2 files changed, 32 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/p2p/discover/database.go b/p2p/discover/database.go
index 93a2ded24..ece0618ff 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/database.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/database.go
@@ -70,7 +70,10 @@ func newPersistentNodeDB(path string) (*nodeDB, error) {
 	switch err {
 	case leveldb.ErrNotFound:
 		// Version not found (i.e. empty cache), insert it
-		err = db.Put(nodeDBVersionKey, currentVer, nil)
+		if err := db.Put(nodeDBVersionKey, currentVer, nil); err != nil {
+			db.Close()
+			return nil, err
+		}
 
 	case nil:
 		// Version present, flush if different
@@ -82,22 +85,17 @@ func newPersistentNodeDB(path string) (*nodeDB, error) {
 			return newPersistentNodeDB(path)
 		}
 	}
-	// Clean up in case of an error
-	if err != nil {
-		db.Close()
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	return &nodeDB{lvl: db}, nil
 }
 
-// key generates the leveldb key-blob from a node id and its particular field of
-// interest.
-func (db *nodeDB) key(id NodeID, field string) []byte {
+// makeKey generates the leveldb key-blob from a node id and its particular
+// field of interest.
+func makeKey(id NodeID, field string) []byte {
 	return append(nodeDBItemPrefix, append(id[:], field...)...)
 }
 
 // splitKey tries to split a database key into a node id and a field part.
-func (db *nodeDB) splitKey(key []byte) (id NodeID, field string) {
+func splitKey(key []byte) (id NodeID, field string) {
 	// If the key is not of a node, return it plainly
 	if !bytes.HasPrefix(key, nodeDBItemPrefix) {
 		return NodeID{}, string(key)
@@ -110,27 +108,26 @@ func (db *nodeDB) splitKey(key []byte) (id NodeID, field string) {
 	return id, field
 }
 
-// fetchTime retrieves a time instance (encoded as a unix timestamp) associated
-// with a particular database key.
-func (db *nodeDB) fetchTime(key []byte) time.Time {
+// fetchInt64 retrieves an integer instance associated with a particular
+// database key.
+func (db *nodeDB) fetchInt64(key []byte) int64 {
 	blob, err := db.lvl.Get(key, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}
+		return 0
 	}
-	var unix int64
-	if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(blob, &unix); err != nil {
-		return time.Time{}
+	val, read := binary.Varint(blob)
+	if read <= 0 {
+		return 0
 	}
-	return time.Unix(unix, 0)
+	return val
 }
 
-// storeTime update a specific database entry to the current time instance as a
+// storeInt64 update a specific database entry to the current time instance as a
 // unix timestamp.
-func (db *nodeDB) storeTime(key []byte, instance time.Time) error {
-	blob, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(instance.Unix())
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+func (db *nodeDB) storeInt64(key []byte, n int64) error {
+	blob := make([]byte, binary.MaxVarintLen64)
+	blob = blob[:binary.PutVarint(blob, n)]
+
 	return db.lvl.Put(key, blob, nil)
 }
 
@@ -138,17 +135,17 @@ func (db *nodeDB) storeTime(key []byte, instance time.Time) error {
 // purpose is to prevent contacting potential seed nodes multiple times in the
 // same boot cycle.
 func (db *nodeDB) startup() time.Time {
-	return db.fetchTime(nodeDBStartupKey)
+	return time.Unix(db.fetchInt64(nodeDBStartupKey), 0)
 }
 
 // updateStartup updates the bootstrap initiation time to the one specified.
 func (db *nodeDB) updateStartup(instance time.Time) error {
-	return db.storeTime(nodeDBStartupKey, instance)
+	return db.storeInt64(nodeDBStartupKey, instance.Unix())
 }
 
 // node retrieves a node with a given id from the database.
 func (db *nodeDB) node(id NodeID) *Node {
-	blob, err := db.lvl.Get(db.key(id, nodeDBDiscoverRoot), nil)
+	blob, err := db.lvl.Get(makeKey(id, nodeDBDiscoverRoot), nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -165,28 +162,28 @@ func (db *nodeDB) updateNode(node *Node) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return db.lvl.Put(db.key(node.ID, nodeDBDiscoverRoot), blob, nil)
+	return db.lvl.Put(makeKey(node.ID, nodeDBDiscoverRoot), blob, nil)
 }
 
 // lastPing retrieves the time of the last ping packet send to a remote node,
 // requesting binding.
 func (db *nodeDB) lastPing(id NodeID) time.Time {
-	return db.fetchTime(db.key(id, nodeDBDiscoverPing))
+	return time.Unix(db.fetchInt64(makeKey(id, nodeDBDiscoverPing)), 0)
 }
 
 // updateLastPing updates the last time we tried contacting a remote node.
 func (db *nodeDB) updateLastPing(id NodeID, instance time.Time) error {
-	return db.storeTime(db.key(id, nodeDBDiscoverPing), instance)
+	return db.storeInt64(makeKey(id, nodeDBDiscoverPing), instance.Unix())
 }
 
 // lastBond retrieves the time of the last successful bonding with a remote node.
 func (db *nodeDB) lastBond(id NodeID) time.Time {
-	return db.fetchTime(db.key(id, nodeDBDiscoverBond))
+	return time.Unix(db.fetchInt64(makeKey(id, nodeDBDiscoverBond)), 0)
 }
 
 // updateLastBond updates the last time we successfully bound to a remote node.
 func (db *nodeDB) updateLastBond(id NodeID, instance time.Time) error {
-	return db.storeTime(db.key(id, nodeDBDiscoverBond), instance)
+	return db.storeInt64(makeKey(id, nodeDBDiscoverBond), instance.Unix())
 }
 
 // querySeeds retrieves a batch of nodes to be used as potential seed servers
@@ -208,7 +205,7 @@ func (db *nodeDB) querySeeds(n int) []*Node {
 	nodes := make([]*Node, 0, n)
 	for len(nodes) < n && it.Next() {
 		// Iterate until a discovery node is found
-		id, field := db.splitKey(it.Key())
+		id, field := splitKey(it.Key())
 		if field != nodeDBDiscoverRoot {
 			continue
 		}
diff --git a/p2p/discover/table.go b/p2p/discover/table.go
index 891bbfd05..e21d9f2f4 100644
--- a/p2p/discover/table.go
+++ b/p2p/discover/table.go
@@ -62,13 +62,12 @@ type bucket struct {
 }
 
 func newTable(t transport, ourID NodeID, ourAddr *net.UDPAddr, nodeDBPath string) *Table {
-	// If no seed cache was given, use an in-memory one
+	// If no node database was given, use an in-memory one
 	db, err := newNodeDB(nodeDBPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		glog.V(logger.Warn).Infoln("Failed to open node database:", err)
 		db, _ = newNodeDB("")
 	}
-	// Create the bootstrap table
 	tab := &Table{
 		net:       t,
 		db:        db,
@@ -90,7 +89,7 @@ func (tab *Table) Self() *Node {
 	return tab.self
 }
 
-// Close terminates the network listener and flushes the seed cache.
+// Close terminates the network listener and flushes the node database.
 func (tab *Table) Close() {
 	tab.net.close()
 	tab.db.close()