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routing: use unified policy for path finding

In this commit we change path finding to no longer consider all channels
between a pair of nodes individually. We assume that nodes forward
non-strict and when we attempt a connection between two nodes, we don't
want to try multiple channels because their policies may not be identical.
Having distinct policies for channel to the same peer is against the
recommendation in the spec, but it happens in the wild. Especially since
we recently changed the default cltv delta value.

What this commit introduces is a unified policy. This can be looked upon
as the greatest common denominator of all policies and should maximize
the probability of getting the payment forwarded.
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Joost Jager 5 years ago
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  1. 12
      lnwire/msat.go
  2. 117
      routing/pathfind.go
  3. 269
      routing/unified_policies.go
  4. 91
      routing/unified_policies_test.go

12
lnwire/msat.go

@ -6,9 +6,15 @@ import (
"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
)
// mSatScale is a value that's used to scale satoshis to milli-satoshis, and
// the other way around.
const mSatScale uint64 = 1000
const (
// mSatScale is a value that's used to scale satoshis to milli-satoshis, and
// the other way around.
mSatScale uint64 = 1000
// MaxMilliSatoshi is the maximum number of msats that can be expressed
// in this data type.
MaxMilliSatoshi = ^MilliSatoshi(0)
)
// MilliSatoshi are the native unit of the Lightning Network. A milli-satoshi
// is simply 1/1000th of a satoshi. There are 1000 milli-satoshis in a single

117
routing/pathfind.go

@ -392,32 +392,11 @@ func findPath(g *graphParams, r *RestrictParams, cfg *PathFindingConfig,
// processEdge is a helper closure that will be used to make sure edges
// satisfy our specific requirements.
processEdge := func(fromVertex route.Vertex, bandwidth lnwire.MilliSatoshi,
processEdge := func(fromVertex route.Vertex,
edge *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy, toNodeDist *nodeWithDist) {
edgesExpanded++
// If this is not a local channel and it is disabled, we will
// skip it.
// TODO(halseth): also ignore disable flags for non-local
// channels if bandwidth hint is set?
isSourceChan := fromVertex == source
edgeFlags := edge.ChannelFlags
isDisabled := edgeFlags&lnwire.ChanUpdateDisabled != 0
if !isSourceChan && isDisabled {
return
}
// If we have an outgoing channel restriction and this is not
// the specified channel, skip it.
if isSourceChan && r.OutgoingChannelID != nil &&
*r.OutgoingChannelID != edge.ChannelID {
return
}
// Calculate amount that the candidate node would have to sent
// out.
amountToSend := toNodeDist.amountToReceive
@ -438,25 +417,6 @@ func findPath(g *graphParams, r *RestrictParams, cfg *PathFindingConfig,
return
}
// If the estimated bandwidth of the channel edge is not able
// to carry the amount that needs to be send, return.
if bandwidth < amountToSend {
return
}
// If the amountToSend is less than the minimum required
// amount, return.
if amountToSend < edge.MinHTLC {
return
}
// If this edge was constructed from a hop hint, we won't have access to
// its max HTLC. Therefore, only consider discarding this edge here if
// the field is set.
if edge.MaxHTLC != 0 && edge.MaxHTLC < amountToSend {
return
}
// Compute fee that fromVertex is charging. It is based on the
// amount that needs to be sent to the next node in the route.
//
@ -585,67 +545,34 @@ func findPath(g *graphParams, r *RestrictParams, cfg *PathFindingConfig,
break
}
cb := func(_ *bbolt.Tx, edgeInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo, _,
inEdge *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) error {
// Create unified policies for all incoming connections.
u := newUnifiedPolicies(source, pivot, r.OutgoingChannelID)
// If there is no edge policy for this candidate
// node, skip. Note that we are searching backwards
// so this node would have come prior to the pivot
// node in the route.
if inEdge == nil {
return nil
}
err := u.addGraphPolicies(g.graph, tx)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// We'll query the lower layer to see if we can obtain
// any more up to date information concerning the
// bandwidth of this edge.
edgeBandwidth, ok := g.bandwidthHints[edgeInfo.ChannelID]
if !ok {
// If we don't have a hint for this edge, then
// we'll just use the known Capacity/MaxHTLC as
// the available bandwidth. It's possible for
// the capacity to be unknown when operating
// under a light client.
edgeBandwidth = inEdge.MaxHTLC
if edgeBandwidth == 0 {
edgeBandwidth = lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(
edgeInfo.Capacity,
)
}
}
for _, reverseEdge := range additionalEdgesWithSrc[pivot] {
u.addPolicy(reverseEdge.sourceNode, reverseEdge.edge, 0)
}
// Before we can process the edge, we'll need to fetch
// the node on the _other_ end of this channel as we
// may later need to iterate over the incoming edges of
// this node if we explore it further.
chanSource, err := edgeInfo.OtherNodeKeyBytes(pivot[:])
if err != nil {
return err
amtToSend := partialPath.amountToReceive
// Expand all connections using the optimal policy for each
// connection.
for fromNode, unifiedPolicy := range u.policies {
policy := unifiedPolicy.getPolicy(
amtToSend, g.bandwidthHints,
)
if policy == nil {
continue
}
// Check if this candidate node is better than what we
// already have.
processEdge(chanSource, edgeBandwidth, inEdge, partialPath)
return nil
}
// Now that we've found the next potential step to take we'll
// examine all the incoming edges (channels) from this node to
// further our graph traversal.
err := g.graph.ForEachNodeChannel(tx, pivot[:], cb)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Then, we'll examine all the additional edges from the node
// we're currently visiting. Since we don't know the capacity
// of the private channel, we'll assume it was selected as a
// routing hint due to having enough capacity for the payment
// and use the payment amount as its capacity.
bandWidth := partialPath.amountToReceive
for _, reverseEdge := range additionalEdgesWithSrc[pivot] {
processEdge(reverseEdge.sourceNode, bandWidth,
reverseEdge.edge, partialPath)
processEdge(fromNode, policy, partialPath)
}
}

