@aztec/end-to-end 0.0.1-commit.03f7ef2 → 0.0.1-commit.04d373f

package/src/e2e_p2p/reqresp/utils.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,274 @@
+import type { AztecNodeService } from '@aztec/aztec-node';
+import { createLogger } from '@aztec/aztec.js/log';
+import { waitForTx } from '@aztec/aztec.js/node';
+import { Tx } from '@aztec/aztec.js/tx';
+import { RollupContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import { CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { timesAsync } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
+
+import { expect, jest } from '@jest/globals';
+import fs from 'fs';
+import os from 'os';
+import path from 'path';
+
+import { getBootNodeUdpPort, shouldCollectMetrics } from '../../fixtures/fixtures.js';
+import { createNodes } from '../../fixtures/setup_p2p_test.js';
+import { P2PNetworkTest } from '../p2p_network.js';
+import { prepareTransactions } from '../shared.js';
+
+// Don't set this to a higher value than 9 because each node will use a different L1 publisher account and anvil seeds
+export const NUM_VALIDATORS = 6;
+export const NUM_TXS_PER_NODE = 4;
+export const BOOT_NODE_UDP_PORT = getBootNodeUdpPort();
+
+export const createReqrespDataDir = () => fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'reqresp-'));
+
+type ReqrespOptions = {
+  disableStatusHandshake?: boolean;
+};
+
+export async function createReqrespTest(options: ReqrespOptions = {}): Promise<P2PNetworkTest> {
+  const { disableStatusHandshake = false } = options;
+  const t = await P2PNetworkTest.create({
+    testName: 'e2e_p2p_reqresp_tx',
+    numberOfNodes: 0,
+    numberOfValidators: NUM_VALIDATORS,
+    basePort: BOOT_NODE_UDP_PORT,
+    // To collect metrics - run in aztec-packages `docker compose --profile metrics up`
+    metricsPort: shouldCollectMetrics(),
+    initialConfig: {
+      ethereumSlotDuration: 8,
+      aztecSlotDuration: 36,
+      blockDurationMs: 6000,
+      l1PublishingTime: 8,
+      minTxsPerBlock: 1,
+      maxTxsPerBlock: 2,
+      enforceTimeTable: true,
+      aztecProofSubmissionEpochs: 1024, // effectively do not reorg
+      ...(disableStatusHandshake ? { p2pDisableStatusHandshake: true } : {}),
+      listenAddress: '127.0.0.1',
+      aztecEpochDuration: 64, // stable committee
+      // Pipelining: target-slot is one ahead of build-slot; inboxLag sources L1->L2
+      // messages from the previous checkpoint to avoid L1ToL2MessagesNotReadyError.
+      enableProposerPipelining: true,
+      inboxLag: 2,
+    },
+  });
+  await t.setup();
+  await t.applyBaseSetup();
+  return t;
+}
+
+export async function cleanupReqrespTest(params: { t: P2PNetworkTest; nodes?: AztecNodeService[]; dataDir: string }) {
+  const { t, nodes, dataDir } = params;
+  if (nodes) {
+    await t.stopNodes(nodes);
+  }
+  await t.teardown();
+  for (let i = 0; i < NUM_VALIDATORS; i++) {
+    fs.rmSync(`${dataDir}-${i}`, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3 });
+  }
+}
+
+const getNodePort = (nodeIndex: number) => BOOT_NODE_UDP_PORT + 1 + nodeIndex;
+
+export async function runReqrespTxTest(params: {
+  t: P2PNetworkTest;
+  dataDir: string;
+  disableStatusHandshake?: boolean;
+}): Promise<AztecNodeService[]> {
+  const { t, dataDir, disableStatusHandshake = false } = params;
+
+  if (!t.bootstrapNodeEnr) {
+    throw new Error('Bootstrap node ENR is not available');
+  }
+
+  t.logger.info('Creating nodes');
+  const aztecNodeConfig = disableStatusHandshake
+    ? { ...t.ctx.aztecNodeConfig, p2pDisableStatusHandshake: true }
+    : t.ctx.aztecNodeConfig;
+
+  const nodes = await createNodes(
+    aztecNodeConfig,
+    t.ctx.dateProvider,
+    t.bootstrapNodeEnr,
+    NUM_VALIDATORS,
+    BOOT_NODE_UDP_PORT,
