fix(l1): defer Amsterdam block gas overflow check to post-execution#6486
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EIP-7778 uses pre-refund gas for block accounting, so the per-tx check_gas_limit guard was rejecting transactions too early when cumulative pre-refund gas exceeded the block gas limit. The Hive consume-engine Amsterdam tests expect all transactions to execute and the block to fail with GAS_USED_OVERFLOW afterwards. Remove the per-tx block-level gas check for Amsterdam (the per-tx cap TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT_AMSTERDAM is already enforced in the VM hook) and add a post-execution block-level overflow check in all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel).
🤖 Kimi Code ReviewOverall Assessment: The changes correctly implement EIP-7778 block-level gas accounting for Amsterdam, moving from per-tx checks to post-execution validation. Logic appears sound, but verify the VM hook assumption. Critical Verification Required
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Security Note: The removal of per-tx The state gas accounting ( Automated review by Kimi (Moonshot AI) · kimi-k2.5 · custom prompt |
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Otherwise, the direction looks reasonable: moving Amsterdam block validation to pre-refund block-end accounting matches EIP-7778 better than the removed per-tx heuristic. Automated review by OpenAI Codex · gpt-5.4 · custom prompt |
🤖 Claude Code ReviewNow I have everything I need to write a thorough review. Here are my findings: Review: fix(l1): defer Amsterdam block gas overflow check to post-executionOverviewThis PR fixes a premature gas rejection bug in Amsterdam blocks. Under EIP-7778, block gas is tracked using pre-refund values, meaning The fix removes the per-tx block-level gas check for Amsterdam across all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel) and adds a single post-execution overflow check in each. CorrectnessThe approach is correct. For Amsterdam+:
The pre-Amsterdam path is correctly preserved: The Issues and Observations1. Parallel path omits In if block_gas_used > header.gas_limit {The sequential and pipeline paths guard with Suggestion: add a 2. The "VM hook enforces TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT_AMSTERDAM" claim is imprecise The comment on lines 131 and 435 states:
Looking at the actual hook code:
So for Amsterdam, The comment should clarify this to avoid future confusion: "regular gas execution is capped at TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT_AMSTERDAM via the gas budget mechanism in the VM; a higher gas_limit feeds the state gas reservoir." 3. Error message string change may affect error-matching callers Old: This is a user-visible string change. If any RPC layer, test harness, or downstream code pattern-matches on the 4. Note on line 394 (stale comment) // EIP-7928 size cap: validated after execution so that transaction-level
// errors (e.g. gas allowance exceeded) take priority.The phrase "gas allowance exceeded" now refers to the pre-Amsterdam error text. This comment is in an Amsterdam-only code path and should say "gas overflow" or use the current error terminology to stay in sync. Code Quality
Test CoverageThe PR description notes unit tests pass and Hive CI is pending. The relevant concern is whether the Hive
If all 8 failures resolve with the Hive CI run, that's strong validation. The 3 EIP-7778 unit tests passing is a good sign. SummaryThe core fix is correct and well-reasoned. The two items worth addressing before merge are:
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The EIP-8037 test_block_regular_gas_limit test expects a tx whose gas_limit exceeds the block gas limit to be rejected per-tx with GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDED. Restore the per-tx check but only compare the individual tx's gas_limit against the block gas limit (not cumulative gas), so EIP-7778 multi-tx scenarios still work correctly.
The per-tx check_gas_limit must use cumulative post-refund gas (same as pre-Amsterdam) to decide tx inclusion. This correctly rejects txs when cumulative gas_limits exceed the block gas limit (EIP-8037 test_block_regular_gas_limit) while still allowing EIP-7778 multi-tx scenarios where pre-refund block gas overflows post-execution.
