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Summary

  • add the optional state-backed F102 deployment-permissions precompile with fixed chainspec admin, reversible fail-open enforcement, tri-state baseline overrides, and a 1,024-member cap
  • use the existing deployAllowlistActivationHeight for both deployment enforcement and F102 activation; no second dynamic activation field is introduced
  • enforce dynamic policy from current execution state in transaction order without changing access warmth or gas accounting, while preserving legacy static behavior and non-authoritative dynamic txpool admission
  • document chainspec configuration, activation and rollback guidance, the design decision, and the standard eth_call inspection interface

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Rollout

Chains without a non-zero deployAllowlistAdmin retain legacy behavior. Dynamic permissions activate at deployAllowlistActivationHeight. Existing networks can opt in only while that configured height is still in the future; networks whose static activation already passed require a separate coordinated consensus upgrade mechanism.

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  • New Features

    • Added state-backed deployment permissions at precompile address 0xF102.
    • Administrators can enable or disable permissions and add or remove approved deployers.
    • Added deployer membership, count, status, and administrator queries.
    • Added configurable membership limits and baseline allowlist support.
  • Documentation

    • Updated configuration, upgrade, operational, and architecture guidance.
    • Simplified activation to a single deployAllowlistActivationHeight setting.
    • Documented activation behavior, rollout requirements, and legacy-network compatibility.

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Walkthrough

This PR adds the 0xF102 deployment-permissions precompile, unifies activation configuration, moves dynamic authorization to execution-state checks, preserves static txpool validation, and documents activation, configuration, and rollout behavior.

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Dynamic deployment permissions

Layer / File(s) Summary
Unified deployment-permission settings
crates/ev-revm/src/deploy.rs, crates/node/src/config.rs, crates/node/src/executor.rs, crates/node/src/txpool.rs, crates/tests/src/common.rs, crates/ev-revm/src/lib.rs, etc/ev-reth-genesis.json
Deployment settings now use one activation height and an optional admin. Node and test wiring use the flattened settings. Dynamic settings use baseline membership for static checks, while runtime overrides remain execution-state based.
State-backed precompile
crates/ev-precompiles/src/deploy_permissions.rs, crates/ev-precompiles/src/lib.rs
Adds the fixed-address precompile, storage-backed membership and enablement operations, ABI dispatch, admin authorization, tombstones, capacity limits, and state-reversion tests.
Runtime installation and enforcement
crates/ev-revm/src/factory.rs, crates/ev-revm/src/handler.rs, crates/node/src/txpool.rs, crates/evolve/src/rpc/txpool.rs, crates/node/src/proposer_rpc.rs
Both EVM factories install the precompile after activation when an admin exists. Execution checks read dynamic permission state. Txpool validation continues to enforce static policy and does not authoritatively reject dynamic deployments. Tests cover activation, same-block updates, and gas accounting.
Configuration and operational documentation
README.md, CHANGELOG.md, crates/ev-precompiles/README.md, docs/guide/permissioned-evm.md, docs/UPGRADE-v0.6.0.md, docs/adr/ADR-0005-dynamic-deployment-permissions.md
The documentation uses deployAllowlistActivationHeight, describes the precompile interface and policy semantics, and defines upgrade and rollout procedures without a second activation field.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to e4f77

The PR changes deployment-permission activation handling, but legacy chainspecs containing the removed activation key may be silently accepted with different enforcement heights across node versions, creating a serious correctness risk; merge should wait for explicit rejection or equality validation. A minor clarification is also needed to accurately document non-zero admin behavior.

Suggested reviewers: auricom

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant TxPool
  participant EVMFactory
  participant Admin
  participant DeployPermissionsPrecompile
  participant Handler
  participant StateDB

