chore(execution): Clean up unreachable code; use new(big.Int) instead of big.NewInt(0)

beacon-chain/execution/block_reader.go

@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ func (s *Service) BlockByTimestamp(ctx context.Context, time uint64) (*types.Hea
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(errBlockTimeTooLate, fmt.Sprintf("(%d > %d)", time, latestBlkTime))
 	}
 	// Initialize a pointer to eth1 chain's history to start our search from.
-	cursorNum := big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(latestBlkHeight)
+	cursorNum := new(big.Int).SetUint64(latestBlkHeight)
 	cursorTime := latestBlkTime
 
 	var numOfBlocks uint64
@@ -156,15 +156,15 @@ func (s *Service) BlockByTimestamp(ctx context.Context, time uint64) (*types.Hea
 		return s.retrieveHeaderInfo(ctx, cursorNum.Uint64())
 	}
 	if cursorTime > time {
-		return s.findMaxTargetEth1Block(ctx, big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(estimatedBlk), time)
+		return s.findMaxTargetEth1Block(ctx, new(big.Int).SetUint64(estimatedBlk), time)
 	}
-	return s.findMinTargetEth1Block(ctx, big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(estimatedBlk), time)
+	return s.findMinTargetEth1Block(ctx, new(big.Int).SetUint64(estimatedBlk), time)
 }
 
 // Performs a search to find a target eth1 block which is earlier than or equal to the
 // target time. This method is used when head.time > targetTime
 func (s *Service) findMaxTargetEth1Block(ctx context.Context, upperBoundBlk *big.Int, targetTime uint64) (*types.HeaderInfo, error) {
-	for bn := upperBoundBlk; ; bn = big.NewInt(0).Sub(bn, big.NewInt(1)) {
+	for bn := upperBoundBlk; ; bn = new(big.Int).Sub(bn, big.NewInt(1)) {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ func (s *Service) findMaxTargetEth1Block(ctx context.Context, upperBoundBlk *big
 // Performs a search to find a target eth1 block which is just earlier than or equal to the
 // target time. This method is used when head.time < targetTime
 func (s *Service) findMinTargetEth1Block(ctx context.Context, lowerBoundBlk *big.Int, targetTime uint64) (*types.HeaderInfo, error) {
-	for bn := lowerBoundBlk; ; bn = big.NewInt(0).Add(bn, big.NewInt(1)) {
+	for bn := lowerBoundBlk; ; bn = new(big.Int).Add(bn, big.NewInt(1)) {
 		if ctx.Err() != nil {
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (s *Service) findMinTargetEth1Block(ctx context.Context, lowerBoundBlk *big
 }
 
 func (s *Service) retrieveHeaderInfo(ctx context.Context, bNum uint64) (*types.HeaderInfo, error) {
-	bn := big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(bNum)
+	bn := new(big.Int).SetUint64(bNum)
 	exists, info, err := s.headerCache.HeaderInfoByHeight(bn)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err

beacon-chain/execution/log_processing.go

@@ -298,9 +298,7 @@ func (s *Service) processPastLogs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	// Start from the deployment block if our last requested block
 	// is behind it. This is as the deposit logs can only start from the
 	// block of the deployment of the deposit contract.
-	if deploymentBlock > currentBlockNum {
-		currentBlockNum = deploymentBlock
-	}
+	currentBlockNum = max(currentBlockNum, deploymentBlock)
 	// To store all blocks.
 	headersMap := make(map[uint64]*types.HeaderInfo)
 	rawLogCount, err := s.depositContractCaller.GetDepositCount(&bind.CallOpts{})
@@ -384,23 +382,21 @@ func (s *Service) processBlockInBatch(ctx context.Context, currentBlockNum uint6
 	end := currentBlockNum + batchSize
 	// Appropriately bound the request, as we do not
 	// want request blocks beyond the current follow distance.
-	if end > latestFollowHeight {
-		end = latestFollowHeight
-	}
+	end = min(end, latestFollowHeight)
 	query := ethereum.FilterQuery{
 		Addresses: []common.Address{
 			s.cfg.depositContractAddr,
 		},
-		FromBlock: big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(start),
-		ToBlock:   big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(end),
+		FromBlock: new(big.Int).SetUint64(start),
+		ToBlock:   new(big.Int).SetUint64(end),
 	}
 	remainingLogs := logCount - uint64(s.lastReceivedMerkleIndex+1)
 	// only change the end block if the remaining logs are below the required log limit.
 	// reset our query and end block in this case.
 	withinLimit := remainingLogs < depositLogRequestLimit
 	aboveFollowHeight := end >= latestFollowHeight
 	if withinLimit && aboveFollowHeight {
-		query.ToBlock = big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(latestFollowHeight)
+		query.ToBlock = new(big.Int).SetUint64(latestFollowHeight)
 		end = latestFollowHeight
 	}
 	logs, err := s.httpLogger.FilterLogs(ctx, query)
@@ -482,11 +478,11 @@ func (s *Service) requestBatchedHeadersAndLogs(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 	for i := s.latestEth1Data.LastRequestedBlock + 1; i <= requestedBlock; i++ {
 		// Cache eth1 block header here.
-		_, err := s.BlockHashByHeight(ctx, big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(i))
+		_, err := s.BlockHashByHeight(ctx, new(big.Int).SetUint64(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		err = s.ProcessETH1Block(ctx, big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(i))
+		err = s.ProcessETH1Block(ctx, new(big.Int).SetUint64(i))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

beacon-chain/execution/service.go

@@ -415,14 +415,11 @@ func (s *Service) batchRequestHeaders(startBlock, endBlock uint64) ([]*types.Hea
 	requestRange := (endBlock - startBlock) + 1
 	elems := make([]gethRPC.BatchElem, 0, requestRange)
 	headers := make([]*types.HeaderInfo, 0, requestRange)
-	if requestRange == 0 {
-		return headers, nil
-	}
 	for i := startBlock; i <= endBlock; i++ {
 		header := &types.HeaderInfo{}
 		elems = append(elems, gethRPC.BatchElem{
 			Method: "eth_getBlockByNumber",
-			Args:   []interface{}{hexutil.EncodeBig(big.NewInt(0).SetUint64(i)), false},
+			Args:   []interface{}{hexutil.EncodeBig(new(big.Int).SetUint64(i)), false},
 			Result: header,
 			Error:  error(nil),
 		})
@@ -675,9 +672,7 @@ func (s *Service) cacheBlockHeaders(start, end uint64) error {
 			// the allotted limit.
 			endReq -= 1
 		}
-		if endReq > end {
-			endReq = end
-		}
+		endReq = min(endReq, end)
 		// We call batchRequestHeaders for its header caching side-effect, so we don't need the return value.
 		_, err := s.batchRequestHeaders(startReq, endReq)
 		if err != nil {