@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.b33fc05d0 → 0.0.1-commit.b3d3157a

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+
+import type { EvictionContext, EvictionResult, EvictionRule, PoolOperations } from './interfaces.js';
+import { EvictionEvent } from './interfaces.js';
+
+/**
+ * Eviction rule that removes transactions whose maxFeesPerGas no longer meets
+ * the projected minimum gas fees after a new block is mined.
+ * Uses the BlockMinFeesProvider (forward-looking) to get the projected minimum fees.
+ * Only triggers on BLOCK_MINED events.
+ */
+export class InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule implements EvictionRule {
+  public readonly name = 'InsufficientFeePerGas';
+
+  private log = createLogger('p2p:tx_pool_v2:insufficient_fee_per_gas_eviction_rule');
+
+  constructor(private blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider) {}
+
+  async evict(context: EvictionContext, pool: PoolOperations): Promise<EvictionResult> {
+    if (context.event !== EvictionEvent.BLOCK_MINED) {
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+      };
+    }
+
+    try {
+      const gasFees = await this.blockMinFeesProvider.getCurrentMinFees();
+      const txsToEvict: string[] = [];
+      const pendingTxs = pool.getPendingTxs();
+
+      for (const meta of pendingTxs) {
+        const maxFeesPerGas = meta.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas;
+        if (maxFeesPerGas.feePerDaGas < gasFees.feePerDaGas || maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas < gasFees.feePerL2Gas) {
+          this.log.verbose(`Evicting tx ${meta.txHash} from pool due to insufficient fee per gas`, {
+            txMaxFeesPerGas: maxFeesPerGas.toInspect(),
+            blockGasFees: gasFees.toInspect(),
+          });
+          txsToEvict.push(meta.txHash);
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (txsToEvict.length > 0) {
+        this.log.info(`Evicted ${txsToEvict.length} txs with insufficient fee per gas after block mined`);
+        await pool.deleteTxs(txsToEvict, this.name);
+      }
+
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: true,
+        txsEvicted: txsToEvict,
+      };
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error('Failed to evict transactions with insufficient fee per gas', { err });
+      return {
+        reason: 'insufficient_fee_per_gas',
+        success: false,
+        txsEvicted: [],
+        error: new Error('Failed to evict txs with insufficient fee per gas', { cause: err }),
+      };
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/eviction/invalid_txs_after_reorg_rule.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { BlockHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import { MerkleTreeId } from '@aztec/stdlib/trees';
 
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@ export class InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule implements EvictionRule {
       const pendingTxs = pool.getPendingTxs();
 
       // Deduplicate block hashes to reduce redundant DB lookups
-      const uniqueBlockHashes = new Map<string, Fr>();
+      const uniqueBlockHashes = new Map<string, BlockHash>();
       const txsByBlockHash = new Map<string, string[]>();
 
       for (const meta of pendingTxs) {
         const blockHashStr = meta.anchorBlockHeaderHash;
         if (!txsByBlockHash.has(blockHashStr)) {
           txsByBlockHash.set(blockHashStr, []);
-          uniqueBlockHashes.set(blockHashStr, Fr.fromHexString(blockHashStr));
+          uniqueBlockHashes.set(blockHashStr, BlockHash.fromString(blockHashStr));
         }
         txsByBlockHash.get(blockHashStr)!.push(meta.txHash);
       }

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/interfaces.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import type { TypedEventEmitter } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 import type { L2Block, L2BlockId, L2BlockSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
+import type { BlockMinFeesProvider } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import type { WorldStateSynchronizer } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import type { BlockHeader, Tx, TxHash, TxValidator } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
@@ -72,6 +73,10 @@ export type TxPoolV2Dependencies = {
   worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer;
   /** Factory that creates a validator for re-validating pool transactions using metadata */
   createTxValidator: () => Promise<TxValidator<TxMetaData>>;
+  /** Checks whether a tx's setup-phase calls are on the allow list. Precomputed at receipt time. */
+  checkAllowedSetupCalls: (tx: Tx) => Promise<boolean>;
+  /** Provides projected minimum fees for the next block. Used by eviction rules instead of stale block header fees. */
+  blockMinFeesProvider: BlockMinFeesProvider;
 };
 
