@aztec/p2p 0.0.1-commit.f504929 → 0.0.1-commit.f5a9928

package/src/client/p2p_client.ts

@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
-import { GENESIS_BLOCK_HEADER_HASH } from '@aztec/constants';
 import type { EpochCacheInterface } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import {
+  BlockNumber,
+  CheckpointNumber,
+  type CheckpointProposalHash,
+  SlotNumber,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
-import { RunningPromise } from '@aztec/foundation/promise';
+import { type PromiseWithResolvers, promiseWithResolvers } from '@aztec/foundation/promise';
 import { DateProvider } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import type { AztecAsyncKVStore, AztecAsyncSingleton } from '@aztec/kv-store';
 import { L2TipsKVStore } from '@aztec/kv-store/stores';
 import {
+  type BlockData,
+  type BlockHash,
   type CheckpointId,
   type EthAddress,
+  EventDrivenL2BlockStream,
   type L2Block,
   type L2BlockId,
   type L2BlockSource,
-  L2BlockStream,
   type L2BlockStreamEvent,
-  type L2Tips,
   type L2TipsStore,
+  type LocalL2Tips,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import type { ContractDataSource } from '@aztec/stdlib/contract';
 import { getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
-import { type PeerInfo, tryStop } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import { type GetTxByHashOptions, type P2PConnectivity, type PeerInfo, tryStop } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import { type BlockProposal, CheckpointAttestation, type CheckpointProposal, type TopicType } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import type { BlockHeader, Tx, TxHash } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { Attributes, type TelemetryClient, WithTracer, getTelemetryClient, trackSpan } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
@@ -29,18 +35,15 @@ import type { ENR } from '@nethermindeth/enr';
 
 import { type P2PConfig, getP2PDefaultConfig } from '../config.js';
 import { TxPoolError } from '../errors/tx-pool.error.js';
-import type { AttestationPoolApi } from '../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
+import type { AttestationPoolApi, ProposalsForSlot } from '../mem_pools/attestation_pool/attestation_pool.js';
 import type { MemPools } from '../mem_pools/interface.js';
 import type { TxPoolV2 } from '../mem_pools/tx_pool_v2/interfaces.js';
 import type { AuthRequest, StatusMessage } from '../services/index.js';
-import {
-  ReqRespSubProtocol,
-  type ReqRespSubProtocolHandler,
-  type ReqRespSubProtocolValidators,
-} from '../services/reqresp/interface.js';
+import { ReqRespSubProtocol, type ReqRespSubProtocolHandler } from '../services/reqresp/interface.js';
 import type {
   DuplicateAttestationInfo,
   DuplicateProposalInfo,
+  OversizedProposalInfo,
   P2PBlockReceivedCallback,
   P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback,
   P2PService,
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
 
   private currentState = P2PClientState.IDLE;
   private syncPromise = Promise.resolve();
-  private syncResolve?: () => void = undefined;
+  private syncResolvers?: PromiseWithResolvers<void> = undefined;
   private latestBlockNumberAtStart = -1;
   private provenBlockNumberAtStart = -1;
   private finalizedBlockNumberAtStart = -1;
@@ -72,7 +75,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
 
   private config: P2PConfig;
 
-  private blockStream: L2BlockStream | undefined;
+  private blockStream: EventDrivenL2BlockStream | undefined;
 
   private txProvider: TxProvider;
 
@@ -81,9 +84,6 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
   /** Tracks the last slot for which we called prepareForSlot */
   private lastSlotProcessed: SlotNumber = SlotNumber.ZERO;
 
-  /** Polls for slot changes and calls prepareForSlot on the tx pool */
-  private slotMonitor: RunningPromise | undefined;
-
   constructor(
     private store: AztecAsyncKVStore,
     private l2BlockSource: L2BlockSource & ContractDataSource,
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     private _dateProvider: DateProvider = new DateProvider(),
     private telemetry: TelemetryClient = getTelemetryClient(),
     private log = createLogger('p2p'),
+    initialBlockHash: BlockHash,
   ) {
     super(telemetry, 'P2PClient');
 
@@ -111,28 +112,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       this.telemetry,
     );
 
