cfxcore/sync/

synchronization_graph.rs

// Copyright 2019 Conflux Foundation. All rights reserved.
// Conflux is free software and distributed under GNU General Public License.
// See http://www.gnu.org/licenses/

use std::{
    cmp::max,
    collections::{BinaryHeap, HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
    mem, panic,
    sync::{
        atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering},
        Arc,
    },
    thread,
    time::{Duration, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH},
};

use cfx_parameters::consensus_internal::ELASTICITY_MULTIPLIER;
use parking_lot::{Mutex, RwLock};
use slab::Slab;
use tokio::sync::mpsc::error::TryRecvError;
use unexpected::{Mismatch, OutOfBounds};

use cfx_executor::machine::Machine;
use cfx_types::{H256, U256};
use cfxcore_errors::ProviderBlockError;
use dag::{Graph, RichDAG, RichTreeGraph, TreeGraph, DAG};
use malloc_size_of::{MallocSizeOf, MallocSizeOfOps};
use malloc_size_of_derive::MallocSizeOf as DeriveMallocSizeOf;
use metrics::{
    register_meter_with_group, register_queue, Meter, MeterTimer, Queue,
};
use primitives::{
    pos::PosBlockId, transaction::SignedTransaction, Block, BlockHeader,
    EpochNumber,
};

use crate::{
    block_data_manager::{BlockDataManager, BlockStatus},
    channel::Channel,
    consensus::{pos_handler::PosVerifier, SharedConsensusGraph},
    core_error::{BlockError, CoreError as Error},
    pow::{PowComputer, ProofOfWorkConfig},
    state_exposer::{SyncGraphBlockState, STATE_EXPOSER},
    statistics::SharedStatistics,
    sync::synchronization_protocol_handler::FutureBlockContainer,
    verification::*,
    Notifications,
};

lazy_static! {
    static ref SYNC_INSERT_HEADER: Arc<dyn Meter> =
        register_meter_with_group("timer", "sync::insert_block_header");
    static ref SYNC_INSERT_BLOCK: Arc<dyn Meter> =
        register_meter_with_group("timer", "sync::insert_block");
    static ref CONSENSUS_WORKER_QUEUE: Arc<dyn Queue> =
        register_queue("consensus_worker_queue");
}

const NULL: usize = !0;
const BLOCK_INVALID: u8 = 0;
const BLOCK_HEADER_ONLY: u8 = 1;
const BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY: u8 = 2;
const BLOCK_GRAPH_READY: u8 = 3;

#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
pub struct SyncGraphConfig {
    pub future_block_buffer_capacity: usize,
    pub enable_state_expose: bool,
    pub is_consortium: bool,
}

#[derive(Debug)]
pub struct SyncGraphStatistics {
    pub inserted_block_count: usize,
    pub inserted_header_count: usize,
}

impl SyncGraphStatistics {
    pub fn new() -> SyncGraphStatistics {
        SyncGraphStatistics {
            // Already counted genesis block
            inserted_header_count: 1,
            inserted_block_count: 1,
        }
    }

    pub fn clear(&mut self) {
        self.inserted_header_count = 1;
        self.inserted_block_count = 1;
    }
}

#[derive(DeriveMallocSizeOf)]
pub struct SynchronizationGraphNode {
    pub block_header: Arc<BlockHeader>,
    /// The status of graph connectivity in the current block view.
    pub graph_status: u8,
    /// Whether the block body is ready.
    pub block_ready: bool,
    /// Whether parent is in old era and already reclaimed
    pub parent_reclaimed: bool,
    /// The index of the parent of the block.
    pub parent: usize,
    /// The indices of the children of the block.
    pub children: Vec<usize>,
    /// The indices of the blocks referenced by the block.
    pub referees: Vec<usize>,
    /// The number of blocks referenced by the block but
    /// haven't been inserted in synchronization graph.
    pub pending_referee_count: usize,
    /// The indices of the blocks referencing the block.
    pub referrers: Vec<usize>,
    /// the timestamp in seconds when graph_status updated
    pub last_update_timestamp: u64,
}

#[derive(DeriveMallocSizeOf)]
pub struct UnreadyBlockFrontier {
    frontier: HashSet<usize>,
    updated: bool,
}

impl UnreadyBlockFrontier {
    fn new() -> Self {
        UnreadyBlockFrontier {
            frontier: HashSet::new(),
            updated: false,
        }
    }

    pub fn reset_update_state(&mut self) { self.updated = false; }

    pub fn updated(&self) -> bool { self.updated }

    pub fn get_frontier(&self) -> &HashSet<usize> { &self.frontier }

    pub fn remove(&mut self, index: &usize) -> bool {
        self.updated = true;
        self.frontier.remove(index)
    }

    pub fn contains(&self, index: &usize) -> bool {
        self.frontier.contains(index)
    }

    pub fn insert(&mut self, index: usize) -> bool {
        self.updated = true;
        self.frontier.insert(index)
    }

    pub fn len(&self) -> usize { self.frontier.len() }
}

pub struct SynchronizationGraphInner {
    pub arena: Slab<SynchronizationGraphNode>,
    pub hash_to_arena_indices: HashMap<H256, usize>,
    pub data_man: Arc<BlockDataManager>,
    children_by_hash: HashMap<H256, Vec<usize>>,
    referrers_by_hash: HashMap<H256, Vec<usize>>,
    pub pow_config: ProofOfWorkConfig,
    pub pow: Arc<PowComputer>,
    pub config: SyncGraphConfig,
    /// The indices of blocks whose graph_status is not GRAPH_READY.
    /// It may consider not header-graph-ready in phases
    /// `CatchUpRecoverBlockHeaderFromDB` and `CatchUpSyncBlockHeader`.
    /// Or, it may consider not block-graph-ready in phases
    /// `CatchUpRecoverBlockFromDB`, `CatchUpSyncBlock`, and `Normal`.
    pub not_ready_blocks_frontier: UnreadyBlockFrontier,

    /// This includes the blocks whose parent and referees are all ready, and
    /// only pos_reference has not been ready (pos_reference not committed
    /// or its pivot decision is not ready).
    pub pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier: HashSet<usize>,
    pub old_era_blocks_frontier: VecDeque<usize>,
    pub old_era_blocks_frontier_set: HashSet<usize>,

    /// Set to `true` in `CatchUpCheckpointPhase` and
    /// `CatchUpFillBlockBodyPhase` so that sync graph and consensus graph
    /// remain unchanged for consistency.
    pub locked_for_catchup: bool,
    /// The set of blocks that we need to download block bodies in
    /// `CatchUpFillBlockBodyPhase`.
    pub block_to_fill_set: HashSet<H256>,
    machine: Arc<Machine>,
    pub pos_verifier: Arc<PosVerifier>,
}

impl MallocSizeOf for SynchronizationGraphInner {
    fn size_of(&self, ops: &mut MallocSizeOfOps) -> usize {
        self.arena.size_of(ops)
            + self.hash_to_arena_indices.size_of(ops)
            + self.data_man.size_of(ops)
            + self.children_by_hash.size_of(ops)
            + self.referrers_by_hash.size_of(ops)
            + self.pow_config.size_of(ops)
            + self.not_ready_blocks_frontier.size_of(ops)
            + self.old_era_blocks_frontier.size_of(ops)
            + self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.size_of(ops)
        // Does not count size_of machine.
    }
}

impl SynchronizationGraphInner {
    pub fn with_genesis_block(
        genesis_header: Arc<BlockHeader>, pow_config: ProofOfWorkConfig,
        pow: Arc<PowComputer>, config: SyncGraphConfig,
        data_man: Arc<BlockDataManager>, machine: Arc<Machine>,
        pos_verifier: Arc<PosVerifier>,
    ) -> Self {
        let mut inner = SynchronizationGraphInner {
            arena: Slab::new(),
            hash_to_arena_indices: HashMap::new(),
            data_man,
            children_by_hash: HashMap::new(),
            referrers_by_hash: HashMap::new(),
            pow_config,
            pow,
            config,
            not_ready_blocks_frontier: UnreadyBlockFrontier::new(),
            pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier: Default::default(),
            old_era_blocks_frontier: Default::default(),
            old_era_blocks_frontier_set: Default::default(),
            block_to_fill_set: Default::default(),
            locked_for_catchup: false,
            machine,
            pos_verifier,
        };
        let genesis_hash = genesis_header.hash();
        let genesis_block_index = inner.insert(genesis_header);
        debug!(
            "genesis block {:?} has index {} in sync graph",
            genesis_hash, genesis_block_index
        );

        inner.old_era_blocks_frontier.push_back(genesis_block_index);
        inner
            .old_era_blocks_frontier_set
            .insert(genesis_block_index);

        inner
    }

    fn get_genesis_in_current_era(&self) -> usize {
        let genesis_hash = self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash();
        *self.hash_to_arena_indices.get(&genesis_hash).unwrap()
    }

    pub fn get_genesis_hash_and_height_in_current_era(&self) -> (H256, u64) {
        let era_genesis = self.get_genesis_in_current_era();
        (
            self.arena[era_genesis].block_header.hash(),
            self.arena[era_genesis].block_header.height(),
        )
    }

    pub fn get_stable_hash_and_height_in_current_era(&self) -> (H256, u64) {
        let stable_hash = self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_stable_hash();
        // The stable block may not be in the sync-graph when this function is
        // invoked during the synchronization phase, let's query the
        // data from data manager
        let height = self
            .data_man
            .block_header_by_hash(&stable_hash)
            .expect("stable block must exist in data manager")
            .height();
        (stable_hash, height)
    }

    fn try_clear_old_era_blocks(&mut self) {
        let max_num_of_cleared_blocks = 2;
        let mut num_cleared = 0;
        let era_genesis = self.get_genesis_in_current_era();
        let genesis_seq_num = self
            .data_man
            .local_block_info_by_hash(
                &self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash(),
            )
            .expect("local_block_info for genesis must exist")
            .get_seq_num();
        let mut era_genesis_in_frontier = false;

        while let Some(index) = self.old_era_blocks_frontier.pop_front() {
            if index == era_genesis {
                era_genesis_in_frontier = true;
                continue;
            }

