eth,node: replace the deprecated TypeMux with Feed (#32585)

replace the not used event.Typemux to event.Feed --------- Co-authored-by: Felix Lange <fjl@twurst.com>
2026-05-10 10:06:47 +00:00 · 2026-05-08 10:12:46 +08:00 · 2026-05-08 10:12:46 +08:00 · 1abbae239d
commit 1abbae239d
parent e71098ba4e
11 changed files with 140 additions and 141 deletions
--- a/cmd/geth/config.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/config.go
@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/catalyst"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/syncer"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/flags"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/telemetry/tracesetup"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
@ -276,16 +277,19 @@ func makeFullNode(ctx *cli.Context) *node.Node {
 	if cfg.Ethstats.URL != "" {
 		utils.RegisterEthStatsService(stack, backend, cfg.Ethstats.URL)
 	}
+
 	// Configure synchronization override service
-	var synctarget common.Hash
+	syncConfig := syncer.Config{
+		ExitWhenSynced: ctx.Bool(utils.ExitWhenSyncedFlag.Name),
+	}
 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.SyncTargetFlag.Name) {
 		target := ctx.String(utils.SyncTargetFlag.Name)
 		if !common.IsHexHash(target) {
 			utils.Fatalf("sync target hash is not a valid hex hash: %s", target)
 		}
-		synctarget = common.HexToHash(target)
+		syncConfig.TargetBlock = common.HexToHash(target)
 	}
-	utils.RegisterSyncOverrideService(stack, eth, synctarget, ctx.Bool(utils.ExitWhenSyncedFlag.Name))
+	utils.RegisterSyncOverrideService(stack, eth, syncConfig)

 	if ctx.IsSet(utils.DeveloperFlag.Name) {
 		// Start dev mode.
--- a/cmd/geth/main.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/main.go
@ -22,13 +22,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"slices"
 	"sort"
-	"time"

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/console/prompt"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/debug"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/flags"
@ -387,28 +384,4 @@ func startNode(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, isConsole bool) {
 			}
 		}
 	}()
-
-	// Spawn a standalone goroutine for status synchronization monitoring,
-	// close the node when synchronization is complete if user required.
-	if ctx.Bool(utils.ExitWhenSyncedFlag.Name) {
-		go func() {
-			sub := stack.EventMux().Subscribe(downloader.DoneEvent{})
-			defer sub.Unsubscribe()
-			for {
-				event := <-sub.Chan()
-				if event == nil {
-					continue
-				}
-				done, ok := event.Data.(downloader.DoneEvent)
-				if !ok {
-					continue
-				}
-				if timestamp := time.Unix(int64(done.Latest.Time), 0); time.Since(timestamp) < 10*time.Minute {
-					log.Info("Synchronisation completed", "latestnum", done.Latest.Number, "latesthash", done.Latest.Hash(),
-						"age", common.PrettyAge(timestamp))
-					stack.Close()
-				}
-			}
-		}()
-	}
 }
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@ -2237,13 +2237,13 @@ func RegisterFilterAPI(stack *node.Node, backend ethapi.Backend, ethcfg *ethconf
 }

 // RegisterSyncOverrideService adds the synchronization override service into node.
-func RegisterSyncOverrideService(stack *node.Node, eth *eth.Ethereum, target common.Hash, exitWhenSynced bool) {
-	if target != (common.Hash{}) {
-		log.Info("Registered sync override service", "hash", target, "exitWhenSynced", exitWhenSynced)
+func RegisterSyncOverrideService(stack *node.Node, eth *eth.Ethereum, config syncer.Config) {
+	if config.TargetBlock != (common.Hash{}) {
+		log.Info("Registered sync override service", "hash", config.TargetBlock, "exitWhenSynced", config.ExitWhenSynced)
 	} else {
 		log.Info("Registered sync override service")
 	}
-	syncer.Register(stack, eth, target, exitWhenSynced)
+	syncer.Register(stack, eth, config)
 }

 // SetupMetrics configures the metrics system.
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/shutdowncheck"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/version"
@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 	// DB interfaces
 	chainDb ethdb.Database // Block chain database