 /**
@@ -158,10 +163,10 @@ export interface TxPoolV2 extends TypedEventEmitter<TxPoolV2Events> {
   handleMinedBlock(block: L2Block): Promise<void>;
 
   /**
-   * Prepares the pool for a new slot.
-   * Unprotects transactions from earlier slots and validates them before
-   * returning to pending state.
-   * @param slotNumber - The slot number to prepare for
+   * Prepares the pool for a new slot by unprotecting transactions from earlier
+   * slots and re-validating them before returning to pending state.
+   * @param slotNumber - The pipeline slot we are building for (i.e. the slot
+   *   the resulting blocks will target on L1).
    */
   prepareForSlot(slotNumber: SlotNumber): Promise<void>;
 

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_metadata.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
+import { minBigint } from '@aztec/foundation/bigint';
 import { BlockNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { ProtocolContractAddress } from '@aztec/protocol-contracts';
 import { BlockHash, type L2BlockId } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
+import { Gas, GasFees } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
 import { type Tx, TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 
 import { getFeePayerBalanceDelta } from '../../msg_validators/tx_validator/fee_payer_balance.js';
-import { getTxPriorityFee } from '../tx_pool/priority.js';
 import { type PreAddResult, TxPoolRejectionCode } from './eviction/interfaces.js';
 
 /** Validator-compatible data interface, mirroring the subset of PrivateKernelTailCircuitPublicInputs used by validators. */
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export type TxMetaValidationData = {
       };
     };
     txContext: {
-      gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas };
+      gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas; maxFeesPerGas: GasFees };
     };
   };
 };
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ export type TxMetaData = {
   /** Timestamp by which the transaction must be included (for expiration checks) */
   readonly expirationTimestamp: bigint;
 
+  /** Whether the tx's setup-phase calls pass the allow list check. Computed at receipt time. */
+  readonly allowedSetupCalls: boolean;
+
   /** Validator-compatible data, providing the same access patterns as Tx.data */
   readonly data: TxMetaValidationData;
 
@@ -84,8 +87,12 @@ export type TxState = 'pending' | 'protected' | 'mined' | 'deleted';
  * Builds TxMetaData from a full Tx object.
  * Extracts all relevant fields for efficient in-memory storage and querying.
  * Fr values are captured in closures for zero-cost re-validation.
+ *
+ * @param allowedSetupCalls - Whether the tx's setup-phase calls pass the allow list.
+ *   For gossip/RPC txs this is always `true` (already validated by PhasesTxValidator).
+ *   For req/resp txs this should be computed by the caller using the phases validator.
  */
-export async function buildTxMetaData(tx: Tx): Promise<TxMetaData> {
+export async function buildTxMetaData(tx: Tx, allowedSetupCalls: boolean = true): Promise<TxMetaData> {
   const txHashObj = tx.getTxHash();
   const txHash = txHashObj.toString();
   const txHashBigInt = txHashObj.toBigInt();
@@ -112,6 +119,7 @@ export async function buildTxMetaData(tx: Tx): Promise<TxMetaData> {
     feeLimit,
     nullifiers,
     expirationTimestamp,
+    allowedSetupCalls,
     receivedAt: 0,
     estimatedSizeBytes,
     data: {
@@ -124,7 +132,10 @@ export async function buildTxMetaData(tx: Tx): Promise<TxMetaData> {
           globalVariables: { blockNumber: anchorBlockNumber },
         },
         txContext: {
-          gasSettings: { gasLimits: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.gasLimits },
+          gasSettings: {
+            gasLimits: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.gasLimits,
+            maxFeesPerGas: tx.data.constants.txContext.gasSettings.maxFeesPerGas,
+          },
         },
       },
     },
@@ -277,17 +288,19 @@ export function checkNullifierConflict(
 }
 
