diff --git a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
index 3f8717b40b..a257e6bc49 100644
--- a/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
+++ b/cmd/geth/chaincmd.go
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func initGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	defer stack.Close()
 
 	for _, name := range []string{"chaindata", "lightchaindata"} {
-		chaindb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name, 0, 0, ctx.String(utils.AncientFlag.Name), "", false)
+		chaindb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name, 0, 0, ctx.String(utils.AncientFlag.Name), "", false, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 		if err != nil {
 			utils.Fatalf("Failed to open database: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func dumpGenesis(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 	// dump whatever already exists in the datadir
 	stack, _ := makeConfigNode(ctx)
 	for _, name := range []string{"chaindata", "lightchaindata"} {
-		db, err := stack.OpenDatabase(name, 0, 0, "", true)
+		db, err := stack.OpenDatabase(name, 0, 0, "", true, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 
 		if err != nil {
 			if !os.IsNotExist(err) {
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index fbb943ff7e..4e38f75a38 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -414,6 +414,31 @@ var (
 		Value:    50,
 		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
 	}
+
+	LevelDbCompactionTableSizeFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
+		Name:     "leveldb.compaction.table.size",
+		Usage:    "LevelDB SSTable/file size in mebibytes",
+		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
+	}
+
+	LevelDbCompactionTableSizeMultiplierFlag = &cli.Float64Flag{
+		Name:     "leveldb.compaction.table.size.multiplier",
+		Usage:    "Multiplier on LevelDB SSTable/file size. Size for a level is determined by: `leveldb.compaction.table.size * (leveldb.compaction.table.size.multiplier ^ Level)`",
+		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
+	}
+
+	LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeFlag = &cli.Uint64Flag{
+		Name:     "leveldb.compaction.total.size",
+		Usage:    "Total size in mebibytes of SSTables in a given LevelDB level. Size for a level is determined by: `leveldb.compaction.total.size * (leveldb.compaction.total.size.multiplier ^ Level)`",
+		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
+	}
+
+	LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeMultiplierFlag = &cli.Float64Flag{
+		Name:     "leveldb.compaction.total.size.multiplier",
+		Usage:    "Multiplier on level size on LevelDB levels. Size for a level is determined by: `leveldb.compaction.total.size * (leveldb.compaction.total.size.multiplier ^ Level)`",
+		Category: flags.PerfCategory,
+	}
+
 	CacheTrieFlag = &cli.IntFlag{
 		Name:     "cache.trie",
 		Usage:    "Percentage of cache memory allowance to use for trie caching (default = 15% full mode, 30% archive mode)",
@@ -2161,6 +2186,8 @@ func MakeChainDatabase(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readonly bool) ethdb.
 
 		err     error
 		chainDb ethdb.Database
+
+		dbOptions = resolveExtraDBConfig(ctx)
 	)
 
 	switch {
@@ -2174,9 +2201,9 @@ func MakeChainDatabase(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readonly bool) ethdb.
 
 		chainDb = remotedb.New(client)
 	case ctx.String(SyncModeFlag.Name) == "light":
-		chainDb, err = stack.OpenDatabase("lightchaindata", cache, handles, "", readonly)
+		chainDb, err = stack.OpenDatabase("lightchaindata", cache, handles, "", readonly, dbOptions)
 	default:
-		chainDb, err = stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer("chaindata", cache, handles, ctx.String(AncientFlag.Name), "", readonly)
+		chainDb, err = stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer("chaindata", cache, handles, ctx.String(AncientFlag.Name), "", readonly, dbOptions)
 	}
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -2186,6 +2213,15 @@ func MakeChainDatabase(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, readonly bool) ethdb.
 	return chainDb
 }
 
+func resolveExtraDBConfig(ctx *cli.Context) rawdb.ExtraDBConfig {
+	return rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSize:           ctx.Uint64(LevelDbCompactionTableSizeFlag.Name),
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSizeMultiplier: ctx.Float64(LevelDbCompactionTableSizeMultiplierFlag.Name),
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSize:           ctx.Uint64(LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeFlag.Name),
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier: ctx.Float64(LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeMultiplierFlag.Name),
+	}
+}
+
 func IsNetworkPreset(ctx *cli.Context) bool {
 	for _, flag := range NetworkFlags {
 		bFlag, _ := flag.(*cli.BoolFlag)
diff --git a/core/rawdb/database.go b/core/rawdb/database.go
index 42d1df6205..0801916db3 100644
--- a/core/rawdb/database.go
+++ b/core/rawdb/database.go
@@ -366,6 +366,14 @@ type OpenOptions struct {
 	Cache             int    // the capacity(in megabytes) of the data caching
 	Handles           int    // number of files to be open simultaneously
 	ReadOnly          bool
+	ExtraDBConfig     ExtraDBConfig
+}
+
+type ExtraDBConfig struct {
+	LevelDBCompactionTableSize           uint64  // LevelDB SSTable/file size in mebibytes
+	LevelDBCompactionTableSizeMultiplier float64 // Multiplier on LevelDB SSTable/file size
+	LevelDBCompactionTotalSize           uint64  // Total size in mebibytes of SSTables in a given LevelDB level
+	LevelDBCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier float64 // Multiplier on level size on LevelDB levels
 }
 