-	eventMux       *event.TypeMux
 	engine         consensus.Engine
 	accountManager *accounts.Manager

@ -194,7 +192,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	eth := &Ethereum{
 		config:          config,
 		chainDb:         chainDb,
-		eventMux:        stack.EventMux(),
 		accountManager:  stack.AccountManager(),
 		engine:          engine,
 		networkID:       networkID,
@ -344,7 +341,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		Network:        networkID,
 		Sync:           config.SyncMode,
 		BloomCache:     uint64(cacheLimit),
-		EventMux:       eth.eventMux,
 		RequiredBlocks: config.RequiredBlocks,
 	}); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@ -405,7 +401,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
 			Service:   NewMinerAPI(s),
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "eth",
-			Service:   downloader.NewDownloaderAPI(s.handler.downloader, s.blockchain, s.eventMux),
+			Service:   downloader.NewDownloaderAPI(s.handler.downloader, s.blockchain),
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "admin",
 			Service:   NewAdminAPI(s),
@ -600,7 +596,6 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() error {
 	s.shutdownTracker.Stop()

 	s.chainDb.Close()
-	s.eventMux.Stop()

 	return nil
 }
--- a/eth/downloader/api.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/api.go
@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (

 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 )

@ -33,20 +32,18 @@ import (
 type DownloaderAPI struct {
 	d                         *Downloader
 	chain                     *core.BlockChain
-	mux                       *event.TypeMux
 	installSyncSubscription   chan chan interface{}
 	uninstallSyncSubscription chan *uninstallSyncSubscriptionRequest
 }

 // NewDownloaderAPI creates a new DownloaderAPI. The API has an internal event loop that
-// listens for events from the downloader through the global event mux. In case it receives one of
+// listens for events from the downloader through the event feed. In case it receives one of
 // these events it broadcasts it to all syncing subscriptions that are installed through the
 // installSyncSubscription channel.
-func NewDownloaderAPI(d *Downloader, chain *core.BlockChain, m *event.TypeMux) *DownloaderAPI {
+func NewDownloaderAPI(d *Downloader, chain *core.BlockChain) *DownloaderAPI {
 	api := &DownloaderAPI{
 		d:                         d,
 		chain:                     chain,
-		mux:                       m,
 		installSyncSubscription:   make(chan chan interface{}),
 		uninstallSyncSubscription: make(chan *uninstallSyncSubscriptionRequest),
 	}
@ -66,7 +63,8 @@ func NewDownloaderAPI(d *Downloader, chain *core.BlockChain, m *event.TypeMux) *
 // receive is {false}.
 func (api *DownloaderAPI) eventLoop() {
 	var (
-		sub               = api.mux.Subscribe(StartEvent{})
+		events            = make(chan SyncEvent, 16)
+		sub               = api.d.SubscribeSyncEvents(events)
 		syncSubscriptions = make(map[chan interface{}]struct{})
 		checkInterval     = time.Second * 60
 		checkTimer        = time.NewTimer(checkInterval)
@ -90,6 +88,7 @@ func (api *DownloaderAPI) eventLoop() {
 		}
 	)
 	defer checkTimer.Stop()
+	defer sub.Unsubscribe()

 	for {
 		select {
@ -101,14 +100,13 @@ func (api *DownloaderAPI) eventLoop() {
 		case u := <-api.uninstallSyncSubscription:
 			delete(syncSubscriptions, u.c)
 			close(u.uninstalled)
-		case event := <-sub.Chan():
-			if event == nil {
-				return
-			}
-			switch event.Data.(type) {
-			case StartEvent:
+		case ev := <-events:
+			if ev.Type == SyncStarted {
 				started = true
 			}
+		case <-sub.Err():
+			// The downloader is terminated or other internal error occurs
+			return
 		case <-checkTimer.C:
 			if !started {
 				checkTimer.Reset(checkInterval)
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@ -97,9 +97,12 @@ type headerTask struct {
 }

