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[SharovBot] fix: reduce genesis MDBX map size on Windows to prevent pagefile exhaustion (#19382)
## Summary Fixes the reproducible Windows CI failure in `TestExecutionSpecBlockchain/prague/eip7702_set_code_tx`. **Failing job:** https://github.com/erigontech/erigon/actions/runs/22247494407/job/64374046614 ## Root Cause The temporary MDBX database opened in `GenesisToBlock()` was configured with a **2 TB map size**. This was intentional to support large custom genesis blocks (e.g., `erigon init` with >1 GB state), but it causes an immediate crash on Windows: ``` panic: fail to open mdbx: mdbx_env_open: The paging file is too small for this operation to complete. ``` **Why Windows-specific:** On Linux/macOS, MDBX backs large file mappings with sparse files and copy-on-write pages — only actually-touched pages consume disk/RAM. On Windows, file-backed mappings (including the pagefile-backed in-memory ones MDBX uses) must have the **entire map size reserved** in the system paging file upfront. A 2 TB reservation far exceeds the CI pagefile minimum of 8 GB, so the `mdbx_env_open` call fails immediately. This is not a flaky test — it reproduces every time on any Windows machine without a >2 TB pagefile. ## Fix Use **1 GB** as the genesis temp DB map size on Windows. This is: - Sufficient for any practical genesis block (even very large ones) - Compatible with the CI pagefile (8 GB minimum, fits even with parallel test concurrency) - Preserves the 2 TB ceiling on Linux/macOS where it is harmless ## What Was NOT the Issue The task description mentioned `setCode=false` in the Prague signer — but inspecting the current codebase shows that `setCode=true` is **already correctly set** for Prague in `MakeSigner()`. The `setCode tx is not supported` log errors visible in the CI logs come from `CancunToPragueAtTime15k` tests where blocks have timestamps < 15,000 (before Prague activates), which is **expected behavior**. The only real bug was the MDBX pagefile exhaustion. ## Testing - `go build ./...` passes ✓ - The fix is platform-conditional: Windows → 1 GB, Linux/macOS → 2 TB (unchanged) - On Windows, the genesis temp DB now uses 1 GB, matching the scale of other test MDBX databases Closes #19378 (prior PR that documented the issue without fixing it) Co-authored-by: SharovBot <sharovbot@erigon.ci>
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execution/state/genesiswrite/genesis_write.go

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@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import (
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"errors"
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"fmt"
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"math/big"
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"runtime"
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"slices"
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"testing"
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@@ -311,8 +312,17 @@ func GenesisToBlock(tb testing.TB, g *types.Genesis, dirs datadir.Dirs, logger l
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ctx := context.Background()
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// some users creating > 1Gb custome genesis by `erigon init`
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genesisTmpDB := mdbx.New(dbcfg.TemporaryDB, logger).InMem(tb, dirs.Tmp).MapSize(2 * datasize.TB).GrowthStep(1 * datasize.MB).MustOpen()
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// some users creating > 1Gb custom genesis by `erigon init`.
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// On Windows, MDBX file-mappings are backed by the paging file for their full map size,
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// so a 2 TB reservation immediately exhausts the pagefile when parallel goroutines open
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// multiple databases (e.g. during test runs). On Linux/macOS the reservation is backed by
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// sparse files with copy-on-write, so 2 TB is harmless.
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// 1 GB is plenty for any practical genesis block; the CI pagefile minimum is 8 GB.
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genesisMapSize := 2 * datasize.TB
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if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
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genesisMapSize = 1 * datasize.GB
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}
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genesisTmpDB := mdbx.New(dbcfg.TemporaryDB, logger).InMem(tb, dirs.Tmp).MapSize(genesisMapSize).GrowthStep(1 * datasize.MB).MustOpen()
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defer genesisTmpDB.Close()
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agg, err := dbstate.New(dirs).Logger(logger).Open(ctx, genesisTmpDB)

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