github.com/ImPedro29/bor@v0.2.7/eth/downloader/peer.go (about)

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    16  
    17  // Contains the active peer-set of the downloader, maintaining both failures
    18  // as well as reputation metrics to prioritize the block retrievals.
    19  
    20  package downloader
    21  
    22  import (
    23  	"errors"
    24  	"math"
    25  	"math/big"
    26  	"sort"
    27  	"sync"
    28  	"sync/atomic"
    29  	"time"
    30  
    31  	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
    32  	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
    33  	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
    34  	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
    35  )
    36  
    37  const (
    38  	maxLackingHashes  = 4096 // Maximum number of entries allowed on the list or lacking items
    39  	measurementImpact = 0.1  // The impact a single measurement has on a peer's final throughput value.
    40  )
    41  
    42  var (
    43  	errAlreadyFetching   = errors.New("already fetching blocks from peer")
    44  	errAlreadyRegistered = errors.New("peer is already registered")
    45  	errNotRegistered     = errors.New("peer is not registered")
    46  )
    47  
    48  // peerConnection represents an active peer from which hashes and blocks are retrieved.
    49  type peerConnection struct {
    50  	id string // Unique identifier of the peer
    51  
    52  	headerIdle  int32 // Current header activity state of the peer (idle = 0, active = 1)
    53  	blockIdle   int32 // Current block activity state of the peer (idle = 0, active = 1)
    54  	receiptIdle int32 // Current receipt activity state of the peer (idle = 0, active = 1)
    55  	stateIdle   int32 // Current node data activity state of the peer (idle = 0, active = 1)
    56  
    57  	headerThroughput  float64 // Number of headers measured to be retrievable per second
    58  	blockThroughput   float64 // Number of blocks (bodies) measured to be retrievable per second
    59  	receiptThroughput float64 // Number of receipts measured to be retrievable per second
    60  	stateThroughput   float64 // Number of node data pieces measured to be retrievable per second
    61  
    62  	rtt time.Duration // Request round trip time to track responsiveness (QoS)
    63  
    64  	headerStarted  time.Time // Time instance when the last header fetch was started
    65  	blockStarted   time.Time // Time instance when the last block (body) fetch was started
    66  	receiptStarted time.Time // Time instance when the last receipt fetch was started
    67  	stateStarted   time.Time // Time instance when the last node data fetch was started
    68  
    69  	lacking map[common.Hash]struct{} // Set of hashes not to request (didn't have previously)
    70  
    71  	peer Peer
    72  
    73  	version uint       // Eth protocol version number to switch strategies
    74  	log     log.Logger // Contextual logger to add extra infos to peer logs
    75  	lock    sync.RWMutex
    76  }
    77  
    78  // LightPeer encapsulates the methods required to synchronise with a remote light peer.
    79  type LightPeer interface {
    80  	Head() (common.Hash, *big.Int)
    81  	RequestHeadersByHash(common.Hash, int, int, bool) error
    82  	RequestHeadersByNumber(uint64, int, int, bool) error
    83  }
    84  
    85  // Peer encapsulates the methods required to synchronise with a remote full peer.
    86  type Peer interface {
    87  	LightPeer
    88  	RequestBodies([]common.Hash) error
    89  	RequestReceipts([]common.Hash) error
    90  	RequestNodeData([]common.Hash) error
    91  }
    92  
    93  // lightPeerWrapper wraps a LightPeer struct, stubbing out the Peer-only methods.
    94  type lightPeerWrapper struct {
    95  	peer LightPeer
    96  }
    97  
    98  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) Head() (common.Hash, *big.Int) { return w.peer.Head() }
    99  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) RequestHeadersByHash(h common.Hash, amount int, skip int, reverse bool) error {
   100  	return w.peer.RequestHeadersByHash(h, amount, skip, reverse)
   101  }
   102  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) RequestHeadersByNumber(i uint64, amount int, skip int, reverse bool) error {
   103  	return w.peer.RequestHeadersByNumber(i, amount, skip, reverse)
   104  }
   105  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) RequestBodies([]common.Hash) error {
   106  	panic("RequestBodies not supported in light client mode sync")
   107  }
   108  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) RequestReceipts([]common.Hash) error {
   109  	panic("RequestReceipts not supported in light client mode sync")
   110  }
   111  func (w *lightPeerWrapper) RequestNodeData([]common.Hash) error {
   112  	panic("RequestNodeData not supported in light client mode sync")
   113  }
   114  
   115  // newPeerConnection creates a new downloader peer.