+    t.genesis,
+    dataDir,
+    shouldCollectMetrics(),
+  );
+
+  t.logger.info('Waiting for nodes to connect');
+  await t.waitForP2PMeshConnectivity(nodes, NUM_VALIDATORS);
+
+  await t.setupAccount();
+
+  const targetBlockNumber = await t.ctx.aztecNodeService.getBlockNumber();
+  await retryUntil(
+    async () => {
+      const blockNumbers = await Promise.all(nodes.map(node => node.getBlockNumber()));
+      return blockNumbers.every(blockNumber => blockNumber >= targetBlockNumber) ? true : undefined;
+    },
+    `validators to sync to L2 block ${targetBlockNumber}`,
+    60,
+    0.5,
+  );
+
+  t.logger.info('Preparing transactions to send');
+  const txBatches = await timesAsync(2, () =>
+    prepareTransactions(t.logger, t.ctx.aztecNodeService, NUM_TXS_PER_NODE, t.fundedAccount),
+  );
+
+  t.logger.info('Removing initial node');
+  await t.removeInitialNode();
+
+  t.logger.info('Starting fresh slot');
+  const [timestamp] = await t.ctx.cheatCodes.rollup.advanceToNextSlot();
+  t.ctx.dateProvider.setTime(Number(timestamp) * 1000);
+  const startSlotTimestamp = BigInt(timestamp);
+
+  // Under pipelining the active builder during wallclock slot S targets slot S+1, so
+  // we must address the proposer of S+1 (not S) for batch 0. Shift the proposer lookup
+  // window by the pipelining offset so we always send to the currently-building proposer.
+  const proposerSlotOffset = t.ctx.aztecNodeConfig.enableProposerPipelining ? 1 : 0;
+  const { proposerIndexes, nodesToTurnOffTxGossip } = await getProposerIndexes(
+    t,
+    startSlotTimestamp,
+    proposerSlotOffset,
+  );
+  t.logger.info(`Turning off tx gossip for nodes: ${nodesToTurnOffTxGossip.map(getNodePort)}`);
+  t.logger.info(`Sending txs to proposer nodes: ${proposerIndexes.map(getNodePort)}`);
+
+  // Replace the p2p node implementation of some of the nodes with a spy such that it does not store transactions that are gossiped to it
+  // Original implementation of `handleGossipedTx` will store received transactions in the tx pool.
+  // We chose the first 2 nodes that will be the proposers for the next few slots
+  for (const nodeIndex of nodesToTurnOffTxGossip) {
+    const logger = createLogger(`p2p:${getNodePort(nodeIndex)}`);
+    jest.spyOn((nodes[nodeIndex] as any).p2pClient.p2pService, 'handleGossipedTx').mockImplementation(((
+      payloadData: Buffer,
+    ) => {
+      const txHash = Tx.fromBuffer(payloadData).getTxHash();
+      logger.info(`Skipping storage of gossiped transaction ${txHash.toString()}`);
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }) as any);
+  }
+
+  // We send the tx to the proposer nodes directly, ignoring the pxe and node in each context
+  // We cannot just call tx.send since they were created using a pxe wired to the first node which is now stopped
+  t.logger.info('Sending transactions through proposer nodes');
+  const submittedTxs = await Promise.all(
+    txBatches.map(async (batch, batchIndex) => {
+      const proposerNode = nodes[proposerIndexes[batchIndex]];
+      for (const tx of batch) {
+        t.logger.info(`Tx ${tx.getTxHash().toString()} base64: ${tx.toBuffer().toString('base64')}`);
+      }
+      const txHashes = batch.map(tx => tx.getTxHash().toString());
+      t.logger.info(
+        `Sending batch ${batchIndex} to proposer ${getNodePort(proposerIndexes[batchIndex])}: ${txHashes.join(', ')}`,
+      );
+      await Promise.all(
+        batch.map(async tx => {
+          try {
+            await proposerNode.sendTx(tx);
+          } catch (err) {
+            t.logger.error(`Error sending tx: ${err}`);
+            throw err;
+          }
+        }),
+      );
+      return batch.map(tx => ({ node: proposerNode, txHash: tx.getTxHash() }));
