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Author: haotian, independent researcher Source: X,@tMel0211
Recently, Paradigm has repeatedly led Monad’s huge financing of $ 225 million, which has aroused the market’s strong attention to “parallel EVM”.So, what problems did “parallel EVM” solve?What are the bottlenecks and keys to develop parallel EVM?In my opinion, “parallel EVM” is the last blog of the EVM chain to meet the high performance Layer1 chain, which is related to the battle of Eto EVM ecosystem.Why?Next, let’s talk about my understanding:
Because Ethereum EVM virtual machines can only be traded “serial”, this makes the EVM-Composition Layer1 chain and EVM compatible Layer2 chain, which have also been restricted by the corresponding performance, because everyone is essentially based on the same framework processing status and transaction.Finality.
However, LAYER1, such as Solana, SUI, Aptos, etc., has a parallel advantage in harmony.In this context, the chain of the EVM gene is necessary to think about the impact of the positive Battle high -performance Layer1 public chain, it is bound to make up for the problem of “parallel” ability.How to do it?Involved in technical principles and details, I will use parallel EVM Xinrui Chain @Artla_network as an example exhibition:
1) Reinforcement EVM Layer1 chain represented by Monad, Artla, SEI, etc., they will greatly improve the TPS on the basis of highly compatible EVM and can give transactions to the parallel ability of transactions in the EVM environment., To have an independent consensus mechanism and technical characteristics, but it will still aim at compatible and expand the EVM ecology, which is equivalent to reconstructing the EVM chain in a “replacement of blood” and serving the EVM ecology;
2) Layer2 EVM compatibility chain represented by Eclipse, Megaeth, etc., which uses the independent consensus and transaction “pre -processing” capabilities of Layer2 chain, can be screened and screened and traded in front of the main network to the main network.Treatment, and at the same time, you can choose the execution layer of any other chain to finally determine the transaction status.It is equivalent to abstracting EVM into an executable module, which can choose the best “execution layer” as needed, and then achieve parallel ability;
3) The equivalent Alt-Layer1 chain represented by Polygon, BSC, etc., which realize the parallel processing capabilities of EVM to a certain extent, but only optimized the algorithm layer, and there is no in-depth consensus layer and storage layer.Optimization, so this kind of parallel ability can be regarded as a specific feature, and did not completely solve the parallel problem of EVM.
4) Different Non-EVM parallel chains represented by APTOS, Sui, FUEL, etc., are not implemented to some extent, but they are in contact with their congenital high concurrency execution capabilities, and then through some kind of middlePieces or encoding analysis methods have achieved compatibility with the EVM environment.We look at the StarkNet of Ethereum Layer2. Because StarkNet has a Cario language and account abstraction, it also has a parallel ability, but its compatible EVM requires a special pipeline.The parallel capacity of these Non-EVM chains basically exists in the EVM chain.
The above four schemes have their own focus, such as: Layer2 with parallel ability focuses on the flexibility of the “execution layer” chain of the modular combination; and the EVM-Composition chain highlights the customization characteristics of specific functions; for other non-EVM chains,EVM compatibility features more of the liquidity of Ethereum; the real goal has completely consolidated the EVM ecosystem, and only one enhanced EVM Layer1 track is changed from the bottom layer.
So, what is the key to strengthening parallel EVM Layer1 public chain?How can we reconstruct the EVM chain and serve the EVM ecology?There are two key points:
1. Visit the ability of the State I/O disk reading and output information. Because data reading and writing need time, it is only simply conducting transaction sorting and scheduling.Data slicing and even distributed storage technology, etc., the possibility of balanced reading speed and status conflict from the fundamental state storage and reading process;
2) With high -efficiency network communication, data synchronization, algorithm optimization, virtual machine enhancement, and optimization of consensus mechanism layers such as computing and IO tasks, etc., you needComprehensive optimization and improvement of processes and other aspects, ultimately promoting the ability to respond fast, calculate the controlled consumption control, and high accuracy;
Specifically to parallel EVM Layer1 chain project itself, which technological innovation and framework optimization to achieve “parallel EVM”?
In order to complete the “parallel EVM” ability of resource coordination and optimization from the underlying architecture, Artla has introduced elastic computing and elastic block space. How do you understand?Elastic calculation, the network can dynamically allocate and adjust computing resources according to demand and load; elastic block space can dynamically adjust the block size according to the number of transactions and data in the network;Like the escalator to work, it is very promotal;
As mentioned earlier, the reading performance of the State I/O disk is very important for parallel EVM. Polygon, BSC and other EVM-compatible chains can achieve 2-4 times efficiency improvement through the “parallel” capabilities implemented by algorithms, but they are just algorithmsThe optimization of the layer has not been optimized in the consensus layer and storage layer. What will happen to the real deep optimization?
In response to this, ARTELA borrowed the database technical solution, which improved in terms of status reading and writing. Among them, the writing state was written to the previous log (WAL) technology.The record is written into the log and submitted to the memory, and it can be considered that the “writing” operation is completed.I/O operation.In terms of status reading, it is essentially asynchronous operation. The pre -loading strategy is used to improve the reading efficiency. According to the historical execution records of the contract, the next specific contract call will be used, and it is loaded in the memory in advance, and then improves it.Disk I/O request efficiency.
In short, this is an algorithm that changes the execution time through memory space, so as to fundamentally improve the parallel processing ability of the EVM virtual machine, which is a fundamental optimization of state conflict.
In addition, ARTELA has introduced ASPECT modular programming capabilities to better manage the complexity and improve development efficiency: by introducing WASM coding analysis to enhance the flexibility of programming;Safety isolation in the layer.This allows developers to develop, debug and deploy smart contracts in ARTELA’s environment to activate the developer group’s custom expansion capabilities.In particular, developers will also be motivated to optimize code in the direction of the smart contract code layer in a parallel direction. After all, it is necessary to reduce the probability of state conflict. The call logic and algorithm of each smart contract are particularly critical.
It is not difficult to see that the concept of “parallel EVM” is essentially in optimizing the execution process of the transaction status. @Monad_xyz claims to reach 10,000 transactions per second.Consensus, over -standard assembly line technology, etc. to achieve parallel treatment of large -scale transactions, which is not much different from Artla’s elastic calculation and I/O asynchronous operational logic.
But I actually want to express that this type of high -performance parallel EVM chain is actually the result of integrating web2 products and technical power. It does use the web2 mature application market, and the essence of “technical treatment” under high load from time to time.
If you look at the distant future of a Mass Adoption, “parallel EVM” is indeed the basic Infra of the WEB2 wider market in the next step, and it is reasonable to be affected by the capital market.