   116  func newPeerConnection(id string, version uint, peer Peer, logger log.Logger) *peerConnection {
   117  	return &peerConnection{
   118  		id:      id,
   119  		lacking: make(map[common.Hash]struct{}),
   120  		peer:    peer,
   121  		version: version,
   122  		log:     logger,
   123  	}
   124  }
   125  
   126  // Reset clears the internal state of a peer entity.
   127  func (p *peerConnection) Reset() {
   128  	p.lock.Lock()
   129  	defer p.lock.Unlock()
   130  
   131  	atomic.StoreInt32(&p.headerIdle, 0)
   132  	atomic.StoreInt32(&p.blockIdle, 0)
   133  	atomic.StoreInt32(&p.receiptIdle, 0)
   134  	atomic.StoreInt32(&p.stateIdle, 0)
   135  
   136  	p.headerThroughput = 0
   137  	p.blockThroughput = 0
   138  	p.receiptThroughput = 0
   139  	p.stateThroughput = 0
   140  
   141  	p.lacking = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
   142  }
   143  
   144  // FetchHeaders sends a header retrieval request to the remote peer.
   145  func (p *peerConnection) FetchHeaders(from uint64, count int) error {
   146  	// Short circuit if the peer is already fetching
   147  	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.headerIdle, 0, 1) {
   148  		return errAlreadyFetching
   149  	}
   150  	p.headerStarted = time.Now()
   151  
   152  	// Issue the header retrieval request (absolute upwards without gaps)
   153  	go p.peer.RequestHeadersByNumber(from, count, 0, false)
   154  
   155  	return nil
   156  }
   157  
   158  // FetchBodies sends a block body retrieval request to the remote peer.
   159  func (p *peerConnection) FetchBodies(request *fetchRequest) error {
   160  	// Short circuit if the peer is already fetching
   161  	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.blockIdle, 0, 1) {
   162  		return errAlreadyFetching
   163  	}
   164  	p.blockStarted = time.Now()
   165  
   166  	go func() {
   167  		// Convert the header set to a retrievable slice
   168  		hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(request.Headers))
   169  		for _, header := range request.Headers {
   170  			hashes = append(hashes, header.Hash())
   171  		}
   172  		p.peer.RequestBodies(hashes)
   173  	}()
   174  
   175  	return nil
   176  }
   177  
   178  // FetchReceipts sends a receipt retrieval request to the remote peer.
   179  func (p *peerConnection) FetchReceipts(request *fetchRequest) error {
   180  	// Short circuit if the peer is already fetching
   181  	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.receiptIdle, 0, 1) {
   182  		return errAlreadyFetching
   183  	}
   184  	p.receiptStarted = time.Now()
   185  
   186  	go func() {
   187  		// Convert the header set to a retrievable slice
   188  		hashes := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(request.Headers))
   189  		for _, header := range request.Headers {
   190  			hashes = append(hashes, header.Hash())
   191  		}
   192  		p.peer.RequestReceipts(hashes)
   193  	}()
   194  
   195  	return nil
   196  }
   197  
   198  // FetchNodeData sends a node state data retrieval request to the remote peer.
   199  func (p *peerConnection) FetchNodeData(hashes []common.Hash) error {
   200  	// Short circuit if the peer is already fetching
   201  	if !atomic.CompareAndSwapInt32(&p.stateIdle, 0, 1) {
   202  		return errAlreadyFetching
   203  	}
   204  	p.stateStarted = time.Now()
   205  
   206  	go p.peer.RequestNodeData(hashes)
   207  
   208  	return nil
   209  }
   210  
   211  // SetHeadersIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute new header retrieval
   212  // requests. Its estimated header retrieval throughput is updated with that measured
   213  // just now.
