core,eth: skip EIP-7702 authorization validation for gas estimation

core/state_transition.go

@@ -143,19 +143,22 @@ func toWordSize(size uint64) uint64 {
 // A Message contains the data derived from a single transaction that is relevant to state
 // processing.
 type Message struct {
-	To                    *common.Address
-	From                  common.Address
-	Nonce                 uint64
-	Value                 *big.Int
-	GasLimit              uint64
-	GasPrice              *big.Int
-	GasFeeCap             *big.Int
-	GasTipCap             *big.Int
-	Data                  []byte
-	AccessList            types.AccessList
-	BlobGasFeeCap         *big.Int
-	BlobHashes            []common.Hash
-	SetCodeAuthorizations []types.SetCodeAuthorization
+	To            *common.Address
+	From          common.Address
+	Nonce         uint64
+	Value         *big.Int
+	GasLimit      uint64
+	GasPrice      *big.Int
+	GasFeeCap     *big.Int
+	GasTipCap     *big.Int
+	Data          []byte
+	AccessList    types.AccessList
+	BlobGasFeeCap *big.Int
+	BlobHashes    []common.Hash
+
+	// AuthList provides an abstraction over authorization handling.
+	// It handles both signed authorizations and unsigned authorizations
+	AuthList []types.SetCodeAuth
 
 	// When SkipNonceChecks is true, the message nonce is not checked against the
 	// account nonce in state.
@@ -172,8 +175,30 @@ type Message struct {
 	SkipTransactionChecks bool
 }
 
+// getAuthorizationList extracts SetCodeAuthorization list from auth interfaces.
+// This is used for intrinsic gas calculation and validation.
+func (msg *Message) getAuthorizationList() []types.SetCodeAuthorization {
+	if msg.AuthList == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	authList := make([]types.SetCodeAuthorization, len(msg.AuthList))
+	for i, auth := range msg.AuthList {
+		authList[i] = auth.AsSetCodeAuthorization()
+	}
+	return authList
+}
+
 // TransactionToMessage converts a transaction into a Message.
 func TransactionToMessage(tx *types.Transaction, s types.Signer, baseFee *big.Int) (*Message, error) {
+	// Create authorization interfaces from transaction authorizations
+	var authList []types.SetCodeAuth
+	if auths := tx.SetCodeAuthorizations(); auths != nil {
+		authList = make([]types.SetCodeAuth, len(auths))
+		for i, auth := range auths {
+			authList[i] = types.NewSignedAuthorization(auth)
+		}
+	}
+
 	msg := &Message{
 		Nonce:                 tx.Nonce(),
 		GasLimit:              tx.Gas(),
@@ -184,7 +209,7 @@ func TransactionToMessage(tx *types.Transaction, s types.Signer, baseFee *big.In
 		Value:                 tx.Value(),
 		Data:                  tx.Data(),
 		AccessList:            tx.AccessList(),
-		SetCodeAuthorizations: tx.SetCodeAuthorizations(),
+		AuthList:              authList,
 		SkipNonceChecks:       false,
 		SkipTransactionChecks: false,
 		BlobHashes:            tx.BlobHashes(),
@@ -398,11 +423,11 @@ func (st *stateTransition) preCheck() error {
 		}
 	}
 	// Check that EIP-7702 authorization list signatures are well formed.
-	if msg.SetCodeAuthorizations != nil {
+	if msg.AuthList != nil {
 		if msg.To == nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w (sender %v)", ErrSetCodeTxCreate, msg.From)
 		}
-		if len(msg.SetCodeAuthorizations) == 0 {
+		if len(msg.AuthList) == 0 {
 			return fmt.Errorf("%w (sender %v)", ErrEmptyAuthList, msg.From)
 		}
 	}
@@ -443,7 +468,7 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 	)
 
 	// Check clauses 4-5, subtract intrinsic gas if everything is correct
-	gas, err := IntrinsicGas(msg.Data, msg.AccessList, msg.SetCodeAuthorizations, contractCreation, rules.IsHomestead, rules.IsIstanbul, rules.IsShanghai)
+	gas, err := IntrinsicGas(msg.Data, msg.AccessList, msg.getAuthorizationList(), contractCreation, rules.IsHomestead, rules.IsIstanbul, rules.IsShanghai)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -503,10 +528,10 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 		st.state.SetNonce(msg.From, st.state.GetNonce(msg.From)+1, tracing.NonceChangeEoACall)
 
 		// Apply EIP-7702 authorizations.
-		if msg.SetCodeAuthorizations != nil {
-			for _, auth := range msg.SetCodeAuthorizations {
+		if msg.AuthList != nil {
+			for _, auth := range msg.AuthList {
 				// Note errors are ignored, we simply skip invalid authorizations here.
-				st.applyAuthorization(&auth)
+				st.applyAuthorization(auth)
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -574,17 +599,21 @@ func (st *stateTransition) execute() (*ExecutionResult, error) {
 }
 
