lnd.xprv/routing/unified_policies.go
Joost Jager a347237e7a
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.
2019-10-25 11:22:28 +02:00

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Go

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
}