+    }),
+  );
+
+  // Log pool state per node after sending
+  for (let i = 0; i < NUM_VALIDATORS; i++) {
+    const count = await nodes[i].getPendingTxCount();
+    t.logger.info(`Node ${getNodePort(i)} pool has ${count} pending txs`);
+  }
+
+  // Use the test's own aztecSlotDuration (not the env default that p2p_network's
+  // WAIT_FOR_TX_TIMEOUT is derived from) so the timeout scales with this test's 36s slot.
+  // Under pipelining the round-trip is roughly build-slot + target-slot + L1 publish, so
+  // budget for >= 3 slots.
+  const waitForTxTimeout = t.ctx.aztecNodeConfig.aztecSlotDuration * 4.5;
+  t.logger.info('Waiting for all transactions to be mined');
+  await Promise.all(
+    submittedTxs.flatMap((batch, batchIndex) =>
+      batch.map(async (submittedTx, txIndex) => {
+        t.logger.info(`Waiting for tx ${batchIndex}-${txIndex} ${submittedTx.txHash.toString()} to be mined`);
+        await waitForTx(submittedTx.node, submittedTx.txHash, { timeout: waitForTxTimeout });
+        t.logger.info(`Tx ${batchIndex}-${txIndex} ${submittedTx.txHash.toString()} has been mined`);
+      }),
+    ),
+  );
+
+  t.logger.info('All transactions mined');
+
+  // Assert that multiple blocks were built for at least one slot
+  t.logger.info('Verifying multiple blocks for at least one checkpoint');
+  // Wait for L1 checkpoint sync, which may lag behind P2P block propagation.
+  const checkpoints = await retryUntil(
+    async () => {
+      const cps = await nodes[0].getCheckpoints(CheckpointNumber(1), 50, { includeBlocks: true });
+      return cps.length > 0 && cps.some(cp => (cp.blocks?.length ?? 0) >= 2) ? cps : undefined;
+    },
+    'waiting for multi-block checkpoint to sync from L1',
+    30,
+    1,
+  );
+
+  let mbpsFound = false;
+  let expectedBlockNumber = checkpoints[0].blocks![0].number;
+
+  for (const published of checkpoints) {
+    const blocks = published.blocks!;
+    const blockCount = blocks.length;
+    mbpsFound = mbpsFound || blockCount >= 2;
+
+    for (let i = 0; i < blockCount; i++) {
+      const block = blocks[i];
+      expect(block.indexWithinCheckpoint).toBe(i);
+      expect(block.checkpointNumber).toBe(published.number);
+      expect(block.number).toBe(expectedBlockNumber);
+      expectedBlockNumber++;
+    }
+  }
+
+  expect(mbpsFound).toBe(true);
+  return nodes;
+}
+
+async function getProposerIndexes(t: P2PNetworkTest, startSlotTimestamp: bigint, slotOffset = 0) {
+  // Get the nodes for the next set of slots
+  const rollupContract = new RollupContract(
+    t.ctx.deployL1ContractsValues.l1Client,
+    t.ctx.deployL1ContractsValues.l1ContractAddresses.rollupAddress,
+  );
+
+  const attesters = await rollupContract.getAttesters();
+  const startSlot = await rollupContract.getSlotAt(startSlotTimestamp);
+
+  const proposers = await Promise.all(
+    Array.from({ length: 3 }, async (_, i) => {
+      const slot = SlotNumber(startSlot + slotOffset + i);
+      const slotTimestamp = await rollupContract.getTimestampForSlot(slot);
+      return await rollupContract.getProposerAt(slotTimestamp);
+    }),
+  );
+  // Get the indexes of the nodes that are responsible for the next two slots
+  const proposerIndexes = proposers.map(proposer => attesters.findIndex(a => a.equals(proposer)));
+
+  if (proposerIndexes.some(i => i === -1)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Proposer index not found for proposer ` +
+        `(proposers=${proposers.map(p => p.toString()).join(',')}, indices=${proposerIndexes.join(',')})`,
+    );
+  }
+
+  const nodesToTurnOffTxGossip = Array.from({ length: NUM_VALIDATORS }, (_, i) => i).filter(
+    i => !proposerIndexes.includes(i),
+  );
+  return { proposerIndexes, nodesToTurnOffTxGossip };
+}