 /** Creates a stub TxMetaValidationData for tests that don't exercise validators. */
-export function stubTxMetaValidationData(overrides: { expirationTimestamp?: bigint } = {}): TxMetaValidationData {
+export function stubTxMetaValidationData(
+  overrides: { expirationTimestamp?: bigint; maxFeesPerGas?: GasFees } = {},
+): TxMetaValidationData {
   return {
     getNonEmptyNullifiers: () => [],
     expirationTimestamp: overrides.expirationTimestamp ?? 0n,
     constants: {
       anchorBlockHeader: {
-        hash: () => Promise.resolve(new BlockHash(Fr.ZERO)),
+        hash: () => Promise.resolve(BlockHash.ZERO),
         globalVariables: { blockNumber: BlockNumber(0) },
       },
       txContext: {
-        gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas.empty() },
+        gasSettings: { gasLimits: Gas.empty(), maxFeesPerGas: overrides.maxFeesPerGas ?? GasFees.empty() },
       },
     },
   };
@@ -304,6 +317,8 @@ export function stubTxMetaData(
     nullifiers?: string[];
     expirationTimestamp?: bigint;
     anchorBlockHeaderHash?: string;
+    allowedSetupCalls?: boolean;
+    maxFeesPerGas?: GasFees;
   } = {},
 ): TxMetaData {
   const txHashBigInt = Fr.fromHexString(txHash).toBigInt();
@@ -320,8 +335,15 @@ export function stubTxMetaData(
     feeLimit: overrides.feeLimit ?? 100n,
     nullifiers: overrides.nullifiers ?? [`0x${normalizedTxHash.slice(2)}null1`],
     expirationTimestamp,
+    allowedSetupCalls: overrides.allowedSetupCalls ?? true,
     receivedAt: 0,
     estimatedSizeBytes: 0,
-    data: stubTxMetaValidationData({ expirationTimestamp }),
+    data: stubTxMetaValidationData({ expirationTimestamp, maxFeesPerGas: overrides.maxFeesPerGas }),
   };
 }
+
+/** Returns the priority fee for a tx, based on the L2 priority fee capped by the max fee per gas. */
+function getTxPriorityFee(tx: Tx): bigint {
+  const { maxPriorityFeesPerGas: priorityFees, maxFeesPerGas } = tx.getGasSettings();
+  return minBigint(maxFeesPerGas.feePerL2Gas, priorityFees.feePerL2Gas);
+}

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_pool_v2.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,14 @@ import { type TelemetryClient, getTelemetryClient } from '@aztec/telemetry-clien
 import EventEmitter from 'node:events';
 
 import { PoolInstrumentation, PoolName } from '../instrumentation.js';
-import type { AddTxsResult, TxPoolV2, TxPoolV2Config, TxPoolV2Dependencies, TxPoolV2Events } from './interfaces.js';
+import type {
+  AddTxsResult,
+  PoolReadAccess,
+  TxPoolV2,
+  TxPoolV2Config,
+  TxPoolV2Dependencies,
+  TxPoolV2Events,
+} from './interfaces.js';
 import type { TxState } from './tx_metadata.js';
 import { TxPoolV2Impl } from './tx_pool_v2_impl.js';
 
@@ -165,6 +172,11 @@ export class AztecKVTxPoolV2 extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmitte
     return this.#queue.put(() => Promise.resolve(this.#impl.getLowestPriorityPending(limit)));
   }
 
+  /** Returns read-only access to the pool. Used for testing. */
+  getPoolReadAccess(): PoolReadAccess {
+    return this.#impl.getPoolReadAccess();
+  }
+
   // === Configuration ===
 
   updateConfig(config: Partial<TxPoolV2Config>): Promise<void> {

package/src/mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/tx_pool_v2_impl.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { BlockNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import { FifoSet } from '@aztec/foundation/fifo-set';
 import type { Logger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import type { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import type { AztecAsyncKVStore, AztecAsyncMap } from '@aztec/kv-store';
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   EvictionManager,
   FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule,
   FeePayerBalancePreAddRule,
+  InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule,
   InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule,
   InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule,
   LowPriorityEvictionRule,
@@ -39,6 +41,13 @@ import {
 import { type TxMetaData, type TxState, buildTxMetaData, checkNullifierConflict } from './tx_metadata.js';
 import { TxPoolIndices } from './tx_pool_indices.js';
 
