Make field error of LightingError mandatory
[rust-lightning] / src / ln / peer_handler.rs
index 85a353a2e332492133fcbc950a02fc7e9ba69ab5..c0035f4f42c09692970b5d472af6df0d97a4193b 100644 (file)
@@ -15,11 +15,15 @@ use util::byte_utils;
 use util::events::{MessageSendEvent};
 use util::logger::Logger;
 
-use std::collections::{HashMap,hash_map,LinkedList};
+use std::collections::{HashMap,hash_map,HashSet,LinkedList};
 use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
 use std::{cmp,error,hash,fmt};
 
+use bitcoin_hashes::sha256::Hash as Sha256;
+use bitcoin_hashes::sha256::HashEngine as Sha256Engine;
+use bitcoin_hashes::{HashEngine, Hash};
+
 /// Provides references to trait impls which handle different types of messages.
 pub struct MessageHandler {
        /// A message handler which handles messages specific to channels. Usually this is just a
@@ -41,12 +45,13 @@ pub struct MessageHandler {
 /// careful to ensure you don't have races whereby you might register a new connection with an fd
 /// the same as a yet-to-be-disconnect_event()-ed.
 pub trait SocketDescriptor : cmp::Eq + hash::Hash + Clone {
-       /// Attempts to send some data from the given Vec starting at the given offset to the peer.
+       /// Attempts to send some data from the given slice to the peer.
+       ///
        /// Returns the amount of data which was sent, possibly 0 if the socket has since disconnected.
        /// Note that in the disconnected case, a disconnect_event must still fire and further write
        /// attempts may occur until that time.
        ///
-       /// If the returned size is smaller than data.len() - write_offset, a write_available event must
+       /// If the returned size is smaller than data.len(), a write_available event must
        /// trigger the next time more data can be written. Additionally, until the a send_data event
        /// completes fully, no further read_events should trigger on the same peer!
        ///
@@ -54,7 +59,7 @@ pub trait SocketDescriptor : cmp::Eq + hash::Hash + Clone {
        /// events should be paused to prevent DoS in the send buffer), resume_read may be set
        /// indicating that read events on this descriptor should resume. A resume_read of false does
        /// *not* imply that further read events should be paused.
-       fn send_data(&mut self, data: &Vec<u8>, write_offset: usize, resume_read: bool) -> usize;
+       fn send_data(&mut self, data: &[u8], resume_read: bool) -> usize;
        /// Disconnect the socket pointed to by this SocketDescriptor. Once this function returns, no
        /// more calls to write_event, read_event or disconnect_event may be made with this descriptor.
        /// No disconnect_event should be generated as a result of this call, though obviously races
@@ -88,6 +93,12 @@ impl error::Error for PeerHandleError {
        }
 }
 
+enum InitSyncTracker{
+       NoSyncRequested,
+       ChannelsSyncing(u64),
+       NodesSyncing(PublicKey),
+}
+
 struct Peer {
        channel_encryptor: PeerChannelEncryptor,
        outbound: bool,
@@ -102,32 +113,68 @@ struct Peer {
        pending_read_buffer: Vec<u8>,
        pending_read_buffer_pos: usize,
        pending_read_is_header: bool,
+
+       sync_status: InitSyncTracker,
+}
+
+impl Peer {
+       /// Returns true if the channel announcements/updates for the given channel should be
+       /// forwarded to this peer.
+       /// If we are sending our routing table to this peer and we have not yet sent channel
+       /// announcements/updates for the given channel_id then we will send it when we get to that
+       /// point and we shouldn't send it yet to avoid sending duplicate updates. If we've already
+       /// sent the old versions, we should send the update, and so return true here.
+       fn should_forward_channel(&self, channel_id: u64)->bool{
+               match self.sync_status {
+                       InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested => true,
+                       InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(i) => i < channel_id,
+                       InitSyncTracker::NodesSyncing(_) => true,
+               }
+       }
 }
 
 struct PeerHolder<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> {
        peers: HashMap<Descriptor, Peer>,
+       /// Added to by do_read_event for cases where we pushed a message onto the send buffer but
+       /// didn't call do_attempt_write_data to avoid reentrancy. Cleared in process_events()
+       peers_needing_send: HashSet<Descriptor>,
        /// Only add to this set when noise completes:
        node_id_to_descriptor: HashMap<PublicKey, Descriptor>,
 }
 struct MutPeerHolder<'a, Descriptor: SocketDescriptor + 'a> {
        peers: &'a mut HashMap<Descriptor, Peer>,
+       peers_needing_send: &'a mut HashSet<Descriptor>,
        node_id_to_descriptor: &'a mut HashMap<PublicKey, Descriptor>,
 }
 impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerHolder<Descriptor> {
        fn borrow_parts(&mut self) -> MutPeerHolder<Descriptor> {
                MutPeerHolder {
                        peers: &mut self.peers,
+                       peers_needing_send: &mut self.peers_needing_send,
                        node_id_to_descriptor: &mut self.node_id_to_descriptor,
                }
        }
 }
 
