pokt-network · okdas · Aug 22, 2024 · Aug 14, 2024 · Aug 14, 2024 · Aug 16, 2024
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
@@ -421,6 +421,12 @@ test_load_relays_stress_localnet: test_e2e_env warn_message_local_stress_test ##
 	-tags=load,test -run LoadRelays --log-level=debug --timeout=30m \
 	--manifest ./load-testing/loadtest_manifest_localnet.yaml
 
+.PHONY: test_load_relays_stress_localnet_single_supplier
+test_load_relays_stress_localnet_single_supplier: test_e2e_env warn_message_local_stress_test ## Run the stress test for E2E relays on LocalNet using exclusively one supplier.
+	go test -v -count=1 ./load-testing/tests/... \
+	-tags=load,test -run TestLoadRelaysSingleSupplier --log-level=debug --timeout=30m \
+	--manifest ./load-testing/loadtest_manifest_localnet_single_supplier.yaml
+
 .PHONY: test_verbose
 test_verbose: check_go_version ## Run all go tests verbosely
 	go test -count=1 -v -race -tags test ./...

diff --git a/api/poktroll/application/params.pulsar.go b/api/poktroll/application/params.pulsar.go
diff --git a/docusaurus/docs/develop/developer_guide/quickstart.md b/docusaurus/docs/develop/developer_guide/quickstart.md
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ The following is an example config to get you started:
 ```bash
 cat <<EOF >> shannon_relayminer_config.yaml
 default_signing_key_names: [ "shannon_supplier" ]
-smt_store_path: smt_stores
+smt_store_path: $HOME/.poktroll/smt
 metrics:
   enabled: true
   addr: :9999 # you may need to change the metrics server port due to port conflicts.

diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
@@ -3,14 +3,18 @@ module github.com/pokt-network/poktroll
 go 1.22.2
 
 replace (
+	// fix upstream GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq vulnerability.
+	github.com/gin-gonic/gin => github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.7.0
 	// DEVELOPER_TIP: Uncomment to use a local copy of shannon-sdk for development purposes.
 	// github.com/pokt-network/shannon-sdk => ../shannon-sdk
 
 	// DEVELOPER_TIP: Uncomment to use a local copy of smt for development purposes.
 	// github.com/pokt-network/smt => ../smt
+	// github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger => ../smt/kvstore/badger
+	// github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble => ../smt/kvstore/pebble
 
-	// fix upstream GHSA-h395-qcrw-5vmq vulnerability.
-	github.com/gin-gonic/gin => github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.7.0
+	// TODO_IN_THIS_PR: bump and remove
+	github.com/pokt-network/smt => github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321
 
 	// replace broken goleveldb
 	github.com/syndtr/goleveldb => github.com/syndtr/goleveldb v1.0.1-0.20210819022825-2ae1ddf74ef7
@@ -57,8 +61,8 @@ require (
 	// repo is the first obvious idea, but has to be carefully considered, automated, and is not
 	// a hard blocker.
 	github.com/pokt-network/shannon-sdk v0.0.0-20240814144717-dfa95b525d46
+	// TODO_IN_THIS_PR: bump after https://github.com/pokt-network/smt/pull/52 is in
 	github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.12.0
-	github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger v0.0.0-20240109205447-868237978c0b
 	github.com/prometheus/client_golang v1.19.0
 	github.com/regen-network/gocuke v1.1.0
 	github.com/rs/zerolog v1.32.0
@@ -79,7 +83,11 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0
 )
 
-require golang.org/x/text v0.16.0
+require (
+	// TODO_IN_THIS_PR: bump to the main branch commit after https://github.com/pokt-network/smt/pull/52 is in
+	github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321
+	golang.org/x/text v0.16.0
+)
 
 require (
 	buf.build/gen/go/bufbuild/protovalidate/protocolbuffers/go v1.34.2-20240508200655-46a4cf4ba109.2 // indirect
@@ -119,9 +127,10 @@ require (
