Merge pull request #2086 from cfromknecht/bss-eip-1559

feat: modify txmgr to send EIP-1559 txns

.changeset/serious-pets-fly.md

+---
+'@eth-optimism/batch-submitter-service': patch
+---
+
+use EIP-1559 txns for tx/state batches

go/batch-submitter/batch_submitter.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/drivers/proposer"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/drivers/sequencer"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/txmgr"
-	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/utils"
 	l2ethclient "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
@@ -159,9 +158,6 @@ func NewBatchSubmitter(cfg Config, gitVersion string) (*BatchSubmitter, error) {
 	}
 
 	txManagerConfig := txmgr.Config{
-		MinGasPrice:          utils.GasPriceFromGwei(1),
-		MaxGasPrice:          utils.GasPriceFromGwei(cfg.MaxGasPriceInGwei),
-		GasRetryIncrement:    utils.GasPriceFromGwei(cfg.GasRetryIncrement),
 		ResubmissionTimeout:  cfg.ResubmissionTimeout,
 		ReceiptQueryInterval: time.Second,
 		NumConfirmations:     cfg.NumConfirmations,

go/batch-submitter/config.go

@@ -133,14 +133,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// blocks.
 	BlockOffset uint64
 
-	// MaxGasPriceInGwei is the maximum gas price in gwei we will allow in order
-	// to confirm a transaction.
-	MaxGasPriceInGwei uint64
-
-	// GasRetryIncrement is the step size (in gwei) by which we will ratchet the
-	// gas price in order to get a transaction confirmed.
-	GasRetryIncrement uint64
-
 	// SequencerPrivateKey the private key of the wallet used to submit
 	// transactions to the CTC contract.
 	SequencerPrivateKey string
@@ -199,8 +191,6 @@ func NewConfig(ctx *cli.Context) (Config, error) {
 		SentryDsn:           ctx.GlobalString(flags.SentryDsnFlag.Name),
 		SentryTraceRate:     ctx.GlobalDuration(flags.SentryTraceRateFlag.Name),
 		BlockOffset:         ctx.GlobalUint64(flags.BlockOffsetFlag.Name),
-		MaxGasPriceInGwei:   ctx.GlobalUint64(flags.MaxGasPriceInGweiFlag.Name),
-		GasRetryIncrement:   ctx.GlobalUint64(flags.GasRetryIncrementFlag.Name),
 		SequencerPrivateKey: ctx.GlobalString(flags.SequencerPrivateKeyFlag.Name),
 		ProposerPrivateKey:  ctx.GlobalString(flags.ProposerPrivateKeyFlag.Name),
 		Mnemonic:            ctx.GlobalString(flags.MnemonicFlag.Name),

go/batch-submitter/drivers/clear_pending_tx.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/txmgr"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -50,20 +49,20 @@ func ClearPendingTx(
 	// price.
 	sendTx := func(
 		ctx context.Context,
-		gasPrice *big.Int,
 	) (*types.Transaction, error) {
-		log.Info(name+" clearing pending tx", "nonce", nonce,
-			"gasPrice", gasPrice)
+		log.Info(name+" clearing pending tx", "nonce", nonce)
 
 		signedTx, err := SignClearingTx(
-			ctx, walletAddr, nonce, gasPrice, l1Client, privKey, chainID,
+			name, ctx, walletAddr, nonce, l1Client, privKey, chainID,
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Error(name+" unable to sign clearing tx", "nonce", nonce,
-				"gasPrice", gasPrice, "err", err)
+				"err", err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		txHash := signedTx.Hash()
+		gasTipCap := signedTx.GasTipCap()
+		gasFeeCap := signedTx.GasFeeCap()
 
 		err = l1Client.SendTransaction(ctx, signedTx)
 		switch {
@@ -71,7 +70,8 @@ func ClearPendingTx(
 		// Clearing transaction successfully confirmed.
 		case err == nil:
 			log.Info(name+" submitted clearing tx", "nonce", nonce,
-				"gasPrice", gasPrice, "txHash", txHash)
+				"gasTipCap", gasTipCap, "gasFeeCap", gasFeeCap,
+				"txHash", txHash)
 
