Merge pull request #6903 from hieblmi/fundmax-flag

funding: add `fundmax` flag to `OpenChannelRequest`

cmd/lncli/cmd_open_channel.go

@@ -110,6 +110,13 @@ var openChannelCommand = cli.Command{
 			Usage: "the number of satoshis the wallet should " +
 				"commit to the channel",
 		},
+		cli.BoolFlag{
+			Name: "fundmax",
+			Usage: "if set, the wallet will attempt to commit " +
+				"the maximum possible local amount to the " +
+				"channel. This must not be set at the same " +
+				"time as local_amt",
+		},
 		cli.Uint64Flag{
 			Name: "base_fee_msat",
 			Usage: "the base fee in milli-satoshis that will " +
@@ -292,6 +299,7 @@ func openChannel(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		ZeroConf:                   ctx.Bool("zero_conf"),
 		ScidAlias:                  ctx.Bool("scid_alias"),
 		RemoteChanReserveSat:       ctx.Uint64("remote_reserve_sats"),
+		FundMax:                    ctx.Bool("fundmax"),
 	}
 
 	switch {
@@ -350,8 +358,23 @@ func openChannel(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 			return fmt.Errorf("unable to decode local amt: %v", err)
 		}
 		args = args.Tail()
-	default:
-		return fmt.Errorf("local amt argument missing")
+	case !ctx.Bool("fundmax"):
+		return fmt.Errorf("either local_amt or fundmax must be " +
+			"specified")
+	}
+
+	// The fundmax flag is NOT allowed to be combined with local_amt above.
+	// It is allowed to be combined with push_amt, but only if explicitly
+	// set.
+	if ctx.Bool("fundmax") && req.LocalFundingAmount != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("local amount cannot be set if attempting " +
+			"to commit the maximum amount out of the wallet")
+	}
+
+	// The fundmax flag is NOT allowed to be combined with the psbt flag.
+	if ctx.Bool("fundmax") && ctx.Bool("psbt") {
+		return fmt.Errorf("psbt cannot be set if attempting " +
+			"to commit the maximum amount out of the wallet")
 	}
 
 	if ctx.IsSet("push_amt") {

docs/release-notes/release-notes-0.16.1.md

@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
   restore single channels](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7437)
   to and from a file on disk.
 
+* [Add a `fundmax` flag to `openchannel` to allow for the allocation of all
+  funds in a wallet](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/6903) towards
+  a new channel opening.
+
 ## Watchtowers
 
 * [Fix Address iterator 
@@ -66,6 +70,7 @@ available](https://github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/pull/7529).
 
 * ardevd
 * Elle Mouton
+* hieblmi
 * Oliver Gugger
 * Tommy Volk
 * Yong Yu

funding/manager.go

@@ -266,6 +266,15 @@ type InitFundingMsg struct {
 	// peer.
 	MaxLocalCsv uint16
 
+	// FundUpToMaxAmt is the maximum amount to try to commit to. If set, the
+	// MinFundAmt field denotes the acceptable minimum amount to commit to,
+	// while trying to commit as many coins as possible up to this value.
+	FundUpToMaxAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// MinFundAmt must be set iff FundUpToMaxAmt is set. It denotes the
+	// minimum amount to commit to.
+	MinFundAmt btcutil.Amount
+
 	// ChanFunder is an optional channel funder that allows the caller to
 	// control exactly how the channel funding is carried out. If not
 	// specified, then the default chanfunding.WalletAssembler will be
@@ -4079,23 +4088,26 @@ func (f *Manager) handleInitFundingMsg(msg *InitFundingMsg) {
 	}
 
 	req := &lnwallet.InitFundingReserveMsg{
-		ChainHash:        &msg.ChainHash,
-		PendingChanID:    chanID,
-		NodeID:           peerKey,
-		NodeAddr:         msg.Peer.Address(),
-		SubtractFees:     msg.SubtractFees,
-		LocalFundingAmt:  localAmt,
-		RemoteFundingAmt: 0,
-		CommitFeePerKw:   commitFeePerKw,
-		FundingFeePerKw:  msg.FundingFeePerKw,
-		PushMSat:         msg.PushAmt,
-		Flags:            channelFlags,
-		MinConfs:         msg.MinConfs,
-		CommitType:       commitType,
-		ChanFunder:       msg.ChanFunder,
-		ZeroConf:         zeroConf,
-		OptionScidAlias:  scid,
-		ScidAliasFeature: scidFeatureVal,
+		ChainHash:         &msg.ChainHash,
+		PendingChanID:     chanID,
+		NodeID:            peerKey,
+		NodeAddr:          msg.Peer.Address(),
+		SubtractFees:      msg.SubtractFees,
+		LocalFundingAmt:   localAmt,
+		RemoteFundingAmt:  0,
+		FundUpToMaxAmt:    msg.FundUpToMaxAmt,
+		MinFundAmt:        msg.MinFundAmt,
+		RemoteChanReserve: chanReserve,
+		CommitFeePerKw:    commitFeePerKw,
+		FundingFeePerKw:   msg.FundingFeePerKw,
+		PushMSat:          msg.PushAmt,
+		Flags:             channelFlags,
+		MinConfs:          msg.MinConfs,
+		CommitType:        commitType,
+		ChanFunder:        msg.ChanFunder,
+		ZeroConf:          zeroConf,
+		OptionScidAlias:   scid,
+		ScidAliasFeature:  scidFeatureVal,
 	}
 
 	reservation, err := f.cfg.Wallet.InitChannelReservation(req)

funding/manager_test.go

@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ func openChannel(t *testing.T, alice, bob *testNode, localFundingAmt,
 	*wire.OutPoint, *wire.MsgTx) {
 
 	publ := fundChannel(
-		t, alice, bob, localFundingAmt, pushAmt, false, numConfs,
+		t, alice, bob, localFundingAmt, pushAmt, false, 0, 0, numConfs,
 		updateChan, announceChan, nil,
 	)
 	fundingOutPoint := &wire.OutPoint{
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ func openChannel(t *testing.T, alice, bob *testNode, localFundingAmt,
 // fundChannel takes the funding process to the point where the funding
 // transaction is confirmed on-chain. Returns the funding tx.
 func fundChannel(t *testing.T, alice, bob *testNode, localFundingAmt,
-	pushAmt btcutil.Amount, subtractFees bool, numConfs uint32,
+	pushAmt btcutil.Amount, subtractFees bool, fundUpToMaxAmt,
+	minFundAmt btcutil.Amount, numConfs uint32, //nolint:unparam
 	updateChan chan *lnrpc.OpenStatusUpdate, announceChan bool,
 	chanType *lnwire.ChannelType) *wire.MsgTx {
 
@@ -734,6 +735,8 @@ func fundChannel(t *testing.T, alice, bob *testNode, localFundingAmt,
 		TargetPubkey:    bob.privKey.PubKey(),
 		ChainHash:       *fundingNetParams.GenesisHash,
 		SubtractFees:    subtractFees,
+		FundUpToMaxAmt:  fundUpToMaxAmt,
+		MinFundAmt:      minFundAmt,
 		LocalFundingAmt: localFundingAmt,
 		PushAmt:         lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(pushAmt),
 		FundingFeePerKw: 1000,
@@ -3730,7 +3733,7 @@ func TestFundingManagerFundAll(t *testing.T) {
 		// Initiate a fund channel, and inspect the funding tx.
 		pushAmt := btcutil.Amount(0)
 		fundingTx := fundChannel(
-			t, alice, bob, test.spendAmt, pushAmt, true, 1,
+			t, alice, bob, test.spendAmt, pushAmt, true, 0, 0, 1,
 			updateChan, true, nil,
 		)
 
