go-ethereum/core/vm/gascosts.go

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package vm

import (
	"fmt"

	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/tracing"
	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
)

// GasCosts denotes a vector of gas costs in the multidimensional metering
// paradigm. It represents the cost charged by an individual operation.
type GasCosts struct {
	RegularGas uint64
	StateGas   uint64
}

// Sum returns the total gas (regular + state).
func (g GasCosts) Sum() uint64 {
	return g.RegularGas + g.StateGas
}

// String returns a visual representation of the gas vector.
func (g GasCosts) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("<%v,%v>", g.RegularGas, g.StateGas)
}

// GasBudget is the unified gas-state structure used throughout the EVM.
// It carries two pairs of fields:
//
//   - RegularGas / StateGas: the running balance during execution, or the
//     leftover balance the caller must absorb after a sub-call.
//   - UsedRegularGas / UsedStateGas: per-frame accumulators tracking gross
//     consumption. UsedStateGas is signed so it can be decremented by inline
//     state-gas refunds (e.g., SSTORE 0->A->0).
type GasBudget struct {
	RegularGas     uint64 // remaining regular-gas balance (or leftover for caller to absorb)
	StateGas       uint64 // remaining state-gas reservoir (or leftover for caller to absorb)
	UsedRegularGas uint64 // gross regular gas consumed in this frame
	UsedStateGas   int64  // signed net state-gas consumed in this frame

	// Spilled tracks how much of this frame's regular gas (gas_left)
	// has been borrowed to cover state-gas charges that exceeded the
	// reservoir.
	Spilled uint64
}

// NewGasBudget initializes a fresh GasBudget for execution / forwarding,
// with both usage accumulators set to zero.
func NewGasBudget(regular, state uint64) GasBudget {
	return GasBudget{RegularGas: regular, StateGas: state}
}

// Used returns the total scalar gas consumed relative to an initial budget.
func (g GasBudget) Used(initial GasBudget) uint64 {
	return (initial.RegularGas + initial.StateGas) - (g.RegularGas + g.StateGas)
}

// String returns a visual representation of the budget.
func (g GasBudget) String() string {
	return fmt.Sprintf("<%v,%v,used=<%v,%v>,borrowed=%v>", g.RegularGas, g.StateGas, g.UsedRegularGas, g.UsedStateGas, g.Spilled)
}

// Charge deducts a combined regular+state cost from the running balance and
// updates the usage accumulators.
func (g *GasBudget) Charge(cost GasCosts) (GasBudget, bool) {
	prior := *g
	ok := g.charge(cost)
	return prior, ok
}

// ChargeRegularOnly deducts a regular-only cost. It's always preferred for
// performance consideration if the opcode doesn't have any state cost.
func (g *GasBudget) ChargeRegularOnly(r uint64) bool {
	if g.RegularGas < r {
		return false
	}
	g.RegularGas -= r
	g.UsedRegularGas += r
	return true
}

// CanAfford reports whether the running budget can cover the given cost vector
// without going out of gas.
func (g GasBudget) CanAfford(cost GasCosts) bool {
	if g.RegularGas < cost.RegularGas {
		return false
	}
	regular := g.RegularGas - cost.RegularGas
	if cost.StateGas > g.StateGas {
		return cost.StateGas-g.StateGas <= regular
	}
	return true
}

// charge deducts both the state and regular cost.
func (g *GasBudget) charge(cost GasCosts) bool {
	if g.RegularGas < cost.RegularGas {
		return false
	}
	regular := g.RegularGas - cost.RegularGas
	state := g.StateGas
	spilled := g.Spilled

	if cost.StateGas > state {
		spillover := cost.StateGas - state
		if spillover > regular {
			return false
		}
		regular -= spillover
		state = 0
		spilled += spillover
	} else {
		state -= cost.StateGas
	}
	g.RegularGas = regular
	g.StateGas = state
	g.UsedRegularGas += cost.RegularGas
	g.UsedStateGas += int64(cost.StateGas)
	g.Spilled = spilled
	return true
}

// AsTracing converts the GasBudget into the tracing-facing Gas vector.
func (g GasBudget) AsTracing() tracing.Gas {
	return tracing.Gas{Regular: g.RegularGas, State: g.StateGas}
}

// ChargeRegular is a convenience that deducts a regular-only cost.
func (g *GasBudget) ChargeRegular(r uint64) (GasBudget, bool) {
	return g.Charge(GasCosts{RegularGas: r})
}

// ChargeState is a convenience that deducts a state-only cost.
func (g *GasBudget) ChargeState(s uint64) (GasBudget, bool) {
	return g.Charge(GasCosts{StateGas: s})
}

// IsZero returns an indicator if the gas budget has been exhausted.
func (g *GasBudget) IsZero() bool {
	return g.RegularGas == 0 && g.StateGas == 0
}

