backports for 2.3.0 beta (#10164)

* version: mark 2.3 track beta

* version: mark update critical on all networks

* Ping nodes from discovery (#10167)

* Fix _cannot recursively call into `Core`_ issue (#10144)

* Change igd to github:maufl/rust-igd

* Run `igd::search_gateway_from_timeout` from own thread

* Handle the case for contract creation on an empty but exist account with storage items (#10065)

* Add is_base_storage_root_unchanged

* Fix compile, use a shortcut for check, and remove ignored tests

* Add a warn!

* Update ethereum/tests to v6.0.0-beta.2

* grumble: use {:#x} instead of 0x{:x}

Co-Authored-By: sorpaas <accounts@that.world>

* version: bump fork blocks for kovan and foundation (#10186)

* pull constantinople on ethereum network (#10189)

* ethcore: pull constantinople on ethereum network

* version: mark update as critical

* ethcore: remove constantinople alltogether from chain spec

* version: revert fork block for ethereum

ethcore/src/state/mod.rs

@@ -539,6 +539,13 @@ impl<B: Backend> State<B> {
 			|a| a.as_ref().map_or(self.account_start_nonce, |account| *account.nonce()))
 	}
 
+	/// Whether the base storage root of an account remains unchanged.
+	pub fn is_base_storage_root_unchanged(&self, a: &Address) -> TrieResult<bool> {
+		Ok(self.ensure_cached(a, RequireCache::None, true,
+			|a| a.as_ref().map(|account| account.is_base_storage_root_unchanged()))?
+			.unwrap_or(true))
+	}
+
 	/// Get the storage root of account `a`.
 	pub fn storage_root(&self, a: &Address) -> TrieResult<Option<H256>> {
 		self.ensure_cached(a, RequireCache::None, true,