@@ -3761,6 +3764,157 @@ func TestFundingManagerFundAll(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// TestFundingManagerFundMax tests that we can initiate a funding request to use
+// the maximum allowed funds remaining in the wallet.
+func TestFundingManagerFundMax(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	// Helper function to create a test utxos
+	constructTestUtxos := func(values ...btcutil.Amount) []*lnwallet.Utxo {
+		var utxos []*lnwallet.Utxo
+		for _, value := range values {
+			utxos = append(utxos, &lnwallet.Utxo{
+				AddressType: lnwallet.WitnessPubKey,
+				Value:       value,
+				PkScript:    mock.CoinPkScript,
+				OutPoint: wire.OutPoint{
+					Hash:  chainhash.Hash{},
+					Index: 0,
+				},
+			})
+		}
+
+		return utxos
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name           string
+		coins          []*lnwallet.Utxo
+		fundUpToMaxAmt btcutil.Amount
+		minFundAmt     btcutil.Amount
+		pushAmt        btcutil.Amount
+		change         bool
+	}{
+		{
+			// We will spend all the funds in the wallet, and expect
+			// no change output due to the dust limit.
+			coins: constructTestUtxos(
+				MaxBtcFundingAmount + 1,
+			),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize,
+			pushAmt:        0,
+			change:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// We spend less than the funds in the wallet, so a
+			// change output should be created.
+			coins: constructTestUtxos(
+				2 * MaxBtcFundingAmount,
+			),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize,
+			pushAmt:        0,
+			change:         true,
+		},
+		{
+			// We spend less than the funds in the wallet when
+			// setting a smaller channel size, so a change output
+			// should be created.
+			coins: constructTestUtxos(
+				MaxBtcFundingAmount,
+			),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount / 2,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize,
+			pushAmt:        0,
+			change:         true,
+		},
+		{
+			// We are using the entirety of two inputs for the
+			// funding of a channel, hence expect no change output.
+			coins: constructTestUtxos(
+				MaxBtcFundingAmount/2, MaxBtcFundingAmount/2,
+			),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize,
+			pushAmt:        0,
+			change:         false,
+		},
+		{
+			// We are using a fraction of two inputs for the funding
+			// of our channel, hence expect a change output.
+			coins: constructTestUtxos(
+				MaxBtcFundingAmount/2, MaxBtcFundingAmount/2,
+			),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount / 2,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize,
+			pushAmt:        0,
+			change:         true,
+		},
+		{
+			// We are funding a channel with half of the balance in
+			// our wallet hence expect a change output. Furthermore
+			// we push half of the funding amount to the remote end
+			// which we expect to succeed.
+			coins:          constructTestUtxos(MaxBtcFundingAmount),
+			fundUpToMaxAmt: MaxBtcFundingAmount / 2,
+			minFundAmt:     MinChanFundingSize / 4,
+			pushAmt:        MaxBtcFundingAmount / 4,
+			change:         true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		test := test
+
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			// We set up our mock wallet to control a list of UTXOs
+			// that sum to more than the max channel size.
+			addFunds := func(fundingCfg *Config) {
+				wc := fundingCfg.Wallet.WalletController
+				mockWc, ok := wc.(*mock.WalletController)
+				if ok {
+					mockWc.Utxos = test.coins
+				}
+			}
+			alice, bob := setupFundingManagers(t, addFunds)
+			defer tearDownFundingManagers(t, alice, bob)
+
+			// We will consume the channel updates as we go, so no
+			// buffering is needed.
+			updateChan := make(chan *lnrpc.OpenStatusUpdate)
+
+			// Initiate a fund channel, and inspect the funding tx.
+			pushAmt := test.pushAmt
+			fundingTx := fundChannel(
+				t, alice, bob, 0, pushAmt, false,
+				test.fundUpToMaxAmt, test.minFundAmt, 1,
+				updateChan, true, nil,
+			)
+
+			// Check whether the expected change output is present.
+			if test.change {
+				require.EqualValues(t, 2, len(fundingTx.TxOut))
+			}
+
+			if !test.change {
+				require.EqualValues(t, 1, len(fundingTx.TxOut))
+			}
+
+			// Inputs should be all funds in the wallet.
+			require.Equal(t, len(test.coins), len(fundingTx.TxIn))
+
+			for i, txIn := range fundingTx.TxIn {
+				require.Equal(
+					t, test.coins[i].OutPoint,
+					txIn.PreviousOutPoint,
+				)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 // TestGetUpfrontShutdown tests different combinations of inputs for getting a
 // shutdown script. It varies whether the peer has the feature set, whether
 // the user has provided a script and our local configuration to test that
@@ -4212,8 +4366,8 @@ func TestFundingManagerZeroConf(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Call fundChannel with the zero-conf ChannelType.
 	fundingTx := fundChannel(
-		t, alice, bob, fundingAmt, pushAmt, false, 1, updateChan, true,
-		&channelType,
+		t, alice, bob, fundingAmt, pushAmt, false, 0, 0, 1, updateChan,
+		true, &channelType,
 	)
 	fundingOp := &wire.OutPoint{
 		Hash:  fundingTx.TxHash(),
@@ -4309,3 +4463,35 @@ func TestFundingManagerZeroConf(t *testing.T) {
 	// have been deleted from the database, as the channel is announced.
 	assertNoFwdingPolicy(t, alice, bob, fundingOp)
 }
+
+// TestCommitmentTypeFundmaxSanityCheck was introduced as a way of reminding
+// developers of new channel commitment types to also consider the channel
+// opening behavior with a specified fundmax flag. To give a hypothetical
+// example, if ANCHOR types had been introduced after the fundmax flag had been
+// activated, the developer would have had to code for the anchor reserve in the
+// funding manager in the context of public and private channels. Otherwise
+// inconsistent bahvior would have resulted when specifying fundmax for
+// different types of channel openings.
+// To ensure consistency this test compares a map of locally defined channel
+// commitment types to the list of channel types that are defined in the proto
+// files. It fails if the proto files contain additional commitment types. Once
+// the developer considered the new channel type behavior it can be added in
+// this test to the map `allCommitmentTypes`.
+func TestCommitmentTypeFundmaxSanityCheck(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	allCommitmentTypes := map[string]int{
+		"UNKNOWN_COMMITMENT_TYPE": 0,
+		"LEGACY":                  1,
+		"STATIC_REMOTE_KEY":       2,
+		"ANCHORS":                 3,
+		"SCRIPT_ENFORCED_LEASE":   4,
+	}
+
+	for commitmentType := range lnrpc.CommitmentType_value {
+		if _, ok := allCommitmentTypes[commitmentType]; !ok {
+			t.Fatalf("Commitment type %s hasn't been considered "+
+				"in the context of the --fundmax flag for "+
+				"channel openings.", commitmentType)
+		}
+	}
+}

