zexus 1.7.2 → 1.8.1

package/src/zexus/vm/gas_metering.py

@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class GasCost(IntEnum):
     CALL_TOP = 10
     CALL_METHOD = 10
     CALL_BUILTIN = 8
-    STORE_FUNC = 5
+    STORE_FUNC = 3       # Aligned with Rust — function storage is a cheap memory op
     BUILD_LAMBDA = 5
     
     # Async operations
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class GasCost(IntEnum):
     VERIFY_SIGNATURE = 100
     MERKLE_ROOT = 30  # Base cost, + per leaf
     STATE_READ = 20
-    STATE_WRITE = 50
+    STATE_WRITE = 30       # Reduced: RustStateAdapter caching makes writes memory-local
     TX_BEGIN = 20
     TX_COMMIT = 30
     TX_REVERT = 20

package/src/zexus/vm/memory_pool.py

@@ -315,20 +315,32 @@ class ListPool:
             return [None] * size
         
         pool = self.pools[size]
-        lst = pool.acquire([None] * size)
-        
-        # Update aggregate stats
-        if pool.stats.hits > 0:
+        hits_before = pool.stats.hits
+        misses_before = pool.stats.misses
+
+        # IMPORTANT: Do not allocate a new list as a "default" argument here.
+        # The pool already has a list factory; allocating on every call defeats pooling.
+        lst = pool.acquire()
+
+        # Update aggregate stats (per-call)
+        was_hit = pool.stats.hits != hits_before
+        was_miss = pool.stats.misses != misses_before
+        if was_hit:
             self.stats.hits += 1
             self.stats.reuses += 1
-        else:
+        elif was_miss:
             self.stats.misses += 1
             self.stats.total_created += 1
-        
+
         # Ensure list is the right size and cleared
-        if len(lst) != size:
-            lst.clear()
-            lst.extend([None] * size)
+        if size == 0:
+            if lst:
+                lst.clear()
+        elif len(lst) != size:
+            lst[:] = [None] * size
+        else:
+            # Fast reset for correct-size lists
+            lst[:] = [None] * size
         
         return lst