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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions CHANGELOG.md
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Expand Up @@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0

## [Unreleased]

### Fixed

- Prune per-height state snapshots in `all` pruning mode, keep the state needed to replay the oldest retained block, and stop pruning from falling behind when more than 10k blocks are produced per interval [#3469](https://github.com/evstack/ev-node/pull/3469).

## v1.2.3

### Changed
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121 changes: 68 additions & 53 deletions block/internal/pruner/pruner.go
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Expand Up @@ -139,44 +139,66 @@ func (p *Pruner) pruneBlocks() error {

targetHeight := upperBound - p.cfg.KeepRecent

// Get the last pruned height to determine batch size
lastPruned, err := p.getLastPrunedBlockHeight(p.ctx)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get last pruned block height: %w", err)
}

// prune in batches to avoid overwhelming the system
batchSize := p.calculateBatchSize()
batchEnd := min(lastPruned+batchSize, targetHeight)
// Bound the work done per tick; a backlog drains over several ticks.
blocksEnd := max(min(lastPruned+p.pruneBudget(), targetHeight), lastPruned)
if err := p.pruneInChunks(lastPruned, blocksEnd, p.store.PruneBlocks); err != nil {
p.logger.Error().Err(err).Uint64("target_height", blocksEnd).Msg("failed to prune old block data")
return err
}

if blocksEnd == 0 {
return nil
}

if err := p.store.PruneBlocks(p.ctx, batchEnd); err != nil {
p.logger.Error().Err(err).Uint64("target_height", batchEnd).Msg("failed to prune old block data")
// PruneBlocks leaves per-height state snapshots in place. Keep the state at
// blocksEnd: replaying the first retained block (blocksEnd+1) needs it.
if _, err := p.pruneStates(blocksEnd - 1); err != nil {
return err
}

if p.execPruner != nil {
if err := p.execPruner.PruneExec(p.ctx, batchEnd); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
if err := p.execPruner.PruneExec(p.ctx, blocksEnd); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
return err
}
}

p.logger.Debug().Uint64("pruned_up_to_height", batchEnd).Bool("da_enabled", p.daEnabled).Msg("pruned blocks up to height")
p.logger.Debug().Uint64("pruned_up_to_height", blocksEnd).Bool("da_enabled", p.daEnabled).Msg("pruned blocks up to height")
return nil
}

// calculateBatchSize returns the appropriate batch size for pruning operations.
// The batch size is based on the pruning interval and block time to ensure reasonable progress
// without overwhelming the node.
func (p *Pruner) calculateBatchSize() uint64 {
// Calculate batch size based on pruning interval and block time.
// We use 4x the blocks produced during one pruning interval as the batch size.
// This ensures we catch up at 3x the block production rate when there's a backlog.
// Example: With 100ms blocks and 15min interval: 15*60/0.1 = 9000 blocks/interval
// - Batch size: 36,000 blocks (prunes 36k, chain grows 9k = net 27k catch-up per interval)
// maxPruneChunk bounds the number of heights pruned in a single store batch,
// keeping individual write transactions small.
const maxPruneChunk uint64 = 10_000

// 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
enabled so pruneBudget cannot divide by a non-positive block time.

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}

// Ensure reasonable minimum
return min(blocksPerInterval*4, 10000)
// pruneInChunks calls prune for successive heights in (from, to], at most
// maxPruneChunk heights per call. The loop is bounded by (to-from)/maxPruneChunk.
func (p *Pruner) pruneInChunks(from, to uint64, prune func(context.Context, uint64) error) error {
for from < to {
if err := p.ctx.Err(); err != nil {
return err
}
end := min(from+maxPruneChunk, to)
if err := prune(p.ctx, end); err != nil {
return err
}
from = end
}
return nil
}

// pruneMetadata prunes old state and execution metadata entries based on the configured retention depth.
Expand All @@ -188,47 +210,46 @@ func (p *Pruner) pruneMetadata() error {
return err
}

if height <= p.cfg.KeepRecent {
// Blocks in (target, height] stay replayable; the oldest one, target+1,
// needs the state at target, so only states below target are pruned.
if height <= p.cfg.KeepRecent+1 {
return nil
}
target := height - p.cfg.KeepRecent

lastPrunedState, err := p.getLastPrunedStateHeight(p.ctx)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to get last pruned state height: %w", err)
}

if lastPrunedBlock, err := p.getLastPrunedBlockHeight(p.ctx); err == nil && lastPrunedBlock > lastPrunedState {
lastPrunedState = lastPrunedBlock
statesEnd, err := p.pruneStates(target - 1)
if err != nil || statesEnd == 0 {
return err
}

target := height - p.cfg.KeepRecent
if target <= lastPrunedState {
return nil
if p.execPruner != nil {
if err := p.execPruner.PruneExec(p.ctx, statesEnd); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
return err
}
}

batchSize := p.calculateBatchSize()