itest/list_on_test.go

@@ -519,4 +519,8 @@ var allTestCases = []*lntest.TestCase{
 		Name:     "watchtower session management",
 		TestFunc: testWatchtowerSessionManagement,
 	},
+	{
+		Name:     "channel fundmax",
+		TestFunc: testChannelFundMax,
+	},
 }

itest/lnd_channel_funding_fund_max_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,336 @@
+package itest
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/input"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnrpc/walletrpc"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lntest/node"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwallet/chainfee"
+	"github.com/lightningnetwork/lnd/lnwire"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+type chanFundMaxTestCase struct {
+	// name is the name of the target test case.
+	name string
+
+	// initialWalletBalance is the amount in Alice's wallet.
+	initialWalletBalance btcutil.Amount
+
+	// pushAmt is the amount to be pushed to Bob.
+	pushAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// feeRate is an optional fee in satoshi/bytes used when opening a
+	// channel.
+	feeRate btcutil.Amount
+
+	// expectedBalanceAlice is Alice's expected balance in her channel.
+	expectedBalanceAlice btcutil.Amount
+
+	// chanOpenShouldFail denotes if we expect the channel opening to fail.
+	chanOpenShouldFail bool
+
+	// expectedErrStr contains the expected error in case chanOpenShouldFail
+	// is set to true.
+	expectedErrStr string
+
+	// commitmentType allows to define the exact type when opening the
+	// channel.
+	commitmentType lnrpc.CommitmentType
+
+	// private denotes if the channel opening is announced to the network or
+	// not.
+	private bool
+}
+
+// testChannelFundMax checks various channel funding scenarios where the user
+// instructed the wallet to use all remaining funds.
+func testChannelFundMax(ht *lntest.HarnessTest) {
+	// Create two new nodes that open a channel between each other for these
+	// tests.
+	args := lntest.NodeArgsForCommitType(lnrpc.CommitmentType_ANCHORS)
+	alice := ht.NewNode("Alice", args)
+	defer ht.Shutdown(alice)
+
+	bob := ht.NewNode("Bob", args)
+	defer ht.Shutdown(bob)
+
+	// Ensure both sides are connected so the funding flow can be properly
+	// executed.
+	ht.EnsureConnected(alice, bob)
+
+	// Calculate reserve amount for one channel.
+	reserveResp, _ := alice.RPC.WalletKit.RequiredReserve(
+		context.Background(), &walletrpc.RequiredReserveRequest{
+			AdditionalPublicChannels: 1,
+		},
+	)
+	reserveAmount := btcutil.Amount(reserveResp.RequiredReserve)
+
+	var testCases = []*chanFundMaxTestCase{
+		{
+			name:                 "wallet amount is dust",
+			initialWalletBalance: 2_000,
+			chanOpenShouldFail:   true,
+			feeRate:              20,
+			expectedErrStr: "output amount(-0.00000435 BTC) " +
+				"after subtracting fees(0.00002435 BTC) " +
+				"below dust limit(0.0000033 BTC)",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount < min chan size " +
+				"(~18000sat)",
+			initialWalletBalance: 18_000,
+			// Using a feeRate of 1 sat/vByte ensures that we test
+			// for min chan size and not excessive fees.
+			feeRate:            1,
+			chanOpenShouldFail: true,
+			expectedErrStr: "available funds(0.00017877 BTC) " +
+				"below the minimum amount(0.0002 BTC)",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount > min chan " +
+				"size (37000sat)",
+			initialWalletBalance: 37_000,
+			// The transaction fee to open the channel must be
+			// subtracted from Alice's balance.
+			// (since wallet balance < max-chan-size)
+			expectedBalanceAlice: btcutil.Amount(37_000) -
+				fundingFee(1, false),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount > max chan size " +
+				"(20000000sat)",
+			initialWalletBalance: 20_000_000,
+			expectedBalanceAlice: lnd.MaxFundingAmount,
+		},
+		// Expects, that if the maximum funding amount for a channel is
+		// pushed to the remote side, then the funding flow is failing
+		// because the push amount has to be less than the local channel
+		// amount.
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount > max chan size, " +
+				"push amount == max-chan-size",
+			initialWalletBalance: 20_000_000,
+			pushAmt:              lnd.MaxFundingAmount,
+			chanOpenShouldFail:   true,
+			expectedErrStr: "amount pushed to remote peer for " +
+				"initial state must be below the local " +
+				"funding amount",
+		},
+		// Expects that if the maximum funding amount for a channel is
+		// pushed to the remote side then the funding flow is failing
+		// due to insufficient funds in the local balance to cover for
+		// fees in the channel opening. By that the test also ensures
+		// that the fees are not covered by the remaining wallet
+		// balance.
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount > max chan size, " +
+				"push amount == max-chan-size - 1_000",
+			initialWalletBalance: 20_000_000,
+			pushAmt:              lnd.MaxFundingAmount - 1_000,
+			chanOpenShouldFail:   true,
+			expectedErrStr: "funder balance too small (-8050000) " +
+				"with fee=9050 sat, minimum=708 sat required",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wallet amount > max chan size, " +
+				"push amount 16766000",
+			initialWalletBalance: 20_000_000,
+			pushAmt:              16_766_000,
+			expectedBalanceAlice: lnd.MaxFundingAmount - 16_766_000,
+		},
+
+		{
+			name:                 "anchor reserved value",
+			initialWalletBalance: 100_000,
+			commitmentType:       lnrpc.CommitmentType_ANCHORS,
+			expectedBalanceAlice: btcutil.Amount(100_000) -
+				fundingFee(1, true) - reserveAmount,
+		},
+		// Funding a private anchor channel should omit the achor
+		// reserve and produce no change output.
+		{
+			name: "private anchor no reserved " +
+				"value",
+			private:              true,
+			initialWalletBalance: 100_000,
+			commitmentType:       lnrpc.CommitmentType_ANCHORS,
+			expectedBalanceAlice: btcutil.Amount(100_000) -
+				fundingFee(1, false),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, testCase := range testCases {
+		success := ht.Run(
+			testCase.name, func(tt *testing.T) {
+				runFundMaxTestCase(
+					ht, tt, alice, bob, testCase,
+					reserveAmount,
+				)
+			},
+		)
+
+		// Stop at the first failure. Mimic behavior of original test
+		// framework.
+		if !success {
+			break
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// runTestCase runs a single test case asserting that test conditions are met.
+func runFundMaxTestCase(ht *lntest.HarnessTest, t *testing.T, alice,
+	bob *node.HarnessNode, testCase *chanFundMaxTestCase,
+	reserveAmount btcutil.Amount) {
+
+	ht.FundCoins(testCase.initialWalletBalance, alice)
+
+	defer func() {
+		if testCase.initialWalletBalance <= 2_000 {
+			// Add additional funds to sweep "dust" UTXO.
+			ht.FundCoins(100_000, alice)
+		}
+
+		// Remove all funds from Alice.
+		sweepNodeWalletAndAssert(ht, alice)
+	}()
+
+	commitType := testCase.commitmentType
+	if commitType == lnrpc.CommitmentType_UNKNOWN_COMMITMENT_TYPE {
+		commitType = lnrpc.CommitmentType_STATIC_REMOTE_KEY
+	}
+
+	// The parameters to try opening the channel with.
+	chanParams := lntest.OpenChannelParams{
+		Amt:            0,
+		PushAmt:        testCase.pushAmt,
+		SatPerVByte:    testCase.feeRate,
+		CommitmentType: commitType,
+		FundMax:        true,
+		Private:        testCase.private,
+	}
+
+	// If we don't expect the channel opening to be
+	// successful, simply check for an error.
+	if testCase.chanOpenShouldFail {
+		expectedErr := fmt.Errorf(testCase.expectedErrStr)
+		ht.OpenChannelAssertErr(
+			alice, bob, chanParams, expectedErr,
+		)
+
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Otherwise, if we expect to open a channel use the helper function.
+	chanPoint := ht.OpenChannel(alice, bob, chanParams)
+
+	// Close the channel between Alice and Bob, asserting
+	// that the channel has been properly closed on-chain.
+	defer ht.CloseChannel(alice, chanPoint)
+
+	cType := ht.GetChannelCommitType(alice, chanPoint)
+
+	// Alice's balance should be her amount subtracted by the commitment
+	// transaction fee.
+	checkChannelBalance(
+		ht, alice,
+		testCase.expectedBalanceAlice-lntest.CalcStaticFee(cType, 0),
+		testCase.pushAmt,
+	)
+
+	// Ensure Bob's balance within the channel is equal to the push amount.
+	checkChannelBalance(
+		ht, bob, testCase.pushAmt,
+		testCase.expectedBalanceAlice-lntest.CalcStaticFee(cType, 0),
+	)
+
+	if lntest.CommitTypeHasAnchors(testCase.commitmentType) &&
+		!testCase.private {
+
+		ht.AssertWalletAccountBalance(
+			alice, lnwallet.DefaultAccountName,
+			int64(reserveAmount), 0,
+		)
+	}
+}
+
+// Creates a helper closure to be used below which asserts the proper
+// response to a channel balance RPC.
+func checkChannelBalance(ht *lntest.HarnessTest, node *node.HarnessNode,
+	local, remote btcutil.Amount) {
+
+	expectedResponse := &lnrpc.ChannelBalanceResponse{
+		LocalBalance: &lnrpc.Amount{
+			Sat:  uint64(local),
+			Msat: uint64(lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(local)),
+		},
+		RemoteBalance: &lnrpc.Amount{
+			Sat: uint64(remote),
+			Msat: uint64(lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(
+				remote,
+			)),
+		},
+		UnsettledLocalBalance:    &lnrpc.Amount{},
+		UnsettledRemoteBalance:   &lnrpc.Amount{},
+		PendingOpenLocalBalance:  &lnrpc.Amount{},
+		PendingOpenRemoteBalance: &lnrpc.Amount{},
+		// Deprecated fields.
+		Balance: int64(local),
+	}
+	ht.AssertChannelBalanceResp(node, expectedResponse)
+}
+
+// fundingFee returns the fee estimate used for a tx with the given number of
+// inputs and the optional change output. This matches the estimate done by the
+// wallet.
+func fundingFee(numInput int, change bool) btcutil.Amount {
+	var weightEstimate input.TxWeightEstimator
+
+	// The standard fee rate used for a funding transaction.
+	var feeRate = chainfee.SatPerKWeight(12500)
+
+	// All inputs.
+	for i := 0; i < numInput; i++ {
+		weightEstimate.AddP2WKHInput()
+	}
+
+	// The multisig funding output.
+	weightEstimate.AddP2WSHOutput()
+
+	// Optionally count a change output.
+	if change {
+		weightEstimate.AddP2TROutput()
+	}
+
+	totalWeight := int64(weightEstimate.Weight())
+
+	return feeRate.FeeForWeight(totalWeight)
+}
+
+// sweepNodeWalletAndAssert sweeps funds from a node wallet.
+func sweepNodeWalletAndAssert(ht *lntest.HarnessTest, node *node.HarnessNode) {
+	// New miner address we will sweep all funds to.
+	minerAddr, err := ht.Miner.NewAddress()
+	require.NoError(ht, err)
+
+	// Send all funds back to the miner node.
+	node.RPC.SendCoins(&lnrpc.SendCoinsRequest{
+		Addr:    minerAddr.String(),
+		SendAll: true,
+	})
+
+	// Ensures we don't leave any transaction in the mempool after sweeping.
+	ht.MineBlocksAndAssertNumTxes(1, 1)
+
+	// Ensure that the node's balance is 0
+	checkChannelBalance(ht, node, 0, 0)
+}

