Don't over complicate the solution

src/fullnode.rs

@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ use solana_sdk::timing::{duration_as_ms, timestamp};
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
 use std::net::{IpAddr, Ipv4Addr, SocketAddr};
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, AtomicUsize, Ordering};
-use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, Sender, SyncSender};
+use std::sync::mpsc::{channel, Receiver, RecvTimeoutError, Sender, SyncSender};
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use std::thread::{spawn, Result};
-use std::time::Instant;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 pub type TvuRotationSender = Sender<TvuReturnType>;
 pub type TvuRotationReceiver = Receiver<TvuReturnType>;
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ pub struct Fullnode {
     broadcast_socket: UdpSocket,
     pub node_services: NodeServices,
     pub role_notifiers: (TvuRotationReceiver, TpuRotationReceiver),
-    role_senders: (TvuRotationSender, TpuRotationSender),
     blob_sender: BlobSender,
 }
 
@@ -253,7 +252,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
             sockets,
             db_ledger.clone(),
             config.storage_rotate_count,
-            to_leader_sender.clone(),
+            to_leader_sender,
             &storage_state,
             config.entry_stream.as_ref(),
             ledger_signal_sender,
@@ -278,7 +277,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
             &last_entry_id,
             id,
             scheduled_leader == id,
-            &to_validator_sender.clone(),
+            &to_validator_sender,
             &blob_sender,
         );
 
@@ -297,7 +296,6 @@ impl Fullnode {
             tpu_sockets: node.sockets.tpu,
             broadcast_socket: node.sockets.broadcast,
             role_notifiers: (to_leader_receiver, to_validator_receiver),
-            role_senders: (to_leader_sender, to_validator_sender),
             blob_sender,
         }
     }
@@ -405,25 +403,34 @@ impl Fullnode {
     }
 
     fn handle_role_transition(&mut self) -> Option<(FullnodeReturnType, u64)> {
+        let timeout = Duration::from_secs(1);
+        loop {
+            if self.exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
+                return None;
+            }
+
             if self.node_services.tpu.is_leader() {
-            let should_be_forwarder = self.role_notifiers.1.recv();
+                let should_be_forwarder = self.role_notifiers.1.recv_timeout(timeout);
                 match should_be_forwarder {
                     Ok(TpuReturnType::LeaderRotation(tick_height)) => {
-                    Some((self.leader_to_validator(tick_height), tick_height + 1))
+                        return Some((self.leader_to_validator(tick_height), tick_height + 1));
                     }
-                _ => None,
+                    Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => continue,
+                    _ => return None,
                 }
             } else {
-            let should_be_leader = self.role_notifiers.0.recv();
+                let should_be_leader = self.role_notifiers.0.recv_timeout(timeout);
                 match should_be_leader {
                     Ok(TvuReturnType::LeaderRotation(tick_height, entry_height, last_entry_id)) => {
                         self.validator_to_leader(tick_height, entry_height, last_entry_id);
-                    Some((
+                        return Some((
                             FullnodeReturnType::ValidatorToLeaderRotation,
                             tick_height + 1,
-                    ))
+                        ));
+                    }
+                    Err(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => continue,
+                    _ => return None,
                 }
-                _ => None,
             }
         }
     }
@@ -436,14 +443,7 @@ impl Fullnode {
     ) -> impl FnOnce() {
         let (sender, receiver) = channel();
         let exit = self.exit.clone();
-        let senders = (self.role_senders.0.clone(), self.role_senders.1.clone());
         spawn(move || loop {
-            if self.exit.load(Ordering::Relaxed) {
-                debug!("node shutdown requested");
-                self.close().expect("Unable to close node");
-                sender.send(true).expect("Unable to signal exit");
-                break;
-            }
             let status = self.handle_role_transition();
             match status {
                 None => {
@@ -462,8 +462,6 @@ impl Fullnode {
         });
         move || {
             exit.store(true, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            let _ = senders.0.send(TvuReturnType::Abort);
-            let _ = senders.1.send(TpuReturnType::Abort);
             receiver.recv().unwrap();
             debug!("node shutdown complete");
         }

src/tpu.rs

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use std::thread;
 
 pub enum TpuReturnType {
     LeaderRotation(u64),
-    Abort,
 }
 
 pub enum TpuMode {

src/tvu.rs

@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ use std::thread;
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub enum TvuReturnType {
     LeaderRotation(u64, u64, Hash),
-    Abort,
 }
 
 pub struct Tvu {