Merge pull request #3518 from fjl/ethclient-dependency-cleanup

core/types: dependency cleanup

45 files changed, 245 insertions, 268 deletions

diff --git a/accounts/abi/argument.go b/accounts/abi/argument.go
index 4faafdd3b..4691318ce 100644
--- a/accounts/abi/argument.go
+++ b/accounts/abi/argument.go
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ type Argument struct {
 
 func (a *Argument) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	var extarg struct {
-		Name string
-		Type string
+		Name    string
+		Type    string
 		Indexed bool
 	}
 	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &extarg)
diff --git a/cmd/disasm/main.go b/cmd/disasm/main.go
index d792e8ee5..41cad0231 100644
--- a/cmd/disasm/main.go
+++ b/cmd/disasm/main.go
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 package main
 
 import (
+	"encoding/hex"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
-	"encoding/hex"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
diff --git a/cmd/utils/flags.go b/cmd/utils/flags.go
index c5f38fe93..18745e557 100644
--- a/cmd/utils/flags.go
+++ b/cmd/utils/flags.go
@@ -337,10 +337,10 @@ var (
 		Usage: "Network listening port",
 		Value: 30303,
 	}
-	BootnodesFlag = cli.StringFlag{
+	BootnodesFlag = cli.StringSliceFlag{
 		Name:  "bootnodes",
 		Usage: "Comma separated enode URLs for P2P discovery bootstrap",
-		Value: "",
+		Value: nil,
 	}
 	NodeKeyFileFlag = cli.StringFlag{
 		Name:  "nodekey",
@@ -485,17 +485,15 @@ func makeNodeUserIdent(ctx *cli.Context) string {
 // MakeBootstrapNodes creates a list of bootstrap nodes from the command line
 // flags, reverting to pre-configured ones if none have been specified.
 func MakeBootstrapNodes(ctx *cli.Context) []*discover.Node {
-	// Return pre-configured nodes if none were manually requested
-	if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(BootnodesFlag.Name) {
-		if ctx.GlobalBool(TestNetFlag.Name) {
-			return params.TestnetBootnodes
-		}
-		return params.MainnetBootnodes
+	urls := params.MainnetBootnodes
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(BootnodesFlag.Name) {
+		urls = ctx.GlobalStringSlice(BootnodesFlag.Name)
+	} else if ctx.GlobalBool(TestNetFlag.Name) {
+		urls = params.TestnetBootnodes
 	}
-	// Otherwise parse and use the CLI bootstrap nodes
-	bootnodes := []*discover.Node{}
 
-	for _, url := range strings.Split(ctx.GlobalString(BootnodesFlag.Name), ",") {
+	bootnodes := make([]*discover.Node, 0, len(urls))
+	for _, url := range urls {
 		node, err := discover.ParseNode(url)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("Bootstrap URL %s: %v\n", url, err)
@@ -509,14 +507,13 @@ func MakeBootstrapNodes(ctx *cli.Context) []*discover.Node {
 // MakeBootstrapNodesV5 creates a list of bootstrap nodes from the command line
 // flags, reverting to pre-configured ones if none have been specified.
 func MakeBootstrapNodesV5(ctx *cli.Context) []*discv5.Node {
-	// Return pre-configured nodes if none were manually requested
-	if !ctx.GlobalIsSet(BootnodesFlag.Name) {
-		return params.DiscoveryV5Bootnodes
+	urls := params.DiscoveryV5Bootnodes
+	if ctx.GlobalIsSet(BootnodesFlag.Name) {
+		urls = ctx.GlobalStringSlice(BootnodesFlag.Name)
 	}
-	// Otherwise parse and use the CLI bootstrap nodes
-	bootnodes := []*discv5.Node{}
 
-	for _, url := range strings.Split(ctx.GlobalString(BootnodesFlag.Name), ",") {
+	bootnodes := make([]*discv5.Node, 0, len(urls))
+	for _, url := range urls {
 		node, err := discv5.ParseNode(url)
 		if err != nil {
 			glog.V(logger.Error).Infof("Bootstrap URL %s: %v\n", url, err)
diff --git a/core/block_validator_test.go b/core/block_validator_test.go
index 6fcab1e5f..054686612 100644
--- a/core/block_validator_test.go
+++ b/core/block_validator_test.go
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -77,7 +76,7 @@ func TestPutReceipt(t *testing.T) {
 	hash[0] = 2
 
 	receipt := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{&vm.Log{
+	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{
 		Address:     addr,
 		Topics:      []common.Hash{hash},
 		Data:        []byte("hi"),
diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 0de529480..2081457a9 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ func (self *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 	var (
 		stats         = insertStats{startTime: time.Now()}
 		events        = make([]interface{}, 0, len(chain))
-		coalescedLogs vm.Logs
+		coalescedLogs []*types.Log
 		nonceChecked  = make([]bool, len(chain))
 	)
 
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ func (self *BlockChain) reorg(oldBlock, newBlock *types.Block) error {
 		oldStart    = oldBlock
 		newStart    = newBlock
 		deletedTxs  types.Transactions
-		deletedLogs vm.Logs
+		deletedLogs []*types.Log
 		// collectLogs collects the logs that were generated during the
 		// processing of the block that corresponds with the given hash.
 		// These logs are later announced as deleted.
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ func (self *BlockChain) reorg(oldBlock, newBlock *types.Block) error {
 
 // postChainEvents iterates over the events generated by a chain insertion and
 // posts them into the event mux.
-func (self *BlockChain) postChainEvents(events []interface{}, logs vm.Logs) {
+func (self *BlockChain) postChainEvents(events []interface{}, logs []*types.Log) {
 	// post event logs for further processing
 	self.eventMux.Post(logs)
 	for _, event := range events {
diff --git a/core/blockchain_test.go b/core/blockchain_test.go
index 62d85e2e5..a2c350479 100644
--- a/core/blockchain_test.go
+++ b/core/blockchain_test.go
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func (bproc) ValidateHeader(*types.Header, *types.Header, bool) error { return n
 func (bproc) ValidateState(block, parent *types.Block, state *state.StateDB, receipts types.Receipts, usedGas *big.Int) error {
 	return nil
 }
-func (bproc) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, vm.Logs, *big.Int, error) {
+func (bproc) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, []*types.Log, *big.Int, error) {
 	return nil, nil, new(big.Int), nil
 }
 
diff --git a/core/database_util_test.go b/core/database_util_test.go
index 83750aa60..c8fd857ea 100644
--- a/core/database_util_test.go
+++ b/core/database_util_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/sha3"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -393,9 +392,9 @@ func TestReceiptStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	receipt1 := &types.Receipt{
 		PostState:         []byte{0x01},
 		CumulativeGasUsed: big.NewInt(1),
-		Logs: vm.Logs{
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x11})},
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11})},
+		Logs: []*types.Log{
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x11})},
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11})},
 		},
 		TxHash:          common.BytesToHash([]byte{0x11, 0x11}),
 		ContractAddress: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11, 0x11}),
@@ -404,9 +403,9 @@ func TestReceiptStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	receipt2 := &types.Receipt{
 		PostState:         []byte{0x02},
 		CumulativeGasUsed: big.NewInt(2),
-		Logs: vm.Logs{
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x22})},
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22})},
+		Logs: []*types.Log{
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x22})},
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22})},
 		},
 		TxHash:          common.BytesToHash([]byte{0x22, 0x22}),
 		ContractAddress: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22, 0x22}),
@@ -452,9 +451,9 @@ func TestBlockReceiptStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	receipt1 := &types.Receipt{
 		PostState:         []byte{0x01},
 		CumulativeGasUsed: big.NewInt(1),
-		Logs: vm.Logs{
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x11})},
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11})},
+		Logs: []*types.Log{
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x11})},
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11})},
 		},
 		TxHash:          common.BytesToHash([]byte{0x11, 0x11}),
 		ContractAddress: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x01, 0x11, 0x11}),
@@ -463,9 +462,9 @@ func TestBlockReceiptStorage(t *testing.T) {
 	receipt2 := &types.Receipt{
 		PostState:         []byte{0x02},
 		CumulativeGasUsed: big.NewInt(2),
-		Logs: vm.Logs{
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x22})},
-			&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22})},
+		Logs: []*types.Log{
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x22})},
+			{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22})},
 		},
 		TxHash:          common.BytesToHash([]byte{0x22, 0x22}),
 		ContractAddress: common.BytesToAddress([]byte{0x02, 0x22, 0x22}),
@@ -505,14 +504,14 @@ func TestMipmapBloom(t *testing.T) {
 	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 
 	receipt1 := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt1.Logs = vm.Logs{
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address"))},
+	receipt1.Logs = []*types.Log{
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address"))},
 	}
 	receipt2 := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt2.Logs = vm.Logs{
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address1"))},
+	receipt2.Logs = []*types.Log{
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address1"))},
 	}
 
