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eth/gasestimator, internal/ethapi: move gas estimator out of rpc (#28600
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karalabe authored Nov 27, 2023
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194 changes: 194 additions & 0 deletions eth/gasestimator/gasestimator.go
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// Copyright 2023 The go-ethereum Authors
// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
//
// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
// (at your option) any later version.
//
// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
//
// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.

package gasestimator

import (
"context"
"errors"
"fmt"
"math"
"math/big"

"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
)

// Options are the contextual parameters to execute the requested call.
//
// Whilst it would be possible to pass a blockchain object that aggregates all
// these together, it would be excessively hard to test. Splitting the parts out
// allows testing without needing a proper live chain.
type Options struct {
Config *params.ChainConfig // Chain configuration for hard fork selection
Chain core.ChainContext // Chain context to access past block hashes
Header *types.Header // Header defining the block context to execute in
State *state.StateDB // Pre-state on top of which to estimate the gas
}

// Estimate returns the lowest possible gas limit that allows the transaction to
// run successfully with the provided context optons. It returns an error if the
// transaction would always revert, or if there are unexpected failures.
func Estimate(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options, gasCap uint64) (uint64, []byte, error) {
// Binary search the gas limit, as it may need to be higher than the amount used
var (
lo uint64 // lowest-known gas limit where tx execution fails
hi uint64 // lowest-known gas limit where tx execution succeeds
)
// Determine the highest gas limit can be used during the estimation.
hi = opts.Header.GasLimit
if call.GasLimit >= params.TxGas {
hi = call.GasLimit
}
// Normalize the max fee per gas the call is willing to spend.
var feeCap *big.Int
if call.GasFeeCap != nil {
feeCap = call.GasFeeCap
} else if call.GasPrice != nil {
feeCap = call.GasPrice
} else {
feeCap = common.Big0
}
// Recap the highest gas limit with account's available balance.
if feeCap.BitLen() != 0 {
balance := opts.State.GetBalance(call.From)

available := new(big.Int).Set(balance)
if call.Value != nil {
if call.Value.Cmp(available) >= 0 {
return 0, nil, core.ErrInsufficientFundsForTransfer
}
available.Sub(available, call.Value)
}
allowance := new(big.Int).Div(available, feeCap)

// If the allowance is larger than maximum uint64, skip checking
if allowance.IsUint64() && hi > allowance.Uint64() {
transfer := call.Value
if transfer == nil {
transfer = new(big.Int)
}
log.Warn("Gas estimation capped by limited funds", "original", hi, "balance", balance,
"sent", transfer, "maxFeePerGas", feeCap, "fundable", allowance)
hi = allowance.Uint64()
}
}
// Recap the highest gas allowance with specified gascap.
if gasCap != 0 && hi > gasCap {
log.Warn("Caller gas above allowance, capping", "requested", hi, "cap", gasCap)
hi = gasCap
}
// We first execute the transaction at the highest allowable gas limit, since if this fails we
// can return error immediately.
failed, result, err := execute(ctx, call, opts, hi)
if err != nil {
return 0, nil, err
}
if failed {
if result != nil && !errors.Is(result.Err, vm.ErrOutOfGas) {
return 0, result.Revert(), result.Err
}
return 0, nil, fmt.Errorf("gas required exceeds allowance (%d)", hi)
}
// For almost any transaction, the gas consumed by the unconstrained execution
// above lower-bounds the gas limit required for it to succeed. One exception
// is those that explicitly check gas remaining in order to execute within a
// given limit, but we probably don't want to return the lowest possible gas
// limit for these cases anyway.
lo = result.UsedGas - 1

// Binary search for the smallest gas limit that allows the tx to execute successfully.
for lo+1 < hi {
mid := (hi + lo) / 2
if mid > lo*2 {
// Most txs don't need much higher gas limit than their gas used, and most txs don't
// require near the full block limit of gas, so the selection of where to bisect the
// range here is skewed to favor the low side.
mid = lo * 2
}
failed, _, err = execute(ctx, call, opts, mid)
if err != nil {
// This should not happen under normal conditions since if we make it this far the
// transaction had run without error at least once before.
log.Error("Execution error in estimate gas", "err", err)
return 0, nil, err
}
if failed {
lo = mid
} else {
hi = mid
}
}
return hi, nil, nil
}

