@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.0b941701 → 0.0.1-commit.0c875d939

package/src/sequencer/checkpoint_proposal_job.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 import { NUM_CHECKPOINT_END_MARKER_FIELDS, getNumBlockEndBlobFields } from '@aztec/blob-lib/encoding';
 import { BLOBS_PER_CHECKPOINT, FIELDS_PER_BLOB } from '@aztec/constants';
 import type { EpochCache } from '@aztec/epoch-cache';
-import { BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber, EpochNumber, SlotNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
+import {
+  BlockNumber,
+  CheckpointNumber,
+  EpochNumber,
+  IndexWithinCheckpoint,
+  SlotNumber,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/random';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
 import { EthAddress } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-address';
 import { Signature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
 import { filter } from '@aztec/foundation/iterator';
-import type { Logger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
+import { type Logger, type LoggerBindings, createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { sleep, sleepUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { type DateProvider, Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
-import { type TypedEventEmitter, unfreeze } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
+import { type TypedEventEmitter, isErrorClass, unfreeze } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 import type { P2P } from '@aztec/p2p';
 import type { SlasherClientInterface } from '@aztec/slasher';
 import {
@@ -24,10 +30,11 @@ import {
 import type { Checkpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import { getSlotStartBuildTimestamp } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
-import type {
-  PublicProcessorLimits,
-  ResolvedSequencerConfig,
-  WorldStateSynchronizer,
+import {
+  NoValidTxsError,
+  type PublicProcessorLimits,
+  type ResolvedSequencerConfig,
+  type WorldStateSynchronizer,
 } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import { type L1ToL2MessageSource, computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
 import type { BlockProposalOptions, CheckpointProposal, CheckpointProposalOptions } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
@@ -59,6 +66,8 @@ const TXS_POLLING_MS = 500;
  * the Sequencer once the check for being the proposer for the slot has succeeded.
  */
 export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
+  protected readonly log: Logger;
+
   constructor(
     private readonly epoch: EpochNumber,
     private readonly slot: SlotNumber,
@@ -86,9 +95,11 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     private readonly metrics: SequencerMetrics,
     private readonly eventEmitter: TypedEventEmitter<SequencerEvents>,
     private readonly setStateFn: (state: SequencerState, slot?: SlotNumber) => void,
-    protected readonly log: Logger,
     public readonly tracer: Tracer,
-  ) {}
+    bindings?: LoggerBindings,
+  ) {
+    this.log = createLogger('sequencer:checkpoint-proposal', { ...bindings, instanceId: `slot-${slot}` });
+  }
 
   /**
    * Executes the checkpoint proposal job.
@@ -180,6 +191,9 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       );
       const previousCheckpointOutHashes = previousCheckpoints.map(c => c.getCheckpointOutHash());
 
+      // Get the fee asset price modifier from the oracle
+      const feeAssetPriceModifier = await this.publisher.getFeeAssetPriceModifier();
+
       // Create a long-lived forked world state for the checkpoint builder
       using fork = await this.worldState.fork(this.syncedToBlockNumber, { closeDelayMs: 12_000 });
 
@@ -187,9 +201,11 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.startCheckpoint(
         this.checkpointNumber,
         checkpointGlobalVariables,
+        feeAssetPriceModifier,
         l1ToL2Messages,
         previousCheckpointOutHashes,
         fork,
+        this.log.getBindings(),
       );
 
