cmd, eth/catalyst: exit geth only if exitWhenSynced is specified #32149
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If INFO [07-04|19:53:30.110] Waiting for peers to retrieve sync target
INFO [07-04|19:53:31.283] New local node record seq=1,748,495,301,014 id=0675dea4fd3489a3 ip=122.247.51.135 udp=31666 tcp=31666
INFO [07-04|19:53:40.113] Removing old bloom bits database in progress... elapsed=10.003s
INFO [07-04|19:53:40.310] Block synchronisation started
WARN [07-04|19:53:40.311] Retrieved pivot header from local number=5,163,530 hash=bff7fe..02866c latest=5,163,594 oldest=5,163,594
INFO [07-04|19:53:40.652] Removing old bloom bits database finished elapsed=10.542s
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.310] Full-sync target reached number=5,163,594 hash=b9c677..2a0cb1
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.310] Terminating the node
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.310] HTTP server stopped endpoint=127.0.0.1:4778
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.311] HTTP server stopped endpoint=127.0.0.1:5778
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.311] HTTP server stopped endpoint=127.0.0.1:6666
INFO [07-04|19:53:45.311] IPC endpoint closed url=/home/gary/eth-sepolia-hash/el/geth.ipc
INFO [07-04|19:53:47.485] Ethereum protocol stopped
INFO [07-04|19:53:47.485] Transaction pool stopped
INFO [07-04|19:53:47.551] Blockchain stopped |
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Whats the idea behind this? Couldn't you just write a script that sends a SIGTERM once the node is synced up, if you want the node to exit when its synced? |
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The issue is we always terminate the Geth when the target is reached, by default. With this PR, the behavior is changed, keeping Geth running unless |
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…ereum#32149) This pull request modifies the behavior of `--synctarget` to terminate the node only when `--exitWhenSynced` is explicitly specified.
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…ereum#32149) This pull request modifies the behavior of `--synctarget` to terminate the node only when `--exitWhenSynced` is explicitly specified.
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This pull request modifies the behavior of
--synctargetto terminate the nodeonly when
--exitWhenSyncedis explicitly specified.