24.10.0

24.10.0

This is a recommended update for mainnet users.
This release includes some breaking changes. Please carefully read the following notes before you update your node.

Key Highlights

• For engine_getBlobsV1 - Keep track of blobs that are part of multiple transactions
• Fix RocksDBException during snap sync
• Add --ephemery network support for Ephemery Testnet - thanks @gconnect!

For Private Networks

• Early access support for empty block period in QBFT with xemptyblockperiodseconds - thanks @amsmota!

Breaking Changes

• Besu will now fail to start if any plugins encounter errors during initialization. To allow Besu to continue running despite plugin errors, use the --plugin-continue-on-error option. #7662

Upcoming Breaking Changes

• k8s (KUBERNETES) Nat method is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release
• --host-whitelist has been deprecated in favor of --host-allowlist since 2020 and will be removed in a future release

Additions and Improvements

• Remove privacy test classes support #7569
• Add Blob Transaction Metrics #7622
• Early access support for xemptyblockperiodseconds in QBFT #6965
• LUKSO Cancun Hardfork #7686
• Add configuration of Consolidation Request Contract Address via genesis configuration #7647
• Interrupt pending transaction processing on block creation timeout #7673
• Align gas cap calculation for transaction simulation to Geth approach #7703
• Expose chainId in the BlockchainService 7702
• Add support for chainId in CallParameters #7720
• Add --ephemery network support for Ephemery Testnet #7563 thanks to @gconnect
• Add configuration of Consolidation Request Contract Address via genesis configuration #7647

Bug fixes

• Fix mounted data path directory permissions for besu user #7575
• Fix for debug_traceCall to handle transactions without specified gas price. #7510
• Corrects a regression where custom plugin services are not initialized correctly. #7625
• Fix for IBFT2 chains using the BONSAI DB format #7631
• Fix reading tx-pool-min-score option from configuration file #7623
• Fix an unhandled PeerTable exception #7733
• Fix RocksDBException: Busy leading to MerkleTrieException: Unable to load trie node value #7745
• If a BFT validator node is syncing, pause block production until sync has completed #7657
• Fix eth_feeHistory rewards when bounded by configuration #7750
• For engine_getBlobsV1 - Keep track of blobs that are part of multiple transactions #7723

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