Ethereum Developers Discuss Pectra Upgrade and Resource Constraints in ACDC Call #141
Ethereum developers recently gathered for the All Core Developers Consensus (ACDC) call #141 to dive deep into updates surrounding the Pectra upgrade and to address issues related to proof computation for home stakers.
The meeting, chaired by Ethereum Foundation (EF) Researcher Alex Stokes, highlighted several key points regarding the ongoing developments within the Ethereum ecosystem.
Pectra Devnet 2 Progress
The debugging efforts on Pectra Devnet 2 are nearing completion, with Prysm developer Terence Tsao reporting the resolution of a non-finality bug. With this bug fixed, Pectra Devnet 2 is now ready to be deprecated, as confirmed by EF Developer Operations Engineer Parithosh Jayanthi.
Pectra Specification Updates
Several updates to the Pectra implementation on the consensus layer were discussed during the call. These updates included the resolution of an edge case in EIP 7251, improvements in efficiency for accessing and storing EL payload components, and a proposed strategy by Geth developer Felix Lange to enhance the communication of validator withdrawals and consolidation requests.
PeerDAS Devnet 2 and Proof Computations
The latest implementation of PeerDAS is undergoing local testing by clients, and PeerDAS Devnet 2 is set to be based on the Pectra upgrade. Additionally, developers discussed handling proof computations for validators on resource-constrained devices, with EF Researcher Dankrad Feist suggesting research into distributed block building to ease the computational load for home stakers.
Research Discussions and Future Plans
The developers engaged in discussions regarding the removal of SSZ unions from CL specifications, aligning them better with existing client implementations. The importance of the Portal network to the Ethereum protocol was reaffirmed, emphasizing its significant funding and support by the EF.
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