Selectively Leverage EOS VM OC

[bhazzard]

Short Description

In order to enhance the performance of EOS and EOS EVM, we are introducing the use of OC (Optimistic Concurrency) for the EOS VM. This initiative aims to improve the overall efficiency and scalability of the platform.

What

The primary goal of this initiative is to leverage OC for the EOS VM by implementing an Auto OC Mode as the default setting. This new mode, eos-vm-oc-enable=auto, will be introduced to enhance performance. Additionally, we will determine when to apply OC or use the baseline mode based on different contexts, such as building blocks, applying blocks, executing transactions from HTTP or P2P, and various transaction types.

Why

By utilizing OC, we can significantly boost the performance of EOS and EOS EVM. With the Auto OC Mode as the default, the system will automatically apply OC when appropriate, optimizing the execution of transactions and improving overall throughput. The introduction of OC for specific contexts, such as building blocks and speculative transaction executions, further enhances the efficiency of the platform. Moreover, we will evaluate and potentially increase subjective limits for contracts that leverage OC

Requirements

Auto OC Mode as default

Add a new Auto OC Mode option (eos-vm-oc-enable=auto), and apply it as the default.

Baseline / OC selection

In Auto OC Mode, leverage EOS VM OC, as follows:

Context	OC?
Building block	baseline, but OC if account is eosio.*
Applying block	OC, or if producer: baseline, but OC if account is eosio.*
Speculatively executing trx from HTTP	baseline, but OC if account is eosio.*
Speculatively executing trx from p2p	OC (but see 💡 below)
Compute transaction	baseline, but OC if account is eosio.*
Read only transaction	OC

Evaluate increasing subjective limits for OC contracts

We propose an analysis to determine the most appropriate subjective limits for contracts that leverage OC. Depending on the results of the analysis, subjective limits may be increased for eosio.* contracts.

Tasks

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1. EOS VM OC: Implement new Auto OC Mode AntelopeIO/leap#1251
   OCI actionable enhancement feature-request 👍 lgtm +5
   

[bhazzard]

Full proposal: #164

[heifner]

Propose: --eos-vm-oc-enable options auto (default), all, none. all corresponds to previous true and none corresponds to previous false.

[heifner]

Propose:

• Add a --eos-vm-oc-enable option auto-no-p2p, which is auto minus OC for p2p trxs.
  Currently not using OC for p2p speculative execution.