all: cleanup the APIs for initializing genesis (ethereum#25473)

Author: rjl493456442

cmd/devp2p/internal/ethtest/chain.go

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func loadChain(chainfile string, genesis string) (*Chain, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	gblock := gen.ToBlock(nil)
+	gblock := gen.ToBlock()
 
 	blocks, err := blocksFromFile(chainfile, gblock)
 	if err != nil {

cmd/evm/runner.go

@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		gen := readGenesis(ctx.String(GenesisFlag.Name))
 		genesisConfig = gen
 		db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		genesis := gen.ToBlock(db)
+		genesis := gen.MustCommit(db)
 		statedb, _ = state.New(genesis.Root(), state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
 		chainConfig = gen.Config
 	} else {

cmd/faucet/faucet.go

@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ func newFaucet(genesis *core.Genesis, port int, enodes []*enode.Node, network ui
 	if NEVMPub != "" {
 		cfg.NEVMPubEP = NEVMPub
 	}
-	utils.SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults(&cfg, genesis.ToBlock(nil).Hash())
+	utils.SetDNSDiscoveryDefaults(&cfg, genesis.ToBlock().Hash())
 
 	lesBackend, err := les.New(stack, &cfg)
 	if err != nil {

consensus/clique/snapshot_test.go

@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ func TestClique(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		// Create a pristine blockchain with the genesis injected
 		db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-		genesis.Commit(db)
+		genesisBlock := genesis.MustCommit(db)
 
 		// Assemble a chain of headers from the cast votes
 		config := *params.TestChainConfig
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func TestClique(t *testing.T) {
 		engine := New(config.Clique, db)
 		engine.fakeDiff = true
 
-		blocks, _ := core.GenerateChain(&config, genesis.ToBlock(db), engine, db, len(tt.votes), func(j int, gen *core.BlockGen) {
+		blocks, _ := core.GenerateChain(&config, genesisBlock, engine, db, len(tt.votes), func(j int, gen *core.BlockGen) {
 			// Cast the vote contained in this block
 			gen.SetCoinbase(accounts.address(tt.votes[j].voted))
 			if tt.votes[j].auth {

core/blockchain_test.go

@@ -1941,8 +1941,8 @@ func testSideImport(t *testing.T, numCanonBlocksInSidechain, blocksBetweenCommon
 			Alloc:   GenesisAlloc{addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(math.MaxInt64)}},
 			BaseFee: big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee),
 		}
-		signer     = types.LatestSigner(gspec.Config)
-		genesis, _ = gspec.Commit(db)
+		signer  = types.LatestSigner(gspec.Config)
+		genesis = gspec.MustCommit(db)
 	)
 	// Generate and import the canonical chain
 	diskdb := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()

core/genesis.go

@@ -80,10 +80,12 @@ func (ga *GenesisAlloc) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// flush adds allocated genesis accounts into a fresh new statedb and
-// commit the state changes into the given database handler.
-func (ga *GenesisAlloc) flush(db ethdb.Database) (common.Hash, error) {
-	statedb, err := state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
+// deriveHash computes the state root according to the genesis specification.
+func (ga *GenesisAlloc) deriveHash() (common.Hash, error) {
+	// Create an ephemeral in-memory database for computing hash,
+	// all the derived states will be discarded to not pollute disk.
+	db := state.NewDatabase(rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase())
+	statedb, err := state.New(common.Hash{}, db, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
@@ -95,33 +97,47 @@ func (ga *GenesisAlloc) flush(db ethdb.Database) (common.Hash, error) {
 			statedb.SetState(addr, key, value)
 		}
 	}
+	return statedb.Commit(false)
+}
+
+// flush is very similar with deriveHash, but the main difference is
+// all the generated states will be persisted into the given database.
+// Also, the genesis state specification will be flushed as well.
+func (ga *GenesisAlloc) flush(db ethdb.Database) error {
+	statedb, err := state.New(common.Hash{}, state.NewDatabase(db), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for addr, account := range *ga {
+		statedb.AddBalance(addr, account.Balance)
+		statedb.SetCode(addr, account.Code)
+		statedb.SetNonce(addr, account.Nonce)
+		for key, value := range account.Storage {
+			statedb.SetState(addr, key, value)
+		}
+	}
 	root, err := statedb.Commit(false)
 	if err != nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
+		return err
 	}
 	err = statedb.Database().TrieDB().Commit(root, true, nil)
 	if err != nil {
-		return common.Hash{}, err
+		return err
 	}
-	return root, nil
-}
-
-// write writes the json marshaled genesis state into database
-// with the given block hash as the unique identifier.
-func (ga *GenesisAlloc) write(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash) error {
+	// Marshal the genesis state specification and persist.
 	blob, err := json.Marshal(ga)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	rawdb.WriteGenesisState(db, hash, blob)
+	rawdb.WriteGenesisStateSpec(db, root, blob)
 	return nil
 }
 
