EIP-141FinalSignature & Permit
Designated invalid EVM instruction
An instruction is designated to remain as an invalid instruction.
Authors
Alex Beregszaszi
Created
Feb 9, 2017
Type
Standards Track
Category
Core
Abstract
An instruction is designated to remain as an invalid instruction.
Motivation
The invalid instruction can be used as a distinct reason to abort execution.
Specification
The opcode 0xfe is the INVALID instruction. It can be used to abort the execution (i.e. duplicates as an ABORT instruction).
Backwards Compatibility
This instruction was never used and therefore has no effect on past contracts.
Copyright
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