 	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 1, types.Receipts{receipt1})
@@ -528,14 +527,14 @@ func TestMipmapBloom(t *testing.T) {
 	// reset
 	db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
 	receipt := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
+	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
 	}
 	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 999, types.Receipts{receipt1})
 
 	receipt = new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-		&vm.Log{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test 1"))},
+	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test 1"))},
 	}
 	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 1000, types.Receipts{receipt})
 
@@ -568,17 +567,12 @@ func TestMipmapChain(t *testing.T) {
 		switch i {
 		case 1:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-				&vm.Log{
-					Address: addr,
-					Topics:  []common.Hash{hash1},
-				},
-			}
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr, Topics: []common.Hash{hash1}}}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 1000:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{&vm.Log{Address: addr2}}
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr2}}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 
diff --git a/core/events.go b/core/events.go
index 414493fbf..31ad8364b 100644
--- a/core/events.go
+++ b/core/events.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 )
 
 // TxPreEvent is posted when a transaction enters the transaction pool.
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ type TxPostEvent struct{ Tx *types.Transaction }
 
 // PendingLogsEvent is posted pre mining and notifies of pending logs.
 type PendingLogsEvent struct {
-	Logs vm.Logs
+	Logs []*types.Log
 }
 
 // PendingStateEvent is posted pre mining and notifies of pending state changes.
@@ -45,18 +44,18 @@ type NewMinedBlockEvent struct{ Block *types.Block }
 type RemovedTransactionEvent struct{ Txs types.Transactions }
 
 // RemovedLogEvent is posted when a reorg happens
-type RemovedLogsEvent struct{ Logs vm.Logs }
+type RemovedLogsEvent struct{ Logs []*types.Log }
 
 // ChainSplit is posted when a new head is detected
 type ChainSplitEvent struct {
 	Block *types.Block
-	Logs  vm.Logs
+	Logs  []*types.Log
 }
 
 type ChainEvent struct {
 	Block *types.Block
 	Hash  common.Hash
-	Logs  vm.Logs
+	Logs  []*types.Log
 }
 
 type ChainSideEvent struct {
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ type ChainSideEvent struct {
 
 type PendingBlockEvent struct {
 	Block *types.Block
-	Logs  vm.Logs
+	Logs  []*types.Log
 }
 
 type ChainUncleEvent struct {
diff --git a/core/state/statedb.go b/core/state/statedb.go
index 82e2ec7c1..bbcde9443 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ type StateDB struct {
 
 	thash, bhash common.Hash
 	txIndex      int
-	logs         map[common.Hash]vm.Logs
+	logs         map[common.Hash][]*types.Log
 	logSize      uint
 
 	// Journal of state modifications. This is the backbone of
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ func New(root common.Hash, db ethdb.Database) (*StateDB, error) {
 		stateObjects:      make(map[common.Address]*StateObject),
 		stateObjectsDirty: make(map[common.Address]struct{}),
 		refund:            new(big.Int),
-		logs:              make(map[common.Hash]vm.Logs),
+		logs:              make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) New(root common.Hash) (*StateDB, error) {
 		stateObjects:      make(map[common.Address]*StateObject),
 		stateObjectsDirty: make(map[common.Address]struct{}),
 		refund:            new(big.Int),
-		logs:              make(map[common.Hash]vm.Logs),
+		logs:              make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) Reset(root common.Hash) error {
 	self.thash = common.Hash{}
 	self.bhash = common.Hash{}
 	self.txIndex = 0
-	self.logs = make(map[common.Hash]vm.Logs)
+	self.logs = make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log)
 	self.logSize = 0
 	self.clearJournalAndRefund()
 
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) StartRecord(thash, bhash common.Hash, ti int) {
 	self.txIndex = ti
 }
 
-func (self *StateDB) AddLog(log *vm.Log) {
+func (self *StateDB) AddLog(log *types.Log) {
 	self.journal = append(self.journal, addLogChange{txhash: self.thash})
 
 	log.TxHash = self.thash
@@ -186,12 +187,12 @@ func (self *StateDB) AddLog(log *vm.Log) {
 	self.logSize++
 }
 
-func (self *StateDB) GetLogs(hash common.Hash) vm.Logs {
+func (self *StateDB) GetLogs(hash common.Hash) []*types.Log {
 	return self.logs[hash]
 }
 
-func (self *StateDB) Logs() vm.Logs {
-	var logs vm.Logs
+func (self *StateDB) Logs() []*types.Log {
+	var logs []*types.Log
 	for _, lgs := range self.logs {
 		logs = append(logs, lgs...)
 	}
@@ -474,7 +475,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
 		stateObjects:      make(map[common.Address]*StateObject, len(self.stateObjectsDirty)),
 		stateObjectsDirty: make(map[common.Address]struct{}, len(self.stateObjectsDirty)),
 		refund:            new(big.Int).Set(self.refund),
-		logs:              make(map[common.Hash]vm.Logs, len(self.logs)),
+		logs:              make(map[common.Hash][]*types.Log, len(self.logs)),
 		logSize:           self.logSize,
 	}
 	// Copy the dirty states and logs
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ func (self *StateDB) Copy() *StateDB {
 		state.stateObjectsDirty[addr] = struct{}{}
 	}
 	for hash, logs := range self.logs {
-		state.logs[hash] = make(vm.Logs, len(logs))
+		state.logs[hash] = make([]*types.Log, len(logs))
 		copy(state.logs[hash], logs)
 	}
 	return state
diff --git a/core/state/statedb_test.go b/core/state/statedb_test.go
index f91820378..874317300 100644
--- a/core/state/statedb_test.go
+++ b/core/state/statedb_test.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"testing/quick"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 )
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ func newTestAction(addr common.Address, r *rand.Rand) testAction {
 			fn: func(a testAction, s *StateDB) {
 				data := make([]byte, 2)
 				binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(data, uint16(a.args[0]))
-				s.AddLog(&vm.Log{Address: addr, Data: data})
+				s.AddLog(&types.Log{Address: addr, Data: data})
 			},
 			args: make([]int64, 1),
 		},
diff --git a/core/state/sync.go b/core/state/sync.go
index bab9c8e7e..8456a810b 100644
--- a/core/state/sync.go
+++ b/core/state/sync.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/trie"
 )
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 type StateSync trie.TrieSync
 
 // NewStateSync create a new state trie download scheduler.
-func NewStateSync(root common.Hash, database ethdb.Database) *StateSync {
+func NewStateSync(root common.Hash, database trie.DatabaseReader) *StateSync {
 	var syncer *trie.TrieSync
 
 	callback := func(leaf []byte, parent common.Hash) error {
@@ -62,8 +61,8 @@ func (s *StateSync) Missing(max int) []common.Hash {
 // Process injects a batch of retrieved trie nodes data, returning if something
 // was committed to the database and also the index of an entry if processing of
 // it failed.
-func (s *StateSync) Process(list []trie.SyncResult) (bool, int, error) {
-	return (*trie.TrieSync)(s).Process(list)
+func (s *StateSync) Process(list []trie.SyncResult, dbw trie.DatabaseWriter) (bool, int, error) {
+	return (*trie.TrieSync)(s).Process(list, dbw)
 }
 