+#[cfg(not(any(target_pointer_width = "32", target_pointer_width = "64")))]
+fn _check_usize_is_32_or_64() {
+       // See below, less than 32 bit pointers may be unsafe here!
+       unsafe { mem::transmute::<*const usize, [u8; 4]>(panic!()); }
+}
+
 /// A PeerManager manages a set of peers, described by their SocketDescriptor and marshalls socket
 /// events into messages which it passes on to its MessageHandlers.
 pub struct PeerManager<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> {
        message_handler: MessageHandler,
        peers: Mutex<PeerHolder<Descriptor>>,
        our_node_secret: SecretKey,
+       ephemeral_key_midstate: Sha256Engine,
+
+       // Usize needs to be at least 32 bits to avoid overflowing both low and high. If usize is 64
+       // bits we will never realistically count into high:
+       peer_counter_low: AtomicUsize,
+       peer_counter_high: AtomicUsize,
+
        initial_syncs_sent: AtomicUsize,
        logger: Arc<Logger>,
 }
@@ -159,11 +206,23 @@ const INITIAL_SYNCS_TO_SEND: usize = 5;
 /// PeerIds may repeat, but only after disconnect_event() has been called.
 impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
        /// Constructs a new PeerManager with the given message handlers and node_id secret key
-       pub fn new(message_handler: MessageHandler, our_node_secret: SecretKey, logger: Arc<Logger>) -> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
+       /// ephemeral_random_data is used to derive per-connection ephemeral keys and must be
+       /// cryptographically secure random bytes.
+       pub fn new(message_handler: MessageHandler, our_node_secret: SecretKey, ephemeral_random_data: &[u8; 32], logger: Arc<Logger>) -> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
+               let mut ephemeral_key_midstate = Sha256::engine();
+               ephemeral_key_midstate.input(ephemeral_random_data);
+
                PeerManager {
                        message_handler: message_handler,
-                       peers: Mutex::new(PeerHolder { peers: HashMap::new(), node_id_to_descriptor: HashMap::new() }),
+                       peers: Mutex::new(PeerHolder {
+                               peers: HashMap::new(),
+                               peers_needing_send: HashSet::new(),
+                               node_id_to_descriptor: HashMap::new()
+                       }),
                        our_node_secret: our_node_secret,
+                       ephemeral_key_midstate,
+                       peer_counter_low: AtomicUsize::new(0),
+                       peer_counter_high: AtomicUsize::new(0),
                        initial_syncs_sent: AtomicUsize::new(0),
                        logger,
                }
@@ -184,16 +243,29 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                }).collect()
        }
 
+       fn get_ephemeral_key(&self) -> SecretKey {
+               let mut ephemeral_hash = self.ephemeral_key_midstate.clone();
+               let low = self.peer_counter_low.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
+               let high = if low == 0 {
+                       self.peer_counter_high.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel)
+               } else {
+                       self.peer_counter_high.load(Ordering::Acquire)
+               };
+               ephemeral_hash.input(&byte_utils::le64_to_array(low as u64));
+               ephemeral_hash.input(&byte_utils::le64_to_array(high as u64));
+               SecretKey::from_slice(&Sha256::from_engine(ephemeral_hash).into_inner()).expect("You broke SHA-256!")
+       }
+
        /// Indicates a new outbound connection has been established to a node with the given node_id.
        /// Note that if an Err is returned here you MUST NOT call disconnect_event for the new
        /// descriptor but must disconnect the connection immediately.
        ///
-       /// Returns some bytes to send to the remote node.
+       /// Returns a small number of bytes to send to the remote node (currently always 50).
        ///
        /// Panics if descriptor is duplicative with some other descriptor which has not yet has a
        /// disconnect_event.
        pub fn new_outbound_connection(&self, their_node_id: PublicKey, descriptor: Descriptor) -> Result<Vec<u8>, PeerHandleError> {
-               let mut peer_encryptor = PeerChannelEncryptor::new_outbound(their_node_id.clone());
+               let mut peer_encryptor = PeerChannelEncryptor::new_outbound(their_node_id.clone(), self.get_ephemeral_key());
                let res = peer_encryptor.get_act_one().to_vec();
                let pending_read_buffer = [0; 50].to_vec(); // Noise act two is 50 bytes
 
@@ -201,7 +273,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                if peers.peers.insert(descriptor, Peer {
                        channel_encryptor: peer_encryptor,
                        outbound: true,
-                       their_node_id: Some(their_node_id),
+                       their_node_id: None,
                        their_global_features: None,
                        their_local_features: None,
 
@@ -212,6 +284,8 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                        pending_read_buffer: pending_read_buffer,
                        pending_read_buffer_pos: 0,
                        pending_read_is_header: false,
+
+                       sync_status: InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested,
                }).is_some() {
                        panic!("PeerManager driver duplicated descriptors!");
                };
@@ -246,22 +320,76 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                        pending_read_buffer: pending_read_buffer,
                        pending_read_buffer_pos: 0,
                        pending_read_is_header: false,
+
+                       sync_status: InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested,
                }).is_some() {
                        panic!("PeerManager driver duplicated descriptors!");
                };
                Ok(())
        }
 