-    // Default to collecting all txs when we see a valid proposal
-    // This can be overridden by the validator client to validate, and it will call getTxsForBlockProposal on its own
-    // Note: Validators do NOT attest to individual blocks - attestations are only for checkpoint proposals.
-    // TODO(palla/txs): We should not trigger a request for txs on a proposal before fully validating it. We need to bring
-    // validator-client code into here so we can validate a proposal is reasonable.
-    this.registerBlockProposalHandler(async (block, sender) => {
-      this.log.debug(`Received block proposal from ${sender.toString()}`);
-      // TODO(palla/txs): Need to subtract validatorReexecuteDeadlineMs from this deadline (see ValidatorClient.getReexecutionDeadline)
-      const constants = this.txCollection.getConstants();
-      const nextSlotTimestampSeconds = Number(getTimestampForSlot(SlotNumber(block.slotNumber + 1), constants));
-      const deadline = new Date(nextSlotTimestampSeconds * 1000);
-      const parentBlock = await this.l2BlockSource.getBlockHeaderByArchive(block.blockHeader.lastArchive.root);
-      if (!parentBlock) {
-        this.log.debug(`Cannot collect txs for proposal as parent block not found`);
-        return false;
-      }
-      const blockNumber = BlockNumber(parentBlock.getBlockNumber() + 1);
-      await this.txProvider.getTxsForBlockProposal(block, blockNumber, { pinnedPeer: sender, deadline });
-      return true;
-    });
-
-    this.l2Tips = new L2TipsKVStore(store, 'p2p_client');
+    this.l2Tips = new L2TipsKVStore(store, 'p2p_client', initialBlockHash);
     this.synchedLatestSlot = store.openSingleton('p2p_pool_last_l2_slot');
   }
 
@@ -157,6 +137,10 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     return Promise.resolve(this.p2pService.getPeers(includePending));
   }
 
+  public getP2PConnectivity(): Promise<P2PConnectivity> {
+    return Promise.resolve(this.p2pService.getP2PConnectivity());
+  }
+
   public getGossipMeshPeerCount(topicType: TopicType): Promise<number> {
     return Promise.resolve(this.p2pService.getGossipMeshPeerCount(topicType));
   }
@@ -170,7 +154,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     this.p2pService.updateConfig(config);
   }
 
-  public getL2Tips(): Promise<L2Tips> {
+  public getL2Tips(): Promise<LocalL2Tips> {
     return this.l2Tips.getL2Tips();
   }
 
@@ -186,7 +170,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
         const from = BlockNumber(oldFinalizedBlockNum + 1);
         const limit = event.block.number - from + 1;
         if (limit > 0) {
-          const oldBlocks = await this.l2BlockSource.getBlocks(from, limit);
+          const oldBlocks = await this.l2BlockSource.getBlocksData({ from, limit });
           await this.handleFinalizedL2Blocks(oldBlocks);
         }
         break;
@@ -196,10 +180,12 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
         break;
       case 'chain-pruned':
         this.txCollection.stopCollectingForBlocksAfter(event.block.number);
-        await this.handlePruneL2Blocks(event.block, event.checkpoint);
+        await this.handlePruneL2Blocks(event.block, event.checkpointed.checkpoint);
         break;
       case 'chain-checkpointed':
         break;
+      case 'chain-proposed':
+        break;
       default: {
         const _: never = event;
         break;
@@ -258,9 +244,8 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       // this gets resolved on `startServiceIfSynched`
       this.initBlockStream();
       this.setCurrentState(P2PClientState.SYNCHING);
-      this.syncPromise = new Promise(resolve => {
-        this.syncResolve = resolve;
-      });
+      this.syncResolvers = promiseWithResolvers<void>();
+      this.syncPromise = this.syncResolvers.promise;
       this.log.info(`Initiating p2p sync from ${syncedLatestBlock}`, {
         syncedLatestBlock,
         syncedProvenBlock,
@@ -279,33 +264,24 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       });
     }
 
-    this.blockStream!.start();
-    await this.txCollection.start();
+    // Should never happen: all branches above call initBlockStream()
+    if (!this.blockStream) {
+      throw new Error('Block stream not initialized');
+    }
+    this.blockStream.start();
     this.txFileStore?.start();
 