 // openKeyValueDatabase opens a disk-based key-value database, e.g. leveldb or pebble.
diff --git a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool_test.go b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool_test.go
index b7b5c14ef0..e9128f5215 100644
--- a/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool_test.go
+++ b/core/txpool/legacypool/legacypool_test.go
@@ -1187,18 +1187,13 @@ func testQueueGlobalLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 //
 // This logic should not hold for local transactions, unless the local tracking
 // mechanism is disabled.
-
-// nolint : paralleltest
 func TestQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T) {
 	testQueueTimeLimiting(t, false)
 }
-
-// nolint : paralleltest
 func TestQueueTimeLimitingNoLocals(t *testing.T) {
 	testQueueTimeLimiting(t, true)
 }
 
-// nolint:gocognit,thelper
 func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	// Reduce the eviction interval to a testable amount
 	defer func(old time.Duration) { evictionInterval = old }(evictionInterval)
@@ -1230,16 +1225,13 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if err := pool.addRemote(pricedTransaction(1, 100000, big.NewInt(1), remote)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add remote transaction: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	pending, queued := pool.Stats()
 	if pending != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 0)
 	}
-
 	if queued != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 2)
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1252,11 +1244,9 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if pending != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 0)
 	}
-
 	if queued != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 2)
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1268,7 +1258,6 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if pending != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 0)
 	}
-
 	if nolocals {
 		if queued != 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 0)
@@ -1278,7 +1267,6 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 			t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 1)
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1293,11 +1281,9 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if pending != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 0)
 	}
-
 	if queued != 0 {
 		t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 0)
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -1306,22 +1292,18 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if err := pool.addLocal(pricedTransaction(4, 100000, big.NewInt(1), local)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add remote transaction: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	if err := pool.addRemoteSync(pricedTransaction(4, 100000, big.NewInt(1), remote)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add remote transaction: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	time.Sleep(5 * evictionInterval) // A half lifetime pass
 
 	// Queue executable transactions, the life cycle should be restarted.
 	if err := pool.addLocal(pricedTransaction(2, 100000, big.NewInt(1), local)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add remote transaction: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	if err := pool.addRemoteSync(pricedTransaction(2, 100000, big.NewInt(1), remote)); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to add remote transaction: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	time.Sleep(6 * evictionInterval)
 
 	// All gapped transactions shouldn't be kicked out
@@ -1329,23 +1311,19 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 	if pending != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 2)
 	}
-
 	if queued != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 2)
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	// The whole life time pass after last promotion, kick out stale transactions
 	time.Sleep(2 * config.Lifetime)
-
 	pending, queued = pool.Stats()
 	if pending != 2 {
 		t.Fatalf("pending transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", pending, 2)
 	}
-
 	if nolocals {
 		if queued != 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 0)
@@ -1355,7 +1333,6 @@ func testQueueTimeLimiting(t *testing.T, nolocals bool) {
 			t.Fatalf("queued transactions mismatched: have %d, want %d", queued, 1)
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err := validatePoolInternals(pool); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("pool internal state corrupted: %v", err)
 	}
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 4b62818fc2..f14b7234de 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -117,18 +117,15 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	// Ensure configuration values are compatible and sane
 	if config.SyncMode == downloader.LightSync {
-		return nil, errors.New("can't run ethereum.Ethereum in light sync mode, use les.LightEthereum")
+		return nil, errors.New("can't run eth.Ethereum in light sync mode, use les.LightEthereum")
 	}
-
 	if !config.SyncMode.IsValid() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid sync mode %d", config.SyncMode)
 	}
-
 	if config.Miner.GasPrice == nil || config.Miner.GasPrice.Cmp(common.Big0) <= 0 {
 		log.Warn("Sanitizing invalid miner gas price", "provided", config.Miner.GasPrice, "updated", ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice)
 		config.Miner.GasPrice = new(big.Int).Set(ethconfig.Defaults.Miner.GasPrice)
 	}
-
 	if config.NoPruning && config.TrieDirtyCache > 0 {
 		if config.SnapshotCache > 0 {
 			config.TrieCleanCache += config.TrieDirtyCache * 3 / 5
@@ -136,14 +133,13 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		} else {
 			config.TrieCleanCache += config.TrieDirtyCache
 		}
-
 		config.TrieDirtyCache = 0
 	}
-
 	log.Info("Allocated trie memory caches", "clean", common.StorageSize(config.TrieCleanCache)*1024*1024, "dirty", common.StorageSize(config.TrieDirtyCache)*1024*1024)
 