// execute is a helper that executes the transaction under a given gas limit and
// returns true if the transaction fails for a reason that might be related to
// not enough gas. A non-nil error means execution failed due to reasons unrelated
// to the gas limit.
func execute(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options, gasLimit uint64) (bool, *core.ExecutionResult, error) {
// Configure the call for this specific execution (and revert the change after)
defer func(gas uint64) { call.GasLimit = gas }(call.GasLimit)
call.GasLimit = gasLimit

// Execute the call and separate execution faults caused by a lack of gas or
// other non-fixable conditions
result, err := run(ctx, call, opts)
if err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, core.ErrIntrinsicGas) {
return true, nil, nil // Special case, raise gas limit
}
return true, nil, err // Bail out
}
return result.Failed(), result, nil
}

// run assembles the EVM as defined by the consensus rules and runs the requested
// call invocation.
func run(ctx context.Context, call *core.Message, opts *Options) (*core.ExecutionResult, error) {
// Assemble the call and the call context
var (
msgContext = core.NewEVMTxContext(call)
evmContext = core.NewEVMBlockContext(opts.Header, opts.Chain, nil)

dirtyState = opts.State.Copy()
evm = vm.NewEVM(evmContext, msgContext, dirtyState, opts.Config, vm.Config{NoBaseFee: true})
)
// Monitor the outer context and interrupt the EVM upon cancellation. To avoid
// a dangling goroutine until the outer estimation finishes, create an internal
// context for the lifetime of this method call.
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
defer cancel()

go func() {
<-ctx.Done()
evm.Cancel()
}()
// Execute the call, returning a wrapped error or the result
result, err := core.ApplyMessage(evm, call, new(core.GasPool).AddGas(math.MaxUint64))
if vmerr := dirtyState.Error(); vmerr != nil {
return nil, vmerr
}
if err != nil {
return result, fmt.Errorf("failed with %d gas: %w", call.GasLimit, err)
}
return result, nil
}
149 changes: 24 additions & 125 deletions internal/ethapi/api.go
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Expand Up @@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasestimator"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/tracers/logger"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
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return doCall(ctx, b, args, state, header, overrides, blockOverrides, timeout, globalGasCap)
}

func newRevertError(result *core.ExecutionResult) *revertError {
reason, errUnpack := abi.UnpackRevert(result.Revert())
err := errors.New("execution reverted")
func newRevertError(revert []byte) *revertError {
err := vm.ErrExecutionReverted

reason, errUnpack := abi.UnpackRevert(revert)
if errUnpack == nil {
err = fmt.Errorf("execution reverted: %v", reason)
err = fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", vm.ErrExecutionReverted, reason)
}
return &revertError{
error: err,
reason: hexutil.Encode(result.Revert()),
reason: hexutil.Encode(revert),
}
}

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}
// If the result contains a revert reason, try to unpack and return it.
if len(result.Revert()) > 0 {
return nil, newRevertError(result)
return nil, newRevertError(result.Revert())
}
return result.Return(), result.Err
}

// executeEstimate is a helper that executes the transaction under a given gas limit and returns
// true if the transaction fails for a reason that might be related to not enough gas. A non-nil
// error means execution failed due to reasons unrelated to the gas limit.
func executeEstimate(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, state *state.StateDB, header *types.Header, gasCap uint64, gasLimit uint64) (bool, *core.ExecutionResult, error) {
args.Gas = (*hexutil.Uint64)(&gasLimit)
result, err := doCall(ctx, b, args, state, header, nil, nil, 0, gasCap)
if err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, core.ErrIntrinsicGas) {
return true, nil, nil // Special case, raise gas limit
}
return true, nil, err // Bail out
}
return result.Failed(), result, nil
}

// DoEstimateGas returns the lowest possible gas limit that allows the transaction to run
// successfully at block `blockNrOrHash`. It returns error if the transaction would revert, or if
// there are unexpected failures. The gas limit is capped by both `args.Gas` (if non-nil &
// non-zero) and `gasCap` (if non-zero).
func DoEstimateGas(ctx context.Context, b Backend, args TransactionArgs, blockNrOrHash rpc.BlockNumberOrHash, overrides *StateOverride, gasCap uint64) (hexutil.Uint64, error) {
// Binary search the gas limit, as it may need to be higher than the amount used
var (
lo uint64 // lowest-known gas limit where tx execution fails
hi uint64 // lowest-known gas limit where tx execution succeeds
)
// Use zero address if sender unspecified.
if args.From == nil {
args.From = new(common.Address)
}
// Determine the highest gas limit can be used during the estimation.
if args.Gas != nil && uint64(*args.Gas) >= params.TxGas {
hi = uint64(*args.Gas)
} else {
// Retrieve the block to act as the gas ceiling
block, err := b.BlockByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if block == nil {
return 0, errors.New("block not found")
}
hi = block.GasLimit()
}
// Normalize the max fee per gas the call is willing to spend.
var feeCap *big.Int
if args.GasPrice != nil && (args.MaxFeePerGas != nil || args.MaxPriorityFeePerGas != nil) {
return 0, errors.New("both gasPrice and (maxFeePerGas or maxPriorityFeePerGas) specified")
} else if args.GasPrice != nil {
feeCap = args.GasPrice.ToInt()
} else if args.MaxFeePerGas != nil {
feeCap = args.MaxFeePerGas.ToInt()
} else {
feeCap = common.Big0
}