-       fn do_attempt_write_data(descriptor: &mut Descriptor, peer: &mut Peer) {
+       fn do_attempt_write_data(&self, descriptor: &mut Descriptor, peer: &mut Peer) {
+               macro_rules! encode_and_send_msg {
+                       ($msg: expr, $msg_code: expr) => {
+                               {
+                                       log_trace!(self, "Encoding and sending sync update message of type {} to {}", $msg_code, log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
+                                       peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!($msg, $msg_code)[..]));
+                               }
+                       }
+               }
+               const MSG_BUFF_SIZE: usize = 10;
                while !peer.awaiting_write_event {
+                       if peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len() < MSG_BUFF_SIZE {
+                               match peer.sync_status {
+                                       InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested => {},
+                                       InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(c) if c < 0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff => {
+                                               let steps = ((MSG_BUFF_SIZE - peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len() + 2) / 3) as u8;
+                                               let all_messages = self.message_handler.route_handler.get_next_channel_announcements(0, steps);
+                                               for &(ref announce, ref update_a, ref update_b) in all_messages.iter() {
+                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(announce, 256);
+                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(update_a, 258);
+                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(update_b, 258);
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(announce.contents.short_channel_id + 1);
+                                               }
+                                               if all_messages.is_empty() || all_messages.len() != steps as usize {
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff);
+                                               }
+                                       },
+                                       InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(c) if c == 0xffff_ffff_ffff_ffff => {
+                                               let steps = (MSG_BUFF_SIZE - peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len()) as u8;
+                                               let all_messages = self.message_handler.route_handler.get_next_node_announcements(None, steps);
+                                               for msg in all_messages.iter() {
+                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(msg, 256);
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::NodesSyncing(msg.contents.node_id);
+                                               }
+                                               if all_messages.is_empty() || all_messages.len() != steps as usize {
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested;
+                                               }
+                                       },
+                                       InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(_) => unreachable!(),
+                                       InitSyncTracker::NodesSyncing(key) => {
+                                               let steps = (MSG_BUFF_SIZE - peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len()) as u8;
+                                               let all_messages = self.message_handler.route_handler.get_next_node_announcements(Some(&key), steps);
+                                               for msg in all_messages.iter() {
+                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(msg, 256);
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::NodesSyncing(msg.contents.node_id);
+                                               }
+                                               if all_messages.is_empty() || all_messages.len() != steps as usize {
+                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::NoSyncRequested;
+                                               }
+                                       },
+                               }
+                       }
+
                        if {
                                let next_buff = match peer.pending_outbound_buffer.front() {
                                        None => return,
                                        Some(buff) => buff,
                                };
-                               let should_be_reading = peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len() < 10;
 
