erigon-pulse/core/block_validator.go

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package core

import (
	"github.com/ledgerwatch/erigon/params"
)

// CalcGasLimit computes the gas limit of the next block after parent. It aims
// to keep the baseline gas above the provided floor, and increase it towards the
// ceil if the blocks are full. If the ceil is exceeded, it will always decrease
// the gas allowance.
func CalcGasLimit(parentGasUsed, parentGasLimit, gasFloor, gasCeil uint64) uint64 {
	// contrib = (parentGasUsed * 3 / 2) / 1024
	contrib := (parentGasUsed + parentGasUsed/2) / params.GasLimitBoundDivisor

	// decay = parentGasLimit / 1024 -1
	decay := parentGasLimit/params.GasLimitBoundDivisor - 1

	/*
		strategy: gasLimit of block-to-mine is set based on parent's
		gasUsed value.  if parentGasUsed > parentGasLimit * (2/3) then we
		increase it, otherwise lower it (or leave it unchanged if it's right
		at that usage) the amount increased/decreased depends on how far away
		from parentGasLimit * (2/3) parentGasUsed is.
	*/
	limit := parentGasLimit - decay + contrib
	if limit < params.MinGasLimit {
		limit = params.MinGasLimit
	}
	// If we're outside our allowed gas range, we try to hone towards them
	if limit < gasFloor {
		limit = parentGasLimit + decay
		if limit > gasFloor {
			limit = gasFloor
		}
	} else if limit > gasCeil {
		limit = parentGasLimit - decay
		if limit < gasCeil {
			limit = gasCeil
		}
	}
	return limit
}