statement-distribution: validator disabling

.gitlab/pipeline/zombienet/polkadot.yml

@@ -131,6 +131,14 @@ zombienet-polkadot-functional-0008-dispute-old-finalized:
       --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}/functional"
       --test="0008-dispute-old-finalized.zndsl"
 
+zombienet-polkadot-functional-0009-validator-disabling:
+  extends:
+    - .zombienet-polkadot-common
+  script:
+    - /home/nonroot/zombie-net/scripts/ci/run-test-local-env-manager.sh
+      --local-dir="${LOCAL_DIR}/functional"
+      --test="0009-validator-disabling.zndsl"
+
 zombienet-polkadot-smoke-0001-parachains-smoke-test:
   extends:
     - .zombienet-polkadot-common

polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/error.rs

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 use polkadot_node_network_protocol::PeerId;
 use polkadot_node_subsystem::{RuntimeApiError, SubsystemError};
 use polkadot_node_subsystem_util::{
-	backing_implicit_view::FetchError as ImplicitViewFetchError, runtime,
+	self as util, backing_implicit_view::FetchError as ImplicitViewFetchError, runtime,
 };
 use polkadot_primitives::{CandidateHash, Hash, Id as ParaId};
 
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ pub enum Error {
 	#[error("Fetching availability cores failed {0:?}")]
 	FetchAvailabilityCores(RuntimeApiError),
 
+	#[error("Fetching disabled validators failed {0:?}")]
+	FetchDisabledValidators(util::Error),
+
 	#[error("Fetching validator groups failed {0:?}")]
 	FetchValidatorGroups(RuntimeApiError),
 

polkadot/node/network/statement-distribution/src/v2/grid.rs

@@ -253,7 +253,9 @@ impl GridTracker {
 	/// This checks whether the peer is allowed to send us manifests
 	/// about this group at this relay-parent. This also does sanity
 	/// checks on the format of the manifest and the amount of votes
-	/// it contains. It has effects on the stored state only when successful.
+	/// it contains. It assumes that the votes from disabled validators
+	/// are already filtered out.
+	/// It has effects on the stored state only when successful.
 	///
 	/// This returns a `bool` on success, which if true indicates that an acknowledgement is
 	/// to be sent in response to the received manifest. This only occurs when the