-                               let data_sent = descriptor.send_data(next_buff, peer.pending_outbound_buffer_first_msg_offset, should_be_reading);
+                               let should_be_reading = peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len() < MSG_BUFF_SIZE;
+                               let pending = &next_buff[peer.pending_outbound_buffer_first_msg_offset..];
+                               let data_sent = descriptor.send_data(pending, should_be_reading);
                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer_first_msg_offset += data_sent;
                                if peer.pending_outbound_buffer_first_msg_offset == next_buff.len() { true } else { false }
                        } {
@@ -288,7 +416,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                        None => panic!("Descriptor for write_event is not already known to PeerManager"),
                        Some(peer) => {
                                peer.awaiting_write_event = false;
-                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(descriptor, peer);
+                               self.do_attempt_write_data(descriptor, peer);
                        }
                };
                Ok(())
@@ -298,16 +426,12 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
        ///
        /// May return an Err to indicate that the connection should be closed.
        ///
-       /// Will very likely call send_data on the descriptor passed in (or a descriptor handed into
-       /// new_*_connection) before returning. Thus, be very careful with reentrancy issues! The
-       /// invariants around calling write_event in case a write did not fully complete must still
-       /// hold. Note that this function will often call send_data on many peers before returning, not
-       /// just this peer!
+       /// Will *not* call back into send_data on any descriptors to avoid reentrancy complexity.
+       /// Thus, however, you almost certainly want to call process_events() after any read_event to
+       /// generate send_data calls to handle responses.
        ///
        /// If Ok(true) is returned, further read_events should not be triggered until a write_event on
-       /// this file descriptor has resume_read set (preventing DoS issues in the send buffer). Note
-       /// that this must be true even if a send_data call with resume_read=true was made during the
-       /// course of this function!
+       /// this file descriptor has resume_read set (preventing DoS issues in the send buffer).
        ///
        /// Panics if the descriptor was not previously registered in a new_*_connection event.
        pub fn read_event(&self, peer_descriptor: &mut Descriptor, data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<bool, PeerHandleError> {
@@ -347,6 +471,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                        {
                                                                                log_trace!(self, "Encoding and sending message of type {} to {}", $msg_code, log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
                                                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!($msg, $msg_code)[..]));
+                                                                               peers.peers_needing_send.insert(peer_descriptor.clone());
                                                                        }
                                                                }
                                                        }
@@ -356,26 +481,21 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                        match $thing {
                                                                                Ok(x) => x,
                                                                                Err(e) => {
-                                                                                       if let Some(action) = e.action {
-                                                                                               match action {
-                                                                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { msg: _ } => {
-                                                                                                               //TODO: Try to push msg
-                                                                                                               log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, disconnecting peer because {}", e.err);
-                                                                                                               return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::IgnoreError => {
-                                                                                                               log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, ignoring because {}", e.err);
-                                                                                                               continue;
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::SendErrorMessage { msg } => {
-                                                                                                               log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, sending Error message because {}", e.err);
-                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(msg, 17);
-                                                                                                               continue;
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                               }
-                                                                                       } else {
-                                                                                               log_debug!(self, "Got Err handling message, action not yet filled in: {}", e.err);
-                                                                                               return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
+                                                                                       match e.action {
+                                                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { msg: _ } => {
+                                                                                                       //TODO: Try to push msg
+                                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, disconnecting peer because {}", e.err);
+                                                                                                       return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
+                                                                                               },
+                                                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::IgnoreError => {
+                                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, ignoring because {}", e.err);
+                                                                                                       continue;
+                                                                                               },
+                                                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::SendErrorMessage { msg } => {
+                                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Got Err handling message, sending Error message because {}", e.err);
+                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(msg, 17);
+                                                                                                       continue;
+                                                                                               },
                                                                                        }
                                                                                }
                                                                        };
@@ -390,11 +510,17 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                        match e {
                                                                                                msgs::DecodeError::UnknownVersion => return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false }),
                                                                                                msgs::DecodeError::UnknownRequiredFeature => {
-                                                                                                       log_debug!(self, "Got a channel/node announcement with an known required feature flag, you may want to udpate!");
+                                                                                                       log_debug!(self, "Got a channel/node announcement with an known required feature flag, you may want to update!");
                                                                                                        continue;
                                                                                                },
-                                                                                               msgs::DecodeError::InvalidValue => return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false }),
-                                                                                               msgs::DecodeError::ShortRead => return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false }),
+                                                                                               msgs::DecodeError::InvalidValue => {
+                                                                                                       log_debug!(self, "Got an invalid value while deserializing message");
+                                                                                                       return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
+                                                                                               },
+                                                                                               msgs::DecodeError::ShortRead => {
+                                                                                                       log_debug!(self, "Deserialization failed due to shortness of message");
+                                                                                                       return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
+                                                                                               },
                                                                                                msgs::DecodeError::ExtraAddressesPerType => {
                                                                                                        log_debug!(self, "Error decoding message, ignoring due to lnd spec incompatibility. See https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/issues/1407");
                                                                                                        continue;
@@ -411,10 +537,14 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                () => {
                                                                        match peers.node_id_to_descriptor.entry(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()) {
                                                                                hash_map::Entry::Occupied(_) => {
+                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Got second connection with {}, closing", log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
                                                                                        peer.their_node_id = None; // Unset so that we don't generate a peer_disconnected event
                                                                                        return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false })
                                                                                },
-                                                                               hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => entry.insert(peer_descriptor.clone()),
+                                                                               hash_map::Entry::Vacant(entry) => {
+                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Finished noise handshake for connection with {}", log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
+                                                                                       entry.insert(peer_descriptor.clone())
+                                                                               },
                                                                        };
                                                                }
                                                        }
@@ -422,16 +552,17 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                        let next_step = peer.channel_encryptor.get_noise_step();
                                                        match next_step {
                                                                NextNoiseStep::ActOne => {
-                                                                       let act_two = try_potential_handleerror!(peer.channel_encryptor.process_act_one_with_key(&peer.pending_read_buffer[..], &self.our_node_secret)).to_vec();
+                                                                       let act_two = try_potential_handleerror!(peer.channel_encryptor.process_act_one_with_keys(&peer.pending_read_buffer[..], &self.our_node_secret, self.get_ephemeral_key())).to_vec();
                                                                        peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(act_two);
                                                                        peer.pending_read_buffer = [0; 66].to_vec(); // act three is 66 bytes long
                                                                },
                                                                NextNoiseStep::ActTwo => {
-                                                                       let act_three = try_potential_handleerror!(peer.channel_encryptor.process_act_two(&peer.pending_read_buffer[..], &self.our_node_secret)).to_vec();
-                                                                       peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(act_three);
+                                                                       let (act_three, their_node_id) = try_potential_handleerror!(peer.channel_encryptor.process_act_two(&peer.pending_read_buffer[..], &self.our_node_secret));
+                                                                       peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(act_three.to_vec());
                                                                        peer.pending_read_buffer = [0; 18].to_vec(); // Message length header is 18 bytes
                                                                        peer.pending_read_is_header = true;
 