   214  func (p *peerConnection) SetHeadersIdle(delivered int, deliveryTime time.Time) {
   215  	p.setIdle(deliveryTime.Sub(p.headerStarted), delivered, &p.headerThroughput, &p.headerIdle)
   216  }
   217  
   218  // SetBodiesIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute block body retrieval
   219  // requests. Its estimated body retrieval throughput is updated with that measured
   220  // just now.
   221  func (p *peerConnection) SetBodiesIdle(delivered int, deliveryTime time.Time) {
   222  	p.setIdle(deliveryTime.Sub(p.blockStarted), delivered, &p.blockThroughput, &p.blockIdle)
   223  }
   224  
   225  // SetReceiptsIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute new receipt
   226  // retrieval requests. Its estimated receipt retrieval throughput is updated
   227  // with that measured just now.
   228  func (p *peerConnection) SetReceiptsIdle(delivered int, deliveryTime time.Time) {
   229  	p.setIdle(deliveryTime.Sub(p.receiptStarted), delivered, &p.receiptThroughput, &p.receiptIdle)
   230  }
   231  
   232  // SetNodeDataIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute new state trie
   233  // data retrieval requests. Its estimated state retrieval throughput is updated
   234  // with that measured just now.
   235  func (p *peerConnection) SetNodeDataIdle(delivered int, deliveryTime time.Time) {
   236  	p.setIdle(deliveryTime.Sub(p.stateStarted), delivered, &p.stateThroughput, &p.stateIdle)
   237  }
   238  
   239  // setIdle sets the peer to idle, allowing it to execute new retrieval requests.
   240  // Its estimated retrieval throughput is updated with that measured just now.
   241  func (p *peerConnection) setIdle(elapsed time.Duration, delivered int, throughput *float64, idle *int32) {
   242  	// Irrelevant of the scaling, make sure the peer ends up idle
   243  	defer atomic.StoreInt32(idle, 0)
   244  
   245  	p.lock.Lock()
   246  	defer p.lock.Unlock()
   247  
   248  	// If nothing was delivered (hard timeout / unavailable data), reduce throughput to minimum
   249  	if delivered == 0 {
   250  		*throughput = 0
   251  		return
   252  	}
   253  	// Otherwise update the throughput with a new measurement
   254  	if elapsed <= 0 {
   255  		elapsed = 1 // +1 (ns) to ensure non-zero divisor
   256  	}
   257  	measured := float64(delivered) / (float64(elapsed) / float64(time.Second))
   258  
   259  	*throughput = (1-measurementImpact)*(*throughput) + measurementImpact*measured
   260  	p.rtt = time.Duration((1-measurementImpact)*float64(p.rtt) + measurementImpact*float64(elapsed))
   261  
   262  	p.log.Trace("Peer throughput measurements updated",
   263  		"hps", p.headerThroughput, "bps", p.blockThroughput,
   264  		"rps", p.receiptThroughput, "sps", p.stateThroughput,
   265  		"miss", len(p.lacking), "rtt", p.rtt)
   266  }
   267  
   268  // HeaderCapacity retrieves the peers header download allowance based on its
   269  // previously discovered throughput.
   270  func (p *peerConnection) HeaderCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
   271  	p.lock.RLock()
   272  	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   273  
   274  	return int(math.Min(1+math.Max(1, p.headerThroughput*float64(targetRTT)/float64(time.Second)), float64(MaxHeaderFetch)))
   275  }
   276  
   277  // BlockCapacity retrieves the peers block download allowance based on its
   278  // previously discovered throughput.
   279  func (p *peerConnection) BlockCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
   280  	p.lock.RLock()
   281  	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   282  
   283  	return int(math.Min(1+math.Max(1, p.blockThroughput*float64(targetRTT)/float64(time.Second)), float64(MaxBlockFetch)))
   284  }
   285  
   286  // ReceiptCapacity retrieves the peers receipt download allowance based on its
   287  // previously discovered throughput.