+/**
+ * Maximum number of full transactions to load into memory at once when finalizing a block.
+ * Bounds peak memory while archiving and hard-deleting mined txs (~23k txs/epoch at 10 TPS would
+ * otherwise OOM the node).
+ */
+const FINALIZE_BLOCK_CHUNK_SIZE = 100;
+
 /**
  * Callbacks for the implementation to notify the outer class about events and metrics.
  */
@@ -62,6 +71,7 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
   #l2BlockSource: L2BlockSource;
   #worldStateSynchronizer: WorldStateSynchronizer;
   #createTxValidator: TxPoolV2Dependencies['createTxValidator'];
+  #checkAllowedSetupCalls: TxPoolV2Dependencies['checkAllowedSetupCalls'];
 
   // === In-Memory Indices ===
   #indices: TxPoolIndices = new TxPoolIndices();
@@ -73,7 +83,7 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
   #evictionManager: EvictionManager;
   #dateProvider: DateProvider;
   #instrumentation: TxPoolV2Instrumentation;
-  #evictedTxHashes: Set<string> = new Set();
+  #evictedTxHashes: FifoSet<string>;
   #log: Logger;
   #callbacks: TxPoolV2Callbacks;
 
@@ -93,8 +103,10 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
     this.#l2BlockSource = deps.l2BlockSource;
     this.#worldStateSynchronizer = deps.worldStateSynchronizer;
     this.#createTxValidator = deps.createTxValidator;
+    this.#checkAllowedSetupCalls = deps.checkAllowedSetupCalls;
 
     this.#config = { ...DEFAULT_TX_POOL_V2_CONFIG, ...config };
+    this.#evictedTxHashes = FifoSet.withLimit<string>(this.#config.evictedTxCacheSize);
     this.#archive = new TxArchive(archiveStore, this.#config.archivedTxLimit, log);
     this.#deletedPool = new DeletedPool(store, this.#txsDB, log);
     this.#dateProvider = dateProvider;
@@ -114,6 +126,7 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
 
     // Post-event eviction rules (run after events to check ALL pending txs)
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InvalidTxsAfterMiningRule());
+    this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InsufficientFeePerGasEvictionRule(deps.blockMinFeesProvider));
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new InvalidTxsAfterReorgRule(deps.worldStateSynchronizer));
     this.#evictionManager.registerRule(new FeePayerBalanceEvictionRule(deps.worldStateSynchronizer));
     // LowPriorityEvictionRule handles cases where txs become pending via prepareForSlot (unprotect)
@@ -136,39 +149,67 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
     // Step 0: Hydrate deleted pool state
     await this.#deletedPool.hydrateFromDatabase();
 
-    // Step 1: Load all transactions from DB (excluding soft-deleted)
-    const { loaded, errors: deserializationErrors } = await this.#loadAllTxsFromDb();
+    // Step 1: Stream txs from DB, building metadata and mined status one at a time.
+    const minedMetas: TxMetaData[] = [];
+    const pendingMetas: TxMetaData[] = [];
+    const deserializationErrors: string[] = [];
 
-    // Step 2: Check mined status for each tx
-    await this.#markMinedStatusBatch(loaded.map(l => l.meta));
+    for await (const [txHashStr, buffer] of this.#txsDB.entriesAsync()) {
+      // Skip soft-deleted transactions - they stay in DB but not in indices
+      if (this.#deletedPool.isSoftDeleted(txHashStr)) {
+        continue;
+      }
 