-    // Start slot monitor to call prepareForSlot when the slot changes
-    this.slotMonitor = new RunningPromise(
-      () => this.maybeCallPrepareForSlot(),
-      this.log,
-      this.config.slotCheckIntervalMS,
-    );
-    this.slotMonitor.start();
-
     return this.syncPromise;
   }
 
-  addReqRespSubProtocol(
-    subProtocol: ReqRespSubProtocol,
-    handler: ReqRespSubProtocolHandler,
-    validator: ReqRespSubProtocolValidators[ReqRespSubProtocol],
-  ): Promise<void> {
-    return this.p2pService.addReqRespSubProtocol(subProtocol, handler, validator);
+  addReqRespSubProtocol(subProtocol: ReqRespSubProtocol, handler: ReqRespSubProtocolHandler): Promise<void> {
+    return this.p2pService.addReqRespSubProtocol(subProtocol, handler);
   }
 
   private initBlockStream(startingBlock?: BlockNumber) {
     if (!this.blockStream) {
       const { blockRequestBatchSize: batchSize, blockCheckIntervalMS: pollIntervalMS } = this.config;
-      this.blockStream = new L2BlockStream(
+      this.blockStream = new EventDrivenL2BlockStream(
         this.l2BlockSource,
         this,
         this,
@@ -321,8 +297,6 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
    */
   public async stop() {
     this.log.debug('Stopping p2p client...');
-    await this.slotMonitor?.stop();
-    this.log.debug('Stopped slot monitor');
     await tryStop(this.txCollection);
     this.log.debug('Stopped tx collection service');
     await this.txFileStore?.stop();
@@ -341,7 +315,11 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
   /** Triggers a sync to the archiver. Used for testing. */
   public async sync() {
     this.initBlockStream();
-    await this.blockStream!.sync();
+    // Should never happen: initBlockStream() creates blockStream if absent
+    if (!this.blockStream) {
+      throw new Error('Block stream not initialized');
+    }
+    await this.blockStream.sync();
   }
 
   @trackSpan('p2pClient.broadcastProposal', async proposal => ({
@@ -379,6 +357,19 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       // Store our own last-block proposal so we can respond to req/resp requests for it.
       await this.attestationPool.tryAddBlockProposal(blockProposal);
     }
+    const checkpointCore = proposal.toCore();
+    const { count } = await this.attestationPool.tryAddCheckpointProposal(checkpointCore);
+    if (count > 1) {
+      if (this.config.broadcastEquivocatedProposals) {
+        this.log.warn(`Broadcasting equivocated checkpoint proposal for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`, {
+          slot: proposal.slotNumber,
+          archive: proposal.archive.toString(),
+          count,
+        });
+      } else {
+        throw new Error(`Attempted to broadcast a duplicate checkpoint proposal for slot ${proposal.slotNumber}`);
+      }
+    }
     return this.p2pService.propagate(proposal);
   }
 
@@ -389,10 +380,10 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
 
   public async getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(
     slot: SlotNumber,
-    proposalId?: string,
+    proposalPayloadHash?: CheckpointProposalHash,
   ): Promise<CheckpointAttestation[]> {
-    return await (proposalId
-      ? this.attestationPool.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlotAndProposal(slot, proposalId)
+    return await (proposalPayloadHash
+      ? this.attestationPool.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlotAndProposal(slot, proposalPayloadHash)
       : this.attestationPool.getCheckpointAttestationsForSlot(slot));
   }
 
@@ -400,29 +391,49 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     return this.attestationPool.addOwnCheckpointAttestations(attestations);
   }
 
+  public getProposalsForSlot(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<ProposalsForSlot> {
+    return this.attestationPool.getProposalsForSlot(slot);
+  }
+
   public hasBlockProposalsForSlot(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<boolean> {
     return this.attestationPool.hasBlockProposalsForSlot(slot);
   }
 
+  public hasCheckpointProposalForSlot(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.attestationPool.hasCheckpointProposalForSlot(slot);
+  }
+
   // REVIEW: https://github.com/AztecProtocol/aztec-packages/issues/7963
   // ^ This pattern is not my favorite (md)
   public registerBlockProposalHandler(handler: P2PBlockReceivedCallback): void {
     this.p2pService.registerBlockReceivedCallback(handler);
   }
 