 			return signedTx, nil
 
@@ -91,8 +91,8 @@ func ClearPendingTx(
 		// transaction, or abort if the old one confirms.
 		default:
 			log.Error(name+" unable to submit clearing tx",
-				"nonce", nonce, "gasPrice", gasPrice, "txHash", txHash,
-				"err", err)
+				"nonce", nonce, "gasTipCap", gasTipCap, "gasFeeCap", gasFeeCap,
+				"txHash", txHash, "err", err)
 			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
@@ -127,26 +127,39 @@ func ClearPendingTx(
 // SignClearingTx creates a signed clearing tranaction which sends 0 ETH back to
 // the sender's address. EstimateGas is used to set an appropriate gas limit.
 func SignClearingTx(
+	name string,
 	ctx context.Context,
 	walletAddr common.Address,
 	nonce uint64,
-	gasPrice *big.Int,
 	l1Client L1Client,
 	privKey *ecdsa.PrivateKey,
 	chainID *big.Int,
 ) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 
-	gasLimit, err := l1Client.EstimateGas(ctx, ethereum.CallMsg{
-		To:       &walletAddr,
-		GasPrice: gasPrice,
-		Value:    nil,
-		Data:     nil,
-	})
+	gasTipCap, err := l1Client.SuggestGasTipCap(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		if !IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err) {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		// If the transaction failed because the backend does not support
+		// eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, fallback to using the default constant.
+		// Currently Alchemy is the only backend provider that exposes this
+		// method, so in the event their API is unreachable we can fallback to a
+		// degraded mode of operation. This also applies to our test
+		// environments, as hardhat doesn't support the query either.
+		log.Warn(name + " eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas is unsupported " +
+			"by current backend, using fallback gasTipCap")
+		gasTipCap = FallbackGasTipCap
+	}
+
+	head, err := l1Client.HeaderByNumber(ctx, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	tx := CraftClearingTx(walletAddr, nonce, gasPrice, gasLimit)
+	gasFeeCap := txmgr.CalcGasFeeCap(head.BaseFee, gasTipCap)
+	tx := CraftClearingTx(walletAddr, nonce, gasFeeCap, gasTipCap)
 
 	return types.SignTx(
 		tx, types.LatestSignerForChainID(chainID), privKey,
@@ -158,15 +171,15 @@ func SignClearingTx(
 func CraftClearingTx(
 	walletAddr common.Address,
 	nonce uint64,
-	gasPrice *big.Int,
-	gasLimit uint64,
+	gasFeeCap *big.Int,
+	gasTipCap *big.Int,
 ) *types.Transaction {
 
-	return types.NewTx(&types.LegacyTx{
+	return types.NewTx(&types.DynamicFeeTx{
 		To:        &walletAddr,
 		Nonce:     nonce,
-		GasPrice: gasPrice,
-		Gas:      gasLimit,
+		GasFeeCap: gasFeeCap,
+		GasTipCap: gasTipCap,
 		Value:     nil,
 		Data:      nil,
 	})

go/batch-submitter/drivers/clear_pending_tx_test.go

@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/drivers"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/mock"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/txmgr"
-	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/utils"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@ func init() {
 	}
 	testPrivKey = privKey
 	testWalletAddr = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(privKey.PublicKey)
-	testChainID = new(big.Int).SetUint64(1)
-	testGasPrice = new(big.Int).SetUint64(3)
 }
 
 var (
@@ -36,21 +32,22 @@ var (
 	testWalletAddr  common.Address
 	testChainID     = big.NewInt(1)
 	testNonce       = uint64(2)
-	testGasPrice    = big.NewInt(3)
-	testGasLimit    = uint64(4)
+	testGasFeeCap   = big.NewInt(3)
+	testGasTipCap   = big.NewInt(4)
 	testBlockNumber = uint64(5)
+	testBaseFee     = big.NewInt(6)
 )
 
 // TestCraftClearingTx asserts that CraftClearingTx produces the expected
 // unsigned clearing transaction.
 func TestCraftClearingTx(t *testing.T) {
 	tx := drivers.CraftClearingTx(
-		testWalletAddr, testNonce, testGasPrice, testGasLimit,
+		testWalletAddr, testNonce, testGasFeeCap, testGasTipCap,
 	)
 	require.Equal(t, &testWalletAddr, tx.To())
 	require.Equal(t, testNonce, tx.Nonce())
-	require.Equal(t, testGasPrice, tx.GasPrice())
-	require.Equal(t, testGasLimit, tx.Gas())
+	require.Equal(t, testGasFeeCap, tx.GasFeeCap())
+	require.Equal(t, testGasTipCap, tx.GasTipCap())
 	require.Equal(t, new(big.Int), tx.Value())
 	require.Nil(t, tx.Data())
 }
@@ -59,21 +56,31 @@ func TestCraftClearingTx(t *testing.T) {
 // clearing transaction when the call to EstimateGas succeeds.
 func TestSignClearingTxEstimateGasSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	l1Client := mock.NewL1Client(mock.L1ClientConfig{
-		EstimateGas: func(_ context.Context, _ ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error) {
-			return testGasLimit, nil
+		HeaderByNumber: func(_ context.Context, _ *big.Int) (*types.Header, error) {
+			return &types.Header{
+				BaseFee: testBaseFee,
+			}, nil
+		},
+		SuggestGasTipCap: func(_ context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+			return testGasTipCap, nil
 		},
 	})
 
