feat(devnet): Start-in-sequencer-mode devnet switch for devnet - #1030
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Add an isolated, test-only devtool package that lets a node boot directly in sequencer mode (skipping the pre-upgrade PBFT phase) for HA testnet / devnet bring-up. Enabled via --startInSequencerMode / MORPH_NODE_START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE; default off, so production and normal devnet runs are unaffected. - node/devtool/start_in_sequencer_mode.go: flag + ApplyStartInSequencerMode; self-registers via init() so node/flags/flags.go is untouched. Pre-sets the upgrade block height to 0 so IsUpgraded(1) is true and the node starts the sequencer routines directly, never entering the PBFT consensus reactor. - node/cmd/node/main.go: one guarded call before the upgrade store is wired. - docker-compose-cluster.yml / docker-compose-devnet.yml: default the HA cluster to start-in-sequencer-mode and run node-0 as a local-verify P2P follower. TEST/TESTNET-ONLY. Never enable on a production network. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe node now supports test-only startup in sequencer mode. A development flag applies the required upgrade state before setup. Docker files add direct-sequencer configurations, a skip-Tendermint devnet overlay, a validator key, and expensive execution-client metrics. ChangesDirect sequencer-mode startup
Skip-Tendermint devnet overlay
Execution-client metrics
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The devnet startup configuration may still fail to enter sequencer mode when a node retains only the genesis validator key or lacks a Tendermint peer, preventing the test environment from booting as intended. This should be fixed or explicitly validated before merge. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Docker as Docker configuration
participant Node as node startup
participant Devtool as ApplyStartInSequencerMode
participant Upgrade as upgrade state
Docker->>Node: set MORPH_NODE_START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE
Node->>Devtool: apply startup mode
Devtool->>Upgrade: set upgrade block height to zero
Devtool->>Node: log direct sequencer-mode startup
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In `@node/devtool/start_in_sequencer_mode.go`:
- Around line 49-53: Update ApplyStartInSequencerMode to reject the
startInSequencerModeFlag when running on a production network before calling
upgrade.SetUpgradeBlockHeight(0). Preserve the existing no-op behavior when the
flag is unset, and use the existing network/environment detection and
error-reporting mechanisms to prevent startup from continuing in production.
In `@ops/docker/docker-compose-devnet.yml`:
- Around line 188-193: Update the node-0 service configuration near
MORPH_NODE_DERIVATION_VERIFY_MODE so MORPH_NODE_SEQUENCER_PRIVATE_KEY is removed
or explicitly overridden, ensuring initL1SequencerComponents does not create a
LocalSigner and node-0 remains a local-verify P2P follower rather than starting
as a sequencer.
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| func ApplyStartInSequencerMode(ctx *cli.Context, logger tmlog.Logger) { | ||
| if !ctx.GlobalBool(startInSequencerModeFlag.Name) { | ||
| return | ||
| } | ||
| upgrade.SetUpgradeBlockHeight(0) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Reject the test-only switch on production networks.
Line 50 accepts this switch for every network. Line 53 then bypasses the PBFT phase. Comments do not enforce the testnet-only restriction.
Reject startup when this switch is set for a production network before upgrade.SetUpgradeBlockHeight(0) runs. This prevents a deployment setting from changing production consensus behavior.
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In `@node/devtool/start_in_sequencer_mode.go` around lines 49 - 53, Update
ApplyStartInSequencerMode to reject the startInSequencerModeFlag when running on
a production network before calling upgrade.SetUpgradeBlockHeight(0). Preserve
the existing no-op behavior when the flag is unset, and use the existing
network/environment detection and error-reporting mechanisms to prevent startup
from continuing in production.
| # TEST-ONLY: make node-0 a local-verify follower of the start-in-sequencer-mode | ||
| # ha cluster. verify_mode=local drives P2P block-sync from the ha peers; born | ||
| # skips the PBFT/upgrade path so it matches the cluster's consensus mode. | ||
| # Never enable on a production network. | ||
| - MORPH_NODE_DERIVATION_VERIFY_MODE=local | ||
| - MORPH_NODE_START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE=${START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE:-true} |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
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# Map definitions for signer construction helpers and local-verify / sequencer mode behavior.
rg -n -C 6 --glob '*.go' \
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Keep node-0 from becoming a sequencer.
MORPH_NODE_SEQUENCER_PRIVATE_KEY makes initL1SequencerComponents create a LocalSigner. A non-nil signer skips derivation and starts in sequencer mode, so node-0 is not the intended local-verify P2P follower. Remove or override this env var for this service.
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In `@ops/docker/docker-compose-devnet.yml` around lines 188 - 193, Update the
node-0 service configuration near MORPH_NODE_DERIVATION_VERIFY_MODE so
MORPH_NODE_SEQUENCER_PRIVATE_KEY is removed or explicitly overridden, ensuring
initL1SequencerComponents does not create a LocalSigner and node-0 remains a
local-verify P2P follower rather than starting as a sequencer.
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Blocking: the sole genesis validator can skip PBFT without ever starting the sequencer routines.
