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SIMD-0504 Stricter shred validation

ReviewNetworkingStandardcreated 2026-03-13

Author: Philip Taffet (Firedancer)

Shred validation currently allows certain shreds that seem like they should be invalid. This leads to lots of corner cases when a new client bases their behavior on what Agave implicitly allows rather than easily specified behavior. This SIMD provides the spec.

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