hyperledger/besu 25.12.0

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25.12.0

Breaking Changes

• Remove these deprecated CLI options #9385
  • Remove--Xbonsai-parallel-tx-processing-enabled deprecated since 25.7.0. Use --bonsai-parallel-tx-processing-enabled instead.
  • Remove --Xsnapsync-server-enabled deprecated since 25.7.0. Use --snapsync-server-enabled instead.
  • Remove --Xsnapsync-synchronizer-pre-merge-headers-only-enabled deprecated since 25.7.0. Use --snapsync-synchronizer-pre-checkpoint-headers-only-enabled instead.
  • Remove --Xhistory-expiry-prune deprecated since 25.7.0. Use --history-expiry-prune instead.
• RPC changes to enhance compatibility with other ELs
  • Use error code 3 for execution reverted #9365
  • eth_createAccessList now returns success result if execution reverted #9358
  • Return null result if block not found for debug_accountAt, debug_setHead, eth_call, eth_getBlockReceipts, eth_getProof, eth_simulateV1, eth_getBalance, eth_getCode, eth_getStorageAt, eth_getTransactionCount #9303
• Remove PoW specific RPCs: eth_getMinerDataByBlockHash, eth_getMinerDataByBlockNumber, miner_setCoinbase, miner_setEtherbase #9481, eth_coinbase #9487
• Remove PoW CLI options: --miner-enabled, --miner-coinbase #9486

Upcoming Breaking Changes

• ETC Classic and Mordor network support in Besu is deprecated #9437
• Holesky network is deprecated #9437
• Sunsetting features - for more context on the reasoning behind the deprecation of these features, including alternative options, read this blog post
  • ETC (Ethereum Classic) network support
  • Proof of Work consensus (PoW)
  • Clique Block Production (mining) - you will still be able to sync existing Clique networks, but not be a validator or create new Clique networks.
  • Fast Sync

Additions and Improvements

• Update to vertx 4.5.22 #9375
• Add opcodes optional parameter to RPC methods: debug_standardTraceBlockToFile, debug_standardTraceBadBlockToFile, debug_traceBlockByNumber, debug_traceBlockByHash, debug_traceTransaction, debug_traceBlock, debug_traceCall for tracing specified opcodes #9335
• Use Eclipse Temurin OpenJDK JRE in Besu docker image #9392
• Performance: 5-6x faster toFastHex calculation for engine_getBlobsV2 #9426
• Performance: Optimise engine_getPayload* methods and engine_getBlobsV2 #9445
• Add Linea named networks for linea_mainnet and linea_sepolia #9436, #9518
• Add eth_subscribe and eth_unsubscribe support to IPC service #9504
• Add experimental callTracer tracer option to debug_trace* methods. Enabled using --Xenable-extra-debug-tracers=true option. Issue #8326 implemented via PR #8960 and #9072.

Bug fixes

• Fix non-deterministic sub-protocol registration during IBFT2 to QBFT consensus migration #9516
• Fix loss of colored output in terminal when using --color-enabled=true option #8908
• Fix an issue where Besu does not support 0x80 as transaction type when decoding eth/69 receipts #9520

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New Contributors

• @jintukumardas made their first contribution in #9250
• @taxmeifyoucan made their first contribution in #9354
• @Bilogweb3 made their first contribution in #9440
• @MqllR made their first contribution in #9496
• @julien-marchand made their first contribution in #9505
• @saeeddawod made their first contribution in #9516

Full Changelog: 25.11.0...25.12.0