RSK Arrowhead Release 6.3.1

Summary

This release introduces remediation to the PowPeg service issue in Rootstock Mainnet, as described here.

Since consensus rules have changed, this version is incompatible with earlier versions. Consequently, if you adhere to these changes, you must upgrade to the new client version before the network upgrade is activated. Otherwise, the non-updated nodes will remain on an incompatible chain. The Mainnet network upgrade will happen at block number 6,549,300.

When RSK Arrowhead 6.3.1 successfully activates at Rootstock Mainnet block 6,549,300, the PowPeg service will resume its regular operation and any outstanding peg-in and peg-out operations will be processed.

What's New in RSKj 6.3.1

The consensus change included in this version is:

• Bridge Bitcoin block chainwork up to 12 Bytes (RSKIP-434)

Please refer to RSKIP 436 - Network Upgrade (patch): Arrowhead 6.3.1 for further information.

Full Changelog: ARROWHEAD-6.3.0...ARROWHEAD-6.3.1

Arrowhead 6.3.1 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/44

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RSK Arrowhead Release 6.3.0

Summary

This update mainly focuses on improving Ethereum compatibility at the JSON-RPC interface and enhancing the node's performance.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

IMPORTANT: this release does not solve the PowPeg issue described in the June 24th Outage Incident Report. The Core Development team is working on a fix that will soon be released.

What's New in RSKj 6.3.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Added the to field in JSON-RPC trace method responses by @rmoreliovlabs in #2431
• Updated the getCode method so it does not make a copy of the underlying array by @rmoreliovlabs in #2365
• Introduced logback level enhancements by @Vovchyk in #2415

Full Changelog: ARROWHEAD-6.2.0...ARROWHEAD-6.3.0

Arrowhead 6.3.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/43

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RSK Arrowhead Release 6.2.0

Summary

This update mainly focuses on improving Ethereum compatibility at the JSON-RPC interface and making some peer discovery enhancements.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

What's New in RSKj 6.2.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Added revert data to an eth_call response by @jurajpiar in #2281
• Support input field in eth_call method requests by @Vovchyk in #2293
• Load active peers from previous sessions at node start-up by @asoto-iov in ​#2230
• Enable genesis block load from an external file by @jurajpiar in #2266

Full Changelog: ARROWHEAD-6.0.0...ARROWHEAD-6.2.0

Arrowhead 6.2.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/42

New Contributors

• @jurajpiar made their first contribution in #2287

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RSK Arrowhead Release 6.1.0

Summary

This update brings enhancements to the client's JSON-RPC API, with the addition of the rsk_getStorageBytesAt and eth_pendingTransactions methods, improved gas price calculator, and general JSON-RPC bug fixes.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

What's New in RSKj 6.1.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Added new rsk_getStorageBytesAt method in #2191.
• Added new eth_getPendingTransactions method in #2227.
• Weighted percentile for gas price calculations in #2215.
• Configurable gas price buffer for gas price calculations in #2220.
• JSON-RPC general bug fixes in #2229, #2243, and #2278.

Full Changelog: ARROWHEAD-6.0.0...ARROWHEAD-6.1.0

Arrowhead 6.1.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/41

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RSK Arrowhead Release 6.0.0

Important Notice

Since consensus rules have changed, this release is incompatible with previous versions. If you are running earlier versions of the Rootstock client node and adhere to these changes, you must update to this new version. The Mainnet network upgrade will happen at block number 6,223,700. The Testnet network upgrade will happen at block number 4,927,100.

Summary

Arrowhead is mainly focused on bringing Ethereum compatibility enhancements to the Rootstock virtual machine and a set of performance optimizations in the 2-way peg protocol.

What's New in RSK Arrowhead 6.0.0

The consensus changes included in this version are:

• Introduce PUSH0 instruction (RSKIP-398)
• Calldata gas cost reduction (RSKIP-400)
• Introduce BASEFEE instruction (RSKIP-412)
• Introduce getCallStackDepth precompiled method (RSKIP-203)
• Bridge peg-out and migration transactions index (RSKIP-379)
• Set version 2 to PowPeg migration transactions (RSKIP-376)
• Fix pegnatories address derivation from public keys (RSKIP-415)
• Avoid transactions to be reverted when Bridge method calls from smart contracts return an empty response (RSKIP-417)

RSKIP 414 - Network Upgrade Arrowhead: https://github.com/rsksmart/RSKIPs/blob/master/IPs/RSKIP414.md