// RefundState applies an inline state-gas refund (e.g., SSTORE 0->A->0).
func (g *GasBudget) RefundState(s uint64) {
	repay := min(s, g.Spilled)
	g.RegularGas += repay
	g.Spilled -= repay
	g.StateGas += s - repay
	g.UsedStateGas -= int64(s)
}

// DrainRegular burns the remaining regular-gas.
func (g *GasBudget) DrainRegular() {
	g.UsedRegularGas += g.RegularGas
	g.RegularGas = 0
}

// Forward drains `regular` regular gas and the entire state reservoir from
// the parent's running budget and returns the initial GasBudget for a child
// frame. The parent's UsedRegularGas is bumped by the forwarded amount so
// that the absorb-on-return path correctly reclaims the unused portion.
func (g *GasBudget) Forward(regular uint64) GasBudget {
	g.RegularGas -= regular
	g.UsedRegularGas += regular

	child := GasBudget{
		RegularGas: regular,
		StateGas:   g.StateGas,
	}
	g.StateGas = 0
	return child
}

// ForwardAll forwards the parent's full remaining budget (both regular and
// state) to a child frame. Equivalent to Forward(g.RegularGas) — used at
// the tx boundary where there is no 1/64 retention.
func (g *GasBudget) ForwardAll() GasBudget {
	return g.Forward(g.RegularGas)
}

// ============================================================================
// Exit-form constructors. These take a post-execution running budget and
// produce a new GasBudget in "leftover form", the value the caller should
// absorb to update its own state.
// ============================================================================

// ExitSuccess produces the leftover form for a successful frame.
func (g GasBudget) ExitSuccess() GasBudget {
	return g
}

// ExitRevert produces the leftover for a REVERT exit. The frame's state
// changes are discarded, so all state gas it charged is refilled with LIFO
// mechanism: up to Spilled is returned to RegularGas (the regular gas it
// borrowed), and the remainder restores the reservoir.
func (g GasBudget) ExitRevert() GasBudget {
	reservoir := int64(g.StateGas) + g.UsedStateGas - int64(g.Spilled)
	if reservoir < 0 {
		// Reservoir should never be negative. By construction it equals
		// the initial state-gas allocation.
		reservoir = 0
		log.Warn("Negative reservoir at revert", "remaining", g.StateGas, "used", g.UsedStateGas, "borrowed", g.Spilled)
	}
	return GasBudget{
		RegularGas:     g.RegularGas + g.Spilled,
		StateGas:       uint64(reservoir),
		UsedRegularGas: g.UsedRegularGas,
		UsedStateGas:   0,
		Spilled:        0,
	}
}

// ExitHalt produces the leftover for an exceptional halt. As with a revert, the
// frame's state changes are rolled back and its state gas is refilled with LIFO
// mechanism. The difference is that the frame's regular gas is consumed rather
// than returned. The portion refilled to RegularGas is therefore burned along
// with the rest of regular gas, leaving only the reservoir portion to survive,
// which equals the reservoir's value at the start of the frame.
func (g GasBudget) ExitHalt() GasBudget {
	reservoir := int64(g.StateGas) + g.UsedStateGas - int64(g.Spilled)
	if reservoir < 0 {
		// Reservoir should never be negative. By construction it equals
		// the initial state-gas allocation.
		reservoir = 0
		log.Warn("Negative reservoir at halt", "remaining", g.StateGas, "used", g.UsedStateGas, "borrowed", g.Spilled)
	}
	return GasBudget{
		RegularGas:     0,
		StateGas:       uint64(reservoir),
		UsedRegularGas: g.UsedRegularGas + g.RegularGas + g.Spilled,
		UsedStateGas:   0,
		Spilled:        0,
	}
}

// Exit dispatches on err to the appropriate exit-form constructor
// for the post-evm.Run path:
//
//   - err == nil                  → ExitSuccess
//   - err == ErrExecutionReverted → ExitRevert
//   - any other err               → ExitHalt
func (g GasBudget) Exit(err error) GasBudget {
	switch {
	case err == nil:
		return g.ExitSuccess()
	case err == ErrExecutionReverted:
		return g.ExitRevert()
	default:
		return g.ExitHalt()
	}
}

// Absorb merges a sub-call's leftover GasBudget into this (caller's) running
// budget. Additionally, it does an EIP-8037 spillover correction:
// state-gas that spilled into the regular pool inside the child frame is
// excluded from the UsedRegularGas.
func (g *GasBudget) Absorb(child GasBudget) {
	g.UsedRegularGas -= child.RegularGas
	g.RegularGas += child.RegularGas
	g.StateGas = child.StateGas
	g.UsedStateGas += child.UsedStateGas

	g.UsedRegularGas -= child.Spilled
	g.Spilled += child.Spilled
}