itest/log_substitutions.txt

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ s/[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{2}-[[:digit:]]{2} [[:digit:]]{2}:[[:digit:]]{2}:[[:
 s/[[:digit:]]{4}-[[:digit:]]{2}-[[:digit:]]{2}T[[:digit:]]{2}:[[:digit:]]{2}:[[:digit:]]{2}\.[[:digit:]]{1,18}Z/<time>/g
 s/[[:digit:]]+\:[[:digit:]]+\:[[:digit:]]+/<chan>/g
 s/[[:digit:]]+ mSAT/<amt>/g
+s/\-?[[:digit:]]+(\.[[:digit:]]{0,8})? BTC/<amt>/g
+s/([fee|minimum])=[[:digit:]]+/\1=<amt>/g
+s/funder balance too small \(\-?[[:digit:]]+\)/funder balance too small (<amt>)/g
 s/HTLC ID = [[:digit:]]+/HTLC ID = <id>/g
 s/height=[[:digit:]]+/height=<height>/g
 s/collecting result for shard [[:digit:]]+/collecting result for shard <number>/g

lnrpc/lightning.proto

@@ -2267,6 +2267,13 @@ message OpenChannelRequest {
     capacity.
     */
     uint64 remote_chan_reserve_sat = 25;
+
+    /*
+    If set, then lnd will attempt to commit all the coins under control of the
+    internal wallet to open the channel, and the LocalFundingAmount field must
+    be zero and is ignored.
+    */
+    bool fund_max = 26;
 }
 message OpenStatusUpdate {
     oneof update {

lnrpc/lightning.swagger.json

@@ -5816,6 +5816,10 @@
           "type": "string",
           "format": "uint64",
           "description": "The number of satoshis we require the remote peer to reserve. This value,\nif specified, must be above the dust limit and below 20% of the channel\ncapacity."
+        },
+        "fund_max": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "If set, then lnd will attempt to commit all the coins under control of the\ninternal wallet to open the channel, and the LocalFundingAmount field must\nbe zero and is ignored."
         }
       }
     },

lntest/harness.go

@@ -886,6 +886,10 @@ type OpenChannelParams struct {
 	// If set to false it avoids applying a fee rate of 0 and instead
 	// activates the default configured fee rate.
 	UseFeeRate bool
+
+	// FundMax is a boolean indicating whether the channel should be funded
+	// with the maximum possible amount from the wallet.
+	FundMax bool
 }
 
 // prepareOpenChannel waits for both nodes to be synced to chain and returns an
@@ -926,6 +930,7 @@ func (h *HarnessTest) prepareOpenChannel(srcNode, destNode *node.HarnessNode,
 		FeeRate:            p.FeeRate,
 		UseBaseFee:         p.UseBaseFee,
 		UseFeeRate:         p.UseFeeRate,
+		FundMax:            p.FundMax,
 	}
 }
 

lnwallet/chanfunding/assembler.go

@@ -52,13 +52,38 @@ type OutpointLocker interface {
 // Assembler.
 type Request struct {
 	// LocalAmt is the amount of coins we're placing into the funding
-	// output.
+	// output. LocalAmt must not be set if FundUpToMaxAmt is set.
 	LocalAmt btcutil.Amount
 