 type Downloader struct {
-	mode  atomic.Uint32  // Synchronisation mode defining the strategy used (per sync cycle), use d.getMode() to get the SyncMode
-	moder *syncModer     // Sync mode management, deliver the appropriate sync mode choice for each cycle
-	mux   *event.TypeMux // Event multiplexer to announce sync operation events
+	mode  atomic.Uint32 // Synchronisation mode defining the strategy used (per sync cycle), use d.getMode() to get the SyncMode
+	moder *syncModer    // Sync mode management, deliver the appropriate sync mode choice for each cycle
+
+	// Event feed for downloader events
+	feed  event.FeedOf[SyncEvent]
+	scope event.SubscriptionScope

 	queue *queue   // Scheduler for selecting the hashes to download
 	peers *peerSet // Set of active peers from which download can proceed
@ -229,12 +232,11 @@ type BlockChain interface {
 }

 // New creates a new downloader to fetch hashes and blocks from remote peers.
-func New(stateDb ethdb.Database, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, mux *event.TypeMux, chain BlockChain, dropPeer peerDropFn, success func()) *Downloader {
+func New(stateDb ethdb.Database, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, chain BlockChain, dropPeer peerDropFn, success func()) *Downloader {
 	cutoffNumber, cutoffHash := chain.HistoryPruningCutoff()
 	dl := &Downloader{
 		stateDB:           stateDb,
 		moder:             newSyncModer(mode, chain, stateDb),
-		mux:               mux,
 		queue:             newQueue(blockCacheMaxItems, blockCacheInitialItems),
 		peers:             newPeerSet(),
 		blockchain:        chain,
@ -427,20 +429,25 @@ func (d *Downloader) ConfigSyncMode() SyncMode {
 	return d.moder.get(false)
 }

+// SubscribeSyncEvents creates a subscription for downloader sync events
+func (d *Downloader) SubscribeSyncEvents(ch chan<- SyncEvent) event.Subscription {
+	return d.scope.Track(d.feed.Subscribe(ch))
+}
+
 // syncToHead starts a block synchronization based on the hash chain from
 // the specified head hash.
 func (d *Downloader) syncToHead() (err error) {
-	d.mux.Post(StartEvent{})
+	mode := d.getMode()
+	d.feed.Send(SyncEvent{Type: SyncStarted, Mode: mode})
 	defer func() {
 		// reset on error
 		if err != nil {
-			d.mux.Post(FailedEvent{err})
+			d.feed.Send(SyncEvent{Type: SyncFailed, Mode: mode, Err: err})
 		} else {
 			latest := d.blockchain.CurrentHeader()
-			d.mux.Post(DoneEvent{latest})
+			d.feed.Send(SyncEvent{Type: SyncCompleted, Mode: mode, Latest: latest})
 		}
 	}()
-	mode := d.getMode()

 	log.Debug("Backfilling with the network", "mode", mode)
 	defer func(start time.Time) {
@ -662,6 +669,9 @@ func (d *Downloader) Cancel() {
 // Terminate interrupts the downloader, canceling all pending operations.
 // The downloader cannot be reused after calling Terminate.
 func (d *Downloader) Terminate() {
+	// Unsubscribe all subscriptions registered from downloader
+	d.scope.Close()
+
 	// Close the termination channel (make sure double close is allowed)
 	d.quitLock.Lock()
 	select {
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader_test.go
@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/eth"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/protocols/snap"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@ -75,7 +74,7 @@ func newTesterWithNotification(t *testing.T, mode ethconfig.SyncMode, success fu
 		chain: chain,
 		peers: make(map[string]*downloadTesterPeer),
 	}
-	tester.downloader = New(db, mode, new(event.TypeMux), tester.chain, tester.dropPeer, success)
+	tester.downloader = New(db, mode, tester.chain, tester.dropPeer, success)
 	return tester
 }

--- a/eth/downloader/events.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/events.go
@ -16,10 +16,24 @@

 package downloader

-import "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
+)

