update syncing logic to fix duplicate block requests

node/bft/src/sync/mod.rs

@@ -315,9 +315,18 @@ impl<N: Network> Sync<N> {
             // Try to advance the ledger *to tip* without updating the BFT.
             while let Some(block) = self.block_sync.process_next_block(current_height) {
                 info!("Syncing the ledger to block {}...", block.height());
-                self.sync_ledger_with_block_without_bft(block).await?;
-                // Update the current height.
-                current_height += 1;
+                // Sync the ledger with the block without BFT.
+                match self.sync_ledger_with_block_without_bft(block).await {
+                    Ok(_) => {
+                        // Update the current height if sync succeeds.
+                        current_height += 1;
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        // Mark the current height as processed in block_sync. 
+                        self.block_sync.remove_block_response(current_height);
+                        return Err(e);  
+                    }
+                }
             }
             // Sync the storage with the ledger if we should transition to the BFT sync.
             if current_height > max_gc_height {
@@ -331,9 +340,17 @@ impl<N: Network> Sync<N> {
         while let Some(block) = self.block_sync.process_next_block(current_height) {
             info!("Syncing the BFT to block {}...", block.height());
             // Sync the storage with the block.
-            self.sync_storage_with_block(block).await?;
-            // Update the current height.
-            current_height += 1;
+            match self.sync_storage_with_block(block).await {
+                Ok(_) => {
+                    // Update the current height if sync succeeds.
+                    current_height += 1;
+                }
+                Err(e) => {
+                    // Mark the current height as processed in block_sync. 
+                    self.block_sync.remove_block_response(current_height);
+                    return Err(e);
+                }
+            }
         }
         Ok(())
     }
@@ -354,6 +371,8 @@ impl<N: Network> Sync<N> {
             self_.storage.sync_height_with_block(block.height());
             // Sync the round with the block.
             self_.storage.sync_round_with_block(block.round());
+            // Mark the block height as processed in block_sync. 
+            self_.block_sync.remove_block_response(block.height());
 
             Ok(())
         })
@@ -501,6 +520,8 @@ impl<N: Network> Sync<N> {
                     .await??;
                     // Remove the block height from the latest block responses.
                     latest_block_responses.remove(&block_height);
+                    // Mark the block height as processed in block_sync. 
+                    self.block_sync.remove_block_response(block_height);
                 }
             } else {
                 debug!(

node/sync/src/block_sync.rs

@@ -321,8 +321,20 @@ impl<N: Network> BlockSync<N> {
     /// Returns the next block to process, if one is ready.
     #[inline]
     pub fn process_next_block(&self, next_height: u32) -> Option<Block<N>> {
-        // Try to advance the ledger with a block from the sync pool.
-        self.remove_block_response(next_height)
+        // Acquire the requests write lock.
+        // Note: This lock must be held across the entire scope, due to asynchronous block responses
+        // from multiple peers that may be received concurrently.
+        let requests = self.requests.write();
+
+        // Determine if the request is complete.
+        let is_request_complete = requests.get(&next_height).map(|(_, _, peer_ips)| peer_ips.is_empty()).unwrap_or(true);
+
+        // If the request is not complete, return early.
+        if !is_request_complete {
+            return None;
+        }
+
+        self.responses.read().get(&next_height).cloned()
     }
 
     /// Attempts to advance with blocks from the sync pool.
@@ -347,20 +359,33 @@ impl<N: Network> BlockSync<N> {
 
     /// Handles the block responses from the sync pool.
     fn try_advancing_with_block_responses(&self, mut current_height: u32) {
-        while let Some(block) = self.remove_block_response(current_height + 1) {
+        while let Some(block) = self.process_next_block(current_height + 1) {
             // Ensure the block height matches.
             if block.height() != current_height + 1 {
                 warn!("Block height mismatch: expected {}, found {}", current_height + 1, block.height());
                 break;
             }
-            // Check the next block.
-            if let Err(error) = self.canon.check_next_block(&block) {
-                warn!("The next block ({}) is invalid - {error}", block.height());
-                break;
-            }
-            // Attempt to advance to the next block.
-            if let Err(error) = self.canon.advance_to_next_block(&block) {
-                warn!("{error}");
+
+            // Try to check the next block and advance to it.
+            let advanced = match self.canon.check_next_block(&block) {
+                Ok(_) => match self.canon.advance_to_next_block(&block) {
+                    Ok(_) => true,
+                    Err(err) => {
+                        warn!("{err}");
+                        false
+                    }
+                },
+                Err(err) => {
+                    warn!("{err}");
+                    false
+                }
+            };
+
+            // Remove the block response.
+            self.remove_block_response(current_height + 1);
+
+            // If advancing failed, exit the loop.
+            if !advanced {
                 break;
             }
             // Update the latest height.
@@ -605,32 +630,25 @@ impl<N: Network> BlockSync<N> {
         self.request_timestamps.write().remove(&height);
     }
 
-    /// Removes and returns the block response for the given height, if the request is complete.
-    fn remove_block_response(&self, height: u32) -> Option<Block<N>> {
+    /// Removes the block response for the given height
+    /// This may only be called after `process_next_block`, which checked if the request for the given height was complete.
+    pub fn remove_block_response(&self, height: u32) {
         // Acquire the requests write lock.
         // Note: This lock must be held across the entire scope, due to asynchronous block responses
         // from multiple peers that may be received concurrently.
         let mut requests = self.requests.write();
-
-        // Determine if the request is complete.
-        let is_request_complete = requests.get(&height).map(|(_, _, peer_ips)| peer_ips.is_empty()).unwrap_or(true);
-
-        // If the request is not complete, return early.
-        if !is_request_complete {
-            return None;
-        }
         // Remove the request entry for the given height.
         requests.remove(&height);
         // Remove the request timestamp entry for the given height.
         self.request_timestamps.write().remove(&height);
         // Remove the response entry for the given height.
-        self.responses.write().remove(&height)
+        self.responses.write().remove(&height);
     }
 
     /// Removes the block request for the given peer IP, if it exists.
     #[allow(dead_code)]
     fn remove_block_request_to_peer(&self, peer_ip: &SocketAddr, height: u32) {
-        let mut can_revoke = self.responses.read().get(&height).is_none();
+        let mut can_revoke = self.process_next_block(height).is_none();
 
         // Remove the peer IP from the request entry. If the request entry is now empty,
         // and the response entry for this height is also empty, then remove the request entry altogether.