+	expGasFeeCap := new(big.Int).Add(
+		testGasTipCap,
+		new(big.Int).Mul(testBaseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
+	)
+
 	tx, err := drivers.SignClearingTx(
-		context.Background(), testWalletAddr, testNonce, testGasPrice, l1Client,
+		"TEST", context.Background(), testWalletAddr, testNonce, l1Client,
 		testPrivKey, testChainID,
 	)
 	require.Nil(t, err)
 	require.NotNil(t, tx)
 	require.Equal(t, &testWalletAddr, tx.To())
 	require.Equal(t, testNonce, tx.Nonce())
-	require.Equal(t, testGasPrice, tx.GasPrice())
-	require.Equal(t, testGasLimit, tx.Gas())
+	require.Equal(t, expGasFeeCap, tx.GasFeeCap())
+	require.Equal(t, testGasTipCap, tx.GasTipCap())
 	require.Equal(t, new(big.Int), tx.Value())
 	require.Nil(t, tx.Data())
 
@@ -83,22 +90,44 @@ func TestSignClearingTxEstimateGasSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, testWalletAddr, sender)
 }
 
-// TestSignClearingTxEstimateGasFail asserts that signing a clearing transaction
-// will fail if the underlying call to EstimateGas fails.
-func TestSignClearingTxEstimateGasFail(t *testing.T) {
-	errEstimateGas := errors.New("estimate gas")
+// TestSignClearingTxSuggestGasTipCapFail asserts that signing a clearing
+// transaction will fail if the underlying call to SuggestGasTipCap fails.
+func TestSignClearingTxSuggestGasTipCapFail(t *testing.T) {
+	errSuggestGasTipCap := errors.New("suggest gas tip cap")
 
 	l1Client := mock.NewL1Client(mock.L1ClientConfig{
-		EstimateGas: func(_ context.Context, _ ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error) {
-			return 0, errEstimateGas
+		SuggestGasTipCap: func(_ context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+			return nil, errSuggestGasTipCap
 		},
 	})
 
 	tx, err := drivers.SignClearingTx(
-		context.Background(), testWalletAddr, testNonce, testGasPrice, l1Client,
+		"TEST", context.Background(), testWalletAddr, testNonce, l1Client,
 		testPrivKey, testChainID,
 	)
-	require.Equal(t, errEstimateGas, err)
+	require.Equal(t, errSuggestGasTipCap, err)
+	require.Nil(t, tx)
+}
+
+// TestSignClearingTxHeaderByNumberFail asserts that signing a clearing
+// transaction will fail if the underlying call to HeaderByNumber fails.
+func TestSignClearingTxHeaderByNumberFail(t *testing.T) {
+	errHeaderByNumber := errors.New("header by number")
+
+	l1Client := mock.NewL1Client(mock.L1ClientConfig{
+		HeaderByNumber: func(_ context.Context, _ *big.Int) (*types.Header, error) {
+			return nil, errHeaderByNumber
+		},
+		SuggestGasTipCap: func(_ context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+			return testGasTipCap, nil
+		},
+	})
+
+	tx, err := drivers.SignClearingTx(
+		"TEST", context.Background(), testWalletAddr, testNonce, l1Client,
+		testPrivKey, testChainID,
+	)
+	require.Equal(t, errHeaderByNumber, err)
 	require.Nil(t, tx)
 }
 
@@ -117,22 +146,26 @@ func newClearPendingTxHarnessWithNumConfs(
 			return testBlockNumber, nil
 		}
 	}
+	if l1ClientConfig.HeaderByNumber == nil {
+		l1ClientConfig.HeaderByNumber = func(_ context.Context, _ *big.Int) (*types.Header, error) {
+			return &types.Header{
+				BaseFee: testBaseFee,
+			}, nil
+		}
+	}
 	if l1ClientConfig.NonceAt == nil {
 		l1ClientConfig.NonceAt = func(_ context.Context, _ common.Address, _ *big.Int) (uint64, error) {
 			return testNonce, nil
 		}
 	}
-	if l1ClientConfig.EstimateGas == nil {
-		l1ClientConfig.EstimateGas = func(_ context.Context, _ ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error) {
-			return testGasLimit, nil
+	if l1ClientConfig.SuggestGasTipCap == nil {
+		l1ClientConfig.SuggestGasTipCap = func(_ context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+			return testGasTipCap, nil
 		}
 	}
 
 	l1Client := mock.NewL1Client(l1ClientConfig)
 	txMgr := txmgr.NewSimpleTxManager("test", txmgr.Config{
-		MinGasPrice:          utils.GasPriceFromGwei(1),
-		MaxGasPrice:          utils.GasPriceFromGwei(100),
-		GasRetryIncrement:    utils.GasPriceFromGwei(5),
 		ResubmissionTimeout:  time.Second,
 		ReceiptQueryInterval: 50 * time.Millisecond,
 		NumConfirmations:     numConfirmations,
@@ -200,11 +233,14 @@ func TestClearPendingTxTimeout(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	})
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	err := drivers.ClearPendingTx(
-		"test", context.Background(), h.txMgr, h.l1Client, testWalletAddr,
-		testPrivKey, testChainID,
+		"test", ctx, h.txMgr, h.l1Client, testWalletAddr, testPrivKey,
+		testChainID,
 	)
-	require.Equal(t, txmgr.ErrPublishTimeout, err)
+	require.Equal(t, context.DeadlineExceeded, err)
 }
 