+                                                                       peer.their_node_id = Some(their_node_id);
                                                                        insert_node_id!();
                                                                        let mut local_features = msgs::LocalFeatures::new();
                                                                        if self.initial_syncs_sent.load(Ordering::Acquire) < INITIAL_SYNCS_TO_SEND {
@@ -471,6 +602,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                log_trace!(self, "Received message of type {} from {}", msg_type, log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
                                                                                if msg_type != 16 && peer.their_global_features.is_none() {
                                                                                        // Need an init message as first message
+                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Peer {} sent non-Init first message", log_pubkey!(peer.their_node_id.unwrap()));
                                                                                        return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
                                                                                }
                                                                                let mut reader = ::std::io::Cursor::new(&msg_data[2..]);
@@ -486,14 +618,6 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                                        log_info!(self, "Peer local features required unknown version bits");
                                                                                                        return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: true });
                                                                                                }
-                                                                                               if msg.local_features.requires_data_loss_protect() {
-                                                                                                       log_info!(self, "Peer local features required data_loss_protect");
-                                                                                                       return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: true });
-                                                                                               }
-                                                                                               if msg.local_features.requires_upfront_shutdown_script() {
-                                                                                                       log_info!(self, "Peer local features required upfront_shutdown_script");
-                                                                                                       return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: true });
-                                                                                               }
                                                                                                if peer.their_global_features.is_some() {
                                                                                                        return Err(PeerHandleError{ no_connection_possible: false });
                                                                                                }
@@ -505,6 +629,10 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                                        if msg.local_features.supports_unknown_bits() { "present" } else { "none" },
                                                                                                        if msg.global_features.supports_unknown_bits() { "present" } else { "none" });
 
+                                                                                               if msg.local_features.initial_routing_sync() {
+                                                                                                       peer.sync_status = InitSyncTracker::ChannelsSyncing(0);
+                                                                                                       peers.peers_needing_send.insert(peer_descriptor.clone());
+                                                                                               }
                                                                                                peer.their_global_features = Some(msg.global_features);
                                                                                                peer.their_local_features = Some(msg.local_features);
 
@@ -514,15 +642,14 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                                                self.initial_syncs_sent.fetch_add(1, Ordering::AcqRel);
                                                                                                                local_features.set_initial_routing_sync();
                                                                                                        }
+
                                                                                                        encode_and_send_msg!(msgs::Init {
                                                                                                                global_features: msgs::GlobalFeatures::new(),
                                                                                                                local_features,
                                                                                                        }, 16);
                                                                                                }
 
-                                                                                               for msg in self.message_handler.chan_handler.peer_connected(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap()) {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(msg, 136);
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               self.message_handler.chan_handler.peer_connected(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap());
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        17 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::ErrorMessage::read(&mut reader));
@@ -559,17 +686,16 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                        // Channel control:
                                                                                        32 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::OpenChannel::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_open_channel(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_open_channel(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), peer.their_local_features.clone().unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        33 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::AcceptChannel::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_accept_channel(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_accept_channel(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), peer.their_local_features.clone().unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
 
                                                                                        34 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::FundingCreated::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resp = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_funding_created(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 35);
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_funding_created(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        35 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::FundingSigned::read(&mut reader));
@@ -577,29 +703,16 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        36 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::FundingLocked::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resp_option = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_funding_locked(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               match resp_option {
-                                                                                                       Some(resp) => encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 259),
-                                                                                                       None => {},
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_funding_locked(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
 
                                                                                        38 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::Shutdown::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resp_options = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_shutdown(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               if let Some(resp) = resp_options.0 {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 38);
-                                                                                               }
-                                                                                               if let Some(resp) = resp_options.1 {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 39);
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_shutdown(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        39 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::ClosingSigned::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resp_option = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_closing_signed(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               if let Some(resp) = resp_option {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 39);
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_closing_signed(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
 
                                                                                        128 => {
@@ -621,33 +734,11 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
 