   288  func (p *peerConnection) ReceiptCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
   289  	p.lock.RLock()
   290  	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   291  
   292  	return int(math.Min(1+math.Max(1, p.receiptThroughput*float64(targetRTT)/float64(time.Second)), float64(MaxReceiptFetch)))
   293  }
   294  
   295  // NodeDataCapacity retrieves the peers state download allowance based on its
   296  // previously discovered throughput.
   297  func (p *peerConnection) NodeDataCapacity(targetRTT time.Duration) int {
   298  	p.lock.RLock()
   299  	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   300  
   301  	return int(math.Min(1+math.Max(1, p.stateThroughput*float64(targetRTT)/float64(time.Second)), float64(MaxStateFetch)))
   302  }
   303  
   304  // MarkLacking appends a new entity to the set of items (blocks, receipts, states)
   305  // that a peer is known not to have (i.e. have been requested before). If the
   306  // set reaches its maximum allowed capacity, items are randomly dropped off.
   307  func (p *peerConnection) MarkLacking(hash common.Hash) {
   308  	p.lock.Lock()
   309  	defer p.lock.Unlock()
   310  
   311  	for len(p.lacking) >= maxLackingHashes {
   312  		for drop := range p.lacking {
   313  			delete(p.lacking, drop)
   314  			break
   315  		}
   316  	}
   317  	p.lacking[hash] = struct{}{}
   318  }
   319  
   320  // Lacks retrieves whether the hash of a blockchain item is on the peers lacking
   321  // list (i.e. whether we know that the peer does not have it).
   322  func (p *peerConnection) Lacks(hash common.Hash) bool {
   323  	p.lock.RLock()
   324  	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   325  
   326  	_, ok := p.lacking[hash]
   327  	return ok
   328  }
   329  
   330  // peerSet represents the collection of active peer participating in the chain
   331  // download procedure.
   332  type peerSet struct {
   333  	peers        map[string]*peerConnection
   334  	newPeerFeed  event.Feed
   335  	peerDropFeed event.Feed
   336  	lock         sync.RWMutex
   337  }
   338  
   339  // newPeerSet creates a new peer set top track the active download sources.
   340  func newPeerSet() *peerSet {
   341  	return &peerSet{
   342  		peers: make(map[string]*peerConnection),
   343  	}
   344  }
   345  
   346  // SubscribeNewPeers subscribes to peer arrival events.
   347  func (ps *peerSet) SubscribeNewPeers(ch chan<- *peerConnection) event.Subscription {
   348  	return ps.newPeerFeed.Subscribe(ch)
   349  }
   350  
   351  // SubscribePeerDrops subscribes to peer departure events.
   352  func (ps *peerSet) SubscribePeerDrops(ch chan<- *peerConnection) event.Subscription {
   353  	return ps.peerDropFeed.Subscribe(ch)
   354  }
   355  
   356  // Reset iterates over the current peer set, and resets each of the known peers
   357  // to prepare for a next batch of block retrieval.
   358  func (ps *peerSet) Reset() {
   359  	ps.lock.RLock()
   360  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   361  
   362  	for _, peer := range ps.peers {
   363  		peer.Reset()
   364  	}
   365  }
   366  
   367  // Register injects a new peer into the working set, or returns an error if the
   368  // peer is already known.
   369  //
   370  // The method also sets the starting throughput values of the new peer to the
   371  // average of all existing peers, to give it a realistic chance of being used
   372  // for data retrievals.