  TxPool->>EVMFactory: build dynamic deployment environment
  EVMFactory->>DeployPermissionsPrecompile: install at 0xF102 after activation
  Admin->>DeployPermissionsPrecompile: update deployer or enabled state
  DeployPermissionsPrecompile->>StateDB: write permission state
  Handler->>StateDB: read current permission state
  StateDB-->>Handler: enabled state and deployer override
  Handler-->>EVMFactory: allow or reject deployment
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding the dynamic deployment-permissions precompile.
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In `@README.md`:
- Around line 505-509: The documentation must distinguish legacy and dynamic
empty-list behavior: in README.md lines 505-509, qualify the unrestricted
empty-or-missing-list rule with the condition “without a non-zero
deployAllowlistAdmin”; in docs/guide/permissioned-evm.md line 18, replace the
ambiguous condition with one requiring neither a non-empty static allowlist nor
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  • CHANGELOG.md
  • README.md
  • crates/ev-precompiles/README.md
  • crates/ev-precompiles/src/deploy_permissions.rs
  • crates/ev-precompiles/src/lib.rs
  • crates/ev-revm/src/deploy.rs
  • crates/ev-revm/src/factory.rs
  • crates/ev-revm/src/handler.rs
  • crates/ev-revm/src/lib.rs
  • crates/evolve/src/rpc/txpool.rs
  • crates/node/src/config.rs
  • crates/node/src/executor.rs
  • crates/node/src/proposer_rpc.rs
  • crates/node/src/txpool.rs
  • crates/tests/src/common.rs
  • docs/UPGRADE-v0.6.0.md
  • docs/adr/ADR-0005-dynamic-deployment-permissions.md
  • docs/guide/permissioned-evm.md
  • etc/ev-reth-genesis.json

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Comment thread README.md Outdated
Empty allowlists in static mode still disable gating. Dynamic mode now
denies when the genesis baseline is empty, and admin-only chainspecs
default activation height to 0. Pass the shared baseline Arc into the
precompile instead of cloning a Vec.

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50-52: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Reject the removed activation key instead of ignoring it.

deployAllowlistPrecompileActivationHeight was a supported chainspec field before this unification. The current deserializer ignores it, so a legacy chainspec with different activation heights can make current and older nodes enforce deployment permissions at different blocks. Parse the legacy field and reject it with migration guidance, or require it to equal deployAllowlistActivationHeight.

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In `@crates/node/src/config.rs` around lines 50 - 52, Update the configuration
deserialization around deploy_allowlist_admin to explicitly handle the legacy
deployAllowlistPrecompileActivationHeight field instead of silently ignoring it;
reject configurations containing it with clear migration guidance, or validate
that it matches deployAllowlistActivationHeight, while preserving the current
unified activation behavior.
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In `@crates/ev-precompiles/README.md`:
- Around line 302-304: Update the deployment-permissions precompile
documentation sentence to state that installation occurs only when a non-zero
deployAllowlistAdmin is configured and deployAllowlistActivationHeight is
reached.

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In `@crates/node/src/config.rs`:
- Around line 50-52: Update the configuration deserialization around
deploy_allowlist_admin to explicitly handle the legacy
deployAllowlistPrecompileActivationHeight field instead of silently ignoring it;
reject configurations containing it with clear migration guidance, or validate
that it matches deployAllowlistActivationHeight, while preserving the current
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  • CHANGELOG.md
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Comment on lines +302 to +304
The optional deployment-permissions precompile is installed at
`0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f102` when `deployAllowlistAdmin` is configured and
`deployAllowlistActivationHeight` is reached.

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Specify that the admin must be non-zero.

deployAllowlistAdmin may be configured as the zero address, but that preserves legacy behavior and does not install F102. Change this sentence to say “when a non-zero deployAllowlistAdmin is configured” so it matches the guide and ADR.

Proposed wording
-The optional deployment-permissions precompile is installed at
-`0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f102` when `deployAllowlistAdmin` is configured and
+The optional deployment-permissions precompile is installed at
+`0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f102` when a non-zero `deployAllowlistAdmin` is configured and
 `deployAllowlistActivationHeight` is reached.
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The optional deployment-permissions precompile is installed at
`0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f102` when `deployAllowlistAdmin` is configured and
`deployAllowlistActivationHeight` is reached.
The optional deployment-permissions precompile is installed at
`0x000000000000000000000000000000000000f102` when a non-zero `deployAllowlistAdmin` is configured and
`deployAllowlistActivationHeight` is reached.
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In `@crates/ev-precompiles/README.md` around lines 302 - 304, Update the
deployment-permissions precompile documentation sentence to state that
installation occurs only when a non-zero deployAllowlistAdmin is configured and
deployAllowlistActivationHeight is reached.

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Everything looks good to me, should be fully backwards compatible with the existing deployAllowList, but maybe we could add some tests to ensure this,

something like chain_without_any_deploy_allowlist_config_is_fully_unrestricted or legacy_static_chain_never_installs_deploy_permissions_precompile

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