@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.2ed92850 → 0.0.1-commit.2f68f620

package/src/testbench/p2p_client_testbench_worker.ts

@@ -1,129 +1,94 @@
 /**
  * A testbench worker that creates a p2p client and listens for commands from the parent.
  *
- * Used when running testbench commands
+ * Used when running testbench commands.
  */
 import { MockL2BlockSource } from '@aztec/archiver/test';
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { EpochNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { SecretValue } from '@aztec/foundation/config';
-import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { Secp256k1Signer } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/secp256k1-signer';
+import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
+import { type Logger, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { sleep } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
-import type { DataStoreConfig } from '@aztec/kv-store/config';
+import { DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { openTmpStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/lmdb-v2';
+import { getVKTreeRoot } from '@aztec/noir-protocol-circuits-types/vk-tree';
+import { protocolContractsHash } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import type { L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
+import { GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier, WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
-import { P2PClientType, P2PMessage } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
-import { Tx, TxStatus } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
+import type { DataStoreConfig } from '@aztec/stdlib/kv-store';
+import { type BlockProposal, P2PMessage } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { ChonkProof } from '@aztec/stdlib/proofs';
+import { makeAztecAddress, makeBlockHeader, makeBlockProposal, mockTx } from '@aztec/stdlib/testing';
+import { Tx, TxHash, type TxValidationResult, type TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { type TelemetryClient, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
 import type { Message, PeerId } from '@libp2p/interface';
 import { TopicValidatorResult } from '@libp2p/interface';
-import EventEmitter from 'events';
+import { peerIdFromString } from '@libp2p/peer-id';
 
+import type { P2PClient } from '../client/index.js';
 import type { P2PConfig } from '../config.js';
 import { createP2PClient } from '../index.js';
-import type { AttestationPool } from '../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
-import type { MemPools } from '../mem_pools/interface.js';
-import type { TxPool } from '../mem_pools/tx_pool/index.js';
-import { LibP2PService } from '../services/libp2p/libp2p_service.js';
+import type { MemPools } from '../mem_pools/index.js';
+import { LibP2PService } from '../services/index.js';
 import type { PeerManager } from '../services/peer-manager/peer_manager.js';
+import { BatchTxRequester } from '../services/reqresp/batch-tx-requester/batch_tx_requester.js';
+import type { BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService } from '../services/reqresp/batch-tx-requester/interface.js';
+import { RateLimitStatus } from '../services/reqresp/rate-limiter/rate_limiter.js';
 import type { ReqResp } from '../services/reqresp/reqresp.js';
 import type { PeerDiscoveryService } from '../services/service.js';
-import { AlwaysTrueCircuitVerifier } from '../test-helpers/reqresp-nodes.js';
+import { RequestTracker } from '../services/tx_collection/request_tracker.js';
+import { AlwaysTrueCircuitVerifier } from '../test-helpers/index.js';
+import {
+  BENCHMARK_CONSTANTS,
+  type DistributionPattern,
+  InMemoryAttestationPool,
+  InMemoryTxPool,
+  UNLIMITED_RATE_LIMIT_QUOTA,
+  createMockEpochCache,
+  createMockWorldStateSynchronizer,
+  filterTxsByDistribution,
+} from '../test-helpers/index.js';
 import type { PubSubLibp2p } from '../util.js';
 
-// Simple mock implementation
-function mockTxPool(): TxPool {
-  // Mock all methods
-  const pool: Omit<TxPool, keyof EventEmitter> = {
-    isEmpty: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    addTxs: () => Promise.resolve(1),
-    getTxByHash: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    getArchivedTxByHash: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    markAsMined: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    markMinedAsPending: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    deleteTxs: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    getAllTxs: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    getAllTxHashes: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    getPendingTxHashes: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    getPendingTxCount: () => Promise.resolve(0),
-    getMinedTxHashes: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    getTxStatus: () => Promise.resolve(TxStatus.PENDING),
-    getTxsByHash: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    hasTxs: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    hasTx: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    updateConfig: () => {},
-    markTxsAsNonEvictable: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    clearNonEvictableTxs: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    cleanupDeletedMinedTxs: () => Promise.resolve(0),
-  };
-  return Object.assign(new EventEmitter(), pool);
-}
+export type { DistributionPattern } from '../test-helpers/testbench-utils.js';
 