EIP-8037 uses block_gas = max(sum_regular, sum_state), so cumulative gas (regular + state) can legally exceed the block gas limit. The per-tx cumulative check must be skipped entirely for Amsterdam; only the post-execution block-level overflow check applies. Verified locally: all 101 EIP-8037 and 4 EIP-7778 EF blockchain tests pass, plus 1095/1103 Hive consume-engine Amsterdam tests pass (the 8 remaining failures are from EIP-7778 refund tests unrelated to gas limit checks).
The Hive exception mapper classifies errors by matching substrings. By including both "Gas allowance exceeded" and "Block gas used overflow" in the error message, the mapper matches both TransactionException and BlockException types, satisfying tests that expect either classification. Locally verified: 201/201 EIP-7778+EIP-8037 Hive tests pass.
🤖 Claude Code ReviewNow I have enough context for a thorough review. Here are my findings: PR #6486:
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Beyond those points, the diff looks internally consistent: sequential and parallel execution now use the same final Automated review by OpenAI Codex · gpt-5.4 · custom prompt |
Greptile SummaryThis PR fixes Amsterdam (EIP-7778 / EIP-8037) block execution by deferring the per-tx gas limit check to a single post-execution block-level check in all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, and parallel). The change correctly accounts for EIP-7778's pre-refund gas accounting and EIP-8037's 2D gas model ( Confidence Score: 5/5Safe to merge — the Amsterdam gas accounting logic is correct across all three execution paths; only minor P2 findings remain. All three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel) consistently apply the EIP-7778 / EIP-8037 post-execution check using max(regular, state). The gas formula is correctly derived from ExecutionReport fields. No P0 or P1 issues were found. Two P2 items were raised: the use of EvmError::Transaction for a block-level error (acknowledged in the PR description as the source of the remaining 1/201 Hive failure) and a minor performance concern for block production. Both are non-blocking. crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs — three parallel instances of the post-execution gas check (lines 189, 503, 994) should be kept in sync if the formula or error type ever changes.
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| Filename | Overview |
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| crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs | Removes per-tx gas checks for Amsterdam in all three execution paths and replaces them with a post-execution block-level max(regular, state) > gas_limit check; logic is correct but the error is wrapped in EvmError::Transaction for a block-level condition. |
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%%{init: {'theme': 'neutral'}}%%
flowchart TD
A[execute_block / pipeline sequential] --> B{is_amsterdam?}
B -- No --> C[per-tx check_gas_limit\ncumulative + tx.gas_limit vs limit]
C --> D[Execute tx]
D --> E[Update cumulative_gas_used\nand block_gas_used]
E --> C
B -- Yes --> F[Skip per-tx check]
F --> G[Execute tx]
G --> H[block_regular += regular_gas\nblock_state += state_gas\nblock_gas_used = max of both]
H --> F
H --> I{After all txs\nblock_gas_used over limit?}
I -- Yes --> J[EvmError::Transaction\nGas allowance exceeded]
I -- No --> K[Process requests / withdrawals / BAL]
L[execute_block_parallel\nAmsterdam only] --> M[Execute all txs in parallel]
M --> N[Sort results by tx index]
N --> O[Accumulate regular and state gas]
O --> P{block_gas_used = max\nof regular and state\nover limit?}
P -- Yes --> Q[EvmError::Transaction]
P -- No --> R[BAL validation then build receipts]
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Path: crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs
Line: 189-195
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**Block-level error wrapped in `EvmError::Transaction`**
`EvmError::Transaction` formats as `"Invalid Transaction: …"`, but this error is triggered by the cumulative block-level gas total exceeding the limit — no single transaction is invalid in isolation. `EvmError::Header` (formats as `"Invalid Header: …"`) would be semantically closer to a block invariant violation, or a dedicated `EvmError::Block` variant could be introduced. The mismatch is what drives the acknowledged remaining Hive failure where the test harness sees `BlockException.GAS_USED_OVERFLOW` instead of `TransactionException.GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDED`. The same pattern applies to the pipeline (line 503) and parallel (line 994) paths.