 	// RemoteAmt is the amount of coins the remote party is contributing to
 	// the funding output.
 	RemoteAmt btcutil.Amount
 
+	// FundUpToMaxAmt should be set to a non-zero amount if the channel
+	// funding should try to add as many funds to LocalAmt as possible
+	// until at most this amount is reached.
+	FundUpToMaxAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// MinFundAmt should be set iff the FundUpToMaxAmt field is set. It
+	// either carries the configured minimum channel capacity or, if an
+	// initial remote balance is specified, enough to cover the initial
+	// remote balance.
+	MinFundAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// RemoteChanReserve is the channel reserve we required for the remote
+	// peer.
+	RemoteChanReserve btcutil.Amount
+
+	// PushAmt is the number of satoshis that should be pushed over the
+	// responder as part of the initial channel creation.
+	PushAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// WalletReserve is a reserved amount that is not used to fund the
+	// channel when a maximum amount defined by FundUpToMaxAmt is set. This
+	// is useful when a reserved wallet balance must stay available due to
+	// e.g. anchor channels.
+	WalletReserve btcutil.Amount
+
 	// MinConfs controls how many confirmations a coin need to be eligible
 	// to be used as an input to the funding transaction. If this value is
 	// set to zero, then zero conf outputs may be spent.

lnwallet/chanfunding/canned_assembler.go

@@ -195,13 +195,21 @@ func NewCannedAssembler(thawHeight uint32, chanPoint wire.OutPoint,
 //
 // NOTE: This method satisfies the chanfunding.Assembler interface.
 func (c *CannedAssembler) ProvisionChannel(req *Request) (Intent, error) {
-	// We'll exit out if this field is set as the funding transaction has
-	// already been assembled, so we don't influence coin selection..
+	// We'll exit out if SubtractFees is set as the funding transaction has
+	// already been assembled, so we don't influence coin selection.
 	if req.SubtractFees {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SubtractFees ignored, funding " +
 			"transaction is frozen")
 	}
 
+	// We'll exit out if FundUpToMaxAmt or MinFundAmt is set as the funding
+	// transaction has already been assembled, so we don't influence coin
+	// selection.
+	if req.FundUpToMaxAmt != 0 || req.MinFundAmt != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("FundUpToMaxAmt and MinFundAmt " +
+			"ignored, funding transaction is frozen")
+	}
+
 	intent := &ShimIntent{
 		localKey:   c.localKey,
 		remoteKey:  c.remoteKey,

lnwallet/chanfunding/coin_select.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package chanfunding
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/btcsuite/btcd/btcutil"
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ type Coin struct {
 // selected coins are returned in order for the caller to properly handle
 // change+fees.
 func selectInputs(amt btcutil.Amount, coins []Coin) (btcutil.Amount, []Coin, error) {
+
 	satSelected := btcutil.Amount(0)
 	for i, coin := range coins {
 		satSelected += btcutil.Amount(coin.Value)
@@ -251,3 +253,103 @@ func CoinSelectSubtractFees(feeRate chainfee.SatPerKWeight, amt,
 
 	return selectedUtxos, outputAmt, changeAmt, nil
 }
+
+// CoinSelectUpToAmount attempts to select coins such that we'll select up to
+// maxAmount exclusive of fees and optional reserve if sufficient funds are
+// available. If insufficient funds are available this method selects all
+// available coins.
+func CoinSelectUpToAmount(feeRate chainfee.SatPerKWeight, minAmount, maxAmount,
+	reserved, dustLimit btcutil.Amount, coins []Coin) ([]Coin,
+	btcutil.Amount, btcutil.Amount, error) {
+
+	var (
+		// selectSubtractFee is tracking if our coin selection was
+		// unsuccessful and whether we have to start a new round of
+		// selecting coins considering fees.
+		selectSubtractFee = false
+		outputAmount      = maxAmount
+	)
+
+	// Get total balance from coins which we need for reserve considerations
+	// and fee santiy checks.
+	var totalBalance btcutil.Amount
+	for _, coin := range coins {
+		totalBalance += btcutil.Amount(coin.Value)
+	}
+
+	// First we try to select coins to create an output of the specified
+	// maxAmount with or without a change output that covers the miner fee.
+	selected, changeAmt, err := CoinSelect(
+		feeRate, maxAmount, dustLimit, coins,
+	)
+
+	var errInsufficientFunds *ErrInsufficientFunds
+	if err == nil { //nolint:gocritic,ifElseChain
+		// If the coin selection succeeds we check if our total balance
+		// covers the selected set of coins including fees plus an
+		// optional anchor reserve.
+
+		// First we sum up the value of all selected coins.
+		var sumSelected btcutil.Amount
+		for _, coin := range selected {
+			sumSelected += btcutil.Amount(coin.Value)
+		}
+
+		// We then subtract the change amount from the value of all
+		// selected coins to obtain the actual amount that is selected.
+		sumSelected -= changeAmt
+
+		// Next we check if our total balance can cover for the selected
+		// output plus the optional anchor reserve.
+		if totalBalance-sumSelected < reserved {
+			// If our local balance is insufficient to cover for the
+			// reserve we try to select an output amount that uses
+			// our total balance minus reserve and fees.
+			selectSubtractFee = true
+		}
+	} else if errors.As(err, &errInsufficientFunds) {
+		// If the initial coin selection fails due to insufficient funds
+		// we select our total available balance minus fees.
+		selectSubtractFee = true
+	} else {
+		return nil, 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	// If we determined that our local balance is insufficient we check
+	// our total balance minus fees and optional reserve.
+	if selectSubtractFee {
+		selected, outputAmount, changeAmt, err = CoinSelectSubtractFees(
+			feeRate, totalBalance-reserved, dustLimit, coins,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, 0, 0, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sanity check the resulting output values to make sure we don't burn a
+	// great part to fees.
+	totalOut := outputAmount + changeAmt
+	sum := func(coins []Coin) btcutil.Amount {
+		var sum btcutil.Amount
+		for _, coin := range coins {
+			sum += btcutil.Amount(coin.Value)
+		}
+
+		return sum
+	}
+	err = sanityCheckFee(totalOut, sum(selected)-totalOut)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, 0, 0, err
+	}
+
+	// In case the selected amount is lower than minimum funding amount we
+	// must return an error. The minimum funding amount is determined
+	// upstream and denotes either the minimum viable channel size or an
+	// amount sufficient to cover for the initial remote balance.
+	if outputAmount < minAmount {
+		return nil, 0, 0, fmt.Errorf("available funds(%v) below the "+
+			"minimum amount(%v)", outputAmount, minAmount)
+	}
+
+	return selected, outputAmount, changeAmt, nil
+}

lnwallet/chanfunding/coin_select_test.go

@@ -518,15 +518,240 @@ func TestCoinSelectSubtractFees(t *testing.T) {
 				}
 			}
 