 // validateAuthorization validates an EIP-7702 authorization against the state.
-func (st *stateTransition) validateAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorization) (authority common.Address, err error) {
+func (st *stateTransition) validateAuthorization(auth types.SetCodeAuth) (authority common.Address, err error) {
+	skipValidation := st.msg.SkipTransactionChecks
+
 	// Verify chain ID is null or equal to current chain ID.
-	if !auth.ChainID.IsZero() && auth.ChainID.CmpBig(st.evm.ChainConfig().ChainID) != 0 {
+	chainID := auth.GetChainID()
+	if !skipValidation && !chainID.IsZero() && chainID.CmpBig(st.evm.ChainConfig().ChainID) != 0 {
 		return authority, ErrAuthorizationWrongChainID
 	}
 	// Limit nonce to 2^64-1 per EIP-2681.
-	if auth.Nonce+1 < auth.Nonce {
+	nonce := auth.GetNonce()
+	if !skipValidation && nonce+1 < nonce {
 		return authority, ErrAuthorizationNonceOverflow
 	}
-	// Validate signature values and recover authority.
-	authority, err = auth.Authority()
+	// Get authority from auth
+	authority, err = auth.GetAuthority()
 	if err != nil {
 		return authority, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrAuthorizationInvalidSignature, err)
 	}
@@ -598,14 +627,17 @@ func (st *stateTransition) validateAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorizatio
 	if _, ok := types.ParseDelegation(code); len(code) != 0 && !ok {
 		return authority, ErrAuthorizationDestinationHasCode
 	}
-	if have := st.state.GetNonce(authority); have != auth.Nonce {
-		return authority, ErrAuthorizationNonceMismatch
+	// Skip state checks during gas estimation
+	if !skipValidation {
+		if have := st.state.GetNonce(authority); have != nonce {
+			return authority, ErrAuthorizationNonceMismatch
+		}
 	}
 	return authority, nil
 }
 
 // applyAuthorization applies an EIP-7702 code delegation to the state.
-func (st *stateTransition) applyAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorization) error {
+func (st *stateTransition) applyAuthorization(auth types.SetCodeAuth) error {
 	authority, err := st.validateAuthorization(auth)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -618,15 +650,17 @@ func (st *stateTransition) applyAuthorization(auth *types.SetCodeAuthorization)
 	}
 
 	// Update nonce and account code.
-	st.state.SetNonce(authority, auth.Nonce+1, tracing.NonceChangeAuthorization)
-	if auth.Address == (common.Address{}) {
+	nonce := auth.GetNonce()
+	address := auth.GetAddress()
+	st.state.SetNonce(authority, nonce+1, tracing.NonceChangeAuthorization)
+	if address == (common.Address{}) {
 		// Delegation to zero address means clear.
 		st.state.SetCode(authority, nil, tracing.CodeChangeAuthorizationClear)
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	// Otherwise install delegation to auth.Address.
-	st.state.SetCode(authority, types.AddressToDelegation(auth.Address), tracing.CodeChangeAuthorization)
+	st.state.SetCode(authority, types.AddressToDelegation(address), tracing.CodeChangeAuthorization)
 
 	return nil
 }

core/types/tx_setcode.go

@@ -68,6 +68,19 @@ type SetCodeTx struct {
 
 //go:generate go run github.com/fjl/gencodec -type SetCodeAuthorization -field-override authorizationMarshaling -out gen_authorization.go
 