-type DoneEvent struct {
-	Latest *types.Header
+// SyncEventType represents the type of sync event
+type SyncEventType int
+
+const (
+	SyncStarted SyncEventType = iota
+	SyncFailed
+	SyncCompleted
+)
+
+// SyncEvent represents a downloader synchronization event
+type SyncEvent struct {
+	Type   SyncEventType
+	Mode   ethconfig.SyncMode
+	Err    error         // Set when Type is SyncFailed
+	Latest *types.Header // Set when Type is SyncCompleted
 }
-type StartEvent struct{}
-type FailedEvent struct{ Err error }
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@ -107,7 +107,6 @@ type handlerConfig struct {
 	Network        uint64                 // Network identifier to advertise
 	Sync           ethconfig.SyncMode     // Whether to snap or full sync
 	BloomCache     uint64                 // Megabytes to alloc for snap sync bloom
-	EventMux       *event.TypeMux         // Legacy event mux, deprecate for `feed`
 	RequiredBlocks map[uint64]common.Hash // Hard coded map of required block hashes for sync challenges
 }

@ -126,7 +125,6 @@ type handler struct {
 	peers          *peerSet
 	txBroadcastKey [16]byte

-	eventMux   *event.TypeMux
 	txsCh      chan core.NewTxsEvent
 	txsSub     event.Subscription
 	blockRange *blockRangeState
@ -144,14 +142,9 @@ type handler struct {

 // newHandler returns a handler for all Ethereum chain management protocol.
 func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
-	// Create the protocol manager with the base fields
-	if config.EventMux == nil {
-		config.EventMux = new(event.TypeMux) // Nicety initialization for tests
-	}
 	h := &handler{
 		nodeID:         config.NodeID,
 		networkID:      config.Network,
-		eventMux:       config.EventMux,
 		database:       config.Database,
 		txpool:         config.TxPool,
 		chain:          config.Chain,
@ -163,7 +156,7 @@ func newHandler(config *handlerConfig) (*handler, error) {
 		handlerStartCh: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	// Construct the downloader (long sync)
-	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, config.Sync, h.eventMux, h.chain, h.removePeer, h.enableSyncedFeatures)
+	h.downloader = downloader.New(config.Database, config.Sync, h.chain, h.removePeer, h.enableSyncedFeatures)

 	// If snap sync is requested but snapshots are disabled, fail loudly
 	if h.downloader.ConfigSyncMode() == ethconfig.SnapSync && (config.Chain.Snapshots() == nil && config.Chain.TrieDB().Scheme() == rawdb.HashScheme) {
@ -420,7 +413,7 @@ func (h *handler) Start(maxPeers int) {

 	// broadcast block range
 	h.wg.Add(1)
-	h.blockRange = newBlockRangeState(h.chain, h.eventMux)
+	h.blockRange = newBlockRangeState(h.chain, h.downloader)
 	go h.blockRangeLoop(h.blockRange)

 	// start sync handlers
@ -536,16 +529,19 @@ type blockRangeState struct {
 	next    atomic.Pointer[eth.BlockRangeUpdatePacket]
 	headCh  chan core.ChainHeadEvent
 	headSub event.Subscription
-	syncSub *event.TypeMuxSubscription
+	syncCh  chan downloader.SyncEvent
+	syncSub event.Subscription
 }

-func newBlockRangeState(chain *core.BlockChain, typeMux *event.TypeMux) *blockRangeState {
+func newBlockRangeState(chain *core.BlockChain, dl *downloader.Downloader) *blockRangeState {
 	headCh := make(chan core.ChainHeadEvent, chainHeadChanSize)
 	headSub := chain.SubscribeChainHeadEvent(headCh)
-	syncSub := typeMux.Subscribe(downloader.StartEvent{}, downloader.DoneEvent{}, downloader.FailedEvent{})
+	syncCh := make(chan downloader.SyncEvent, 16)
+	syncSub := dl.SubscribeSyncEvents(syncCh)
 	st := &blockRangeState{
 		headCh:  headCh,
 		headSub: headSub,
+		syncCh:  syncCh,
 		syncSub: syncSub,
 	}
 	st.update(chain, chain.CurrentBlock())
@ -561,11 +557,8 @@ func (h *handler) blockRangeLoop(st *blockRangeState) {

