ACDC2026-09-17_187

AllCoreDevs - Consensus #187

2026-09-17 7 decisions 896 transcript lines

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Call summary

Targets
  • •Sepolia Glamsterdam fork — October 6, 2026 - 00:16:50
  • •All Glamsterdam client releases — by September 29, 2026 (hard deadline) - 00:22:48
  • •Hoodi Glamsterdam fork — tentatively October 27, 2026 (go/no-go on ACD October 8) - 00:33:10
Decisions
  • •QUIC default for all clients at Glamsterdam release; MPLEX deprecated (not removed) post-Glamsterdam mainnet activation; spec PR 3866 merged after fork - 00:15:32
  • •Sepolia fork set for October 6; Hoodi fork tentatively October 27, confirmed on ACD October 8 if Sepolia goes smoothly - 00:33:10
  • •PFI for Hegota: EIP-8411 (Fast Execution Payload Broadcast); CFI decision deferred until after other EIPs scoped - 00:45:32
  • •CFI for Hegota: EIP-8015 (remove unused historical precompiles) - 00:54:39
  • •EIP-8365 CFI pending with reduced scope (no forced exits in Hegota; exits deferred to I-Star); revised EIP to be confirmed CFI on next ACDC - 01:07:28
  • •DFI for Hegota: EIP-8237, EIP-8341, EIP-8367, EIP-8321, EIP-8243, EIP-8146, EIP-8375; PQ-related work (incl. hash-chain RANDAO) to continue informally during H-Star - 01:18:40
  • •EIP-8363 (issuance reduction) tabled; no decision today; stokes to propose a process for broader community input before next ACDC - 01:20:47
Highlights
  • Networking:
    • ·Plan: QUIC default for all clients at Glamsterdam release; clients free to deprecate MPLEX after Glamsterdam activates on mainnet; spec PR 3866 merged post-fork - 00:08:56
  • Eip Proposals Hegota:
    • ·EIP-8411 (Fast Execution Payload Broadcast via chunked gossip, 64 chunks + Merkle proofs): PFI'd; CFI decision deferred until after other pending CFI decisions - 00:36:04
    • ·EIP-8015 (remove unused historical precompiles): CFI'd; strong client support, non-controversial - 00:53:31
    • ·EIP-8365 (0x00 credential retirement): CFI pending scope reduction — force exits removed; only new 0x00 deposits blocked at Hegota; exits deferred to I-Star; author NC agreed; updated PR expected before next ACDC - 00:55:28
    • ·DFI for Hegota: EIP-8237, EIP-8341, EIP-8367, EIP-8321, EIP-8243, EIP-8146, EIP-8375 (and EIP-8321 DFI'd with note that PQ-related work continues during H-Star) - 01:11:02
    • ·Issuance EIP-8363 tabled; 3 clients DFI, 3 abstained; core devs not positioned to decide; process for broader community input to be determined; will be addressed in a future call - 01:20:03
  • Fork Status And Schedule:
    • ·devnet-11 activated Glamsterdam cleanly Monday; Lido and Optimism deployed and confirmed no issues; network kept up ~1 more week then shutdown - 00:05:35
    • ·devnet-8: JUMP attack caused Besu OOM issues; t-store spam attacker causing ~7s block times (20 Mgas/s) on Besu; Besu has two PRs in flight - 00:06:19
    • ·Sepolia Glamsterdam fork confirmed for October 6; client releases deadline September 29 (sooner strongly preferred for security review and bug bounty) - 00:16:50
    • ·Hoodi fork tentatively targeting October 27; plan is to confirm go/no-go on the ACD October 8 call after observing Sepolia; avoids Devcon week - 00:33:10
Action Items
  • •stokes / EF - Publish Sepolia fork blog post, update eth-clients repo, and merge Meta EIP for October 6 fork - 00:17:58
  • •All CL client teams - Cut Glamsterdam client releases by September 29 (target sooner for bug bounty/security review window) - 00:22:48
  • •NC (EIP-8365 author) - Update EIP-8365 PR to remove forced exits; bring revised version to next ACDC for CFI - 01:07:58

Key decisions

  • QUIC default for all clients at Glamsterdam release; MPLEX deprecated (not removed) post-Glamsterdam mainnet activation; spec PR 3866 merged after fork

    Networking protocol transition plan for the Glamsterdam upgrade.
  • Sepolia fork set for October 6; Hoodi fork tentatively October 27, confirmed on ACD October 8 if Sepolia goes smoothly

    SFIScheduling of testnet and mainnet forks for the Glamsterdam upgrade.
  • PFI for Hegota: EIP-8411 (Fast Execution Payload Broadcast); CFI decision deferred until after other EIPs scoped

    PFIEIP-8411 Proposed for Inclusion (PFI) for the Hegota upgrade.
  • CFI for Hegota: EIP-8015 (remove unused historical precompiles)

    CFIEIP-8015 Considered for Inclusion (CFI) for the Hegota upgrade.
  • EIP-8365 CFI pending with reduced scope (no forced exits in Hegota; exits deferred to I-Star); revised EIP to be confirmed CFI on next ACDC

    CFI status is pending a scope reduction to remove forced exits.
  • DFI for Hegota: EIP-8237, EIP-8341, EIP-8367, EIP-8321, EIP-8243, EIP-8146, EIP-8375; PQ-related work (incl. hash-chain RANDAO) to continue informally during H-Star

    PFIMultiple EIPs Discussed for Inclusion (DFI) for the Hegota upgrade.
  • EIP-8363 (issuance reduction) tabled; no decision today; stokes to propose a process for broader community input before next ACDC

    Decision on issuance reduction EIP deferred for broader community input.

EIPs discussed

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