Read most protocol params from common/params.json

* Add params package with exported variables generated from
  github.com/ethereum/common/blob/master/params.json
* Use params package variables in applicable places
* Add check for minimum gas limit in validation of block's gas limit
* Remove common/params.json from go-ethereum to avoid
  outdated version of it

15 files changed, 126 insertions, 163 deletions

diff --git a/core/block_processor.go b/core/block_processor.go
index f7f0cd188..18667c449 100644
--- a/core/block_processor.go
+++ b/core/block_processor.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/pow"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 	"gopkg.in/fatih/set.v0"
@@ -252,7 +253,7 @@ func (sm *BlockProcessor) processWithParent(block, parent *types.Block) (td *big
 // an uncle or anything that isn't on the current block chain.
 // Validation validates easy over difficult (dagger takes longer time = difficult)
 func (sm *BlockProcessor) ValidateHeader(block, parent *types.Header) error {
-	if len(block.Extra) > 1024 {
+	if big.NewInt(int64(len(block.Extra))).Cmp(params.MaximumExtraDataSize) == 1 {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Block extra data too long (%d)", len(block.Extra))
 	}
 
@@ -261,13 +262,11 @@ func (sm *BlockProcessor) ValidateHeader(block, parent *types.Header) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Difficulty check failed for block %v, %v", block.Difficulty, expd)
 	}
 
-	// TODO: use use minGasLimit and gasLimitBoundDivisor from
-	// https://github.com/ethereum/common/blob/master/params.json
-	// block.gasLimit - parent.gasLimit <= parent.gasLimit / 1024
+	// block.gasLimit - parent.gasLimit <= parent.gasLimit / GasLimitBoundDivisor
 	a := new(big.Int).Sub(block.GasLimit, parent.GasLimit)
 	a.Abs(a)
-	b := new(big.Int).Div(parent.GasLimit, big.NewInt(1024))
-	if !(a.Cmp(b) < 0) {
+	b := new(big.Int).Div(parent.GasLimit, params.GasLimitBoundDivisor)
+	if !(a.Cmp(b) < 0) || (block.GasLimit.Cmp(params.MinGasLimit) == -1) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("GasLimit check failed for block %v (%v > %v)", block.GasLimit, a, b)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/chain_manager.go b/core/chain_manager.go
index f0d3fd4cf..d97a94b06 100644
--- a/core/chain_manager.go
+++ b/core/chain_manager.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/logger"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
@@ -32,18 +33,15 @@ type StateQuery interface {
 func CalcDifficulty(block, parent *types.Header) *big.Int {
 	diff := new(big.Int)
 
-	diffBoundDiv := big.NewInt(2048)
-	min := big.NewInt(131072)
-
-	adjust := new(big.Int).Div(parent.Difficulty, diffBoundDiv)
-	if (block.Time - parent.Time) < 8 {
+	adjust := new(big.Int).Div(parent.Difficulty, params.DifficultyBoundDivisor)
+	if big.NewInt(int64(block.Time)-int64(parent.Time)).Cmp(params.DurationLimit) < 0 {
 		diff.Add(parent.Difficulty, adjust)
 	} else {
 		diff.Sub(parent.Difficulty, adjust)
 	}
 
-	if diff.Cmp(min) < 0 {
-		return min
+	if diff.Cmp(params.MinimumDifficulty) < 0 {
+		return params.MinimumDifficulty
 	}
 
 	return diff
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ func CalcGasLimit(parent, block *types.Block) *big.Int {
 	result := new(big.Int).Add(previous, curInt)
 	result.Div(result, big.NewInt(1024))
 
-	return common.BigMax(GenesisGasLimit, result)
+	return common.BigMax(params.GenesisGasLimit, result)
 }
 
 type ChainManager struct {
diff --git a/core/execution.go b/core/execution.go
index 93fb03ecc..8134471d1 100644
--- a/core/execution.go
+++ b/core/execution.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 type Execution struct {
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@ func (self *Execution) exec(contextAddr *common.Address, code []byte, caller vm.
 