-			// Assert we got the expected change amount.
+			// Assert we got the expected funding amount.
 			if localFundingAmt != test.expectedFundingAmt {
 				t.Fatalf("expected %v local funding amt, got %v",
 					test.expectedFundingAmt, localFundingAmt)
 			}
+
+			// Assert we got the expected change amount.
+			require.EqualValues(
+				t, test.expectedChange, changeAmt,
+			)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestCoinSelectUpToAmount tests that we pick coins adding up to the
+// expected amount when creating a funding transaction, and that a change
+// output is created only when necessary.
+func TestCoinSelectUpToAmount(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	const (
+		feeRate   = chainfee.SatPerKWeight(100)
+		dustLimit = btcutil.Amount(1000)
+		dust      = btcutil.Amount(100)
+		coin      = btcutil.SatoshiPerBitcoin
+		minValue  = 20_000
+	)
+
+	type testCase struct {
+		name     string
+		minValue btcutil.Amount
+		maxValue btcutil.Amount
+		reserved btcutil.Amount
+		coins    []Coin
+
+		expectedInput      []btcutil.Amount
+		expectedFundingAmt btcutil.Amount
+		expectedChange     btcutil.Amount
+		expectErr          string
+	}
+
+	testCases := []testCase{{
+		// We have 1.0 BTC available, spend them all.
+		// This should lead to a funding TX with one output, the rest
+		// goes to fees.
+		name: "spend exactly all",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 1 * coin,
+
+		// The one and only input will be selected.
+		expectedInput:      []btcutil.Amount{1 * coin},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 1*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false),
+		expectedChange:     0,
+	}, {
+		// We have 1.0 BTC available and want to spend up to 2 BTC.
+		// This should lead to a funding TX with one output, the rest
+		// goes to fees.
+		name: "spend more",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 2 * coin,
+
+		// The one and only input will be selected.
+		expectedInput:      []btcutil.Amount{1 * coin},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 1*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false),
+		expectedChange:     0,
+	}, {
+		// We have 1.0 BTC available and want to spend up to 0.5 BTC.
+		// This should lead to a funding TX with one output and a
+		// change to subtract the fees from.
+		name: "spend far below",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 0.5 * coin,
+
+		// The one and only input will be selected.
+		expectedInput:      []btcutil.Amount{1 * coin},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 0.5 * coin,
+		expectedChange:     0.5*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, true),
+	}, {
+		// We have 1.0 BTC available and want to spend just 1 Satoshi
+		// below that amount.
+		// This should lead to a funding TX with one output where the
+		// fee is subtracted from the total 1 BTC input value.
+		name: "spend little below",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 1*coin - 1,
+
+		// The one and only input will be selected.
+		expectedInput: []btcutil.Amount{
+			1 * coin,
+		},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 1*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false),
+		expectedChange:     0,
+	}, {
+		// The total funds available is below the dust limit after
+		// paying fees.
+		name: "dust output",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value: int64(
+					fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false) + dust,
+				),
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false) + dust,
+
+		expectErr: "output amount(0.000001 BTC) after subtracting " +
+			"fees(0.00000048 BTC) below dust limit(0.00001 BTC)",
+	}, {
+		// If more than 20% of available wallet funds goes to fees, it
+		// should fail.
+		name: "high fee",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value: int64(
+					20 * fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false),
+				),
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 16 * fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false),
+
+		expectErr: "fee 0.00000192 BTC on total output value " +
+			"0.00000768 BTC",
+	}, {
+		// This test makes sure that the implementation detail of using
+		// CoinSelect and CoinSelectSubtractFees is done correctly.
+		// CoinSelect always defaults to use a fee for single input -
+		// one change tx, whereas CoinSelectSubtractFees will use a fee
+		// of single input - no change output, which without a sanity
+		// check could result in a local amount higher than the maximum
+		// amount that was expected.
+		name: "sanity check for correct maximum amount",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 1*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false) - 1,
+
+		expectedInput:      []btcutil.Amount{1 * coin},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 1*coin - fundingFee(feeRate, 1, false) - 1,
+		expectedChange:     0,
+	}, {
+		// This test makes sure that if a reserved value is required
+		// then it is handled correctly by leaving exactly the reserved
+		// value as change and still maxing out the funding amount.
+		name: "sanity check for correct reserved amount subtract " +
+			"from total",
+		coins: []Coin{{
+			TxOut: wire.TxOut{
+				PkScript: p2wkhScript,
+				Value:    1 * coin,
+			},
+		}},
+		minValue: minValue,
+		maxValue: 1*coin - 9000,
+		reserved: 10000,
+
+		expectedInput: []btcutil.Amount{1 * coin},
+		expectedFundingAmt: 1*coin -
+			fundingFee(feeRate, 1, true) - 10000,
+		expectedChange: 10000,
+	}}
+
+	for _, test := range testCases {
+		test := test
+
+		t.Run(test.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			t.Parallel()
+			selected, localFundingAmt, changeAmt,
+				err := CoinSelectUpToAmount(
+				feeRate, test.minValue, test.maxValue,
+				test.reserved, dustLimit, test.coins,
+			)
+			if len(test.expectErr) == 0 && err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf(err.Error())
+			}
 			if changeAmt != test.expectedChange {
 				t.Fatalf("expected %v change amt, got %v",
 					test.expectedChange, changeAmt)
 			}
+			if len(test.expectErr) > 0 && err == nil {
+				t.Fatalf("expected error: %v", test.expectErr)
+			}
+			if len(test.expectErr) > 0 && err != nil {
+				require.EqualError(t, err, test.expectErr)
+			}
+
+			// Check that the selected inputs match what we expect.
+			require.Equal(t, len(test.expectedInput), len(selected))
+
+			for i, coin := range selected {
+				require.EqualValues(
+					t, test.expectedInput[i], coin.Value,
+				)
+			}
+
+			// Assert we got the expected funding amount.
+			require.Equal(
+				t, test.expectedFundingAmt, localFundingAmt,
+			)
+			// Assert we got the expected change amount.
+			require.Equal(
+				t, test.expectedChange, changeAmt,
+			)
 		})
 	}
 }

lnwallet/chanfunding/psbt_assembler.go

@@ -514,12 +514,20 @@ func NewPsbtAssembler(fundingAmt btcutil.Amount, basePsbt *psbt.Packet,
 //
 // NOTE: This method satisfies the chanfunding.Assembler interface.
 func (p *PsbtAssembler) ProvisionChannel(req *Request) (Intent, error) {
-	// We'll exit out if this field is set as the funding transaction will
+	// We'll exit out if SubtractFees is set as the funding transaction will
 	// be assembled externally, so we don't influence coin selection.
 	if req.SubtractFees {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("SubtractFees not supported for PSBT")
 	}
 
+	// We'll exit out if FundUpToMaxAmt or MinFundAmt is set as the funding
+	// transaction will be assembled externally, so we don't influence coin
+	// selection.
+	if req.FundUpToMaxAmt != 0 || req.MinFundAmt != 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("FundUpToMaxAmt and MinFundAmt not " +
+			"supported for PSBT")
+	}
+
 	intent := &PsbtIntent{
 		ShimIntent: ShimIntent{
 			localFundingAmt: p.fundingAmt,

lnwallet/chanfunding/wallet_assembler.go

@@ -284,16 +284,63 @@ func (w *WalletAssembler) ProvisionChannel(r *Request) (Intent, error) {
 		// If there's no funding amount at all (receiving an inbound
 		// single funder request), then we don't need to perform any
 		// coin selection at all.
-		case r.LocalAmt == 0:
+		case r.LocalAmt == 0 && r.FundUpToMaxAmt == 0:
 			break
 
