all: remove noop vm config flags (#23111)

* all: rm external interpreter and ewasm config

* core/vm: rm Interpreter interface

* cmd/geth: deprecate interpreter config fields

cmd/evm/main.go

@@ -129,11 +129,6 @@ var (
 		Name:  "noreturndata",
 		Usage: "disable return data output",
 	}
-	EVMInterpreterFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "vm.evm",
-		Usage: "External EVM configuration (default = built-in interpreter)",
-		Value: "",
-	}
 )
 
 var stateTransitionCommand = cli.Command{
@@ -185,7 +180,6 @@ func init() {
 		DisableStackFlag,
 		DisableStorageFlag,
 		DisableReturnDataFlag,
-		EVMInterpreterFlag,
 	}
 	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
 		compileCommand,

cmd/evm/runner.go

@@ -211,9 +211,8 @@ func runCmd(ctx *cli.Context) error {
 		Coinbase:    genesisConfig.Coinbase,
 		BlockNumber: new(big.Int).SetUint64(genesisConfig.Number),
 		EVMConfig: vm.Config{
-			Tracer:         tracer,
-			Debug:          ctx.GlobalBool(DebugFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalBool(MachineFlag.Name),
-			EVMInterpreter: ctx.GlobalString(EVMInterpreterFlag.Name),
+			Tracer: tracer,
+			Debug:  ctx.GlobalBool(DebugFlag.Name) || ctx.GlobalBool(MachineFlag.Name),
 		},
 	}
 

cmd/geth/config.go

@@ -236,5 +236,12 @@ func applyMetricConfig(ctx *cli.Context, cfg *gethConfig) {
 }
 
 func deprecated(field string) bool {
-	return false
+	switch field {
+	case "ethconfig.Config.EVMInterpreter":
+		return true
+	case "ethconfig.Config.EWASMInterpreter":
+		return true
+	default:
+		return false
+	}
 }

cmd/geth/main.go

@@ -148,8 +148,6 @@ var (
 		utils.GpoPercentileFlag,
 		utils.GpoMaxGasPriceFlag,
 		utils.GpoIgnoreGasPriceFlag,
-		utils.EWASMInterpreterFlag,
-		utils.EVMInterpreterFlag,
 		utils.MinerNotifyFullFlag,
 		configFileFlag,
 		utils.CatalystFlag,

cmd/geth/usage.go

@@ -203,8 +203,6 @@ var AppHelpFlagGroups = []flags.FlagGroup{
 		Name: "VIRTUAL MACHINE",
 		Flags: []cli.Flag{
 			utils.VMEnableDebugFlag,
-			utils.EVMInterpreterFlag,
-			utils.EWASMInterpreterFlag,
 		},
 	},
 	{

cmd/utils/flags.go

@@ -760,16 +760,6 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Comma-separated InfluxDB tags (key/values) attached to all measurements",
 		Value: metrics.DefaultConfig.InfluxDBTags,
 	}
-	EWASMInterpreterFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "vm.ewasm",
-		Usage: "External ewasm configuration (default = built-in interpreter)",
-		Value: "",
-	}
-	EVMInterpreterFlag = cli.StringFlag{
-		Name:  "vm.evm",
-		Usage: "External EVM configuration (default = built-in interpreter)",
-		Value: "",
-	}
 
 	CatalystFlag = cli.BoolFlag{
 		Name:  "catalyst",
@@ -1586,13 +1576,6 @@ func SetEthConfig(ctx *cli.Context, stack *node.Node, cfg *ethconfig.Config) {
 		cfg.EnablePreimageRecording = ctx.GlobalBool(VMEnableDebugFlag.Name)
 	}
 
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EWASMInterpreterFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.EWASMInterpreter = ctx.GlobalString(EWASMInterpreterFlag.Name)
-	}
-
-	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(EVMInterpreterFlag.Name) {
-		cfg.EVMInterpreter = ctx.GlobalString(EVMInterpreterFlag.Name)
-	}
 	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(RPCGlobalGasCapFlag.Name) {
 		cfg.RPCGasCap = ctx.GlobalUint64(RPCGlobalGasCapFlag.Name)
 	}