 	env := self.env
 	evm := self.evm
-	if env.Depth() == vm.MaxCallDepth {
+	if env.Depth() > int(params.CallCreateDepth.Int64()) {
 		caller.ReturnGas(self.Gas, self.price)
 
 		return nil, vm.DepthError{}
diff --git a/core/genesis.go b/core/genesis.go
index 7958157a4..13656c40c 100644
--- a/core/genesis.go
+++ b/core/genesis.go
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@ package core
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"math/big"
 	"os"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 /*
@@ -18,13 +18,11 @@ import (
 var ZeroHash256 = make([]byte, 32)
 var ZeroHash160 = make([]byte, 20)
 var ZeroHash512 = make([]byte, 64)
-var GenesisDiff = big.NewInt(131072)
-var GenesisGasLimit = big.NewInt(3141592)
 
 func GenesisBlock(db common.Database) *types.Block {
-	genesis := types.NewBlock(common.Hash{}, common.Address{}, common.Hash{}, GenesisDiff, 42, "")
+	genesis := types.NewBlock(common.Hash{}, common.Address{}, common.Hash{}, params.GenesisDifficulty, 42, "")
 	genesis.Header().Number = common.Big0
-	genesis.Header().GasLimit = GenesisGasLimit
+	genesis.Header().GasLimit = params.GenesisGasLimit
 	genesis.Header().GasUsed = common.Big0
 	genesis.Header().Time = 0
 
diff --git a/core/state_transition.go b/core/state_transition.go
index 7616686db..1994cabf6 100644
--- a/core/state_transition.go
+++ b/core/state_transition.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 const tryJit = false
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@ func (self *StateTransition) transitionState() (ret []byte, usedGas *big.Int, er
 	)
 
 	// Transaction gas
-	if err = self.UseGas(vm.GasTx); err != nil {
+	if err = self.UseGas(params.TxGas); err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, InvalidTxError(err)
 	}
 
@@ -186,9 +187,9 @@ func (self *StateTransition) transitionState() (ret []byte, usedGas *big.Int, er
 	dgas := new(big.Int)
 	for _, byt := range self.data {
 		if byt != 0 {
-			dgas.Add(dgas, vm.GasTxDataNonzeroByte)
+			dgas.Add(dgas, params.TxDataNonZeroGas)
 		} else {
-			dgas.Add(dgas, vm.GasTxDataZeroByte)
+			dgas.Add(dgas, params.TxDataZeroGas)
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -202,7 +203,7 @@ func (self *StateTransition) transitionState() (ret []byte, usedGas *big.Int, er
 		ret, err, ref = vmenv.Create(sender, self.msg.Data(), self.gas, self.gasPrice, self.value)
 		if err == nil {
 			dataGas := big.NewInt(int64(len(ret)))
-			dataGas.Mul(dataGas, vm.GasCreateByte)
+			dataGas.Mul(dataGas, params.CreateDataGas)
 			if err := self.UseGas(dataGas); err == nil {
 				ref.SetCode(ret)
 			} else {
diff --git a/core/vm/address.go b/core/vm/address.go
index 0b3a95dd0..df801863f 100644
--- a/core/vm/address.go
+++ b/core/vm/address.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 type Address interface {
@@ -27,28 +28,28 @@ func PrecompiledContracts() map[string]*PrecompiledAccount {
 	return map[string]*PrecompiledAccount{
 		// ECRECOVER
 		string(common.LeftPadBytes([]byte{1}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
-			return GasEcrecover
+			return params.EcrecoverGas
 		}, ecrecoverFunc},
 
 		// SHA256
 		string(common.LeftPadBytes([]byte{2}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
 			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31) / 32)
-			n.Mul(n, GasSha256Word)
-			return n.Add(n, GasSha256Base)
+			n.Mul(n, params.Sha256WordGas)
+			return n.Add(n, params.Sha256Gas)
 		}, sha256Func},
 