   373  func (ps *peerSet) Register(p *peerConnection) error {
   374  	// Retrieve the current median RTT as a sane default
   375  	p.rtt = ps.medianRTT()
   376  
   377  	// Register the new peer with some meaningful defaults
   378  	ps.lock.Lock()
   379  	if _, ok := ps.peers[p.id]; ok {
   380  		ps.lock.Unlock()
   381  		return errAlreadyRegistered
   382  	}
   383  	if len(ps.peers) > 0 {
   384  		p.headerThroughput, p.blockThroughput, p.receiptThroughput, p.stateThroughput = 0, 0, 0, 0
   385  
   386  		for _, peer := range ps.peers {
   387  			peer.lock.RLock()
   388  			p.headerThroughput += peer.headerThroughput
   389  			p.blockThroughput += peer.blockThroughput
   390  			p.receiptThroughput += peer.receiptThroughput
   391  			p.stateThroughput += peer.stateThroughput
   392  			peer.lock.RUnlock()
   393  		}
   394  		p.headerThroughput /= float64(len(ps.peers))
   395  		p.blockThroughput /= float64(len(ps.peers))
   396  		p.receiptThroughput /= float64(len(ps.peers))
   397  		p.stateThroughput /= float64(len(ps.peers))
   398  	}
   399  	ps.peers[p.id] = p
   400  	ps.lock.Unlock()
   401  
   402  	ps.newPeerFeed.Send(p)
   403  	return nil
   404  }
   405  
   406  // Unregister removes a remote peer from the active set, disabling any further
   407  // actions to/from that particular entity.
   408  func (ps *peerSet) Unregister(id string) error {
   409  	ps.lock.Lock()
   410  	p, ok := ps.peers[id]
   411  	if !ok {
   412  		ps.lock.Unlock()
   413  		return errNotRegistered
   414  	}
   415  	delete(ps.peers, id)
   416  	ps.lock.Unlock()
   417  
   418  	ps.peerDropFeed.Send(p)
   419  	return nil
   420  }
   421  
   422  // Peer retrieves the registered peer with the given id.
   423  func (ps *peerSet) Peer(id string) *peerConnection {
   424  	ps.lock.RLock()
   425  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   426  
   427  	return ps.peers[id]
   428  }
   429  
   430  // Len returns if the current number of peers in the set.
   431  func (ps *peerSet) Len() int {
   432  	ps.lock.RLock()
   433  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   434  
   435  	return len(ps.peers)
   436  }
   437  
   438  // AllPeers retrieves a flat list of all the peers within the set.
   439  func (ps *peerSet) AllPeers() []*peerConnection {
   440  	ps.lock.RLock()
   441  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   442  
   443  	list := make([]*peerConnection, 0, len(ps.peers))
   444  	for _, p := range ps.peers {
   445  		list = append(list, p)
   446  	}
   447  	return list
   448  }
   449  
   450  // HeaderIdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently header-idle peers
   451  // within the active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
   452  func (ps *peerSet) HeaderIdlePeers() ([]*peerConnection, int) {
   453  	idle := func(p *peerConnection) bool {
   454  		return atomic.LoadInt32(&p.headerIdle) == 0
   455  	}
   456  	throughput := func(p *peerConnection) float64 {
   457  		p.lock.RLock()
   458  		defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   459  		return p.headerThroughput
   460  	}
   461  	return ps.idlePeers(eth.ETH65, eth.ETH66, idle, throughput)
   462  }
   463  
   464  // BodyIdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently body-idle peers within
   465  // the active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
   466  func (ps *peerSet) BodyIdlePeers() ([]*peerConnection, int) {
   467  	idle := func(p *peerConnection) bool {
   468  		return atomic.LoadInt32(&p.blockIdle) == 0
   469  	}
   470  	throughput := func(p *peerConnection) float64 {
   471  		p.lock.RLock()
   472  		defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   473  		return p.blockThroughput
   474  	}
   475  	return ps.idlePeers(eth.ETH65, eth.ETH66, idle, throughput)
   476  }
   477  
   478  // ReceiptIdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently receipt-idle peers
   479  // within the active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
   480  func (ps *peerSet) ReceiptIdlePeers() ([]*peerConnection, int) {
   481  	idle := func(p *peerConnection) bool {
   482  		return atomic.LoadInt32(&p.receiptIdle) == 0
   483  	}
   484  	throughput := func(p *peerConnection) float64 {
   485  		p.lock.RLock()
   486  		defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   487  		return p.receiptThroughput
   488  	}
   489  	return ps.idlePeers(eth.ETH65, eth.ETH66, idle, throughput)
   490  }
   491  
   492  // NodeDataIdlePeers retrieves a flat list of all the currently node-data-idle
   493  // peers within the active peer set, ordered by their reputation.
