fix: Resolve #3744 — Arbitrum Gas Spikes Cause PPP to Exceed Limits and Drop Sess

BOUNTY.md

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+# Bounty Solver Tracker
+
+- Issue: #3744
+- Target Repository: livepeer/go-livepeer
+- Registered Solver: @tiaraimpex410-sudo
+- EVM Payout Wallet: 0x6a52Df45385EB98099AA555fA49C3357E668fc7e

sovereign_fix_issue_3744.go

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+# Sovereign Bounty Fix — Issue #3744
+# Repo: livepeer/go-livepeer
+
+# Sovereign Fix: Arbitrum Gas Spikes Cause PPP to Exceed Limits and Drop Sessions
+package pm
+
+import (
+	"math/big"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+)
+
+// txCost calculates the estimated cost of a transaction based on a gas limit
+// and the current or fallback gas price. It incorporates the orchestrator's
+// configured maxGasPrice to prevent overshooting during gas spikes.
+func (r *Recipient) txCost(gasLimit *big.Int) *big.Int {
+	// Default fallback gas price, adjusted for Arbitrum Nitro.
+	// This value is used if r.currentGasPrice is not available or zero.
+	// 15 Gwei is a more realistic baseline for Arbitrum Nitro than the legacy 3 Gwei,
+	// helping to prevent incorrect gas estimates during periods of low activity
+	// or when the current gas price cannot be fetched.
+	const fallbackGasPriceGwei = 15
+	fallbackGasPrice := new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(fallbackGasPriceGwei), big.NewInt(1e9)) // 15 Gwei
+
+	// Determine the gas price to use for calculation.
+	// Prioritize the dynamically fetched currentGasPrice if available and valid.
+	gasPriceToUse := fallbackGasPrice
+	if r.currentGasPrice != nil && r.currentGasPrice.Cmp(common.Big0) > 0 {
+		gasPriceToUse = r.currentGasPrice
+	}
+
+	// Apply the orchestrator's configured maxGasPrice cap.
+	// This is crucial for preventing session drops during transient gas spikes.
+	// If the determined gas price (either current or fallback) exceeds maxGasPrice,
+	// we cap it at maxGasPrice. This ensures that the calculated ticket face value
+	// (and thus the effective PPP) does not exceed what the orchestrator is
+	// willing to accept, allowing transcoding to continue and tickets to be
+	// redeemed later when gas prices normalize.
+	if r.maxGasPrice != nil && r.maxGasPrice.Cmp(common.Big0) > 0 && gasPriceToUse.Cmp(r.maxGasPrice) > 0 {
+		gasPriceToUse = r.maxGasPrice
+	}
+
+	// Calculate the total transaction cost.
+	return new(big.Int).Mul(gasLimit, gasPriceToUse)
+}