            // Remove node with index
            if !self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.contains(&index) {
                continue;
            }

            let hash = self.arena[index].block_header.hash();
            assert!(self.arena[index].parent == NULL);

            if !self.is_graph_ready_in_db(&hash, genesis_seq_num) {
                // This block has not been processed in consensus. Clearing it
                // now may make its referrers not block-graph-ready.
                // See https://github.com/Conflux-Chain/conflux-rust/issues/1426.
                //
                // The blocks pushed to `old_era_blocks_frontier` are all
                // BlockGraphReady, so it's ensured that they will be inserted
                // into consensus and their local block infos will be persisted.
                continue;
            }

            let referees: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[index].referees.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for referee in referees {
                self.arena[referee].referrers.retain(|&x| x != index);
            }
            let referee_hashes: Vec<H256> = self.arena[index]
                .block_header
                .referee_hashes()
                .iter()
                .map(|x| *x)
                .collect();
            for referee_hash in referee_hashes {
                let mut remove_referee_hash: bool = false;
                if let Some(referrers) =
                    self.referrers_by_hash.get_mut(&referee_hash)
                {
                    referrers.retain(|&x| x != index);
                    remove_referee_hash = referrers.len() == 0;
                }
                // clean empty key
                if remove_referee_hash {
                    self.referrers_by_hash.remove(&referee_hash);
                }
            }

            let children: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[index].children.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for child in children {
                self.arena[child].parent = NULL;
                self.arena[child].parent_reclaimed = true;
                // We will check `is_graph_ready_in_db` before garbage
                // collecting the blocks in `old_era_blocks_frontier`,
                // so we do not need to check graph-ready-related status here
                // before inserting them.
                self.old_era_blocks_frontier.push_back(child);
                assert!(!self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.contains(&child));
                self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.insert(child);
            }

            let referrers: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[index].referrers.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for referrer in referrers {
                self.arena[referrer].referees.retain(|&x| x != index);
            }

            self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.remove(&index);
            self.arena.remove(index);
            self.hash_to_arena_indices.remove(&hash);
            // only remove block header in memory cache
            self.data_man
                .remove_block_header(&hash, false /* remove_db */);

            num_cleared += 1;
            if num_cleared == max_num_of_cleared_blocks {
                break;
            }
        }

        if era_genesis_in_frontier {
            self.old_era_blocks_frontier.push_front(era_genesis);
        }
    }

    pub fn insert_invalid(&mut self, header: Arc<BlockHeader>) -> usize {
        let hash = header.hash();
        let me = self.arena.insert(SynchronizationGraphNode {
            graph_status: BLOCK_INVALID,
            block_ready: false,
            parent_reclaimed: false,
            parent: NULL,
            children: Vec::new(),
            referees: Vec::new(),
            pending_referee_count: 0,
            referrers: Vec::new(),
            block_header: header,
            last_update_timestamp: SystemTime::now()
                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
                .unwrap()
                .as_secs(),
        });
        self.hash_to_arena_indices.insert(hash, me);

        if let Some(children) = self.children_by_hash.remove(&hash) {
            for child in &children {
                self.arena[*child].parent = me;
            }
            self.arena[me].children = children;
        }
        if let Some(referrers) = self.referrers_by_hash.remove(&hash) {
            for referrer in &referrers {
                let ref mut node_referrer = self.arena[*referrer];
                node_referrer.referees.push(me);
                debug_assert!(node_referrer.pending_referee_count > 0);
                if node_referrer.pending_referee_count > 0 {
                    node_referrer.pending_referee_count =
                        node_referrer.pending_referee_count - 1;
                }
            }
            self.arena[me].referrers = referrers;
        }

        me
    }

    /// Return the index of the inserted block.
    pub fn insert(&mut self, header: Arc<BlockHeader>) -> usize {
        let hash = header.hash();
        let is_genesis =
            hash == self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash();

        let me = self.arena.insert(SynchronizationGraphNode {
            graph_status: if is_genesis {
                BLOCK_GRAPH_READY
            } else {
                BLOCK_HEADER_ONLY
            },
            block_ready: is_genesis,
            parent_reclaimed: false,
            parent: NULL,
            children: Vec::new(),
            referees: Vec::new(),
            pending_referee_count: 0,
            referrers: Vec::new(),
            block_header: header.clone(),
            last_update_timestamp: SystemTime::now()
                .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
                .unwrap()
                .as_secs(),
        });
        self.hash_to_arena_indices.insert(hash, me);

        if !is_genesis {
            let parent_hash = header.parent_hash().clone();
            if let Some(parent) =
                self.hash_to_arena_indices.get(&parent_hash).cloned()
            {
                self.arena[me].parent = parent;
                self.arena[parent].children.push(me);
            } else {
                self.children_by_hash
                    .entry(parent_hash)
                    .or_insert(Vec::new())
                    .push(me);
            }
        }
        for referee_hash in header.referee_hashes() {
            if let Some(referee) =
                self.hash_to_arena_indices.get(referee_hash).cloned()
            {
                self.arena[me].referees.push(referee);
                self.arena[referee].referrers.push(me);
            } else {
                self.arena[me].pending_referee_count =
                    self.arena[me].pending_referee_count + 1;
                self.referrers_by_hash
                    .entry(*referee_hash)
                    .or_insert(Vec::new())
                    .push(me);
            }
        }

        if let Some(children) = self.children_by_hash.remove(&hash) {
            for child in &children {
                self.arena[*child].parent = me;
            }
            self.arena[me].children = children;
        }
        if let Some(referrers) = self.referrers_by_hash.remove(&hash) {
            for referrer in &referrers {
                let ref mut node_referrer = self.arena[*referrer];
                node_referrer.referees.push(me);
                debug_assert!(node_referrer.pending_referee_count > 0);
                if node_referrer.pending_referee_count > 0 {
                    node_referrer.pending_referee_count =
                        node_referrer.pending_referee_count - 1;
                }
            }
            self.arena[me].referrers = referrers;
        }

        me
    }

    // TODO local_block_info is also loaded for invalid check, so maybe we can
    // refactor code to avoid loading it twice.
    fn is_graph_ready_in_db(
        &self, parent_or_referee_hash: &H256, genesis_seq_num: u64,
    ) -> bool {
        if let Some(info) = self
            .data_man
            .local_block_info_by_hash(parent_or_referee_hash)
        {
            if info.get_status() == BlockStatus::Invalid {
                false
            } else {
                info.get_seq_num() < genesis_seq_num
                    || info.get_instance_id() == self.data_man.get_instance_id()
            }
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    fn new_to_be_graph_ready(
        &mut self, index: usize, minimal_status: u8,
    ) -> bool {
        let ref node_me = self.arena[index];
        // If a block has become graph-ready before and reclaimed,
        // it will be marked as `already_processed`
        // in `insert_block_header`, so we do not need to handle this case here.
        // And thus we also won't propagate graph-ready to already processed
        // blocks.
        if node_me.graph_status >= minimal_status {
            return false;
        }

        let genesis_hash = self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash();
        let genesis_seq_num = self
            .data_man
            .local_block_info_by_hash(&genesis_hash)
            .expect("local_block_info for genesis must exist")
            .get_seq_num();
        let parent = self.arena[index].parent;
        let parent_graph_ready = if parent == NULL {
            self.arena[index].parent_reclaimed
                || self.is_graph_ready_in_db(
                    self.arena[index].block_header.parent_hash(),
                    genesis_seq_num,
                )
        } else {
            self.arena[parent].graph_status >= minimal_status
        };

        if !parent_graph_ready {
            return false;
        } else if parent == NULL {
            self.arena[index].parent_reclaimed = true;
        }

        // check whether referees are `BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY`
        // 1. referees which are in
        // memory and status is BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY.
        // 2. referees
        // which are not in memory and not invalid in disk
        // (assume these blocks are BLOCK_GRAPH_READY)
        let mut referee_hash_in_mem = HashSet::new();
        for referee in self.arena[index].referees.iter() {
            if self.arena[*referee].graph_status < minimal_status {
                return false;
            } else {
                referee_hash_in_mem
                    .insert(self.arena[*referee].block_header.hash());
            }
        }

        for referee_hash in self.arena[index].block_header.referee_hashes() {
            if !referee_hash_in_mem.contains(referee_hash) {
                if !self.is_graph_ready_in_db(referee_hash, genesis_seq_num) {
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }

        if !self.is_pos_reference_graph_ready(
            index,
            genesis_seq_num,
            minimal_status,
        ) {
            debug!(
                "Block {:?} not ready for its pos_reference: {:?}",
                self.arena[index].block_header.hash(),
                self.pos_verifier.get_pivot_decision(
                    self.arena[index]
                        .block_header
                        .pos_reference()
                        .as_ref()
                        .unwrap()
                )
            );
            // All its future will remain not ready.
            self.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.insert(index);
            return false;
        }

