# Whisk -- Fork Logic **Notice**: This document is a work-in-progress for researchers and implementers. ## Table of contents - [Introduction](#introduction) - [Configuration](#configuration) - [Fork to Whisk](#fork-to-whisk) ## Introduction This document describes the process of Whisk upgrade. ``` """ WHISK_FORK_EPOCH | cooldown | | || v vsvv --+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----+- shuffling ^ | | proposer selection candidate selection """ ``` ## Configuration Warning: this configuration is not definitive. | Name | Value | | -------------------- | ----------------------- | | `WHISK_FORK_VERSION` | `Version('0x08000000')` | | `WHISK_FORK_EPOCH` | `Epoch(18446744073709551615)` **TBD** | ## Fork to Whisk If `state.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH == 0` and `compute_epoch_at_slot(state.slot) == WHISK_FORK_EPOCH`, an irregular state change is made to upgrade to Whisk. `WHISK_FORK_EPOCH` must be a multiple of `WHISK_RUN_DURATION_IN_EPOCHS`. The upgrade occurs after the completion of the inner loop of `process_slots` that sets `state.slot` equal to `WHISK_FORK_EPOCH * SLOTS_PER_EPOCH`. This ensures that we drop right into the beginning of the shuffling phase but without `process_whisk_epoch()` triggering for this Whisk run. Hence we handle all the setup ourselves in `upgrade_to_whisk()` below. ```python def upgrade_to_whisk(pre: capella.BeaconState) -> BeaconState: # Compute initial unsafe trackers for all validators ks = [get_initial_whisk_k(ValidatorIndex(validator_index), 0) for validator_index in range(len(pre.validators))] whisk_k_commitments = [get_k_commitment(k) for k in ks] whisk_trackers = [get_initial_tracker(k) for k in ks] epoch = get_current_epoch(pre) post = BeaconState( # Versioning genesis_time=pre.genesis_time, genesis_validators_root=pre.genesis_validators_root, slot=pre.slot, fork=Fork( previous_version=pre.fork.current_version, current_version=WHISK_FORK_VERSION, epoch=epoch, ), # History latest_block_header=pre.latest_block_header, block_roots=pre.block_roots, state_roots=pre.state_roots, historical_roots=pre.historical_roots, # Eth1 eth1_data=pre.eth1_data, eth1_data_votes=pre.eth1_data_votes, eth1_deposit_index=pre.eth1_deposit_index, # Registry validators=[], balances=pre.balances, # Randomness randao_mixes=pre.randao_mixes, # Slashings slashings=pre.slashings, # Participation previous_epoch_participation=pre.previous_epoch_participation, current_epoch_participation=pre.current_epoch_participation, # Finality justification_bits=pre.justification_bits, previous_justified_checkpoint=pre.previous_justified_checkpoint, current_justified_checkpoint=pre.current_justified_checkpoint, finalized_checkpoint=pre.finalized_checkpoint, # Inactivity inactivity_scores=pre.inactivity_scores, # Sync current_sync_committee=pre.current_sync_committee, next_sync_committee=pre.next_sync_committee, # Execution-layer latest_execution_payload_header=pre.latest_execution_payload_header, # Withdrawals next_withdrawal_index=pre.next_withdrawal_index, next_withdrawal_validator_index=pre.next_withdrawal_validator_index, # Deep history valid from Capella onwards historical_summaries=pre.historical_summaries, # Whisk whisk_proposer_trackers=[WhiskTracker() for _ in range(WHISK_PROPOSER_TRACKERS_COUNT)], # [New in Whisk] whisk_candidate_trackers=[WhiskTracker() for _ in range(WHISK_CANDIDATE_TRACKERS_COUNT)], # [New in Whisk] whisk_trackers=whisk_trackers, # [New in Whisk] whisk_k_commitments=whisk_k_commitments, # [New in Whisk] ) # Do a candidate selection followed by a proposer selection so that we have proposers for the upcoming day # Use an old epoch when selecting candidates so that we don't get the same seed as in the next candidate selection select_whisk_candidate_trackers(post, Epoch(saturating_sub(epoch, WHISK_PROPOSER_SELECTION_GAP + 1))) select_whisk_proposer_trackers(post, epoch) # Do a final round of candidate selection. # We need it so that we have something to shuffle over the upcoming shuffling phase. select_whisk_candidate_trackers(post, epoch) return post ```