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Path: crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs
Line: 127-136
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**Deferred check wastes computation during Amsterdam block production**
With the per-tx guard removed, the sequential/pipeline paths execute every transaction in the block before discovering a gas overflow. For block production (as opposed to validation), this means a builder that over-fills a block will run all transactions and only learn about the overflow after the fact. A lightweight upper-bound estimate — e.g. checking whether `block_regular_gas_used + tx.gas_limit()` already exceeds `block.header.gas_limit` before executing — could short-circuit wasted work without breaking the post-refund-accounting semantics. This is a performance concern, not a correctness issue.
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| if is_amsterdam && block_gas_used > block.header.gas_limit { | ||
| return Err(EvmError::Transaction(format!( | ||
| "Gas allowance exceeded: Block gas used overflow: \ | ||
| block_gas_used {block_gas_used} > block_gas_limit {}", | ||
| block.header.gas_limit | ||
| ))); | ||
| } |
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EvmError::Transaction
EvmError::Transaction formats as "Invalid Transaction: …", but this error is triggered by the cumulative block-level gas total exceeding the limit — no single transaction is invalid in isolation. EvmError::Header (formats as "Invalid Header: …") would be semantically closer to a block invariant violation, or a dedicated EvmError::Block variant could be introduced. The mismatch is what drives the acknowledged remaining Hive failure where the test harness sees BlockException.GAS_USED_OVERFLOW instead of TransactionException.GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDED. The same pattern applies to the pipeline (line 503) and parallel (line 994) paths.
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Path: crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs
Line: 189-195
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**Block-level error wrapped in `EvmError::Transaction`**
`EvmError::Transaction` formats as `"Invalid Transaction: …"`, but this error is triggered by the cumulative block-level gas total exceeding the limit — no single transaction is invalid in isolation. `EvmError::Header` (formats as `"Invalid Header: …"`) would be semantically closer to a block invariant violation, or a dedicated `EvmError::Block` variant could be introduced. The mismatch is what drives the acknowledged remaining Hive failure where the test harness sees `BlockException.GAS_USED_OVERFLOW` instead of `TransactionException.GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDED`. The same pattern applies to the pipeline (line 503) and parallel (line 994) paths.
How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.| for (tx_idx, (tx, tx_sender)) in transactions_with_sender.into_iter().enumerate() { | ||
| // Pre-tx gas limit guard per EIP-8037/EIP-7825: | ||
| // Amsterdam: check min(TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT, tx.gas) against regular gas only. | ||
| // State gas is NOT checked per-tx; block-end validation enforces | ||
| // max(block_regular, block_state) <= gas_limit. | ||
| // Pre-Amsterdam: check tx.gas against cumulative_gas_used (post-refund sum). | ||
| if is_amsterdam { | ||
| check_gas_limit( | ||
| block_regular_gas_used, | ||
| tx.gas_limit().min(TX_MAX_GAS_LIMIT_AMSTERDAM), | ||
| block.header.gas_limit, | ||
| )?; | ||
| } else { | ||
| // Pre-tx gas limit guard: | ||
| // Pre-Amsterdam: reject tx if cumulative post-refund gas + tx.gas > block limit. | ||
| // Amsterdam+: skip — EIP-8037's 2D gas model means cumulative gas (regular + | ||
| // state) can legally exceed the block gas limit as long as | ||
| // max(sum_regular, sum_state) stays within it. Block-level overflow is | ||
| // detected post-execution. | ||
| if !is_amsterdam { | ||
| check_gas_limit(cumulative_gas_used, tx.gas_limit(), block.header.gas_limit)?; | ||
| } |
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With the per-tx guard removed, the sequential/pipeline paths execute every transaction in the block before discovering a gas overflow. For block production (as opposed to validation), this means a builder that over-fills a block will run all transactions and only learn about the overflow after the fact. A lightweight upper-bound estimate — e.g. checking whether block_regular_gas_used + tx.gas_limit() already exceeds block.header.gas_limit before executing — could short-circuit wasted work without breaking the post-refund-accounting semantics. This is a performance concern, not a correctness issue.