 	github.com/chzyer/readline v1.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v3 v3.2.1 // indirect
-	github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.1 // indirect
+	github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.3 // indirect
+	github.com/cockroachdb/fifo v0.0.0-20240606204812-0bbfbd93a7ce // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/logtags v0.0.0-20230118201751-21c54148d20b // indirect
-	github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/redact v1.1.5 // indirect
 	github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20230807174530-cc333fc44b06 // indirect
 	github.com/cometbft/cometbft-db v0.9.1 // indirect
@@ -145,7 +154,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/decred/dcrd/dcrec/secp256k1/v4 v4.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/desertbit/timer v0.0.0-20180107155436-c41aec40b27f // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.2007.4 // indirect
-	github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.2.1-0.20231013074411-fb1b00959581 // indirect
 	github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/dgryski/go-farm v0.0.0-20200201041132-a6ae2369ad13 // indirect
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.6.0 // indirect
@@ -179,7 +187,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/golang/snappy v0.0.4 // indirect
 	github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 // indirect
 	github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1 // indirect
-	github.com/google/flatbuffers v1.12.1 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.6.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-containerregistry v0.20.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/orderedcode v0.0.1 // indirect

diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
@@ -349,12 +349,14 @@ github.com/cockroachdb/apd/v3 v3.2.1/go.mod h1:klXJcjp+FffLTHlhIG69tezTDvdP065na
 github.com/cockroachdb/datadriven v0.0.0-20190809214429-80d97fb3cbaa/go.mod h1:zn76sxSg3SzpJ0PPJaLDCu+Bu0Lg3sKTORVIj19EIF8=
 github.com/cockroachdb/datadriven v1.0.3-0.20230413201302-be42291fc80f h1:otljaYPt5hWxV3MUfO5dFPFiOXg9CyG5/kCfayTqsJ4=
 github.com/cockroachdb/datadriven v1.0.3-0.20230413201302-be42291fc80f/go.mod h1:a9RdTaap04u637JoCzcUoIcDmvwSUtcUFtT/C3kJlTU=
-github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.1 h1:xSEW75zKaKCWzR3OfxXUxgrk/NtT4G1MiOv5lWZazG8=
-github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.1/go.mod h1:8MUxA3Gi6b25tYlFEBGLf+D8aISL+M4MIpiWMSNRfxw=
+github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.3 h1:5bA+k2Y6r+oz/6Z/RFlNeVCesGARKuC6YymtcDrbC/I=
+github.com/cockroachdb/errors v1.11.3/go.mod h1:m4UIW4CDjx+R5cybPsNrRbreomiFqt8o1h1wUVazSd8=
+github.com/cockroachdb/fifo v0.0.0-20240606204812-0bbfbd93a7ce h1:giXvy4KSc/6g/esnpM7Geqxka4WSqI1SZc7sMJFd3y4=
+github.com/cockroachdb/fifo v0.0.0-20240606204812-0bbfbd93a7ce/go.mod h1:9/y3cnZ5GKakj/H4y9r9GTjCvAFta7KLgSHPJJYc52M=
 github.com/cockroachdb/logtags v0.0.0-20230118201751-21c54148d20b h1:r6VH0faHjZeQy818SGhaone5OnYfxFR/+AzdY3sf5aE=
 github.com/cockroachdb/logtags v0.0.0-20230118201751-21c54148d20b/go.mod h1:Vz9DsVWQQhf3vs21MhPMZpMGSht7O/2vFW2xusFUVOs=
-github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.0 h1:pcFh8CdCIt2kmEpK0OIatq67Ln9uGDYY3d5XnE0LJG4=
-github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.0/go.mod h1:sEHm5NOXxyiAoKWhoFxT8xMgd/f3RA6qUqQ1BXKrh2E=
+github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.2 h1:CUh2IPtR4swHlEj48Rhfzw6l/d0qA31fItcIszQVIsA=
+github.com/cockroachdb/pebble v1.1.2/go.mod h1:4exszw1r40423ZsmkG/09AFEG83I0uDgfujJdbL6kYU=
 github.com/cockroachdb/redact v1.1.5 h1:u1PMllDkdFfPWaNGMyLD1+so+aq3uUItthCFqzwPJ30=
 github.com/cockroachdb/redact v1.1.5/go.mod h1:BVNblN9mBWFyMyqK1k3AAiSxhvhfK2oOZZ2lK+dpvRg=
 github.com/cockroachdb/tokenbucket v0.0.0-20230807174530-cc333fc44b06 h1:zuQyyAKVxetITBuuhv3BI9cMrmStnpT18zmgmTxunpo=