269
routing/unified_policies.go

@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
package routing
import (
"github.com/btcsuite/btcutil"
"github.com/coreos/bbolt"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
)
// unifiedPolicies holds all unified policies for connections towards a node.
type unifiedPolicies struct {
// policies contains a unified policy for every from node.
policies map[route.Vertex]*unifiedPolicy
// sourceNode is the sender of a payment. The rules to pick the final
// policy are different for local channels.
sourceNode route.Vertex
// toNode is the node for which the unified policies are instantiated.
toNode route.Vertex
// outChanRestr is an optional outgoing channel restriction for the
// local channel to use.
outChanRestr *uint64
}
// newUnifiedPolicies instantiates a new unifiedPolicies object. Channel
// policies can be added to this object.
func newUnifiedPolicies(sourceNode, toNode route.Vertex,
outChanRestr *uint64) *unifiedPolicies {
return &unifiedPolicies{
policies: make(map[route.Vertex]*unifiedPolicy),
toNode: toNode,
sourceNode: sourceNode,
outChanRestr: outChanRestr,
}
}
// addPolicy adds a single channel policy. Capacity may be zero if unknown
// (light clients).
func (u *unifiedPolicies) addPolicy(fromNode route.Vertex,
edge *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy, capacity btcutil.Amount) {
localChan := fromNode == u.sourceNode
// Skip channels if there is an outgoing channel restriction.
if localChan && u.outChanRestr != nil &&
*u.outChanRestr != edge.ChannelID {
return
}
// Update the policies map.
policy, ok := u.policies[fromNode]
if !ok {
policy = &unifiedPolicy{
localChan: localChan,
}
u.policies[fromNode] = policy
}
policy.edges = append(policy.edges, &unifiedPolicyEdge{
policy: edge,
capacity: capacity,
})
}
// addGraphPolicies adds all policies that are known for the toNode in the
// graph.
func (u *unifiedPolicies) addGraphPolicies(g *channeldb.ChannelGraph,
tx *bbolt.Tx) error {
cb := func(_ *bbolt.Tx, edgeInfo *channeldb.ChannelEdgeInfo, _,
inEdge *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy) error {
// If there is no edge policy for this candidate node, skip.
// Note that we are searching backwards so this node would have
// come prior to the pivot node in the route.
if inEdge == nil {
return nil
}
// The node on the other end of this channel is the from node.
fromNode, err := edgeInfo.OtherNodeKeyBytes(u.toNode[:])
if err != nil {
return err
}
// Add this policy to the unified policies map.
u.addPolicy(fromNode, inEdge, edgeInfo.Capacity)
return nil
}
// Iterate over all channels of the to node.
return g.ForEachNodeChannel(tx, u.toNode[:], cb)
}
// unifiedPolicyEdge is the individual channel data that is kept inside an
// unifiedPolicy object.
type unifiedPolicyEdge struct {
policy *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy
capacity btcutil.Amount
}
// amtInRange checks whether an amount falls within the valid range for a
// channel.
func (u *unifiedPolicyEdge) amtInRange(amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi) bool {
// If the capacity is available (non-light clients), skip channels that
// are too small.
if u.capacity > 0 &&
amt > lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(u.capacity) {
return false
}
// Skip channels for which this htlc is too large.
if u.policy.MessageFlags.HasMaxHtlc() &&
amt > u.policy.MaxHTLC {
return false
}
// Skip channels for which this htlc is too small.
if amt < u.policy.MinHTLC {
return false
}
return true
}
// unifiedPolicy is the unified policy that covers all channels between a pair
// of nodes.
type unifiedPolicy struct {
edges []*unifiedPolicyEdge
localChan bool
}
// getPolicy returns the optimal policy to use for this connection given a