-  public registerCheckpointProposalHandler(handler: P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback): void {
-    this.p2pService.registerCheckpointReceivedCallback(handler);
+  public registerValidatorCheckpointProposalHandler(handler: P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback): void {
+    this.p2pService.registerValidatorCheckpointReceivedCallback(handler);
+  }
+
+  public registerAllNodesCheckpointProposalHandler(handler: P2PCheckpointReceivedCallback): void {
+    this.p2pService.registerAllNodesCheckpointReceivedCallback(handler);
   }
 
   public registerDuplicateProposalCallback(callback: (info: DuplicateProposalInfo) => void): void {
     this.p2pService.registerDuplicateProposalCallback(callback);
   }
 
+  public registerOversizedProposalCallback(callback: (info: OversizedProposalInfo) => void): void {
+    this.p2pService.registerOversizedProposalCallback(callback);
+  }
+
   public registerDuplicateAttestationCallback(callback: (info: DuplicateAttestationInfo) => void): void {
     this.p2pService.registerDuplicateAttestationCallback(callback);
   }
 
-  public async getPendingTxs(limit?: number, after?: TxHash): Promise<Tx[]> {
+  public registerCheckpointAttestationCallback(callback: (attestation: CheckpointAttestation) => void): void {
+    this.p2pService.registerCheckpointAttestationCallback(callback);
+  }
+
+  public async getPendingTxs(limit?: number, after?: TxHash, options?: GetTxByHashOptions): Promise<Tx[]> {
     if (limit !== undefined && limit <= 0) {
       throw new TypeError('limit must be greater than 0');
     }
@@ -441,7 +452,9 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     const endIndex = limit !== undefined ? startIndex + limit : undefined;
     txHashes = txHashes.slice(startIndex, endIndex);
 
-    const maybeTxs = await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash)));
+    // This is a public-facing API (exposed via both the node and the p2p RPC), so proofs are opt-in.
+    const includeProof = !!options?.includeProof;
+    const maybeTxs = await Promise.all(txHashes.map(txHash => this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash, { includeProof })));
     return maybeTxs.filter((tx): tx is Tx => !!tx);
   }
 
@@ -449,18 +462,22 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
     return this.txPool.getPendingTxCount();
   }
 
-  public async *iteratePendingTxs(): AsyncIterableIterator<Tx> {
+  public hasEligiblePendingTxs(minCount: number): Promise<boolean> {
+    return this.txPool.hasEligiblePendingTxs(minCount);
+  }
+
+  public async *iteratePendingTxs(opts?: { includeProof?: boolean }): AsyncIterableIterator<Tx> {
     for (const txHash of await this.txPool.getPendingTxHashes()) {
-      const tx = await this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash);
+      const tx = await this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash, opts);
       if (tx) {
         yield tx;
       }
     }
   }
 
-  public async *iterateEligiblePendingTxs(): AsyncIterableIterator<Tx> {
+  public async *iterateEligiblePendingTxs(opts?: { includeProof?: boolean }): AsyncIterableIterator<Tx> {
     for (const txHash of await this.txPool.getEligiblePendingTxHashes()) {
-      const tx = await this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash);
+      const tx = await this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash, opts);
       if (tx) {
         yield tx;
       }
@@ -470,19 +487,21 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
   /**
    * Returns a transaction in the transaction pool by its hash.
    * @param txHash - Hash of the transaction to look for in the pool.
+   * @param opts - Set `includeProof: false` to skip loading the tx proof from the DB.
    * @returns A single tx or undefined.
    */
-  getTxByHashFromPool(txHash: TxHash): Promise<Tx | undefined> {
-    return this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash);
+  getTxByHashFromPool(txHash: TxHash, opts?: { includeProof?: boolean }): Promise<Tx | undefined> {
+    return this.txPool.getTxByHash(txHash, opts);
   }
 