        // parent and referees are all header graph ready.
        true
    }

    fn new_to_be_header_graph_ready(&mut self, index: usize) -> bool {
        self.new_to_be_graph_ready(index, BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY)
    }

    fn new_to_be_block_graph_ready(&mut self, index: usize) -> bool {
        self.new_to_be_graph_ready(index, BLOCK_GRAPH_READY)
            && self.arena[index].block_ready
    }

    fn is_pos_reference_graph_ready(
        &self, index: usize, genesis_seq_num: u64, minimal_status: u8,
    ) -> bool {
        // Check if the pos reference is committed.
        match self.arena[index].block_header.pos_reference() {
            // TODO(lpl): Should we check if the pos reference will never be
            // committed?
            Some(pos_reference) => {
                match self.pos_verifier.get_pivot_decision(pos_reference) {
                    // The pos reference has not been committed.
                    None => false,
                    Some(pivot_decision) => {
                        // Check if this pivot_decision is graph_ready.
                        match self.hash_to_arena_indices.get(&pivot_decision) {
                            None => self.is_graph_ready_in_db(
                                &pivot_decision,
                                genesis_seq_num,
                            ),
                            Some(index) => {
                                self.arena[*index].graph_status
                                    >= minimal_status
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
            None => true,
        }
    }

    // Get parent (height, timestamp, gas_limit, difficulty,
    // parent_and_referee_pos_references) This function assumes that the
    // parent and referee information MUST exist in memory or in disk.
    fn get_parent_and_referee_info(
        &self, index: usize,
    ) -> (u64, u64, U256, U256, Vec<Option<PosBlockId>>) {
        let parent_height;
        let parent_timestamp;
        let parent_gas_limit;
        let parent_difficulty;
        // Since eventually all blocks should have pos_references, we do not
        // try to avoid loading them here before PoS is enabled.
        let mut pos_references = Vec::new();
        let parent = self.arena[index].parent;

        // Get info for parent.
        if parent != NULL {
            parent_height = self.arena[parent].block_header.height();
            parent_timestamp = self.arena[parent].block_header.timestamp();
            parent_gas_limit = *self.arena[parent].block_header.gas_limit();
            parent_difficulty = *self.arena[parent].block_header.difficulty();
            pos_references
                .push(self.arena[parent].block_header.pos_reference().clone())
        } else {
            let parent_hash = self.arena[index].block_header.parent_hash();
            let parent_header = self
                .data_man
                .block_header_by_hash(parent_hash)
                .unwrap()
                .clone();
            parent_height = parent_header.height();
            parent_timestamp = parent_header.timestamp();
            parent_gas_limit = *parent_header.gas_limit();
            parent_difficulty = *parent_header.difficulty();
            pos_references.push(parent_header.pos_reference().clone());
        }

        // Get pos references for referees.
        let mut referee_hash_in_mem = HashSet::new();
        for referee in self.arena[index].referees.iter() {
            pos_references.push(
                self.arena[*referee].block_header.pos_reference().clone(),
            );
            referee_hash_in_mem
                .insert(self.arena[*referee].block_header.hash());
        }

        for referee_hash in self.arena[index].block_header.referee_hashes() {
            if !referee_hash_in_mem.contains(referee_hash) {
                let referee_header = self
                    .data_man
                    .block_header_by_hash(referee_hash)
                    .unwrap()
                    .clone();
                pos_references.push(referee_header.pos_reference().clone());
            }
        }

        (
            parent_height,
            parent_timestamp,
            parent_gas_limit,
            parent_difficulty,
            pos_references,
        )
    }

    fn verify_header_graph_ready_block(
        &self, index: usize,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let epoch = self.arena[index].block_header.height();
        let (
            parent_height,
            parent_timestamp,
            parent_gas_limit,
            parent_difficulty,
            predecessor_pos_references,
        ) = self.get_parent_and_referee_info(index);

        // Verify the height and epoch numbers are correct
        if parent_height + 1 != epoch {
            warn!("Invalid height. mine {}, parent {}", epoch, parent_height);
            return Err(From::from(BlockError::InvalidHeight(Mismatch {
                expected: parent_height + 1,
                found: epoch,
            })));
        }

        // Verify the timestamp being correctly set.
        // Conflux tries to maintain the timestamp drift among blocks
        // in the graph, which probably being generated at the same time,
        // within a small bound (specified by ACCEPTABLE_TIME_DRIFT).
        // This is achieved through the following mechanism. Anytime
        // when receiving a new block from the peer, if the timestamp of
        // the block is more than ACCEPTABLE_TIME_DRIFT later than the
        // current timestamp of the node, the block is postponed to be
        // added into the graph until the current timestamp passes the
        // the timestamp of the block. Otherwise, this block can be added
        // into the graph.
        // Meanwhile, Conflux also requires that the timestamp of each
        // block must be later than or equal to its parent's timestamp.
        // This is achieved through adjusting the timestamp of a newly
        // generated block to the one later than its parent's timestamp.
        // This is also enough for difficulty adjustment computation where
        // the timespan in the adjustment period is only computed based on
        // timestamps of pivot chain blocks.
        let my_timestamp = self.arena[index].block_header.timestamp();
        if parent_timestamp > my_timestamp {
            let my_timestamp = UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(my_timestamp);
            let pa_timestamp =
                UNIX_EPOCH + Duration::from_secs(parent_timestamp);

            warn!("Invalid timestamp: parent {:?} timestamp {}, me {:?} timestamp {}",
                  self.arena[index].block_header.parent_hash().clone(),
                  parent_timestamp,
                  self.arena[index].block_header.hash(),
                  self.arena[index].block_header.timestamp());
            return Err(From::from(BlockError::InvalidTimestamp(
                OutOfBounds {
                    max: Some(my_timestamp),
                    min: Some(pa_timestamp),
                    found: my_timestamp,
                },
            )));
        }

        let parent_gas_limit = parent_gas_limit
            * if epoch == self.machine.params().transition_heights.cip1559 {
                ELASTICITY_MULTIPLIER
            } else {
                1
            };

        // Verify the gas limit is respected
        let self_gas_limit = *self.arena[index].block_header.gas_limit();
        let gas_limit_divisor = self.machine.params().gas_limit_bound_divisor;
        let min_gas_limit = self.machine.params().min_gas_limit;
        let gas_upper =
            parent_gas_limit + parent_gas_limit / gas_limit_divisor - 1;
        let gas_lower = max(
            parent_gas_limit - parent_gas_limit / gas_limit_divisor + 1,
            min_gas_limit,
        );

        if self_gas_limit < gas_lower || self_gas_limit > gas_upper {
            return Err(From::from(BlockError::InvalidGasLimit(OutOfBounds {
                min: Some(gas_lower),
                max: Some(gas_upper),
                found: self_gas_limit,
            })));
        }

        if !self.config.is_consortium {
            // Verify difficulty being correctly set
            let mut difficulty_invalid = false;
            let my_diff = *self.arena[index].block_header.difficulty();
            let mut min_diff = my_diff;
            let mut max_diff = my_diff;
            let initial_difficulty: U256 =
                self.pow_config.initial_difficulty.into();

            if parent_height
                < self
                    .pow_config
                    .difficulty_adjustment_epoch_period(parent_height)
            {
                if my_diff != initial_difficulty {
                    difficulty_invalid = true;
                    min_diff = initial_difficulty;
                    max_diff = initial_difficulty;
                }
            } else {
                let last_period_upper = (parent_height
                    / self
                        .pow_config
                        .difficulty_adjustment_epoch_period(parent_height))
                    * self
                        .pow_config
                        .difficulty_adjustment_epoch_period(parent_height);
                if last_period_upper != parent_height {
                    // parent_epoch should not trigger difficulty adjustment
                    if my_diff != parent_difficulty {
                        difficulty_invalid = true;
                        min_diff = parent_difficulty;
                        max_diff = parent_difficulty;
                    }
                } else {
                    let (lower, upper) =
                        self.pow_config.get_adjustment_bound(parent_difficulty);
                    min_diff = lower;
                    max_diff = upper;
                    if my_diff < min_diff || my_diff > max_diff {
                        difficulty_invalid = true;
                    }
                }
            }

            if difficulty_invalid {
                return Err(From::from(BlockError::InvalidDifficulty(
                    OutOfBounds {
                        min: Some(min_diff),
                        max: Some(max_diff),
                        found: my_diff,
                    },
                )));
            }
        }

        if let Some(pos_reference) =
            self.arena[index].block_header.pos_reference()
        {
            let mut pred_pos_ref_list = Vec::new();
            for maybe_pos_ref in predecessor_pos_references {
                if let Some(pos_ref) = maybe_pos_ref {
                    pred_pos_ref_list.push(pos_ref);
                }
            }
            if !self
                .pos_verifier
                .verify_against_predecessors(pos_reference, &pred_pos_ref_list)
            {
                bail!(BlockError::InvalidPosReference);
            }
        }