       // Options for the validator client when creating block and checkpoint proposals
@@ -220,19 +236,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         // These errors are expected in HA mode, so we yield and let another HA node handle the slot
         // The only distinction between the 2 errors is SlashingProtectionError throws when the payload is different,
         // which is normal for block building (may have picked different txs)
-        if (err instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError) {
-          this.log.info(`Checkpoint proposal for slot ${this.slot} already signed by another HA node, yielding`, {
-            slot: this.slot,
-            signedByNode: err.signedByNode,
-          });
-          return undefined;
-        }
-        if (err instanceof SlashingProtectionError) {
-          this.log.info(`Checkpoint proposal for slot ${this.slot} blocked by slashing protection, yielding`, {
-            slot: this.slot,
-            existingMessageHash: err.existingMessageHash,
-            attemptedMessageHash: err.attemptedMessageHash,
-          });
+        if (this.handleHASigningError(err, 'Block proposal')) {
           return undefined;
         }
         throw err;
@@ -275,6 +279,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       const proposal = await this.validatorClient.createCheckpointProposal(
         checkpoint.header,
         checkpoint.archive.root,
+        feeAssetPriceModifier,
         lastBlock,
         this.proposer,
         checkpointProposalOptions,
@@ -301,20 +306,8 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         );
       } catch (err) {
         // We shouldn't really get here since we yield to another HA node
-        // as soon as we see these errors when creating block proposals.
-        if (err instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError) {
-          this.log.info(`Attestations signature for slot ${this.slot} already signed by another HA node, yielding`, {
-            slot: this.slot,
-            signedByNode: err.signedByNode,
-          });
-          return undefined;
-        }
-        if (err instanceof SlashingProtectionError) {
-          this.log.info(`Attestations signature for slot ${this.slot} blocked by slashing protection, yielding`, {
-            slot: this.slot,
-            existingMessageHash: err.existingMessageHash,
-            attemptedMessageHash: err.attemptedMessageHash,
-          });
+        // as soon as we see these errors when creating block or checkpoint proposals.
+        if (this.handleHASigningError(err, 'Attestations signature')) {
           return undefined;
         }
         throw err;
@@ -367,7 +360,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
 
     while (true) {
       const blocksBuilt = blocksInCheckpoint.length;
-      const indexWithinCheckpoint = blocksBuilt;
+      const indexWithinCheckpoint = IndexWithinCheckpoint(blocksBuilt);
       const blockNumber = BlockNumber(initialBlockNumber + blocksBuilt);
 
       const secondsIntoSlot = this.getSecondsIntoSlot();
@@ -397,6 +390,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         remainingBlobFields,
       });
 
+      // TODO(palla/mbps): Review these conditions. We may want to keep trying in some scenarios.
       if (!buildResult && timingInfo.isLastBlock) {
         // If no block was produced due to not enough txs and this was the last subslot, exit
         break;
@@ -483,13 +477,13 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
 
   /** Builds a single block. Called from the main block building loop. */
   @trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.buildSingleBlock')
-  private async buildSingleBlock(
+  protected async buildSingleBlock(
     checkpointBuilder: CheckpointBuilder,
     opts: {
       forceCreate?: boolean;
       blockTimestamp: bigint;
       blockNumber: BlockNumber;
-      indexWithinCheckpoint: number;
+      indexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint;
       buildDeadline: Date | undefined;
       txHashesAlreadyIncluded: Set<string>;
       remainingBlobFields: number;
@@ -527,7 +521,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       // Create iterator to pending txs. We filter out txs already included in previous blocks in the checkpoint
       // just in case p2p failed to sync the provisional block and didn't get to remove those txs from the mempool yet.
       const pendingTxs = filter(
-        this.p2pClient.iteratePendingTxs(),
+        this.p2pClient.iterateEligiblePendingTxs(),
         tx => !txHashesAlreadyIncluded.has(tx.txHash.toString()),
       );
 
@@ -550,45 +544,38 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       };
 
       // Actually build the block by executing txs
-      const workTimer = new Timer();
-      const {
-        publicGas,
-        block,
-        publicProcessorDuration,
-        numTxs,
-        blockBuildingTimer,
-        usedTxs,
-        failedTxs,
-        usedTxBlobFields,
-      } = await checkpointBuilder.buildBlock(pendingTxs, blockNumber, blockTimestamp, blockBuilderOptions);
-      const blockBuildDuration = workTimer.ms();
+      const buildResult = await this.buildSingleBlockWithCheckpointBuilder(
+        checkpointBuilder,
+        pendingTxs,
+        blockNumber,
+        blockTimestamp,
+        blockBuilderOptions,
+      );
 