 	for {
 		select {
-		case ev := <-st.syncSub.Chan():
-			if ev == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if _, ok := ev.Data.(downloader.StartEvent); ok && h.downloader.ConfigSyncMode() == ethconfig.SnapSync {
+		case ev := <-st.syncCh:
+			if ev.Type == downloader.SyncStarted && ev.Mode == ethconfig.SnapSync {
 				h.blockRangeWhileSnapSyncing(st)
 			}
 		case <-st.headCh:
@ -593,12 +586,8 @@ func (h *handler) blockRangeWhileSnapSyncing(st *blockRangeState) {
 				h.broadcastBlockRange(st)
 			}
 		// back to processing head block updates when sync is done
-		case ev := <-st.syncSub.Chan():
-			if ev == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			switch ev.Data.(type) {
-			case downloader.FailedEvent, downloader.DoneEvent:
+		case ev := <-st.syncCh:
+			if ev.Type == downloader.SyncFailed || ev.Type == downloader.SyncCompleted {
 				return
 			}
 		// ignore head updates, but exit when the subscription ends
--- a/eth/syncer/syncer.go
+++ b/eth/syncer/syncer.go
@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/ethconfig"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
@ -37,32 +38,40 @@ type syncReq struct {
 	errc chan error
 }

+type Config struct {
+	TargetBlock    common.Hash // if set, sync is triggered at startup
+	ExitWhenSynced bool        // if true, the node shuts down after sync has finished
+}
+
 // Syncer is an auxiliary service that allows Geth to perform full sync
 // alone without consensus-layer attached. Users must specify a valid block hash
 // as the sync target.
 //
+// Additionally, the syncer can be used to monitor state synchronization.
+// It will exit once the specified target has been reached or when the
+// most recent chain head is caught up.
+//
 // This tool can be applied to different networks, no matter it's pre-merge or
 // post-merge, but only for full-sync.
 type Syncer struct {
-	stack          *node.Node
-	backend        *eth.Ethereum
-	target         common.Hash
-	request        chan *syncReq
-	closed         chan struct{}
-	wg             sync.WaitGroup
-	exitWhenSynced bool
+	stack   *node.Node
+	backend *eth.Ethereum
+	request chan *syncReq
+	closed  chan struct{}
+	wg      sync.WaitGroup
+
+	config Config
 }

 // Register registers the synchronization override service into the node
 // stack for launching and stopping the service controlled by node.
-func Register(stack *node.Node, backend *eth.Ethereum, target common.Hash, exitWhenSynced bool) (*Syncer, error) {
+func Register(stack *node.Node, backend *eth.Ethereum, cfg Config) (*Syncer, error) {
 	s := &Syncer{
-		stack:          stack,
-		backend:        backend,
-		target:         target,
-		request:        make(chan *syncReq),
-		closed:         make(chan struct{}),
-		exitWhenSynced: exitWhenSynced,
+		stack:   stack,
+		backend: backend,
+		request: make(chan *syncReq),
+		closed:  make(chan struct{}),
+		config:  cfg,
 	}
 	stack.RegisterAPIs(s.APIs())
 	stack.RegisterLifecycle(s)
@ -88,9 +97,11 @@ func (s *Syncer) run() {

 	var (
 		target *types.Header
-		ticker = time.NewTicker(time.Second * 5)
+		syncCh = make(chan downloader.SyncEvent, 10)
 	)
-	defer ticker.Stop()
+	sub := s.backend.Downloader().SubscribeSyncEvents(syncCh)
+	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
+
 	for {
 		select {
 		case req := <-s.request:
@ -137,35 +148,50 @@ func (s *Syncer) run() {
 				}
 			}