 // Pending returns the number of state entries currently pending for download.
diff --git a/core/state/sync_test.go b/core/state/sync_test.go
index 8111320e6..2a30c86f4 100644
--- a/core/state/sync_test.go
+++ b/core/state/sync_test.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func testIterativeStateSync(t *testing.T, batch int) {
 			}
 			results[i] = trie.SyncResult{Hash: hash, Data: data}
 		}
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = append(queue[:0], sched.Missing(batch)...)
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ func TestIterativeDelayedStateSync(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			results[i] = trie.SyncResult{Hash: hash, Data: data}
 		}
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = append(queue[len(results):], sched.Missing(0)...)
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func testIterativeRandomStateSync(t *testing.T, batch int) {
 			results = append(results, trie.SyncResult{Hash: hash, Data: data})
 		}
 		// Feed the retrieved results back and queue new tasks
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ func TestIterativeRandomDelayedStateSync(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 		// Feed the retrieved results back and queue new tasks
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		for _, hash := range sched.Missing(0) {
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ func TestIncompleteStateSync(t *testing.T) {
 			results[i] = trie.SyncResult{Hash: hash, Data: data}
 		}
 		// Process each of the state nodes
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		for _, result := range results {
diff --git a/core/state_processor.go b/core/state_processor.go
index 82a371a9e..4f6ca651e 100644
--- a/core/state_processor.go
+++ b/core/state_processor.go
@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ func NewStateProcessor(config *params.ChainConfig, bc *BlockChain) *StateProcess
 // Process returns the receipts and logs accumulated during the process and
 // returns the amount of gas that was used in the process. If any of the
 // transactions failed to execute due to insufficient gas it will return an error.
-func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, vm.Logs, *big.Int, error) {
+func (p *StateProcessor) Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, []*types.Log, *big.Int, error) {
 	var (
 		receipts     types.Receipts
 		totalUsedGas = big.NewInt(0)
 		err          error
 		header       = block.Header()
-		allLogs      vm.Logs
+		allLogs      []*types.Log
 		gp           = new(GasPool).AddGas(block.GasLimit())
 	)
 	// Mutate the the block and state according to any hard-fork specs
diff --git a/core/types.go b/core/types.go
index d84d0987f..7fd658979 100644
--- a/core/types.go
+++ b/core/types.go
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ type HeaderValidator interface {
 // of gas used in the process and return an error if any of the internal rules
 // failed.
 type Processor interface {
-	Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, vm.Logs, *big.Int, error)
+	Process(block *types.Block, statedb *state.StateDB, cfg vm.Config) (types.Receipts, []*types.Log, *big.Int, error)
 }
diff --git a/core/types/bloom9.go b/core/types/bloom9.go
index a1d13e218..bcca59907 100644
--- a/core/types/bloom9.go
+++ b/core/types/bloom9.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 )
 
@@ -95,7 +94,7 @@ func CreateBloom(receipts Receipts) Bloom {
 	return BytesToBloom(bin.Bytes())
 }
 
-func LogsBloom(logs vm.Logs) *big.Int {
+func LogsBloom(logs []*Log) *big.Int {
 	bin := new(big.Int)
 	for _, log := range logs {
 		data := make([]common.Hash, len(log.Topics))
diff --git a/core/vm/log.go b/core/types/log.go
index 347bd6e5d..7efb06b5c 100644
--- a/core/vm/log.go
+++ b/core/types/log.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-package vm
+package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
@@ -79,10 +79,6 @@ type jsonLog struct {
 	Removed     bool            `json:"removed"`
 }
 
-func NewLog(address common.Address, topics []common.Hash, data []byte, number uint64) *Log {
-	return &Log{Address: address, Topics: topics, Data: data, BlockNumber: number}
-}
-
 // EncodeRLP implements rlp.Encoder.
 func (l *Log) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
 	return rlp.Encode(w, rlpLog{Address: l.Address, Topics: l.Topics, Data: l.Data})
@@ -150,8 +146,6 @@ func (l *Log) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-type Logs []*Log
-
 // LogForStorage is a wrapper around a Log that flattens and parses the entire content of
 // a log including non-consensus fields.
 type LogForStorage Log
diff --git a/core/vm/log_test.go b/core/types/log_test.go
index 994753c62..bf742ccac 100644
--- a/core/vm/log_test.go
+++ b/core/types/log_test.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
 // along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
-package vm
+package types
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
diff --git a/core/types/receipt.go b/core/types/receipt.go
index 70c10d422..0a6a35e33 100644
--- a/core/types/receipt.go
+++ b/core/types/receipt.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
@@ -40,7 +39,7 @@ type Receipt struct {
 	PostState         []byte
 	CumulativeGasUsed *big.Int
 	Bloom             Bloom
-	Logs              vm.Logs
+	Logs              []*Log
 
 	// Implementation fields (don't reorder!)
 	TxHash          common.Hash
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ type jsonReceipt struct {
 	PostState         *common.Hash    `json:"root"`
 	CumulativeGasUsed *hexutil.Big    `json:"cumulativeGasUsed"`
 	Bloom             *Bloom          `json:"logsBloom"`
-	Logs              *vm.Logs        `json:"logs"`
+	Logs              []*Log          `json:"logs"`
 	TxHash            *common.Hash    `json:"transactionHash"`
 	ContractAddress   *common.Address `json:"contractAddress"`
 	GasUsed           *hexutil.Big    `json:"gasUsed"`
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ func (r *Receipt) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 		PostState         []byte
 		CumulativeGasUsed *big.Int
 		Bloom             Bloom
-		Logs              vm.Logs
+		Logs              []*Log
 	}
 	if err := s.Decode(&receipt); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ func (r *Receipt) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		PostState:         &root,
 		CumulativeGasUsed: (*hexutil.Big)(r.CumulativeGasUsed),
 		Bloom:             &r.Bloom,
-		Logs:              &r.Logs,
+		Logs:              r.Logs,
 		TxHash:            &r.TxHash,
 		ContractAddress:   &r.ContractAddress,
 		GasUsed:           (*hexutil.Big)(r.GasUsed),
@@ -120,7 +119,7 @@ func (r *Receipt) UnmarshalJSON(input []byte) error {
 		PostState:         (*dec.PostState)[:],
 		CumulativeGasUsed: (*big.Int)(dec.CumulativeGasUsed),
 		Bloom:             *dec.Bloom,
-		Logs:              *dec.Logs,
+		Logs:              dec.Logs,
 		TxHash:            *dec.TxHash,
 		GasUsed:           (*big.Int)(dec.GasUsed),
 	}
@@ -142,9 +141,9 @@ type ReceiptForStorage Receipt
 // EncodeRLP implements rlp.Encoder, and flattens all content fields of a receipt
 // into an RLP stream.
 func (r *ReceiptForStorage) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
-	logs := make([]*vm.LogForStorage, len(r.Logs))
+	logs := make([]*LogForStorage, len(r.Logs))
 	for i, log := range r.Logs {
-		logs[i] = (*vm.LogForStorage)(log)
+		logs[i] = (*LogForStorage)(log)
 	}
 	return rlp.Encode(w, []interface{}{r.PostState, r.CumulativeGasUsed, r.Bloom, r.TxHash, r.ContractAddress, logs, r.GasUsed})
 }
@@ -158,7 +157,7 @@ func (r *ReceiptForStorage) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 		Bloom             Bloom
 		TxHash            common.Hash
 		ContractAddress   common.Address
-		Logs              []*vm.LogForStorage
+		Logs              []*LogForStorage
 		GasUsed           *big.Int
 	}
 	if err := s.Decode(&receipt); err != nil {
@@ -166,9 +165,9 @@ func (r *ReceiptForStorage) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
 	}
 	// Assign the consensus fields
 	r.PostState, r.CumulativeGasUsed, r.Bloom = receipt.PostState, receipt.CumulativeGasUsed, receipt.Bloom
-	r.Logs = make(vm.Logs, len(receipt.Logs))
+	r.Logs = make([]*Log, len(receipt.Logs))
 	for i, log := range receipt.Logs {
-		r.Logs[i] = (*vm.Log)(log)
+		r.Logs[i] = (*Log)(log)
 	}
 	// Assign the implementation fields
 	r.TxHash, r.ContractAddress, r.GasUsed = receipt.TxHash, receipt.ContractAddress, receipt.GasUsed
diff --git a/core/vm/instructions.go b/core/vm/instructions.go
index 2839b7109..5bfa73a30 100644
--- a/core/vm/instructions.go
+++ b/core/vm/instructions.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/math"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
@@ -605,8 +606,14 @@ func makeLog(size int) executionFunc {
 		}
 
 		d := memory.Get(mStart.Int64(), mSize.Int64())
-		log := NewLog(contract.Address(), topics, d, env.BlockNumber.Uint64())
-		env.StateDB.AddLog(log)
+		env.StateDB.AddLog(&types.Log{
+			Address: contract.Address(),
+			Topics:  topics,
+			Data:    d,
+			// This is a non-consensus field, but assigned here because
+			// core/state doesn't know the current block number.
+			BlockNumber: env.BlockNumber.Uint64(),
+		})
 		return nil, nil
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/interface.go b/core/vm/interface.go
index b81f59125..8617b2d0f 100644
--- a/core/vm/interface.go
+++ b/core/vm/interface.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
 // StateDB is an EVM database for full state querying.
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ type StateDB interface {
 	RevertToSnapshot(int)
 	Snapshot() int
 