-function mockAttestationPool(): AttestationPool {
-  return {
-    isEmpty: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    addBlockProposal: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    getBlockProposal: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    hasBlockProposal: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    canAddProposal: () => Promise.resolve(true),
-    // Checkpoint attestation methods
-    addCheckpointProposal: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    getCheckpointProposal: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    hasCheckpointProposal: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    addCheckpointAttestations: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    getCheckpointAttestationsForSlotAndProposal: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    deleteCheckpointAttestationsOlderThan: () => Promise.resolve(),
-    hasReachedCheckpointProposalCap: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    hasReachedCheckpointAttestationCap: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    canAddCheckpointProposal: () => Promise.resolve(true),
-    canAddCheckpointAttestation: () => Promise.resolve(true),
-    hasCheckpointAttestation: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-  };
+export interface BenchReqRespCommand {
+  type: 'BENCH_REQRESP';
+  txCount: number;
+  peerCount: number;
+  distribution: DistributionPattern;
+  timeoutMs: number;
+  isAggregator: boolean;
+  peerIndex: number;
+  pinnedPeerIndex?: number;
+  pinnedPeerId?: string;
+  blockNumber: number;
+  seed: number;
 }
 
-function mockEpochCache(): EpochCacheInterface {
-  return {
-    getCommittee: () => Promise.resolve({ committee: [], seed: 1n, epoch: EpochNumber.ZERO, isEscapeHatchOpen: false }),
-    getProposerIndexEncoding: () => '0x' as `0x${string}`,
-    getEpochAndSlotNow: () => ({ epoch: EpochNumber.ZERO, slot: SlotNumber.ZERO, ts: 0n, nowMs: 0n }),
-    computeProposerIndex: () => 0n,
-    getCurrentAndNextSlot: () => ({
-      currentSlot: SlotNumber.ZERO,
-      nextSlot: SlotNumber.ZERO,
-    }),
-    getProposerAttesterAddressInSlot: () => Promise.resolve(undefined),
-    getEpochAndSlotInNextL1Slot: () => ({ epoch: EpochNumber.ZERO, slot: SlotNumber.ZERO, ts: 0n, now: 0n }),
-    isInCommittee: () => Promise.resolve(false),
-    getRegisteredValidators: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-    filterInCommittee: () => Promise.resolve([]),
-  };
+export interface BenchResultMessage {
+  type: 'BENCH_RESULT';
+  durationMs: number;
+  fetchedCount: number;
+  success: boolean;
+  error?: string;
 }
 
-function mockWorldStateSynchronizer(): WorldStateSynchronizer {
-  return {
-    status: () =>
-      Promise.resolve({
-        syncSummary: {
-          latestBlockNumber: 0,
-          latestBlockHash: '',
-          finalizedBlockNumber: 0,
-          treesAreSynched: false,
-          oldestHistoricBlockNumber: 0,
-        },
-      }),
-  } as WorldStateSynchronizer;
+export interface BenchReadyMessage {
+  type: 'BENCH_READY';
 }
+const txCache = new Map<number, Tx[]>();
 
-class TestLibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends LibP2PService<T> {
+class TestLibP2PService extends LibP2PService {
   private disableTxValidation: boolean;
-  private gossipMessageCount: number = 0;
+  private gossipMessageCount = 0;
 
