removes repeated bincode serialization of gossip CrdsValues

Gossip CrdsValues are deserialized when received as a gossip push
message or pull response, but serialized again immediately to obtain a
value hash during Crds::insert and then again serialized repeatedly
every time the value is pushed to another node or returned as a response
to a pull request.

In order to avoid repeated serialization of a CrdsValue during its
lifetime, the commit manually implements bincode (de)serialization of
CrdsValue to hold on to bincode serialized bytes of CrdsData and reuses
that for serializing CrdsValue.

gossip/src/cluster_info.rs

@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ use {
         collections::{HashMap, HashSet, VecDeque},
         fmt::Debug,
         fs::{self, File},
-        io::BufReader,
         iter::repeat,
         net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr, TcpListener, UdpSocket},
         num::NonZeroUsize,
@@ -346,12 +345,13 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             return;
         }
 
+        let num_nodes = nodes.len();
         let filename = self.contact_info_path.join("contact-info.bin");
         let tmp_filename = &filename.with_extension("tmp");
 
         match File::create(tmp_filename) {
             Ok(mut file) => {
-                if let Err(err) = bincode::serialize_into(&mut file, &nodes) {
+                if let Err(err) = CrdsValue::bincode_serialize_many(nodes, &mut file) {
                     warn!(
                         "Failed to serialize contact info info {}: {}",
                         tmp_filename.display(),
@@ -369,8 +369,7 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
         match fs::rename(tmp_filename, &filename) {
             Ok(()) => {
                 info!(
-                    "Saved contact info for {} nodes into {}",
-                    nodes.len(),
+                    "Saved contact info for {num_nodes} nodes into {}",
                     filename.display()
                 );
             }
@@ -394,13 +393,13 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             return;
         }
 
-        let nodes: Vec<CrdsValue> = match File::open(&filename) {
-            Ok(file) => {
-                bincode::deserialize_from(&mut BufReader::new(file)).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+        let nodes: Vec<CrdsValue> = match fs::read(&filename) {
+            Ok(bytes) => CrdsValue::bincode_deserialize_many(&bytes)
+                .collect::<Result<_, _>>()
+                .inspect_err(|err| {
                     warn!("Failed to deserialize {}: {}", filename.display(), err);
-                    vec![]
                 })
-            }
+                .unwrap_or_default(),
             Err(err) => {
                 warn!("Failed to open {}: {}", filename.display(), err);
                 vec![]
@@ -2315,7 +2314,14 @@ impl ClusterInfo {
             }
         }
         let verify_packet = |packet: Packet| {
-            let protocol: Protocol = packet.deserialize_slice(..).ok()?;
+            let protocol = packet.data(..).map(Protocol::bincode_deserialize); // ?.ok()?;
+            if let Some(Err(err)) = &protocol {
+                error!(
+                    "Protocol::bincode_deserialize: {:?}, {err:?}",
+                    packet.data(..)
+                );
+            }
+            let protocol = protocol?.ok()?;
             protocol.sanitize().ok()?;
             let protocol = protocol.par_verify(&self.stats)?;
             Some((packet.meta().socket_addr(), protocol))
@@ -3284,8 +3290,10 @@ mod tests {
         ) {
             assert_eq!(packet.meta().socket_addr(), socket);
             let bytes = serialize(&pong).unwrap();
-            match packet.deserialize_slice(..).unwrap() {
-                Protocol::PongMessage(pong) => assert_eq!(serialize(&pong).unwrap(), bytes),
+            match packet.data(..).map(Protocol::bincode_deserialize) {
+                Some(Ok(Protocol::PongMessage(pong))) => {
+                    assert_eq!(serialize(&pong).unwrap(), bytes)
+                }
                 _ => panic!("invalid packet!"),
             }
         }

gossip/src/crds_gossip_pull.rs

@@ -1457,7 +1457,11 @@ pub(crate) mod tests {
         for filter in Vec::<CrdsFilter>::from(filters) {
             let request_bytes = 4 + request_bytes + bincode::serialized_size(&filter).unwrap();
             let request = Protocol::PullRequest(filter, caller.clone());
-            let request = bincode::serialize(&request).unwrap();
+            let request = {
+                let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::new();
+                request.bincode_serialize(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+                buffer
+            };
             assert!(packet_data_size_range.contains(&request.len()));
             assert_eq!(request.len() as u64, request_bytes);
         }

