Dispatch

The generic Dispatch precompile at 0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000006 accepts a SCALE-encoded runtime call. It preserves the runtime call validator, mapped signed origin, and pallet authorization checks. This generic interface depends on the runtime's SCALE call format; use typed precompiles when available.

Dispatch unconditionally rejects STATICCALL, including static frames inherited from a parent contract, with cannot dispatch in static frame. Static rejection happens before decoding or runtime dispatch, so a static frame cannot mutate native state through this precompile.

Before decoding or computing dispatch info, every input byte, including zero bytes, costs the EVM configuration's gas_transaction_non_zero_data. This linear tariff also covers traversal of the decoded call tree. It is based on an existing EVM gas constant, not reference-hardware benchmark measurements. The processing charge remains spent if decoding, call validation, or later dispatch fails.

Input length must not exceed the runtime's normal-block byte limit. Oversized input is rejected by a constant-time length check before decoding. The existing SCALE depth limit remains in effect (8 by default).

Dispatch weight must fit the gas remaining after input processing. If it does not, Dispatch consumes the remaining gas of the current precompile frame and returns OutOfGas. The parent contract may handle this failed subcall; it is not terminated with a fatal error. Successful dispatch additionally charges its runtime execution weight as before.