2024-11-11 Vac weekly

Vac 2024/11/11 §

Note : Many Vac CCs were travelling to devcon and attend side events before devcon.

vac:p2p: §

• ift:gossipsub-perf-improvements
  • Finalized presentation for Libp2p day talk@Devcon
  • Completed simulations for staggered message handling (still need to analyze results)

vac:tke: §

• admin
  • 6 CC days off
  • prepared for DevCon and travelled to Bangkok
  • Devcon schedule planning
• vac:tke:nomos:intro-base-layer-economy:tx-fees
  • concluded the code for the ABM
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:ve3
  • working on the blogpost on ve(3,3)
• vac:tke:status:aura-incentives:xp-program
  • worked on existing codebase to simulate AURA; identified several potential next steps here
  • worked on theory for AURA
• vac:tke:ift:tokenomics-research-forum:XP
  • worked on research for blog on XP (related to Aura)
• vac:tke:ift:based:adhoc-support
  • Working on Vojtech’s request. Meeting him on Tuesday.

vac:dst: §

• waku:waku-evaluation:regression-testing:
  • Repeat perf simulations with 1 waku node per VM
  • Repeat perf simulations with various waku node per VM
• admin/misc:
  • 1 CC has flight to Thailand from Thursday
  • 1 CC on Sick leave

vac:qa: §

• waku:status-go-functional-testing-2024q4:migrate-to-status-backend
  • Handover of task from Sam to Florin
  • Made a new PR because existing one couldn’t be rebase because of past rebase issues
  • Fixed unaddressed issues spotted during code review
• nomos:da-testing-2024q4:basic-functionality-tests
  • Test run1 for Nomos/Da - in progress
  • fix: Apply Nomos library code review recommendations PR 898 - postponed: we haven’t reached full agreement + bandwidth
  • chore: Da behavior membership tests PR 819 - pending on Issue 902
• waku:interop-testing-2024q4:e2e-scenarios
  • Fix review comments on PR 85 and PR 80
  • Make some tests work with go-waku
  • Run multiple CI jobs to check stability and merge PR 86 to ignore some tests on go-waku
  • Merge PRs PR 85 and PR 80 on master
• waku:interop-testing-2024q4:known-issues
  • Find tests ideas from devs comments
  • Start working on test from example
  • Read the explanation series of WAKU
• admin/misc
  • Sick leave 3 days
  • Sick leave 2 days
  • OOO 1 Day

vac:acz: §

• ift:de-mls-testnet:login-specs
  • Inclusion in the RFC of the integration of GroupManager with SimpleLogin. Improvements on SimpleLogin with regards to batching operations and avoiding nonce generation. Link to Notion.
  • Reviewed and had call about Simple Login RFC
  • Finalize the login-specs finalize the feasibility of SimpleLogin and group manager document with the discussion meeting notes
• ift:think-tank:crypto-think-tank
  • Review of the cryptographic components in Waku. Link to Notion.
• ift:de-mls-testnet:testnet-api
  • Continue working with replacing Redis to Waku Draft PR
• ift:libp2p-mix-poc:sim-anon-ping
  • Mixnet Transport PR
    • Implemented Ping PoC using MixnetTransportAdapter
    • Added mix node info, public info, and tag manager to MixnetTransportAdapter - enables each mix node to load its own mix node info and the public info of all other mix nodes
    • Forked nim-libp2p to add mix transport support in multiaddress and multicodec
    • Updated PoC to handle mix multiaddresses, leveraging the forked nim-libp2p
• ift:logos-zk-calls:logos-zk-call-1
  • Lead IFT ZK call and update meeting notes.
  • Additionally, contact some previous attendances for input on ways to improve zk call for Q1. Current list of feedback.
• ift:think-tank:zk-consulting-codex-2
  • Wrote up a new approach for dynamic storage proposal using dory.
• admin/misc
  • In scope of stealth-address-kit:vac:maintenance Fixed CI nightly build PR
  • 1 cc is ooo for 5th and 6th of November
  • 2 cc are ooo for 8th because of devcon flights

vac:sc: §

• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:documentation
  • Updated Mathspec
    • added MPY, as maximum percentage yield
    • revisted the view formulas
• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:merging-existing-solutions
  • Updated Stake Manager Interface https://github.com/logos-co/staking/pull/150
  • Implemented MultiplierPointMath.sol https://github.com/logos-co/staking/blob/stake-manager-interface/contracts/MultiplierPointMath.sol
  • Implemented StakeMath.sol https://github.com/logos-co/staking/blob/stake-manager-interface/contracts/StakeMath.sol
  • Fixed inheritance structure to workaround solidity limitations https://github.com/ethereum/solidity/issues/15571
• vac:sc:status:staking-protocol-v1:upgradeability
  • Finished implementing upgradability https://github.com/vacp2p/staking-reward-streamer/pull/73

vac:nim: §

• vac:nim:ift:nim_ide_tooling_2024q4
• Removes pcre dep #259 https://github.com/nim-lang/langserver/pull/259
• vac:nim:ift:nimble_2024q4
  • Fixes #1277 Tagged versions (i.e.#head) behaves like any except when matched against another tag #1279 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1279
  • bumps setup-nim-action #1280 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1280
  • (WIP) Fixes an issue where —requires didnt work for adding nim constraints #1282 https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1282
    • Improves sat error messages. Making it easier to spot conflicting deps #1281 (https://github.com/nim-lang/nimble/pull/1281)
  • Started: Enumerate all versions upfront

vac:rfc: §

• ift:rfc:waku:updates-of-mature-waku-rfcs-2024q4
  • Continued update for 19/WAKU2-LIGHTPUSH and 15/WAKU-BRIDGE. Still in progress.
• ift:rfc:status:status-specs-to-rfc-index-migration
  • Left feedback for Status old RFC pr - https://github.com/vacp2p/rfc-index/pull/109
  • Check on comments from the review.
• admin/misc
  • Sick days (4)
  • Revisit and review the monthly with necessary changes where needed

vac:nes: §

• vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:execution-types
  • Worked on private kernel circuits.
  • Worked on SE and DE kernel circuits:
    • Finalized SE kernel circuits.
    • Started to work on DE kernel circuits.
• vac:state-separation-architecture-poc:utxo-specs
  • Started working on defining UTXOs components.
  • Worked on documents for utxo commitment, proving value of utxo and minting utxos.
• vac:nes:state-separation-architecture-poc:vm
  • Implemented ZKVM module.
  • Tested ZKVM module.