcessor == nil {
+		bc.serialProcessor = bc.processor
+	}
+
 	for ; block != nil && err == nil || errors.Is(err, ErrKnownBlock); block, err = it.next() {
 		DebugInnerExecutionDuration = 0
 		// If the chain is terminating, stop processing blocks
@@ -1898,6 +1903,7 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 			err               error
 		)
 
+		blockProcessedInParallel := false
 		// skip block process if we already have the state, receipts and logs from mining work
 		if !(receiptExist && logExist && stateExist) {
 			// Retrieve the parent block and it's state to execute on top
@@ -1947,8 +1953,26 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 			if useSerialProcessor {
 				receipts, logs, usedGas, err = bc.serialProcessor.Process(block, statedb, bc.vmConfig)
+				blockProcessedInParallel = false
 			} else {
 				receipts, logs, usedGas, err = bc.processor.Process(block, statedb, bc.vmConfig)
+				blockProcessedInParallel = true
+				if err != nil {
+					// parallel processing fail , fallback to serial with new statDB.
+					log.Warn("ParallelEVM fallback to serial process", "error", err.Error())
+					execErr := err
+					statedb, err = bc.reGenerateStateForFallBack(parent.Root, block.Root(), statedb)
+					if err != nil {
+						// Can not get new statedb for serial run, report the process error.
+						bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, execErr)
+						followupInterrupt.Store(true)
+						return it.index, err
+					}
+					statedb.StartPrefetcher("chain")
+					activeState = statedb
+					receipts, logs, usedGas, err = bc.serialProcessor.Process(block, statedb, bc.vmConfig)
+					blockProcessedInParallel = false
+				}
 			}
 			if err != nil {
 				bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
@@ -1960,9 +1984,43 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) insertChain(chain types.Blocks, setHead bool) (int, error)
 
 		vstart := time.Now()
 		if err := bc.validator.ValidateState(block, statedb, receipts, usedGas); err != nil {
-			bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
-			followupInterrupt.Store(true)
-			return it.index, err
+			if blockProcessedInParallel {
+				// invalid parallel execution, try serial
+				log.Warn("ParallelEVM fallback to serial process after ValidateState", "error", err.Error())
+				parent := it.previous()
+				if parent == nil {
+					parent = bc.GetHeader(block.ParentHash(), block.NumberU64()-1)
+				}
+
+				validateErr := err
+				statedb, err = bc.reGenerateStateForFallBack(parent.Root, block.Root(), statedb)
+				if err != nil {
+					// can not get new statedb for serial run, report the validate error.
+					bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, validateErr)
+					followupInterrupt.Store(true)
+					return it.index, err
+				}
+				statedb.StartPrefetcher("chain")
+				activeState = statedb
+				receipts, logs, usedGas, err = bc.serialProcessor.Process(block, statedb, bc.vmConfig)
+				if err != nil {
+					// serial process with process error.
+					bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
+					followupInterrupt.Store(true)
+					return it.index, err
+				}
+				blockProcessedInParallel = false
+				if err := bc.validator.ValidateState(block, statedb, receipts, usedGas); err != nil {
+					// serial process with validation error.
+					bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
+					followupInterrupt.Store(true)
+					return it.index, err
+				}
+			} else {
+				bc.reportBlock(block, receipts, err)
+				followupInterrupt.Store(true)
+				return it.index, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		vtime := time.Since(vstart)
@@ -2791,6 +2849,17 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) SetupTxDAGGeneration(output string, readFile bool) {
 
 }
 
+func (bc *BlockChain) reGenerateStateForFallBack(parentRoot common.Hash, blockRoot common.Hash, oldDB *state.StateDB) (*state.StateDB, error) {
+	oldDB.StopPrefetcher()
+	statedb, err := state.New(parentRoot, bc.stateCache, bc.snaps)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	statedb.SetExpectedStateRoot(blockRoot)
+	return statedb, nil
+}
+
 type TxDAGOutputItem struct {
 	blockNumber uint64
 	txDAG       types.TxDAG