+	extraDBConfig := resolveExtraDBConfig(config)
 	// Assemble the Ethereum object
-	chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer("chaindata", config.DatabaseCache, config.DatabaseHandles, config.DatabaseFreezer, "ethereum/db/chaindata/", false)
+	chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer("chaindata", config.DatabaseCache, config.DatabaseHandles, config.DatabaseFreezer, "ethereum/db/chaindata/", false, extraDBConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -171,7 +167,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		bloomRequests:     make(chan chan *bloombits.Retrieval),
 		bloomIndexer:      core.NewBloomIndexer(chainDb, params.BloomBitsBlocks, params.BloomConfirms),
 		p2pServer:         stack.Server(),
-		closeCh:           make(chan struct{}),
 		shutdownTracker:   shutdowncheck.NewShutdownTracker(chainDb),
 	}
 
@@ -189,6 +184,13 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 
 	// Override the chain config with provided settings.
 	var overrides core.ChainOverrides
+	if config.OverrideCancun != nil {
+		overrides.OverrideCancun = config.OverrideCancun
+	}
+	if config.OverrideVerkle != nil {
+		overrides.OverrideVerkle = config.OverrideVerkle
+	}
+
 	chainConfig, _, genesisErr := core.SetupGenesisBlockWithOverride(chainDb, trie.NewDatabase(chainDb), config.Genesis, &overrides)
 	if _, isCompat := genesisErr.(*params.ConfigCompatError); genesisErr != nil && !isCompat {
 		return nil, genesisErr
@@ -203,12 +205,10 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	// END: Bor changes
 
 	bcVersion := rawdb.ReadDatabaseVersion(chainDb)
-
 	var dbVer = "<nil>"
 	if bcVersion != nil {
 		dbVer = fmt.Sprintf("%d", *bcVersion)
 	}
-
 	log.Info("Initialising Ethereum protocol", "network", config.NetworkId, "dbversion", dbVer)
 
 	if !config.SkipBcVersionCheck {
@@ -218,16 +218,12 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 			if bcVersion != nil { // only print warning on upgrade, not on init
 				log.Warn("Upgrade blockchain database version", "from", dbVer, "to", core.BlockChainVersion)
 			}
-
 			rawdb.WriteDatabaseVersion(chainDb, core.BlockChainVersion)
 		}
 	}
-
 	var (
 		vmConfig = vm.Config{
-			EnablePreimageRecording:      config.EnablePreimageRecording,
-			ParallelEnable:               config.ParallelEVM.Enable,
-			ParallelSpeculativeProcesses: config.ParallelEVM.SpeculativeProcesses,
+			EnablePreimageRecording: config.EnablePreimageRecording,
 		}
 		cacheConfig = &core.CacheConfig{
 			TrieCleanLimit:      config.TrieCleanCache,
@@ -237,7 +233,6 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 			TrieTimeLimit:       config.TrieTimeout,
 			SnapshotLimit:       config.SnapshotCache,
 			Preimages:           config.Preimages,
-			TriesInMemory:       config.TriesInMemory,
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -251,16 +246,7 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		eth.blockchain, err = core.NewBlockChain(chainDb, cacheConfig, config.Genesis, &overrides, eth.engine, vmConfig, eth.shouldPreserve, &config.TxLookupLimit, checker)
 	}
 
-	// Override the chain config with provided settings.
-	if config.OverrideCancun != nil {
-		overrides.OverrideCancun = config.OverrideCancun
-	}
-	if config.OverrideVerkle != nil {
-		overrides.OverrideVerkle = config.OverrideVerkle
-	}
-
 	eth.APIBackend.gpo = gasprice.NewOracle(eth.APIBackend, gpoParams)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -307,16 +293,14 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	}
 
 	eth.miner = miner.New(eth, &config.Miner, eth.blockchain.Config(), eth.EventMux(), eth.engine, eth.isLocalBlock)
-	_ = eth.miner.SetExtra(makeExtraData(config.Miner.ExtraData))
+	eth.miner.SetExtra(makeExtraData(config.Miner.ExtraData))
 