-	AddLog(*Log)
+	AddLog(*types.Log)
 }
 
 // Account represents a contract or basic ethereum account.
diff --git a/core/vm/noop.go b/core/vm/noop.go
index ca7d1055a..ef6837273 100644
--- a/core/vm/noop.go
+++ b/core/vm/noop.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
 func NoopCanTransfer(db StateDB, from common.Address, balance *big.Int) bool {
@@ -65,4 +66,4 @@ func (NoopStateDB) Exist(common.Address) bool                         { return f
 func (NoopStateDB) Empty(common.Address) bool                         { return false }
 func (NoopStateDB) RevertToSnapshot(int)                              {}
 func (NoopStateDB) Snapshot() int                                     { return 0 }
-func (NoopStateDB) AddLog(*Log)                                       {}
+func (NoopStateDB) AddLog(*types.Log)                                 {}
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 801b6a4f6..1174588ea 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-	rpc "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
diff --git a/eth/backend_test.go b/eth/backend_test.go
index 212c4c4d3..8d55f30b9 100644
--- a/eth/backend_test.go
+++ b/eth/backend_test.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
@@ -38,12 +37,12 @@ func TestMipmapUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 		switch i {
 		case 1:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{&vm.Log{Address: addr}}
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{&types.Log{Address: addr}}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 2:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{&vm.Log{Address: addr}}
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{&types.Log{Address: addr}}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		}
diff --git a/eth/downloader/queue.go b/eth/downloader/queue.go
index b7ad92099..060eaf970 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/queue.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/queue.go
@@ -1123,15 +1123,20 @@ func (q *queue) deliverNodeData(results []trie.SyncResult, callback func(int, bo
 			callback(i, progressed, errNoFetchesPending)
 			return
 		}
-		if prog, _, err := q.stateScheduler.Process([]trie.SyncResult{result}); err != nil {
-			// Processing a state result failed, bail out
+
+		batch := q.stateDatabase.NewBatch()
+		prog, _, err := q.stateScheduler.Process([]trie.SyncResult{result}, batch)
+		if err != nil {
+			q.stateSchedLock.Unlock()
+			callback(i, progressed, err)
+		}
+		if err = batch.Write(); err != nil {
 			q.stateSchedLock.Unlock()
 			callback(i, progressed, err)
-			return
-		} else if prog {
-			progressed = true
 		}
+
 		// Item processing succeeded, release the lock (temporarily)
+		progressed = progressed || prog
 		q.stateSchedLock.Unlock()
 	}
 	callback(len(results), progressed, nil)
diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index bbb34d3de..65d7fd17e 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
@@ -46,7 +45,7 @@ type filter struct {
 	deadline *time.Timer // filter is inactiv when deadline triggers
 	hashes   []common.Hash
 	crit     FilterCriteria
-	logs     []*vm.Log
+	logs     []*types.Log
 	s        *Subscription // associated subscription in event system
 }
 
@@ -242,7 +241,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) Logs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) (*rpc
 
 	var (
 		rpcSub      = notifier.CreateSubscription()
-		matchedLogs = make(chan []*vm.Log)
+		matchedLogs = make(chan []*types.Log)
 	)
 
 	logsSub, err := api.events.SubscribeLogs(crit, matchedLogs)
@@ -293,14 +292,14 @@ type FilterCriteria struct {
 //
 // https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_newfilter
 func (api *PublicFilterAPI) NewFilter(crit FilterCriteria) (rpc.ID, error) {
-	logs := make(chan []*vm.Log)
+	logs := make(chan []*types.Log)
 	logsSub, err := api.events.SubscribeLogs(crit, logs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return rpc.ID(""), err
 	}
 
 	api.filtersMu.Lock()
-	api.filters[logsSub.ID] = &filter{typ: LogsSubscription, crit: crit, deadline: time.NewTimer(deadline), logs: make([]*vm.Log, 0), s: logsSub}
+	api.filters[logsSub.ID] = &filter{typ: LogsSubscription, crit: crit, deadline: time.NewTimer(deadline), logs: make([]*types.Log, 0), s: logsSub}
 	api.filtersMu.Unlock()
 
 	go func() {
@@ -327,7 +326,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) NewFilter(crit FilterCriteria) (rpc.ID, error) {
 // GetLogs returns logs matching the given argument that are stored within the state.
 //
 // https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_getlogs
-func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*vm.Log, error) {
+func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 	if crit.FromBlock == nil {
 		crit.FromBlock = big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
 	}
@@ -366,7 +365,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) UninstallFilter(id rpc.ID) bool {
 // If the filter could not be found an empty array of logs is returned.
 //
 // https://github.com/ethereum/wiki/wiki/JSON-RPC#eth_getfilterlogs
-func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*vm.Log, error) {
+func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 	api.filtersMu.Lock()
 	f, found := api.filters[id]
 	api.filtersMu.Unlock()
@@ -441,9 +440,9 @@ func returnHashes(hashes []common.Hash) []common.Hash {
 
 // returnLogs is a helper that will return an empty log array in case the given logs array is nil,
 // otherwise the given logs array is returned.
-func returnLogs(logs []*vm.Log) []*vm.Log {
+func returnLogs(logs []*types.Log) []*types.Log {
 	if logs == nil {
-		return []*vm.Log{}
+		return []*types.Log{}
 	}
 	return logs
 }
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index 76ca86524..9a8e2fd70 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func (f *Filter) SetTopics(topics [][]common.Hash) {
 // all matching entries from the first block that contains matches,
 // updating the start point of the filter accordingly. If no results are
 // found, a nil slice is returned.
-func (f *Filter) FindOnce(ctx context.Context) ([]*vm.Log, error) {
+func (f *Filter) FindOnce(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 	head, _ := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, rpc.LatestBlockNumber)
 	if head == nil {
 		return nil, nil
@@ -122,7 +121,7 @@ func (f *Filter) FindOnce(ctx context.Context) ([]*vm.Log, error) {
 }
 
 // Run filters logs with the current parameters set
-func (f *Filter) Find(ctx context.Context) (logs []*vm.Log, err error) {
+func (f *Filter) Find(ctx context.Context) (logs []*types.Log, err error) {
 	for {
 		newLogs, err := f.FindOnce(ctx)
 		if len(newLogs) == 0 || err != nil {
@@ -132,7 +131,7 @@ func (f *Filter) Find(ctx context.Context) (logs []*vm.Log, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) mipFind(start, end uint64, depth int) (logs []*vm.Log, blockNumber uint64) {
+func (f *Filter) mipFind(start, end uint64, depth int) (logs []*types.Log, blockNumber uint64) {
 	level := core.MIPMapLevels[depth]
 	// normalise numerator so we can work in level specific batches and
 	// work with the proper range checks
@@ -168,7 +167,7 @@ func (f *Filter) mipFind(start, end uint64, depth int) (logs []*vm.Log, blockNum
 	return nil, end
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*vm.Log, blockNumber uint64, err error) {
+func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*types.Log, blockNumber uint64, err error) {
 	for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
 		blockNumber := rpc.BlockNumber(i)
 		header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
@@ -184,9 +183,9 @@ func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*vm.Log
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, end, err
 			}
-			var unfiltered []*vm.Log
+			var unfiltered []*types.Log
 			for _, receipt := range receipts {
-				unfiltered = append(unfiltered, ([]*vm.Log)(receipt.Logs)...)
+				unfiltered = append(unfiltered, ([]*types.Log)(receipt.Logs)...)
 			}
 			logs = filterLogs(unfiltered, nil, nil, f.addresses, f.topics)
 			if len(logs) > 0 {
@@ -209,8 +208,8 @@ func includes(addresses []common.Address, a common.Address) bool {
 }
 
 // filterLogs creates a slice of logs matching the given criteria.
-func filterLogs(logs []*vm.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) []*vm.Log {
-	var ret []*vm.Log
+func filterLogs(logs []*types.Log, fromBlock, toBlock *big.Int, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) []*types.Log {
+	var ret []*types.Log
 Logs:
 	for _, log := range logs {
 		if fromBlock != nil && fromBlock.Int64() >= 0 && fromBlock.Uint64() > log.BlockNumber {
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system.go b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
index 1b360cfdb..7493dd231 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -64,7 +63,7 @@ type subscription struct {
 	typ       Type
 	created   time.Time
 	logsCrit  FilterCriteria
-	logs      chan []*vm.Log
+	logs      chan []*types.Log
 	hashes    chan common.Hash
 	headers   chan *types.Header
 	installed chan struct{} // closed when the filter is installed
@@ -151,7 +150,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) subscribe(sub *subscription) *Subscription {
 // SubscribeLogs creates a subscription that will write all logs matching the
 // given criteria to the given logs channel. Default value for the from and to
 // block is "latest". If the fromBlock > toBlock an error is returned.
-func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) (*Subscription, error) {
+func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*types.Log) (*Subscription, error) {
 	var from, to rpc.BlockNumber
 	if crit.FromBlock == nil {
 		from = rpc.LatestBlockNumber
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) (
 