                                                                                        132 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::CommitmentSigned::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resps = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_commitment_signed(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resps.0, 133);
-                                                                                               if let Some(resp) = resps.1 {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 132);
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_commitment_signed(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        133 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::RevokeAndACK::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let resp_option = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_revoke_and_ack(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               match resp_option {
-                                                                                                       Some(resps) => {
-                                                                                                               for resp in resps.update_add_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 128);
-                                                                                                               }
-                                                                                                               for resp in resps.update_fulfill_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 130);
-                                                                                                               }
-                                                                                                               for resp in resps.update_fail_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 131);
-                                                                                                               }
-                                                                                                               if let Some(resp) = resps.update_fee {
-                                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 134);
-                                                                                                               }
-                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resps.commitment_signed, 132);
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                                       None => {},
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_revoke_and_ack(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        134 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::UpdateFee::read(&mut reader));
@@ -655,45 +746,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                                        },
                                                                                        136 => {
                                                                                                let msg = try_potential_decodeerror!(msgs::ChannelReestablish::read(&mut reader));
-                                                                                               let (funding_locked, revoke_and_ack, commitment_update, order) = try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_channel_reestablish(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
-                                                                                               if let Some(lock_msg) = funding_locked {
-                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(lock_msg, 36);
-                                                                                               }
-                                                                                               macro_rules! handle_raa { () => {
-                                                                                                       if let Some(revoke_msg) = revoke_and_ack {
-                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(revoke_msg, 133);
-                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                               } }
-                                                                                               macro_rules! handle_cu { () => {
-                                                                                                       match commitment_update {
-                                                                                                               Some(resps) => {
-                                                                                                                       for resp in resps.update_add_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 128);
-                                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                                                       for resp in resps.update_fulfill_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 130);
-                                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                                                       for resp in resps.update_fail_htlcs {
-                                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 131);
-                                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                                                       if let Some(resp) = resps.update_fee {
-                                                                                                                               encode_and_send_msg!(resp, 134);
-                                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                                                       encode_and_send_msg!(resps.commitment_signed, 132);
-                                                                                                               },
-                                                                                                               None => {},
-                                                                                                       }
-                                                                                               } }
-                                                                                               match order {
-                                                                                                       msgs::RAACommitmentOrder::RevokeAndACKFirst => {
-                                                                                                               handle_raa!();
-                                                                                                               handle_cu!();
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                                       msgs::RAACommitmentOrder::CommitmentFirst => {
-                                                                                                               handle_cu!();
-                                                                                                               handle_raa!();
-                                                                                                       },
-                                                                                               }
+                                                                                               try_potential_handleerror!(self.message_handler.chan_handler.handle_channel_reestablish(&peer.their_node_id.unwrap(), &msg));
                                                                                        },
 
                                                                                        // Routing control:
@@ -737,7 +790,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                }
                                        }
 
-                                       Self::do_attempt_write_data(peer_descriptor, peer);
+                                       self.do_attempt_write_data(peer_descriptor, peer);
 
                                        peer.pending_outbound_buffer.len() > 10 // pause_read
                                }
@@ -746,13 +799,12 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                        pause_read
                };
 
-               self.process_events();
-
                Ok(pause_read)
        }
 
-       /// Checks for any events generated by our handlers and processes them. May be needed after eg
-       /// calls to ChannelManager::process_pending_htlc_forward.
+       /// Checks for any events generated by our handlers and processes them. Includes sending most
+       /// response messages as well as messages generated by calls to handler functions directly (eg
+       /// functions like ChannelManager::process_pending_htlc_forward or send_payment).
        pub fn process_events(&self) {
                {
                        // TODO: There are some DoS attacks here where you can flood someone's outbound send
@@ -760,7 +812,8 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                        // drop optional-ish messages when send buffers get full!
 
                        let mut events_generated = self.message_handler.chan_handler.get_and_clear_pending_msg_events();
-                       let mut peers = self.peers.lock().unwrap();
+                       let mut peers_lock = self.peers.lock().unwrap();
+                       let peers = peers_lock.borrow_parts();
                        for event in events_generated.drain(..) {
                                macro_rules! get_peer_for_forwarding {
                                        ($node_id: expr, $handle_no_such_peer: block) => {
@@ -794,7 +847,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                //TODO: Drop the pending channel? (or just let it timeout, but that sucks)
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 33)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::SendOpenChannel { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling SendOpenChannel event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
@@ -804,7 +857,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                //TODO: Drop the pending channel? (or just let it timeout, but that sucks)
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 32)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::SendFundingCreated { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling SendFundingCreated event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {} (which becomes {})",
@@ -816,22 +869,39 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                //they should just throw away this funding transaction
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 34)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
-                                       MessageSendEvent::SendFundingLocked { ref node_id, ref msg, ref announcement_sigs } => {
-                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendFundingLocked event in peer_handler for node {}{} for channel {}",
+                                       MessageSendEvent::SendFundingSigned { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
+                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendFundingSigned event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
+                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                               log_bytes!(msg.channel_id));
+                                               let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
+                                                               //TODO: generate a DiscardFunding event indicating to the wallet that
+                                                               //they should just throw away this funding transaction
+                                                       });
+                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 35)));
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                       },
+                                       MessageSendEvent::SendFundingLocked { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
+                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendFundingLocked event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
                                                                log_pubkey!(node_id),
-                                                               if announcement_sigs.is_some() { " with announcement sigs" } else { "" },
                                                                log_bytes!(msg.channel_id));
                                                let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
                                                                //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 36)));
-                                               match announcement_sigs {
-                                                       &Some(ref announce_msg) => peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(announce_msg, 259))),
-                                                       &None => {},
-                                               }
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                       },
+                                       MessageSendEvent::SendAnnouncementSignatures { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
+                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendAnnouncementSignatures event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {})",
+                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                               log_bytes!(msg.channel_id));
+                                               let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
+                                                               //TODO: generate a DiscardFunding event indicating to the wallet that
+                                                               //they should just throw away this funding transaction
+                                                       });
+                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 259)));
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::UpdateHTLCs { ref node_id, updates: msgs::CommitmentUpdate { ref update_add_htlcs, ref update_fulfill_htlcs, ref update_fail_htlcs, ref update_fail_malformed_htlcs, ref update_fee, ref commitment_signed } } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling UpdateHTLCs event in peer_handler for node {} with {} adds, {} fulfills, {} fails for channel {}",
@@ -859,7 +929,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                        peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 134)));
                                                }
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(commitment_signed, 132)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::SendRevokeAndACK { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling SendRevokeAndACK event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
@@ -869,7 +939,17 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 133)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                       },
+                                       MessageSendEvent::SendClosingSigned { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
+                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendClosingSigned event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
+                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                               log_bytes!(msg.channel_id));
+                                               let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
+                                                               //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
+                                                       });
+                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 39)));
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::SendShutdown { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling Shutdown event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
@@ -879,7 +959,17 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
                                                        });
                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 38)));
-                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                       },
+                                       MessageSendEvent::SendChannelReestablish { ref node_id, ref msg } => {
+                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendChannelReestablish event in peer_handler for node {} for channel {}",
+                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                               log_bytes!(msg.channel_id));
+                                               let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
+                                                               //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
+                                                       });
+                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 136)));
+                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::BroadcastChannelAnnouncement { ref msg, ref update_msg } => {
                                                log_trace!(self, "Handling BroadcastChannelAnnouncement event in peer_handler for short channel id {}", msg.contents.short_channel_id);
@@ -888,7 +978,8 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                        let encoded_update_msg = encode_msg!(update_msg, 258);
 