   constructor(
-    clientType: T,
     config: P2PConfig,
     node: PubSubLibp2p,
     peerDiscoveryService: PeerDiscoveryService,
@@ -139,7 +104,6 @@ class TestLibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends Li
     disableTxValidation = true,
   ) {
     super(
-      clientType,
       config,
       node,
       peerDiscoveryService,
@@ -150,6 +114,7 @@ class TestLibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends Li
       epochCache,
       proofVerifier,
       worldStateSynchronizer,
+      { getCurrentMinFees: () => Promise.resolve(GasFees.empty()) },
       telemetry,
       logger,
     );
@@ -173,7 +138,7 @@ class TestLibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends Li
       const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
       const txHashString = txHash.toString();
       this.logger.verbose(`Received tx ${txHashString} from external peer ${source.toString()}.`);
-      await this.mempools.txPool.addTxs([tx]);
+      await this.mempools.txPool.addPendingTxs([tx]);
     } else {
       await super.handleGossipedTx(payload, msgId, source);
     }
@@ -189,10 +154,201 @@ class TestLibP2PService<T extends P2PClientType = P2PClientType.Full> extends Li
   }
 }
 
+async function generateDeterministicTxs(txCount: number, seed: number, config: P2PConfig): Promise<Tx[]> {
+  const cached = txCache.get(seed) ?? [];
+  if (cached.length >= txCount) {
+    return cached.slice(0, txCount);
+  }
+
+  const expirationTimestampBase = BigInt(seed);
+  for (let i = cached.length; i < txCount; i++) {
+    const txSeed = seed * 10000 + i;
+    const tx = await mockTx(txSeed, {
+      chainId: new Fr(config.l1ChainId),
+      version: new Fr(config.rollupVersion),
+      vkTreeRoot: getVKTreeRoot(),
+      protocolContractsHash,
+      feePayer: makeAztecAddress(txSeed + 1),
+      chonkProof: ChonkProof.empty(),
+      numberOfNonRevertiblePublicCallRequests: 0,
+      numberOfRevertiblePublicCallRequests: 0,
+      numberOfRevertibleNullifiers: 0,
+      hasPublicTeardownCallRequest: false,
+      publicCalldataSize: 0,
+    });
+    tx.data.expirationTimestamp = expirationTimestampBase + BigInt(i);
+    await tx.recomputeHash();
+    cached.push(tx);
+  }
+
+  txCache.set(seed, cached);
+  return cached.slice(0, txCount);
+}
+
+async function createBlockProposal(blockNumber: number, txHashes: TxHash[], seed: number): Promise<BlockProposal> {
+  const archiveRoot = new Fr(BigInt(seed) * 1000000n + BigInt(blockNumber));
+  return await makeBlockProposal({
+    signer: Secp256k1Signer.random(),
+    blockHeader: makeBlockHeader(1, { blockNumber: BlockNumber(blockNumber) }),
+    archiveRoot,
+    txHashes,
+  });
+}
+
+function installUnlimitedRateLimits(client: P2PClient): void {
+  const reqResp = (client as any).p2pService.reqresp as any;
+  const rateLimiter = reqResp.rateLimiter as any;
+
+  rateLimiter.getRateLimits = () => UNLIMITED_RATE_LIMIT_QUOTA;
+  rateLimiter.allow = () => RateLimitStatus.Allowed;
+}
+
+/** Resets peer scores to prevent cross-case contamination in benchmarks. */
+function resetPeerScores(client: P2PClient): void {
+  const peerManager = (client as any).p2pService.peerManager;
+  const peerScoring = peerManager?.peerScoring;
+  if (peerScoring?.resetAllScores) {
+    peerScoring.resetAllScores();
+  }
+}
+
+/** Returns the number of connected peers for connectivity checks. */
+function getConnectedPeerCount(client: P2PClient): number {
+  const p2pService = (client as any).p2pService;
+  const connectionSampler = p2pService?.reqresp?.getConnectionSampler?.();
+  if (connectionSampler?.getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc) {
+    return connectionSampler.getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc().length;
+  }
+  return 0;
+}
+
+async function runAggregatorBenchmark(
+  client: P2PClient,
+  blockProposal: BlockProposal,
+  timeoutMs: number,
+  pinnedPeerId: string | undefined,
+  pinnedPeerIndex: number | undefined,
+  logger: Logger,
+  expectedPeerCount: number,
+): Promise<BenchResultMessage> {
+  let timer = new Timer();
+  try {
+    installUnlimitedRateLimits(client);
+
+    const txHashes = blockProposal.txHashes;
+    logger.info(`[BENCH] Using block proposal with archive ${blockProposal.archive.toString().slice(0, 10)}...`);
+
+    const p2pService = (client as any).p2pService;