@@ -435,8 +437,6 @@ github.com/desertbit/timer v0.0.0-20180107155436-c41aec40b27f h1:U5y3Y5UE0w7amNe
 github.com/desertbit/timer v0.0.0-20180107155436-c41aec40b27f/go.mod h1:xH/i4TFMt8koVQZ6WFms69WAsDWr2XsYL3Hkl7jkoLE=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.2007.4 h1:TRWBQg8UrlUhaFdco01nO2uXwzKS7zd+HVdwV/GHc4o=
 github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v2 v2.2007.4/go.mod h1:vSw/ax2qojzbN6eXHIx6KPKtCSHJN/Uz0X0VPruTIhk=
-github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.2.1-0.20231013074411-fb1b00959581 h1:yy45brf1ktmnkTCZlHynP1gRlVwZ9g19oz5D9wG81v4=
-github.com/dgraph-io/badger/v4 v4.2.1-0.20231013074411-fb1b00959581/go.mod h1:T/uWAYxrXdaXw64ihI++9RMbKTCpKd/yE9+saARew7k=
 github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.0.3-0.20200630154024-f66de99634de/go.mod h1:KPxhHT9ZxKefz+PCeOGsrHpl1qZ7i70dGTu2u+Ahh6E=
 github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.1.1 h1:6CWw5tJNgpegArSHpNHJKldNeq03FQCwYvfMVWajOK8=
 github.com/dgraph-io/ristretto v0.1.1/go.mod h1:S1GPSBCYCIhmVNfcth17y2zZtQT6wzkzgwUve0VDWWA=
@@ -631,8 +631,6 @@ github.com/google/btree v1.1.2 h1:xf4v41cLI2Z6FxbKm+8Bu+m8ifhj15JuZ9sa0jZCMUU=
 github.com/google/btree v1.1.2/go.mod h1:qOPhT0dTNdNzV6Z/lhRX0YXUafgPLFUh+gZMl761Gm4=
 github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1 h1:nDx9r8S3L4pE61eDdt8igGj8rf5kjYR3ILxWIpWNi84=
 github.com/google/cel-go v0.20.1/go.mod h1:kWcIzTsPX0zmQ+H3TirHstLLf9ep5QTsZBN9u4dOYLg=
-github.com/google/flatbuffers v1.12.1 h1:MVlul7pQNoDzWRLTw5imwYsl+usrS1TXG2H4jg6ImGw=
-github.com/google/flatbuffers v1.12.1/go.mod h1:1AeVuKshWv4vARoZatz6mlQ0JxURH0Kv5+zNeJKJCa8=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
@@ -996,10 +994,10 @@ github.com/pokt-network/ring-go v0.1.0 h1:hF7mDR4VVCIqqDAsrloP8azM9y1mprc99YgnTj
 github.com/pokt-network/ring-go v0.1.0/go.mod h1:8NHPH7H3EwrPX3XHfpyRI6bz4gApkE3+fd0XZRbMWP0=
 github.com/pokt-network/shannon-sdk v0.0.0-20240814144717-dfa95b525d46 h1:rkJa3LGPN+f/k2Vv9t09UWtgbpkMA0NLHRZDiGKPqo4=
 github.com/pokt-network/shannon-sdk v0.0.0-20240814144717-dfa95b525d46/go.mod h1:Jql/lobckajY8BVHDRkQPf6zYraompTK1et78jKVi68=
-github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.12.0 h1:uqru/0ykC4LnBoMacakobNOd1iRK69PlohqjMtLmYNA=
-github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.12.0/go.mod h1:S4Ho4OPkK2v2vUCHNtA49XDjqUC/OFYpBbynRVYmxvA=
-github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger v0.0.0-20240109205447-868237978c0b h1:TjfgV3vgW0zW47Br/OgUXD4M8iyR74EYanbFfN4ed8o=
-github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger v0.0.0-20240109205447-868237978c0b/go.mod h1:GbzcG5ebj8twKmBL1VzdPM4NS44okwYXBfQaVXT+6yU=
+github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321 h1:Ru+yl6E6+chh/wAqkVcAI6OtR17s83p6x4t/6Hur+jk=
+github.com/pokt-network/smt v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321/go.mod h1:S4Ho4OPkK2v2vUCHNtA49XDjqUC/OFYpBbynRVYmxvA=
+github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321 h1:jMNlDjbmzEqW5/o9a05LbF+GjDQNVFTZQkoIbFyOX5E=
+github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble v0.0.0-20240819232427-be8f5d598321/go.mod h1:CZlY7W+7LU5hMFoTb9PmyL4wu/i41t3+gVMvDePxAmo=
 github.com/posener/complete v1.1.1/go.mod h1:em0nMJCgc9GFtwrmVmEMR/ZL6WyhyjMBndrE9hABlRI=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.1/go.mod h1:7SWBe2y4D6OKWSNQJUaRYU/AaXPKyh/dDVn+NZz0KFw=
 github.com/prometheus/client_golang v0.9.3-0.20190127221311-3c4408c8b829/go.mod h1:p2iRAGwDERtqlqzRXnrOVns+ignqQo//hLXqYxZYVNs=

diff --git a/load-testing/loadtest_manifest_localnet_single_supplier.yaml b/load-testing/loadtest_manifest_localnet_single_supplier.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+# NB: The number of pre-provisioned **LocalNet** actors are managed in
+# 'localnet_config.yaml' by the respective actors `count` property.