       // If any txs failed during execution, drop them from the mempool so we don't pick them up again
-      await this.dropFailedTxsFromP2P(failedTxs);
+      await this.dropFailedTxsFromP2P(buildResult.failedTxs);
 
       // Check if we have created a block with enough txs. If there were invalid txs in the pool, or if execution took
       // too long, then we may not get to minTxsPerBlock after executing public functions.
       const minValidTxs = this.config.minValidTxsPerBlock ?? minTxs;
-      if (!forceCreate && numTxs < minValidTxs) {
+      const numTxs = buildResult.status === 'no-valid-txs' ? 0 : buildResult.numTxs;
+      if (buildResult.status === 'no-valid-txs' || (!forceCreate && numTxs < minValidTxs)) {
         this.log.warn(
-          `Block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${this.slot} has too few valid txs to be proposed (got ${numTxs} but required ${minValidTxs})`,
-          { slot: this.slot, blockNumber, numTxs, indexWithinCheckpoint },
+          `Block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${this.slot} has too few valid txs to be proposed`,
+          { slot: this.slot, blockNumber, numTxs, indexWithinCheckpoint, minValidTxs, buildResult: buildResult.status },
         );
-        this.eventEmitter.emit('block-tx-count-check-failed', {
-          minTxs: minValidTxs,
-          availableTxs: numTxs,
-          slot: this.slot,
-        });
+        this.eventEmitter.emit('block-build-failed', { reason: `Insufficient valid txs`, slot: this.slot });
         this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed('insufficient_valid_txs');
         return undefined;
       }
 
       // Block creation succeeded, emit stats and metrics
+      const { publicGas, block, publicProcessorDuration, usedTxs, usedTxBlobFields, blockBuildDuration } = buildResult;
+
       const blockStats = {
         eventName: 'l2-block-built',
         duration: blockBuildDuration,
         publicProcessDuration: publicProcessorDuration,
-        rollupCircuitsDuration: blockBuildingTimer.ms(),
         ...block.getStats(),
       } satisfies L2BlockBuiltStats;
 
@@ -614,17 +601,40 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     }
   }
 
+  /** Uses the checkpoint builder to build a block, catching specific txs */
+  private async buildSingleBlockWithCheckpointBuilder(
+    checkpointBuilder: CheckpointBuilder,
+    pendingTxs: AsyncIterable<Tx>,
+    blockNumber: BlockNumber,
+    blockTimestamp: bigint,
+    blockBuilderOptions: PublicProcessorLimits,
+  ) {
+    try {
+      const workTimer = new Timer();
+      const result = await checkpointBuilder.buildBlock(pendingTxs, blockNumber, blockTimestamp, blockBuilderOptions);
+      const blockBuildDuration = workTimer.ms();
+      return { ...result, blockBuildDuration, status: 'success' as const };
+    } catch (err: unknown) {
+      if (isErrorClass(err, NoValidTxsError)) {
+        return { failedTxs: err.failedTxs, status: 'no-valid-txs' as const };
+      }
+      throw err;
+    }
+  }
+
   /** Waits until minTxs are available on the pool for building a block. */
   @trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitForMinTxs')
   private async waitForMinTxs(opts: {
     forceCreate?: boolean;
     blockNumber: BlockNumber;
-    indexWithinCheckpoint: number;
+    indexWithinCheckpoint: IndexWithinCheckpoint;
     buildDeadline: Date | undefined;
   }): Promise<{ canStartBuilding: boolean; availableTxs: number }> {
-    const minTxs = this.config.minTxsPerBlock;
     const { indexWithinCheckpoint, blockNumber, buildDeadline, forceCreate } = opts;
 