 // subscribeMinedPendingLogs creates a subscription that returned mined and
 // pending logs that match the given criteria.
-func (es *EventSystem) subscribeMinedPendingLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) *Subscription {
+func (es *EventSystem) subscribeMinedPendingLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
 	sub := &subscription{
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       MinedAndPendingLogsSubscription,
@@ -207,7 +206,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) subscribeMinedPendingLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan
 
 // subscribeLogs creates a subscription that will write all logs matching the
 // given criteria to the given logs channel.
-func (es *EventSystem) subscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) *Subscription {
+func (es *EventSystem) subscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
 	sub := &subscription{
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       LogsSubscription,
@@ -225,7 +224,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) subscribeLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) *
 
 // subscribePendingLogs creates a subscription that writes transaction hashes for
 // transactions that enter the transaction pool.
-func (es *EventSystem) subscribePendingLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*vm.Log) *Subscription {
+func (es *EventSystem) subscribePendingLogs(crit FilterCriteria, logs chan []*types.Log) *Subscription {
 	sub := &subscription{
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       PendingLogsSubscription,
@@ -248,7 +247,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribeNewHeads(headers chan *types.Header) *Subscripti
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       BlocksSubscription,
 		created:   time.Now(),
-		logs:      make(chan []*vm.Log),
+		logs:      make(chan []*types.Log),
 		hashes:    make(chan common.Hash),
 		headers:   headers,
 		installed: make(chan struct{}),
@@ -265,7 +264,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) SubscribePendingTxEvents(hashes chan common.Hash) *Subscr
 		id:        rpc.NewID(),
 		typ:       PendingTransactionsSubscription,
 		created:   time.Now(),
-		logs:      make(chan []*vm.Log),
+		logs:      make(chan []*types.Log),
 		hashes:    hashes,
 		headers:   make(chan *types.Header),
 		installed: make(chan struct{}),
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) broadcast(filters filterIndex, ev *event.Event) {
 	}
 
 	switch e := ev.Data.(type) {
-	case vm.Logs:
+	case []*types.Log:
 		if len(e) > 0 {
 			for _, f := range filters[LogsSubscription] {
 				if ev.Time.After(f.created) {
@@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterNewHead(newHeader *types.Header, callBack func
 }
 
 // filter logs of a single header in light client mode
-func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash, remove bool) []*vm.Log {
+func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash, remove bool) []*types.Log {
 	if bloomFilter(header.Bloom, addresses, topics) {
 		// Get the logs of the block
 		ctx, _ := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second*5)
@@ -378,7 +377,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil
 		}
-		var unfiltered []*vm.Log
+		var unfiltered []*types.Log
 		for _, receipt := range receipts {
 			for _, log := range receipt.Logs {
 				logcopy := *log
@@ -396,7 +395,7 @@ func (es *EventSystem) lightFilterLogs(header *types.Header, addresses []common.
 func (es *EventSystem) eventLoop() {
 	var (
 		index = make(filterIndex)
-		sub   = es.mux.Subscribe(core.PendingLogsEvent{}, core.RemovedLogsEvent{}, vm.Logs{}, core.TxPreEvent{}, core.ChainEvent{})
+		sub   = es.mux.Subscribe(core.PendingLogsEvent{}, core.RemovedLogsEvent{}, []*types.Log{}, core.TxPreEvent{}, core.ChainEvent{})
 	)
 
 	for i := UnknownSubscription; i < LastIndexSubscription; i++ {
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index 3ce0cf663..5f51c0aa8 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -263,30 +262,30 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		notUsedTopic   = common.HexToHash("0x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999")
 
 		// posted twice, once as vm.Logs and once as core.PendingLogsEvent
-		allLogs = vm.Logs{
-			vm.NewLog(firstAddr, []common.Hash{}, []byte(""), 0),
-			vm.NewLog(firstAddr, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 1),
-			vm.NewLog(secondAddr, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 1),
-			vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{secondTopic}, []byte(""), 2),
-			vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{secondTopic}, []byte(""), 3),
+		allLogs = []*types.Log{
+			{Address: firstAddr},
+			{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 1},
+			{Address: secondAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 1},
+			{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 2},
+			{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 3},
 		}
 
-		expectedCase7  = vm.Logs{allLogs[3], allLogs[4], allLogs[0], allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[3], allLogs[4]}
-		expectedCase11 = vm.Logs{allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[1], allLogs[2]}
+		expectedCase7  = []*types.Log{allLogs[3], allLogs[4], allLogs[0], allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[3], allLogs[4]}
+		expectedCase11 = []*types.Log{allLogs[1], allLogs[2], allLogs[1], allLogs[2]}
 
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit     FilterCriteria
-			expected vm.Logs
+			expected []*types.Log
 			id       rpc.ID
 		}{
 			// match all
 			0: {FilterCriteria{}, allLogs, ""},
 			// match none due to no matching addresses
-			1: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{common.Address{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{allLogs[0].Topics}}, vm.Logs{}, ""},
+			1: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{common.Address{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{allLogs[0].Topics}}, []*types.Log{}, ""},
 			// match logs based on addresses, ignore topics
 			2: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}}, allLogs[:2], ""},
 			// match none due to no matching topics (match with address)
-			3: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{notUsedTopic}}}, vm.Logs{}, ""},
+			3: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{notUsedTopic}}}, []*types.Log{}, ""},
 			// match logs based on addresses and topics
 			4: {FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{firstTopic, secondTopic}}}, allLogs[3:5], ""},
 			// match logs based on multiple addresses and "or" topics
@@ -321,14 +320,14 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	for i, tt := range testCases {
-		var fetched []*vm.Log
+		var fetched []*types.Log
 		for { // fetch all expected logs
 			results, err := api.GetFilterChanges(tt.id)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Fatalf("Unable to fetch logs: %v", err)
 			}
 
-			fetched = append(fetched, results.([]*vm.Log)...)
+			fetched = append(fetched, results.([]*types.Log)...)
 			if len(fetched) >= len(tt.expected) {
 				break
 			}
@@ -373,21 +372,21 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		notUsedTopic   = common.HexToHash("0x9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999")
 
 		allLogs = []core.PendingLogsEvent{
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{vm.NewLog(firstAddr, []common.Hash{}, []byte(""), 0)}},
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{vm.NewLog(firstAddr, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 1)}},
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{vm.NewLog(secondAddr, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 2)}},
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{secondTopic}, []byte(""), 3)}},
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{secondTopic}, []byte(""), 4)}},
-			core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: vm.Logs{
-				vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 5),
-				vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{thirdTopic}, []byte(""), 5),
-				vm.NewLog(thirdAddress, []common.Hash{forthTopic}, []byte(""), 5),
-				vm.NewLog(firstAddr, []common.Hash{firstTopic}, []byte(""), 5),
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{}, BlockNumber: 0}}},
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 1}}},
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{{Address: secondAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 2}}},
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 3}}},
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{secondTopic}, BlockNumber: 4}}},
+			{Logs: []*types.Log{
+				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
+				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{thirdTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
+				{Address: thirdAddress, Topics: []common.Hash{forthTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
+				{Address: firstAddr, Topics: []common.Hash{firstTopic}, BlockNumber: 5},
 			}},
 		}
 
