address an unfortunate side-effect of a notification storm that was c…

…aused by the fix for other sync issues.

plugins/net_plugin/net_plugin.cpp

@@ -1232,6 +1232,7 @@ namespace eosio {
   }
 
   void sync_manager::start_sync( connection_ptr c, uint32_t target) {
+    #if 0
     if( !syncing()) {
       sync_last_requested_num = chain_plug->chain().head_block_num();
       fc_dlog(logger, "Inform other open connections that we are syncing");
@@ -1246,6 +1247,12 @@ namespace eosio {
         }
       }
     }
+    #endif
+
+    if (!syncing()) {
+      fc_dlog( logger, "We are already caught up.");
+      return;
+    }
     ilog( "Catching up with chain, our last req is ${cc}, theirs is ${t} peer ${p}", ( "cc",sync_last_requested_num)("t",target)("p",c->peer_name()));
     if( target > sync_known_lib_num) {
       sync_known_lib_num = target;
@@ -1547,8 +1554,9 @@ namespace eosio {
       //--------------------------------
       // sync need checkz;
       //
-      // 0. my head block id == peer head id means we are all caugnt up block wize
-      // 1. my lib < peer lib - start sync locally
+      // -1. another connection has already decided we are synching so continue with this connection
+      // 0. my head block id == peer head id means we are all caugnt up block wise
+      // 1. my head block num < peer lib - start sync locally
       // 2. my lib > peer lib - send an last_irr_catch_up notice if not the first generation
       //
       // 3  my head block num <= peer head block num - update sync state and send a catchup request
@@ -1611,7 +1619,7 @@ namespace eosio {
         c->syncing = true;
         return;
       }
-      elog ("sync check failed to resolbe status");
+      elog ("sync check failed to resolve status");
       return;
 #if 0
       if( peer_lib > head || sync_master->syncing() ) {

tests/p2p_tests/sync/message_storm.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+###############################################################
+# -p <producing nodes count>
+# -n <total nodes>
+# -s <topology>
+# -d <delay between nodes startup>
+###############################################################
+
+pnodes=21
+topo=mesh
+delay=5
+
+args=`getopt p:n:s:d: $*`
+if [ $? == 0 ]; then
+
+    set -- $args
+    for i; do
+        case "$i"
+        in
+            -p) pnodes=$2;
+                shift; shift;;
+            -n) total_nodes=$2;
+                shift; shift;;
+            -d) delay=$2;
+                shift; shift;;
+            -s) topo="$2";
+                shift; shift;;
+            --) shift;
+                break;;
+        esac
+    done
+else
+    echo "huh we got err $?"
+    if [ -n "$1" ]; then
+        pnodes=$1
+        if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+            topo=$2
+            if [ -n "$3" ]; then
+		total_nodes=$3
+            fi
+        fi
+    fi
+fi
+
+total_nodes="${total_nodes:-`echo $pnodes`}"
+
+rm -rf tn_data_*
+if [ "$delay" == 0 ]; then
+    programs/launcher/launcher -p $pnodes -n $total_nodes -s $topo
+else
+    programs/launcher/launcher -p $pnodes -n $total_nodes -s $topo -d $delay --eosd "--log-level-net-plugin debug"
+fi
+
+sleep 7
+echo "start" > test.out
+port=8888
+endport=`expr $port + $total_nodes`
+echo endport = $endport
+while [ $port  -ne $endport ]; do
+    programs/eosc/eosc --port $port get block 1 >> test.out 2>&1;
+    port=`expr $port + 1`
+done
+
+grep 'producer"' test.out | tee summary | sort -u -k2 | tee unique
+prodsfound=`wc -l < unique`
+lines=`wc -l < summary`
+if [ $lines -eq $total_nodes -a $prodsfound -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo all synced
+#    programs/launcher/launcher -k 15
+#    exit
+fi
+echo $lines reports out of $total_nodes and prods = $prodsfound
+sleep 18
+programs/eosc/eosc --port 8888 get block 5
+sleep 15
+programs/eosc/eosc --port 8888 get block 10
+sleep 15
+programs/eosc/eosc --port 8888 get block 15
+sleep 15
+programs/eosc/eosc --port 8888 get block 20
+sleep 15
+echo "pass 2" > test.out
+port=8888
+while [ $port  -ne $endport ]; do
+    programs/eosc/eosc --port $port get block 1 >> test.out 2>&1;
+    port=`expr $port + 1`
+done
+
+
+grep 'producer"' test.out | tee summary | sort -u -k2 | tee unique
+prodsfound=`wc -l < unique`
+lines=`wc -l < summary`
+if [ $lines -eq $total_nodes -a $prodsfound -eq 1 ]; then
+    echo all synced
+    programs/launcher/launcher -k 15
+    exit
+fi
+echo ERROR: $lines reports out of $total_nodes and prods = $prodsfound
+programs/launcher/launcher -k 15
+echo =================================================================
+echo Contents of tn_data_00/config.ini:
+cat tn_data_00/config.ini
+echo =================================================================
+echo Contents of tn_data_00/stderr.txt:
+cat tn_data_00/stderr.txt
+exit 1