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ACDT2026-05-18_080

AllCoreDevs - Testing #080

2026-05-18 4 decisions 565 transcript lines

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Call summary

Targets
  • bal-devnet-7 launch: end of day May 18 or early May 19 - 00:28:00
  • glamsterdam-devnet-4: after bal-devnet-7 stabilizes; requires separate client branches - 00:43:47
  • glamsterdam-devnet-5: EIP-8038, EIP-2780, EIP-8246, EIP-7954 (pending benchmarks) - 00:50:59
Decisions
  • EIP-7954 (64KB code size) targets glamsterdam-devnet-5, not current devnet - 00:14:04
  • SELFDESTRUCT removal deferred to next fork (Hegota); propose proper EIP for Bogota - 00:25:05
  • bal-devnet-7 client participation gated on passing tests-bal@v7.2.0 - 00:29:13
  • EIP-8246 targets glamsterdam-devnet-5 alongside EIP-7708 - 00:56:33
Highlights
  • Ssz Engine Api:
    • ·Two competing REST-SSZ Engine API proposals: PR #764 (Barnabas, minimal changes) vs PR #793 (Marius, cleaner REST structure); Nethermind and Erigon already merged #764 - 01:00:49
    • ·No resolution reached; decision deferred to ACDE Thursday; key debate is shipping fast vs. doing it cleanly - 01:10:27
  • Testing Progress:
    • ·tests-bal@v7.2.0 releasing post-call; adds ~9 new AT37 tests clients must pass before joining bal-devnet-7 - 00:26:09
    • ·Benchmarking moving to bal-devnet-7; clients urged to merge state access optimizations (batch I/O, state root calculation) urgently — blocker for final repricing numbers - 00:33:12
  • Contract Code Size:
    • ·EIP-7954 proposed to raise max contract code size from 32KB to 64KB; already CFI'd at 32KB, this bumps further - 00:08:22
    • ·Consensus: target glamsterdam-devnet-5; benchmark all three values (32, 48, 64KB) before finalizing; do not change current devnet scope - 00:14:04
  • Repricing And Eips:
    • ·EIP-7904 (compute repricings) tentatively dropped — most clients exceed 100M gas/s target post-BAL optimizations - 00:45:37
    • ·EIP-8038 and EIP-2780 targeted for glamsterdam-devnet-5 with placeholder numbers to de-risk implementation; final values pending benchmarks - 00:50:59
    • ·EIP-8246 (remove self-destruct gas burn) targeted for glamsterdam-devnet-5; EIP-7708 lists it as a dependency - 00:53:16
  • Fork Status And Schedule:
    • ·bal-devnet-7 launching today/tomorrow; gated on tests-bal@v7.2.0 release - 00:25:40
    • ·ethrex, Nethermind, Nimbus passing tests; Besu missing some tests; Geth branch not ready until mid-week - 00:27:22
    • ·glamsterdam-devnet-4 requires separate branch from bal-devnet-7 due to engine API gas limit change (PR #796); Nethermind and Erigon already done - 00:43:47
Action Items
  • All EL client teams - Client teams: report post-state root calculation optimization status in BAL Discord thread - 00:35:49
  • Felix / client teams - Review and merge eth/71 devp2p PR #264 (mandatory for bal-devnet-7) - 00:30:42
  • ACDE Thursday - Decide between execution-apis PR #764 vs #793 (REST-SSZ Engine API) - 01:11:11

Key decisions

  • SELFDESTRUCT removal deferred to next fork (Hegota); propose proper EIP for Bogota

    UnknownDeferred to next fork (Hegota)
  • EIP-7954 (64KB code size) targets glamsterdam-devnet-5, not current devnet

    glamsterdam-devnet-5Targets glamsterdam-devnet-5
  • bal-devnet-7 client participation gated on passing tests-bal@v7.2.0

    bal-devnet-7Client participation gated on passing tests-bal@v7.2.0
  • EIP-8246 targets glamsterdam-devnet-5 alongside EIP-7708

    glamsterdam-devnet-5Targets glamsterdam-devnet-5 alongside EIP-7708

EIPs discussed