task-4: revert on_ack release to custody chain; fix drain_ack_buffer overflow

Revert on_ack release gating to release-on-any-ack (custody chain): release
custody on the first exact Ack from ANY peer the node dispatched the
observation to (relay or recipient), not just the recipient.

drain_ack_buffer send_n==0 bug: re-keep only the target addr's own pulled
entries instead of removing buffer.entries[0] (which dropped an unrelated
peer's oldest pending ack).

Rename the tines-sim addressed proptest to
addressed_always_held_by_carrier_or_recipient and reconcile its assertion to
the custody-chain holder invariant. Reword the misleading "Ids shrink
monotonically" comment. Add unit tests: ack_releases_custody_from_a_relay and
drain_ack_buffer_overflow_drops_only_target_peer.

Gate green: tines-core 106 lib tests, tines-sim suite, sh scripts/ci.sh.
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Tines Subagent
2026-10-18 11:48:40 -07:00
parent fafda104ea
commit 29c30a6b33
2 changed files with 114 additions and 24 deletions
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@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ impl<A: Clone + PartialEq + core::fmt::Debug> Exchange<A> {
i += 1;
}
}
// How many ids fit in `mtu`? Ids shrink monotonically as we drop.
// How many ids fit in `mtu`? Each id dropped shrinks the frame.
for k in (1..=pulled.len()).rev() {
if Self::encode_ack(self.me, &pulled[..k], out, mtu).is_some() {
send_n = k;
@@ -422,9 +422,14 @@ impl<A: Clone + PartialEq + core::fmt::Debug> Exchange<A> {
}
}
if send_n == 0 {
// Even a single id overflows `mtu`: drop the oldest for this
// addr and let the next poll retry the rest rather than stall.
buffer.entries.remove(0);
// Even a single id overflows `mtu`: drop this addr's oldest
// pending ack and re-keep the rest for the next poll, so the
// remainder retries rather than stalling. The offending addr's
// entries were already pulled into `pulled`, so only they are
// touched here — never a *different* peer's oldest entry.
for id in &pulled[1..] {
let _ = buffer.entries.push((*id, addr.clone()));
}
return None;
}
}
@@ -758,15 +763,13 @@ impl<A: Clone + PartialEq + core::fmt::Debug> Exchange<A> {
) -> Option<Observation> {
for id in ids.iter() {
if was_sent(&self.bounce, *id, &addr) {
// Addressed: release custody for the local copy only when
// the Ack confirms delivery to the *intended* recipient. An
// Ack from a peer that merely holds an epidemic-forwarded
// copy must not release custody — the copy would then be
// ineligible to forward toward the recipient once the only
// contact to it has closed, so the observation could never be
// delivered.
let held_addressed = store.get(id, now).is_some_and(|obs| obs.to == Some(from));
if held_addressed {
// Addressed: release custody for the local copy on the first
// exact Ack from ANY peer the node dispatched it to — a relay
// that merely holds an epidemic-forwarded copy, or the intended
// recipient alike. The custody chain tracks that a copy left us,
// so we stop forwarding this id; final delivery to the recipient
// is best-effort, not guaranteed.
if store.get(id, now).is_some_and(|obs| obs.to.is_some()) {
store.release(id);
}
} else if bcast_sent_contains(&self.bcast_sent, *id, &addr) {
@@ -1488,6 +1491,52 @@ mod tests {
);
}
/// An mtu too small for even one id drops only the offending destination's
/// oldest pending ack and leaves a *different* peer's pending ack untouched.
#[test]
fn drain_ack_buffer_overflow_drops_only_target_peer() {
let a: NodeId = [2; 16];
let b: NodeId = [9; 16];
let mut ex = Exchange::new(ME);
let mut store = MemStore::new();
empty_summary(&mut ex, &mut store, 1, a);
empty_summary(&mut ex, &mut store, 2, b);
// One broadcast ack pending for addr 1 (a), one for addr 2 (b).
let y1 = obs(a, 1, 0, None, b"t", b"bc");
let y2 = obs(b, 1, 0, None, b"t", b"bc");
ex.on_event(
Event::Frame(1, frame_bytes(&Frame::Obs { from: a, obs: y1 })),
&mut store,
0,
);
ex.on_event(
Event::Frame(2, frame_bytes(&Frame::Obs { from: b, obs: y2 })),
&mut store,
0,
);
assert_eq!(ex.bcast_acks.len(), 2, "each broadcast has a pending ack");
// An mtu too small for even a single id: the first poll drops addr 1's
// oldest pending ack but must leave addr 2's untouched.
let mut buf = [0u8; consts::MAX_FRAME];
assert!(
ex.next_frame(&store, 4usize, 0, &mut buf).is_none(),
"no ack fits the tiny mtu"
