core/types: use new atomic types in caches (#29411)

* use generic atomic types in tx caches

* use generic atomic types in block caches

* eth/catalyst: avoid copying tx in test

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Co-authored-by: lmittmann <lmittmann@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Felix Lange <fjl@twurst.com>

core/types/block.go

@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ type Block struct {
 	withdrawals  Withdrawals
 
 	// caches
-	hash atomic.Value
-	size atomic.Value
+	hash atomic.Pointer[common.Hash]
+	size atomic.Uint64
 
 	// These fields are used by package eth to track
 	// inter-peer block relay.
@@ -406,8 +406,8 @@ func (b *Block) BlobGasUsed() *uint64 {
 // Size returns the true RLP encoded storage size of the block, either by encoding
 // and returning it, or returning a previously cached value.
 func (b *Block) Size() uint64 {
-	if size := b.size.Load(); size != nil {
-		return size.(uint64)
+	if size := b.size.Load(); size > 0 {
+		return size
 	}
 	c := writeCounter(0)
 	rlp.Encode(&c, b)
@@ -486,11 +486,11 @@ func (b *Block) WithWithdrawals(withdrawals []*Withdrawal) *Block {
 // The hash is computed on the first call and cached thereafter.
 func (b *Block) Hash() common.Hash {
 	if hash := b.hash.Load(); hash != nil {
-		return hash.(common.Hash)
+		return *hash
 	}
-	v := b.header.Hash()
-	b.hash.Store(v)
-	return v
+	h := b.header.Hash()
+	b.hash.Store(&h)
+	return h
 }
 
 type Blocks []*Block

core/types/transaction.go

@@ -57,9 +57,9 @@ type Transaction struct {
 	time  time.Time // Time first seen locally (spam avoidance)
 
 	// caches
-	hash atomic.Value
-	size atomic.Value
-	from atomic.Value
+	hash atomic.Pointer[common.Hash]
+	size atomic.Uint64
+	from atomic.Pointer[sigCache]
 }
 
 // NewTx creates a new transaction.
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ func (tx *Transaction) Time() time.Time {
 // Hash returns the transaction hash.
 func (tx *Transaction) Hash() common.Hash {
 	if hash := tx.hash.Load(); hash != nil {
-		return hash.(common.Hash)
+		return *hash
 	}
 
 	var h common.Hash
@@ -471,15 +471,15 @@ func (tx *Transaction) Hash() common.Hash {
 	} else {
 		h = prefixedRlpHash(tx.Type(), tx.inner)
 	}
-	tx.hash.Store(h)
+	tx.hash.Store(&h)
 	return h
 }
 
 // Size returns the true encoded storage size of the transaction, either by encoding
 // and returning it, or returning a previously cached value.
 func (tx *Transaction) Size() uint64 {
-	if size := tx.size.Load(); size != nil {
-		return size.(uint64)
+	if size := tx.size.Load(); size > 0 {
+		return size
 	}
 
 	// Cache miss, encode and cache.

core/types/transaction_signing.go

@@ -128,8 +128,7 @@ func MustSignNewTx(prv *ecdsa.PrivateKey, s Signer, txdata TxData) *Transaction
 // signing method. The cache is invalidated if the cached signer does
 // not match the signer used in the current call.
 func Sender(signer Signer, tx *Transaction) (common.Address, error) {
-	if sc := tx.from.Load(); sc != nil {
-		sigCache := sc.(sigCache)
+	if sigCache := tx.from.Load(); sigCache != nil {
 		// If the signer used to derive from in a previous
 		// call is not the same as used current, invalidate
 		// the cache.
@@ -142,7 +141,7 @@ func Sender(signer Signer, tx *Transaction) (common.Address, error) {
 	if err != nil {
 		return common.Address{}, err
 	}
-	tx.from.Store(sigCache{signer: signer, from: addr})
+	tx.from.Store(&sigCache{signer: signer, from: addr})
 	return addr, nil
 }
 

eth/catalyst/simulated_beacon_test.go

@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func startSimulatedBeaconEthService(t *testing.T, genesis *core.Genesis) (*node.
 // send enough transactions to fill multiple blocks
 func TestSimulatedBeaconSendWithdrawals(t *testing.T) {
 	var withdrawals []types.Withdrawal
-	txs := make(map[common.Hash]types.Transaction)
+	txs := make(map[common.Hash]*types.Transaction)
 
 	var (
 		// testKey is a private key to use for funding a tester account.
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func TestSimulatedBeaconSendWithdrawals(t *testing.T) {
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("error signing transaction, err=%v", err)
 		}
-		txs[tx.Hash()] = *tx
+		txs[tx.Hash()] = tx
 
 		if err := ethService.APIBackend.SendTx(context.Background(), tx); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal("SendTx failed", err)