+    // We only allow a block with 0 txs in the first block of the checkpoint
+    const minTxs = indexWithinCheckpoint > 0 && this.config.minTxsPerBlock === 0 ? 1 : this.config.minTxsPerBlock;
+
     // Deadline is undefined if we are not enforcing the timetable, meaning we'll exit immediately when out of time
     const startBuildingDeadline = buildDeadline
       ? new Date(buildDeadline.getTime() - this.timetable.minExecutionTime * 1000)
@@ -645,7 +655,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         `Waiting for enough txs to build block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} in slot ${this.slot} (have ${availableTxs} but need ${minTxs})`,
         { blockNumber, slot: this.slot, indexWithinCheckpoint },
       );
-      await sleep(TXS_POLLING_MS);
+      await this.waitForTxsPollingInterval();
       availableTxs = await this.p2pClient.getPendingTxCount();
     }
 
@@ -686,7 +696,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     const attestationTimeAllowed = this.config.enforceTimeTable
       ? this.timetable.getMaxAllowedTime(SequencerState.PUBLISHING_CHECKPOINT)!
       : this.l1Constants.slotDuration;
-    const attestationDeadline = new Date(this.dateProvider.now() + attestationTimeAllowed * 1000);
+    const attestationDeadline = new Date((this.getSlotStartBuildTimestamp() + attestationTimeAllowed) * 1000);
 
     this.metrics.recordRequiredAttestations(numberOfRequiredAttestations, attestationTimeAllowed);
 
@@ -774,7 +784,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     const failedTxData = failedTxs.map(fail => fail.tx);
     const failedTxHashes = failedTxData.map(tx => tx.getTxHash());
     this.log.verbose(`Dropping failed txs ${failedTxHashes.join(', ')}`);
-    await this.p2pClient.deleteTxs(failedTxHashes);
+    await this.p2pClient.handleFailedExecution(failedTxHashes);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -822,6 +832,28 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     this.publisher.clearPendingRequests();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Helper to handle HA double-signing errors. Returns true if the error was handled (caller should yield).
+   */
+  private handleHASigningError(err: any, errorContext: string): boolean {
+    if (err instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError) {
+      this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.slot} already signed by another HA node, yielding`, {
+        slot: this.slot,
+        signedByNode: err.signedByNode,
+      });
+      return true;
+    }
+    if (err instanceof SlashingProtectionError) {
+      this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.slot} blocked by slashing protection, yielding`, {
+        slot: this.slot,
+        existingMessageHash: err.existingMessageHash,
+        attemptedMessageHash: err.attemptedMessageHash,
+      });
+      return true;
+    }
+    return false;
+  }
+
   /** Waits until a specific time within the current slot */
   @trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitUntilTimeInSlot')
   protected async waitUntilTimeInSlot(targetSecondsIntoSlot: number): Promise<void> {
@@ -830,6 +862,11 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     await sleepUntil(new Date(targetTimestamp * 1000), this.dateProvider.nowAsDate());
   }
 
+  /** Waits the polling interval for transactions. Extracted for test overriding. */
+  protected async waitForTxsPollingInterval(): Promise<void> {
+    await sleep(TXS_POLLING_MS);
+  }
+
   private getSlotStartBuildTimestamp(): number {
     return getSlotStartBuildTimestamp(this.slot, this.l1Constants);
   }

package/src/sequencer/metrics.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
   type TelemetryClient,
   type Tracer,
   type UpDownCounter,
+  createUpDownCounterWithDefault,
 } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 
 import { type Hex, formatUnits } from 'viem';
@@ -50,6 +51,9 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
   private fishermanTimeBeforeBlock: Histogram;
   private fishermanPendingBlobTxCount: Histogram;
   private fishermanIncludedBlobTxCount: Histogram;
+  private fishermanPendingBlobCount: Histogram;
+  private fishermanIncludedBlobCount: Histogram;
+  private fishermanBlockBlobsFull: UpDownCounter;
   private fishermanCalculatedPriorityFee: Histogram;
   private fishermanPriorityFeeDelta: Histogram;
   private fishermanEstimatedCost: Histogram;
@@ -67,7 +71,9 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
     this.meter = client.getMeter(name);
     this.tracer = client.getTracer(name);
 
