chore: fast-track eth_getCode

[LesnyRumcajs]

Summary of changes

Changes introduced in this pull request:

• right now, to get the bytecode, we invoke all the FVM machinery to extract it - a lot of effort for mostly just reading the field in state. Lotus does the same and I assume the code was just translated from it but this can be done cheaper - same as done in the actors code https://github.com/filecoin-project/builtin-actors/blob/47e5b87a76b9e2e4f3d1c5ee695f126ffcbcb38e/actors/evm/src/lib.rs#L288-L298
• the caveat is that if the code there changes, we would need to port the logic across different versions or re-introduce the current behavior. That said, I think it's safe and gives a big win in terms of performance. Since its conception in builtin-actors, this was never changed.

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┌────────────┬────────┬────────┬─────────────┐
│            │  p50   │  p99   │ throughput  │
├────────────┼────────┼────────┼─────────────┤
│ OLD (VM)   │ 1.22ms │ 12.6ms │ 13.9k req/s │
├────────────┼────────┼────────┼─────────────┤
│ NEW (read) │ 0.20ms │ 0.97ms │ 47.9k req/s │
└────────────┴────────┴────────┴─────────────┘

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Updated eth_getCode to retrieve contract bytecode directly and consistently.
  • Self-destructed EVM actors now correctly report no bytecode, even if old bytecode data remains stored.
• Tests
  • Added regression coverage for bytecode lookup on tombstoned actors.

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Walkthrough

eth_getCode now reads bytecode directly from actor state. Tombstoned EVM actors return no bytecode. The change removes obsolete bytecode message handling and the unused required blockstore lookup helper.

Changes

Actor bytecode retrieval

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Actor bytecode semantics src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs, src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs, src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/state_diff.rs	eth_bytecode checks actor liveness before reading stored bytecode. Tests create and verify tombstoned EVM actors.
RPC integration and obsolete API removal src/rpc/methods/eth.rs, src/utils/db/mod.rs	eth_get_code retrieves actor state and calls eth_bytecode. The old EVM message flow and BlockstoreExt::get_required are removed.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to cb424

The PR adds a localized fast path for eth_getCode and the only noted issue is limited to clearer test-fixture failure reporting. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal review and checks.

Suggested reviewers: eclesiomelojunior, sudo-shashank, hanabi1224

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs (1)

97-115: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve fixture setup errors.

get_evm_actor_code_cid(), put_keyed, and put_cbor_default failures become None. The test then loses the failure cause.

Return anyhow::Result<ActorState>. Add context for the actor-CID lookup and both store writes. Keep expect at the test call site to show the error chain.

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In `@src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs` around lines 97 - 115, Update the
fixture helper containing get_evm_actor_code_cid, store.put_keyed, and
store.put_cbor_default to return anyhow::Result<ActorState> instead of
converting failures to None. Propagate each operation’s error with descriptive
context for the actor-CID lookup and both store writes, while preserving
successful fixture construction. Keep the test call site’s expect so failures
display the complete error chain.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs`:
- Around line 97-115: Update the fixture helper containing
get_evm_actor_code_cid, store.put_keyed, and store.put_cbor_default to return
anyhow::Result<ActorState> instead of converting failures to None. Propagate
each operation’s error with descriptive context for the actor-CID lookup and
both store writes, while preserving successful fixture construction. Keep the
test call site’s expect so failures display the complete error chain.

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📒 Files selected for processing (6)

• src/rpc/methods/eth.rs
• src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/state_diff.rs
• src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs
• src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs
• src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs
• src/utils/db/mod.rs

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Codecov Report

❌ Patch coverage is 90.00000% with 4 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 66.80%. Comparing base (78cc905) to head (cb424c6).
✅ All tests successful. No failed tests found.

Files with missing lines	Patch %	Lines
src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs	88.88%	0 Missing and 3 partials ⚠️
src/rpc/methods/eth.rs	75.00%	0 Missing and 1 partial ⚠️

Additional details and impacted files

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src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/state_diff.rs	80.97% <100.00%> (+0.22%)	⬆️
src/rpc/methods/eth/types.rs	63.75% <ø> (-1.17%)	⬇️
src/rpc/methods/eth/utils.rs	88.40% <100.00%> (+0.10%)	⬆️
src/utils/db/mod.rs	79.41% <ø> (+3.09%)	⬆️
src/rpc/methods/eth.rs	69.33% <75.00%> (+0.14%)	⬆️
src/rpc/methods/eth/trace/test_helpers.rs	86.33% <88.88%> (+0.61%)	⬆️

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