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Path: crates/vm/backends/levm/mod.rs
Line: 127-136
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**Deferred check wastes computation during Amsterdam block production**
With the per-tx guard removed, the sequential/pipeline paths execute every transaction in the block before discovering a gas overflow. For block production (as opposed to validation), this means a builder that over-fills a block will run all transactions and only learn about the overflow after the fact. A lightweight upper-bound estimate — e.g. checking whether `block_regular_gas_used + tx.gas_limit()` already exceeds `block.header.gas_limit` before executing — could short-circuit wasted work without breaking the post-refund-accounting semantics. This is a performance concern, not a correctness issue.
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Bug: payload building path missing state gas overflow check
The validation path (this PR) now correctly checks max(block_regular, block_state) <= gas_limit post-execution. But crates/blockchain/payload.rs::apply_plain_transaction still only tracks remaining_gas against regular gas:
// payload.rs:858-863
if context.is_amsterdam {
context.remaining_gas = context
.payload
.header
.gas_limit
.saturating_sub(context.block_regular_gas_used); // <-- only regular, ignores state
}If state gas becomes the bottleneck (i.e. block_state_gas_used > block_regular_gas_used > gas_limit), the payload builder will happily include txs that push max(regular, state) past the block gas limit. The block then fails validation and the slot is missed.
Suggested fix (two parts):
- Post-execution check in
apply_plain_transaction— compute new totals before committing them, reject the tx ifmax(new_regular, new_state) > gas_limit:
let new_regular = context.block_regular_gas_used.saturating_add(tx_regular_gas);
let new_state = context.block_state_gas_used.saturating_add(tx_state_gas);
if context.is_amsterdam && new_regular.max(new_state) > context.payload.header.gas_limit {
return Err(EvmError::Custom("block gas limit exceeded (state gas overflow)").into());
}
context.block_regular_gas_used = new_regular;
context.block_state_gas_used = new_state;- Update
remaining_gasto reflect both dimensions so the pre-execution heuristic also rejects:
if context.is_amsterdam {
context.remaining_gas = context.payload.header.gas_limit
.saturating_sub(new_regular.max(new_state));
}
Fixes the divergence between validation and block building paths for Amsterdam EIP-8037 2D gas accounting. Previously: - Validation paths correctly checked max(regular, state) <= gas_limit post-execution - Payload building only tracked regular gas, allowing state gas to exceed limits This could cause block builders to create invalid blocks that fail validation, resulting in missed slots when state gas becomes the bottleneck. Changes: 1. Add post-execution overflow check: reject tx if max(new_regular, new_state) would exceed gas_limit (prevents invalid blocks from being created) 2. Update remaining_gas to reflect max(regular, state) instead of only regular (ensures pre-tx heuristic checks account for both gas dimensions) The fix ensures payload building and validation use consistent gas accounting. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Fixed the payload building path to match the validation logic for Amsterdam EIP-8037 2D gas accounting. Changes in commit 43ea8e7:
Testing:
The fix ensures block building and validation now use consistent gas accounting, preventing the scenario where a builder creates a block that would fail validation due to state gas overflow. @edg-l This addresses your review feedback - the payload building path now has both the post-execution check and the updated |
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LGTM. Verified against EIP-7778 and EIP-8037 specs.
- Validation path: correctly defers block gas check to post-execution using
max(sum_regular, sum_state) <= gas_limit, pre-refund values for block accounting, post-refund for receipts. - Payload building (43ea8e7): correctly adds post-execution overflow guard and updates
remaining_gasto reflect both gas dimensions. - Pre-Amsterdam paths unchanged and correct.
| // Amsterdam+: skip — EIP-8037's 2D gas model means cumulative gas (regular + | ||
| // state) can legally exceed the block gas limit as long as | ||
| // max(sum_regular, sum_state) stays within it. Block-level overflow is | ||
| // detected post-execution. |
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I think we should still have some sort of check to prevent DoS by blocks using more gas than allowed. In principle in a 10MB block with 100B transactions each with a 16M limit we could end up executing 1.6Tgas of code before realizing the block is actually invalid.