+		// The local funding amount cannot be used in combination with
+		// the funding up to some maximum amount. If that is the case
+		// we return an error.
+		case r.LocalAmt != 0 && r.FundUpToMaxAmt != 0:
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot use a local funding amount " +
+				"and fundmax parameters")
+
+		// We cannot use the subtract fees flag while using the funding
+		// up to some maximum amount. If that is the case we return an
+		// error.
+		case r.SubtractFees && r.FundUpToMaxAmt != 0:
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot subtract fees from local " +
+				"amount while using fundmax parameters")
+
+		// In case this request uses funding up to some maximum amount,
+		// we will call the specialized coin selection function for
+		// that.
+		case r.FundUpToMaxAmt != 0 && r.MinFundAmt != 0:
+			selectedCoins, localContributionAmt, changeAmt,
+				err = CoinSelectUpToAmount(
+				r.FeeRate, r.MinFundAmt, r.FundUpToMaxAmt,
+				r.WalletReserve, w.cfg.DustLimit, coins,
+			)
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+
+			// Now where the actual channel capacity is determined
+			// we can check for local contribution constraints.
+			//
+			// Ensure that the remote channel reserve does not
+			// exceed 20% of the channel capacity.
+			if r.RemoteChanReserve >= localContributionAmt/5 {
+				return fmt.Errorf("remote channel reserve " +
+					"must be less than the %%20 of the " +
+					"channel capacity")
+			}
+			// Ensure that the initial remote balance does not
+			// exceed our local contribution as that would leave a
+			// negative balance on our side.
+			if r.PushAmt >= localContributionAmt {
+				return fmt.Errorf("amount pushed to remote " +
+					"peer for initial state must be " +
+					"below the local funding amount")
+			}
+
 		// In case this request want the fees subtracted from the local
 		// amount, we'll call the specialized method for that. This
 		// ensures that we won't deduct more that the specified balance
 		// from our wallet.
 		case r.SubtractFees:
 			dustLimit := w.cfg.DustLimit
-			selectedCoins, localContributionAmt, changeAmt, err = CoinSelectSubtractFees(
+			selectedCoins, localContributionAmt, changeAmt,
+				err = CoinSelectSubtractFees(
 				r.FeeRate, r.LocalAmt, dustLimit, coins,
 			)
 			if err != nil {

lnwallet/wallet.go

@@ -121,6 +121,20 @@ type InitFundingReserveMsg struct {
 	// to this channel.
 	RemoteFundingAmt btcutil.Amount
 
+	// FundUpToMaxAmt defines if channel funding should try to add as many
+	// funds to the channel opening as possible up to this amount. If used,
+	// then MinFundAmt is treated as the minimum amount of funds that must
+	// be available to open the channel. If set to zero it is ignored.
+	FundUpToMaxAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// MinFundAmt denotes the minimum channel capacity that has to be
+	// allocated iff the FundUpToMaxAmt is set.
+	MinFundAmt btcutil.Amount
+
+	// RemoteChanReserve is the channel reserve we required for the remote
+	// peer.
+	RemoteChanReserve btcutil.Amount
+
 	// CommitFeePerKw is the starting accepted satoshis/Kw fee for the set
 	// of initial commitment transactions. In order to ensure timely
 	// confirmation, it is recommended that this fee should be generous,
@@ -772,8 +786,12 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) CancelFundingIntent(pid [32]byte) error {
 // handleFundingReserveRequest processes a message intending to create, and
 // validate a funding reservation request.
 func (l *LightningWallet) handleFundingReserveRequest(req *InitFundingReserveMsg) {
+
+	noFundsCommitted := req.LocalFundingAmt == 0 &&
+		req.RemoteFundingAmt == 0 && req.FundUpToMaxAmt == 0
+
 	// It isn't possible to create a channel with zero funds committed.
-	if req.LocalFundingAmt+req.RemoteFundingAmt == 0 {
+	if noFundsCommitted {
 		err := ErrZeroCapacity()
 		req.err <- err
 		req.resp <- nil
@@ -818,6 +836,7 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) handleFundingReserveRequest(req *InitFundingReserveMsg
 
 	localFundingAmt := req.LocalFundingAmt
 	remoteFundingAmt := req.RemoteFundingAmt
+	hasAnchors := req.CommitType.HasAnchors()
 
 	var (
 		fundingIntent chanfunding.Intent
@@ -837,12 +856,45 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) handleFundingReserveRequest(req *InitFundingReserveMsg
 	// funder in the attached request to provision the inputs/outputs
 	// that'll ultimately be used to construct the funding transaction.
 	if !ok {
+		var err error
+		var numAnchorChans int
+
+		// Get the number of anchor channels to determine if there is a
+		// reserved value that must be respected when funding up to the
+		// maximum amount. Since private channels (most likely) won't be
+		// used for routing other than the last hop, they bear a smaller
+		// risk that we must force close them in order to resolve a HTLC
+		// up/downstream. Hence we exclude them from the count of anchor
+		// channels in order to attribute the respective anchor amount
+		// to the channel capacity.
+		if req.FundUpToMaxAmt > 0 && req.MinFundAmt > 0 {
+			numAnchorChans, err = l.CurrentNumAnchorChans()
+			if err != nil {
+				req.err <- err
+				req.resp <- nil
+				return
+			}
+
+			isPublic := req.Flags&lnwire.FFAnnounceChannel != 0
+			if hasAnchors && isPublic {
+				numAnchorChans++
+			}
+		}
+
 		// Coin selection is done on the basis of sat/kw, so we'll use
 		// the fee rate passed in to perform coin selection.
-		var err error
 		fundingReq := &chanfunding.Request{
-			RemoteAmt:    req.RemoteFundingAmt,
-			LocalAmt:     req.LocalFundingAmt,
+			RemoteAmt:         req.RemoteFundingAmt,
+			LocalAmt:          req.LocalFundingAmt,
+			FundUpToMaxAmt:    req.FundUpToMaxAmt,
+			MinFundAmt:        req.MinFundAmt,
+			RemoteChanReserve: req.RemoteChanReserve,
+			PushAmt: lnwire.MilliSatoshi.ToSatoshis(
+				req.PushMSat,
+			),
+			WalletReserve: l.RequiredReserve(
+				uint32(numAnchorChans),
+			),
 			MinConfs:     req.MinConfs,
 			SubtractFees: req.SubtractFees,
 			FeeRate:      req.FundingFeePerKw,
@@ -915,7 +967,6 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) handleFundingReserveRequest(req *InitFundingReserveMsg
 	// funding tx ready, so this will always pass.  We'll do another check
 	// when the PSBT has been verified.
 	isPublic := req.Flags&lnwire.FFAnnounceChannel != 0
-	hasAnchors := req.CommitType.HasAnchors()
 	if enforceNewReservedValue {
 		err = l.enforceNewReservedValue(fundingIntent, isPublic, hasAnchors)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -1136,10 +1187,7 @@ func (l *LightningWallet) CheckReservedValue(in []wire.OutPoint,
 	}
 
