Technique
technique:solana_recursive_transactions
Also: recursive transactions
Transactions that call other transactions, including immediate self-recursion, used to generate unusually large blocks and overload Solana.
Transactions that call other transactions, including immediate self-recursion, used to generate unusually large blocks and overload Solana.
“I was queuing as many recursive transactions as I possibly could.”
“I could just have them call themselves immediately, which is the recursion that I think broke it.”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | INVOLVES | Solana February 2023 outage | Explicit | 152 |
| incoming | USES | Jarett Dunn | Explicit | 152 |
Solana February 2023 outage INVOLVES Solana recursive transactions
The February 2023 Solana outage involved recursive transactions that repeatedly called other transactions or themselves.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jarett Dunn EP 152 Details
“you could do recursive transactions”
Jarett Dunn USES Solana recursive transactions
Jarett says he queued recursive transactions, including transactions that called themselves immediately.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jarett Dunn EP 152 Details
“I was queuing as many recursive transactions as I possibly could”