-    // Step 3: Partition by mined status
-    const mined: TxMetaData[] = [];
-    const nonMined: { tx: Tx; meta: TxMetaData }[] = [];
-    for (const entry of loaded) {
-      if (entry.meta.minedL2BlockId !== undefined) {
-        mined.push(entry.meta);
+      let meta: TxMetaData;
+      let txEffect: Awaited<ReturnType<L2BlockSource['getTxEffect']>>;
+      try {
+        const tx = Tx.fromBuffer(buffer);
+        // Resolve allowed-setup-calls and the tx effect concurrently
+        // getTxEffect failures are non-fatal (we just treat the tx as not-yet-mined), so
+        // its rejection is swallowed before the Promise.all so it can't fail-fast the batch.
+        const txEffectPromise = this.#l2BlockSource.getTxEffect(tx.getTxHash()).catch(err => {
+          this.#log.warn(`Failed to check mined status for tx ${txHashStr}`, { err });
+          return undefined;
+        });
+        const [allowedSetupCalls, fetchedTxEffect] = await Promise.all([
+          this.#checkAllowedSetupCalls(tx),
+          txEffectPromise,
+        ]);
+        meta = await buildTxMetaData(tx, allowedSetupCalls);
+        txEffect = fetchedTxEffect;
+      } catch (err) {
+        this.#log.warn(`Failed to deserialize tx ${txHashStr}, deleting`, { err });
+        deserializationErrors.push(txHashStr);
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      if (txEffect) {
+        meta.minedL2BlockId = {
+          number: txEffect.l2BlockNumber,
+          hash: txEffect.l2BlockHash.toString(),
+        };
+      }
+
+      if (meta.minedL2BlockId !== undefined) {
+        minedMetas.push(meta);
       } else {
-        nonMined.push(entry);
+        pendingMetas.push(meta);
       }
     }
 
-    // Step 4: Validate non-mined transactions
-    const { valid, invalid } = await this.#revalidateMetadata(
-      nonMined.map(e => e.meta),
-      'on startup',
-    );
+    // Step 2: Validate non-mined transactions
+    const { valid, invalid } = await this.#revalidateMetadata(pendingMetas, 'on startup');
 
-    // Step 5: Populate mined indices (these don't need conflict resolution)
-    for (const meta of mined) {
+    // Step 3: Populate mined indices (these don't need conflict resolution)
+    for (const meta of minedMetas) {
       this.#indices.addMined(meta);
     }
 
-    // Step 6: Rebuild pending pool by running pre-add rules for each tx
+    // Step 4: Rebuild pending pool by running pre-add rules for each tx
     // This resolves nullifier conflicts, fee payer balance issues, and pool size limits
     const { rejected } = await this.#rebuildPendingPool(valid);
 
-    // Step 7: Delete invalid and rejected txs from DB only (indices were never populated for these)
+    // Step 5: Delete invalid and rejected txs from DB only (indices were never populated for these)
     const toDelete = [...deserializationErrors, ...invalid, ...rejected];
     if (toDelete.length === 0) {
       return;
@@ -375,20 +416,25 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
   async addProtectedTxs(txs: Tx[], block: BlockHeader, opts: { source?: string }): Promise<void> {
     const slotNumber = block.globalVariables.slotNumber;
 
+    // Precompute setup-call allow-list flags outside the store transaction
+    const allowedFlags = await Promise.all(txs.map(tx => this.#checkAllowedSetupCalls(tx)));
+
     await this.#store.transactionAsync(async () => {
-      for (const tx of txs) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < txs.length; i++) {
+        const tx = txs[i];
         const txHash = tx.getTxHash();
         const txHashStr = txHash.toString();
         const isNew = !this.#indices.has(txHashStr);
         const minedBlockId = await this.#getMinedBlockId(txHash);
 
         if (isNew) {
+          const meta = await buildTxMetaData(tx, allowedFlags[i]);
           // New tx - add as mined or protected (callback emitted by #addTx)
           if (minedBlockId) {
-            await this.#addTx(tx, { mined: minedBlockId }, opts);
+            await this.#addTx(tx, { mined: minedBlockId }, opts, meta);
             this.#indices.setProtection(txHashStr, slotNumber);
           } else {
-            await this.#addTx(tx, { protected: slotNumber }, opts);
+            await this.#addTx(tx, { protected: slotNumber }, opts, meta);
           }
         } else {
           // Existing tx - update protection and mined status
@@ -631,28 +677,29 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
     // Step 1: Find mined txs at or before finalized block
     const minedTxsToFinalize = this.#indices.findTxsMinedAtOrBefore(blockNumber);
 