 // TestClearPendingTxMultipleConfs tests we wait the appropriate number of
@@ -225,12 +261,15 @@ func TestClearPendingTxMultipleConfs(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}, numConfs)
 
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
 	// The txmgr should timeout waiting for the txn to confirm.
 	err := drivers.ClearPendingTx(
-		"test", context.Background(), h.txMgr, h.l1Client, testWalletAddr,
-		testPrivKey, testChainID,
+		"test", ctx, h.txMgr, h.l1Client, testWalletAddr, testPrivKey,
+		testChainID,
 	)
-	require.Equal(t, txmgr.ErrPublishTimeout, err)
+	require.Equal(t, context.DeadlineExceeded, err)
 
 	// Now set the chain height to the earliest the transaction will be
 	// considered sufficiently confirmed.

go/batch-submitter/drivers/interface.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
@@ -12,12 +11,9 @@ import (
 // L1Client is an abstraction over an L1 Ethereum client functionality required
 // by the batch submitter.
 type L1Client interface {
-	// EstimateGas tries to estimate the gas needed to execute a specific
-	// transaction based on the current pending state of the backend blockchain.
-	// There is no guarantee that this is the true gas limit requirement as
-	// other transactions may be added or removed by miners, but it should
-	// provide a basis for setting a reasonable default.
-	EstimateGas(context.Context, ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error)
+	// HeaderByNumber returns a block header from the current canonical chain.
+	// If number is nil, the latest known header is returned.
+	HeaderByNumber(context.Context, *big.Int) (*types.Header, error)
 
 	// NonceAt returns the account nonce of the given account. The block number
 	// can be nil, in which case the nonce is taken from the latest known block.
@@ -30,6 +26,10 @@ type L1Client interface {
 	// method to get the contract address after the transaction has been mined.
 	SendTransaction(context.Context, *types.Transaction) error
 
+	// SuggestGasTipCap retrieves the currently suggested gas tip cap after 1559
+	// to allow a timely execution of a transaction.
+	SuggestGasTipCap(context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
+
 	// TransactionReceipt returns the receipt of a transaction by transaction
 	// hash. Note that the receipt is not available for pending transactions.
 	TransactionReceipt(context.Context, common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error)

go/batch-submitter/drivers/max_priority_fee_fallback.go

+package drivers
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"math/big"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	errMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFound = errors.New(
+		"Method eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas not found",
+	)
+
+	// FallbackGasTipCap is the default fallback gasTipCap used when we are
+	// unable to query an L1 backend for a suggested gasTipCap.
+	FallbackGasTipCap = big.NewInt(1500000000)
+)
+
+// IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError returns true if the provided error
+// signals that the backend does not support the eth_maxPrirorityFeePerGas
+// method. In this case, the caller should fallback to using the constant above.
+func IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err error) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(
+		err.Error(), errMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFound.Error(),
+	)
+}

go/batch-submitter/drivers/proposer/driver.go

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/txmgr"
 	l2ethclient "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/ethclient"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/log"
-	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -197,22 +196,43 @@ func (d *Driver) CraftBatchTx(
 	}
 	opts.Context = ctx
 	opts.Nonce = nonce
-	opts.GasPrice = big.NewInt(params.GWei) // dummy
 	opts.NoSend = true
 
 	blockOffset := new(big.Int).SetUint64(d.cfg.BlockOffset)
 	offsetStartsAtIndex := new(big.Int).Sub(start, blockOffset)
 
-	return d.sccContract.AppendStateBatch(opts, stateRoots, offsetStartsAtIndex)
+	tx, err := d.sccContract.AppendStateBatch(
+		opts, stateRoots, offsetStartsAtIndex,
+	)
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return tx, nil
+
+	// If the transaction failed because the backend does not support
+	// eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, fallback to using the default constant.
+	// Currently Alchemy is the only backend provider that exposes this method,
+	// so in the event their API is unreachable we can fallback to a degraded
+	// mode of operation. This also applies to our test environments, as hardhat
+	// doesn't support the query either.
+	case drivers.IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err):
+		log.Warn(d.cfg.Name + " eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas is unsupported " +
+			"by current backend, using fallback gasTipCap")
+		opts.GasTipCap = drivers.FallbackGasTipCap
+		return d.sccContract.AppendStateBatch(
+			opts, stateRoots, offsetStartsAtIndex,
+		)
+
+	default:
+		return nil, err
+	}
 }
 
-// SubmitBatchTx using the passed transaction as a template, signs and publishes
-// an otherwise identical transaction after setting the provided gas price. The
-// final transaction is returned to the caller.
+// SubmitBatchTx using the passed transaction as a template, signs and
+// publishes the transaction unmodified apart from sampling the current gas
+// price. The final transaction is returned to the caller.
 func (d *Driver) SubmitBatchTx(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	tx *types.Transaction,
-	gasPrice *big.Int,
 ) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 
 	opts, err := bind.NewKeyedTransactorWithChainID(
@@ -223,7 +243,25 @@ func (d *Driver) SubmitBatchTx(
 	}
 	opts.Context = ctx
 	opts.Nonce = new(big.Int).SetUint64(tx.Nonce())
-	opts.GasPrice = gasPrice
 