   /**
    * Returns transactions in the transaction pool by hash.
    * @param txHashes - Hashes of the transactions to look for.
+   * @param opts - Set `includeProof: false` to skip loading tx proofs from the DB.
    * @returns The txs found, in the same order as the requested hashes. If a tx is not found, it will be undefined.
    */
-  getTxsByHashFromPool(txHashes: TxHash[]): Promise<(Tx | undefined)[]> {
-    return this.txPool.getTxsByHash(txHashes);
+  getTxsByHashFromPool(txHashes: TxHash[], opts?: { includeProof?: boolean }): Promise<(Tx | undefined)[]> {
+    return this.txPool.getTxsByHash(txHashes, opts);
   }
 
   hasTxsInPool(txHashes: TxHash[]): Promise<boolean[]> {
@@ -592,13 +611,10 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
    */
   public async getStatus(): Promise<P2PSyncState> {
     const blockNumber = await this.getSyncedLatestBlockNum();
-    const blockHash =
-      blockNumber === 0
-        ? GENESIS_BLOCK_HEADER_HASH.toString()
-        : await this.l2BlockSource
-            .getBlockHeader(blockNumber)
-            .then(header => header?.hash())
-            .then(hash => hash?.toString());
+    const blockHash = await this.l2BlockSource
+      .getBlockData({ number: blockNumber })
+      .then(data => data?.header.hash())
+      .then(hash => hash?.toString());
 
     return {
       state: this.currentState,
@@ -627,15 +643,20 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       return;
     }
 
-    await this.handleMinedBlocks(blocks);
-    await this.maybeCallPrepareForSlot();
-    await this.startCollectingMissingTxs(blocks);
     const lastBlock = blocks.at(-1)!;
-    await this.synchedLatestSlot.set(BigInt(lastBlock.header.getSlot()));
+    const lastSlot = lastBlock.header.getSlot();
+
+    // Mark txs mined before releasing protections: a block landing at this slot supersedes any
+    // protection for txs it includes, so mined-marking must run first to keep just-landed txs from
+    // being unprotected into pending where they could be evicted before they are recorded as mined.
+    await this.handleMinedBlocks(blocks);
+    await this.maybeCallPrepareForSlot(lastSlot);
+    await this.collectingMissingTxs(blocks);
+    await this.synchedLatestSlot.set(BigInt(lastSlot));
   }
 