-    await this.#store.transactionAsync(async () => {
-      // Step 2: Collect mined txs for archiving (before deletion)
-      const txsToArchive: Tx[] = [];
-      if (this.#archive.isEnabled()) {
-        for (const txHashStr of minedTxsToFinalize) {
+    // Step 2: Archive in chunks if archiving is enabled. Hydrating an entire epoch's worth of
+    // mined txs at once would OOM under load. When archiving is disabled there is no need to hydrate the txs at all.
+    if (this.#archive.isEnabled()) {
+      for (let i = 0; i < minedTxsToFinalize.length; i += FINALIZE_BLOCK_CHUNK_SIZE) {
+        const chunk = minedTxsToFinalize.slice(i, i + FINALIZE_BLOCK_CHUNK_SIZE);
+        const txsToArchive: Tx[] = [];
+        for (const txHashStr of chunk) {
           const buffer = await this.#txsDB.getAsync(txHashStr);
           if (buffer) {
             txsToArchive.push(Tx.fromBuffer(buffer));
           }
         }
+        if (txsToArchive.length > 0) {
+          await this.#archive.archiveTxs(txsToArchive);
+        }
       }
+    }
 
-      // Step 3: Delete mined txs from active pool
+    // Step 3: Delete mined txs from the active pool and finalize soft-deleted txs in one
+    // transaction. Only tx hashes are touched here, so memory is bounded and atomicity is preserved.
+    await this.#store.transactionAsync(async () => {
       await this.#deleteTxsBatch(minedTxsToFinalize);
-
-      // Step 4: Finalize soft-deleted txs
       await this.#deletedPool.finalizeBlock(blockNumber);
-
-      // Step 5: Archive mined txs
-      if (txsToArchive.length > 0) {
-        await this.#archive.archiveTxs(txsToArchive);
-      }
     });
 
     if (minedTxsToFinalize.length > 0) {
@@ -858,21 +905,11 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
     this.#instrumentation.recordEvictions(txHashes.length, reason);
     for (const txHashStr of txHashes) {
       this.#log.debug(`Evicting tx ${txHashStr}`, { txHash: txHashStr, reason });
-      this.#addToEvictedCache(txHashStr);
+      this.#evictedTxHashes.add(txHashStr);
     }
     await this.#deleteTxsBatch(txHashes);
   }
 
-  /** Adds a tx hash to the bounded evicted cache, evicting the oldest entry if at capacity. */
-  #addToEvictedCache(txHashStr: string): void {
-    if (this.#evictedTxHashes.size >= this.#config.evictedTxCacheSize) {
-      // FIFO eviction: remove the first (oldest) entry
-      const oldest = this.#evictedTxHashes.values().next().value!;
-      this.#evictedTxHashes.delete(oldest);
-    }
-    this.#evictedTxHashes.add(txHashStr);
-  }
-
   // ============================================================================
   // PRIVATE HELPERS - Validation & Conflict Resolution
   // ============================================================================
@@ -967,50 +1004,6 @@ export class TxPoolV2Impl {
     };
   }
 
-  /** Loads all transactions from the database, returning loaded txs and deserialization errors */
-  async #loadAllTxsFromDb(): Promise<{
-    loaded: { tx: Tx; meta: TxMetaData }[];
-    errors: string[];
-  }> {
-    const loaded: { tx: Tx; meta: TxMetaData }[] = [];
-    const errors: string[] = [];
-
-    for await (const [txHashStr, buffer] of this.#txsDB.entriesAsync()) {
-      // Skip soft-deleted transactions - they stay in DB but not in indices
-      if (this.#deletedPool.isSoftDeleted(txHashStr)) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      try {
-        const tx = Tx.fromBuffer(buffer);
-        const meta = await buildTxMetaData(tx);
-        loaded.push({ tx, meta });
-      } catch (err) {
-        this.#log.warn(`Failed to deserialize tx ${txHashStr}, deleting`, { err });
-        errors.push(txHashStr);
-      }
-    }
-
-    return { loaded, errors };
-  }
-
-  /** Queries block source and marks mined status on transaction metadata */
-  async #markMinedStatusBatch(metas: TxMetaData[]): Promise<void> {
-    for (const meta of metas) {
-      try {
-        const txEffect = await this.#l2BlockSource.getTxEffect(TxHash.fromString(meta.txHash));
-        if (txEffect) {
-          meta.minedL2BlockId = {
-            number: txEffect.l2BlockNumber,
-            hash: txEffect.l2BlockHash.toString(),
-          };
-        }
-      } catch (err) {
-        this.#log.warn(`Failed to check mined status for tx ${meta.txHash}`, { err });
-      }
-    }
-  }
-
   /**
    * Rebuilds the pending pool by processing each tx through pre-add rules.
    * Starts with an empty pending pool and adds txs one by one, resolving conflicts.