-    this.blockCounter = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_COUNT);
+    this.blockCounter = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(this.meter, Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_COUNT, {
+      [Attributes.STATUS]: ['failed', 'built'],
+    });
 
     this.blockBuildDuration = this.meter.createHistogram(Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_BUILD_DURATION);
 
@@ -77,23 +83,15 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
 
     this.checkpointAttestationDelay = this.meter.createHistogram(Metrics.SEQUENCER_CHECKPOINT_ATTESTATION_DELAY);
 
-    // Init gauges and counters
-    this.blockCounter.add(0, {
-      [Attributes.STATUS]: 'failed',
-    });
-    this.blockCounter.add(0, {
-      [Attributes.STATUS]: 'built',
-    });
-
     this.rewards = this.meter.createGauge(Metrics.SEQUENCER_CURRENT_BLOCK_REWARDS);
 
-    this.slots = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_SLOT_COUNT);
+    this.slots = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(this.meter, Metrics.SEQUENCER_SLOT_COUNT);
 
     /**
      * NOTE: we do not track missed slots as a separate metric. That would be difficult to determine
      * Instead, use a computed metric, `slots - filledSlots` to get the number of slots a sequencer has missed.
      */
-    this.filledSlots = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_FILLED_SLOT_COUNT);
+    this.filledSlots = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(this.meter, Metrics.SEQUENCER_FILLED_SLOT_COUNT);
 
     this.timeToCollectAttestations = this.meter.createGauge(Metrics.SEQUENCER_COLLECT_ATTESTATIONS_DURATION);
 
@@ -103,20 +101,41 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
 
     this.collectedAttestions = this.meter.createGauge(Metrics.SEQUENCER_COLLECTED_ATTESTATIONS_COUNT);
 
-    this.blockProposalFailed = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_FAILED_COUNT);
+    this.blockProposalFailed = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      this.meter,
+      Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_FAILED_COUNT,
+    );
 
-    this.blockProposalSuccess = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_SUCCESS_COUNT);
+    this.blockProposalSuccess = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      this.meter,
+      Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_SUCCESS_COUNT,
+    );
 
-    this.checkpointSuccess = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_CHECKPOINT_SUCCESS_COUNT);
+    this.checkpointSuccess = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(this.meter, Metrics.SEQUENCER_CHECKPOINT_SUCCESS_COUNT);
 
-    this.blockProposalPrecheckFailed = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(
+    this.blockProposalPrecheckFailed = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      this.meter,
       Metrics.SEQUENCER_BLOCK_PROPOSAL_PRECHECK_FAILED_COUNT,
+      {
+        [Attributes.ERROR_TYPE]: [
+          'slot_already_taken',
+          'rollup_contract_check_failed',
+          'slot_mismatch',
+          'block_number_mismatch',
+        ],
+      },
     );
 
-    this.slashingAttempts = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.SEQUENCER_SLASHING_ATTEMPTS_COUNT);
+    this.slashingAttempts = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(this.meter, Metrics.SEQUENCER_SLASHING_ATTEMPTS_COUNT);
 
     // Fisherman fee analysis metrics
-    this.fishermanWouldBeIncluded = this.meter.createUpDownCounter(Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_WOULD_BE_INCLUDED);
+    this.fishermanWouldBeIncluded = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      this.meter,
+      Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_WOULD_BE_INCLUDED,
+      {
+        [Attributes.OK]: [true, false],
+      },
+    );
 
     this.fishermanTimeBeforeBlock = this.meter.createHistogram(Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_TIME_BEFORE_BLOCK);
 
