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diff --git a/docs/miscellaneous.rst b/docs/miscellaneous.rst index c4a954ad..cdc82c78 100644 --- a/docs/miscellaneous.rst +++ b/docs/miscellaneous.rst @@ -56,6 +56,20 @@ So for the following contract snippet:: The position of ``data[4][9].b`` is at ``keccak256(uint256(9) . keccak256(uint256(4) . uint256(1))) + 1``. +**************** +Layout in Memory +**************** + +EVM memory is linear. Reading is limited to 256-bit width, but both 8-bit and 256-bit writes are allowed. Memory size is 0 at the beginning of execution. Memory is expanded by accessing (either reading or writing) a previously untouched memory offset. At the time of expansion, the cost in gas must be paid. + +Solidity reserves three 256-bit slots: +- 0 - 64: scratch space for hashing methods +- 64 - 96: currently allocated memory size (aka. free memory pointer) + +Solidity always places new objects at the free memory pointer and memory is never freed. + +.. index: memory layout + ***************** Esoteric Features ***************** |