gossip/src/crds_value.rs

@@ -5,26 +5,31 @@ use {
         duplicate_shred::DuplicateShredIndex,
         epoch_slots::EpochSlots,
     },
-    bincode::serialize,
+    bincode::Options,
+    itertools::Either,
     rand::Rng,
-    serde::de::{Deserialize, Deserializer},
     solana_sanitize::{Sanitize, SanitizeError},
     solana_sdk::{
         hash::Hash,
+        packet::Serialize,
         pubkey::Pubkey,
-        signature::{Keypair, Signable, Signature, Signer},
+        signature::{Keypair, Signable, Signature, Signer, SIGNATURE_BYTES},
+    },
+    std::{
+        borrow::{Borrow, Cow},
+        io::{Cursor, Error as IoError, ErrorKind as IoErrorKind, Write},
     },
-    std::borrow::{Borrow, Cow},
 };
 
 /// CrdsValue that is replicated across the cluster
 #[cfg_attr(feature = "frozen-abi", derive(AbiExample))]
-#[derive(Serialize, Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct CrdsValue {
     signature: Signature,
     data: CrdsData,
-    #[serde(skip_serializing)]
     hash: Hash, // Sha256 hash of [signature, data].
+    // Bincode serialized self.data.
+    bincode_serialized_data: Vec<u8>,
 }
 
 impl Sanitize for CrdsValue {
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ impl Signable for CrdsValue {
     }
 
     fn signable_data(&self) -> Cow<[u8]> {
-        Cow::Owned(serialize(&self.data).expect("failed to serialize CrdsData"))
+        Cow::Borrowed(&self.bincode_serialized_data)
     }
 
     fn get_signature(&self) -> Signature {
@@ -107,6 +112,7 @@ impl CrdsValue {
             signature,
             data,
             hash,
+            bincode_serialized_data,
         }
     }
 
@@ -119,6 +125,7 @@ impl CrdsValue {
             signature,
             data,
             hash,
+            bincode_serialized_data,
         }
     }
 
@@ -163,6 +170,94 @@ impl CrdsValue {
         self.data.pubkey()
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn bincode_serialize<W: Write>(&self, writer: &mut W) -> Result<(), IoError> {
+        writer.write_all(self.signature.as_ref())?;
+        writer.write_all(&self.bincode_serialized_data)
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn bincode_serialize_many<I, T: Borrow<Self>, W: Write>(
+        values: I,
+        writer: &mut W,
+    ) -> Result<(), IoError>
+    where
+        I: IntoIterator<Item = T>,
+        <I as IntoIterator>::IntoIter: ExactSizeIterator,
+    {
+        let mut values = values.into_iter();
+        let size = u64::try_from(values.len()).unwrap();
+        writer.write_all(&size.to_le_bytes())?;
+        values.try_for_each(|value| value.borrow().bincode_serialize(writer))
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn bincode_deserialize(
+        bytes: &[u8],
+        allow_trailing_bytes: bool,
+    ) -> Result<Self, bincode::Error> {
+        let (signature, bytes) = convert_fixed_bytes::<Signature, SIGNATURE_BYTES>(bytes)?;
+        let mut cursor = Cursor::new(bytes);
+        // Default bincode options:
+        //  * unlimited byte limit
+        //  * little endian
+        //  * varint encoding
+        //  * rejects trailing bytes
+        // https://docs.rs/bincode/1.3.3/bincode/fn.options.html
+        let options = bincode::options()
+            .with_limit(bytes.len() as u64)
+            .with_fixint_encoding();
+        let data: CrdsData = if allow_trailing_bytes {
+            options.allow_trailing_bytes().deserialize_from(&mut cursor)
+        } else {
+            options.deserialize_from(&mut cursor)
+        }?;
+        let offset = usize::try_from(cursor.position()).map_err(|err| {
+            let err = format!("{err:?}, cursor: {}", cursor.position());
+            bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(err)
+        })?;
+        let bincode_serialized_data = bytes.get(..offset).map(Vec::from).ok_or_else(|| {
+            let err = format!("Invalid offset: {offset}, bytes.len(): {}", bytes.len());
+            bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(err)
+        })?;
+        let hash = solana_sdk::hash::hashv(&[signature.as_ref(), &bincode_serialized_data]);
+        Ok(Self {
+            signature,
+            data,
+            hash,
+            bincode_serialized_data,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) fn bincode_deserialize_many(
+        bytes: &[u8],
+    ) -> impl Iterator<Item = Result<Self, bincode::Error>> + '_ {
+        // Decode number of items in the slice.
+        let (size, mut bytes) = match convert_fixed_bytes::<[u8; 8], 8>(bytes) {
+            Ok(out) => out,
+            Err(err) => {
+                return Either::Left(std::iter::once(Err(bincode::Error::from(err))));
+            }
+        };
+        let size = u64::from_le_bytes(size);
+        // If size is zero reject trailing bytes.
+        if size == 0 && !bytes.is_empty() {
+            return Either::Left(std::iter::once(Err(bincode::Error::from(
+                bincode::ErrorKind::Custom(String::from("Zero length sequence has trailing bytes")),
+            ))));
+        }
+        // Decode exactly size many items.
+        let mut count = 0;
+        Either::Right(
+            std::iter::repeat_with(move || {
+                count += 1;
+                let allow_trailing_bytes = count < size;
+                Self::bincode_deserialize(bytes, allow_trailing_bytes).inspect(|value| {
+                    let offset = SIGNATURE_BYTES + value.bincode_serialized_data.len();
+                    bytes = bytes.get(offset..).unwrap();
+                })
+            })
+            .take(size as usize),
+        )
+    }
+
     pub fn label(&self) -> CrdsValueLabel {
         let pubkey = self.data.pubkey();
         match self.data {
@@ -201,10 +296,7 @@ impl CrdsValue {
 