// prune in batches to avoid overwhelming the system
batchEnd := min(lastPrunedState+batchSize, target)
return nil
}

for h := lastPrunedState + 1; h <= batchEnd; h++ {
if err := p.store.DeleteStateAtHeight(p.ctx, h); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
return err
}
// pruneStates deletes per-height state snapshots in (lastPrunedState, upTo],
// bounded by pruneBudget per call. It returns the last pruned state height.
func (p *Pruner) pruneStates(upTo uint64) (uint64, error) {
lastPrunedState, err := p.getLastPrunedStateHeight(p.ctx)
if err != nil {
return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to get last pruned state height: %w", err)
}

if p.execPruner != nil {
if err := p.execPruner.PruneExec(p.ctx, batchEnd); err != nil && !errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
return err
}
if upTo <= lastPrunedState {
return lastPrunedState, nil
}

if err := p.setLastPrunedStateHeight(p.ctx, batchEnd); err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to set last pruned block height: %w", err)
statesEnd := min(lastPrunedState+p.pruneBudget(), upTo)
if err := p.pruneInChunks(lastPrunedState, statesEnd, p.store.PruneStates); err != nil {
return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to prune state snapshots: %w", err)
}

p.logger.Debug().Uint64("pruned_to", batchEnd).Msg("pruned state height metadata up to height")
return nil
p.logger.Debug().Uint64("pruned_to", statesEnd).Msg("pruned state snapshots up to height")
return statesEnd, nil
}

// getLastPrunedBlockHeight returns the height of the last block that was pruned using PruneBlocks.
Expand All @@ -251,7 +272,7 @@ func (p *Pruner) getLastPrunedBlockHeight(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
return lastPrunedBlockHeight, nil
}

// getLastPrunedStateHeight returns the height of the last state that was pruned using DeleteStateAtHeight.
// getLastPrunedStateHeight returns the height of the last state that was pruned using PruneStates.
func (p *Pruner) getLastPrunedStateHeight(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
lastPrunedStateHeightBz, err := p.store.GetMetadata(ctx, store.LastPrunedStateHeightKey)
if errors.Is(err, ds.ErrNotFound) {
Expand All @@ -270,9 +291,3 @@ func (p *Pruner) getLastPrunedStateHeight(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {

return lastPrunedStateHeight, nil
}

func (p *Pruner) setLastPrunedStateHeight(ctx context.Context, height uint64) error {
bz := make([]byte, 8)
binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(bz, height)
return p.store.SetMetadata(ctx, store.LastPrunedStateHeightKey, bz)
}
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Expand Up @@ -52,11 +52,16 @@ func TestPrunerPruneMetadata(t *testing.T) {
}

pruner := New(zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t)), stateStore, execAdapter, cfg, 100*time.Millisecond, "") // Empty DA address
pruner.ctx = ctx
require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneMetadata())

_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 1)
_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 3)
require.ErrorIs(t, err, ds.ErrNotFound)

// State 4 is kept so the oldest retained block (5) can be replayed.
_, err = stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 4)
require.NoError(t, err)

_, err = stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 5)
require.NoError(t, err)

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}

pruner := New(zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t)), stateStore, execAdapter, cfg, 100*time.Millisecond, "") // Empty DA address = DA disabled
pruner.ctx = ctx
require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneBlocks())

// Verify blocks were pruned (batch size is 40 blocks: 1s interval / 100ms block time * 4)
// So we expect to prune from height 1 up to min(0 + 40, 90) = 40
// The per-tick budget (at least maxPruneChunk) covers the whole range,
// so everything up to height - KeepRecent = 90 is pruned in one tick.
height, err := stateStore.Height(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, uint64(100), height)

// Verify old blocks were pruned (up to height 40)
for h := uint64(1); h <= 40; h++ {
for h := uint64(1); h <= 90; h++ {
_, _, err := stateStore.GetBlockData(ctx, h)
require.Error(t, err, "expected block data at height %d to be pruned", h)
}