@@ -145,6 +164,18 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
     this.fishermanMinedBlobTxTotalCost = this.meter.createHistogram(
       Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_MINED_BLOB_TX_TOTAL_COST,
     );
+
+    this.fishermanPendingBlobCount = this.meter.createHistogram(Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_PENDING_BLOB_COUNT);
+
+    this.fishermanIncludedBlobCount = this.meter.createHistogram(Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_INCLUDED_BLOB_COUNT);
+
+    this.fishermanBlockBlobsFull = createUpDownCounterWithDefault(
+      this.meter,
+      Metrics.FISHERMAN_FEE_ANALYSIS_BLOCK_BLOBS_FULL,
+      {
+        [Attributes.OK]: [true, false],
+      },
+    );
   }
 
   public recordRequiredAttestations(requiredAttestationsCount: number, allowanceMs: number) {
@@ -231,7 +262,9 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
     this.blockProposalSuccess.add(1);
   }
 
-  recordBlockProposalPrecheckFailed(checkType: string) {
+  recordBlockProposalPrecheckFailed(
+    checkType: 'slot_already_taken' | 'rollup_contract_check_failed' | 'slot_mismatch' | 'block_number_mismatch',
+  ) {
     this.blockProposalPrecheckFailed.add(1, {
       [Attributes.ERROR_TYPE]: checkType,
     });
@@ -263,10 +296,12 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
 
       // Record pending block snapshot data (once per strategy for comparison)
       this.fishermanPendingBlobTxCount.record(analysis.pendingSnapshot.pendingBlobTxCount, strategyAttributes);
+      this.fishermanPendingBlobCount.record(analysis.pendingSnapshot.pendingBlobCount, strategyAttributes);
 
       // Record mined block data if available
       if (analysis.minedBlock) {
         this.fishermanIncludedBlobTxCount.record(analysis.minedBlock.includedBlobTxCount, strategyAttributes);
+        this.fishermanIncludedBlobCount.record(analysis.minedBlock.includedBlobCount, strategyAttributes);
 
         // Record actual fees from blob transactions in the mined block
         for (const blobTx of analysis.minedBlock.includedBlobTxs) {
@@ -300,6 +335,13 @@ export class SequencerMetrics {
       if (analysis.analysis) {
         this.fishermanTimeBeforeBlock.record(Math.ceil(analysis.analysis.timeBeforeBlockMs), strategyAttributes);
 
+        // Record whether the block reached 100% blob capacity
+        if (analysis.analysis.blockBlobsFull) {
+          this.fishermanBlockBlobsFull.add(1, { ...strategyAttributes, [Attributes.OK]: true });
+        } else {
+          this.fishermanBlockBlobsFull.add(1, { ...strategyAttributes, [Attributes.OK]: false });
+        }
+
         // Record strategy-specific inclusion result
         if (strategyResult.wouldBeIncluded !== undefined) {
           if (strategyResult.wouldBeIncluded) {

package/src/sequencer/sequencer.ts

@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ export class Sequencer extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmitter<Sequ
   /** The last slot for which we attempted to perform our voting duties with degraded block production */
   private lastSlotForFallbackVote: SlotNumber | undefined;
 
+  /** The last slot for which we logged "no committee" warning, to avoid spam */
+  private lastSlotForNoCommitteeWarning: SlotNumber | undefined;
+
   /** The last slot for which we triggered a checkpoint proposal job, to prevent duplicate attempts. */
   private lastSlotForCheckpointProposalJob: SlotNumber | undefined;
 
@@ -373,6 +376,7 @@ export class Sequencer extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmitter<Sequ
     }
 
     this.lastSlotForCheckpointProposalJob = slot;
+    await this.p2pClient.prepareForSlot(slot);
     this.log.info(`Preparing checkpoint proposal ${checkpointNumber} at slot ${slot}`, { ...logCtx, proposer });
 
     // Create and return the checkpoint proposal job
@@ -424,8 +428,8 @@ export class Sequencer extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmitter<Sequ
       this.metrics,
       this,
       this.setState.bind(this),
-      this.log,
       this.tracer,
+      this.log.getBindings(),
     );
   }
 