+// SetCodeAuth is an interface for getting authorization details.
+// It abstracts over signed and unsigned authorizations, enabling
+// gas estimation without valid signatures.
+type SetCodeAuth interface {
+	GetChainID() uint256.Int
+	GetAddress() common.Address
+	GetNonce() uint64
+	GetAuthority() (common.Address, error)
+
+	// AsSetCodeAuthorization returns the underlying SetCodeAuthorization for encoding.
+	AsSetCodeAuthorization() SetCodeAuthorization
+}
+
 // SetCodeAuthorization is an authorization from an account to deploy code at its address.
 type SetCodeAuthorization struct {
 	ChainID uint256.Int    `json:"chainId" gencodec:"required"`
@@ -241,3 +254,80 @@ func (tx *SetCodeTx) sigHash(chainID *big.Int) common.Hash {
 			tx.AuthList,
 		})
 }
+
+// SignedAuthorization wraps a SetCodeAuthorization and recovers authority from signature.
+type SignedAuthorization struct {
+	auth SetCodeAuthorization
+}
+
+// NewSignedAuthorization creates a new SignedAuthorization.
+func NewSignedAuthorization(auth SetCodeAuthorization) *SignedAuthorization {
+	return &SignedAuthorization{auth: auth}
+}
+
+func (s *SignedAuthorization) GetChainID() uint256.Int {
+	return s.auth.ChainID
+}
+
+func (s *SignedAuthorization) GetAddress() common.Address {
+	return s.auth.Address
+}
+
+func (s *SignedAuthorization) GetNonce() uint64 {
+	return s.auth.Nonce
+}
+
+func (s *SignedAuthorization) GetAuthority() (common.Address, error) {
+	return s.auth.Authority()
+}
+
+func (s *SignedAuthorization) AsSetCodeAuthorization() SetCodeAuthorization {
+	return s.auth
+}
+
+// UnsignedAuthorization represents an authorization with an authority address,
+// used for gas estimation when a valid signature is not available.
+type UnsignedAuthorization struct {
+	chainID   uint256.Int
+	address   common.Address
+	nonce     uint64
+	authority common.Address
+}
+
+// NewUnsignedAuthorization creates a new UnsignedAuthorization.
+func NewUnsignedAuthorization(chainID uint256.Int, address common.Address, nonce uint64, authority common.Address) *UnsignedAuthorization {
+	return &UnsignedAuthorization{
+		chainID:   chainID,
+		address:   address,
+		nonce:     nonce,
+		authority: authority,
+	}
+}
+
+func (u *UnsignedAuthorization) GetChainID() uint256.Int {
+	return u.chainID
+}
+
+func (u *UnsignedAuthorization) GetAddress() common.Address {
+	return u.address
+}
+
+func (u *UnsignedAuthorization) GetNonce() uint64 {
+	return u.nonce
+}
+
+func (u *UnsignedAuthorization) GetAuthority() (common.Address, error) {
+	return u.authority, nil
+}
+
+func (u *UnsignedAuthorization) AsSetCodeAuthorization() SetCodeAuthorization {
+	// Return a zero-valued authorization with basic fields filled in
+	return SetCodeAuthorization{
+		ChainID: u.chainID,
+		Address: u.address,
+		Nonce:   u.nonce,
+		V:       0,
+		R:       uint256.Int{},
+		S:       uint256.Int{},
+	}
+}

internal/ethapi/api_test.go

@@ -4054,3 +4054,91 @@ func TestSendRawTransactionSync_Timeout(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected ErrorData=%s, got %v", want, got)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestEstimateGasWithAuthorityHints tests that gas estimation works with the
+// optional authorityHints field in transaction args
+func TestEstimateGasWithAuthorityHints(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	accounts := newAccounts(3)
+	targetContract := accounts[2].addr
+	genesis := &core.Genesis{
+		Config: params.AllDevChainProtocolChanges,
+		Alloc: types.GenesisAlloc{
+			accounts[0].addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(params.Ether)},
+			accounts[1].addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(params.Ether)},
+			targetContract:   {Code: []byte{0x60, 0x01, 0x60, 0x00, 0x55}}, // PUSH1 1 PUSH1 0 SSTORE
+		},
+	}
+	api := NewBlockChainAPI(newTestBackend(t, 1, genesis, beacon.New(ethash.NewFaker()), func(i int, b *core.BlockGen) {
+		b.SetPoS()
+	}))
+	tests := []struct {
+		name      string
+		setupArgs func() TransactionArgs
+		expectErr bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "Gas estimation without signature)",
+			setupArgs: func() TransactionArgs {
+				auth := types.SetCodeAuthorization{
+					ChainID: *uint256.NewInt(1337),
+					Address: targetContract,
+					Nonce:   0,
+					V:       0,
+					R:       *uint256.NewInt(0),
+					S:       *uint256.NewInt(0),
+				}
+				return TransactionArgs{
+					From:              &accounts[0].addr,
+					To:                &accounts[1].addr,
+					Value:             (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1000)),
+					AuthorizationList: []types.SetCodeAuthorization{auth},
+					AuthorityHints:    []common.Address{accounts[0].addr}, // Provide authority hint
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "Gas estimation with valid signature",
+			setupArgs: func() TransactionArgs {
+				auth, err := types.SignSetCode(accounts[0].key, types.SetCodeAuthorization{
+					ChainID: *uint256.NewInt(1337),
+					Address: targetContract,
+					Nonce:   0,
+				})
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Fatalf("Failed to sign authorization: %v", err)
+				}
+				return TransactionArgs{
+					From:              &accounts[0].addr,
+					To:                &accounts[1].addr,
+					Value:             (*hexutil.Big)(big.NewInt(1000)),
+					AuthorizationList: []types.SetCodeAuthorization{auth},
+				}
+			},
+			expectErr: false,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			args := tt.setupArgs()
+			// Perform gas estimation
+			blockNr := rpc.BlockNumberOrHashWithNumber(rpc.LatestBlockNumber)
+			estimate, err := api.EstimateGas(context.Background(), args, &blockNr, nil, nil)
+
+			if tt.expectErr {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("Expected error but got none")
+				}
+			} else {
+				if err != nil {
+					t.Errorf("Unexpected error: %v", err)
+				}
+				if estimate == 0 {
+					t.Errorf("Expected non-zero gas estimate")
+				}
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}