 // CommitGenesisState loads the stored genesis state with the given block
 // hash and commits them into the given database handler.
 func CommitGenesisState(db ethdb.Database, hash common.Hash) error {
 	var alloc GenesisAlloc
-	blob := rawdb.ReadGenesisState(db, hash)
+	blob := rawdb.ReadGenesisStateSpec(db, hash)
 	if len(blob) != 0 {
 		if err := alloc.UnmarshalJSON(blob); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -156,8 +172,7 @@ func CommitGenesisState(db ethdb.Database, hash common.Hash) error {
 			return errors.New("not found")
 		}
 	}
-	_, err := alloc.flush(db)
-	return err
+	return alloc.flush(db)
 }
 
 // GenesisAccount is an account in the state of the genesis block.
@@ -278,7 +293,7 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, override
 			genesis = DefaultGenesisBlock()
 		}
 		// Ensure the stored genesis matches with the given one.
-		hash := genesis.ToBlock(nil).Hash()
+		hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
 		if hash != stored {
 			return genesis.Config, hash, &GenesisMismatchError{stored, hash}
 		}
@@ -291,7 +306,7 @@ func SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(db ethdb.Database, genesis *Genesis, override
 	}
 	// Check whether the genesis block is already written.
 	if genesis != nil {
-		hash := genesis.ToBlock(nil).Hash()
+		hash := genesis.ToBlock().Hash()
 		if hash != stored {
 			return genesis.Config, hash, &GenesisMismatchError{stored, hash}
 		}
@@ -356,13 +371,9 @@ func (g *Genesis) configOrDefault(ghash common.Hash) *params.ChainConfig {
 	}
 }
 
-// ToBlock creates the genesis block and writes state of a genesis specification
-// to the given database (or discards it if nil).
-func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
-	if db == nil {
-		db = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-	}
-	root, err := g.Alloc.flush(db)
+// ToBlock returns the genesis block according to genesis specification.
+func (g *Genesis) ToBlock() *types.Block {
+	root, err := g.Alloc.deriveHash()
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
@@ -399,7 +410,7 @@ func (g *Genesis) ToBlock(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 // Commit writes the block and state of a genesis specification to the database.
 // The block is committed as the canonical head block.
 func (g *Genesis) Commit(db ethdb.Database) (*types.Block, error) {
-	block := g.ToBlock(db)
+	block := g.ToBlock()
 	if block.Number().Sign() != 0 {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't commit genesis block with number > 0")
 	}
@@ -413,7 +424,10 @@ func (g *Genesis) Commit(db ethdb.Database) (*types.Block, error) {
 	if config.Clique != nil && len(block.Extra()) < 32+crypto.SignatureLength {
 		return nil, errors.New("can't start clique chain without signers")
 	}
-	if err := g.Alloc.write(db, block.Hash()); err != nil {
+	// All the checks has passed, flush the states derived from the genesis
+	// specification as well as the specification itself into the provided
+	// database.
+	if err := g.Alloc.flush(db); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	rawdb.WriteTd(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), block.Difficulty())
@@ -437,15 +451,6 @@ func (g *Genesis) MustCommit(db ethdb.Database) *types.Block {
 	return block
 }
 
-// GenesisBlockForTesting creates and writes a block in which addr has the given wei balance.
-func GenesisBlockForTesting(db ethdb.Database, addr common.Address, balance *big.Int) *types.Block {
-	g := Genesis{
-		Alloc:   GenesisAlloc{addr: {Balance: balance}},
-		BaseFee: big.NewInt(params.InitialBaseFee),
-	}
-	return g.MustCommit(db)
-}
-
 // DefaultGenesisBlock returns the Ethereum main net genesis block.
 func DefaultGenesisBlock() *Genesis {
 	return &Genesis{
@@ -529,6 +534,7 @@ func DefaultSepoliaGenesisBlock() *Genesis {
 	}
 }
 