        Ok(())
    }

    fn verify_graph_ready_block(
        &self, index: usize, verification_config: &VerificationConfig,
    ) -> Result<(), Error> {
        let block_header = &self.arena[index].block_header;
        // TODO: Take the parent from the arena like
        // `get_parent_and_referee_info` does.
        let parent = self
            .data_man
            .block_header_by_hash(block_header.parent_hash())
            .expect("headers will not be deleted");
        let block = self
            .data_man
            .block_by_hash(&block_header.hash(), true)
            .expect("received");
        verification_config.verify_sync_graph_ready_block(&block, &parent)
    }

    fn process_invalid_blocks(&mut self, invalid_set: &HashSet<usize>) {
        for index in invalid_set {
            let hash = self.arena[*index].block_header.hash();
            // Mark this block as invalid, so we don't need to request/verify it
            // again
            self.data_man.invalidate_block(hash);
        }
        self.remove_blocks(&invalid_set);
    }

    fn remove_blocks(&mut self, to_remove_set: &HashSet<usize>) {
        for index in to_remove_set {
            let hash = self.arena[*index].block_header.hash();
            self.not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(index);
            self.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(index);
            self.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.remove(index);
            // This include invalid blocks and blocks not received after a long
            // time.
            self.block_to_fill_set.remove(&hash);

            let parent = self.arena[*index].parent;
            if parent != NULL {
                self.arena[parent].children.retain(|&x| x != *index);
            }
            let parent_hash = *self.arena[*index].block_header.parent_hash();
            let mut remove_parent_hash: bool = false;
            if let Some(children) = self.children_by_hash.get_mut(&parent_hash)
            {
                children.retain(|&x| x != *index);
                remove_parent_hash = children.len() == 0;
            }
            // clean empty hash key
            if remove_parent_hash {
                self.children_by_hash.remove(&parent_hash);
            }

            let referees: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[*index].referees.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for referee in referees {
                self.arena[referee].referrers.retain(|&x| x != *index);
            }
            let referee_hashes: Vec<H256> = self.arena[*index]
                .block_header
                .referee_hashes()
                .iter()
                .map(|x| *x)
                .collect();
            for referee_hash in referee_hashes {
                let mut remove_referee_hash: bool = false;
                if let Some(referrers) =
                    self.referrers_by_hash.get_mut(&referee_hash)
                {
                    referrers.retain(|&x| x != *index);
                    remove_referee_hash = referrers.len() == 0;
                }
                // clean empty hash key
                if remove_referee_hash {
                    self.referrers_by_hash.remove(&referee_hash);
                }
            }

            let children: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[*index].children.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for child in children {
                debug_assert!(to_remove_set.contains(&child));
                self.arena[child].parent = NULL;
            }

            let referrers: Vec<usize> =
                self.arena[*index].referrers.iter().map(|x| *x).collect();
            for referrer in referrers {
                debug_assert!(to_remove_set.contains(&referrer));
                self.arena[referrer].referees.retain(|&x| x != *index);
            }

            self.arena.remove(*index);
            self.hash_to_arena_indices.remove(&hash);
            // remove header/block in memory cache and header/block in db
            self.data_man
                .remove_useless_block(&hash, true /* remove_db */);
        }
    }

    fn set_and_propagate_invalid(
        &mut self, queue: &mut VecDeque<usize>,
        invalid_set: &mut HashSet<usize>, index: usize,
    ) {
        let children =
            mem::replace(&mut self.arena[index].children, Vec::new());
        for child in &children {
            if !invalid_set.contains(&child) {
                self.arena[*child].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                queue.push_back(*child);
                invalid_set.insert(*child);
            }
        }
        self.arena[index].children = children;
        let referrers =
            mem::replace(&mut self.arena[index].referrers, Vec::new());
        for referrer in &referrers {
            if !invalid_set.contains(&referrer) {
                self.arena[*referrer].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                queue.push_back(*referrer);
                invalid_set.insert(*referrer);
            }
        }
        self.arena[index].referrers = referrers;
    }
}

/// Manages the lifecycle of the consensus worker thread.
/// On drop, unsubscribes from the channel (closing the sender) so the worker's
/// `recv_blocking()` returns `None` and the loop exits naturally, then joins.
struct ConsensusWorkerHandle {
    thread: Mutex<Option<thread::JoinHandle<()>>>,
    /// Channel + subscription ID for unsubscribe-based shutdown.
    new_block_hashes: Arc<Channel<H256>>,
    worker_subscription_id: u64,
}

impl ConsensusWorkerHandle {
    fn stop(&self) {
        self.new_block_hashes
            .unsubscribe(self.worker_subscription_id);
        if let Some(handle) = self.thread.lock().take() {
            handle.join().expect("Consensus Worker should not panic");
        }
    }
}

impl Drop for ConsensusWorkerHandle {
    fn drop(&mut self) { self.stop(); }
}

pub struct SynchronizationGraph {
    pub inner: Arc<RwLock<SynchronizationGraphInner>>,
    pub consensus: SharedConsensusGraph,
    pub data_man: Arc<BlockDataManager>,
    pub pow: Arc<PowComputer>,
    pub verification_config: VerificationConfig,
    pub sync_config: SyncGraphConfig,
    pub statistics: SharedStatistics,
    /// This is the boolean state shared with the underlying consensus worker
    /// to indicate whether the worker is now finished all pending blocks.
    /// Since the critical section is very short, a `Mutex` is enough.
    consensus_unprocessed_count: Arc<AtomicUsize>,

    /// Channel used to send block hashes to `ConsensusGraph` and PubSub.
    /// Each element is <block_hash, ignore_body>
    new_block_hashes: Arc<Channel<H256>>,

    /// The blocks whose timestamps are near future.
    /// They will be inserted into sync graph inner at their timestamp.
    pub future_blocks: FutureBlockContainer,

    machine: Arc<Machine>,

    /// Handle to the consensus worker thread; joined on drop.
    #[allow(unused)]
    consensus_worker_handle: ConsensusWorkerHandle,
}

impl MallocSizeOf for SynchronizationGraph {
    fn size_of(&self, ops: &mut MallocSizeOfOps) -> usize {
        let inner_size = self.inner.read().size_of(ops);
        let mut malloc_size = inner_size + self.data_man.size_of(ops);

        // TODO: Add statistics for consortium.
        if !self.is_consortium() {
            let consensus_graph = &*self.consensus;
            malloc_size += consensus_graph.size_of(ops);
        }
        // Does not count size_of machine.

        malloc_size
    }
}

pub type SharedSynchronizationGraph = Arc<SynchronizationGraph>;

impl SynchronizationGraph {
    pub fn new(
        consensus: SharedConsensusGraph, data_man: Arc<BlockDataManager>,
        statistics: SharedStatistics, verification_config: VerificationConfig,
        pow_config: ProofOfWorkConfig, pow: Arc<PowComputer>,
        sync_config: SyncGraphConfig, notifications: Arc<Notifications>,
        machine: Arc<Machine>, pos_verifier: Arc<PosVerifier>,
    ) -> Self {
        let genesis_hash = data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash();
        let genesis_block_header = data_man
            .block_header_by_hash(&genesis_hash)
            .expect("genesis block header should exist here");

        // It should not be initialized to `true` now, otherwise consensus
        // worker will be blocked on waiting the first block forever.
        let consensus_unprocessed_count = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
        let mut consensus_receiver = notifications.new_block_hashes.subscribe();
        let inner = Arc::new(RwLock::new(
            SynchronizationGraphInner::with_genesis_block(
                genesis_block_header.clone(),
                pow_config,
                pow.clone(),
                sync_config,
                data_man.clone(),
                machine.clone(),
                pos_verifier.clone(),
            ),
        ));
        let worker_subscription_id = consensus_receiver.id;

        // Clone Arcs before moving them into the worker thread closure.
        let worker_data_man = data_man.clone();
        let worker_consensus = consensus.clone();
        let worker_unprocessed_count = consensus_unprocessed_count.clone();

        // It receives `BLOCK_GRAPH_READY` blocks in order and handles them in
        // `ConsensusGraph`
        let handle = thread::Builder::new()
            .name("Consensus Worker".into())
            // TODO: extract it in a seperated file
            .spawn(move || {
                // The Consensus Worker will prioritize blocks based on its parent epoch number while respecting the topological order. This has the following two benefits:
                //
                // 1. It will almost make sure that the self mined block being processed first
                //
                // 2. In case of a DoS attack that a malicious player releases a large chunk of old blocks. This strategy will make the consensus to process the meaningful blocks first.
                let mut priority_queue: BinaryHeap<(u64, H256)> = BinaryHeap::new();
                let mut reverse_map : HashMap<H256, Vec<H256>> = HashMap::new();
                let mut counter_map = HashMap::new();
                let mut pos_started = false;

                'outer: loop {
                    // Only block when we have processed all received blocks.
                    let mut blocking = priority_queue.is_empty();
                    'inner: loop {
                        // Use blocking `recv_blocking` for the first element, and then
                        // drain the receiver with non-blocking `try_recv`.
                        let maybe_item = if blocking {
                            blocking = false;
                            match consensus_receiver.recv_blocking() {
                                Some(item) => Ok(item),
                                None => break 'outer, // channel closed (unsubscribed)
                            }
                        } else {
                            consensus_receiver.try_recv()
                        };