     /// Returns the bincode serialized size (in bytes) of the CrdsValue.
     pub fn bincode_serialized_size(&self) -> usize {
-        bincode::serialized_size(&self)
-            .map(usize::try_from)
-            .unwrap()
-            .unwrap()
+        SIGNATURE_BYTES + self.bincode_serialized_data.len()
     }
 
     /// Returns true if, regardless of prunes, this crds-value
@@ -214,35 +306,30 @@ impl CrdsValue {
     }
 }
 
-// Manual implementation of Deserialize for CrdsValue in order to populate
-// CrdsValue.hash which is skipped in serialization.
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for CrdsValue {
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
-    where
-        D: Deserializer<'de>,
-    {
-        #[derive(Deserialize)]
-        struct CrdsValue {
-            signature: Signature,
-            data: CrdsData,
-        }
-        let CrdsValue { signature, data } = CrdsValue::deserialize(deserializer)?;
-        let bincode_serialized_data = bincode::serialize(&data).unwrap();
-        let hash = solana_sdk::hash::hashv(&[signature.as_ref(), &bincode_serialized_data]);
-        Ok(Self {
-            signature,
-            data,
-            hash,
-        })
+impl Serialize for CrdsValue {
+    fn bincode_serialize<W: Write>(&self, mut writer: W) -> Result<(), bincode::Error> {
+        Ok(self.bincode_serialize(&mut writer)?)
     }
 }
 
+// Converts first N bytes into a value of type T: From<[u8; N]>,
+// returning along with the remaining bytes.
+pub(crate) fn convert_fixed_bytes<T, const N: usize>(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<(T, &[u8]), IoError>
+where
+    T: From<[u8; N]>,
+{
+    let (bytes, rest) = (N <= bytes.len())
+        .then(|| bytes.split_at(N))
+        .ok_or_else(|| IoError::from(IoErrorKind::UnexpectedEof))?;
+    let value = <[u8; N]>::try_from(bytes).map(T::from).unwrap();
+    Ok((value, rest))
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use {
         super::*,
         crate::crds_data::{LowestSlot, NodeInstance, Vote},
-        bincode::deserialize,
         solana_perf::test_tx::new_test_vote_tx,
         solana_sdk::{
             signature::{Keypair, Signer},
@@ -304,8 +391,16 @@ mod test {
         value.sign(keypair);
         let original_signature = value.get_signature();
         for _ in 0..num_tries {
-            let serialized_value = serialize(value).unwrap();
-            let deserialized_value: CrdsValue = deserialize(&serialized_value).unwrap();
+            let serialized_value = {
+                let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::new();
+                value.bincode_serialize(&mut buffer).unwrap();
+                buffer
+            };
+            let deserialized_value = CrdsValue::bincode_deserialize(
+                &serialized_value,
+                false, // allow_trailing_bytes
+            )
+            .unwrap();
 
             // Signatures shouldn't change
             let deserialized_signature = deserialized_value.get_signature();