 		// RIPEMD160
 		string(common.LeftPadBytes([]byte{3}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
 			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31) / 32)
-			n.Mul(n, GasRipemdWord)
-			return n.Add(n, GasRipemdBase)
+			n.Mul(n, params.Ripemd160WordGas)
+			return n.Add(n, params.Ripemd160Gas)
 		}, ripemd160Func},
 
 		string(common.LeftPadBytes([]byte{4}, 20)): &PrecompiledAccount{func(l int) *big.Int {
 			n := big.NewInt(int64(l+31) / 32)
-			n.Mul(n, GasIdentityWord)
+			n.Mul(n, params.IdentityWordGas)
 
-			return n.Add(n, GasIdentityBase)
+			return n.Add(n, params.IdentityGas)
 		}, memCpy},
 	}
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/common.go b/core/vm/common.go
index 5ff4e05f2..0a93c3dd9 100644
--- a/core/vm/common.go
+++ b/core/vm/common.go
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ const (
 	JitVmTy
 	MaxVmTy
 
-	MaxCallDepth = 1025
-
 	LogTyPretty byte = 0x1
 	LogTyDiff   byte = 0x2
 )
diff --git a/core/vm/errors.go b/core/vm/errors.go
index ab011bd62..fc3459de0 100644
--- a/core/vm/errors.go
+++ b/core/vm/errors.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"math/big"
 )
 
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ func IsStack(err error) bool {
 type DepthError struct{}
 
 func (self DepthError) Error() string {
-	return fmt.Sprintf("Max call depth exceeded (%d)", MaxCallDepth)
+	return fmt.Sprintf("Max call depth exceeded (%d)", params.CallCreateDepth)
 }
 
 func IsDepthErr(err error) bool {
diff --git a/core/vm/gas.go b/core/vm/gas.go
index 976333a78..f7abe63f8 100644
--- a/core/vm/gas.go
+++ b/core/vm/gas.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package vm
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"math/big"
 )
 
@@ -13,45 +14,10 @@ var (
 	GasSlowStep    = big.NewInt(10)
 	GasExtStep     = big.NewInt(20)
 
-	GasStorageGet        = big.NewInt(50)
-	GasStorageAdd        = big.NewInt(20000)
-	GasStorageMod        = big.NewInt(5000)
-	GasLogBase           = big.NewInt(375)
-	GasLogTopic          = big.NewInt(375)
-	GasLogByte           = big.NewInt(8)
-	GasCreate            = big.NewInt(32000)
-	GasCreateByte        = big.NewInt(200)
-	GasCall              = big.NewInt(40)
-	GasCallValueTransfer = big.NewInt(9000)
-	GasStipend           = big.NewInt(2300)
-	GasCallNewAccount    = big.NewInt(25000)
-	GasReturn            = big.NewInt(0)
-	GasStop              = big.NewInt(0)
-	GasJumpDest          = big.NewInt(1)
+	GasReturn = big.NewInt(0)
+	GasStop   = big.NewInt(0)
 
-	RefundStorage = big.NewInt(15000)
-	RefundSuicide = big.NewInt(24000)
-
-	GasMemWord           = big.NewInt(3)
-	GasQuadCoeffDenom    = big.NewInt(512)
-	GasContractByte      = big.NewInt(200)
-	GasTransaction       = big.NewInt(21000)
-	GasTxDataNonzeroByte = big.NewInt(68)
-	GasTxDataZeroByte    = big.NewInt(4)
-	GasTx                = big.NewInt(21000)
-	GasExp               = big.NewInt(10)
-	GasExpByte           = big.NewInt(10)
-
-	GasSha3Base     = big.NewInt(30)
-	GasSha3Word     = big.NewInt(6)
-	GasSha256Base   = big.NewInt(60)
-	GasSha256Word   = big.NewInt(12)
-	GasRipemdBase   = big.NewInt(600)
-	GasRipemdWord   = big.NewInt(12)
-	GasEcrecover    = big.NewInt(3000)
-	GasIdentityBase = big.NewInt(15)
-	GasIdentityWord = big.NewInt(3)
-	GasCopyWord     = big.NewInt(3)
+	GasContractByte = big.NewInt(200)
 )
 