                        match maybe_item {
                            // FIXME: We need to investigate why duplicate hash may send to the consensus worker
                            Ok(hash) => if !reverse_map.contains_key(&hash) {
                                debug!("Worker thread receive: block = {}", hash);
                                let header = worker_data_man.block_header_by_hash(&hash).expect("Header must exist before sending to the consensus worker!");

                                // start pos with an era advance.
                                if !pos_started && pos_verifier.is_enabled_at_height(header.height() + worker_consensus.config().inner_conf.era_epoch_count) {
                                    if let Err(e) = pos_verifier.initialize(worker_consensus.clone()) {
                                        info!("PoS cannot be started at the expected height: e={}", e);
                                    } else {
                                        pos_started = true;
                                    }
                                }

                                let mut cnt: usize = 0;
                                let parent_hash = header.parent_hash();
                                if let Some(v) = reverse_map.get_mut(parent_hash) {
                                    v.push(hash.clone());
                                    cnt += 1;
                                }
                                for referee in header.referee_hashes() {
                                    if let Some(v) = reverse_map.get_mut(referee) {
                                        v.push(hash.clone());
                                        cnt += 1;
                                    }
                                }
                                if let Some(pivot_decision) = header.pos_reference().as_ref().and_then(|pos_reference| pos_verifier.get_pivot_decision(pos_reference)) {
                                    if let Some(v) = reverse_map.get_mut(&pivot_decision) {
                                        v.push(hash.clone());
                                        cnt += 1;
                                    }
                                }
                                reverse_map.insert(hash.clone(), Vec::new());
                                if cnt == 0 {
                                    let epoch_number = worker_consensus.get_block_epoch_number(parent_hash).unwrap_or(0);
                                    priority_queue.push((epoch_number, hash));
                                } else {
                                    counter_map.insert(hash, cnt);
                                }
                            } else {
                                warn!("Duplicate block = {} sent to the consensus worker", hash);
                            },
                            Err(TryRecvError::Empty) => break 'inner,
                            Err(TryRecvError::Disconnected) => break 'outer,
                        }
                    }
                    if let Some((_, hash)) = priority_queue.pop() {
                        CONSENSUS_WORKER_QUEUE.dequeue(1);
                        let successors = reverse_map.remove(&hash).unwrap();
                        for succ in successors {
                            let cnt_tuple = counter_map.get_mut(&succ).unwrap();
                            *cnt_tuple -= 1;
                            if *cnt_tuple == 0 {
                                counter_map.remove(&succ);
                                let header_succ = worker_data_man.block_header_by_hash(&succ).expect("Header must exist before sending to the consensus worker!");
                                let parent_succ = header_succ.parent_hash();
                                let epoch_number = worker_consensus.get_block_epoch_number(parent_succ).unwrap_or(0);
                                priority_queue.push((epoch_number, succ));
                            }
                        }
                        worker_consensus.on_new_block(
                            &hash,
                        );
                        worker_unprocessed_count.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
                    }
                }
            })
            .expect("Cannot fail");

        let consensus_worker_handle = ConsensusWorkerHandle {
            thread: Mutex::new(Some(handle)),
            new_block_hashes: notifications.new_block_hashes.clone(),
            worker_subscription_id,
        };

        let sync_graph = SynchronizationGraph {
            inner: inner.clone(),
            future_blocks: FutureBlockContainer::new(
                sync_config.future_block_buffer_capacity,
            ),
            data_man: data_man.clone(),
            pow: pow.clone(),
            verification_config,
            sync_config,
            consensus: consensus.clone(),
            statistics: statistics.clone(),
            consensus_unprocessed_count: consensus_unprocessed_count.clone(),
            new_block_hashes: notifications.new_block_hashes.clone(),
            machine,
            consensus_worker_handle,
        };
        sync_graph
    }

    pub fn is_consortium(&self) -> bool { self.sync_config.is_consortium }

    pub fn machine(&self) -> Arc<Machine> { self.machine.clone() }

    pub fn get_genesis_hash_and_height_in_current_era(&self) -> (H256, u64) {
        self.inner
            .read()
            .get_genesis_hash_and_height_in_current_era()
    }

    /// Compute the expected difficulty for a block given its
    /// parent hash
    pub fn expected_difficulty(&self, parent_hash: &H256) -> U256 {
        self.consensus.expected_difficulty(parent_hash)
    }

    pub fn get_to_propagate_trans(
        &self,
    ) -> HashMap<H256, Arc<SignedTransaction>> {
        self.consensus.tx_pool().get_to_be_propagated_transactions()
    }

    pub fn set_to_propagate_trans(
        &self, transactions: HashMap<H256, Arc<SignedTransaction>>,
    ) {
        self.consensus
            .tx_pool()
            .set_to_be_propagated_transactions(transactions);
    }

    /// In full/archive node, this function can be invoked during
    /// CatchUpRecoverBlockHeaderFromDbPhase phase.
    /// It tries to construct the consensus graph based on header
    /// information stored in db.
    pub fn recover_graph_from_db(&self) {
        info!("Start fast recovery of the block DAG from database");

        // Recover the initial sequence number in consensus graph
        // based on the sequence number of genesis block in db.
        let genesis_hash = self.data_man.get_cur_consensus_era_genesis_hash();
        let genesis_local_info =
            self.data_man.local_block_info_by_hash(&genesis_hash);
        if genesis_local_info.is_none() {
            // Local info of genesis block must exist.
            panic!(
                "failed to get local block info from db for genesis[{}]",
                genesis_hash
            );
        }
        let genesis_seq_num = genesis_local_info.unwrap().get_seq_num();
        self.consensus.set_initial_sequence_number(genesis_seq_num);
        let genesis_header =
            self.data_man.block_header_by_hash(&genesis_hash).unwrap();
        debug!(
            "Get current genesis_block hash={:?}, height={}, seq_num={}",
            genesis_hash,
            genesis_header.height(),
            genesis_seq_num
        );

        // Get terminals stored in db.
        let terminals_opt = self.data_man.terminals_from_db();
        if terminals_opt.is_none() {
            return;
        }
        let terminals = terminals_opt.unwrap();
        debug!("Get terminals {:?}", terminals);

        // Reconstruct the consensus graph by traversing backward from
        // terminals. This traversal will visit all the blocks under the
        // future of current era genesis till the terminals. However,
        // some blocks may not be graph-ready since they may have
        // references or parents which are out of the current era. We
        // need to resolve these out-of-era dependencies later and make
        // those blocks be graph-ready again.
        let mut queue = VecDeque::new();
        let mut visited_blocks: HashSet<H256> = HashSet::new();
        for terminal in terminals {
            // header terminals and block terminals may contain the same hash
            if !visited_blocks.contains(&terminal) {
                queue.push_back(terminal);
                visited_blocks.insert(terminal);
            }
        }

        // Remember the hashes of blocks that belong to the current genesis
        // era but are missed in db. The missed blocks will be fetched from
        // peers.
        let mut missed_hashes = HashSet::new();
        while let Some(hash) = queue.pop_front() {
            if hash == genesis_hash {
                // Genesis block is already in consensus graph.
                continue;
            }

            // Ignore blocks beyond the future of current genesis era.
            // If block_local_info is missing, consider it is in current
            // genesis era.
            if let Some(block_local_info) =
                self.data_man.local_block_info_by_hash(&hash)
            {
                if block_local_info.get_seq_num() < genesis_seq_num {
                    debug!(
                        "Skip block {:?} before checkpoint: seq_num={}",
                        hash,
                        block_local_info.get_seq_num()
                    );
                    continue;
                }
            }

            if let Some(block_header) =
                self.data_man.block_header_by_hash(&hash)
            {
                self.insert_block_header(
                    &mut block_header.as_ref().clone(),
                    true,  /* need_to_verify */
                    false, /* bench_mode */
                    true,  /* insert_to_consensus */
                    false, /* persistent */
                );
                let parent = block_header.parent_hash().clone();
                let referees = block_header.referee_hashes().clone();
                if !visited_blocks.contains(&parent) {
                    queue.push_back(parent);
                    visited_blocks.insert(parent);
                }
                for referee in referees {
                    if !visited_blocks.contains(&referee) {
                        queue.push_back(referee);
                        visited_blocks.insert(referee);
                    }
                }
            } else {
                missed_hashes.insert(hash);
            }
        }

        debug!(
            "Current frontier after recover from db: {:?}",
            self.inner.read().not_ready_blocks_frontier.get_frontier()
        );

        info!("Finish reconstructing the pivot chain of length {}, start to sync from peers", self.consensus.best_epoch_number());
    }

    /// Return None if `hash` is not in sync graph
    pub fn block_header_by_hash(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<BlockHeader> {
        if !self.contains_block_header(hash) {
            // Only return headers in sync graph
            return None;
        }
        self.data_man
            .block_header_by_hash(hash)
            .map(|header_ref| header_ref.as_ref().clone())
    }

    /// Return None if `hash` is not in sync graph
    pub fn block_height_by_hash(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<u64> {
        self.block_header_by_hash(hash)
            .map(|header| header.height())
    }

    /// Return None if `hash` is not in sync graph
    pub fn block_timestamp_by_hash(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<u64> {
        self.block_header_by_hash(hash)
            .map(|header| header.timestamp())
    }