+    const batchTxRequesterService: BatchTxRequesterLibP2PService = p2pService.getBatchTxRequesterService();
+
+    const minPeersRequired = Math.max(1, expectedPeerCount - 1);
+    const maxWaitMs = BENCHMARK_CONSTANTS.MAX_PEER_WAIT_MS;
+    const waitInterval = BENCHMARK_CONSTANTS.PEER_CHECK_INTERVAL_MS;
+    let waited = 0;
+
+    while (waited < maxWaitMs) {
+      const connectedPeers = batchTxRequesterService.connectionSampler.getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc();
+      if (connectedPeers.length >= minPeersRequired) {
+        logger.info(`[BENCH] Aggregator has ${connectedPeers.length} connected peers, starting benchmark`);
+        break;
+      }
+      logger.debug(`[BENCH] Waiting for peers: ${connectedPeers.length}/${minPeersRequired} (waited ${waited}ms)`);
+      await sleep(waitInterval);
+      waited += waitInterval;
+    }
+
+    const connectedPeers = batchTxRequesterService.connectionSampler.getPeerListSortedByConnectionCountAsc();
+    logger.info(`[BENCH] Aggregator has ${connectedPeers.length} connected peers`);
+    logger.info(
+      `[BENCH] Requesting ${txHashes.length} tx hashes: ${txHashes
+        .slice(0, 3)
+        .map(h => h.toString())
+        .join(', ')}...`,
+    );
+
+    let pinnedPeer: PeerId | undefined;
+    if (pinnedPeerId) {
+      pinnedPeer = peerIdFromString(pinnedPeerId);
+    } else if (pinnedPeerIndex !== undefined) {
+      if (pinnedPeerIndex > 0 && pinnedPeerIndex <= connectedPeers.length) {
+        pinnedPeer = connectedPeers[pinnedPeerIndex - 1];
+      }
+    }
+
+    const noopTxValidator: TxValidator = {
+      validateTx: (_tx: Tx): Promise<TxValidationResult> => Promise.resolve({ result: 'valid' }),
+    };
+
+    timer = new Timer();
+    const tracker = RequestTracker.create(txHashes, new Date(Date.now() + timeoutMs));
+    const batchRequester = new BatchTxRequester(
+      tracker,
+      blockProposal,
+      pinnedPeer,
+      batchTxRequesterService,
+      logger,
+      new DateProvider(),
+      { txValidator: noopTxValidator },
+    );
+    const fetchedTxs = await BatchTxRequester.collectAllTxs(batchRequester.run());
+    const durationMs = timer.ms();
+    return {
+      type: 'BENCH_RESULT',
+      durationMs,
+      fetchedCount: fetchedTxs.length,
+      success: fetchedTxs.length === txHashes.length,
+    };
+  } catch (err: any) {
+    return {
+      type: 'BENCH_RESULT',
+      durationMs: timer.ms(),
+      fetchedCount: 0,
+      success: false,
+      error: err?.message ?? String(err),
+    };
+  }
+}
+
+let workerClient: P2PClient | null = null;
+let workerTxPool: InMemoryTxPool | null = null;
+let workerAttestationPool: InMemoryAttestationPool | null = null;
+let workerConfig: P2PConfig | null = null;
+let workerLogger: Logger | null = null;
+let kvStore: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof openTmpStore>> | null = null;
+
+async function stopWorker() {
+  try {
+    if (workerClient) {
+      await workerClient.stop();
+      workerClient = null;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    workerLogger?.error('Error stopping worker client', e);
+  }
+  try {
+    if (kvStore?.close) {
+      await kvStore.close();
+      kvStore = null;
+    }
+  } catch (e) {
+    workerLogger?.error('Error closing kv store', e);
+  }
+}
+
+function gracefulExit(code: number = 0) {
+  try {
+    if (process.connected) {
+      process.disconnect();
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // IPC channel already closed
+  }
+  // Safety fallback if lingering handles prevent the event loop from draining
+  setTimeout(() => process.exit(code), 5000).unref();
+}
+
 // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
 process.on('message', async msg => {
-  // Note: peerIdPrivateKey comes as a raw string (not SecretValue) because
-  // SecretValue's private fields can't be serialized via IPC
   const {
     type,
     config: rawConfig,
@@ -202,49 +358,50 @@ process.on('message', async msg => {
     config: Omit<P2PConfig, 'peerIdPrivateKey'> & { peerIdPrivateKey?: string };
     clientIndex: number;
   };
+
   try {
     if (type === 'START') {
-      // Re-wrap the peerIdPrivateKey with SecretValue
       const config: P2PConfig = {
         ...rawConfig,
         peerIdPrivateKey: rawConfig.peerIdPrivateKey ? new SecretValue(rawConfig.peerIdPrivateKey) : undefined,
+        priceBumpPercentage: 10n,
       } as P2PConfig;
 