+	finalTx, err := d.rawSccContract.RawTransact(opts, tx.Data())
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return finalTx, nil
+
+	// If the transaction failed because the backend does not support
+	// eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, fallback to using the default constant.
+	// Currently Alchemy is the only backend provider that exposes this method,
+	// so in the event their API is unreachable we can fallback to a degraded
+	// mode of operation. This also applies to our test environments, as hardhat
+	// doesn't support the query either.
+	case drivers.IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err):
+		log.Warn(d.cfg.Name + " eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas is unsupported " +
+			"by current backend, using fallback gasTipCap")
+		opts.GasTipCap = drivers.FallbackGasTipCap
 		return d.rawSccContract.RawTransact(opts, tx.Data())
+
+	default:
+		return nil, err
+	}
 }

go/batch-submitter/drivers/sequencer/driver.go

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/metrics"
 	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/txmgr"
 	l2ethclient "github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/ethclient"
-	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/l2geth/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts/abi/bind"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -233,20 +232,37 @@ func (d *Driver) CraftBatchTx(
 		}
 		opts.Context = ctx
 		opts.Nonce = nonce
-		opts.GasPrice = big.NewInt(params.GWei) // dummy
 		opts.NoSend = true
 
+		tx, err := d.rawCtcContract.RawTransact(opts, batchCallData)
+		switch {
+		case err == nil:
+			return tx, nil
+
+		// If the transaction failed because the backend does not support
+		// eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, fallback to using the default constant.
+		// Currently Alchemy is the only backend provider that exposes this
+		// method, so in the event their API is unreachable we can fallback to a
+		// degraded mode of operation. This also applies to our test
+		// environments, as hardhat doesn't support the query either.
+		case drivers.IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err):
+			log.Warn(d.cfg.Name + " eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas is unsupported " +
+				"by current backend, using fallback gasTipCap")
+			opts.GasTipCap = drivers.FallbackGasTipCap
 			return d.rawCtcContract.RawTransact(opts, batchCallData)
+
+		default:
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // SubmitBatchTx using the passed transaction as a template, signs and publishes
-// an otherwise identical transaction after setting the provided gas price. The
+// the transaction unmodified apart from sampling the current gas price. The
 // final transaction is returned to the caller.
 func (d *Driver) SubmitBatchTx(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	tx *types.Transaction,
-	gasPrice *big.Int,
 ) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 
 	opts, err := bind.NewKeyedTransactorWithChainID(
@@ -257,7 +273,25 @@ func (d *Driver) SubmitBatchTx(
 	}
 	opts.Context = ctx
 	opts.Nonce = new(big.Int).SetUint64(tx.Nonce())
-	opts.GasPrice = gasPrice
 
+	finalTx, err := d.rawCtcContract.RawTransact(opts, tx.Data())
+	switch {
+	case err == nil:
+		return finalTx, nil
+
+	// If the transaction failed because the backend does not support
+	// eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas, fallback to using the default constant.
+	// Currently Alchemy is the only backend provider that exposes this method,
+	// so in the event their API is unreachable we can fallback to a degraded
+	// mode of operation. This also applies to our test environments, as hardhat
+	// doesn't support the query either.
+	case drivers.IsMaxPriorityFeePerGasNotFoundError(err):
+		log.Warn(d.cfg.Name + " eth_maxPriorityFeePerGas is unsupported " +
+			"by current backend, using fallback gasTipCap")
+		opts.GasTipCap = drivers.FallbackGasTipCap
 		return d.rawCtcContract.RawTransact(opts, tx.Data())
+
+	default:
+		return nil, err
+	}
 }

go/batch-submitter/flags/flags.go

@@ -151,18 +151,6 @@ var (
 		Value:  1,
 		EnvVar: prefixEnvVar("BLOCK_OFFSET"),
 	}
-	MaxGasPriceInGweiFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:   "max-gas-price-in-gwei",
-		Usage:  "Maximum gas price the batch submitter can use for transactions",
-		Value:  100,
-		EnvVar: prefixEnvVar("MAX_GAS_PRICE_IN_GWEI"),
-	}
-	GasRetryIncrementFlag = cli.Uint64Flag{
-		Name:   "gas-retry-increment",
-		Usage:  "Default step by which to increment gas price bumps",
-		Value:  5,
-		EnvVar: prefixEnvVar("GAS_RETRY_INCREMENT_FLAG"),
-	}
 	SequencerPrivateKeyFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:   "sequencer-private-key",
 		Usage:  "The private key to use for sending to the sequencer contract",
@@ -235,8 +223,6 @@ var optionalFlags = []cli.Flag{
 	SentryDsnFlag,
 	SentryTraceRateFlag,
 	BlockOffsetFlag,
-	MaxGasPriceInGweiFlag,
-	GasRetryIncrementFlag,
 	SequencerPrivateKeyFlag,
 	ProposerPrivateKeyFlag,
 	MnemonicFlag,

go/batch-submitter/mock/l1client.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 	"sync"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
@@ -16,12 +15,9 @@ type L1ClientConfig struct {
 	// BlockNumber returns the most recent block number.
 	BlockNumber func(context.Context) (uint64, error)
 
