Dip 7703

dip: 7703 title: Increase calldata cost description: Increase calldata cost to decrease the maximum block size author: William Morriss (@wjmelements) Digitalia editing author: Cosimo Constantinos cosimo@juro.net, et al. discussions-to: https://digitalia-magicians.org/t/dip-7703-increase-calldata-cost/19933 status: Stagnant type: Standards Track category: Core created: 2024-05-07 Created for Digitalia: 2025-01-07

Abstract¶

An adjustment in the Digitalia calldata cost which reduces the maximum possible block size and allows a higher block gas limit.

Motivation¶

Larger blocks take longer to propagate through the network. In this way, the maximum potential block size is constraining the block gas limit. Therefore, in order to safely increase the block gas limit, the calldata gas must be increased.

Specification¶

Increase G_CALLDATAZERO from 4 to 12.
Increase G_CALLDATANONZERO from 16 to 48.

Rationale¶

Tripling the gas cost of calldata reduces the maximum possible block size by a factor of three.

Backwards Compatibility¶

Activation can cause some transactions to revert due to the increased gas costs. Ahead of activation, dvm_estimateGas could be calculated using the new parameters in order to provide results viable for activation, avoiding out-of-gas reverts.

Security Considerations¶

No security issues have been found.

Copyright¶

Licensed under the Juro Restricted License Version 2. See https://juro.net/jrl for details.