 	// Setup DNS discovery iterators.
 	dnsclient := dnsdisc.NewClient(dnsdisc.Config{})
-
 	eth.ethDialCandidates, err = dnsclient.NewIterator(eth.config.EthDiscoveryURLs...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	eth.snapDialCandidates, err = dnsclient.NewIterator(eth.config.SnapDiscoveryURLs...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -336,6 +320,15 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 	return eth, nil
 }
 
+func resolveExtraDBConfig(config *ethconfig.Config) rawdb.ExtraDBConfig {
+	return rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSize:           config.LevelDbCompactionTableSize,
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSizeMultiplier: config.LevelDbCompactionTableSizeMultiplier,
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSize:           config.LevelDbCompactionTotalSize,
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier: config.LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier,
+	}
+}
+
 func makeExtraData(extra []byte) []byte {
 	if len(extra) == 0 {
 		// create default extradata
@@ -565,12 +558,14 @@ func (s *Ethereum) StopMining() {
 func (s *Ethereum) IsMining() bool      { return s.miner.Mining() }
 func (s *Ethereum) Miner() *miner.Miner { return s.miner }
 
-func (s *Ethereum) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager  { return s.accountManager }
-func (s *Ethereum) BlockChain() *core.BlockChain       { return s.blockchain }
-func (s *Ethereum) TxPool() *txpool.TxPool             { return s.txPool }
-func (s *Ethereum) EventMux() *event.TypeMux           { return s.eventMux }
-func (s *Ethereum) Engine() consensus.Engine           { return s.engine }
-func (s *Ethereum) ChainDb() ethdb.Database            { return s.chainDb }
+func (s *Ethereum) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager { return s.accountManager }
+func (s *Ethereum) BlockChain() *core.BlockChain      { return s.blockchain }
+func (s *Ethereum) TxPool() *txpool.TxPool            { return s.txPool }
+func (s *Ethereum) EventMux() *event.TypeMux          { return s.eventMux }
+func (s *Ethereum) Engine() consensus.Engine          { return s.engine }
+func (s *Ethereum) ChainDb() ethdb.Database {
+	return s.chainDb
+}
 func (s *Ethereum) IsListening() bool                  { return true } // Always listening
 func (s *Ethereum) Downloader() *downloader.Downloader { return s.handler.downloader }
 func (s *Ethereum) Synced() bool                       { return s.handler.acceptTxs.Load() }
diff --git a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
index f9e5b2744c..4149e38853 100644
--- a/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/catalyst/api_test.go
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ func TestEth2PrepareAndGetPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	// We need to properly set the terminal total difficulty
 	genesis.Config.TerminalTotalDifficulty.Sub(genesis.Config.TerminalTotalDifficulty, blocks[9].Difficulty())
 	n, ethservice := startEthService(t, genesis, blocks[:9])
-
 	defer n.Close()
 
 	api := NewConsensusAPI(ethservice)
@@ -221,13 +220,11 @@ func TestEth2PrepareAndGetPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		FinalizedBlockHash: common.Hash{},
 	}
 	_, err := api.ForkchoiceUpdatedV1(fcState, &blockParams)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error preparing payload, err=%v", err)
 	}
 	// give the payload some time to be built
 	time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-
 	payloadID := (&miner.BuildPayloadArgs{
 		Parent:       fcState.HeadBlockHash,
 		Timestamp:    blockParams.Timestamp,
@@ -235,21 +232,17 @@ func TestEth2PrepareAndGetPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		Random:       blockParams.Random,
 	}).Id()
 	execData, err := api.GetPayloadV1(payloadID)
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("error getting payload, err=%v", err)
 	}
-
 	if len(execData.Transactions) != blocks[9].Transactions().Len() {
 		t.Fatalf("invalid number of transactions %d != 1", len(execData.Transactions))
 	}
 	// Test invalid payloadID
 	var invPayload engine.PayloadID
-
 	copy(invPayload[:], payloadID[:])
 	invPayload[0] = ^invPayload[0]
 	_, err = api.GetPayloadV1(invPayload)
-
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error retrieving invalid payload")
 	}
diff --git a/eth/ethconfig/config.go b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
index eb18e7ad65..ad2faa73cc 100644
--- a/eth/ethconfig/config.go
+++ b/eth/ethconfig/config.go
@@ -126,6 +126,12 @@ type Config struct {
 	DatabaseCache      int
 	DatabaseFreezer    string
 