 func baseCheck(op OpCode, stack *stack, gas *big.Int) error {
@@ -71,8 +37,8 @@ func baseCheck(op OpCode, stack *stack, gas *big.Int) error {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		if r.stackPush && len(stack.data)-r.stackPop+1 > 1024 {
-			return fmt.Errorf("stack limit reached (%d)", maxStack)
+		if r.stackPush && len(stack.data)-r.stackPop+1 > int(params.StackLimit.Int64()) {
+			return fmt.Errorf("stack limit reached (%d)", params.StackLimit.Int64())
 		}
 
 		gas.Add(gas, r.gas)
@@ -145,13 +111,13 @@ var _baseCheck = map[OpCode]req{
 	BALANCE:      {1, GasExtStep, true},
 	EXTCODESIZE:  {1, GasExtStep, true},
 	EXTCODECOPY:  {4, GasExtStep, false},
-	SLOAD:        {1, GasStorageGet, true},
+	SLOAD:        {1, params.SloadGas, true},
 	SSTORE:       {2, Zero, false},
-	SHA3:         {2, GasSha3Base, true},
-	CREATE:       {3, GasCreate, true},
-	CALL:         {7, GasCall, true},
-	CALLCODE:     {7, GasCall, true},
-	JUMPDEST:     {0, GasJumpDest, false},
+	SHA3:         {2, params.Sha3Gas, true},
+	CREATE:       {3, params.CreateGas, true},
+	CALL:         {7, params.CallGas, true},
+	CALLCODE:     {7, params.CallGas, true},
+	JUMPDEST:     {0, params.JumpdestGas, false},
 	SUICIDE:      {1, Zero, false},
 	RETURN:       {2, Zero, false},
 	PUSH1:        {0, GasFastestStep, true},
diff --git a/core/vm/stack.go b/core/vm/stack.go
index 168637708..bb232d0b9 100644
--- a/core/vm/stack.go
+++ b/core/vm/stack.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"math/big"
 )
 
-const maxStack = 1024
-
 func newStack() *stack {
 	return &stack{}
 }
diff --git a/core/vm/vm.go b/core/vm/vm.go
index 59c64e8a3..6222ef8c2 100644
--- a/core/vm/vm.go
+++ b/core/vm/vm.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
 type Vm struct {
@@ -640,7 +641,7 @@ func (self *Vm) Run(context *Context, callData []byte) (ret []byte, err error) {
 			} else {
 				// gas < len(ret) * CreateDataGas == NO_CODE
 				dataGas := big.NewInt(int64(len(ret)))
-				dataGas.Mul(dataGas, GasCreateByte)
+				dataGas.Mul(dataGas, params.CreateDataGas)
 				if context.UseGas(dataGas) {
 					ref.SetCode(ret)
 				}
@@ -667,7 +668,7 @@ func (self *Vm) Run(context *Context, callData []byte) (ret []byte, err error) {
 			args := mem.Get(inOffset.Int64(), inSize.Int64())
 
 			if len(value.Bytes()) > 0 {
-				gas.Add(gas, GasStipend)
+				gas.Add(gas, params.CallStipend)
 			}
 
 			var (
@@ -759,13 +760,13 @@ func (self *Vm) calculateGasAndSize(context *Context, caller ContextRef, op OpCo
 
 		mSize, mStart := stack.data[stack.len()-2], stack.data[stack.len()-1]
 
-		gas.Add(gas, GasLogBase)
-		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(int64(n)), GasLogTopic))
-		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(mSize, GasLogByte))
+		gas.Add(gas, params.LogGas)
+		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(int64(n)), params.LogTopicGas))
+		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(mSize, params.LogDataGas))
 
