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ACDT2026-07-20_088

AllCoreDevs - Testing #088

2026-07-20 4 decisions 244 transcript lines

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Call summary

Targets
  • Glamsterdam devnet-8: ~1-2 weeks; focus on fork transition with repricing EIP cleanups - 00:08:06
  • Glamsterdam devnet-9: non-finality chaos devnet targeting within ~1 month - 00:10:22
Decisions
  • devnet-8 to run discv5-only (no discv4); confirmed support from Besu/Nimbus EL - 00:16:55
  • All devnet-7 EIPs ready to SFI pending ratification at next ACD call Thursday - 00:19:56
  • EIP-7773 Glamsterdam Meta EIP to move to Review status; no objections - 00:20:17
  • EIP-7997 EELS irregular state transition PR to be closed; factory existence check unnecessary and adds unwanted witness entries - 00:31:31
Highlights
  • Eip Status:
    • ·All devnet-7 EIPs satisfy SFI criteria per EIP-7723; proposal to formally SFI at next ACDE/ACDC Thursday - 00:18:25
    • ·EIP-7773 Meta EIP for Glamsterdam to be moved to Review status; no objections raised - 00:20:01
  • Testing Progress:
    • ·Death Star added to devnet-7 for chaos testing; malicious Prysm node also incoming this week - 00:06:23
    • ·Lodestar fork-transition bug: spread operator blew the stack on large SSZ Merkle trees; fixed - 00:11:43
    • ·Stable containers ~10-20% slower across clients; optimization round needed before testnet - 00:13:59
    • ·Main devnet-7 EL issue: gas accounting inconsistencies; SSZ container performance at fork transition was the bigger surprise - 00:16:11
  • El Breakout Bal Json Rpc:
    • ·BAL-specific JSON RPC methods inconsistent across clients; Toni created alignment PR against execution-apis - 00:22:33
    • ·EIP-7997 contracts factory: Toni's EELS PR to add factory via irregular state transition; consensus is to close it — factory already in Genesis, check adds unwanted witness entries - 00:26:10
  • Fork Status And Schedule:
    • ·Glamsterdam devnet-7 stable; Erigon and Grandine being onboarded as final clients - 00:05:52
    • ·devnet-8 targets spec cleanup changes (repricing EIPs) and another fork transition test; timeline ~1-2 weeks - 00:07:09
    • ·Plan: devnet-8 for smooth fork transition, devnet-9 as non-finality/chaos-focused devnet - 00:10:22
Action Items
  • EL teams - Align BAL-related JSON RPC methods across EL clients before devnet-8; review Toni's execution-apis PR - 00:10:52
  • ACD facilitators / EIP editors - Formally move devnet-7 EIPs to SFI at next ACDE/ACDC call - 00:19:00

Key decisions

  • devnet-8 to run discv5-only (no discv4); confirmed support from Besu/Nimbus EL

    devnet-8
  • All devnet-7 EIPs ready to SFI pending ratification at next ACD call Thursday

    SFI
  • EIP-7773 Glamsterdam Meta EIP to move to Review status; no objections

    Unknown
  • EIP-7997 EELS irregular state transition PR to be closed; factory existence check unnecessary and adds unwanted witness entries

    Unknown

EIPs discussed