-	// EstimateGas tries to estimate the gas needed to execute a specific
-	// transaction based on the current pending state of the backend blockchain.
-	// There is no guarantee that this is the true gas limit requirement as
-	// other transactions may be added or removed by miners, but it should
-	// provide a basis for setting a reasonable default.
-	EstimateGas func(context.Context, ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error)
+	// HeaderByNumber returns a block header from the current canonical chain.
+	// If number is nil, the latest known header is returned.
+	HeaderByNumber func(context.Context, *big.Int) (*types.Header, error)
 
 	// NonceAt returns the account nonce of the given account. The block number
 	// can be nil, in which case the nonce is taken from the latest known block.
@@ -34,6 +30,10 @@ type L1ClientConfig struct {
 	// method to get the contract address after the transaction has been mined.
 	SendTransaction func(context.Context, *types.Transaction) error
 
+	// SuggestGasTipCap retrieves the currently suggested gas tip cap after 1559
+	// to allow a timely execution of a transaction.
+	SuggestGasTipCap func(context.Context) (*big.Int, error)
+
 	// TransactionReceipt returns the receipt of a transaction by transaction
 	// hash. Note that the receipt is not available for pending transactions.
 	TransactionReceipt func(context.Context, common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error)
@@ -61,12 +61,13 @@ func (c *L1Client) BlockNumber(ctx context.Context) (uint64, error) {
 	return c.cfg.BlockNumber(ctx)
 }
 
-// EstimateGas executes the mock EstimateGas method.
-func (c *L1Client) EstimateGas(ctx context.Context, call ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error) {
+// HeaderByNumber returns a block header from the current canonical chain. If
+// number is nil, the latest known header is returned.
+func (c *L1Client) HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNumber *big.Int) (*types.Header, error) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
 	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
 
-	return c.cfg.EstimateGas(ctx, call)
+	return c.cfg.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
 }
 
 // NonceAt executes the mock NonceAt method.
@@ -85,6 +86,15 @@ func (c *L1Client) SendTransaction(ctx context.Context, tx *types.Transaction) e
 	return c.cfg.SendTransaction(ctx, tx)
 }
 
+// SuggestGasTipCap retrieves the currently suggested gas tip cap after 1559 to
+// allow a timely execution of a transaction.
+func (c *L1Client) SuggestGasTipCap(ctx context.Context) (*big.Int, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	defer c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	return c.cfg.SuggestGasTipCap(ctx)
+}
+
 // TransactionReceipt executes the mock TransactionReceipt method.
 func (c *L1Client) TransactionReceipt(ctx context.Context, txHash common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error) {
 	c.mu.RLock()
@@ -103,17 +113,17 @@ func (c *L1Client) SetBlockNumberFunc(
 	c.cfg.BlockNumber = f
 }
 
-// SetEstimateGasFunc overrwrites the mock EstimateGas method.
-func (c *L1Client) SetEstimateGasFunc(
-	f func(context.Context, ethereum.CallMsg) (uint64, error)) {
+// SetHeaderByNumberFunc overwrites the mock HeaderByNumber method.
+func (c *L1Client) SetHeaderByNumberFunc(
+	f func(ctx context.Context, blockNumber *big.Int) (*types.Header, error)) {
 
 	c.mu.Lock()
 	defer c.mu.Unlock()
 
-	c.cfg.EstimateGas = f
+	c.cfg.HeaderByNumber = f
 }
 
-// SetNonceAtFunc overrwrites the mock NonceAt method.
+// SetNonceAtFunc overwrites the mock NonceAt method.
 func (c *L1Client) SetNonceAtFunc(
 	f func(context.Context, common.Address, *big.Int) (uint64, error)) {
 
@@ -123,7 +133,7 @@ func (c *L1Client) SetNonceAtFunc(
 	c.cfg.NonceAt = f
 }
 
-// SetSendTransactionFunc overrwrites the mock SendTransaction method.
+// SetSendTransactionFunc overwrites the mock SendTransaction method.
 func (c *L1Client) SetSendTransactionFunc(
 	f func(context.Context, *types.Transaction) error) {
 
@@ -133,6 +143,16 @@ func (c *L1Client) SetSendTransactionFunc(
 	c.cfg.SendTransaction = f
 }
 