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(mStart, mSize)
 	case EXP:
-		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(int64(len(stack.data[stack.len()-2].Bytes()))), GasExpByte))
+		gas.Add(gas, new(big.Int).Mul(big.NewInt(int64(len(stack.data[stack.len()-2].Bytes()))), params.ExpByteGas))
 	case SSTORE:
 		err := stack.require(2)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -777,19 +778,19 @@ func (self *Vm) calculateGasAndSize(context *Context, caller ContextRef, op OpCo
 		val := statedb.GetState(context.Address(), common.BigToHash(x))
 		if len(val) == 0 && len(y.Bytes()) > 0 {
 			// 0 => non 0
-			g = GasStorageAdd
+			g = params.SstoreSetGas
 		} else if len(val) > 0 && len(y.Bytes()) == 0 {
-			statedb.Refund(self.env.Origin(), RefundStorage)
+			statedb.Refund(self.env.Origin(), params.SstoreRefundGas)
 
-			g = GasStorageMod
+			g = params.SstoreClearGas
 		} else {
 			// non 0 => non 0 (or 0 => 0)
-			g = GasStorageMod
+			g = params.SstoreClearGas
 		}
 		gas.Set(g)
 	case SUICIDE:
 		if !statedb.IsDeleted(context.Address()) {
-			statedb.Refund(self.env.Origin(), RefundSuicide)
+			statedb.Refund(self.env.Origin(), params.SuicideRefundGas)
 		}
 	case MLOAD:
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.peek(), u256(32))
@@ -803,22 +804,22 @@ func (self *Vm) calculateGasAndSize(context *Context, caller ContextRef, op OpCo
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.peek(), stack.data[stack.len()-2])
 
 		words := toWordSize(stack.data[stack.len()-2])
-		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, GasSha3Word))
+		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, params.Sha3WordGas))
 	case CALLDATACOPY:
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.peek(), stack.data[stack.len()-3])
 
 		words := toWordSize(stack.data[stack.len()-3])
-		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, GasCopyWord))
+		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, params.CopyGas))
 	case CODECOPY:
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.peek(), stack.data[stack.len()-3])
 
 		words := toWordSize(stack.data[stack.len()-3])
-		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, GasCopyWord))
+		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, params.CopyGas))
 	case EXTCODECOPY:
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.data[stack.len()-2], stack.data[stack.len()-4])
 
 		words := toWordSize(stack.data[stack.len()-4])
-		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, GasCopyWord))
+		gas.Add(gas, words.Mul(words, params.CopyGas))
 
 	case CREATE:
 		newMemSize = calcMemSize(stack.data[stack.len()-2], stack.data[stack.len()-3])
@@ -827,12 +828,12 @@ func (self *Vm) calculateGasAndSize(context *Context, caller ContextRef, op OpCo
 
 		if op == CALL {
 			if self.env.State().GetStateObject(common.BigToAddress(stack.data[stack.len()-2])) == nil {
-				gas.Add(gas, GasCallNewAccount)
+				gas.Add(gas, params.CallNewAccountGas)
 			}
 		}
 
 		if len(stack.data[stack.len()-3].Bytes()) > 0 {
-			gas.Add(gas, GasCallValueTransfer)
+			gas.Add(gas, params.CallValueTransferGas)
 		}
 
 		x := calcMemSize(stack.data[stack.len()-6], stack.data[stack.len()-7])
@@ -848,13 +849,13 @@ func (self *Vm) calculateGasAndSize(context *Context, caller ContextRef, op OpCo
 		if newMemSize.Cmp(u256(int64(mem.Len()))) > 0 {
 			oldSize := toWordSize(big.NewInt(int64(mem.Len())))
 			pow := new(big.Int).Exp(oldSize, common.Big2, Zero)
-			linCoef := new(big.Int).Mul(oldSize, GasMemWord)
-			quadCoef := new(big.Int).Div(pow, GasQuadCoeffDenom)
+			linCoef := new(big.Int).Mul(oldSize, params.MemoryGas)
+			quadCoef := new(big.Int).Div(pow, params.QuadCoeffDiv)
 			oldTotalFee := new(big.Int).Add(linCoef, quadCoef)
 