// Verify blocks after batch were kept
for h := uint64(41); h <= 100; h++ {
for h := uint64(91); h <= 100; h++ {
_, _, err := stateStore.GetBlockData(ctx, h)
require.NoError(t, err, "expected block data at height %d to be kept", h)
}

// Verify exec metadata was also pruned (strictly less than 40)
for h := uint64(1); h < 40; h++ {
// Verify exec metadata was also pruned (strictly less than 90)
for h := uint64(1); h < 90; h++ {
_, exists := execAdapter.existing[h]
require.False(t, exists, "expected exec metadata at height %d to be pruned", h)
}

// Verify state snapshots were pruned below 90; state 90 is kept to replay block 91.
for h := uint64(1); h < 90; h++ {
_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, h)
require.ErrorIs(t, err, ds.ErrNotFound, "expected state at height %d to be pruned", h)
}
for h := uint64(90); h <= 100; h++ {
_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, h)
require.NoError(t, err, "expected state at height %d to be kept", h)
}
}

func TestPrunerPruneMetadataAfterBlockPruning(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()

ctx := t.Context()
kv := dssync.MutexWrap(ds.NewMapDatastore())
stateStore := store.New(kv)

for height := uint64(1); height <= 20; height++ {
batch, err := stateStore.NewBatch(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.NoError(t, batch.SetHeight(height))
require.NoError(t, batch.UpdateState(types.State{LastBlockHeight: height}))
require.NoError(t, batch.Commit())
}

// Simulate a node that previously pruned blocks without pruning states.
require.NoError(t, stateStore.SetMetadata(ctx, store.LastPrunedBlockHeightKey, []byte{10, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0}))

cfg := config.PruningConfig{
Mode: config.PruningModeMetadata,
Interval: config.DurationWrapper{Duration: 1 * time.Second},
KeepRecent: 5,
}

pruner := New(zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t)), stateStore, nil, cfg, 100*time.Millisecond, "")
pruner.ctx = ctx
require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneMetadata())

for h := uint64(1); h <= 14; h++ {
_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, h)
require.ErrorIs(t, err, ds.ErrNotFound, "expected state at height %d to be pruned", h)
}
for h := uint64(15); h <= 20; h++ {
_, err := stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, h)
require.NoError(t, err, "expected state at height %d to be kept", h)
}
}

func TestPrunerPruneStatesBudgetAndChunks(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()

ctx := t.Context()
kv := dssync.MutexWrap(ds.NewMapDatastore())
stateStore := store.New(kv)

const total = 30_000
batch, err := stateStore.NewBatch(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
for height := uint64(1); height <= total; height++ {
require.NoError(t, batch.UpdateState(types.State{LastBlockHeight: height}))
}
require.NoError(t, batch.SetHeight(total))
require.NoError(t, batch.Commit())

// 1ms blocks with a 6s interval: 6,000 blocks per interval, budget 24,000,
// so the first tick spans three store chunks (10k, 10k, 4k).
cfg := config.PruningConfig{
Mode: config.PruningModeMetadata,
Interval: config.DurationWrapper{Duration: 6 * time.Second},
KeepRecent: 1,
}
pruner := New(zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t)), stateStore, nil, cfg, time.Millisecond, "")
pruner.ctx = ctx
require.Equal(t, uint64(24_000), pruner.pruneBudget())

require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneMetadata())
lastPruned, err := pruner.getLastPrunedStateHeight(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, uint64(24_000), lastPruned)
_, err = stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 24_000)
require.ErrorIs(t, err, ds.ErrNotFound)
_, err = stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, 24_001)
require.NoError(t, err)

// Second tick drains the rest, keeping the state for the oldest retained block.
require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneMetadata())
lastPruned, err = pruner.getLastPrunedStateHeight(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, uint64(total-2), lastPruned)
_, err = stateStore.GetStateAtHeight(ctx, total-1)
require.NoError(t, err)
}

func TestPrunerPruneBlocksWithDAEnabled(t *testing.T) {
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -154,6 +250,7 @@ func TestPrunerPruneBlocksWithDAEnabled(t *testing.T) {
}

pruner := New(zerolog.New(zerolog.NewTestWriter(t)), stateStore, nil, cfg, 100*time.Millisecond, "localhost:1234") // DA enabled
pruner.ctx = ctx
// Should return nil (skip pruning) since DA height is not available
require.NoError(t, pruner.pruneBlocks())

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