-		case <-ticker.C:
-			if target == nil {
+		case ev := <-syncCh:
+			if ev.Type == downloader.SyncStarted {
+				log.Debug("Synchronization started")
 				continue
 			}
+			if ev.Type == downloader.SyncFailed {
+				log.Debug("Synchronization failed", "err", ev.Err)
+				continue
+			}
+
+			head := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentHeader()
+			if head != nil {
+				// Set the finalized and safe markers relative to the current head.
+				// The finalized marker is set two epochs behind the target,
+				// and the safe marker is set one epoch behind the target.
+				if header := s.backend.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(head.Number.Uint64() - params.EpochLength*2); header != nil {
+					if final := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentFinalBlock(); final == nil || final.Number.Cmp(header.Number) < 0 {
+						s.backend.BlockChain().SetFinalized(header)
+					}
+				}
+				if header := s.backend.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(head.Number.Uint64() - params.EpochLength); header != nil {
+					if safe := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentSafeBlock(); safe == nil || safe.Number.Cmp(header.Number) < 0 {
+						s.backend.BlockChain().SetSafe(header)
+					}
+				}
+			}

 			// Terminate the node if the target has been reached
-			if s.exitWhenSynced {
-				if block := s.backend.BlockChain().GetBlockByHash(target.Hash()); block != nil {
-					log.Info("Sync target reached", "number", block.NumberU64(), "hash", block.Hash())
-					go s.stack.Close() // async since we need to close ourselves
-					return
+			if s.config.ExitWhenSynced {
+				var synced bool
+				var block *types.Header
+				if target != nil {
+					tb := s.backend.BlockChain().GetBlockByHash(target.Hash())
+					synced = tb != nil
+					block = tb.Header()
+				} else {
+					timestamp := time.Unix(int64(ev.Latest.Time), 0)
+					synced = time.Since(timestamp) < 10*time.Minute
+					block = ev.Latest
 				}
-			}

-			// Set the finalized and safe markers relative to the current head.
-			// The finalized marker is set two epochs behind the target,
-			// and the safe marker is set one epoch behind the target.
-			head := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentHeader()
-			if head == nil {
-				continue
-			}
-			if header := s.backend.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(head.Number.Uint64() - params.EpochLength*2); header != nil {
-				if final := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentFinalBlock(); final == nil || final.Number.Cmp(header.Number) < 0 {
-					s.backend.BlockChain().SetFinalized(header)
-				}
-			}
-			if header := s.backend.BlockChain().GetHeaderByNumber(head.Number.Uint64() - params.EpochLength); header != nil {
-				if safe := s.backend.BlockChain().CurrentSafeBlock(); safe == nil || safe.Number.Cmp(header.Number) < 0 {
-					s.backend.BlockChain().SetSafe(header)
+				if synced {
+					log.Info("Sync target reached", "number", block.Number.Uint64(), "hash", block.Hash())
+					go s.stack.Close() // async since we need to close ourselves
 				}
 			}

@ -179,10 +205,10 @@ func (s *Syncer) run() {
 func (s *Syncer) Start() error {
 	s.wg.Add(1)
 	go s.run()
-	if s.target == (common.Hash{}) {
+	if s.config.TargetBlock == (common.Hash{}) {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return s.Sync(s.target)
+	return s.Sync(s.config.TargetBlock)
 }

 // Stop terminates the synchronization service and stop all background activities.
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@ -35,7 +35,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb/memorydb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
@ -44,7 +43,6 @@ import (

 // Node is a container on which services can be registered.
 type Node struct {
-	eventmux      *event.TypeMux
 	config        *Config
 	accman        *accounts.Manager
 	log           log.Logger
@ -108,7 +106,6 @@ func New(conf *Config) (*Node, error) {
 	node := &Node{
 		config:        conf,
 		inprocHandler: server,
-		eventmux:      new(event.TypeMux),
 		log:           conf.Logger,
 		stop:          make(chan struct{}),
 		server:        &p2p.Server{Config: conf.P2P},
@ -692,12 +689,6 @@ func (n *Node) WSAuthEndpoint() string {
 	return "ws://" + n.wsAuth.listenAddr() + n.wsAuth.wsConfig.prefix
 }

-// EventMux retrieves the event multiplexer used by all the network services in
-// the current protocol stack.
-func (n *Node) EventMux() *event.TypeMux {
-	return n.eventmux
-}
-
 // OpenDatabaseWithOptions opens an existing database with the given name (or creates one if no
 // previous can be found) from within the node's instance directory. If the node has no
 // data directory, an in-memory database is returned.