-      const txPool = mockTxPool();
-      const attestationPool = mockAttestationPool();
-      const epochCache = mockEpochCache();
-      const worldState = mockWorldStateSynchronizer();
+      workerConfig = config;
+      workerTxPool = new InMemoryTxPool();
+      workerAttestationPool = new InMemoryAttestationPool();
+      const epochCache = createMockEpochCache();
+      const worldState = createMockWorldStateSynchronizer();
       const l2BlockSource = new MockL2BlockSource();
 
       const proofVerifier = new AlwaysTrueCircuitVerifier();
-      const kvStore = await openTmpStore(`test-${clientIndex}`);
-      const logger = createLogger(`p2p:${clientIndex}`);
+      kvStore = await openTmpStore(`test-${clientIndex}`, true, BENCHMARK_CONSTANTS.KV_STORE_MAP_SIZE_KB);
+      workerLogger = createLogger(`p2p:${clientIndex}`);
+      workerTxPool.setLogger(workerLogger);
       const telemetry = getTelemetryClient();
 
       const deps = {
-        txPool,
-        attestationPool,
+        txPool: workerTxPool,
+        attestationPool: workerAttestationPool,
         store: kvStore,
-        logger,
+        logger: workerLogger,
       };
 
       const client = await createP2PClient(
-        P2PClientType.Full,
         config as P2PConfig & DataStoreConfig,
         l2BlockSource,
-        proofVerifier,
+        proofVerifier as ClientProtocolCircuitVerifier,
         worldState,
         epochCache,
+        { getCurrentMinFees: () => Promise.resolve(GasFees.empty()) },
         'test-p2p-bench-worker',
         undefined,
-        telemetry,
+        telemetry as TelemetryClient,
         deps,
+        await l2BlockSource.getInitialHeader().hash(),
       );
 
-      // Create test service with validation disabled
-      // Note: Parameter order must match LibP2PService constructor
       const testService = new TestLibP2PService(
-        P2PClientType.Full,
         config,
         (client as any).p2pService.node,
         (client as any).p2pService.peerDiscoveryService,
@@ -255,44 +412,123 @@ process.on('message', async msg => {
         epochCache,
         proofVerifier,
         worldState,
-        telemetry,
-        logger,
-        true, // disable validation
+        telemetry as TelemetryClient,
+        workerLogger,
+        true,
       );
 
-      // Replace the existing p2pService with our test version
       (client as any).p2pService = testService;
 
       await client.start();
-      // Wait until the client is ready
       for (let i = 0; i < 100; i++) {
         const isReady = client.isReady();
-        logger.debug(`Client ${clientIndex} isReady: ${isReady}`);
+        workerLogger.debug(`Client ${clientIndex} isReady: ${isReady}`);
         if (isReady) {
           break;
         }
         await sleep(1000);
       }
 
