release: prepare for release v1.4.6

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Description

Release v1.4.6 is a maintenance release. It mainly includes 2 features and several enhancements.
The 2 features are:

• feature 1: separated databases for block data, it is an experimental feature for performance, it is disabled by default.
• feature 2: p2p: filter peers by regex on name, it is for P2P connection, to filter unwanted peers based on their names.

You may check the Change Log for detail.

Change Log

FEATURE

• #2227 core: separated databases for block data
• #2404 cmd, p2p: filter peers by regex on name

IMPROVEMENT

• #2201 chore: render system bytecode by go:embed
• #2363 feat: greedy merge tx in bid
• #2389 deps: update prsym to solve warning about quic-go version
• #2341 core/trie: persist TrieJournal to journal file instead of kv database
• #2395 fix: trieJournal format compatible old db format
• #2406 feat: adaptive for loading journal file or journal kv during loadJournal
• #2424 feat: recommit bid when newBidCh is empty to maximize mev reward
• #2430 fix: oom caused by non-discarded mev simulation env
• #2428 chore: add metric & log for blobTx
• #2419 metrics: add doublesign counter

BUGFIX

• #2244 cmd/geth: fix importBlock
• #2391 fix: print value instead of pointer in ConfigCompatError
• #2398 fix: no import blocks before or equal to the finalized height
• #2401 fix: allow fast node to rewind after abnormal shutdown
• #2403 fix: NPE
• #2423 eth/gasprice: add query limit to defend DDOS attack
• #2425 fix: adapt journal for cmd

Example

NA

Compatibility

NA