eth/fetcher: always expect transaction metadata in announcement (#30288)

This pull request drops the legacy transaction retrieval support from before
eth68, adding the restrictions that transaction metadata must be provided
along with the transaction announment.

Author: rjl493456442

eth/fetcher/tx_fetcher.go

@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var errTerminated = errors.New("terminated")
 type txAnnounce struct {
 	origin string        // Identifier of the peer originating the notification
 	hashes []common.Hash // Batch of transaction hashes being announced
-	metas  []*txMetadata // Batch of metadatas associated with the hashes (nil before eth/68)
+	metas  []*txMetadata // Batch of metadata associated with the hashes
 }
 
 // txMetadata is a set of extra data transmitted along the announcement for better
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ type txRequest struct {
 type txDelivery struct {
 	origin string        // Identifier of the peer originating the notification
 	hashes []common.Hash // Batch of transaction hashes having been delivered
-	metas  []txMetadata  // Batch of metadatas associated with the delivered hashes
+	metas  []txMetadata  // Batch of metadata associated with the delivered hashes
 	direct bool          // Whether this is a direct reply or a broadcast
 }
 
@@ -260,11 +260,11 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) Notify(peer string, types []byte, sizes []uint32, hashes []c
 			underpriced++
 		default:
 			unknownHashes = append(unknownHashes, hash)
-			if types == nil {
-				unknownMetas = append(unknownMetas, nil)
-			} else {
-				unknownMetas = append(unknownMetas, &txMetadata{kind: types[i], size: sizes[i]})
-			}
+
+			// Transaction metadata has been available since eth68, and all
+			// legacy eth protocols (prior to eth68) have been deprecated.
+			// Therefore, metadata is always expected in the announcement.
+			unknownMetas = append(unknownMetas, &txMetadata{kind: types[i], size: sizes[i]})
 		}
 	}
 	txAnnounceKnownMeter.Mark(duplicate)
@@ -892,13 +892,8 @@ func (f *TxFetcher) scheduleFetches(timer *mclock.Timer, timeout chan struct{},
 			if len(hashes) >= maxTxRetrievals {
 				return false // break in the for-each
 			}
-			if meta != nil { // Only set eth/68 and upwards
-				bytes += uint64(meta.size)
-				if bytes >= maxTxRetrievalSize {
-					return false
-				}
-			}
-			return true // scheduled, try to add more
+			bytes += uint64(meta.size)
+			return bytes < maxTxRetrievalSize
 		})
 		// If any hashes were allocated, request them from the peer
 		if len(hashes) > 0 {