+
+is_ephemeral_chain: true # This should be `true` for LocalNet as it is an ephemeral network
+
+# The service ID to use for the load test.
+service_id: anvil
+
+# The address of the account that will be used to fund the the application,
+# gateway and supplier accounts so that they can stake on the network.
+funding_account_address: pokt1eeeksh2tvkh7wzmfrljnhw4wrhs55lcuvmekkw # address for pnf account
+
+# List of pre-provisioned suppliers used for load testing.
+# These suppliers will be progressively staked during the load test, according
+# to the test plan that is being executed.
+#
+# When running on **LocalNet**, the number of the suppliers defined below should match
+# the `relayminers.count` in your `localnet_config.yaml`.
+suppliers:
+  # The supplier address that is available in the load test's environment keyring,
+  # used to identify the supplier and sign relays and transactions with.
+  # It must be the address corresponding to the provided signing_key_name in the
+  # `relay_miner_config.yaml` file.
+
+  # RelayMiner 1; http://localhost:10350/r/relayminer1/overview
+  - address: pokt19a3t4yunp0dlpfjrp7qwnzwlrzd5fzs2gjaaaj
+    # The advertised URL used by the supplier when it submits a stake message on-chain.
+    exposed_url: http://relayminer1:8545
+
+# List of pre-provisioned gateways used for load testing.
+# These gateways will be progressively staked and delegated to during the load test.
+#
+# When running on LocalNet, the number of the gateways defined below should match
+# the `gateways.count` in your `localnet_config.yaml`.
+gateways:
+  # The gateway address that is available in the load test's environment keyring,
+  # used to identify the gateway and sign relays and transactions with.
+  # It must be the address corresponding to the provided signing_key_name in the
+  # `appgate_server_config.yaml` file.
+
+  # Gateway 1; http://localhost:10350/r/gateway1/overview
+  - address: pokt15vzxjqklzjtlz7lahe8z2dfe9nm5vxwwmscne4
+    exposed_url: http://localhost:42079 # The gateway url that the user sends relays to (e.g. curl)
+
+  # Gateway 2; http://localhost:10350/r/gateway2/overview
+  - address: pokt15w3fhfyc0lttv7r585e2ncpf6t2kl9uh8rsnyz
+    exposed_url: http://localhost:42080
+
+  # Gateway 3; http://localhost:10350/r/gateway3/overview
+  - address: pokt1zhmkkd0rh788mc9prfq0m2h88t9ge0j83gnxya
+    exposed_url: http://localhost:42081
diff --git a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress.feature b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress.feature
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ Feature: Loading gateway server with relays
       | supplier    | 1     |
     And more actors are staked as follows:
       | actor       | actor inc amount | blocks per inc | max actors |
-      | application | 4                | 4              | 12         |
-      | gateway     | 1                | 4              | 3          |
-      | supplier    | 1                | 4              | 3          |
+      | application | 4                | 10             | 12         |
+      | gateway     | 1                | 10             | 3          |
+      | supplier    | 1                | 10             | 3          |
     When a load of concurrent relay requests are sent from the applications
     Then the correct pairs count of claim and proof messages should be committed on-chain
diff --git a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_single_suppier.feature b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_single_suppier.feature
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+Feature: Loading gateway server with relays
+
+  Scenario: Incrementing the number of relays and actors
+    Given localnet is running
+    And a rate of "1" relay requests per second is sent per application
+    And the following initial actors are staked:
+      | actor       | count |
+      | application | 4     |
+      | gateway     | 1     |
+      | supplier    | 1     |
+    And more actors are staked as follows:
+      | actor       | actor inc amount | blocks per inc | max actors |
+      | application | 4                | 10             | 12         |
+      | gateway     | 1                | 10             | 3          |
+      | supplier    | 1                | 10             | 1          |
+    When a load of concurrent relay requests are sent from the applications
+    Then the correct pairs count of claim and proof messages should be committed on-chain
diff --git a/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_test.go b/load-testing/tests/relays_stress_test.go
@@ -270,6 +270,10 @@ func TestLoadRelays(t *testing.T) {
 	gocuke.NewRunner(t, &relaysSuite{}).Path(filepath.Join(".", "relays_stress.feature")).Run()
 }
 
+func TestLoadRelaysSingleSupplier(t *testing.T) {
+	gocuke.NewRunner(t, &relaysSuite{}).Path(filepath.Join(".", "relays_stress_single_suppier.feature")).Run()
+}
+
 func (s *relaysSuite) LocalnetIsRunning() {