+// SetSuggestGasTipCapFunc overwrites themock SuggestGasTipCap method.
+func (c *L1Client) SetSuggestGasTipCapFunc(
+	f func(context.Context) (*big.Int, error)) {
+
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	c.cfg.SuggestGasTipCap = f
+}
+
 // SetTransactionReceiptFunc overwrites the mock TransactionReceipt method.
 func (c *L1Client) SetTransactionReceiptFunc(
 	f func(context.Context, common.Hash) (*types.Receipt, error)) {

go/batch-submitter/service.go

@@ -55,12 +55,11 @@ type Driver interface {
 	) (*types.Transaction, error)
 
 	// SubmitBatchTx using the passed transaction as a template, signs and
-	// publishes an otherwise identical transaction after setting the provided
-	// gas price. The final transaction is returned to the caller.
+	// publishes the transaction unmodified apart from sampling the current gas
+	// price. The final transaction is returned to the caller.
 	SubmitBatchTx(
 		ctx context.Context,
 		tx *types.Transaction,
-		gasPrice *big.Int,
 	) (*types.Transaction, error)
 }
 
@@ -194,15 +193,11 @@ func (s *Service) eventLoop() {
 
 			// Construct the transaction submission clousure that will attempt
 			// to send the next transaction at the given nonce and gas price.
-			sendTx := func(
-				ctx context.Context,
-				gasPrice *big.Int,
-			) (*types.Transaction, error) {
+			sendTx := func(ctx context.Context) (*types.Transaction, error) {
 				log.Info(name+" attempting batch tx", "start", start,
-					"end", end, "nonce", nonce,
-					"gasPrice", gasPrice)
+					"end", end, "nonce", nonce)
 
-				tx, err := s.cfg.Driver.SubmitBatchTx(ctx, tx, gasPrice)
+				tx, err := s.cfg.Driver.SubmitBatchTx(ctx, tx)
 				if err != nil {
 					return nil, err
 				}
@@ -213,7 +208,6 @@ func (s *Service) eventLoop() {
 					"end", end,
 					"nonce", nonce,
 					"tx_hash", tx.Hash(),
-					"gasPrice", gasPrice,
 				)
 
 				return tx, nil

go/batch-submitter/txmgr/txmgr.go

@@ -2,46 +2,27 @@ package txmgr
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"errors"
 	"math/big"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 )
 
-// ErrPublishTimeout signals that the tx manager did not receive a confirmation
-// for a given tx after publishing with the maximum gas price and waiting out a
-// resubmission timeout.
-var ErrPublishTimeout = errors.New("failed to publish tx with max gas price")
-
 // SendTxFunc defines a function signature for publishing a desired tx with a
 // specific gas price. Implementations of this signature should also return
 // promptly when the context is canceled.
-type SendTxFunc = func(
-	ctx context.Context, gasPrice *big.Int) (*types.Transaction, error)
+type SendTxFunc = func(ctx context.Context) (*types.Transaction, error)
 
 // Config houses parameters for altering the behavior of a SimpleTxManager.
 type Config struct {
+	// Name the name of the driver to appear in log lines.
 	Name string
 
-	// MinGasPrice is the minimum gas price (in gwei). This is used as the
-	// initial publication attempt.
-	MinGasPrice *big.Int
-
-	// MaxGasPrice is the maximum gas price (in gwei). This is used to clamp
-	// the upper end of the range that the TxManager will ever publish when
-	// attempting to confirm a transaction.
-	MaxGasPrice *big.Int
-
-	// GasRetryIncrement is the additive gas price (in gwei) that will be
-	// used to bump each successive tx after a ResubmissionTimeout has
-	// elapsed.
-	GasRetryIncrement *big.Int
-
 	// ResubmissionTimeout is the interval at which, if no previously
 	// published transaction has been mined, the new tx with a bumped gas
 	// price will be published. Only one publication at MaxGasPrice will be
@@ -135,25 +116,29 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) Send(
 	// background, returning the first successfully mined receipt back to
 	// the main event loop via receiptChan.
 	receiptChan := make(chan *types.Receipt, 1)
-	sendTxAsync := func(gasPrice *big.Int) {
+	sendTxAsync := func() {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		// Sign and publish transaction with current gas price.
-		tx, err := sendTx(ctxc, gasPrice)
+		tx, err := sendTx(ctxc)
 		if err != nil {
 			if err == context.Canceled ||
 				strings.Contains(err.Error(), "context canceled") {
 				return
 			}
-			log.Error(name+" unable to publish transaction",
-				"gas_price", gasPrice, "err", err)
+			log.Error(name+" unable to publish transaction", "err", err)
+			if shouldAbortImmediately(err) {
+				cancel()
+			}
 			// TODO(conner): add retry?
 			return
 		}
 
 		txHash := tx.Hash()
+		gasTipCap := tx.GasTipCap()
+		gasFeeCap := tx.GasFeeCap()
 		log.Info(name+" transaction published successfully", "hash", txHash,
-			"gas_price", gasPrice)
+			"gasTipCap", gasTipCap, "gasFeeCap", gasFeeCap)
 