// specific amount to send. It differentiates between local and network
// channels.
func (u *unifiedPolicy) getPolicy(amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi,
bandwidthHints map[uint64]lnwire.MilliSatoshi) *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy {
if u.localChan {
return u.getPolicyLocal(amt, bandwidthHints)
}
return u.getPolicyNetwork(amt)
}
// getPolicyLocal returns the optimal policy to use for this local connection
// given a specific amount to send.
func (u *unifiedPolicy) getPolicyLocal(amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi,
bandwidthHints map[uint64]lnwire.MilliSatoshi) *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy {
var (
bestPolicy *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy
maxBandwidth lnwire.MilliSatoshi
)
for _, edge := range u.edges {
// Check valid amount range for the channel.
if !edge.amtInRange(amt) {
continue
}
// For local channels, there is no fee to pay or an extra time
// lock. We only consider the currently available bandwidth for
// channel selection. The disabled flag is ignored for local
// channels.
// Retrieve bandwidth for this local channel. If not
// available, assume this channel has enough bandwidth.
//
// TODO(joostjager): Possibly change to skipping this
// channel. The bandwidth hint is expected to be
// available.
bandwidth, ok := bandwidthHints[edge.policy.ChannelID]
if !ok {
bandwidth = lnwire.MaxMilliSatoshi
}
// Skip channels that can't carry the payment.
if amt > bandwidth {
continue
}
// We pick the local channel with the highest available
// bandwidth, to maximize the success probability. It
// can be that the channel state changes between
// querying the bandwidth hints and sending out the
// htlc.
if bandwidth < maxBandwidth {
continue
}
maxBandwidth = bandwidth
// Update best policy.
bestPolicy = edge.policy
}
return bestPolicy
}
// getPolicyNetwork returns the optimal policy to use for this connection given
// a specific amount to send. The goal is to return a policy that maximizes the
// probability of a successful forward in a non-strict forwarding context.
func (u *unifiedPolicy) getPolicyNetwork(
amt lnwire.MilliSatoshi) *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy {
var (
bestPolicy *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy
maxFee lnwire.MilliSatoshi
maxTimelock uint16
)
for _, edge := range u.edges {
// Check valid amount range for the channel.
if !edge.amtInRange(amt) {
continue
}
// For network channels, skip the disabled ones.
edgeFlags := edge.policy.ChannelFlags
isDisabled := edgeFlags&lnwire.ChanUpdateDisabled != 0
if isDisabled {
continue
}
// Track the maximum time lock of all channels that are
// candidate for non-strict forwarding at the routing node.
if edge.policy.TimeLockDelta > maxTimelock {
maxTimelock = edge.policy.TimeLockDelta
}
// Use the policy that results in the highest fee for this
// specific amount.
fee := edge.policy.ComputeFee(amt)
if fee < maxFee {
continue
}
maxFee = fee
bestPolicy = edge.policy
}
// Return early if no channel matches.
if bestPolicy == nil {
return nil
}
// We have already picked the highest fee that could be required for
// non-strict forwarding. To also cover the case where a lower fee
// channel requires a longer time lock, we modify the policy by setting
// the maximum encountered time lock. Note that this results in a
// synthetic policy that is not actually present on the routing node.
//
// The reason we do this, is that we try to maximize the chance that we
// get forwarded. Because we penalize pair-wise, there won't be a second
// chance for this node pair. But this is all only needed for nodes that
// have distinct policies for channels to the same peer.
modifiedPolicy := *bestPolicy
modifiedPolicy.TimeLockDelta = maxTimelock
return &modifiedPolicy
}