package/src/e2e_p2p/shared.ts

@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
 import type { InitialAccountData } from '@aztec/accounts/testing';
 import type { AztecNodeService } from '@aztec/aztec-node';
 import { AztecAddress } from '@aztec/aztec.js/addresses';
-import { type SentTx, getContractInstanceFromInstantiationParams } from '@aztec/aztec.js/contracts';
+import { NO_WAIT, getContractInstanceFromInstantiationParams } from '@aztec/aztec.js/contracts';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/aztec.js/fields';
 import type { Logger } from '@aztec/aztec.js/log';
-import { Tx, TxStatus } from '@aztec/aztec.js/tx';
+import { TxHash } from '@aztec/aztec.js/tx';
 import type { RollupCheatCodes } from '@aztec/aztec/testing';
-import type {
-  EmpireSlashingProposerContract,
-  RollupContract,
-  TallySlashingProposerContract,
-} from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
-import { EpochNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
+import type { RollupContract, SlashingProposerContract } from '@aztec/ethereum/contracts';
+import { EpochNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { timesAsync, unique } from '@aztec/foundation/collection';
+import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { retryUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/retry';
 import { pluralize } from '@aztec/foundation/string';
 import type { SpamContract } from '@aztec/noir-test-contracts.js/Spam';
@@ -20,10 +18,11 @@ import { TestContract, TestContractArtifact } from '@aztec/noir-test-contracts.j
 import { getPXEConfig, getPXEConfig as getRpcConfig } from '@aztec/pxe/server';
 import { getRoundForOffense } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import type { AztecNodeAdmin } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/client';
-import type { SlashFactoryContract } from '@aztec/stdlib/l1-contracts';
-import { TestWallet, proveInteraction } from '@aztec/test-wallet/server';
 
+import { SchnorrHardcodedKeyAccountContract } from '../fixtures/schnorr_hardcoded_account_contract.js';
 import { submitTxsTo } from '../shared/submit-transactions.js';
+import { TestWallet } from '../test-wallet/test_wallet.js';
+import { type ProvenTx, proveInteraction } from '../test-wallet/utils.js';
 
 // submits a set of transactions to the provided Private eXecution Environment (PXE)
 export const submitComplexTxsTo = async (
@@ -33,24 +32,15 @@ export const submitComplexTxsTo = async (
   numTxs: number,
   opts: { callPublic?: boolean } = {},
 ) => {
-  const txs: SentTx[] = [];
+  const txs: TxHash[] = [];
 