 			pow.Exp(newMemSizeWords, common.Big2, Zero)
-			linCoef = new(big.Int).Mul(newMemSizeWords, GasMemWord)
-			quadCoef = new(big.Int).Div(pow, GasQuadCoeffDenom)
+			linCoef = new(big.Int).Mul(newMemSizeWords, params.MemoryGas)
+			quadCoef = new(big.Int).Div(pow, params.QuadCoeffDiv)
 			newTotalFee := new(big.Int).Add(linCoef, quadCoef)
 
 			fee := new(big.Int).Sub(newTotalFee, oldTotalFee)
diff --git a/core/vm/vm_jit.go b/core/vm/vm_jit.go
index 2b88d8620..991ade318 100644
--- a/core/vm/vm_jit.go
+++ b/core/vm/vm_jit.go
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"math/big"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ func env_create(_vm unsafe.Pointer, _gas *int64, _value unsafe.Pointer, initData
 	ret, suberr, ref := vm.env.Create(vm.me, nil, initData, gas, vm.price, value)
 	if suberr == nil {
 		dataGas := big.NewInt(int64(len(ret))) // TODO: Nto the best design. env.Create can do it, it has the reference to gas counter
-		dataGas.Mul(dataGas, GasCreateByte)
+		dataGas.Mul(dataGas, params.CreateDataGas)
 		gas.Sub(gas, dataGas)
 		*result = hash2llvm(ref.Address())
 	}
diff --git a/generators/default.json b/generators/default.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 181a9dd54..000000000
--- a/generators/default.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{
-	"genesisGasLimit": { "v": 1000000, "d": "Gas limit of the Genesis block." },
-	"minGasLimit": { "v": 125000, "d": "Minimum the gas limit may ever be." },
-	"gasLimitBoundDivisor": { "v": 1024, "d": "The bound divisor of the gas limit, used in update calculations." },
-	"genesisDifficulty": { "v": 131072, "d": "Difficulty of the Genesis block." },
-	"minimumDifficulty": { "v": 131072, "d": "The minimum that the difficulty may ever be." },
-	"difficultyBoundDivisor": { "v": 2048, "d": "The bound divisor of the difficulty, used in the update calculations." },
-	"durationLimit": { "v": 8, "d": "The decision boundary on the blocktime duration used to determine whether difficulty should go up or not." },
-	"maximumExtraDataSize": { "v": 1024, "d": "Maximum size extra data may be after Genesis." },
-	"epochDuration": { "v": 30000, "d": "Duration between proof-of-work epochs." },
-	"stackLimit": { "v": 1024, "d": "Maximum size of VM stack allowed." },
-
-	"tierStepGas": { "v": [ 0, 2, 3, 5, 8, 10, 20 ], "d": "Once per operation, for a selection of them." },
-	"expGas": { "v": 10, "d": "Once per EXP instuction." },
-	"expByteGas": { "v": 10, "d": "Times ceil(log256(exponent)) for the EXP instruction." },
-
-	"sha3Gas": { "v": 30, "d": "Once per SHA3 operation." },
-	"sha3WordGas": { "v": 6, "d": "Once per word of the SHA3 operation's data." },
-
-	"sloadGas": { "v": 50, "d": "Multiplied by the number of 32-byte words that are copied (round up) for any *COPY operation and added." },