-      // Listen for commands from parent
-      // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-misused-promises
-      process.on('message', async (cmd: any) => {
-        switch (cmd.type) {
-          case 'STOP':
-            await client.stop();
-            process.exit(0);
-            break;
-          case 'SEND_TX':
-            await client.sendTx(Tx.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(cmd.tx)));
-            process.send!({ type: 'TX_SENT' });
-            break;
+      workerClient = client;
+      const peerId = (client as any).p2pService.node.peerId.toString();
+      process.send!({ type: 'READY', peerId });
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const cmd = msg as any;
+    switch (cmd.type) {
+      case 'STOP':
+        await stopWorker();
+        gracefulExit(0);
+        break;
+
+      case 'SEND_TX':
+        if (workerClient) {
+          await workerClient.sendTx(Tx.fromBuffer(Buffer.from(cmd.tx)));
+          process.send!({ type: 'TX_SENT' });
+        }
+        break;
+
+      case 'GET_PEER_COUNT':
+        process.send!({
+          type: 'PEER_COUNT',
+          count: workerClient ? getConnectedPeerCount(workerClient) : 0,
+        });
+        break;
+
+      case 'BENCH_REQRESP': {
+        const benchCmd = cmd as BenchReqRespCommand;
+        if (!workerClient || !workerTxPool || !workerAttestationPool || !workerConfig || !workerLogger) {
+          process.send!({
+            type: 'BENCH_RESULT',
+            durationMs: 0,
+            fetchedCount: 0,
+            success: false,
+            error: 'Worker not initialized',
+          } as BenchResultMessage);
+          break;
         }
-      });
 
-      process.send!({ type: 'READY' });
+        // Reset state before each benchmark run to avoid cross-run contamination
+        workerTxPool.resetState();
+        workerAttestationPool.resetState();
+        resetPeerScores(workerClient);
+
+        installUnlimitedRateLimits(workerClient);
+
+        const allTxs = await generateDeterministicTxs(benchCmd.txCount, benchCmd.seed, workerConfig);
+        const txHashes = allTxs.map(tx => tx.getTxHash());
+        const blockProposal = await createBlockProposal(benchCmd.blockNumber, txHashes, benchCmd.seed);
+
+        await workerAttestationPool.tryAddBlockProposal(blockProposal);
+        workerLogger.debug(
+          `[BENCH] Added block proposal with archive ${blockProposal.archive.toString().slice(0, 10)}...`,
+        );
+
+        if (benchCmd.isAggregator) {
+          workerTxPool.clearTxs();
+
+          workerLogger.info(
+            `[BENCH] Aggregator starting benchmark: txCount=${benchCmd.txCount}, distribution=${benchCmd.distribution}`,
+          );
+
+          const result = await runAggregatorBenchmark(
+            workerClient,
+            blockProposal,
+            benchCmd.timeoutMs,
+            benchCmd.pinnedPeerId,
+            benchCmd.pinnedPeerIndex,
+            workerLogger,
+            benchCmd.peerCount,
+          );
+
+          process.send!(result);
+        } else {
+          const myTxs = filterTxsByDistribution(
+            allTxs,
+            benchCmd.peerIndex,
+            benchCmd.peerCount,
+            benchCmd.distribution,
+            benchCmd.pinnedPeerIndex,
+          );
+          workerTxPool.setTxs(myTxs);
+
+          workerLogger.info(
+            `[BENCH] Peer ${benchCmd.peerIndex} populated tx pool with ${myTxs.length}/${benchCmd.txCount} txs (${benchCmd.distribution})`,
+          );
+
+          process.send!({ type: 'BENCH_READY' } as BenchReadyMessage);
+        }
+        break;
+      }
     }
   } catch (err: any) {
-    process.send!({ type: 'ERROR', error: err.message });
-    process.exit(1);
+    try {
+      process.send!({ type: 'ERROR', error: err.message });
+    } catch {
+      // IPC channel may be closed
+    }
+    await stopWorker();
+    gracefulExit(1);
   }
 });