   const seed = 1234n;
   const spamCount = 15;
   for (let i = 0; i < numTxs; i++) {
-    const tx = spamContract.methods.spam(seed + BigInt(i * spamCount), spamCount, !!opts.callPublic).send({ from });
-    const txHash = await tx.getTxHash();
-
+    const method = spamContract.methods.spam(seed + BigInt(i * spamCount), spamCount, !!opts.callPublic);
+    const { txHash } = await method.send({ from, wait: NO_WAIT });
     logger.info(`Tx sent with hash ${txHash.toString()}`);
-    const receipt = await tx.getReceipt();
-    expect(receipt).toEqual(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        status: TxStatus.PENDING,
-        error: '',
-      }),
-    );
-    logger.info(`Receipt received for ${txHash.toString()}`);
-    txs.push(tx);
+    txs.push(txHash);
   }
   return txs;
 };
@@ -61,11 +51,22 @@ export const submitTransactions = async (
   node: AztecNodeService,
   numTxs: number,
   fundedAccount: InitialAccountData,
-): Promise<SentTx[]> => {
+): Promise<TxHash[]> => {
   const rpcConfig = getRpcConfig();
   rpcConfig.proverEnabled = false;
-  const wallet = await TestWallet.create(node, { ...getPXEConfig(), proverEnabled: false }, { useLogSuffix: true });
-  const fundedAccountManager = await wallet.createSchnorrAccount(fundedAccount.secret, fundedAccount.salt);
+  const wallet = await TestWallet.create(
+    node,
+    // Use checkpointed chain tip to avoid anchoring on provisional blocks that the archiver can prune
+    // when their slot ends without a checkpoint landing on L1.
+    { ...getPXEConfig(), proverEnabled: false, syncChainTip: 'checkpointed' },
+    { loggerActorLabel: 'pxe-tx' },
+  );
+  const contract = new SchnorrHardcodedKeyAccountContract();
+  const fundedAccountManager = await wallet.createAccount({
+    secret: fundedAccount.secret,
+    salt: fundedAccount.salt,
+    contract,
+  });
   return submitTxsTo(wallet, fundedAccountManager.address, numTxs, logger);
 };
 
@@ -74,12 +75,21 @@ export async function prepareTransactions(
   node: AztecNodeService,
   numTxs: number,
   fundedAccount: InitialAccountData,
-): Promise<Tx[]> {
+): Promise<ProvenTx[]> {
   const rpcConfig = getRpcConfig();
   rpcConfig.proverEnabled = false;
 
-  const wallet = await TestWallet.create(node, { ...getPXEConfig(), proverEnabled: false }, { useLogSuffix: true });
-  const fundedAccountManager = await wallet.createSchnorrAccount(fundedAccount.secret, fundedAccount.salt);
+  const wallet = await TestWallet.create(
+    node,
+    { ...getPXEConfig(), proverEnabled: false, syncChainTip: 'checkpointed' },
+    { loggerActorLabel: 'pxe-tx' },
+  );
+  const accountContract = new SchnorrHardcodedKeyAccountContract();
+  const fundedAccountManager = await wallet.createAccount({
+    secret: fundedAccount.secret,
+    salt: fundedAccount.salt,
+    contract: accountContract,
+  });
 
   const testContractInstance = await getContractInstanceFromInstantiationParams(TestContractArtifact, {
     salt: Fr.random(),
@@ -91,14 +101,13 @@ export async function prepareTransactions(
     const tx = await proveInteraction(wallet, contract.methods.emit_nullifier(Fr.random()), {
       from: fundedAccountManager.address,
     });
-    const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
-    logger.info(`Tx prepared with hash ${txHash}`);
+    logger.info(`Tx prepared with hash ${tx.getTxHash()}`);
     return tx;
   });
 }
 
 export function awaitProposalExecution(
-  slashingProposer: EmpireSlashingProposerContract | TallySlashingProposerContract,
+  slashingProposer: SlashingProposerContract,
   timeoutSeconds: number,
   logger: Logger,
 ): Promise<bigint> {
@@ -108,24 +117,12 @@ export function awaitProposalExecution(
       reject(new Error(`Timeout waiting for proposal execution after ${timeoutSeconds}s`));
     }, timeoutSeconds * 1000);
 
-    if (slashingProposer.type === 'empire') {
-      const unwatch = slashingProposer.listenToPayloadSubmitted(args => {
-        logger.warn(`Proposal ${args.payload} from round ${args.round} executed`);
-        clearTimeout(timeout);
-        unwatch();
-        resolve(args.round);
-      });
-    } else if (slashingProposer.type === 'tally') {
-      const unwatch = slashingProposer.listenToRoundExecuted(args => {
-        logger.warn(`Slash from round ${args.round} executed`);
-        clearTimeout(timeout);
-        unwatch();
-        resolve(args.round);
-      });
-    } else {
+    const unwatch = slashingProposer.listenToRoundExecuted(args => {
+      logger.warn(`Slash from round ${args.round} executed`);
       clearTimeout(timeout);
-      reject(new Error(`Unknown slashing proposer type: ${(slashingProposer as any).type}`));
-    }
+      unwatch();
+      resolve(args.round);
+    });
   });
 }
 
