Durango.2 - Push Gossip Redesign

This version is backwards compatible to v1.11.0. It is optional, but strongly encouraged.

The plugin version is updated to 34 all plugins must update to be compatible.

APIs

• Removed the ipc API
• Removed the auth API
• Removed most keystore related methods from the platform API
  • platform.importKey
  • platform.createAddress
  • platform.addValidator
  • platform.addDelegator
  • platform.addSubnetValidator
  • platform.createSubnet
  • platform.exportAVAX
  • platform.importAVAX
  • platform.createBlockchain
• Added push gossip metrics:
  • gossip_tracking{type="sent"}
  • gossip_tracking{type="unsent"}
  • gossip_tracking_lifetime_average
    to the following namespaces:
  • avalanche_P_vm_tx
  • avalanche_X_vm_avalanche_tx
  • avalanche_C_vm_sdk_atomic_tx_gossip
  • avalanche_C_vm_sdk_eth_tx_gossip
• Removed metrics:
  • avalanche_C_vm_eth_gossip_atomic_sent
  • avalanche_C_vm_eth_gossip_eth_txs_sent
  • avalanche_C_vm_eth_regossip_eth_txs_queued_attempts
  • avalanche_C_vm_eth_regossip_eth_txs_queued_local_tx_count
  • avalanche_C_vm_eth_regossip_eth_txs_queued_remote_tx_count

Configs

• Removed:
  • api-ipcs-enabled
  • ipcs-chain-ids
  • ipcs-path
  • api-auth-required
  • api-auth-password
  • api-auth-password-file
  • consensus-app-gossip-validator-size
  • consensus-app-gossip-non-validator-size
  • consensus-app-gossip-peer-size
• Removed subnet configs:
  • appGossipValidatorSize
  • appGossipNonValidatorSize
  • appGossipPeerSize
• Added X-chain and P-chain networking configs:
  • push-gossip-num-validators
  • push-gossip-num-peers
  • push-regossip-num-validators
  • push-regossip-num-peers
  • push-gossip-discarded-cache-size
  • push-gossip-max-regossip-frequency
  • push-gossip-frequency
• Removed X-chain and P-chain networking configs:
  • legacy-push-gossip-cache-size
• Added C-chain configs:
  • push-gossip-num-validators
  • push-gossip-num-peers
  • push-regossip-num-validators
  • push-regossip-num-peers
  • push-gossip-frequency
  • pull-gossip-frequency
  • tx-pool-lifetime
• Removed C-chain configs:
  • tx-pool-journal
  • tx-pool-rejournal
  • remote-gossip-only-enabled
  • regossip-max-txs
  • remote-tx-gossip-only-enabled
  • tx-regossip-max-size

Fixes

• Fixed mempool push gossip amplification

What's Changed

• Remove deprecated IPC API by @StephenButtolph in #2760
• vms/platformvm: Remove all keystore APIs except ExportKey and ListAddresses by @dhrubabasu in #2761
• Remove Deprecated Auth API by @StephenButtolph in #2759
• Remove defaultAddress helper from platformvm service tests by @dhrubabasu in #2767
• [trace] upgrade opentelemetry to v1.22.0 by @bianyuanop in #2702
• Reenable the upgrade tests by @StephenButtolph in #2769
• [network/p2p] Redesign Push Gossip by @patrick-ogrady in #2772
• Move AppGossip configs from SubnetConfig into ChainConfig by @StephenButtolph in #2785
• merkledb -- move compressedKey declaration to avoid usage of stale values in loop by @danlaine in #2777
• merkledb -- fix hasValue in recordNodeDeleted by @danlaine in #2779
• merkledb -- rename metrics and add missing call by @danlaine in #2781
• merkledb -- style nit, remove var name newView to reduce shadowing by @danlaine in #2784
• merkledb style nits by @danlaine in #2783
• merkledb comment accuracy fixes by @danlaine in #2780
• Increase gossip size on first push by @StephenButtolph in #2787

Full Changelog: v1.11.0...v1.11.2