    /// TODO Be more specific about which functions only return in-memory data
    /// and which can return the in-database data
    pub fn block_by_hash(&self, hash: &H256) -> Option<Arc<Block>> {
        self.data_man.block_by_hash(hash, true /* update_cache */)
    }

    pub fn contains_block_header(&self, hash: &H256) -> bool {
        self.inner.read().hash_to_arena_indices.contains_key(hash)
            || self.future_blocks.contains(hash)
    }

    fn parent_or_referees_invalid(&self, header: &BlockHeader) -> bool {
        self.data_man.verified_invalid(header.parent_hash()).0
            || header
                .referee_hashes()
                .iter()
                .any(|referee| self.data_man.verified_invalid(referee).0)
    }

    /// subroutine called by `insert_block_header` and `remove_expire_blocks`
    fn propagate_header_graph_status(
        &self, inner: &mut SynchronizationGraphInner,
        frontier_index_list: Vec<usize>, need_to_verify: bool,
        header_index_to_insert: usize, insert_to_consensus: bool,
        persistent: bool,
    ) -> (HashSet<usize>, Vec<H256>) {
        let now = SystemTime::now()
            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
            .unwrap()
            .as_secs();
        let mut need_to_relay: Vec<H256> = Vec::new();
        let mut invalid_set: HashSet<usize> = HashSet::new();
        let mut queue = VecDeque::new();

        for index in frontier_index_list {
            if inner.arena[index].graph_status == BLOCK_INVALID {
                invalid_set.insert(index);
            }
            queue.push_back(index);
        }

        while let Some(index) = queue.pop_front() {
            if inner.arena[index].graph_status == BLOCK_INVALID {
                inner.set_and_propagate_invalid(
                    &mut queue,
                    &mut invalid_set,
                    index,
                );
            } else if inner.new_to_be_header_graph_ready(index) {
                inner.arena[index].graph_status = BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY;
                inner.arena[index].last_update_timestamp = now;
                debug!("BlockIndex {} parent_index {} hash {:?} is header graph ready", index,
                           inner.arena[index].parent, inner.arena[index].block_header.hash());

                let r = inner.verify_header_graph_ready_block(index);

                if need_to_verify && r.is_err() {
                    warn!(
                        "Invalid header_arc! inserted_header={:?} err={:?}",
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.clone(),
                        r
                    );
                    invalid_set.insert(index);
                    inner.arena[index].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                    inner.set_and_propagate_invalid(
                        &mut queue,
                        &mut invalid_set,
                        index,
                    );
                    continue;
                }

                // Maintain `old_era_blocks_frontier` for future garbage
                // collection after making a checkpoint.
                if inner.arena[index].parent_reclaimed {
                    inner.old_era_blocks_frontier.push_back(index);
                    inner.old_era_blocks_frontier_set.insert(index);
                }

                // Note that when called by `insert_block_header` we have to
                // insert header here immediately instead of
                // after the loop because its children may
                // become ready and being processed in the loop later. It
                // requires this block already being inserted
                // into the BlockDataManager!
                if index == header_index_to_insert && persistent {
                    self.data_man.insert_block_header(
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.hash(),
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.clone(),
                        true,
                    );
                }
                if insert_to_consensus {
                    CONSENSUS_WORKER_QUEUE.enqueue(1);

                    self.consensus_unprocessed_count
                        .fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
                    assert!(
                        self.new_block_hashes
                            .send(inner.arena[index].block_header.hash(),),
                        "consensus receiver dropped"
                    );

                    // maintain not_ready_blocks_frontier
                    inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(&index);
                    // The children will be automatically added in
                    // `new_to_be_header_graph_ready` if they should be added.
                    inner.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(&index);
                    for child in &inner.arena[index].children {
                        inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.insert(*child);
                    }
                }

                // Passed verification on header_arc.
                if inner.arena[index].block_ready {
                    need_to_relay.push(inner.arena[index].block_header.hash());
                }

                for child in &inner.arena[index].children {
                    if inner.arena[*child].graph_status
                        < BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY
                    {
                        queue.push_back(*child);
                    }
                }
                for referrer in &inner.arena[index].referrers {
                    if inner.arena[*referrer].graph_status
                        < BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY
                    {
                        queue.push_back(*referrer);
                    }
                }
            } else {
                debug!(
                    "BlockIndex {} parent_index {} hash {:?} is not ready",
                    index,
                    inner.arena[index].parent,
                    inner.arena[index].block_header.hash()
                );
                if index == header_index_to_insert && persistent {
                    self.data_man.insert_block_header(
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.hash(),
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.clone(),
                        true,
                    );
                }
            }
        }
        (invalid_set, need_to_relay)
    }

    pub fn insert_block_header(
        &self, header: &mut BlockHeader, need_to_verify: bool,
        bench_mode: bool, insert_to_consensus: bool, persistent: bool,
    ) -> (BlockHeaderInsertionResult, Vec<H256>) {
        let _timer = MeterTimer::time_func(SYNC_INSERT_HEADER.as_ref());
        self.statistics.inc_sync_graph_inserted_header_count();
        let inner = &mut *self.inner.write();
        if inner.locked_for_catchup {
            // Ignore received headers when we are downloading block bodies.
            return (BlockHeaderInsertionResult::TemporarySkipped, Vec::new());
        }
        let hash = header.hash();

        let (invalid, local_info_opt) = self.data_man.verified_invalid(&hash);
        if invalid {
            return (BlockHeaderInsertionResult::Invalid, Vec::new());
        }

        if let Some(info) = local_info_opt {
            // If the block is ordered before current era genesis or it has
            // already entered consensus graph in this run, we do not need to
            // process it. And in these two cases, the block is considered
            // valid.
            let already_processed = info.get_seq_num()
                < self.consensus.current_era_genesis_seq_num()
                || info.get_instance_id() == self.data_man.get_instance_id();
            if already_processed {
                if need_to_verify && !self.is_consortium() {
                    // Compute pow_quality, because the input header may be used
                    // as a part of block later
                    VerificationConfig::get_or_fill_header_pow_quality(
                        &self.pow, header,
                    );
                }
                return (
                    BlockHeaderInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessedInConsensus,
                    Vec::new(),
                );
            }
        }

        if inner.hash_to_arena_indices.contains_key(&hash) {
            if need_to_verify {
                // Compute pow_quality, because the input header may be used as
                // a part of block later
                VerificationConfig::get_or_fill_header_pow_quality(
                    &self.pow, header,
                );
            }
            return (
                BlockHeaderInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessedInSync,
                Vec::new(),
            );
        }

        // skip check for consortium currently
        debug!("is_consortium={:?}", self.is_consortium());
        let verification_passed = if need_to_verify {
            self.is_consortium()
                || !(self.parent_or_referees_invalid(header)
                    || self
                        .verification_config
                        .verify_header_params(&self.pow, header)
                        .or_else(|e| {
                            warn!(
                                "Invalid header: err={} header={:?}",
                                e, header
                            );
                            Err(e)
                        })
                        .is_err())
        } else {
            if !bench_mode && !self.is_consortium() {
                self.verification_config
                    .verify_pow(&self.pow, header)
                    .expect("local mined block should pass this check!");
            }
            true
        };

        let header_arc = Arc::new(header.clone());
        let me = if verification_passed {
            inner.insert(header_arc.clone())
        } else {
            inner.insert_invalid(header_arc.clone())
        };

        // Currently, `inner.arena[me].graph_status` will only be
        //   1. `BLOCK_GRAPH_READY` for genesis block.
        //   2. `BLOCK_HEADER_ONLY` for non genesis block.
        //   3. `BLOCK_INVALID` for invalid block.
        if inner.arena[me].graph_status != BLOCK_GRAPH_READY {
            // This block will become a new `not_ready_blocks_frontier` if
            //   1. It's parent block has not inserted yet.
            //   2. We are in `Catch Up Blocks Phase` and the graph status of
            // parent block is `BLOCK_GRAPH_READY`.
            //   3. We are in `Catch Up Headers Phase` and the graph status of
            // parent block is `BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY`.
            //   4. The block is not graph ready because of not-ready
            // pos_reference, and parent is not in the frontier.
            if inner.arena[me].parent == NULL
                || inner.arena[inner.arena[me].parent].graph_status
                    == BLOCK_GRAPH_READY
                || (insert_to_consensus
                    && inner.arena[inner.arena[me].parent].graph_status
                        == BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY)
            {
                inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.insert(me);
            }
            let mut to_be_removed = Vec::new();
            for child in &inner.arena[me].children {
                if inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.contains(child) {
                    to_be_removed.push(*child);
                }
            }
            for x in to_be_removed {
                inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(&x);
            }
        }

        debug!("insert_block_header() Block = {:?}, index = {}, need_to_verify = {}, bench_mode = {} insert_to_consensus = {}",
               header.hash(), me, need_to_verify, bench_mode, insert_to_consensus);

        // Start to pass influence to descendants
        let (invalid_set, need_to_relay) = self.propagate_header_graph_status(
            inner,
            vec![me],
            need_to_verify,
            me,
            insert_to_consensus,
            persistent,
        );

        let me_invalid = invalid_set.contains(&me);

        // Post-processing invalid blocks.
        inner.process_invalid_blocks(&invalid_set);

        if me_invalid {
            return (BlockHeaderInsertionResult::Invalid, need_to_relay);
        }

        inner.try_clear_old_era_blocks();

