Remove the modulo 2^{256} effect in the memory size computation - #185
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This commit adds notes to MLOAD, MSTORE and MSTORE8 specification
saying the modulo is not considered when computing the new memory
size.
Before this change, since the beginning of the table contains
`All arithmetic is modulo $2^{256}$ unless otherwise noted.`,
the memory size computation was affected by the modulo computation too.
For instance, MLOAD with the biggest uint256 didn't change the memory size
most of the time.
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This commit adds notes to MLOAD, MSTORE and MSTORE8 specification saying the modulo is not considered when computing the new memory size.
Before this change, since the beginning of the table contains
All arithmetic is modulo $2^{256}$ unless otherwise noted., the memory size computation was affected by the modulo computation too. For instance, MLOAD with the biggest uint256 didn't change the memory size most of the time.By the way I checked that
cpp-ethereum,go-ethereumandpyethereumall throw out-of-gas for such an instruction.