package/src/msg_validators/attestation_validator/README.md

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+# Attestation Validation
+
+This module validates `CheckpointAttestation` gossipsub messages. Attestations are signatures from committee members endorsing a checkpoint proposal.
+
+**Topic**: `checkpoint_attestation` | **Snappy size limit**: 5 KB
+
+## Stage 1: AttestationValidator (Gossipsub Validation)
+
+| # | Rule | Consequence | Severity | File |
+|---|------|-------------|----------|------|
+| 1 | **Slot timeliness**: `currentSlot` or `nextSlot`. Previous slot within 500ms: IGNORE. Older: REJECT. | REJECT or IGNORE | HighToleranceError | `attestation_validator.ts` |
+| 2 | **Attester signature**: `getSender()` must recover valid address | REJECT | LowToleranceError | same |
+| 3 | **Attester in committee**: recovered address in committee for slot | REJECT | HighToleranceError | same |
+| 4 | **Proposer exists**: `getProposerAttesterAddressInSlot` must return defined | REJECT | HighToleranceError | same |
+| 5 | **Proposer signature**: `getProposer()` must recover valid address | REJECT | LowToleranceError | same |
+| 6 | **Proposer matches expected**: recovered proposer = expected for slot | REJECT | HighToleranceError | same |
+| 7 | **NoCommitteeError**: committee unavailable | REJECT | LowToleranceError | same |
+
+**Fisherman mode extension** (`FishermanAttestationValidator`): if a checkpoint proposal for the same archive exists in pool, the attestation's `ConsensusPayload` must `.equals()` the stored proposal's payload. On mismatch: REJECT + LowToleranceError.
+
+## Stage 2: Pool Admission
+
+| # | Rule | Consequence |
+|---|------|-------------|
+| 8 | Sender recoverable (pool-side) | Silent drop |
+| 9 | Not a duplicate (same slot + proposalId + signer) | IGNORE |
+| 10 | Per-signer cap: `MAX_ATTESTATIONS_PER_SLOT_AND_SIGNER` = 2 | IGNORE |
+
+Own attestations added via `addOwnCheckpointAttestations` bypass the per-signer cap.
+
+## Stage 3: Equivocation Detection
+
+When a signer's attestation count for a slot reaches exactly 2 (different proposals): `duplicateAttestationCallback` fires -> `WANT_TO_SLASH_EVENT` with `OffenseType.DUPLICATE_ATTESTATION`. Attestation still ACCEPTED and rebroadcast. Callback fires once (not again at count 3+).
+
+## Validation at L1 Checkpoint Submission (Archiver)
+
+| Rule | Consequence | File |
+|------|-------------|------|
+| Each attestation must have recoverable signature (or address-only is allowed but does not count toward quorum) | Checkpoint rejected as invalid | `archiver/src/modules/validation.ts` |
+| Attestation at index `i` must correspond to committee member at index `i` | Checkpoint rejected as invalid | same |
+| Valid attestation count >= floor(committee * 2/3) + 1 | Checkpoint rejected as invalid | same |
+| No committee / escape hatch open | Accepted unconditionally | same |
+
+Note: `skipValidateCheckpointAttestations` config flag bypasses all archiver attestation validation.
+
+## Gossipsub Topic Scoring
+
+P3 enabled with expected messages per slot = `targetCommitteeSize`. Conservative threshold (30% of convergence value). Max P3 penalty = -34 per topic.
+