-		convertLogs = func(pl []core.PendingLogsEvent) vm.Logs {
-			var logs vm.Logs
+		convertLogs = func(pl []core.PendingLogsEvent) []*types.Log {
+			var logs []*types.Log
 			for _, l := range pl {
 				logs = append(logs, l.Logs...)
 			}
@@ -396,18 +395,18 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit     FilterCriteria
-			expected vm.Logs
-			c        chan []*vm.Log
+			expected []*types.Log
+			c        chan []*types.Log
 			sub      *Subscription
 		}{
 			// match all
 			{FilterCriteria{}, convertLogs(allLogs), nil, nil},
 			// match none due to no matching addresses
-			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{common.Address{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{}}}, vm.Logs{}, nil, nil},
+			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{common.Address{}, notUsedAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{}}}, []*types.Log{}, nil, nil},
 			// match logs based on addresses, ignore topics
 			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}}, append(convertLogs(allLogs[:2]), allLogs[5].Logs[3]), nil, nil},
 			// match none due to no matching topics (match with address)
-			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{notUsedTopic}}}, vm.Logs{}, nil, nil},
+			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{secondAddr}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{notUsedTopic}}}, []*types.Log{}, nil, nil},
 			// match logs based on addresses and topics
 			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{firstTopic, secondTopic}}}, append(convertLogs(allLogs[3:5]), allLogs[5].Logs[0]), nil, nil},
 			// match logs based on multiple addresses and "or" topics
@@ -415,7 +414,7 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 			// block numbers are ignored for filters created with New***Filter, these return all logs that match the given criterias when the state changes
 			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{firstAddr}, FromBlock: big.NewInt(2), ToBlock: big.NewInt(3)}, append(convertLogs(allLogs[:2]), allLogs[5].Logs[3]), nil, nil},
 			// multiple pending logs, should match only 2 topics from the logs in block 5
-			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{firstTopic, forthTopic}}}, vm.Logs{allLogs[5].Logs[0], allLogs[5].Logs[2]}, nil, nil},
+			{FilterCriteria{Addresses: []common.Address{thirdAddress}, Topics: [][]common.Hash{[]common.Hash{firstTopic, forthTopic}}}, []*types.Log{allLogs[5].Logs[0], allLogs[5].Logs[2]}, nil, nil},
 		}
 	)
 
@@ -423,7 +422,7 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 	// on slow machines this could otherwise lead to missing events when the subscription is created after
 	// (some) events are posted.
 	for i := range testCases {
-		testCases[i].c = make(chan []*vm.Log)
+		testCases[i].c = make(chan []*types.Log)
 		testCases[i].sub, _ = api.events.SubscribeLogs(testCases[i].crit, testCases[i].c)
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +430,7 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		i := n
 		tt := test
 		go func() {
-			var fetched []*vm.Log
+			var fetched []*types.Log
 		fetchLoop:
 			for {
 				logs := <-tt.c
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
index ab6a87851..35495e8af 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
@@ -27,17 +27,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 func makeReceipt(addr common.Address) *types.Receipt {
 	receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-	receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-		&vm.Log{Address: addr},
+	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+		{Address: addr},
 	}
 	receipt.Bloom = types.CreateBloom(types.Receipts{receipt})
 	return receipt
@@ -146,8 +145,8 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		switch i {
 		case 1:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-				&vm.Log{
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+				{
 					Address: addr,
 					Topics:  []common.Hash{hash1},
 				},
@@ -156,8 +155,8 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 2:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-				&vm.Log{
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+				{
 					Address: addr,
 					Topics:  []common.Hash{hash2},
 				},
@@ -166,8 +165,8 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 998:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-				&vm.Log{
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+				{
 					Address: addr,
 					Topics:  []common.Hash{hash3},
 				},
@@ -176,8 +175,8 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 999:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = vm.Logs{
-				&vm.Log{
+			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
+				{
 					Address: addr,
 					Topics:  []common.Hash{hash4},
 				},
diff --git a/ethclient/ethclient.go b/ethclient/ethclient.go
index 3acaaa0d1..1d04d9e03 100644
--- a/ethclient/ethclient.go
+++ b/ethclient/ethclient.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -294,14 +293,14 @@ func (ec *Client) NonceAt(ctx context.Context, account common.Address, blockNumb
 // Filters
 
 // FilterLogs executes a filter query.
-func (ec *Client) FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q ethereum.FilterQuery) ([]vm.Log, error) {
-	var result []vm.Log
+func (ec *Client) FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q ethereum.FilterQuery) ([]types.Log, error) {
+	var result []types.Log
 	err := ec.c.CallContext(ctx, &result, "eth_getLogs", toFilterArg(q))
 	return result, err
 }
 
 // SubscribeFilterLogs subscribes to the results of a streaming filter query.
-func (ec *Client) SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q ethereum.FilterQuery, ch chan<- vm.Log) (ethereum.Subscription, error) {
+func (ec *Client) SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q ethereum.FilterQuery, ch chan<- types.Log) (ethereum.Subscription, error) {
 	return ec.c.EthSubscribe(ctx, ch, "logs", toFilterArg(q))
 }
 
diff --git a/interfaces.go b/interfaces.go
index bbb204ff2..f7e71a317 100644
--- a/interfaces.go
+++ b/interfaces.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
@@ -156,8 +155,8 @@ type FilterQuery struct {
 // Logs received through a streaming query subscription may have Removed set to true,
 // indicating that the log was reverted due to a chain reorganisation.
 type LogFilterer interface {
-	FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery) ([]vm.Log, error)
-	SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery, ch chan<- vm.Log) (Subscription, error)
+	FilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery) ([]types.Log, error)
+	SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, q FilterQuery, ch chan<- types.Log) (Subscription, error)
 }
 
 // TransactionSender wraps transaction sending. The SendTransaction method injects a
diff --git a/internal/ethapi/api.go b/internal/ethapi/api.go
index c4fceb5bc..4b9ce068f 100644
--- a/internal/ethapi/api.go
+++ b/internal/ethapi/api.go
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func (s *PublicTransactionPoolAPI) GetTransactionReceipt(txHash common.Hash) (ma
 		"logsBloom":         receipt.Bloom,
 	}
 	if receipt.Logs == nil {
-		fields["logs"] = []vm.Logs{}
+		fields["logs"] = [][]*types.Log{}
 	}
 	// If the ContractAddress is 20 0x0 bytes, assume it is not a contract creation
 	if receipt.ContractAddress != (common.Address{}) {
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index e4f7417d6..3a71ac4e0 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/ethapi"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/light"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-	rpc "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )
 
diff --git a/light/vm_env.go b/light/vm_env.go
index cc0c568c9..1b225c8de 100644
--- a/light/vm_env.go
+++ b/light/vm_env.go
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"golang.org/x/net/context"
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func (s *VMState) Error() error {
 	return s.err
 }
 
-func (s *VMState) AddLog(log *vm.Log) {}
+func (s *VMState) AddLog(log *types.Log) {}
 
 // errHandler handles and stores any state error that happens during execution.
 func (s *VMState) errHandler(err error) {
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 3ae51d120..adb224c47 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 				}
 
 				// broadcast before waiting for validation
-				go func(block *types.Block, logs vm.Logs, receipts []*types.Receipt) {
+				go func(block *types.Block, logs []*types.Log, receipts []*types.Receipt) {
 					self.mux.Post(core.NewMinedBlockEvent{Block: block})
 					self.mux.Post(core.ChainEvent{Block: block, Hash: block.Hash(), Logs: logs})
 
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ func (self *worker) commitUncle(work *Work, uncle *types.Header) error {
 func (env *Work) commitTransactions(mux *event.TypeMux, txs *types.TransactionsByPriceAndNonce, gasPrice *big.Int, bc *core.BlockChain) {
 	gp := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(env.header.GasLimit)
 
-	var coalescedLogs vm.Logs
+	var coalescedLogs []*types.Log
 
 	for {
 		// Retrieve the next transaction and abort if all done
@@ -597,12 +597,12 @@ func (env *Work) commitTransactions(mux *event.TypeMux, txs *types.TransactionsB
 		// make a copy, the state caches the logs and these logs get "upgraded" from pending to mined
 		// logs by filling in the block hash when the block was mined by the local miner. This can
 		// cause a race condition if a log was "upgraded" before the PendingLogsEvent is processed.
-		cpy := make(vm.Logs, len(coalescedLogs))
+		cpy := make([]*types.Log, len(coalescedLogs))
 		for i, l := range coalescedLogs {
-			cpy[i] = new(vm.Log)
+			cpy[i] = new(types.Log)
 			*cpy[i] = *l
 		}
-		go func(logs vm.Logs, tcount int) {
+		go func(logs []*types.Log, tcount int) {
 			if len(logs) > 0 {
 				mux.Post(core.PendingLogsEvent{Logs: logs})
 			}
@@ -613,7 +613,7 @@ func (env *Work) commitTransactions(mux *event.TypeMux, txs *types.TransactionsB
 	}
 }
 