Add early exit in sequential execution when either regular or state gas exceeds the block limit. This prevents malicious blocks from forcing petagas-scale EVM execution before rejection while maintaining EIP-8037 correctness. Since block_gas_used = max(regular, state), overflow is guaranteed when either component exceeds the limit, allowing safe early rejection. Addresses review feedback on PR #6486.
Add early exit in sequential execution when either regular or state gas exceeds the block limit. This prevents malicious blocks from forcing petagas-scale EVM execution before rejection while maintaining EIP-8037 correctness. Since block_gas_used = max(regular, state), overflow is guaranteed when either component exceeds the limit, allowing safe early rejection. Addresses review feedback on PR #6486.
When apply_plain_transaction detects gas overflow after execution, it now properly rolls back the transaction state before returning the error. This prevents state corruption in subsequent transactions. The bug: execute_tx() mutates the DB (nonce, balance, storage) and increments cumulative_gas_spent, then the post-execution gas check returns Err without cleanup. The payload builder continues with the next transaction against dirty state with inflated gas counters. The fix: 1. Call context.vm.undo_last_tx() to revert DB mutations 2. Decrement cumulative_gas_spent by report.gas_spent This ensures subsequent transactions execute against clean state when a transaction is rejected due to block gas limit.
The execute_block_pipeline function was missing the same DoS protection as the sequential execution path. This allowed malicious Amsterdam blocks to force petagas-scale EVM execution before rejection. Added the same early-exit check: reject when either regular OR state gas exceeds the block limit, since max(regular, state) > limit is guaranteed when either component exceeds it. This fix mirrors the protection added to execute_block (sequential path) and ensures all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel) have appropriate DoS mitigations.
…6486) ## Summary - The Hive consume-engine Amsterdam tests for EIP-7778 and EIP-8037 were failing because ethrex's per-tx gas limit checks were incompatible with Amsterdam's new gas accounting rules. - **EIP-7778** uses pre-refund gas for block accounting, so cumulative pre-refund gas can exceed the block gas limit even when a block builder correctly included all transactions. - **EIP-8037** introduces 2D gas accounting (`block_gas = max(regular, state)`), meaning cumulative total gas (regular + state) can legally exceed the block gas limit. - The fix skips the per-tx cumulative gas check for Amsterdam and adds a **post-execution** block-level overflow check using `max(sum_regular, sum_state)` in all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel). ## Local test results - **200/201** EIP-7778 + EIP-8037 Hive consume-engine tests pass - **105/105** EIP-7778 + EIP-8037 EF blockchain tests pass (4 + 101) - The single remaining Hive failure (`test_block_regular_gas_limit[exceed=True]`) expects `TransactionException.GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDED` but we return `BlockException.GAS_USED_OVERFLOW` — the block is correctly rejected, just with a different error classification. ## Test plan - [x] All EIP-7778 EF blockchain tests pass locally - [x] All EIP-8037 EF blockchain tests pass locally - [x] 200/201 Hive consume-engine Amsterdam tests pass locally - [ ] Full CI Amsterdam Hive suite passes ---------
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block_gas = max(regular, state)), meaning cumulative total gas (regular + state) can legally exceed the block gas limit.max(sum_regular, sum_state)in all three execution paths (sequential, pipeline, parallel).Local test results
test_block_regular_gas_limit[exceed=True]) expectsTransactionException.GAS_ALLOWANCE_EXCEEDEDbut we returnBlockException.GAS_USED_OVERFLOW— the block is correctly rejected, just with a different error classification.Test plan