// Retrieve the base state and mutate it with any overrides
state, header, err := b.StateAndHeaderByNumberOrHash(ctx, blockNrOrHash)
if state == nil || err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if err := overrides.Apply(state); err != nil {
if err = overrides.Apply(state); err != nil {
return 0, err
}

// Recap the highest gas limit with account's available balance.
if feeCap.BitLen() != 0 {
balance := state.GetBalance(*args.From) // from can't be nil
available := new(big.Int).Set(balance)
if args.Value != nil {
if args.Value.ToInt().Cmp(available) >= 0 {
return 0, core.ErrInsufficientFundsForTransfer
}
available.Sub(available, args.Value.ToInt())
}
allowance := new(big.Int).Div(available, feeCap)

// If the allowance is larger than maximum uint64, skip checking
if allowance.IsUint64() && hi > allowance.Uint64() {
transfer := args.Value
if transfer == nil {
transfer = new(hexutil.Big)
}
log.Warn("Gas estimation capped by limited funds", "original", hi, "balance", balance,
"sent", transfer.ToInt(), "maxFeePerGas", feeCap, "fundable", allowance)
hi = allowance.Uint64()
}
// Construct the gas estimator option from the user input
opts := &gasestimator.Options{
Config: b.ChainConfig(),
Chain: NewChainContext(ctx, b),
Header: header,
State: state,
}
// Recap the highest gas allowance with specified gascap.
if gasCap != 0 && hi > gasCap {
log.Warn("Caller gas above allowance, capping", "requested", hi, "cap", gasCap)
hi = gasCap
}

// We first execute the transaction at the highest allowable gas limit, since if this fails we
// can return error immediately.
failed, result, err := executeEstimate(ctx, b, args, state.Copy(), header, gasCap, hi)
// Run the gas estimation andwrap any revertals into a custom return
call, err := args.ToMessage(gasCap, header.BaseFee)
if err != nil {
return 0, err
}
if failed {
if result != nil && !errors.Is(result.Err, vm.ErrOutOfGas) {
if len(result.Revert()) > 0 {
return 0, newRevertError(result)
}
return 0, result.Err
}
return 0, fmt.Errorf("gas required exceeds allowance (%d)", hi)
}
// For almost any transaction, the gas consumed by the unconstrained execution above
// lower-bounds the gas limit required for it to succeed. One exception is those txs that
// explicitly check gas remaining in order to successfully execute within a given limit, but we
// probably don't want to return a lowest possible gas limit for these cases anyway.
lo = result.UsedGas - 1

// Binary search for the smallest gas limit that allows the tx to execute successfully.
for lo+1 < hi {
mid := (hi + lo) / 2
if mid > lo*2 {
// Most txs don't need much higher gas limit than their gas used, and most txs don't
// require near the full block limit of gas, so the selection of where to bisect the
// range here is skewed to favor the low side.
mid = lo * 2
}
failed, _, err = executeEstimate(ctx, b, args, state.Copy(), header, gasCap, mid)
if err != nil {
// This should not happen under normal conditions since if we make it this far the
// transaction had run without error at least once before.
log.Error("execution error in estimate gas", "err", err)
return 0, err
}
if failed {
lo = mid
} else {
hi = mid
estimate, revert, err := gasestimator.Estimate(ctx, call, opts, gasCap)
if err != nil {
if len(revert) > 0 {
return 0, newRevertError(revert)
}
return 0, err
}
return hexutil.Uint64(hi), nil
return hexutil.Uint64(estimate), nil
}

// EstimateGas returns the lowest possible gas limit that allows the transaction to run
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