diff --git a/docs/developers/evm-tracing/built-in-tracers.md b/docs/developers/evm-tracing/built-in-tracers.md index 305acfc8aa..6d8217cf5f 100644 --- a/docs/developers/evm-tracing/built-in-tracers.md +++ b/docs/developers/evm-tracing/built-in-tracers.md @@ -219,11 +219,12 @@ The prestate tracer has two modes: `prestate` and `diff`. The `prestate` mode re In `diff` mode the result object will contain a `pre` and a `post` object: -1. Any read-only access is omitted completely from the result. This mode is only concerned with state modifications. -2. In `pre` you will find the state of an account before the tx started, and in post its state after tx execution finished. -3. `post` will contain only the modified fields. e.g. if `nonce` of an account hasn't changed it will be omitted from `post`. -4. Deletion (i.e. account selfdestruct, or storage clearing) will be signified by inclusion in `pre` and omission in `post`. -5. Insertion (i.e. account creation or new slots) will be signified by omission in `pre` and inclusion in `post`. +1. The result only includes accounts that were modified. Accounts without changes will be omitted in this mode. +2. In `pre` you will find the state of an account before the tx started, and in `post` its state after tx execution finished. +3. `pre` can include fields that were not modified, if some other fields for the same account were modified. +4. `post` will contain only the modified fields. e.g. if `nonce` of an account hasn't changed it will be omitted from `post`. +5. Deletion (i.e. account selfdestruct, or storage clearing) will be signified by inclusion in `pre` and omission in `post`. +6. Insertion (i.e. account creation or new slots) will be signified by omission in `pre` and inclusion in `post`. To run this tracer in `diff` mode, pass `tracerConfig: {diffMode: true}` in the API call.