91
routing/unified_policies_test.go

@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
package routing
import (
"testing"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/channeldb"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/routing/route"
)
// TestUnifiedPolicies tests the composition of unified policies for nodes that
// have multiple channels between them.
func TestUnifiedPolicies(t *testing.T) {
source := route.Vertex{1}
toNode := route.Vertex{2}
fromNode := route.Vertex{3}
bandwidthHints := map[uint64]lnwire.MilliSatoshi{}
u := newUnifiedPolicies(source, toNode, nil)
// Add two channels between the pair of nodes.
p1 := channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy{
FeeProportionalMillionths: 100000,
FeeBaseMSat: 30,
TimeLockDelta: 60,
MessageFlags: lnwire.ChanUpdateOptionMaxHtlc,
MaxHTLC: 500,
MinHTLC: 100,
}
p2 := channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy{
FeeProportionalMillionths: 190000,
FeeBaseMSat: 10,
TimeLockDelta: 40,
MessageFlags: lnwire.ChanUpdateOptionMaxHtlc,
MaxHTLC: 400,
MinHTLC: 100,
}
u.addPolicy(fromNode, &p1, 7)
u.addPolicy(fromNode, &p2, 7)
checkPolicy := func(policy *channeldb.ChannelEdgePolicy,
feeBase lnwire.MilliSatoshi, feeRate lnwire.MilliSatoshi,
timeLockDelta uint16) {
t.Helper()
if policy.FeeBaseMSat != feeBase {
t.Fatalf("expected fee base %v, got %v",
feeBase, policy.FeeBaseMSat)
}
if policy.TimeLockDelta != timeLockDelta {
t.Fatalf("expected fee base %v, got %v",
timeLockDelta, policy.TimeLockDelta)
}
if policy.FeeProportionalMillionths != feeRate {
t.Fatalf("expected fee rate %v, got %v",
feeRate, policy.FeeProportionalMillionths)
}
}
policy := u.policies[fromNode].getPolicy(50, bandwidthHints)
if policy != nil {
t.Fatal("expected no policy for amt below min htlc")
}
policy = u.policies[fromNode].getPolicy(550, bandwidthHints)
if policy != nil {
t.Fatal("expected no policy for amt above max htlc")
}
// For 200 sat, p1 yields the highest fee. Use that policy to forward,
// because it will also match p2 in case p1 does not have enough
// balance.
policy = u.policies[fromNode].getPolicy(200, bandwidthHints)
checkPolicy(
policy, p1.FeeBaseMSat, p1.FeeProportionalMillionths,
p1.TimeLockDelta,
)
// For 400 sat, p2 yields the highest fee. Use that policy to forward,
// because it will also match p1 in case p2 does not have enough
// balance. In order to match p1, it needs to have p1's time lock delta.
policy = u.policies[fromNode].getPolicy(400, bandwidthHints)
checkPolicy(
policy, p2.FeeBaseMSat, p2.FeeProportionalMillionths,
p1.TimeLockDelta,
)
}
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