                                                        for (ref descriptor, ref mut peer) in peers.peers.iter_mut() {
-                                                               if !peer.channel_encryptor.is_ready_for_encryption() || peer.their_global_features.is_none() {
+                                                               if !peer.channel_encryptor.is_ready_for_encryption() || peer.their_global_features.is_none() ||
+                                                                               !peer.should_forward_channel(msg.contents.short_channel_id) {
                                                                        continue
                                                                }
                                                                match peer.their_node_id {
@@ -901,7 +992,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                                }
                                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encoded_msg[..]));
                                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encoded_update_msg[..]));
-                                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut (*descriptor).clone(), peer);
+                                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut (*descriptor).clone(), peer);
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        },
@@ -911,11 +1002,12 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                        let encoded_msg = encode_msg!(msg, 258);
 
                                                        for (ref descriptor, ref mut peer) in peers.peers.iter_mut() {
-                                                               if !peer.channel_encryptor.is_ready_for_encryption() || peer.their_global_features.is_none() {
+                                                               if !peer.channel_encryptor.is_ready_for_encryption() || peer.their_global_features.is_none() ||
+                                                                               !peer.should_forward_channel(msg.contents.short_channel_id)  {
                                                                        continue
                                                                }
                                                                peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encoded_msg[..]));
-                                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut (*descriptor).clone(), peer);
+                                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut (*descriptor).clone(), peer);
                                                        }
                                                }
                                        },
@@ -923,45 +1015,49 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
                                                self.message_handler.route_handler.handle_htlc_fail_channel_update(update);
                                        },
                                        MessageSendEvent::HandleError { ref node_id, ref action } => {
-                                               if let Some(ref action) = *action {
-                                                       match *action {
-                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { ref msg } => {
-                                                                       if let Some(mut descriptor) = peers.node_id_to_descriptor.remove(node_id) {
-                                                                               if let Some(mut peer) = peers.peers.remove(&descriptor) {
-                                                                                       if let Some(ref msg) = *msg {
-                                                                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling DisconnectPeer HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with message {}",
-                                                                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
-                                                                                                               msg.data);
-                                                                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 17)));
-                                                                                               // This isn't guaranteed to work, but if there is enough free
-                                                                                               // room in the send buffer, put the error message there...
-                                                                                               Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, &mut peer);
-                                                                                       } else {
-                                                                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling DisconnectPeer HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with no message", log_pubkey!(node_id));
-                                                                                       }
+                                               match *action {
+                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { ref msg } => {
+                                                               if let Some(mut descriptor) = peers.node_id_to_descriptor.remove(node_id) {
+                                                                       peers.peers_needing_send.remove(&descriptor);
+                                                                       if let Some(mut peer) = peers.peers.remove(&descriptor) {
+                                                                               if let Some(ref msg) = *msg {
+                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Handling DisconnectPeer HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with message {}",
+                                                                                                       log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                                                                       msg.data);
+                                                                                       peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 17)));
+                                                                                       // This isn't guaranteed to work, but if there is enough free
+                                                                                       // room in the send buffer, put the error message there...
+                                                                                       self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, &mut peer);
+                                                                               } else {
+                                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Handling DisconnectPeer HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with no message", log_pubkey!(node_id));
                                                                                }
-                                                                               descriptor.disconnect_socket();
-                                                                               self.message_handler.chan_handler.peer_disconnected(&node_id, false);
                                                                        }
-                                                               },
-                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::IgnoreError => {},
-                                                               msgs::ErrorAction::SendErrorMessage { ref msg } => {
-                                                                       log_trace!(self, "Handling SendErrorMessage HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with message {}",
-                                                                                       log_pubkey!(node_id),
-                                                                                       msg.data);
-                                                                       let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
-                                                                               //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
-                                                                       });
-                                                                       peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 17)));
-                                                                       Self::do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
-                                                               },
-                                                       }
-                                               } else {
-                                                       log_error!(self, "Got no-action HandleError Event in peer_handler for node {}, no such events should ever be generated!", log_pubkey!(node_id));
+                                                                       descriptor.disconnect_socket();
+                                                                       self.message_handler.chan_handler.peer_disconnected(&node_id, false);
+                                                               }
+                                                       },
+                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::IgnoreError => {},
+                                                       msgs::ErrorAction::SendErrorMessage { ref msg } => {
+                                                               log_trace!(self, "Handling SendErrorMessage HandleError event in peer_handler for node {} with message {}",
+                                                                               log_pubkey!(node_id),
+                                                                               msg.data);
+                                                               let (mut descriptor, peer) = get_peer_for_forwarding!(node_id, {
+                                                                       //TODO: Do whatever we're gonna do for handling dropped messages
+                                                               });
+                                                               peer.pending_outbound_buffer.push_back(peer.channel_encryptor.encrypt_message(&encode_msg!(msg, 17)));
+                                                               self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer);
+                                                       },
                                                }
                                        }
                                }
                        }
+
+                       for mut descriptor in peers.peers_needing_send.drain() {
+                               match peers.peers.get_mut(&descriptor) {
+                                       Some(peer) => self.do_attempt_write_data(&mut descriptor, peer),
+                                       None => panic!("Inconsistent peers set state!"),
+                               }
+                       }
                }
        }
 