);
assert_eq!(
ex.bcast_acks.len(),
1,
"only the offending destination's ack was dropped"
);
let remaining = ex.bcast_acks.entries.first().map(|(_, addr)| *addr);
assert_eq!(
remaining,
Some(2u8),
"addr 2's pending ack is preserved, not a dropped peer's"
);
}
#[test]
fn duplicate_obs_returns_none() {
let mut ex = Exchange::new(ME);
@@ -2493,6 +2542,38 @@ mod tests {
);
}
/// The custody chain releases on the first Ack from ANY peer the node
/// dispatched the observation to — a relay (a non-recipient that merely
/// holds an epidemic-forwarded copy), not just the intended recipient. This
/// is the binding release semantics; release tracks that a copy left us, not
/// final delivery.
#[test]
fn ack_releases_custody_from_a_relay() {
let relay: NodeId = [2; 16];
let recipient: NodeId = [3; 16];
let mut ex = Exchange::new(ME);
let mut store = MemStore::new();
// ME holds X, addressed to `recipient`, and dispatched it to the relay.
let x = observed_addressed([7; 16], 1, recipient, b"t", b"hi");
let x_id = x.id();
store.insert(x.clone(), 0).unwrap();
deliver_to(&mut ex, &mut store, 1, x_id);
assert!(
!store.is_released(&x_id),
"custody is held until an ack from a peer we sent to"
);
// A relay (not the recipient) confirms it holds X.
let ids = heapless::Vec::from_slice(&[x_id]).unwrap();
let ack = Frame::Ack { from: relay, ids };
ex.on_event(Event::Frame(1, frame_bytes(&ack)), &mut store, 0);
assert!(
store.is_released(&x_id),
"an Ack from any peer we sent to (a relay here) releases custody"
);
}
/// An Ack for a broadcast we dispatched to the peer fires exactly one
/// ConfidenceEvent naming the peer and the broadcast id.
#[test]
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@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@
//! advances (no trimming).
//! * [`garbage_frames_never_panic`] — malformed wire frames are dropped, never
//! panic the node.
//! * [`addressed_reaches_recipient_along_connected_path`] — an addressed task
//! handed off hop-by-hop along a connected contact path reaches the
//! recipient. Addressed messages diverge by design (the recipient holds a
//! tasking the carriers no longer need), so this asserts only that the
//! recipient eventually holds the id, never whole-graph convergence.
//! * [`addressed_always_held_by_carrier_or_recipient`] — an addressed task
//! handed off hop-by-hop along a connected contact path is always held by
//! some node in the path (the recipient, or a carrier that relayed it): the
//! custody chain releases on the first ack from *any* peer the node sent it
//! to, so delivery to the final recipient is best-effort, but custody never
//! vanishes mid-path.
use proptest::prelude::*;
use tines_core::{FrameBuf, Store};
@@ -300,15 +301,18 @@ proptest! {
}
/// An addressed task handed off hop-by-hop along a connected contact path
/// reaches the recipient.
/// is always held by some node: the recipient, or a carrier that relayed it.
///
/// The trace is a forward path (see [`chain_trace`]) over `2..=6` nodes, so
/// it is always connected; a random node issues the task and the max-id
/// node is the recipient. Addressed messages diverge by design — the
/// recipient holds a tasking the carriers no longer need — so this asserts
/// only that the recipient eventually holds the id, never convergence.
/// the custody-chain holder invariant instead of epidemic delivery: custody
/// releases on the first ack from *any* peer the node sent it to (a relay
/// or the recipient), so the final recipient is best-effort but custody
/// never vanishes mid-path.
#[test]
fn addressed_reaches_recipient_along_connected_path(
fn addressed_always_held_by_carrier_or_recipient(
(tasker, nodes, trace) in addressed_scenario(),
) {
let end = trace.end();
@@ -326,10 +330,15 @@ proptest! {
let id = sim.observe_to(tasker, recipient, 600_000, b"task", b"investigate");
sim.run_until(end + 1_000);
let recipient_idx = nodes.saturating_sub(1);
let held = sim.nodes.iter().any(|n| {
let s = n.store();
s.contains(&id) && !s.is_released(&id)
});
prop_assert!(
sim.nodes[recipient_idx].store().contains(&id),
"addressed task from node {tasker} did not reach the max-id node {recipient_idx}"
held,
"addressed task from node {tasker} must still be held by a carrier \
or the recipient {recipient_idx}; custody never vanishes mid-path",
recipient_idx = nodes.saturating_sub(1)
);
}
}