Merge pull request #715 from cfromknecht/reconnect-backoff

server: adds truncated exponential backoff + rand for retry

server.go

@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"crypto/rand"
 	"crypto/sha256"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"image/color"
+	"math/big"
 	"net"
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
@@ -42,6 +44,14 @@ var (
 	// ErrServerShuttingDown indicates that the server is in the process of
 	// gracefully exiting.
 	ErrServerShuttingDown = errors.New("server is shutting down")
+
+	// defaultBackoff is the starting point for exponential backoff for
+	// reconnecting to persistent peers.
+	defaultBackoff = time.Second
+
+	// maximumBackoff is the largest backoff we will permit when
+	// reattempting connections to persistent peers.
+	maximumBackoff = time.Minute
 )
 
 // server is the main server of the Lightning Network Daemon. The server houses
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ type server struct {
 	peerConnectedListeners map[string][]chan<- struct{}
 
 	persistentPeers        map[string]struct{}
+	persistentPeersBackoff map[string]time.Duration
 	persistentConnReqs     map[string][]*connmgr.ConnReq
 
 	// ignorePeerTermination tracks peers for which the server has initiated
@@ -158,6 +169,7 @@ func newServer(listenAddrs []string, chanDB *channeldb.DB, cc *chainControl,
 		lightningID: sha256.Sum256(serializedPubKey),
 
 		persistentPeers:        make(map[string]struct{}),
+		persistentPeersBackoff: make(map[string]time.Duration),
 		persistentConnReqs:     make(map[string][]*connmgr.ConnReq),
 		ignorePeerTermination:  make(map[*peer]struct{}),
 
@@ -663,6 +675,9 @@ func (s *server) peerBootstrapper(numTargetPeers uint32,
 			targetPub := string(conn.RemotePub().SerializeCompressed())
 			s.mu.Lock()
 			s.persistentPeers[targetPub] = struct{}{}
+			if _, ok := s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub]; !ok {
+				s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub] = defaultBackoff
+			}
 			s.mu.Unlock()
 
 			s.OutboundPeerConnected(nil, conn)
@@ -775,6 +790,9 @@ func (s *server) peerBootstrapper(numTargetPeers uint32,
 					targetPub := string(conn.RemotePub().SerializeCompressed())
 					s.mu.Lock()
 					s.persistentPeers[targetPub] = struct{}{}
+					if _, ok := s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub]; !ok {
+						s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub] = defaultBackoff
+					}
 					s.mu.Unlock()
 
 					s.OutboundPeerConnected(nil, conn)
@@ -941,6 +959,9 @@ func (s *server) establishPersistentConnections() error {
 		// Add this peer to the set of peers we should maintain a
 		// persistent connection with.
 		s.persistentPeers[pubStr] = struct{}{}
+		if _, ok := s.persistentPeersBackoff[pubStr]; !ok {
+			s.persistentPeersBackoff[pubStr] = defaultBackoff
+		}
 
 		for _, address := range nodeAddr.addresses {
 			// Create a wrapper address which couples the IP and
@@ -1261,24 +1282,39 @@ func (s *server) peerTerminationWatcher(p *peer) {
 			return
 		}
 
-		srvrLog.Debugf("Attempting to re-establish persistent "+
-			"connection to peer %v", p)
-
-		// If so, then we'll attempt to re-establish a persistent
-		// connection to the peer.
+		// Otherwise, we'll launch a new connection request in order to
+		// attempt to maintain a persistent connection with this peer.
 		// TODO(roasbeef): look up latest info for peer in database
 		connReq := &connmgr.ConnReq{
 			Addr:      p.addr,
 			Permanent: true,
 		}
-
-		// Otherwise, we'll launch a new connection requests in order
-		// to attempt to maintain a persistent connection with this
-		// peer.
 		s.persistentConnReqs[pubStr] = append(
 			s.persistentConnReqs[pubStr], connReq)
 
-		go s.connMgr.Connect(connReq)
+		// Compute the subsequent backoff duration.
+		currBackoff := s.persistentPeersBackoff[pubStr]
+		nextBackoff := computeNextBackoff(currBackoff)
+		s.persistentPeersBackoff[pubStr] = nextBackoff
+
+		// We choose not to wait group this go routine since the Connect
+		// call can stall for arbitrarily long if we shutdown while an
+		// outbound connection attempt is being made.
+		go func() {
+			srvrLog.Debugf("Scheduling connection re-establishment to "+
+				"persistent peer %v in %s", p, nextBackoff)
+
+			select {
+			case <-time.After(nextBackoff):
+			case <-s.quit:
+				return
+			}
+
+			srvrLog.Debugf("Attempting to re-establish persistent "+
+				"connection to peer %v", p)
+
+			s.connMgr.Connect(connReq)
+		}()
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1675,6 +1711,9 @@ func (s *server) ConnectToPeer(addr *lnwire.NetAddress, perm bool) error {
 		}
 
 		s.persistentPeers[targetPub] = struct{}{}
+		if _, ok := s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub]; !ok {
+			s.persistentPeersBackoff[targetPub] = defaultBackoff
+		}
 		s.persistentConnReqs[targetPub] = append(
 			s.persistentConnReqs[targetPub], connReq)
 		s.mu.Unlock()
@@ -1727,6 +1766,7 @@ func (s *server) DisconnectPeer(pubKey *btcec.PublicKey) error {
 	// them from this map so we don't attempt to re-connect after we
 	// disconnect.
 	delete(s.persistentPeers, pubStr)
+	delete(s.persistentPeersBackoff, pubStr)
 
 	// Remove the current peer from the server's internal state and signal
 	// that the peer termination watcher does not need to execute for this
@@ -1850,3 +1890,31 @@ func parseHexColor(colorStr string) (color.RGBA, error) {
 
 	return color.RGBA{R: colorBytes[0], G: colorBytes[1], B: colorBytes[2]}, nil
 }
+
+// computeNextBackoff uses a truncated exponential backoff to compute the next
+// backoff using the value of the exiting backoff. The returned duration is
+// randomized in either direction by 1/20 to prevent tight loops from
+// stabilizing.
+func computeNextBackoff(currBackoff time.Duration) time.Duration {
+	// Double the current backoff, truncating if it exceeds our maximum.
+	nextBackoff := 2 * currBackoff
+	if nextBackoff > maximumBackoff {
+		nextBackoff = maximumBackoff
+	}
+
+	// Using 1/10 of our duration as a margin, compute a random offset to
+	// avoid the nodes entering connection cycles.
+	margin := nextBackoff / 10
+
+	var wiggle big.Int
+	wiggle.SetUint64(uint64(margin))
+	if _, err := rand.Int(rand.Reader, &wiggle); err != nil {
+		// Randomizing is not mission critical, so we'll just return the
+		// current backoff.
+		return nextBackoff
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise add in our wiggle, but subtract out half of the margin so
+	// that the backoff can tweaked by 1/20 in either direction.
+	return nextBackoff + (time.Duration(wiggle.Uint64()) - margin/2)
+}