+	// Database - LevelDB options
+	LevelDbCompactionTableSize           uint64
+	LevelDbCompactionTableSizeMultiplier float64
+	LevelDbCompactionTotalSize           uint64
+	LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier float64
+
 	TrieCleanCache int
 	TrieDirtyCache int
 	TrieTimeout    time.Duration
@@ -201,7 +207,6 @@ type Config struct {
 
 // CreateConsensusEngine creates a consensus engine for the given chain configuration.
 func CreateConsensusEngine(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, ethConfig *Config, db ethdb.Database, blockchainAPI *ethapi.BlockChainAPI) (consensus.Engine, error) {
-	var engine consensus.Engine
 	// nolint:nestif
 	if chainConfig.Clique != nil {
 		return beacon.New(clique.New(chainConfig.Clique, db)), nil
@@ -230,11 +235,9 @@ func CreateConsensusEngine(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, ethConfig *Config, d
 
 			return bor.New(chainConfig, db, blockchainAPI, spanner, heimdallClient, genesisContractsClient, false), nil
 		}
-	} else if !chainConfig.TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed {
-		return nil, errors.New("ethash is only supported as a historical component of already merged networks")
-	} else {
-		engine = ethash.NewFaker()
 	}
-
-	return beacon.New(engine), nil
+	if !chainConfig.TerminalTotalDifficultyPassed {
+		return nil, errors.New("ethash is only supported as a historical component of already merged networks")
+	}
+	return beacon.New(ethash.NewFaker()), nil
 }
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
index b2de199dae..02342a8ac2 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go
@@ -193,24 +193,25 @@ func NewTxFetcherForTests(
 	hasTx func(common.Hash) bool, addTxs func([]*txpool.Transaction) []error, fetchTxs func(string, []common.Hash) error,
 	clock mclock.Clock, rand *mrand.Rand, txArrivalWait time.Duration) *TxFetcher {
 	return &TxFetcher{
-		notify:      make(chan *txAnnounce),
-		cleanup:     make(chan *txDelivery),
-		drop:        make(chan *txDrop),
-		quit:        make(chan struct{}),
-		waitlist:    make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
-		waittime:    make(map[common.Hash]mclock.AbsTime),
-		waitslots:   make(map[string]map[common.Hash]struct{}),
-		announces:   make(map[string]map[common.Hash]struct{}),
-		announced:   make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
-		fetching:    make(map[common.Hash]string),
-		requests:    make(map[string]*txRequest),
-		alternates:  make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
-		underpriced: mapset.NewSet[common.Hash](),
-		hasTx:       hasTx,
-		addTxs:      addTxs,
-		fetchTxs:    fetchTxs,
-		clock:       clock,
-		rand:        rand,
+		notify:        make(chan *txAnnounce),
+		cleanup:       make(chan *txDelivery),
+		drop:          make(chan *txDrop),
+		quit:          make(chan struct{}),
+		waitlist:      make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
+		waittime:      make(map[common.Hash]mclock.AbsTime),
+		waitslots:     make(map[string]map[common.Hash]struct{}),
+		announces:     make(map[string]map[common.Hash]struct{}),
+		announced:     make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
+		fetching:      make(map[common.Hash]string),
+		requests:      make(map[string]*txRequest),
+		alternates:    make(map[common.Hash]map[string]struct{}),
+		underpriced:   mapset.NewSet[common.Hash](),
+		hasTx:         hasTx,
+		addTxs:        addTxs,
+		fetchTxs:      fetchTxs,
+		clock:         clock,
+		rand:          rand,
+		txArrivalWait: txArrivalWait,
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/eth/tracers/api_test.go b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
index 4f37d26fda..1e6668b4d7 100644
--- a/eth/tracers/api_test.go
+++ b/eth/tracers/api_test.go
@@ -497,6 +497,12 @@ func TestTraceBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+// txTraceResult is the result of a single transaction trace.
+type txTraceResultTest struct {
+	Result interface{} `json:"result,omitempty"` // Trace results produced by the tracer
+	Error  string      `json:"error,omitempty"`  // Trace failure produced by the tracer
+}
+
 func TestIOdump(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
 
@@ -558,12 +564,22 @@ func TestIOdump(t *testing.T) {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		// Done As txTraceResult struct was changed during Cancun changes
+		resArr := make([]*txTraceResultTest, 0)
+		for _, res := range result {
+			res := &txTraceResultTest{
+				Result: res.Result,
+				Error:  res.Error,
+			}
+			resArr = append(resArr, res)
+		}
+
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("test %d, want no error, have %v", i, err)
 			continue
 		}
 