@@ -977,6 +1073,7 @@ impl<Descriptor: SocketDescriptor> PeerManager<Descriptor> {
 
        fn disconnect_event_internal(&self, descriptor: &Descriptor, no_connection_possible: bool) {
                let mut peers = self.peers.lock().unwrap();
+               peers.peers_needing_send.remove(descriptor);
                let peer_option = peers.peers.remove(descriptor);
                match peer_option {
                        None => panic!("Descriptor for disconnect_event is not already known to PeerManager"),
@@ -1014,19 +1111,19 @@ mod tests {
        }
 
        impl SocketDescriptor for FileDescriptor {
-               fn send_data(&mut self, data: &Vec<u8>, write_offset: usize, _resume_read: bool) -> usize {
-                       assert!(write_offset < data.len());
-                       data.len() - write_offset
+               fn send_data(&mut self, data: &[u8], _resume_read: bool) -> usize {
+                       data.len()
                }
 
                fn disconnect_socket(&mut self) {}
        }
 
        fn create_network(peer_count: usize) -> Vec<PeerManager<FileDescriptor>> {
-               let secp_ctx = Secp256k1::new();
                let mut peers = Vec::new();
                let mut rng = thread_rng();
                let logger : Arc<Logger> = Arc::new(test_utils::TestLogger::new());
+               let mut ephemeral_bytes = [0; 32];
+               rng.fill_bytes(&mut ephemeral_bytes);
 
                for _ in 0..peer_count {
                        let chan_handler = test_utils::TestChannelMessageHandler::new();
@@ -1034,10 +1131,10 @@ mod tests {
                        let node_id = {
                                let mut key_slice = [0;32];
                                rng.fill_bytes(&mut key_slice);
-                               SecretKey::from_slice(&secp_ctx, &key_slice).unwrap()
+                               SecretKey::from_slice(&key_slice).unwrap()
                        };
                        let msg_handler = MessageHandler { chan_handler: Arc::new(chan_handler), route_handler: Arc::new(router) };
-                       let peer = PeerManager::new(msg_handler, node_id, Arc::clone(&logger));
+                       let peer = PeerManager::new(msg_handler, node_id, &ephemeral_bytes, Arc::clone(&logger));
                        peers.push(peer);
                }
 
@@ -1055,7 +1152,7 @@ mod tests {
        #[test]
        fn test_disconnect_peer() {
                // Simple test which builds a network of PeerManager, connects and brings them to NoiseState::Finished and
-               // push an DisconnectPeer event to remove the node flagged by id
+               // push a DisconnectPeer event to remove the node flagged by id
                let mut peers = create_network(2);
                establish_connection(&peers[0], &peers[1]);
                assert_eq!(peers[0].peers.lock().unwrap().peers.len(), 1);
@@ -1066,7 +1163,7 @@ mod tests {
                let chan_handler = test_utils::TestChannelMessageHandler::new();
                chan_handler.pending_events.lock().unwrap().push(events::MessageSendEvent::HandleError {
                        node_id: their_id,
-                       action: Some(msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { msg: None }),
+                       action: msgs::ErrorAction::DisconnectPeer { msg: None },
                });
                assert_eq!(chan_handler.pending_events.lock().unwrap().len(), 1);
                peers[0].message_handler.chan_handler = Arc::new(chan_handler);