 		// Wait for the transaction to be mined, reporting the receipt
 		// back to the main event loop if found.
@@ -163,7 +148,7 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) Send(
 		)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Debug(name+" send tx failed", "hash", txHash,
-				"gas_price", gasPrice, "err", err)
+				"gasTipCap", gasTipCap, "gasFeeCap", gasFeeCap, "err", err)
 		}
 		if receipt != nil {
 			// Use non-blocking select to ensure function can exit
@@ -171,20 +156,17 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) Send(
 			select {
 			case receiptChan <- receipt:
 				log.Trace(name+" send tx succeeded", "hash", txHash,
-					"gas_price", gasPrice)
+					"gasTipCap", gasTipCap, "gasFeeCap", gasFeeCap)
 			default:
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Initialize our initial gas price to the configured minimum.
-	curGasPrice := new(big.Int).Set(m.cfg.MinGasPrice)
-
 	// Submit and wait for the receipt at our first gas price in the
 	// background, before entering the event loop and waiting out the
 	// resubmission timeout.
 	wg.Add(1)
-	go sendTxAsync(curGasPrice)
+	go sendTxAsync()
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -192,24 +174,9 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) Send(
 		// Whenever a resubmission timeout has elapsed, bump the gas
 		// price and publish a new transaction.
 		case <-time.After(m.cfg.ResubmissionTimeout):
-			// If our last attempt published at the max gas price,
-			// return an error as we are unlikely to succeed in
-			// publishing. This also indicates that the max gas
-			// price should likely be adjusted higher for the
-			// daemon.
-			if curGasPrice.Cmp(m.cfg.MaxGasPrice) >= 0 {
-				return nil, ErrPublishTimeout
-			}
-
-			// Bump the gas price using linear gas price increments.
-			curGasPrice = NextGasPrice(
-				curGasPrice, m.cfg.GasRetryIncrement,
-				m.cfg.MaxGasPrice,
-			)
-
 			// Submit and wait for the bumped traction to confirm.
 			wg.Add(1)
-			go sendTxAsync(curGasPrice)
+			go sendTxAsync()
 
 		// The passed context has been canceled, i.e. in the event of a
 		// shutdown.
@@ -223,6 +190,13 @@ func (m *SimpleTxManager) Send(
 	}
 }
 
+// shouldAbortImmediately returns true if the txmgr should cancel all
+// publication attempts and retry. For now, this only includes nonce errors, as
+// that error indicates that none of the transactions will ever confirm.
+func shouldAbortImmediately(err error) bool {
+	return strings.Contains(err.Error(), core.ErrNonceTooLow.Error())
+}
+
 // WaitMined blocks until the backend indicates confirmation of tx and returns
 // the tx receipt. Queries are made every queryInterval, regardless of whether
 // the backend returns an error. This method can be canceled using the passed
@@ -289,17 +263,12 @@ func WaitMined(
 	}
 }
 
-// NextGasPrice bumps the current gas price using an additive gasRetryIncrement,
-// clamping the resulting value to maxGasPrice.
-//
-// NOTE: This method does not mutate curGasPrice, but instead returns a copy.
-// This removes the possiblity of races occuring from goroutines sharing access
-// to the same underlying big.Int.
-func NextGasPrice(curGasPrice, gasRetryIncrement, maxGasPrice *big.Int) *big.Int {
-	nextGasPrice := new(big.Int).Set(curGasPrice)
-	nextGasPrice.Add(nextGasPrice, gasRetryIncrement)
-	if nextGasPrice.Cmp(maxGasPrice) == 1 {
-		nextGasPrice.Set(maxGasPrice)
-	}
-	return nextGasPrice
+// CalcGasFeeCap deterministically computes the recommended gas fee cap given
+// the base fee and gasTipCap. The resulting gasFeeCap is equal to:
+//   gasTipCap + 2*baseFee.
+func CalcGasFeeCap(baseFee, gasTipCap *big.Int) *big.Int {
+	return new(big.Int).Add(
+		gasTipCap,
+		new(big.Int).Mul(baseFee, big.NewInt(2)),
+	)
 }

go/batch-submitter/utils/gas_price.go

-package utils
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-)
-
-// GasPriceFromGwei converts an uint64 gas price in gwei to a big.Int in wei.
-func GasPriceFromGwei(gasPriceInGwei uint64) *big.Int {
-	return new(big.Int).SetUint64(gasPriceInGwei * params.GWei)
-}

go/batch-submitter/utils/gas_price_test.go

-package utils_test
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum-optimism/optimism/go/batch-submitter/utils"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-)
-
-// TestGasPriceFromGwei asserts that the integer value is scaled properly by
-// 10^9.
-func TestGasPriceFromGwei(t *testing.T) {
-	require.Equal(t, utils.GasPriceFromGwei(0), new(big.Int))
-	require.Equal(t, utils.GasPriceFromGwei(1), big.NewInt(params.GWei))
-	require.Equal(t, utils.GasPriceFromGwei(100), big.NewInt(100*params.GWei))
-}