An engineer named Tao Zhu is proposing a core change to the Solana protocol in an effort to pack Solana blocks more efficiently. The proposed change, outlined in Solana Improvement Document (SIMD) 0172, aims to address the inefficiencies of Solana's "compute budget" program, which limits the amount of computational resources a transaction can use. Zhu argues that this leads to wasted space in Solana blocks. While there is general agreement that the compute budget program should be changed, some Solana developers believe the proposed change does not go far enough. Zhu's proposal suggests gradually reducing the default compute budget to zero over 10 epochs, allowing for more precise budget requests. This would enable more transactions to be included in Solana blocks, resulting in more fees paid to validators. However, there are concerns about the impact on transaction instructions and the potential pain it may cause for developers.



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