        (BlockHeaderInsertionResult::NewValid, need_to_relay)
    }

    pub fn contains_block(&self, hash: &H256) -> bool {
        let inner = self.inner.read();
        if let Some(index) = inner.hash_to_arena_indices.get(hash) {
            inner.arena[*index].block_ready
        } else {
            false
        }
    }

    fn set_graph_ready(
        &self, inner: &mut SynchronizationGraphInner, index: usize,
    ) {
        inner.arena[index].graph_status = BLOCK_GRAPH_READY;

        // maintain not_ready_blocks_frontier
        inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(&index);
        // The children will be automatically added in
        // `new_to_be_block_graph_ready` if they should be added.
        inner.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.remove(&index);
        for child in &inner.arena[index].children {
            inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.insert(*child);
        }

        let h = inner.arena[index].block_header.hash();
        debug!("Block {:?} is graph ready", h);
        CONSENSUS_WORKER_QUEUE.enqueue(1);

        self.consensus_unprocessed_count
            .fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
        assert!(self.new_block_hashes.send(h), "consensus receiver dropped");

        if inner.config.enable_state_expose {
            STATE_EXPOSER.sync_graph.lock().ready_block_vec.push(
                SyncGraphBlockState {
                    block_hash: h,
                    parent: inner.arena[index]
                        .block_header
                        .parent_hash()
                        .clone(),
                    referees: inner.arena[index]
                        .block_header
                        .referee_hashes()
                        .clone(),
                    nonce: inner.arena[index].block_header.nonce(),
                    timestamp: inner.arena[index].block_header.timestamp(),
                    adaptive: inner.arena[index].block_header.adaptive(),
                },
            );
        }
    }

    /// subroutine called by `insert_block` and `remove_expire_blocks`
    fn propagate_graph_status(
        &self, inner: &mut SynchronizationGraphInner,
        frontier_index_list: Vec<usize>,
    ) -> HashSet<usize> {
        let mut queue = VecDeque::new();
        let mut invalid_set = HashSet::new();
        for index in frontier_index_list {
            if inner.arena[index].graph_status == BLOCK_INVALID {
                invalid_set.insert(index);
            }
            queue.push_back(index);
        }

        while let Some(index) = queue.pop_front() {
            if inner.arena[index].graph_status == BLOCK_INVALID {
                inner.set_and_propagate_invalid(
                    &mut queue,
                    &mut invalid_set,
                    index,
                );
            } else if inner.new_to_be_block_graph_ready(index) {
                let verify_result = inner
                    .verify_graph_ready_block(index, &self.verification_config);
                if verify_result.is_err() {
                    warn!(
                        "Invalid block! inserted_header={:?} err={:?}",
                        inner.arena[index].block_header.clone(),
                        verify_result
                    );
                    invalid_set.insert(index);
                    inner.arena[index].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                    inner.set_and_propagate_invalid(
                        &mut queue,
                        &mut invalid_set,
                        index,
                    );
                    continue;
                }
                self.set_graph_ready(inner, index);
                for child in &inner.arena[index].children {
                    debug_assert!(
                        inner.arena[*child].graph_status < BLOCK_GRAPH_READY
                    );
                    queue.push_back(*child);
                }
                for referrer in &inner.arena[index].referrers {
                    debug_assert!(
                        inner.arena[*referrer].graph_status < BLOCK_GRAPH_READY
                    );
                    queue.push_back(*referrer);
                }
            } else {
                trace!("Block index {:?} not block_graph_ready, current frontier: {:?}", index, inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.get_frontier());
            }
        }

        invalid_set
    }

    pub fn insert_block(
        &self, block: Block, need_to_verify: bool, persistent: bool,
        recover_from_db: bool,
    ) -> BlockInsertionResult {
        let _timer = MeterTimer::time_func(SYNC_INSERT_BLOCK.as_ref());
        let hash = block.hash();

        debug!("insert_block {:?}", hash);

        let inner = &mut *self.inner.write();

        let contains_block =
            if let Some(index) = inner.hash_to_arena_indices.get(&hash) {
                inner.arena[*index].block_ready
            } else {
                // Sync graph is cleaned after inserting the header, so we can
                // ignore the block body
                return BlockInsertionResult::Ignored;
            };

        if contains_block {
            return BlockInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessed;
        }

        // We only insert the body after a valid header is inserted, so this has
        // been checked when we insert the header.
        debug_assert!(!self.data_man.verified_invalid(&hash).0);

        self.statistics.inc_sync_graph_inserted_block_count();

        let me = *inner.hash_to_arena_indices.get(&hash).unwrap();

        debug_assert!(hash == inner.arena[me].block_header.hash());
        debug_assert!(!inner.arena[me].block_ready);
        inner.arena[me].block_ready = true;

        if need_to_verify {
            let r = self.verification_config.verify_sync_graph_block_basic(
                &block,
                self.consensus.best_chain_id(),
            );
            match r {
                Err(Error::Block(BlockError::InvalidTransactionsRoot(e))) => {
                    warn!("BlockTransactionRoot not match! inserted_block={:?} err={:?}", block, e);
                    // If the transaction root does not match, it might be
                    // caused by receiving wrong
                    // transactions because of conflicting ShortId in
                    // CompactBlock, or caused by
                    // adversaries. In either case, we should request the block
                    // again, and the received block body is
                    // discarded.
                    inner.arena[me].block_ready = false;
                    return BlockInsertionResult::RequestAgain;
                }
                Err(e) => {
                    warn!(
                        "Invalid block! inserted_block={:?} err={:?}",
                        block.block_header, e
                    );
                    inner.arena[me].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                }
                _ => {}
            };
        }

        let block = Arc::new(block);
        if inner.arena[me].graph_status != BLOCK_INVALID {
            // If we are rebuilding the graph from db, we do not insert all
            // blocks into memory
            if !recover_from_db {
                // Here we always build a new compact block because we should
                // not reuse the nonce
                self.data_man.insert_compact_block(block.to_compact());
                // block header was inserted in before, only insert block body
                // here
                self.data_man.insert_block_body(
                    block.hash(),
                    block.clone(),
                    persistent,
                );
            }
        }

        // If we are locked for catch-up, make sure no new block will enter sync
        // graph.
        if inner.locked_for_catchup {
            if inner.arena[me].graph_status == BLOCK_INVALID {
                let invalid_set = self.propagate_graph_status(inner, vec![me]);
                // Invalid blocks will also be removed from
                // `block_to_fill_set`
                // in `process_invalid_blocks`.
                inner.process_invalid_blocks(&invalid_set);
                return BlockInsertionResult::Invalid;
            } else {
                debug!("Downloaded block body for {:?}", hash);
                inner.block_to_fill_set.remove(&hash);
                return BlockInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessed;
            }
        }

        let invalid_set = self.propagate_graph_status(inner, vec![me]);

        // Post-processing invalid blocks.
        inner.process_invalid_blocks(&invalid_set);

        debug!(
            "new block inserted into graph: block_header={:?}, tx_count={}, block_size={}",
            block.block_header,
            block.transactions.len(),
            block.size(),
        );

        // Note: If `me` is invalid, it has been removed from `arena` now,
        // so we cannot access its `graph_status`.
        if invalid_set.contains(&me) {
            BlockInsertionResult::Invalid
        } else if inner.arena[me].graph_status >= BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY {
            BlockInsertionResult::ShouldRelay
        } else {
            BlockInsertionResult::SuccessWithoutRelay
        }
    }

    pub fn get_all_block_hashes_by_epoch(
        &self, epoch_number: u64,
    ) -> Result<Vec<H256>, ProviderBlockError> {
        let mut res = self.consensus.get_skipped_block_hashes_by_epoch(
            EpochNumber::Number(epoch_number.into()),
        )?;
        res.append(&mut self.consensus.get_block_hashes_by_epoch(
            EpochNumber::Number(epoch_number.into()),
        )?);
        Ok(res)
    }

    pub fn log_statistics(&self) { self.statistics.log_statistics(); }

    pub fn update_total_weight_delta_heartbeat(&self) {
        self.consensus.update_total_weight_delta_heartbeat();
    }

    /// Get the current number of blocks in the synchronization graph
    /// This only returns cached block count, and this is enough since this is
    /// only used in test.
    pub fn block_count(&self) -> usize { self.data_man.cached_block_count() }

    /// Remove all blocks which have not been updated for a long time. We
    /// maintain a set `not_ready_blocks_frontier` which is the root nodes in
    /// the parental tree formed by not graph ready blocks. Find all expire
    /// blocks which can be reached by `not_ready_blocks_frontier`.
    pub fn remove_expire_blocks(&self, expire_time: u64) {
        let inner = &mut *self.inner.write();
        let now = SystemTime::now()
            .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
            .unwrap()
            .as_secs();
        let frontier = inner.not_ready_blocks_frontier.get_frontier().clone();
        let all_not_ready: HashSet<_> = inner.get_future(frontier);
        let mut expire_set = HashSet::new();
        for index in all_not_ready {
            if inner.arena[index].last_update_timestamp + expire_time < now {
                expire_set.insert(index);
            }
        }

        // find blocks reached by previous found expired blocks
        let all_expire: HashSet<_> = inner.get_future(expire_set);
        debug!("all_expire: {:?}", all_expire);
        inner.remove_blocks(&all_expire);
    }

