Add option to select the txpool implementation

README.md

@@ -106,10 +106,11 @@ All variables which can be overridden are stored in [defaults/main.yml](defaults
 | `besu_privacy_marker_tx_signing_key_file` | "" | Path of the private key file used to sign Privacy Marker Transactions. If you do not specify this option, Besu signs each transaction with a different randomly generated key. |
 | `besu_xdns_enabled` | "false" | DNS support with a trusted DNS provider in private networks because of limitations where IP addresses can change. For example, when using Kubernetes pods |
 | `besu_target_gas_limit` | ___unset___  | Configuration of the target gas limit |
-| `besu_tx_pool_limit_by_account_percentage` | 0.001 | The maximum number of transactions, relative to the max pool size, for the same sender allowed in the transaction pool. Defaults to 5 to prevent a DoS attack. This uses a float value [0..1], so setting it to 1 means a single sender can fill the entire tx pool.  |
+| `besu_tx_pool` | layered | Select the transaction pool implementation, set to `legacy` to switch to the old implementation |
-| `besu_tx_pool_max_size` | 4096  | The maximum number of transactions kept in the transaction pool |
 | `besu_tx_pool_price_bump` | 10  | The price bump percentage to replace an existing transaction |
-| `besu_tx_pool_retention_hours` | 13  | The maximum period, in hours, to hold pending transactions in the transaction pool |
+| `besu_tx_pool_limit_by_account_percentage` | 0.001 | The maximum number of transactions, relative to the max pool size, for the same sender allowed in the transaction pool. Defaults to 5 to prevent a DoS attack. This uses a float value [0..1], so setting it to 1 means a single sender can fill the entire tx pool. Only apply if `legacy` implementation is selected |
+| `besu_tx_pool_max_size` | 4096  | The maximum number of transactions kept in the transaction pool.  Only apply if `legacy` implementation is selected |
+| `besu_tx_pool_retention_hours` | 13  | The maximum period, in hours, to hold pending transactions in the transaction pool.  Only apply if `legacy` implementation is selected |
 
 ### Example Playbook
 
@@ -174,4 +175,4 @@ Apache
 
 ### Author Information
 
-Consensys, 2021
+Consensys, 2023

defaults/main.yml

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ besu_local_permissions_accounts: []
 besu_local_permissions_nodes: []
 besu_xdns_enabled: "false"
 besu_static_nodes: []
+besu_tx_pool: layered
 # float values in the range [0..1], 1=single sender can fill the entire tx pool
 # https://github.com/hyperledger/besu/issues/4611
 besu_tx_pool_limit_by_account_percentage: 0.001

templates/config.toml.j2

@@ -121,10 +121,13 @@ max-peers={{besu_max_peers}}
 {% endif %}
 
 # tx pool
+{% if besu_tx_pool == "legacy" %}
+tx-pool=legacy
 tx-pool-limit-by-account-percentage={{ besu_tx_pool_limit_by_account_percentage }}
 tx-pool-max-size={{ besu_tx_pool_max_size }}
-tx-pool-price-bump={{ besu_tx_pool_price_bump }}
 tx-pool-retention-hours={{ besu_tx_pool_retention_hours }}
+{% endif %}
+tx-pool-price-bump={{ besu_tx_pool_price_bump }}
 
 # metrics
 metrics-enabled=true