+// DefaultKilnGenesisBlock returns the kiln network genesis block.
 func DefaultKilnGenesisBlock() *Genesis {
 	g := new(Genesis)
 	reader := strings.NewReader(KilnAllocData)

core/genesis_test.go

@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func TestGenesisHashes(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Errorf("case: %d a), want: %s, got: %s", i, c.want.Hex(), have.Hex())
 		}
 		// Test via ToBlock
-		if have := c.genesis.ToBlock(nil).Hash(); have != c.want {
+		if have := c.genesis.ToBlock().Hash(); have != c.want {
 			t.Errorf("case: %d a), want: %s, got: %s", i, c.want.Hex(), have.Hex())
 		}
 	}
@@ -195,11 +195,7 @@ func TestGenesis_Commit(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	db := rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
-	genesisBlock, err := genesis.Commit(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
+	genesisBlock := genesis.MustCommit(db)
 	if genesis.Difficulty != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("assumption wrong")
 	}
@@ -224,12 +220,12 @@ func TestReadWriteGenesisAlloc(t *testing.T) {
 			{1}: {Balance: big.NewInt(1), Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{{1}: {1}}},
 			{2}: {Balance: big.NewInt(2), Storage: map[common.Hash]common.Hash{{2}: {2}}},
 		}
-		hash = common.HexToHash("0xdeadbeef")
+		hash, _ = alloc.deriveHash()
 	)
-	alloc.write(db, hash)
+	alloc.flush(db)
 
 	var reload GenesisAlloc
-	err := reload.UnmarshalJSON(rawdb.ReadGenesisState(db, hash))
+	err := reload.UnmarshalJSON(rawdb.ReadGenesisStateSpec(db, hash))
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Failed to load genesis state %v", err)
 	}

core/rawdb/accessors_metadata.go

@@ -81,15 +81,16 @@ func WriteChainConfig(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, cfg *params.Cha
 	}
 }
 
-// ReadGenesisState retrieves the genesis state based on the given genesis hash.
-func ReadGenesisState(db ethdb.KeyValueReader, hash common.Hash) []byte {
-	data, _ := db.Get(genesisKey(hash))
+// ReadGenesisStateSpec retrieves the genesis state specification based on the
+// given genesis hash.
+func ReadGenesisStateSpec(db ethdb.KeyValueReader, hash common.Hash) []byte {
+	data, _ := db.Get(genesisStateSpecKey(hash))
 	return data
 }
 
-// WriteGenesisState writes the genesis state into the disk.
-func WriteGenesisState(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, data []byte) {
-	if err := db.Put(genesisKey(hash), data); err != nil {
+// WriteGenesisStateSpec writes the genesis state specification into the disk.
+func WriteGenesisStateSpec(db ethdb.KeyValueWriter, hash common.Hash, data []byte) {
+	if err := db.Put(genesisStateSpecKey(hash), data); err != nil {
 		log.Crit("Failed to store genesis state", "err", err)
 	}
 }

core/rawdb/schema.go

@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ func dataHashKey(hash common.Hash) []byte {
 	return append(dataHashKeyPrefix, hash.Bytes()...)
 }
 
-// genesisKey = genesisPrefix + hash
-func genesisKey(hash common.Hash) []byte {
+// genesisStateSpecKey = genesisPrefix + hash
+func genesisStateSpecKey(hash common.Hash) []byte {
 	return append(genesisPrefix, hash.Bytes()...)
 }

eth/catalyst/api_test.go

@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ func generatePreMergeChain(n int) (*core.Genesis, []*types.Block) {
 		g.AddTx(tx)
 		testNonce++
 	}
-	gblock := genesis.ToBlock(db)
+	gblock := genesis.MustCommit(db)
 	engine := ethash.NewFaker()
 	blocks, _ := core.GenerateChain(config, gblock, engine, db, n, generate)
 	totalDifficulty := big.NewInt(0)