As a result, Please add an explicit startup path for the already-upgraded + blocksync-disabled case (and a regression test) so that |
MORPH_NODE_START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE pre-sets the upgrade block height to 0, which
makes the PBFT consensus reactor return early and so the PBFT upgrade callback
never fires. The only remaining way into sequencer mode is the blocksync
hand-over, and that needs blockSync to be enabled. A node holding the ONLY
genesis validator key gets blockSync=false from onlyValidatorIsUs(), which
leaves both entry points closed: the node comes up fully healthy and never
produces a block. In the base devnet node-0 is exactly that node.
Add an overlay that avoids this the same way the ha cluster already does: no
node holds the genesis validator key. setup_nodes.py copies
priv_validator_key.json for node0 only and deletes it elsewhere, so every other
node boots with a key tendermint generated for it and onlyValidatorIsUs is
false. The overlay shadows node-0's key with a committed non-genesis one.
The result is a single-host environment covering all three L2 block-apply paths
at once, one per node:
node-0 / morph-el-0 sequencer AssembleL2BlockV2 + NewL2BlockV2 (cached)
node-1 / morph-el-1 fullnode NewL2BlockV2 (cold, P2P block sync)
node-2 / morph-el-2 verifier NewSafeL2Block (rebuilt from L1 batches)
node-0 and node-1 are each other's tendermint peer, which satisfies the second
gate: BlockPool.IsCaughtUp() returns false while the pool has no peers.
Usage:
cd ops/docker
docker compose -f docker-compose-devnet.yml \
-f docker-compose-devnet-skip-tendermint.yml up -d
Hand-over is confirmed by three log lines, in order, on node-0 and node-1:
"Already upgraded to sequencer mode, consensus reactor will not start",
"Caught up, stopping pool", "Switching to sequencer mode".
Also enable --metrics.expensive on the L2 geth entrypoint. Without it the
state-access counters behind metrics.EnabledExpensive stay zero, which not only
blanks chain/account/* and chain/storage/* but makes chain/execution wrong: it
is computed as procTime minus trie time, so with the trie terms zero it reports
the whole processing time as EVM execution. Note the flag only works as a bare
flag; --metrics.expensive=true is silently ignored because metrics.init()
string-compares os.Args.
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In `@ops/docker/docker-compose-devnet-skip-tendermint.yml`:
- Around line 58-60: Remove reliance on the priv_validator_key.json override as
the direct-start fix. Update the startup flow after P2P switches and reactors
initialize to perform the upgraded block-sync-disabled sequencer hand-over,
including when onlyValidatorIsUs() remains true or no Tendermint peer exists.
Add a regression test covering the sole-genesis-validator case, and retain the
mount only if the multi-node overlay requires it for P2P topology.
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| # Shadow the genesis validator key so onlyValidatorIsUs() is false and | ||
| # blockSync stays enabled. See the header for the full chain. | ||
| - "${PWD}/skip-tendermint/priv_validator_key.json:${NODE_DATA_DIR}/config/priv_validator_key.json:ro" |
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Do not use the validator-key override as the direct-start fix.
Line 60 changes onlyValidatorIsUs() so block sync can invoke the sequencer hand-over. This does not start sequencer routines when a node retains the sole genesis validator key or has no Tendermint peer. The blocking startup path from the PR objective remains untested and unresolved.
Implement the already-upgraded, block-sync-disabled hand-over after P2P switches and reactors initialize. Add a regression test for the sole-genesis-validator case. Keep this mount only if the multi-node overlay still needs it for its P2P topology.
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In `@ops/docker/docker-compose-devnet-skip-tendermint.yml` around lines 58 - 60,
Remove reliance on the priv_validator_key.json override as the direct-start fix.
Update the startup flow after P2P switches and reactors initialize to perform
the upgraded block-sync-disabled sequencer hand-over, including when
onlyValidatorIsUs() remains true or no Tendermint peer exists. Add a regression
test covering the sole-genesis-validator case, and retain the mount only if the
multi-node overlay requires it for P2P topology.
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What
Adds an isolated, test-only
node/devtoolpackage that lets a node boot directly in sequencer mode — skipping the pre-upgrade PBFT phase — for HA testnet / devnet bring-up. Enabled via--startInSequencerMode/MORPH_NODE_START_IN_SEQUENCER_MODE. Default off, so production and normal devnet runs are unaffected.Why
Bring up a single-sequencer / HA cluster in a test environment without waiting for the timestamp-driven PBFT→sequencer upgrade, and without deploying a full PBFT validator set. Useful for QA of sequencer behaviour and Grafana panels before the mainnet fork.
How it works
ApplyStartInSequencerModepre-sets the consensus upgrade block height to 0, soIsUpgraded(1)is true at startup and the node starts the sequencer routines directly (the PBFT consensus reactor never starts). It runs before the upgrade store is wired, so on a fresh DB the value is not persisted and is re-applied on every restart (idempotent).Changes
node/devtool/start_in_sequencer_mode.go(new): flag +ApplyStartInSequencerMode, self-registering viainit()sonode/flags/flags.gois untouched.node/cmd/node/main.go: one guarded call beforeSetupNode.docker-compose-cluster.yml/docker-compose-devnet.yml: default the HA cluster to start-in-sequencer-mode and run node-0 as a local-verify P2P follower (test infra).Safety
TEST/TESTNET-ONLY. Every entry point is guarded and marked "never enable on a production network". No production code path changes when the flag is unset.
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