-  /** Request txs for unproven blocks so the prover node has more chances to get them. */
-  private async startCollectingMissingTxs(blocks: L2Block[]): Promise<void> {
+  /** Request txs for unproven blocks so the prover node can prove. */
+  private async collectingMissingTxs(blocks: L2Block[]): Promise<void> {
     try {
       // TODO(#15435): If the archiver has lagged behind L1, the reported proven block number may
       // be much lower than the actual one, and it does not update until the pending chain is
@@ -643,7 +664,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
       // are already proven, but the archiver has not yet updated its state. Until this is properly
       // fixed, it is mitigated by the expiration date of collection requests, which depends on
       // the slot number of the block.
-      const provenBlockNumber = await this.l2BlockSource.getProvenBlockNumber();
+      const provenBlockNumber = (await this.l2BlockSource.getBlockNumber({ tag: 'proven' })) ?? BlockNumber.ZERO;
       const unprovenBlocks = blocks.filter(block => block.number > provenBlockNumber);
       for (const block of unprovenBlocks) {
         const txHashes = block.body.txEffects.map(txEffect => txEffect.txHash);
@@ -655,7 +676,17 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
             `Starting collection of ${missingTxHashes.length} missing txs for unproven mined block ${block.number}`,
             { missingTxHashes, blockNumber: block.number, blockHash: await block.hash().then(h => h.toString()) },
           );
-          this.txCollection.startCollecting(block, missingTxHashes);
+          // Both `slashDataWithholdingToleranceSlots` and `p2pMissingTxCollectionDeadlineSlots`
+          // count *full slots after the block slot* — value N means collection runs until
+          // `slotStart(block.slot + N + 1)`. Take the larger of the two so collection never
+          // gives up before the data-withholding slash verdict is rendered.
+          const blockSlot = block.header.getSlot();
+          const toleranceSlots = this.config.slashDataWithholdingToleranceSlots;
+          const configuredSlots = this.config.p2pMissingTxCollectionDeadlineSlots ?? 0;
+          const deadlineSlot = SlotNumber(blockSlot + Math.max(toleranceSlots, configuredSlots) + 1);
+          const deadlineSeconds = getTimestampForSlot(deadlineSlot, this.epochCache.getL1Constants());
+          const deadline = new Date(Number(deadlineSeconds) * 1000);
+          await this.txCollection.collectFastForBlock(block, missingTxHashes, { deadline });
         }
       }
     } catch (err) {
@@ -668,7 +699,7 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
    * @param blocks - A list of finalized L2 blocks.
    * @returns Empty promise.
    */
-  private async handleFinalizedL2Blocks(blocks: L2Block[]): Promise<void> {
+  private async handleFinalizedL2Blocks(blocks: BlockData[]): Promise<void> {
     if (!blocks.length) {
       return;
     }
@@ -691,31 +722,38 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns true if the prune crossed a checkpoint boundary.
-   * If the old and new checkpoint numbers are the same, the prune is within a single checkpoint.
-   * If they differ, the prune spans across checkpoints (epoch prune).
+   * Returns true if the prune is an epoch prune (new checkpoint number is less than old).
+   * If the checkpoint number stays the same or increases, the prune is within a checkpoint.
    */
   private async isEpochPrune(newCheckpoint: CheckpointId): Promise<boolean> {
     const tips = await this.l2Tips.getL2Tips();
     const oldCheckpointNumber = tips.checkpointed.checkpoint.number;
-    if (oldCheckpointNumber <= CheckpointNumber.ZERO) {
+    if (oldCheckpointNumber <= CheckpointNumber.INITIAL) {
       return false;
     }
-    const isEpochPrune = oldCheckpointNumber !== newCheckpoint.number;
-    this.log.info(
-      `Detected epoch prune: ${isEpochPrune}. Old checkpoint: ${oldCheckpointNumber}, new checkpoint: ${newCheckpoint.number}`,
-    );
+    const newCheckpointNumber = newCheckpoint.number;
+    // We check that the new checkpoint number is less than the old checkpoint number in order to consider it an epoch prune.
+    // To be more certain that it is an epoch prune, we will check that at least 2 checkpoints were removed.
+    // This means we should avoid thinking checkpoints removed by L1 re-orgs are epoch prunes
+    const thresholdForEpochPrune = CheckpointNumber(oldCheckpointNumber - 2);
+    const isEpochPrune = newCheckpointNumber <= thresholdForEpochPrune;
+    if (isEpochPrune) {
+      this.log.info(`Detected epoch prune to ${newCheckpointNumber}`, {
+        oldCheckpointNumber,
+        newCheckpointNumber,
+        thresholdForEpochPrune,
+      });
+    }
     return isEpochPrune;
   }
 
-  /** Checks if the slot has changed and calls prepareForSlot if so. */
-  private async maybeCallPrepareForSlot(): Promise<void> {
-    const { currentSlot } = this.epochCache.getCurrentAndNextSlot();
-    if (currentSlot <= this.lastSlotProcessed) {
+  /** Calls prepareForSlot for the given slot if it advances past the last slot we prepared for. */
+  private async maybeCallPrepareForSlot(slot: SlotNumber): Promise<void> {
+    if (slot <= this.lastSlotProcessed) {
       return;
     }
-    this.lastSlotProcessed = currentSlot;
-    await this.txPool.prepareForSlot(currentSlot);
+    this.lastSlotProcessed = slot;
+    await this.txPool.prepareForSlot(slot);
   }
 
   private async startServiceIfSynched() {
@@ -738,9 +776,17 @@ export class P2PClient extends WithTracer implements P2P {
         syncedFinalizedBlock,
       });
       this.setCurrentState(P2PClientState.RUNNING);
-      if (this.syncResolve !== undefined) {
-        this.syncResolve();
-        await this.p2pService.start();
+      if (this.syncResolvers !== undefined) {
+        // A throw here would be swallowed by the block stream event handler, so we reject the promise returned by
+        // start instead, which makes node startup fail rather than run on with a dead p2p stack.
+        try {
+          await this.p2pService.start();
+        } catch (err) {
+          this.log.fatal(`Failed to start p2p service`, { err, syncedLatestBlock });
+          this.syncResolvers.reject(err);
+          return;
+        }
+        this.syncResolvers.resolve();
       }
     }
   }