-		have, err := json.Marshal(result)
+		have, err := json.Marshal(resArr)
 		if err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("Error in Marshal: %v", err)
 		}
diff --git a/internal/cli/snapshot.go b/internal/cli/snapshot.go
index ec82614aa4..3555abccad 100644
--- a/internal/cli/snapshot.go
+++ b/internal/cli/snapshot.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state/pruner"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cli/flagset"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cli/server"
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ func (c *PruneStateCommand) Run(args []string) int {
 		return 1
 	}
 
-	chaindb, err := node.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(chaindataPath, int(c.cache), dbHandles, c.datadirAncient, "", false)
+	chaindb, err := node.OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(chaindataPath, int(c.cache), dbHandles, c.datadirAncient, "", false, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 
 	if err != nil {
 		c.UI.Error(err.Error())
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
index d9f7864467..436e36e6a6 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api_test.go
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ func (b testBackend) PurgeWhitelistedCheckpoint() {
 }
 
 func (b testBackend) RPCRpcReturnDataLimit() uint64 {
-	panic("implement me")
+	return 0
 }
 
 func (b testBackend) SubscribeChain2HeadEvent(ch chan<- core.Chain2HeadEvent) event.Subscription {
diff --git a/les/client.go b/les/client.go
index 6f2ad4bf60..cb8e7ba160 100644
--- a/les/client.go
+++ b/les/client.go
@@ -83,11 +83,12 @@ type LightEthereum struct {
 
 // New creates an instance of the light client.
 func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
-	chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("lightchaindata", config.DatabaseCache, config.DatabaseHandles, "eth/db/chaindata/", false)
+	extraDBConfig := resolveExtraDBConfig(config)
+	chainDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("lightchaindata", config.DatabaseCache, config.DatabaseHandles, "eth/db/chaindata/", false, extraDBConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	lesDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("les.client", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesclient/", false)
+	lesDb, err := stack.OpenDatabase("les.client", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesclient/", false, extraDBConfig)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -203,6 +204,15 @@ func New(stack *node.Node, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LightEthereum, error) {
 	return leth, nil
 }
 
+func resolveExtraDBConfig(config *ethconfig.Config) rawdb.ExtraDBConfig {
+	return rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSize:           config.LevelDbCompactionTableSize,
+		LevelDBCompactionTableSizeMultiplier: config.LevelDbCompactionTableSizeMultiplier,
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSize:           config.LevelDbCompactionTotalSize,
+		LevelDBCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier: config.LevelDbCompactionTotalSizeMultiplier,
+	}
+}
+
 // VfluxRequest sends a batch of requests to the given node through discv5 UDP TalkRequest and returns the responses
 func (s *LightEthereum) VfluxRequest(n *enode.Node, reqs vflux.Requests) vflux.Replies {
 	if !s.udpEnabled {
diff --git a/les/server.go b/les/server.go
index d84856c7fb..1e2642fa4c 100644
--- a/les/server.go
+++ b/les/server.go
@@ -78,7 +78,8 @@ type LesServer struct {
 }
 
 func NewLesServer(node *node.Node, e ethBackend, config *ethconfig.Config) (*LesServer, error) {
-	lesDb, err := node.OpenDatabase("les.server", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesserver/", false)
+	dbOptions := resolveExtraDBConfig(config)
+	lesDb, err := node.OpenDatabase("les.server", 0, 0, "eth/db/lesserver/", false, dbOptions)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/node/node.go b/node/node.go
index 190e1c6b26..f9b910798c 100644
--- a/node/node.go
+++ b/node/node.go
@@ -780,7 +780,7 @@ func (n *Node) EventMux() *event.TypeMux {
 // OpenDatabase opens an existing database with the given name (or creates one if no
 // previous can be found) from within the node's instance directory. If the node is
 // ephemeral, a memory database is returned.
-func (n *Node) OpenDatabase(name string, cache, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+func (n *Node) OpenDatabase(name string, cache, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool, extraDBConfig rawdb.ExtraDBConfig) (ethdb.Database, error) {
 	n.lock.Lock()
 	defer n.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -796,12 +796,13 @@ func (n *Node) OpenDatabase(name string, cache, handles int, namespace string, r
 		db = rawdb.NewMemoryDatabase()
 	} else {
 		db, err = rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
-			Type:      n.config.DBEngine,
-			Directory: n.ResolvePath(name),
-			Namespace: namespace,
-			Cache:     cache,
-			Handles:   handles,
-			ReadOnly:  readonly,
+			Type:          n.config.DBEngine,
+			Directory:     n.ResolvePath(name),
+			Namespace:     namespace,
+			Cache:         cache,
+			Handles:       handles,
+			ReadOnly:      readonly,
+			ExtraDBConfig: extraDBConfig,
 		})
 	}
 
