chore(node): loose bad node detection criteria

sn_networking/src/cmd.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ use crate::target_arch::Instant;
 
 const MAX_CONTINUOUS_HDD_WRITE_ERROR: usize = 5;
 
-#[derive(Debug)]
+#[derive(Debug, Eq, PartialEq)]
 pub enum NodeIssue {
     /// Connection issues observed
     ConnectionIssue,
@@ -692,28 +692,37 @@ impl SwarmDriver {
                 cmd_string = "RecordNodeIssues";
                 let _ = self.bad_nodes_ongoing_verifications.remove(&peer_id);
 
-                // only trigger the bad_node verification once have enough nodes in RT
-                // currently set the trigger bar at 100
-                let total_peers: usize = self
-                    .swarm
-                    .behaviour_mut()
-                    .kademlia
-                    .kbuckets()
-                    .map(|kbucket| kbucket.num_entries())
-                    .sum();
+                info!("Peer {peer_id:?} is reported as having issue {issue:?}");
+                let (issue_vec, is_bad) = self.bad_nodes.entry(peer_id).or_default();
 
-                if total_peers > 100 {
-                    info!("Peer {peer_id:?} is considered as bad");
-                    let issue_vec = self.bad_nodes.entry(peer_id).or_default();
+                // If being considered as bad already, skip certain operations
+                if !(*is_bad) {
+                    // Remove outdated entries
+                    issue_vec.retain(|(_, timestamp)| timestamp.elapsed().as_secs() < 300);
 
                     // check if vec is already 10 long, if so, remove the oldest issue
                     // we only track 10 issues to avoid mem leaks
                     if issue_vec.len() == 10 {
                         issue_vec.remove(0);
                     }
 
-                    issue_vec.push(issue);
+                    issue_vec.push((issue, Instant::now()));
 
+                    // Only consider candidate as a bad node when:
+                    //   accumulated THREE same kind issues within certain period
+                    for (issue, _timestamp) in issue_vec.iter() {
+                        let issue_counts = issue_vec
+                            .iter()
+                            .filter(|(i, _timestamp)| *issue == *i)
+                            .count();
+                        if issue_counts >= 3 {
+                            *is_bad = true;
+                            info!("Peer {peer_id:?} accumulated {issue_counts} times of issue {issue:?}. Consider it as a bad node now.");
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if *is_bad {
                     warn!("Cleaning out bad_peer {peer_id:?}");
                     if let Some(dead_peer) =
                         self.swarm.behaviour_mut().kademlia.remove_peer(&peer_id)
@@ -730,16 +739,16 @@ impl SwarmDriver {
             }
             SwarmCmd::IsPeerShunned { target, sender } => {
                 cmd_string = "IsPeerInTrouble";
-                if let Some(peer_id) = target.as_peer_id() {
-                    if let Some(_issues) = self.bad_nodes.get(&peer_id) {
-                        // TODO: expand on the criteria here...
-                        let _ = sender.send(true);
+                let is_bad = if let Some(peer_id) = target.as_peer_id() {
+                    if let Some((_issues, is_bad)) = self.bad_nodes.get(&peer_id) {
+                        *is_bad
                     } else {
-                        let _ = sender.send(false);
+                        false
                     }
                 } else {
-                    let _ = sender.send(false);
-                }
+                    false
+                };
+                let _ = sender.send(is_bad);
             }
         }
 

sn_networking/src/driver.rs

@@ -563,7 +563,9 @@ pub struct SwarmDriver {
     handling_statistics: BTreeMap<String, Vec<Duration>>,
     handled_times: usize,
     pub(crate) hard_disk_write_error: usize,
-    pub(crate) bad_nodes: BTreeMap<PeerId, Vec<NodeIssue>>, // 10 is the max number of issues we track to avoid mem leaks
+    // 10 is the max number of issues per node we track to avoid mem leaks
+    // the boolean flag to indicate whether the node is considered as bad or not
+    pub(crate) bad_nodes: BTreeMap<PeerId, (Vec<(NodeIssue, Instant)>, bool)>,
     pub(crate) bad_nodes_ongoing_verifications: BTreeSet<PeerId>,
 }
 

sn_networking/src/event.rs

@@ -273,21 +273,11 @@ impl SwarmDriver {
 
                         // If we are not local, we care only for peers that we dialed and thus are reachable.
                         if self.local || has_dialed && peer_is_agent {
-                            // only trigger the bad_node verification once have enough nodes in RT
-                            // currently set the trigger bar at 100
-                            let total_peers: usize = self
-                                .swarm
-                                .behaviour_mut()
-                                .kademlia
-                                .kbuckets()
-                                .map(|kbucket| kbucket.num_entries())
-                                .sum();
-
                             // To reduce the bad_node check resource usage,
                             // during the connection establish process, only check cached black_list
                             // The periodical check, which involves network queries shall filter
                             // out bad_nodes eventually.
-                            if total_peers > 100 && self.bad_nodes.get(&peer_id).is_some() {
+                            if let Some((_issues, true)) = self.bad_nodes.get(&peer_id) {
                                 info!("Peer {peer_id:?} is considered as bad, blocking it.");
                             } else {
                                 self.remove_bootstrap_from_full(peer_id);