@@ -137,7 +134,7 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeExists({
   logger: Logger;
 }): Promise<readonly `0x${string}`[]> {
   logger.info(`Waiting for committee to be set`);
-  let committee: readonly `0x${string}`[] | undefined;
+  let committee: EthAddress[] | undefined;
   await retryUntil(
     async () => {
       committee = await rollup.getCurrentEpochCommittee();
@@ -146,7 +143,60 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeExists({
     'non-empty committee',
     60,
   );
-  return committee!;
+  logger.warn(`Committee has been formed`, { committee: committee!.map(c => c.toString()) });
+  return committee!.map(c => c.toString() as `0x${string}`);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Advance epochs until we find one where the target proposer is selected for at least one slot,
+ * then stop one epoch before it. This leaves time for the caller to start sequencers before
+ * warping to the target epoch, avoiding the race where the target epoch passes before sequencers
+ * are ready.
+ *
+ * Returns the target epoch number so the caller can warp to it after starting sequencers.
+ */
+export async function advanceToEpochBeforeProposer({
+  epochCache,
+  cheatCodes,
+  targetProposer,
+  logger,
+  maxAttempts = 20,
+}: {
+  epochCache: EpochCacheInterface;
+  cheatCodes: RollupCheatCodes;
+  targetProposer: EthAddress;
+  logger: Logger;
+  maxAttempts?: number;
+}): Promise<{ targetEpoch: EpochNumber }> {
+  const { epochDuration } = await cheatCodes.getConfig();
+
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++) {
+    const currentEpoch = await cheatCodes.getEpoch();
+    // Check the NEXT epoch's slots so we stay one epoch before the target,
+    // giving the caller time to start sequencers before the target epoch arrives.
+    const nextEpoch = Number(currentEpoch) + 1;
+    const startSlot = nextEpoch * Number(epochDuration);
+    const endSlot = startSlot + Number(epochDuration);
+
+    logger.info(
+      `Checking next epoch ${nextEpoch} (slots ${startSlot}-${endSlot - 1}) for proposer ${targetProposer} (current epoch: ${currentEpoch})`,
+    );
+
+    for (let s = startSlot; s < endSlot; s++) {
+      const proposer = await epochCache.getProposerAttesterAddressInSlot(SlotNumber(s));
+      if (proposer && proposer.equals(targetProposer)) {
+        logger.warn(
+          `Found target proposer ${targetProposer} in slot ${s} of epoch ${nextEpoch}. Staying at epoch ${currentEpoch} to allow sequencer startup.`,
+        );
+        return { targetEpoch: EpochNumber(nextEpoch) };
+      }
+    }
+
+    logger.info(`Target proposer not found in epoch ${nextEpoch}, advancing to next epoch`);
+    await cheatCodes.advanceToNextEpoch();
+  }
+
+  throw new Error(`Target proposer ${targetProposer} not found in any slot after ${maxAttempts} epoch attempts`);
 }
 
 export async function awaitOffenseDetected({
@@ -191,7 +241,6 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeKicked({
   rollup,
   cheatCodes,
   committee,
-  slashFactory,
   slashingProposer,
   slashingRoundSize,
   aztecSlotDuration,
@@ -202,8 +251,7 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeKicked({
   rollup: RollupContract;
   cheatCodes: RollupCheatCodes;
   committee: readonly `0x${string}`[];
-  slashFactory: SlashFactoryContract;
-  slashingProposer: EmpireSlashingProposerContract | TallySlashingProposerContract | undefined;
+  slashingProposer: SlashingProposerContract | undefined;
   slashingRoundSize: number;
   aztecSlotDuration: number;
   aztecEpochDuration: number;
@@ -216,36 +264,14 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeKicked({
 
   await cheatCodes.debugRollup();
 