-	"sstoreSetGas": { "v": 20000, "d": "Once per SLOAD operation." },
-	"sstoreResetGas": { "v": 5000, "d": "Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes from zero." },
-	"sstoreClearGas": { "v": 5000, "d": "Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness doesn't change." },
-	"sstoreRefundGas": { "v": 15000, "d": "Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes to zero." },
-	"jumpdestGas": { "v": 1, "d": "Refunded gas, once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes to zero." },
-
-	"logGas": { "v": 375, "d": "Per LOG* operation." },
-	"logDataGas": { "v": 8, "d": "Per byte in a LOG* operation's data." },
-	"logTopicGas": { "v": 375, "d": "Multiplied by the * of the LOG*, per LOG transaction. e.g. LOG0 incurs 0 * c_txLogTopicGas, LOG4 incurs 4 * c_txLogTopicGas." },
-
-	"createGas": { "v": 32000, "d": "Once per CREATE operation & contract-creation transaction." },
-
-	"callGas": { "v": 40, "d": "Once per CALL operation & message call transaction." },
-	"callStipend": { "v": 2300, "d": "Free gas given at beginning of call." },
-	"callValueTransferGas": { "v": 9000, "d": "Paid for CALL when the value transfor is non-zero." },
-	"callNewAccountGas": { "v": 25000, "d": "Paid for CALL when the destination address didn't exist prior." },
-
-	"suicideRefundGas": { "v": 24000, "d": "Refunded following a suicide operation." },
-	"memoryGas": { "v": 3, "d": "Times the address of the (highest referenced byte in memory + 1). NOTE: referencing happens on read, write and in instructions such as RETURN and CALL." },
-	"quadCoeffDiv": { "v": 512, "d": "Divisor for the quadratic particle of the memory cost equation." },
-
-	"createDataGas": { "v": 200, "d": "" },
-	"txGas": { "v": 21000, "d": "Per transaction. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions." },
-	"txDataZeroGas": { "v": 4, "d": "Per byte of data attached to a transaction that equals zero. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions." },
-	"txDataNonZeroGas": { "v": 68, "d": "Per byte of data attached to a transaction that is not equal to zero. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions." },
-
-	"copyGas": { "v": 3, "d": "" },
-	
-	"ecrecoverGas": { "v": 3000, "d": "" },
-	"sha256Gas": { "v": 60, "d": "" },
-	"sha256WordGas": { "v": 12, "d": "" },
-	"ripemd160Gas": { "v": 600, "d": "" },
-	"ripemd160WordGas": { "v": 120, "d": "" },
-	"identityGas": { "v": 15, "d": "" },
-	"identityWordGas": { "v": 3, "d": ""}
-}
diff --git a/generators/defaults.go b/generators/defaults.go
index b0c71111c..41d46729c 100644
--- a/generators/defaults.go
+++ b/generators/defaults.go
@@ -35,13 +35,16 @@ func main() {
 	m := make(map[string]setting)
 	json.Unmarshal(content, &m)
 