@@ -817,7 +818,7 @@ func (n *Node) OpenDatabase(name string, cache, handles int, namespace string, r
 // also attaching a chain freezer to it that moves ancient chain data from the
 // database to immutable append-only files. If the node is an ephemeral one, a
 // memory database is returned.
-func (n *Node) OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name string, cache, handles int, ancient string, namespace string, readonly bool) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+func (n *Node) OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name string, cache int, handles int, ancient string, namespace string, readonly bool, extraDBConfig rawdb.ExtraDBConfig) (ethdb.Database, error) {
 	n.lock.Lock()
 	defer n.lock.Unlock()
 
@@ -840,6 +841,7 @@ func (n *Node) OpenDatabaseWithFreezer(name string, cache, handles int, ancient
 			Cache:             cache,
 			Handles:           handles,
 			ReadOnly:          readonly,
+			ExtraDBConfig:     extraDBConfig,
 		})
 	}
 
diff --git a/node/node_auth_test.go b/node/node_auth_test.go
index ed6462c526..597cd8531f 100644
--- a/node/node_auth_test.go
+++ b/node/node_auth_test.go
@@ -26,10 +26,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
-
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v4"
 )
 
 type helloRPC string
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@ type authTest struct {
 
 func (at *authTest) Run(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-
 	cl, err := rpc.DialOptions(ctx, at.endpoint, rpc.WithHTTPAuth(at.prov))
 	if at.expectDialFail {
 		if err == nil {
@@ -58,13 +56,11 @@ func (at *authTest) Run(t *testing.T) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to dial rpc endpoint: %v", err)
 	}
 
 	var x string
-
 	err = cl.CallContext(ctx, &x, "engine_helloWorld")
 	if at.expectCall1Fail {
 		if err == nil {
@@ -73,11 +69,9 @@ func (at *authTest) Run(t *testing.T) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to call rpc endpoint: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	if x != "hello engine" {
 		t.Fatalf("method was silent but did not return expected value: %q", x)
 	}
@@ -90,17 +84,14 @@ func (at *authTest) Run(t *testing.T) {
 			return
 		}
 	}
-
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("failed to call rpc endpoint: %v", err)
 	}
-
 	if x != "hello eth" {
 		t.Fatalf("method was silent but did not return expected value: %q", x)
 	}
 }
 
-// nolint: tparallel, paralleltest
 func TestAuthEndpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	var secret [32]byte
 	if _, err := crand.Read(secret[:]); err != nil {
@@ -211,27 +202,22 @@ func noneAuth(secret [32]byte) rpc.HTTPAuth {
 		token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodNone, jwt.MapClaims{
 			"iat": &jwt.NumericDate{Time: time.Now()},
 		})
-
 		s, err := token.SignedString(secret[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create JWT token: %w", err)
 		}
-
 		header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s)
-
 		return nil
 	}
 }
 
 func changingAuth(provs ...rpc.HTTPAuth) rpc.HTTPAuth {
 	i := 0
-
 	return func(header http.Header) error {
 		i += 1
 		if i > len(provs) {
 			i = len(provs)
 		}
-
 		return provs[i-1](header)
 	}
 }
@@ -241,14 +227,11 @@ func offsetTimeAuth(secret [32]byte, offset time.Duration) rpc.HTTPAuth {
 		token := jwt.NewWithClaims(jwt.SigningMethodHS256, jwt.MapClaims{
 			"iat": &jwt.NumericDate{Time: time.Now().Add(offset)},
 		})
-
 		s, err := token.SignedString(secret[:])
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("failed to create JWT token: %w", err)
 		}
-
 		header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer "+s)
-
 		return nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/node/node_test.go b/node/node_test.go
index dc291f5d91..f53b003684 100644
--- a/node/node_test.go
+++ b/node/node_test.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/rawdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
@@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ func TestNodeCloseClosesDB(t *testing.T) {
 	stack, _ := New(testNodeConfig())
 	defer stack.Close()
 
-	db, err := stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false)
+	db, err := stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("can't open DB:", err)
 	}
@@ -184,7 +185,7 @@ func TestNodeOpenDatabaseFromLifecycleStart(t *testing.T) {
 
 	stack.RegisterLifecycle(&InstrumentedService{
 		startHook: func() {
-			db, err = stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false)
+			db, err = stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal("can't open DB:", err)
 			}
@@ -205,7 +206,7 @@ func TestNodeOpenDatabaseFromLifecycleStop(t *testing.T) {
 