-func (env *Work) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, bc *core.BlockChain, gp *core.GasPool) (error, vm.Logs) {
+func (env *Work) commitTransaction(tx *types.Transaction, bc *core.BlockChain, gp *core.GasPool) (error, []*types.Log) {
 	snap := env.state.Snapshot()
 
 	receipt, _, err := core.ApplyTransaction(env.config, bc, gp, env.state, env.header, tx, env.header.GasUsed, vm.Config{})
diff --git a/mobile/ethclient.go b/mobile/ethclient.go
index 36a15aa47..4e8328501 100644
--- a/mobile/ethclient.go
+++ b/mobile/ethclient.go
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethclient"
 )
 
@@ -191,7 +190,7 @@ func (ec *EthereumClient) FilterLogs(ctx *Context, query *FilterQuery) (logs *Lo
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	// Temp hack due to vm.Logs being []*vm.Log
-	res := make(vm.Logs, len(rawLogs))
+	res := make([]*types.Log, len(rawLogs))
 	for i, log := range rawLogs {
 		res[i] = &log
 	}
@@ -208,7 +207,7 @@ type FilterLogsHandler interface {
 // SubscribeFilterLogs subscribes to the results of a streaming filter query.
 func (ec *EthereumClient) SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx *Context, query *FilterQuery, handler FilterLogsHandler, buffer int) (sub *Subscription, _ error) {
 	// Subscribe to the event internally
-	ch := make(chan vm.Log, buffer)
+	ch := make(chan types.Log, buffer)
 	rawSub, err := ec.client.SubscribeFilterLogs(ctx.context, query.query, ch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/mobile/params.go b/mobile/params.go
index 8d5d3edbe..87747c7b0 100644
--- a/mobile/params.go
+++ b/mobile/params.go
@@ -85,8 +85,8 @@ func NewChainConfig() *ChainConfig {
 // by the foundation running the V5 discovery protocol.
 func FoundationBootnodes() *Enodes {
 	nodes := &Enodes{nodes: make([]*discv5.Node, len(params.DiscoveryV5Bootnodes))}
-	for i, node := range params.DiscoveryV5Bootnodes {
-		nodes.nodes[i] = node
+	for i, url := range params.DiscoveryV5Bootnodes {
+		nodes.nodes[i] = discv5.MustParseNode(url)
 	}
 	return nodes
 }
diff --git a/mobile/vm.go b/mobile/vm.go
index cb098d390..72093e3d5 100644
--- a/mobile/vm.go
+++ b/mobile/vm.go
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@ package geth
 import (
 	"errors"
 
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 )
 
 // Log represents a contract log event. These events are generated by the LOG
 // opcode and stored/indexed by the node.
 type Log struct {
-	log *vm.Log
+	log *types.Log
 }
 
 func (l *Log) GetAddress() *Address  { return &Address{l.log.Address} }
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (l *Log) GetBlockHash() *Hash   { return &Hash{l.log.BlockHash} }
 func (l *Log) GetIndex() int         { return int(l.log.Index) }
 
 // Logs represents a slice of VM logs.
-type Logs struct{ logs vm.Logs }
+type Logs struct{ logs []*types.Log }
 
 // Size returns the number of logs in the slice.
 func (l *Logs) Size() int {
diff --git a/params/bootnodes.go b/params/bootnodes.go
index 830b309d6..13414cb95 100644
--- a/params/bootnodes.go
+++ b/params/bootnodes.go
@@ -16,37 +16,30 @@
 
 package params
 
-import (
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discv5"
-)
-
 // MainnetBootnodes are the enode URLs of the P2P bootstrap nodes running on
 // the main Ethereum network.
-var MainnetBootnodes = []*discover.Node{
+var MainnetBootnodes = []string{
 	// ETH/DEV Go Bootnodes
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303"), // IE
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://de471bccee3d042261d52e9bff31458daecc406142b401d4cd848f677479f73104b9fdeb090af9583d3391b7f10cb2ba9e26865dd5fca4fcdc0fb1e3b723c786@54.94.239.50:30303"),  // BR
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://1118980bf48b0a3640bdba04e0fe78b1add18e1cd99bf22d53daac1fd9972ad650df52176e7c7d89d1114cfef2bc23a2959aa54998a46afcf7d91809f0855082@52.74.57.123:30303"),  // SG
+	"enode://a979fb575495b8d6db44f750317d0f4622bf4c2aa3365d6af7c284339968eef29b69ad0dce72a4d8db5ebb4968de0e3bec910127f134779fbcb0cb6d3331163c@52.16.188.185:30303", // IE
+	"enode://de471bccee3d042261d52e9bff31458daecc406142b401d4cd848f677479f73104b9fdeb090af9583d3391b7f10cb2ba9e26865dd5fca4fcdc0fb1e3b723c786@54.94.239.50:30303",  // BR
+	"enode://1118980bf48b0a3640bdba04e0fe78b1add18e1cd99bf22d53daac1fd9972ad650df52176e7c7d89d1114cfef2bc23a2959aa54998a46afcf7d91809f0855082@52.74.57.123:30303",  // SG
 
 	// ETH/DEV Cpp Bootnodes
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://979b7fa28feeb35a4741660a16076f1943202cb72b6af70d327f053e248bab9ba81760f39d0701ef1d8f89cc1fbd2cacba0710a12cd5314d5e0c9021aa3637f9@5.1.83.226:30303"),
+	"enode://979b7fa28feeb35a4741660a16076f1943202cb72b6af70d327f053e248bab9ba81760f39d0701ef1d8f89cc1fbd2cacba0710a12cd5314d5e0c9021aa3637f9@5.1.83.226:30303",
 }
 
 // TestnetBootnodes are the enode URLs of the P2P bootstrap nodes running on the
 // Morden test network.
-var TestnetBootnodes = []*discover.Node{
+var TestnetBootnodes = []string{
 	// ETH/DEV Go Bootnodes
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://e4533109cc9bd7604e4ff6c095f7a1d807e15b38e9bfeb05d3b7c423ba86af0a9e89abbf40bd9dde4250fef114cd09270fa4e224cbeef8b7bf05a51e8260d6b8@94.242.229.4:40404"),
-	discover.MustParseNode("enode://8c336ee6f03e99613ad21274f269479bf4413fb294d697ef15ab897598afb931f56beb8e97af530aee20ce2bcba5776f4a312bc168545de4d43736992c814592@94.242.229.203:30303"),
-
-	// ETH/DEV Cpp Bootnodes
+	"enode://e4533109cc9bd7604e4ff6c095f7a1d807e15b38e9bfeb05d3b7c423ba86af0a9e89abbf40bd9dde4250fef114cd09270fa4e224cbeef8b7bf05a51e8260d6b8@94.242.229.4:40404",
+	"enode://8c336ee6f03e99613ad21274f269479bf4413fb294d697ef15ab897598afb931f56beb8e97af530aee20ce2bcba5776f4a312bc168545de4d43736992c814592@94.242.229.203:30303",
 }
 
 // DiscoveryV5Bootnodes are the enode URLs of the P2P bootstrap nodes for the
 // experimental RLPx v5 topic-discovery network.
-var DiscoveryV5Bootnodes = []*discv5.Node{
-	discv5.MustParseNode("enode://0cc5f5ffb5d9098c8b8c62325f3797f56509bff942704687b6530992ac706e2cb946b90a34f1f19548cd3c7baccbcaea354531e5983c7d1bc0dee16ce4b6440b@40.118.3.223:30305"),
-	discv5.MustParseNode("enode://1c7a64d76c0334b0418c004af2f67c50e36a3be60b5e4790bdac0439d21603469a85fad36f2473c9a80eb043ae60936df905fa28f1ff614c3e5dc34f15dcd2dc@40.118.3.223:30308"),
-	discv5.MustParseNode("enode://85c85d7143ae8bb96924f2b54f1b3e70d8c4d367af305325d30a61385a432f247d2c75c45c6b4a60335060d072d7f5b35dd1d4c45f76941f62a4f83b6e75daaf@40.118.3.223:30309"),
+var DiscoveryV5Bootnodes = []string{
+	"enode://0cc5f5ffb5d9098c8b8c62325f3797f56509bff942704687b6530992ac706e2cb946b90a34f1f19548cd3c7baccbcaea354531e5983c7d1bc0dee16ce4b6440b@40.118.3.223:30305",
+	"enode://1c7a64d76c0334b0418c004af2f67c50e36a3be60b5e4790bdac0439d21603469a85fad36f2473c9a80eb043ae60936df905fa28f1ff614c3e5dc34f15dcd2dc@40.118.3.223:30308",
+	"enode://85c85d7143ae8bb96924f2b54f1b3e70d8c4d367af305325d30a61385a432f247d2c75c45c6b4a60335060d072d7f5b35dd1d4c45f76941f62a4f83b6e75daaf@40.118.3.223:30309",
 }
diff --git a/tests/state_test_util.go b/tests/state_test_util.go
index f47f5f7a1..8221815a8 100644
--- a/tests/state_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/state_test_util.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func runStateTest(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, test VmTest) error {
 		ret []byte
 		// gas  *big.Int
 		// err  error
-		logs vm.Logs
+		logs []*types.Log
 	)
 