 	// We reserve a given amount for each anchor channel.
-	reserved := btcutil.Amount(numAnchorChans) * AnchorChanReservedValue
-	if reserved > MaxAnchorChanReservedValue {
-		reserved = MaxAnchorChanReservedValue
-	}
+	reserved := l.RequiredReserve(uint32(numAnchorChans))
 
 	if walletBalance < reserved {
 		walletLog.Debugf("Reserved value=%v above final "+

rpcserver.go

@@ -1934,6 +1934,62 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 
 	localFundingAmt := btcutil.Amount(in.LocalFundingAmount)
 	remoteInitialBalance := btcutil.Amount(in.PushSat)
+
+	// If we are not committing the maximum viable balance towards a channel
+	// then the local funding amount must be specified. In case FundMax is
+	// set the funding amount is specified as the interval between minimum
+	// funding amount and by the configured maximum channel size.
+	if !in.FundMax && localFundingAmt == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("local funding amount must be non-zero")
+	}
+
+	// Ensure that the initial balance of the remote party (if pushing
+	// satoshis) does not exceed the amount the local party has requested
+	// for funding. This is only checked if we are not committing the
+	// maximum viable amount towards the channel balance. If we do commit
+	// the maximum then the remote balance is checked in a dedicated FundMax
+	// check.
+	if !in.FundMax && remoteInitialBalance >= localFundingAmt {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("amount pushed to remote peer for " +
+			"initial state must be below the local funding amount")
+	}
+
+	// We either allow the fundmax or the psbt flow hence we return an error
+	// if both are set.
+	if in.FundingShim != nil && in.FundMax {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot provide a psbt funding shim " +
+			"while committing the maxium wallet balance towards " +
+			"the channel opening")
+	}
+
+	// If the FundMax flag is set, ensure that the acceptable minimum local
+	// amount adheres to the amount to be pushed to the remote, and to
+	// current rules, while also respecting the settings for the maximum
+	// channel size.
+	var minFundAmt, fundUpToMaxAmt btcutil.Amount
+	if in.FundMax {
+		// We assume the configured maximum channel size to be the upper
+		// bound of our "maxed" out funding attempt.
+		fundUpToMaxAmt = btcutil.Amount(r.cfg.MaxChanSize)
+
+		// Since the standard non-fundmax flow requires the minimum
+		// funding amount to be at least in the amount of the initial
+		// remote balance(push amount) we need to adjust the minimum
+		// funding amount accordingly. We initially assume the minimum
+		// allowed channel size as minimum funding amount.
+		minFundAmt = funding.MinChanFundingSize
+
+		// If minFundAmt is less than the initial remote balance we
+		// simply assign the initial remote balance to minFundAmt in
+		// order to fullfil the criterion. Whether or not this so
+		// determined minimum amount is actually available is
+		// ascertained downstream in the lnwallet's reservation
+		// workflow.
+		if remoteInitialBalance >= minFundAmt {
+			minFundAmt = remoteInitialBalance
+		}
+	}
+
 	minHtlcIn := lnwire.MilliSatoshi(in.MinHtlcMsat)
 	remoteCsvDelay := uint16(in.RemoteCsvDelay)
 	maxValue := lnwire.MilliSatoshi(in.RemoteMaxValueInFlightMsat)
@@ -1942,20 +1998,6 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 
 	globalFeatureSet := r.server.featureMgr.Get(feature.SetNodeAnn)
 
-	// Ensure that a local funding amount has been specified.
-	if localFundingAmt == 0 {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("local funding amount must be non-zero")
-	}
-
-	// Ensure that the initial balance of the remote party (if pushing
-	// satoshis) does not exceed the amount the local party has requested
-	// for funding.
-	//
-	if remoteInitialBalance >= localFundingAmt {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("amount pushed to remote peer for " +
-			"initial state must be below the local funding amount")
-	}
-
 	// Determine if the user provided channel fees
 	// and if so pass them on to the funding workflow.
 	var channelBaseFee, channelFeeRate *uint64
@@ -1968,7 +2010,7 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 
 	// Ensure that the remote channel reserve does not exceed 20% of the
 	// channel capacity.
-	if remoteChanReserve >= localFundingAmt/5 {
+	if !in.FundMax && remoteChanReserve >= localFundingAmt/5 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("remote channel reserve must be less " +
 			"than the %%20 of the channel capacity")
 	}
@@ -1976,18 +2018,25 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 	// Ensure that the user doesn't exceed the current soft-limit for
 	// channel size. If the funding amount is above the soft-limit, then
 	// we'll reject the request.
+	// If the FundMax flag is set the local amount is determined downstream
+	// in the wallet hence we do not check it here against the maximum
+	// funding amount. Only if the localFundingAmt is specified we can check
+	// if it exceeds the maximum funding amount.
 	wumboEnabled := globalFeatureSet.HasFeature(
 		lnwire.WumboChannelsOptional,
 	)
-	if !wumboEnabled && localFundingAmt > MaxFundingAmount {
+	if !in.FundMax && !wumboEnabled && localFundingAmt > MaxFundingAmount {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("funding amount is too large, the max "+
 			"channel size is: %v", MaxFundingAmount)
 	}
 
 	// Restrict the size of the channel we'll actually open. At a later
-	// level, we'll ensure that the output we create after accounting for
-	// fees that a dust output isn't created.
-	if localFundingAmt < funding.MinChanFundingSize {
+	// level, we'll ensure that the output we create, after accounting for
+	// fees, does not leave a dust output. In case of the FundMax flow
+	// dedicated checks ensure that the lower boundary of the channel size
+	// is at least in the amount of MinChanFundingSize or potentially higher
+	// if a remote balance is specified.
+	if !in.FundMax && localFundingAmt < funding.MinChanFundingSize {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("channel is too small, the minimum "+
 			"channel size is: %v SAT", int64(funding.MinChanFundingSize))
 	}
@@ -2128,12 +2177,14 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 	// open a new channel. A stream is returned in place, this stream will
 	// be used to consume updates of the state of the pending channel.
 	return &funding.InitFundingMsg{
-		TargetPubkey:      nodePubKey,
-		ChainHash:         *r.cfg.ActiveNetParams.GenesisHash,
-		LocalFundingAmt:   localFundingAmt,
-		BaseFee:           channelBaseFee,
-		FeeRate:           channelFeeRate,
-		PushAmt:           lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(remoteInitialBalance),
+		TargetPubkey:    nodePubKey,
+		ChainHash:       *r.cfg.ActiveNetParams.GenesisHash,
+		LocalFundingAmt: localFundingAmt,
+		BaseFee:         channelBaseFee,
+		FeeRate:         channelFeeRate,
+		PushAmt: lnwire.NewMSatFromSatoshis(
+			remoteInitialBalance,
+		),
 		MinHtlcIn:         minHtlcIn,
 		FundingFeePerKw:   feeRate,
 		Private:           in.Private,
@@ -2145,6 +2196,8 @@ func (r *rpcServer) parseOpenChannelReq(in *lnrpc.OpenChannelRequest,
 		MaxHtlcs:          maxHtlcs,
 		MaxLocalCsv:       uint16(in.MaxLocalCsv),
 		ChannelType:       channelType,
+		FundUpToMaxAmt:    fundUpToMaxAmt,
+		MinFundAmt:        minFundAmt,
 	}, nil
 }