From fc121b9ba7665f4b0470b3f347a0cac51ac311e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Denton Liu Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2016 09:14:53 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Documented max stack depth at 1024 --- docs/types.rst | 2 +- docs/units-and-global-variables.rst | 2 +- 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/types.rst b/docs/types.rst index 99fb7a3c3..16eccb162 100644 --- a/docs/types.rst +++ b/docs/types.rst @@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ and to send Ether (in units of wei) to an address using the ``send`` function: If ``x`` is a contract address, its code (more specifically: its fallback function, if present) will be executed together with the ``send`` call (this is a limitation of the EVM and cannot be prevented). If that execution runs out of gas or fails in any way, the Ether transfer will be reverted. In this case, ``send`` returns ``false``. .. warning:: - There are some dangers in using ``send``: The transfer fails if the call stack depth is at 1023 + There are some dangers in using ``send``: The transfer fails if the call stack depth is at 1024 (this can always be forced by the caller) and it also fails if the recipient runs out of gas. So in order to make safe Ether transfers, always check the return value of ``send`` or even better: Use a pattern where the recipient withdraws the money. diff --git a/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst b/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst index 02cd134e6..3a12c630a 100644 --- a/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst +++ b/docs/units-and-global-variables.rst @@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ Address Related send given amount of Wei to :ref:`address`, returns ``false`` on failure .. warning:: - There are some dangers in using ``send``: The transfer fails if the call stack depth is at 1023 + There are some dangers in using ``send``: The transfer fails if the call stack depth is at 1024 (this can always be forced by the caller) and it also fails if the recipient runs out of gas. So in order to make safe Ether transfers, always check the return value of ``send`` or even better: Use a pattern where the recipient withdraws the money.