 	s.ctx, s.cancelCtx = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 

diff --git a/localnet/kubernetes/values-relayminer-common.yaml b/localnet/kubernetes/values-relayminer-common.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 config:
-  smt_store_path: smt_stores
+  smt_store_path: /root/.poktroll/smt
   metrics:
     enabled: true
     addr: :9090

diff --git a/localnet/poktrolld/config/relayminer_config.yaml b/localnet/poktrolld/config/relayminer_config.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 signing_key_name: supplier1
-smt_store_path: smt_stores
+smt_store_path: /root/.poktroll/smt
 metrics:
   enabled: true
   addr: :9090

diff --git a/pkg/client/supplier/client_test.go b/pkg/client/supplier/client_test.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"cosmossdk.io/depinject"
 	"github.com/golang/mock/gomock"
 	"github.com/pokt-network/smt"
-	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger"
+	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/pokt-network/poktroll/pkg/client/keyring"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func TestSupplierClient_SubmitProof(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	kvStore, err := badger.NewKVStore("")
+	kvStore, err := pebble.NewKVStore("")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Generating an ephemeral tree & spec just so we can submit

diff --git a/pkg/relayer/session/sessiontree.go b/pkg/relayer/session/sessiontree.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	cosmostypes "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
 	"github.com/pokt-network/smt"
-	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger"
+	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble"
 
 	"github.com/pokt-network/poktroll/pkg/crypto/protocol"
 	"github.com/pokt-network/poktroll/pkg/relayer"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ type sessionTree struct {
 	proofBz []byte
 
 	// treeStore is the KVStore used to store the SMST.
-	treeStore badger.BadgerKVStore
+	treeStore pebble.PebbleKVStore
 
 	// storePath is the path to the KVStore used to store the SMST.
 	// It is created from the storePrefix and the session.sessionId.
@@ -72,14 +72,18 @@ func NewSessionTree(
 ) (relayer.SessionTree, error) {
 	// Join the storePrefix and the session.sessionId and supplier's operator address to
 	// create a unique storePath.
-	storePath := filepath.Join(storesDirectory, sessionHeader.SessionId, "_", supplierOperatorAddress.String())
+
+	// TODO_IMPROVE: instead of creating a new KV store for each session, it will be more beneficial to
+	// use one key store. KV databases are often optimized for writing into one database. They keys can
+	// use supplier address and session id as prefix. The current approach might not be RAM/IO efficient.
+	storePath := filepath.Join(storesDirectory, supplierOperatorAddress.String(), sessionHeader.SessionId)
 
 	// Make sure storePath does not exist when creating a new SessionTree
 	if _, err := os.Stat(storePath); err != nil && !os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		return nil, ErrSessionTreeStorePathExists.Wrapf("storePath: %q", storePath)
 	}
 
-	treeStore, err := badger.NewKVStore(storePath)
+	treeStore, err := pebble.NewKVStore(storePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -157,7 +161,7 @@ func (st *sessionTree) ProveClosest(path []byte) (proof *smt.SparseMerkleClosest
 	}
 
 	// Restore the KVStore from disk since it has been closed after the claim has been generated.
-	st.treeStore, err = badger.NewKVStore(st.storePath)
+	st.treeStore, err = pebble.NewKVStore(st.storePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -240,9 +244,9 @@ func (st *sessionTree) Delete() error {
 
 	st.isClaiming = false
 
-	if err := st.treeStore.ClearAll(); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
+	// NB: We used to call `st.treeStore.ClearAll()` here.
+	// This was intentionally removed to lower the IO load.
+	// When the database is closed, it is deleted it from disk right away.
 
 	if err := st.treeStore.Stop(); err != nil {
 		return err

diff --git a/tests/integration/tokenomics/relay_mining_difficulty_test.go b/tests/integration/tokenomics/relay_mining_difficulty_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/pokt-network/smt"
-	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/badger"
+	"github.com/pokt-network/smt/kvstore/pebble"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/pokt-network/poktroll/cmd/poktrolld/cmd"
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func prepareSMST(
 	// Generating an ephemeral tree & spec just so we can submit
 	// a proof of the right size.
 	// TODO_TECHDEBT(#446): Centralize the configuration for the SMT spec.
-	kvStore, err := badger.NewKVStore("")
+	kvStore, err := pebble.NewKVStore("")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// NB: A signed mined relay is a MinedRelay type with the appropriate

diff --git a/x/application/types/params.pb.go b/x/application/types/params.pb.go