    /// Remove all blocks in `to_remove_set` and their future set from the
    /// graph.
    pub fn remove_blocks_and_future(&self, to_remove_set: &HashSet<H256>) {
        let mut inner = self.inner.write();
        let mut index_set = Vec::new();
        for block_hash in to_remove_set {
            if let Some(index) = inner.hash_to_arena_indices.get(block_hash) {
                index_set.push(*index);
            }
        }
        let index_set_and_future: HashSet<_> = inner.get_future(index_set);
        inner.remove_blocks(&index_set_and_future);
    }

    pub fn is_consensus_worker_busy(&self) -> bool {
        self.consensus_unprocessed_count.load(Ordering::SeqCst) != 0
    }

    pub fn is_fill_block_completed(&self) -> bool {
        self.inner.read().block_to_fill_set.is_empty()
    }

    /// Construct the states along the pivot chain, set all
    /// `BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY` blocks as `BLOCK_GRAPH_READY` and remove all
    /// other blocks. All blocks in the future can be processed normally in
    /// sync graph and consensus graph.
    ///
    /// If some blocks become invalid after validating their bodies, we need to
    /// remove them and reconstruct the consensus graph. Return `false` if
    /// there are blocks in the new consensus graph whose bodies are missing.
    /// Return `true` if we do not need to reconstruct consensus, or all blocks
    /// in the new consensus graph already have bodies.
    pub fn complete_filling_block_bodies(&self) -> bool {
        {
            let inner = &mut *self.inner.write();

            // Bodies received while locked skipped `propagate_graph_status`,
            // so they have not been checked against their parent headers.
            let received: Vec<usize> = inner
                .hash_to_arena_indices
                .values()
                .copied()
                .filter(|index| {
                    inner.arena[*index].graph_status == BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY
                        && inner.arena[*index].block_ready
                })
                .collect();
            let mut invalid_frontier = Vec::new();
            for index in received {
                if let Err(e) = inner
                    .verify_graph_ready_block(index, &self.verification_config)
                {
                    warn!(
                        "Invalid block! inserted_header={:?} err={:?}",
                        inner.arena[index].block_header, e
                    );
                    inner.arena[index].graph_status = BLOCK_INVALID;
                    invalid_frontier.push(index);
                }
            }
            let invalid_set =
                self.propagate_graph_status(inner, invalid_frontier);
            inner.process_invalid_blocks(&invalid_set);

            // Iterating over `hash_to_arena_indices` might be more efficient
            // than iterating over `arena`.
            let to_remove = {
                let arena = &mut inner.arena;
                inner
                    .hash_to_arena_indices
                    .iter()
                    .filter_map(|(_, index)| {
                        let graph_node = &mut arena[*index];
                        if graph_node.graph_status == BLOCK_HEADER_GRAPH_READY {
                            graph_node.block_ready = true;
                            graph_node.graph_status = BLOCK_GRAPH_READY;
                        }
                        if graph_node.graph_status != BLOCK_GRAPH_READY {
                            Some(*index)
                        } else {
                            None
                        }
                    })
                    .collect()
            };
            inner.remove_blocks(&to_remove);

            // Check if we skip some block bodies. It's either because they are
            // never retrieved after a long time, or they have invalid
            // bodies. Blocks found invalid above have entered consensus with
            // their bodies persisted, so they are not seen as missing.
            let skipped_body_blocks =
                self.consensus.get_blocks_needing_bodies();
            if !skipped_body_blocks.is_empty() || !invalid_set.is_empty() {
                warn!("Has invalid blocks after downloading block bodies!");
                // Some headers should not enter consensus, so we just
                // reconstruct the consensus graph with the
                // current sync graph.
                self.consensus.reset();

                let all_block_indices: HashSet<_> = inner
                    .hash_to_arena_indices
                    .iter()
                    .map(|(_, i)| *i)
                    .collect();
                // Send blocks in topological order.
                let sorted_blocks = inner.topological_sort(all_block_indices);
                for i in sorted_blocks {
                    self.consensus
                        .on_new_block(&inner.arena[i].block_header.hash());
                }
                let new_to_fill_blocks: HashSet<_> =
                    self.consensus.get_blocks_needing_bodies();
                if !new_to_fill_blocks.is_empty() {
                    // This should not happen if stable checkpoint is not
                    // reverted because we have downloaded
                    // all blocks in its subtree.
                    warn!(
                        "{} new block bodies to get",
                        new_to_fill_blocks.len()
                    );
                    inner.block_to_fill_set = new_to_fill_blocks;
                    return false;
                }
            }
        }
        self.consensus.construct_pivot_state();
        self.inner.write().locked_for_catchup = false;
        true
    }

    /// TODO(lpl): Only triggered when pos commits new blocks?
    /// Check if not_ready_frontier blocks become ready now.
    /// Blocks that are not ready because of missing pos references only become
    /// ready here.
    pub fn check_not_ready_frontier(&self, header_only: bool) {
        debug!("check_not_ready_frontier starts");
        let mut inner = self.inner.write();
        if inner.locked_for_catchup {
            // Do not change sync graph or consensus graph during
            // `CatchUpFillBlockBodyPhase`.
            return;
        }
        if header_only {
            for b in inner.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.clone() {
                debug!(
                    "check_not_ready_frontier: check {:?}",
                    inner.arena[b].block_header.hash()
                );
                if inner.new_to_be_header_graph_ready(b) {
                    self.propagate_header_graph_status(
                        &mut *inner,
                        vec![b],
                        true, /* need_to_verify */
                        b,
                        true, /* insert_to_consensus */
                        true, /* persistent */
                    );
                }
            }
        } else {
            for b in inner.pos_not_ready_blocks_frontier.clone() {
                debug!(
                    "check_not_ready_frontier: check {:?}",
                    inner.arena[b].block_header.hash()
                );
                if inner.new_to_be_header_graph_ready(b) {
                    self.propagate_header_graph_status(
                        &mut *inner,
                        vec![b],
                        true, /* need_to_verify */
                        b,
                        false, /* insert_to_consensus */
                        true,  /* persistent */
                    );
                }
                // This will not introduce new invalid blocks, so we do not need
                // to process the return value.
                if inner.new_to_be_block_graph_ready(b) {
                    debug!("new graph ready found");
                    self.propagate_graph_status(&mut *inner, vec![b]);
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

impl Graph for SynchronizationGraphInner {
    type NodeIndex = usize;
}

impl TreeGraph for SynchronizationGraphInner {
    fn parent(&self, node_index: Self::NodeIndex) -> Option<Self::NodeIndex> {
        if self.arena[node_index].parent != NULL {
            Some(self.arena[node_index].parent)
        } else {
            None
        }
    }

    fn referees(&self, node_index: Self::NodeIndex) -> Vec<Self::NodeIndex> {
        self.arena[node_index].referees.clone()
    }
}

impl RichTreeGraph for SynchronizationGraphInner {
    fn children(&self, node_index: Self::NodeIndex) -> Vec<Self::NodeIndex> {
        self.arena[node_index].children.clone()
    }

    fn referrers(&self, node_index: Self::NodeIndex) -> Vec<Self::NodeIndex> {
        self.arena[node_index].referrers.clone()
    }
}

pub enum BlockInsertionResult {
    // The block is valid and already processed before.
    AlreadyProcessed,
    // The block is valid and is new to be block-graph-ready.
    ShouldRelay,
    // The block is valid but not block-graph-ready.
    SuccessWithoutRelay,
    // The block is definitely invalid. It's not inserted to sync graph
    // and should not be requested again.
    Invalid,
    // The case where transaction root does not match.
    // We should request again to get
    // the correct transactions for full verification.
    RequestAgain,
    // This is only for the case the header is removed, possibly because
    // we switch phases.
    // We ignore the block without verification.
    Ignored,
}

impl BlockInsertionResult {
    pub fn is_valid(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(
            self,
            BlockInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessed
                | BlockInsertionResult::ShouldRelay
                | BlockInsertionResult::SuccessWithoutRelay
        )
    }

    pub fn is_invalid(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, BlockInsertionResult::Invalid)
    }

    pub fn should_relay(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, BlockInsertionResult::ShouldRelay)
    }

    pub fn request_again(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, BlockInsertionResult::RequestAgain)
    }
}

pub enum BlockHeaderInsertionResult {
    // The block is valid and already processed consensus before.
    // We should not process this block again.
    AlreadyProcessedInConsensus,
    // The block header has been inserted into sync graph. We can ingore this
    // header, but we should keep processing its body if needed.
    AlreadyProcessedInSync,
    // The block is valid and is processed for the first time.
    NewValid,
    // The block is definitely invalid. It's not inserted to sync graph
    // and should not be requested again.
    Invalid,
    // The header is received when we have locked sync graph.
    TemporarySkipped,
}

impl BlockHeaderInsertionResult {
    pub fn is_new_valid(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, BlockHeaderInsertionResult::NewValid)
    }

    pub fn is_invalid(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(self, BlockHeaderInsertionResult::Invalid)
    }

    pub fn should_process_body(&self) -> bool {
        matches!(
            self,
            BlockHeaderInsertionResult::NewValid
                | BlockHeaderInsertionResult::AlreadyProcessedInSync
        )
    }
}