Trigger sampling

beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/lib.rs

@@ -1396,11 +1396,11 @@ impl<E: EthSpec> BeaconProcessor<E> {
                 );
                 metrics::set_gauge(
                     &metrics::BEACON_PROCESSOR_RPC_VERIFY_DATA_COLUMN_QUEUE_TOTAL,
-                    rpc_blob_queue.len() as i64,
+                    rpc_verify_data_column_queue.len() as i64,
                 );
                 metrics::set_gauge(
                     &metrics::BEACON_PROCESSOR_SAMPLING_RESULT_QUEUE_TOTAL,
-                    rpc_blob_queue.len() as i64,
+                    sampling_result_queue.len() as i64,
                 );
                 metrics::set_gauge(
                     &metrics::BEACON_PROCESSOR_CHAIN_SEGMENT_QUEUE_TOTAL,

beacon_node/beacon_processor/src/metrics.rs

@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ lazy_static::lazy_static! {
     );
     // Sampling result
     pub static ref BEACON_PROCESSOR_SAMPLING_RESULT_QUEUE_TOTAL: Result<IntGauge> = try_create_int_gauge(
-        "beacon_processor_rpc_blob_queue_total",
+        "beacon_processor_sampling_result_queue_total",
         "Count of sampling results waiting to be processed."
     );
     // Chain segments.

beacon_node/network/src/network_beacon_processor/gossip_methods.rs

@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         seen_duration: Duration,
     ) {
         let slot = column_sidecar.slot();
-        let root = column_sidecar.block_root();
+        let block_root = column_sidecar.block_root();
         let index = column_sidecar.index;
         let delay = get_slot_delay_ms(seen_duration, slot, &self.chain.slot_clock);
         // Log metrics to track delay from other nodes on the network.
@@ -635,10 +635,21 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
                     self.log,
                     "Successfully verified gossip data column sidecar";
                     "slot" => %slot,
-                    "root" => %root,
+                    "block_root" => %block_root,
                     "index" => %index,
                 );
 
+                // We have observed a data column sidecar with valid inclusion proof, such that
+                // `block_root` must have data. The column may or not be imported yet.
+                // TODO(das): Sampling should check that sampling is not completed already.
+                //
+                // Trigger sampling early, potentially before processing the block. At this point column
+                // custodials may not have received all their columns. Triggering sampling so early is
+                // only viable with either:
+                // - Sync delaying sampling until some latter window
+                // - Re-processing early sampling requests: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/5569
+                self.send_sync_message(SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, slot));
+
                 self.propagate_validation_result(message_id, peer_id, MessageAcceptance::Accept);
 
                 // Log metrics to keep track of propagation delay times.
@@ -1264,6 +1275,15 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> NetworkBeaconProcessor<T> {
         let block = verified_block.block.block_cloned();
         let block_root = verified_block.block_root;
 
+        if block.num_expected_blobs() > 0 {
+            // Trigger sampling for block not yet execution valid. At this point column custodials are
+            // unlikely to have received their columns. Triggering sampling so early is only viable with
+            // either:
+            // - Sync delaying sampling until some latter window
+            // - Re-processing early sampling requests: https://github.com/sigp/lighthouse/pull/5569
+            self.send_sync_message(SyncMessage::SampleBlock(block_root, block.slot()));
+        }
+
         let result = self
             .chain
             .process_block_with_early_caching(block_root, verified_block, NotifyExecutionLayer::Yes)

beacon_node/network/src/sync/sampling.rs

@@ -71,7 +71,12 @@ impl<T: BeaconChainTypes> Sampling<T> {
                 self.log.clone(),
             )),
             Entry::Occupied(_) => {
-                warn!(self.log, "Ignoring duplicate sampling request"; "id" => ?id);
+                // Sampling is triggered from multiple sources, duplicate sampling requests are
+                // likely (gossip block + gossip data column)
+                // TODO(das): Should track failed sampling request for some time? Otherwise there's
+                // a risk of a loop with multiple triggers creating the request, then failing,
+                // and repeat.
+                debug!(self.log, "Ignoring duplicate sampling request"; "id" => ?id);
                 return None;
             }
         };