[#429/partial] Add a patch to fix npe in go-ethereum. (#599)

geth-patches/0010-geth-17-fix-npe-in-filter-system.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+index e08cedb274..a234709c63 100644
+--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
++++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+@@ -109,7 +109,11 @@ func NewEventSystem(mux *event.TypeMux, backend Backend, lightMode bool) *EventS
+ 		uninstall: make(chan *subscription),
+ 	}
+ 
+-	go m.eventLoop()
++	eventLoopInit := sync.WaitGroup{}
++	eventLoopInit.Add(1)
++
++	go m.eventLoop(&eventLoopInit)
++	eventLoopInit.Wait() // Wait until eventLoop is properly initialized
+ 
+ 	return m
+ }
+@@ -393,23 +397,33 @@ func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.
+ }
+ 
+ // eventLoop (un)installs filters and processes mux events.
+-func (es *EventSystem) eventLoop() {
++func (es *EventSystem) eventLoop(initWaitGroup *sync.WaitGroup) {
+ 	var (
+-		index = make(filterIndex)
+-		sub   = es.mux.Subscribe(core.PendingLogsEvent{})
++		sub                                   *event.TypeMuxSubscription
++		txSub, rmLogsSub, logsSub, chainEvSub event.Subscription
++
++		index     = make(filterIndex)
++		txCh      = make(chan core.TxPreEvent, txChanSize)
++		rmLogsCh  = make(chan core.RemovedLogsEvent, rmLogsChanSize)
++		logsCh    = make(chan []*types.Log, logsChanSize)
++		chainEvCh = make(chan core.ChainEvent, chainEvChanSize)
++	)
++
++	// To guarantee that `initWaitGroup.Done()` is called even if any of the subscriptions
++	// will panic. Otherwise, it will deadlock `NewEventSystem`.
++	func() {
++		defer initWaitGroup.Done()
++
++		sub = es.mux.Subscribe(core.PendingLogsEvent{})
+ 		// Subscribe TxPreEvent form txpool
+-		txCh  = make(chan core.TxPreEvent, txChanSize)
+ 		txSub = es.backend.SubscribeTxPreEvent(txCh)
+ 		// Subscribe RemovedLogsEvent
+-		rmLogsCh  = make(chan core.RemovedLogsEvent, rmLogsChanSize)
+ 		rmLogsSub = es.backend.SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(rmLogsCh)
+ 		// Subscribe []*types.Log
+-		logsCh  = make(chan []*types.Log, logsChanSize)
+ 		logsSub = es.backend.SubscribeLogsEvent(logsCh)
+ 		// Subscribe ChainEvent
+-		chainEvCh  = make(chan core.ChainEvent, chainEvChanSize)
+ 		chainEvSub = es.backend.SubscribeChainEvent(chainEvCh)
+-	)
++	}()
+ 
+ 	// Unsubscribe all events
+ 	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
+