 	stack.RegisterLifecycle(&InstrumentedService{
 		stopHook: func() {
-			db, err := stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false)
+			db, err := stack.OpenDatabase("mydb", 0, 0, "", false, rawdb.ExtraDBConfig{})
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatal("can't open DB:", err)
 			}
diff --git a/node/rpcstack_test.go b/node/rpcstack_test.go
index e0db8786b9..0eb1079180 100644
--- a/node/rpcstack_test.go
+++ b/node/rpcstack_test.go
@@ -306,15 +306,11 @@ func rpcRequest(t *testing.T, url, method string, extraHeaders ...string) *http.
 }
 
 func batchRpcRequest(t *testing.T, url string, methods []string, extraHeaders ...string) *http.Response {
-	t.Helper()
-
 	reqs := make([]string, len(methods))
 	for i, m := range methods {
 		reqs[i] = fmt.Sprintf(`{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"%s","params":[]}`, m)
 	}
-
 	body := fmt.Sprintf(`[%s]`, strings.Join(reqs, ","))
-
 	return baseRpcRequest(t, url, body, extraHeaders...)
 }
 
@@ -323,12 +319,10 @@ func baseRpcRequest(t *testing.T, url, bodyStr string, extraHeaders ...string) *
 
 	// Create the request.
 	body := bytes.NewReader([]byte(bodyStr))
-
-	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(context.Background(), http.MethodPost, url, body)
+	req, err := http.NewRequest(http.MethodPost, url, body)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal("could not create http request:", err)
 	}
-
 	req.Header.Set("content-type", "application/json")
 	req.Header.Set("accept-encoding", "identity")
 
@@ -336,7 +330,6 @@ func baseRpcRequest(t *testing.T, url, bodyStr string, extraHeaders ...string) *
 	if len(extraHeaders)%2 != 0 {
 		panic("odd extraHeaders length")
 	}
-
 	for i := 0; i < len(extraHeaders); i += 2 {
 		key, value := extraHeaders[i], extraHeaders[i+1]
 		if strings.EqualFold(key, "host") {
@@ -348,14 +341,11 @@ func baseRpcRequest(t *testing.T, url, bodyStr string, extraHeaders ...string) *
 
 	// Perform the request.
 	t.Logf("checking RPC/HTTP on %s %v", url, extraHeaders)
-
 	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
-
 	t.Cleanup(func() { resp.Body.Close() })
-
 	return resp
 }
 
@@ -367,14 +357,11 @@ func (testClaim) Valid() error {
 
 func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 	var secret = []byte("secret")
-
 	issueToken := func(secret []byte, method jwt.SigningMethod, input map[string]interface{}) string {
 		if method == nil {
 			method = jwt.SigningMethodHS256
 		}
-
 		ss, _ := jwt.NewWithClaims(method, testClaim(input)).SignedString(secret)
-
 		return ss
 	}
 	cfg := rpcEndpointConfig{jwtSecret: []byte("secret")}
@@ -412,9 +399,7 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 		if err := wsRequest(t, wsUrl, "Authorization", token); err != nil {
 			t.Errorf("test %d-ws, token '%v': expected ok, got %v", i, token, err)
 		}
-
 		token = tokenFn()
-		// nolint:bodyclose
 		if resp := rpcRequest(t, htUrl, testMethod, "Authorization", token); resp.StatusCode != 200 {
 			t.Errorf("test %d-http, token '%v': expected ok, got %v", i, token, resp.StatusCode)
 		}
@@ -423,7 +408,7 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 	expFail := []func() string{
 		// future
 		func() string {
-			return fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %v", issueToken(secret, nil, testClaim{"iat": time.Now().Unix() + int64(jwtExpiryTimeout.Seconds()) + 1}))
+			return fmt.Sprintf("Bearer %v", issueToken(secret, nil, testClaim{"iat": time.Now().Unix() + int64(jwtExpiryTimeout.Seconds()) + 2}))
 		},
 		// stale
 		func() string {
@@ -474,9 +459,6 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 			return fmt.Sprintf("Bearer \t%v", issueToken(secret, nil, testClaim{"iat": time.Now().Unix()}))
 		},
 	}
-
-	var resp *http.Response
-
 	for i, tokenFn := range expFail {
 		token := tokenFn()
 		if err := wsRequest(t, wsUrl, "Authorization", token); err == nil {
@@ -484,14 +466,11 @@ func TestJWT(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 
 		token = tokenFn()
-		resp = rpcRequest(t, htUrl, testMethod, "Authorization", token)
-
+		resp := rpcRequest(t, htUrl, testMethod, "Authorization", token)
 		if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusUnauthorized {
 			t.Errorf("tc %d-http, token '%v': expected not to allow,  got %v", i, token, resp.StatusCode)
 		}
 	}
-
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
 	srv.stop()
 }