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ACDT2026-02-09_069

AllCoreDevs - Testing #069

2026-02-09 4 decisions 506 transcript lines

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Call summary

Targets
  • Mid-week - ETH/70 isolated testnet launch - 00:49:05
  • End of March - Final gas repricing numbers after BAL benchmarks - 00:58:23
Decisions
  • Reduce bal-devnet-2 gas limit to 70M to focus on BAL testing - 00:31:21
  • EPBS DevNet 0 will not test fork choice edge cases - 00:38:31
  • ETH/70 should be tested in isolation before adding to BAL devnets - 00:47:32
  • EIP-8037 (state growth) prioritized for DevNet 3 implementation - 00:59:08
Highlights
  • Bal Devnet 2 Status:
    • ·bal-devnet-2 launched Friday; Nethermind and Nimbus EL have syncing issues - 00:17:58
    • ·Nimbus issue relates to block access list for finalized blocks - 00:19:33
    • ·Network configured at 150M gas; clients should verify compatibility - 00:21:47
    • ·10MB block limit active (Fusaka); constrains blocks above ~104M gas - 00:22:03
  • Eth70 And Gas Limits:
    • ·ETH/70 implementation ready in Besu; testing against other clients needed - 00:43:51
    • ·ETH/70 kurtosis testing shows clients still syncing unexpectedly - 00:45:25
    • ·Full-sync bypasses receipts; snap-sync needed to trigger ETH/70 path - 00:46:32
    • ·ETH/70 is critical blocker for scaling beyond 83M gas - 00:47:09
  • Gas Repricing Updates:
    • ·EIP-7904 (compute repricing) has preliminary numbers; awaiting BAL-optimized benchmarks - 00:53:42
    • ·EIP-8037 (state growth) specs progressing; multidimensional metering details being updated - 00:55:24
    • ·EIP-7976/7981 (data repricing) most advanced; specs complete - 00:56:11
    • ·Final repricing numbers expected end of March after BAL benchmarks complete - 00:58:08
    • ·EIP-8037 recommended for DevNet 3 as most complex implementation - 00:59:15
  • Epbs Devnet 0 Progress:
    • ·Prysm: fork choice ready in 1-2 days; API and sync remain - 00:35:12
    • ·Teku: passing Alpha 2 spec tests except fork choice - 00:36:09
    • ·Nimbus: Alpha 2 PR merging imminently; fork choice deprioritized for DevNet 0 - 00:37:04
    • ·DevNet 0 will not focus on fork choice edge cases - 00:38:31
    • ·EL testing image available: ethpandaops/geth:epbs-devnet-0 - 00:40:04
    • ·Lodestar: passing Alpha 2 tests; fork choice refactoring in progress - 00:41:11
  • Benchmarking Infrastructure:
    • ·Benchmarkor tool released: consumes EEST fixtures and raw JSON tests - 00:50:32
    • ·Benchmarkor supports stateful tests with 1.2-1.6TB snapshots via CoW filesystems - 01:02:00
    • ·Benchmarkor includes UI for test heatmaps, resource graphs, and detailed logs - 01:05:36
    • ·Carlos's standardized block metrics JSON format enables cross-client analysis - 01:09:20
Action Items
  • PK/Barnabas - Set up isolated ETH/70 testnet for kurtosis validation - 00:49:00
  • All EL teams - Clients reach readiness for ETH/70 testing and notify Barnabas/PK - 00:50:00
  • Maria/Stefan - Coordinate DevNet 3 scope: prioritize EIP-8037, consider data repricings - 01:00:30

Key decisions

  • Reduce bal-devnet-2 gas limit to 70M to focus on BAL testing

    to focus on BAL testing
  • EPBS DevNet 0 will not test fork choice edge cases

    fork choice edge cases
  • ETH/70 should be tested in isolation before adding to BAL devnets

    before adding to BAL devnets
  • EIP-8037 (state growth) prioritized for DevNet 3 implementation

    Includedfor DevNet 3 implementation

EIPs discussed