Full Changelog: FINGERROOT-5.4.0...ARROWHEAD-6.0.0

Arrowhead 6.0.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/40

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RSK Fingerroot Release v5.4.0

Summary

This update brings enhancements to the client's JSON-RPC API, such as an improved gas price estimation algorithm as well as Ethereum compatibility fixes, along with upgrades to some essential dependencies.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

What's New in RSKj 5.4.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Make the eth_protocolVersion method return values in hexadecimal format in #2134.
• Upgrade RocksDB library to v7.10.2 in #2138.
• Improve JSON-RPC API error handling in #2121, #2130, #2132, and #2140.
• Improve the eth_gasPrice method by suggesting minimum gas prices when blocks are not full in #2176.
• Use cached repository track when initializing precompiled contracts in #2162.
• Return properly encoded values for non-existent keys in the eth_getStorageAt method in #2229.

Full Changelog: FINGERROOT-5.3.0...FINGERROOT-5.4.0

Fingerroot 5.4.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/39

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RSK Fingerroot Release v5.3.0

Summary

This update introduces several enhancements to the client's JSON-RPC interface, along with notable improvements in performance and the resolution of a few non-critical bugs.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

What's New in RSKj 5.3.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Introducing support for blockNumber and blockID arguments in the eth_estimateGas JSON-RPC method in #2080.
• Ignore replaced transactions in pending transactions gas cost calculations in #2105.
• Fix the response format on the eth_hashrate JSON-RPC method in #2074.
• Get rid of manual command-line arguments parsing and introduce --help and --version command-line flags using the Picocli framework in #2027.
• Show the rsk_protocolVersion JSON-RPC method return value as hexadecimal in #2134.
• Support the input field in JSON-RPC requests for compatibility with the Web3js framework library in #2075.
• Increased receipts cache size and reduced blooms block size in #2127.

Full Changelog: FINGERROOT-5.2.0...FINGERROOT-5.3.0

Fingerroot 5.3.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/38

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RSK Fingerroot Release v5.2.0

Summary

This update establishes RocksDB as the default storage library, delivering relevant performance enhancements for database operations. It's important to emphasize that nodes currently utilizing LevelDB will remain unaffected by this update. To switch to RocksDB as the default database, users must take the following steps: delete their existing database files and restart the node to perform a complete blockchain synchronization.

Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we always recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version available.

What's New in RSKj 5.2.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Make RocksDb the default database library in #2063.
• Change default networkCidr config value in #2070.

Full Changelog: FINGERROOT-5.1.0...FINGERROOT-5.2.0

Fingerroot 5.2.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/37

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RSK Fingerroot Release v5.1.0

Summary

This update brings additions and enhancements to the JSON-RPC API and security and performance improvements. Although this upgrade is not mandatory, we highly recommend that users upgrade their nodes to the latest version.

What's New in RSKj 5.1.0

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Fixed issues with the evm_reset JSON-RPC method in #2024.
• Introduced configurable limits for the eth_getLogs JSON-RPC method in #2035.
• Introduced configurable limit for JSON-RPC responses size in #1997.
• New rsk_flush JSON-RPC method lets users flush the node’s databases to disk without interrupting the node in #1856.
• Allow specifying VM options when running RSKj in a docker container in #1998.

Full Changelog: FINGERROOT-5.0.0...FINGERROOT-5.1.0

Fingerroot 5.1.0 Milestone: https://github.com/rsksmart/rskj/milestone/36

New Contributors

• @ivanIOV made their first contribution in #2011

Reproducible Build

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RSK Fingerroot Release v5.0.0

IMPORTANT: since consensus rules have changed, this version is incompatible with previous versions. If you've been running earlier versions of the RSK client node, we encourage you to update to this new version. The Mainnet network upgrade will happen at block number 5,468,000. The Testnet network upgrade will happen at block number 4,015,800.

A non-comprehensive list of changes included in this version is:

• Transaction gas price cap (RSKIP-252)
• Peg-out events improvements (RSKIP-326)
• Reestablish the number of block confirmations for a PowPeg migration period (RSKIP-374)
• Use the pegout creation transaction hash as the key in the map structure that stores the pegout transactions waiting for signatures (RSKIP-375)
• Store the last retired PowPeg standard P2SH script (RSKIP-377)
• Increase POWpeg activation age (RSKIP-383)
• Bridge method getEstimatedFeesForNextPegOutEvent improvement (RSKIP-385)

For a detailed description of each consensus change introduced in this network upgrade, please refer to RSKIP 388 - Network Upgrade: Fingerroot. You can also find a complete list of the changes introduced in the corresponding GitHub milestone.

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