   494  func (ps *peerSet) NodeDataIdlePeers() ([]*peerConnection, int) {
   495  	idle := func(p *peerConnection) bool {
   496  		return atomic.LoadInt32(&p.stateIdle) == 0
   497  	}
   498  	throughput := func(p *peerConnection) float64 {
   499  		p.lock.RLock()
   500  		defer p.lock.RUnlock()
   501  		return p.stateThroughput
   502  	}
   503  	return ps.idlePeers(eth.ETH65, eth.ETH66, idle, throughput)
   504  }
   505  
   506  // idlePeers retrieves a flat list of all currently idle peers satisfying the
   507  // protocol version constraints, using the provided function to check idleness.
   508  // The resulting set of peers are sorted by their measure throughput.
   509  func (ps *peerSet) idlePeers(minProtocol, maxProtocol uint, idleCheck func(*peerConnection) bool, throughput func(*peerConnection) float64) ([]*peerConnection, int) {
   510  	ps.lock.RLock()
   511  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   512  
   513  	idle, total := make([]*peerConnection, 0, len(ps.peers)), 0
   514  	tps := make([]float64, 0, len(ps.peers))
   515  	for _, p := range ps.peers {
   516  		if p.version >= minProtocol && p.version <= maxProtocol {
   517  			if idleCheck(p) {
   518  				idle = append(idle, p)
   519  				tps = append(tps, throughput(p))
   520  			}
   521  			total++
   522  		}
   523  	}
   524  	// And sort them
   525  	sortPeers := &peerThroughputSort{idle, tps}
   526  	sort.Sort(sortPeers)
   527  	return sortPeers.p, total
   528  }
   529  
   530  // medianRTT returns the median RTT of the peerset, considering only the tuning
   531  // peers if there are more peers available.
   532  func (ps *peerSet) medianRTT() time.Duration {
   533  	// Gather all the currently measured round trip times
   534  	ps.lock.RLock()
   535  	defer ps.lock.RUnlock()
   536  
   537  	rtts := make([]float64, 0, len(ps.peers))
   538  	for _, p := range ps.peers {
   539  		p.lock.RLock()
   540  		rtts = append(rtts, float64(p.rtt))
   541  		p.lock.RUnlock()
   542  	}
   543  	sort.Float64s(rtts)
   544  
   545  	median := rttMaxEstimate
   546  	if qosTuningPeers <= len(rtts) {
   547  		median = time.Duration(rtts[qosTuningPeers/2]) // Median of our tuning peers
   548  	} else if len(rtts) > 0 {
   549  		median = time.Duration(rtts[len(rtts)/2]) // Median of our connected peers (maintain even like this some baseline qos)
   550  	}
   551  	// Restrict the RTT into some QoS defaults, irrelevant of true RTT
   552  	if median < rttMinEstimate {
   553  		median = rttMinEstimate
   554  	}
   555  	if median > rttMaxEstimate {
   556  		median = rttMaxEstimate
   557  	}
   558  	return median
   559  }
   560  
   561  // peerThroughputSort implements the Sort interface, and allows for
   562  // sorting a set of peers by their throughput
   563  // The sorted data is with the _highest_ throughput first
   564  type peerThroughputSort struct {
   565  	p  []*peerConnection
   566  	tp []float64
   567  }
   568  
   569  func (ps *peerThroughputSort) Len() int {
   570  	return len(ps.p)
   571  }
   572  
   573  func (ps *peerThroughputSort) Less(i, j int) bool {
   574  	return ps.tp[i] > ps.tp[j]
   575  }
   576  
   577  func (ps *peerThroughputSort) Swap(i, j int) {
   578  	ps.p[i], ps.p[j] = ps.p[j], ps.p[i]
   579  	ps.tp[i], ps.tp[j] = ps.tp[j], ps.tp[i]
   580  }