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fix(pruner): prune state snapshots in all mode and stop pruning from falling behind - #3469

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Overview

pruning_mode: all deleted block data but never the per-height state snapshots (/s/<height>), so one State entry per block accumulated forever. The docs already say all prunes "blocks and state", so this fixes the code to match.

Changes

  • State pruning in all mode. After PruneBlocks(blocksEnd), the pruner now deletes states up to blocksEnd-1. It keeps the state at blocksEnd because replaying block blocksEnd+1 needs it (replay.go: GetStateAtHeight(height-1)).
  • Store.PruneStates(ctx, height). This is new and mirrors PruneBlocks: it deletes states in (lastPrunedState, height] and writes LastPrunedStateHeightKey in the same batch, so each chunk is atomic. Before, the pruner made one DeleteStateAtHeight write per height and then a separate marker write.
  • Mode-switch bug. pruneMetadata used to move its state marker forward to LastPrunedBlockHeightKey, as if block pruning had already removed those states. A node switching from all to metadata would never delete states below the last pruned block. The two markers are now tracked separately.
  • Off-by-one in metadata mode. It deleted the state at height - keep_recent, so the oldest retained block couldn't be replayed. It now keeps that state, matching all mode.
  • Per-tick budget. calculateBatchSize returned min(4*blocksPerInterval, 10000). Its comment called this a minimum and gave a 36k example, but the code made it a maximum. Whenever the chain produced more than about 10k blocks per interval (for example 100ms blocks with an interval of 17m or more), pruning fell behind forever. The new pruneBudget is max(4*blocksPerInterval, 10000). pruneInChunks runs it as store batches of at most 10k heights each, checking context cancellation between chunks.

Operational notes

  • Nodes that already ran all mode have a state backlog starting at height 1. It drains at the budget rate. For 100ms blocks on a 15m interval that is a net 27k heights per tick. No migration is needed.
  • metadata mode now keeps one more state than before (the boundary state).
  • Interface change: store.Pruner gains PruneStates. test/mocks/store.go is regenerated with mockery v3.4.0, and only the store mock changed.

Testing

  • pkg/store: TestPruneStates covers deletion, no-ops for lower or equal heights, resuming from the marker, and leaving height and current state untouched.
  • block/internal/pruner:
    • The all-mode test now checks state pruning and the kept boundary state.
    • New mode-switch regression test (TestPrunerPruneMetadataAfterBlockPruning).
    • New budget/chunking test: 30k states, budget 24k across 3 chunks, drained over two ticks.
  • go test ./block/... ./pkg/... ./node/..., go vet and golangci-lint are clean.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes
    • Fixed pruning in all mode so state needed to replay the oldest retained block is preserved.
    • Improved pruning of state snapshots and execution metadata, including when more than 10,000 blocks are produced between pruning intervals.
    • Pruning now processes large backlogs in batches and can stop promptly when its context is canceled.

…falling behind

- Pruning mode "all" deleted block data but never the per-height state
  snapshots (/s/<height>), so state grew without bound. Block pruning now
  also prunes states, keeping the state at the last pruned height so the
  oldest retained block can still be replayed.
- Add Store.PruneStates, which deletes states and records
  LastPrunedStateHeightKey in a single batch (mirrors PruneBlocks), instead
  of one write per height.
- Metadata mode no longer jumps its state marker to the last pruned block
  height, which skipped states that were never deleted.
- Metadata mode keeps the state for the oldest retained block (previously
  it deleted it, leaving keep_recent-1 replayable blocks).
- Replace the hard 10k per-tick cap with a budget of 4x blocks per
  interval (min 10k), executed in store batches of at most 10k heights.
  With the cap, pruning fell behind permanently whenever more than 10k
  blocks were produced per interval.
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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The store adds resumable pruning of per-height state snapshots. The pruner bounds block and state pruning work per tick, retains snapshots needed to replay the oldest retained block, and prunes execution metadata through the resulting height.

Changes

Block and state pruning

Layer / File(s) Summary
Store state-pruning contract and progress
pkg/store/types.go, pkg/store/store.go, pkg/store/store_test.go, pkg/store/tracing.go, pkg/store/tracing_test.go, test/mocks/store.go
The Pruner interface and store add PruneStates, which deletes snapshots through a requested height and records progress for later calls. The traced store, mocks, and tests support this method. PruneBlocks uses a shared helper to read pruning progress.
Chunked pruning and replay retention
block/internal/pruner/pruner.go, block/internal/pruner/pruner_test.go, CHANGELOG.md
The pruner limits work per tick and processes pruning in chunks with context-cancellation checks. It retains the state snapshot needed to replay the oldest retained block and prunes execution metadata through the resulting state height. Tests cover retained state, progress across ticks, and chunked pruning. The changelog describes the fixes.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Pruner
  participant DefaultStore
  participant StateBatch
  Pruner->>DefaultStore: PruneStates(ctx, chunkEnd)
  DefaultStore->>StateBatch: Delete snapshots and record progress
  DefaultStore->>StateBatch: Commit batch
  StateBatch-->>DefaultStore: Return commit result
  DefaultStore-->>Pruner: Return pruning result
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A node configured with a zero block time can terminate when pruning begins. Reject that configuration before merging.

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Comment on lines +178 to +185
// pruneBudget returns the maximum number of heights to prune per tick.
// It is 4x the blocks produced during one pruning interval, so a backlog drains
// at ~3x the block production rate and pruning never falls behind the chain.
// Example: 100ms blocks and a 15m interval produce 9,000 blocks per interval,
// giving a budget of 36,000 heights (net catch-up of 27,000 per interval).
func (p *Pruner) pruneBudget() uint64 {
blocksPerInterval := uint64(p.cfg.Interval.Duration / p.blockTime)
return max(blocksPerInterval*4, maxPruneChunk)

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Reject non-positive Node.BlockTime when pruning is enabled.

A zero Node.BlockTime passes full configuration validation and reaches pruner.New. When pruning has eligible work, pruneBudget evaluates p.cfg.Interval.Duration / p.blockTime, which raises a divide-by-zero panic. The pruner runs in a separate goroutine, so the panic terminates the node process.

Suggested fix
 	if c.Mode == PruningModeDisabled {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	if blockTime <= 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("block time must be positive when pruning is enabled")
+	}
+
 	if c.Interval.Duration == 0 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("pruning_interval must be >= 1s when pruning is enabled")
 	}
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Review comment at @block/internal/pruner/pruner.go around lines 178 - 185:
Validate blockTime in pruner.New after the disabled-mode early return and before
pruning interval validation; reject zero or negative values when pruning is
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