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Fix test_peer_anchor_push error due to variable signature length #8797

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tests: Fix test_peer_anchor_push error due to variable signature leng…
Andezion Dec 18, 2025
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tests: fixed feerate tolerance and signature detection(Fixes #8493)
Andezion Dec 19, 2025
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17 changes: 9 additions & 8 deletions tests/utils.py
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from pyln.client import Millisatoshi
from pyln.testing.utils import EXPERIMENTAL_DUAL_FUND, EXPERIMENTAL_SPLICING
from pyln.proto.onion import TlvPayload
import pytest
import struct
import subprocess
import tempfile
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# I wish we could force libwally to use different entropy and thus force it to
# create 71-byte sigs always!
def did_short_sig(node):
# This can take a moment to appear in the log!
time.sleep(1)
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This seems to be unrelated. The signal that we can check is rather fuzzy, being a timeout. It'd be more stable if we had something concrete to wait for, such as a log, or we could poll rather than checking once.

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I increased it from 1s to 2s because the log message "overgrind: short signature length" sometimes appears with a small delay, and 1s wasn't always enough to catch it reliably.

Would it be better to use wait_for() to poll the log instead? Something like:

def did_short_sig(node): return wait_for()

return node.daemon.is_in_log('overgrind: short signature length')
try:
wait_for(lambda: node.daemon.is_in_log('overgrind: short signature length'), timeout=5)
return True
except (TimeoutError, ValueError):
return False


def check_feerate(nodes, actual_feerate, expected_feerate):
# Feerate can't be lower.
assert actual_feerate > expected_feerate - 2
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There is pytest.approx() we could use to check if a number if close-ish to another number. The widening to tolerance=10 seems a bit much, and may actually be covering a real issue. Can you share what you are seeing and why this is addressing it?

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The test failed with - actual_feerate (14006.1) > expected_feerate (14000) + 2, this happens because ECDSA signatures have variable byte length 71-72 bytes, but sometimes shorter. And when we get a shorter signature - the transaction weight decreases - and that causes higher feerate for the same fee!

For example with fee = 32150 sat:
Normal weight 2294 - 32150 * 1000 / 2294 = 14000 sat/kw, but
short sig weight 2293 - 32150 * 1000 / 2293 = 14006.1 sat/kw!

So the 1-2 weight difference can cause 4-8 sat.kw difference, and i've thought that tolerance = 10 can cover this natural difference.

Would pytest.approx(rel=0.001) be better? Or should I calculate the exact tolerance based on expected weight variance?

if actual_feerate >= expected_feerate + 2:
assert actual_feerate >= expected_feerate - 10
if actual_feerate >= expected_feerate + 10:
if any([did_short_sig(n) for n in nodes]):
return
# Use assert as it shows the actual values on failure
assert actual_feerate < expected_feerate + 2
assert actual_feerate == pytest.approx(expected_feerate, rel=0.001, abs=10)
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