 	ret, logs, _, _ = RunState(chainConfig, statedb, env, test.Transaction)
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func runStateTest(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, test VmTest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func RunState(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, statedb *state.StateDB, env, tx map[string]string) ([]byte, vm.Logs, *big.Int, error) {
+func RunState(chainConfig *params.ChainConfig, statedb *state.StateDB, env, tx map[string]string) ([]byte, []*types.Log, *big.Int, error) {
 	environment, msg := NewEVMEnvironment(false, chainConfig, statedb, env, tx)
 	gaspool := new(core.GasPool).AddGas(common.Big(env["currentGasLimit"]))
 
diff --git a/tests/util.go b/tests/util.go
index a0a6ab374..134d5b4f8 100644
--- a/tests/util.go
+++ b/tests/util.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func init() {
 	}
 }
 
-func checkLogs(tlog []Log, logs vm.Logs) error {
+func checkLogs(tlog []Log, logs []*types.Log) error {
 
 	if len(tlog) != len(logs) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("log length mismatch. Expected %d, got %d", len(tlog), len(logs))
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func checkLogs(tlog []Log, logs vm.Logs) error {
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			genBloom := common.LeftPadBytes(types.LogsBloom(vm.Logs{logs[i]}).Bytes(), 256)
+			genBloom := common.LeftPadBytes(types.LogsBloom([]*types.Log{logs[i]}).Bytes(), 256)
 
 			if !bytes.Equal(genBloom, common.Hex2Bytes(log.BloomF)) {
 				return fmt.Errorf("bloom mismatch")
diff --git a/tests/vm_test_util.go b/tests/vm_test_util.go
index dc9f1d62c..d6411147f 100644
--- a/tests/vm_test_util.go
+++ b/tests/vm_test_util.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger/glog"
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func runVmTest(test VmTest) error {
 		ret  []byte
 		gas  *big.Int
 		err  error
-		logs vm.Logs
+		logs []*types.Log
 	)
 
 	ret, logs, gas, err = RunVm(statedb, env, test.Exec)
@@ -211,7 +212,7 @@ func runVmTest(test VmTest) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func RunVm(statedb *state.StateDB, env, exec map[string]string) ([]byte, vm.Logs, *big.Int, error) {
+func RunVm(statedb *state.StateDB, env, exec map[string]string) ([]byte, []*types.Log, *big.Int, error) {
 	chainConfig := &params.ChainConfig{
 		HomesteadBlock: params.MainNetHomesteadBlock,
 		DAOForkBlock:   params.MainNetDAOForkBlock,
diff --git a/trie/sync.go b/trie/sync.go
index 2158ab750..168501392 100644
--- a/trie/sync.go
+++ b/trie/sync.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"gopkg.in/karalabe/cookiejar.v2/collections/prque"
 )
 
@@ -58,13 +57,13 @@ type TrieSyncLeafCallback func(leaf []byte, parent common.Hash) error
 // unknown trie hashes to retrieve, accepts node data associated with said hashes
 // and reconstructs the trie step by step until all is done.
 type TrieSync struct {
-	database ethdb.Database           // State database for storing all the assembled node data
+	database DatabaseReader
 	requests map[common.Hash]*request // Pending requests pertaining to a key hash
 	queue    *prque.Prque             // Priority queue with the pending requests
 }
 
 // NewTrieSync creates a new trie data download scheduler.
-func NewTrieSync(root common.Hash, database ethdb.Database, callback TrieSyncLeafCallback) *TrieSync {
+func NewTrieSync(root common.Hash, database DatabaseReader, callback TrieSyncLeafCallback) *TrieSync {
 	ts := &TrieSync{
 		database: database,
 		requests: make(map[common.Hash]*request),
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ func (s *TrieSync) Missing(max int) []common.Hash {
 // Process injects a batch of retrieved trie nodes data, returning if something
 // was committed to the database and also the index of an entry if processing of
 // it failed.
-func (s *TrieSync) Process(results []SyncResult) (bool, int, error) {
+func (s *TrieSync) Process(results []SyncResult, dbw DatabaseWriter) (bool, int, error) {
 	committed := false
 
 	for i, item := range results {
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ func (s *TrieSync) Process(results []SyncResult) (bool, int, error) {
 		// If the item is a raw entry request, commit directly
 		if request.raw {
 			request.data = item.Data
-			s.commit(request, nil)
+			s.commit(request, dbw)
 			committed = true
 			continue
 		}
@@ -174,7 +173,7 @@ func (s *TrieSync) Process(results []SyncResult) (bool, int, error) {
 			return committed, i, err
 		}
 		if len(requests) == 0 && request.deps == 0 {
-			s.commit(request, nil)
+			s.commit(request, dbw)
 			committed = true
 			continue
 		}
@@ -266,16 +265,9 @@ func (s *TrieSync) children(req *request, object node) ([]*request, error) {
 // commit finalizes a retrieval request and stores it into the database. If any
 // of the referencing parent requests complete due to this commit, they are also
 // committed themselves.
-func (s *TrieSync) commit(req *request, batch ethdb.Batch) (err error) {
-	// Create a new batch if none was specified
-	if batch == nil {
-		batch = s.database.NewBatch()
-		defer func() {
-			err = batch.Write()
-		}()
-	}
+func (s *TrieSync) commit(req *request, dbw DatabaseWriter) (err error) {
 	// Write the node content to disk
-	if err := batch.Put(req.hash[:], req.data); err != nil {
+	if err := dbw.Put(req.hash[:], req.data); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	delete(s.requests, req.hash)
@@ -284,7 +276,7 @@ func (s *TrieSync) commit(req *request, batch ethdb.Batch) (err error) {
 	for _, parent := range req.parents {
 		parent.deps--
 		if parent.deps == 0 {
-			if err := s.commit(parent, batch); err != nil {
+			if err := s.commit(parent, dbw); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/trie/sync_test.go b/trie/sync_test.go
index 5292fe5cb..5edbd0746 100644
--- a/trie/sync_test.go
+++ b/trie/sync_test.go
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func testIterativeTrieSync(t *testing.T, batch int) {
 			}
 			results[i] = SyncResult{hash, data}
 		}
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = append(queue[:0], sched.Missing(batch)...)
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func TestIterativeDelayedTrieSync(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			results[i] = SyncResult{hash, data}
 		}
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = append(queue[len(results):], sched.Missing(10000)...)
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ func testIterativeRandomTrieSync(t *testing.T, batch int) {
 			results = append(results, SyncResult{hash, data})
 		}
 		// Feed the retrieved results back and queue new tasks
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = make(map[common.Hash]struct{})
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ func TestIterativeRandomDelayedTrieSync(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		}
 		// Feed the retrieved results back and queue new tasks
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		for _, result := range results {
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ func TestDuplicateAvoidanceTrieSync(t *testing.T) {
 
 			results[i] = SyncResult{hash, data}
 		}
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		queue = append(queue[:0], sched.Missing(0)...)
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestIncompleteTrieSync(t *testing.T) {
 			results[i] = SyncResult{hash, data}
 		}
 		// Process each of the trie nodes
-		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results); err != nil {
+		if _, index, err := sched.Process(results, dstDb); err != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("failed to process result #%d: %v", index, err)
 		}
 		for _, result := range results {
diff --git a/trie/trie.go b/trie/trie.go
index 035a80e74..cd9e20cac 100644
--- a/trie/trie.go
+++ b/trie/trie.go
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ func init() {
 
 // Database must be implemented by backing stores for the trie.
 type Database interface {
+	DatabaseReader
 	DatabaseWriter
-	// Get returns the value for key from the database.
+}
+
+// DatabaseReader wraps the Get method of a backing store for the trie.
+type DatabaseReader interface {
 	Get(key []byte) (value []byte, err error)
 }