-  if (slashingProposer.type === 'empire') {
-    // Await for the slash payload to be created if empire (no payload is created on tally until execution time)
-    const targetEpoch = BigInt(await cheatCodes.getEpoch()) + (await rollup.getLagInEpochsForValidatorSet()) + 1n;
-    logger.info(`Advancing to epoch ${targetEpoch} so we start slashing`);
-    await cheatCodes.advanceToEpoch(EpochNumber.fromBigInt(targetEpoch));
-
-    const slashPayloadEvents = await retryUntil(
-      async () => {
-        const events = await slashFactory.getSlashPayloadCreatedEvents();
-        return events.length > 0 ? events : undefined;
-      },
-      'slash payload created',
-      120,
-      1,
-    );
-    expect(slashPayloadEvents.length).toBe(1);
-    // The uniqueness check is needed since a validator may be slashed more than once on the same round (eg because they let two epochs be pruned)
-    expect(unique(slashPayloadEvents[0].slashes.map(slash => slash.validator.toString()))).toHaveLength(
-      committee.length,
-    );
-  } else {
-    // Use the slash offset to ensure we are in the right epoch for tally
-    const slashOffsetInRounds = await slashingProposer.getSlashOffsetInRounds();
-    const slashingRoundSizeInEpochs = slashingRoundSize / aztecEpochDuration;
-    const slashingOffsetInEpochs = Number(slashOffsetInRounds) * slashingRoundSizeInEpochs;
-    const firstEpochInOffenseRound = offenseEpoch - (offenseEpoch % slashingRoundSizeInEpochs);
-    const targetEpoch = firstEpochInOffenseRound + slashingOffsetInEpochs;
-    logger.info(`Advancing to epoch ${targetEpoch} so we start slashing`);
-    await cheatCodes.advanceToEpoch(EpochNumber(targetEpoch), { offset: -aztecSlotDuration / 2 });
-  }
+  // Use the slash offset to ensure we are in the right epoch for tally
+  const slashOffsetInRounds = await slashingProposer.getSlashOffsetInRounds();
+  const slashingRoundSizeInEpochs = slashingRoundSize / aztecEpochDuration;
+  const slashingOffsetInEpochs = Number(slashOffsetInRounds) * slashingRoundSizeInEpochs;
+  const firstEpochInOffenseRound = offenseEpoch - (offenseEpoch % slashingRoundSizeInEpochs);
+  const targetEpoch = firstEpochInOffenseRound + slashingOffsetInEpochs;
+  logger.info(`Advancing to epoch ${targetEpoch} so we start slashing`);
+  await cheatCodes.advanceToEpoch(EpochNumber(targetEpoch), { offset: -aztecSlotDuration / 2 });
 
   const attestersPre = await rollup.getAttesters();
   expect(attestersPre.length).toBe(committee.length);
@@ -255,7 +281,10 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeKicked({
     expect(attesterInfo.status).toEqual(1); // Validating
   }
 
-  const timeout = slashingRoundSize * 2 * aztecSlotDuration + 30;
+  // Allow up to four round-lengths so that under proposer pipelining, where individual rounds
+  // sometimes fail to gather quorum because parts of the committee miss votes due to chain-state
+  // races, we still see a later round execute the slash.
+  const timeout = slashingRoundSize * 4 * aztecSlotDuration + 30;
   logger.info(`Waiting for slash to be executed (timeout ${timeout}s)`);
   await awaitProposalExecution(slashingProposer, timeout, logger);
 
@@ -275,7 +304,7 @@ export async function awaitCommitteeKicked({
   logger.info(`Advancing to check current committee`);
   await cheatCodes.debugRollup();
   await cheatCodes.advanceToEpoch(
-    EpochNumber.fromBigInt(BigInt(await cheatCodes.getEpoch()) + (await rollup.getLagInEpochsForValidatorSet()) + 1n),
+    EpochNumber((await cheatCodes.getEpoch()) + (await rollup.getLagInEpochsForValidatorSet()) + 1),
   );
   await cheatCodes.debugRollup();