Relax program data account check in migration
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Decision brief
Why this proposal matters
This proposal relaxes the requirements for runtime-level migrations of programs (such as builtins) to permit system-owned programdata accounts to hold lamports.
Proposal at a glance
What changes
- Improve the check for target program data accounts to relax the requirement that they must not exist. If an account with the derived address for the target program data account already exists, holds lamports, and is owned by the system program, the migration proceeds.
- Important Note: If the system-owned programdata account contains lamports, those lamports must be burned during any runtime-level program migrations by updating the Bank's capitalization.
- This proposal relaxes the requirements for runtime-level migrations of programs (such as builtins) to permit system-owned programdata accounts to hold lamports.
Stakeholder map
Who is affected
Builders & client teams Medium impact
This change prevents the migration from failing when the target program data account is pre-funded.
Action requirement unknownValidators & operators Impact unknown
No proposal-specific evidence was found for this group.
Action requirement unknownUsers & stakers Impact unknown
No proposal-specific evidence was found for this group.
Action requirement unknownGovernance & ecosystem Medium impact
This proposal itself does not introduce any breaking changes.
Action requirement unknownExact source revision
Full proposal document
0616093b2952Summary
This proposal relaxes the requirements for runtime-level migrations of programs (such as builtins) to permit system-owned programdata accounts to hold lamports.
Motivation
Currently, runtime-level program migrations require that the target program
data account must not already exist. This means the account must have zero
lamports. If the program data account is pre-funded (i.e., has a lamports
balance greater than 0), the migration will not proceed.
Alternatives Considered
Taking no action will result in a situation in which pre-funding a target program data account prevents the migration from being completed.
New Terminology
N/A
Detailed Design
Improve the check for target program data accounts to relax the requirement that they must not exist. If an account with the derived address for the target program data account already exists, holds lamports, and is owned by the system program, the migration proceeds.
Current logic (pseudo-code):
// The program data account should not exist and have zero lamports.
if bank.get_account(&program_data_address).is_some() {
// --> return error
}
Logic after this SIMD is enabled:
// The program data account should not exist, but a system account with funded
// lamports is acceptable.
if let Some(account) = bank.get_account(&program_data_address) {
if account.owner() != &SYSTEM_PROGRAM_ID {
// --> return error
}
}
Note that an ownership check is sufficient, since allocating a Loader V3 programdata PDA under System is not feasible.
Important Note: If the system-owned programdata account contains lamports, those lamports must be burned during any runtime-level program migrations by updating the Bank's capitalization.
Impact
This change prevents the migration from failing when the target program data account is pre-funded.
Security Considerations
N/A
Backwards Compatibility
This proposal itself does not introduce any breaking changes.
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