-	filepath := path.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", "github.com", "ethereum", "go-ethereum", "core", os.Args[2])
+	filepath := path.Join(os.Getenv("GOPATH"), "src", "github.com", "ethereum", "go-ethereum", "params", os.Args[2])
 	output, err := os.OpenFile(filepath, os.O_RDWR|os.O_CREATE, os.ModePerm /*0777*/)
 	if err != nil {
 		fatal("error opening file for writing %v\n", err)
 	}
 
-	output.WriteString(`package core
+	output.WriteString(`// DO NOT EDIT!!!
+// AUTOGENERATED FROM generators/defaults.go
+
+package params
 
 import "math/big"
 
diff --git a/params/protocol_params.go b/params/protocol_params.go
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..d0bc2f4ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/params/protocol_params.go
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+// DO NOT EDIT!!!
+// AUTOGENERATED FROM generators/defaults.go
+
+package params
+
+import "math/big"
+
+var (
+	MaximumExtraDataSize   = big.NewInt(1024)    // Maximum size extra data may be after Genesis.
+	ExpByteGas             = big.NewInt(10)      // Times ceil(log256(exponent)) for the EXP instruction.
+	SloadGas               = big.NewInt(50)      // Multiplied by the number of 32-byte words that are copied (round up) for any *COPY operation and added.
+	CallValueTransferGas   = big.NewInt(9000)    // Paid for CALL when the value transfor is non-zero.
+	CallNewAccountGas      = big.NewInt(25000)   // Paid for CALL when the destination address didn't exist prior.
+	TxGas                  = big.NewInt(21000)   // Per transaction. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions.
+	TxDataZeroGas          = big.NewInt(4)       // Per byte of data attached to a transaction that equals zero. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions.
+	GenesisGasLimit        = big.NewInt(3141592) // Gas limit of the Genesis block.
+	DifficultyBoundDivisor = big.NewInt(2048)    // The bound divisor of the difficulty, used in the update calculations.
+	QuadCoeffDiv           = big.NewInt(512)     // Divisor for the quadratic particle of the memory cost equation.
+	GenesisDifficulty      = big.NewInt(131072)  // Difficulty of the Genesis block.
+	DurationLimit          = big.NewInt(8)       // The decision boundary on the blocktime duration used to determine whether difficulty should go up or not.
+	SstoreSetGas           = big.NewInt(20000)   // Once per SLOAD operation.
+	LogDataGas             = big.NewInt(8)       // Per byte in a LOG* operation's data.
+	CallStipend            = big.NewInt(2300)    // Free gas given at beginning of call.
+	EcrecoverGas           = big.NewInt(3000)    //
+	Sha256WordGas          = big.NewInt(12)      //
+	MinGasLimit            = big.NewInt(125000)  // Minimum the gas limit may ever be.
+	Sha3Gas                = big.NewInt(30)      // Once per SHA3 operation.
+	Sha256Gas              = big.NewInt(60)      //
+	IdentityWordGas        = big.NewInt(3)       //
+	Sha3WordGas            = big.NewInt(6)       // Once per word of the SHA3 operation's data.
+	SstoreResetGas         = big.NewInt(5000)    // Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes from zero.
+	SstoreClearGas         = big.NewInt(5000)    // Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness doesn't change.
+	SstoreRefundGas        = big.NewInt(15000)   // Once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes to zero.
+	JumpdestGas            = big.NewInt(1)       // Refunded gas, once per SSTORE operation if the zeroness changes to zero.
+	IdentityGas            = big.NewInt(15)      //
+	GasLimitBoundDivisor   = big.NewInt(1024)    // The bound divisor of the gas limit, used in update calculations.
+	EpochDuration          = big.NewInt(30000)   // Duration between proof-of-work epochs.
+	CallGas                = big.NewInt(40)      // Once per CALL operation & message call transaction.
+	CreateDataGas          = big.NewInt(200)     //
+	Ripemd160Gas           = big.NewInt(600)     //
+	Ripemd160WordGas       = big.NewInt(120)     //
+	MinimumDifficulty      = big.NewInt(131072)  // The minimum that the difficulty may ever be.
+	CallCreateDepth        = big.NewInt(1024)    // Maximum depth of call/create stack.
+	ExpGas                 = big.NewInt(10)      // Once per EXP instuction.
+	LogGas                 = big.NewInt(375)     // Per LOG* operation.
+	CopyGas                = big.NewInt(3)       //
+	StackLimit             = big.NewInt(1024)    // Maximum size of VM stack allowed.
+	TierStepGas            = big.NewInt(0)       // Once per operation, for a selection of them.
+	LogTopicGas            = big.NewInt(375)     // Multiplied by the * of the LOG*, per LOG transaction. e.g. LOG0 incurs 0 * c_txLogTopicGas, LOG4 incurs 4 * c_txLogTopicGas.
+	CreateGas              = big.NewInt(32000)   // Once per CREATE operation & contract-creation transaction.
+	SuicideRefundGas       = big.NewInt(24000)   // Refunded following a suicide operation.
+	MemoryGas              = big.NewInt(3)       // Times the address of the (highest referenced byte in memory + 1). NOTE: referencing happens on read, write and in instructions such as RETURN and CALL.
+	TxDataNonZeroGas       = big.NewInt(68)      // Per byte of data attached to a transaction that is not equal to zero. NOTE: Not payable on data of calls between transactions.
+)