core, ethdb/pebble: run pebble in non-sync mode (#30573)

Implements #29819

core/blockchain_repair_test.go

@@ -1767,7 +1767,6 @@ func testRepairWithScheme(t *testing.T, tt *rewindTest, snapshots bool, scheme s
  db, err := rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to create persistent database: %v", err)
@@ -1852,7 +1851,6 @@ func testRepairWithScheme(t *testing.T, tt *rewindTest, snapshots bool, scheme s
  db, err = rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to reopen persistent database: %v", err)
@@ -1974,7 +1972,6 @@ func testIssue23496(t *testing.T, scheme string) {
  db, err = rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to reopen persistent database: %v", err)

core/blockchain_sethead_test.go

@@ -1971,7 +1971,6 @@ func testSetHeadWithScheme(t *testing.T, tt *rewindTest, snapshots bool, scheme
  db, err := rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to create persistent database: %v", err)

core/blockchain_snapshot_test.go

@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@ func (basic *snapshotTestBasic) prepare(t *testing.T) (*BlockChain, []*types.Blo
  db, err := rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to create persistent database: %v", err)
@@ -259,7 +258,6 @@ func (snaptest *crashSnapshotTest) test(t *testing.T) {
  newdb, err := rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: snaptest.datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: snaptest.ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to reopen persistent database: %v", err)

core/blockchain_test.go

@@ -2744,7 +2744,6 @@ func testSideImportPrunedBlocks(t *testing.T, scheme string) {
  db, err := rawdb.Open(rawdb.OpenOptions{
  Directory: datadir,
  AncientsDirectory: ancient,
- Ephemeral: true,
  })
  if err != nil {
  t.Fatalf("Failed to create persistent database: %v", err)

core/rawdb/database.go

@@ -319,8 +319,8 @@ func NewLevelDBDatabase(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, r
 
 // NewPebbleDBDatabase creates a persistent key-value database without a freezer
 // moving immutable chain segments into cold storage.
-func NewPebbleDBDatabase(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly, ephemeral bool) (ethdb.Database, error) {
- db, err := pebble.New(file, cache, handles, namespace, readonly, ephemeral)
+func NewPebbleDBDatabase(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool) (ethdb.Database, error) {
+ db, err := pebble.New(file, cache, handles, namespace, readonly)
  if err != nil {
  return nil, err
  }
@@ -358,9 +358,6 @@ type OpenOptions struct {
  Cache int // the capacity(in megabytes) of the data caching
  Handles int // number of files to be open simultaneously
  ReadOnly bool
- // Ephemeral means that filesystem sync operations should be avoided: data integrity in the face of
- // a crash is not important. This option should typically be used in tests.
- Ephemeral bool
 }
 
 // openKeyValueDatabase opens a disk-based key-value database, e.g. leveldb or pebble.
@@ -382,15 +379,15 @@ func openKeyValueDatabase(o OpenOptions) (ethdb.Database, error) {
  }
  if o.Type == dbPebble || existingDb == dbPebble {
  log.Info("Using pebble as the backing database")
- return NewPebbleDBDatabase(o.Directory, o.Cache, o.Handles, o.Namespace, o.ReadOnly, o.Ephemeral)
+ return NewPebbleDBDatabase(o.Directory, o.Cache, o.Handles, o.Namespace, o.ReadOnly)
  }
  if o.Type == dbLeveldb || existingDb == dbLeveldb {
  log.Info("Using leveldb as the backing database")
  return NewLevelDBDatabase(o.Directory, o.Cache, o.Handles, o.Namespace, o.ReadOnly)
  }
  // No pre-existing database, no user-requested one either. Default to Pebble.
  log.Info("Defaulting to pebble as the backing database")
- return NewPebbleDBDatabase(o.Directory, o.Cache, o.Handles, o.Namespace, o.ReadOnly, o.Ephemeral)
+ return NewPebbleDBDatabase(o.Directory, o.Cache, o.Handles, o.Namespace, o.ReadOnly)
 }
 
 // Open opens both a disk-based key-value database such as leveldb or pebble, but also

ethdb/pebble/pebble.go

@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func (l panicLogger) Fatalf(format string, args ...interface{}) {
 
 // New returns a wrapped pebble DB object. The namespace is the prefix that the
 // metrics reporting should use for surfacing internal stats.
-func New(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool, ephemeral bool) (*Database, error) {
+func New(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool) (*Database, error) {
  // Ensure we have some minimal caching and file guarantees
  if cache < minCache {
  cache = minCache
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func New(file string, cache int, handles int, namespace string, readonly bool, e
  fn: file,
  log: logger,
  quitChan: make(chan chan error),
- writeOptions: &pebble.WriteOptions{Sync: !ephemeral},
+ writeOptions: &pebble.WriteOptions{Sync: false},
  }
  opt := &pebble.Options{
  // Pebble has a single combined cache area and the write