@@ -557,7 +561,10 @@ export class Sequencer extends (EventEmitter as new () => TypedEventEmitter<Sequ
       proposer = await this.epochCache.getProposerAttesterAddressInSlot(slot);
     } catch (e) {
       if (e instanceof NoCommitteeError) {
-        this.log.warn(`Cannot propose at next L2 slot ${slot} since the committee does not exist on L1`);
+        if (this.lastSlotForNoCommitteeWarning !== slot) {
+          this.lastSlotForNoCommitteeWarning = slot;
+          this.log.warn(`Cannot propose at next L2 slot ${slot} since the committee does not exist on L1`);
+        }
         return [false, undefined];
       }
       this.log.error(`Error getting proposer for slot ${slot}`, e);

package/src/sequencer/timetable.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,15 @@
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/aztec.js/log';
+import {
+  CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME,
+  CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME,
+  DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME,
+  MIN_EXECUTION_TIME,
+} from '@aztec/stdlib/timetable';
 
-import { DEFAULT_ATTESTATION_PROPAGATION_TIME as DEFAULT_P2P_PROPAGATION_TIME } from '../config.js';
 import { SequencerTooSlowError } from './errors.js';
 import type { SequencerMetrics } from './metrics.js';
 import { SequencerState } from './utils.js';
 
-export const MIN_EXECUTION_TIME = 2;
-export const CHECKPOINT_INITIALIZATION_TIME = 1;
-export const CHECKPOINT_ASSEMBLE_TIME = 1;
-
 export class SequencerTimetable {
   /**
    * How late into the slot can we be to start working. Computed as the total time needed for assembling and publishing a block,

package/src/test/mock_checkpoint_builder.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 import { type BlockNumber, CheckpointNumber } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { Fr } from '@aztec/foundation/curves/bn254';
-import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { L2Block } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
 import { Checkpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
 import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ import type {
 import { CheckpointHeader } from '@aztec/stdlib/rollup';
 import { makeAppendOnlyTreeSnapshot } from '@aztec/stdlib/testing';
 import type { CheckpointGlobalVariables, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
-import type { BuildBlockInCheckpointResultWithTimer } from '@aztec/validator-client';
+import type { BuildBlockInCheckpointResult } from '@aztec/validator-client';
 
 /**
  * A fake CheckpointBuilder for testing that implements the same interface as the real one.
@@ -76,7 +75,7 @@ export class MockCheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
     blockNumber: BlockNumber,
     timestamp: bigint,
     opts: PublicProcessorLimits,
-  ): Promise<BuildBlockInCheckpointResultWithTimer> {
+  ): Promise<BuildBlockInCheckpointResult> {
     this.buildBlockCalls.push({ blockNumber, timestamp, opts });
 
     if (this.errorOnBuild) {
@@ -117,7 +116,6 @@ export class MockCheckpointBuilder implements ICheckpointBlockBuilder {
       publicGas: Gas.empty(),
       publicProcessorDuration: 0,
       numTxs: block?.body?.txEffects?.length ?? usedTxs.length,
-      blockBuildingTimer: new Timer(),
       usedTxs,
       failedTxs: [],
       usedTxBlobFields: block?.body?.txEffects?.reduce((sum, tx) => sum + tx.getNumBlobFields(), 0) ?? 0,
@@ -207,6 +205,7 @@ export class MockCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
     constants: CheckpointGlobalVariables;
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[];
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[];
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint;
   }> = [];
   public openCheckpointCalls: Array<{
     checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber;
@@ -214,6 +213,7 @@ export class MockCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[];
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[];
     existingBlocks: L2Block[];
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint;
   }> = [];
   public updateConfigCalls: Array<Partial<FullNodeBlockBuilderConfig>> = [];
 
@@ -259,11 +259,18 @@ export class MockCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
   startCheckpoint(
     checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
     constants: CheckpointGlobalVariables,
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint,
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[],
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[],
     _fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
   ): Promise<ICheckpointBlockBuilder> {
-    this.startCheckpointCalls.push({ checkpointNumber, constants, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes });
+    this.startCheckpointCalls.push({
+      checkpointNumber,
+      constants,
+      l1ToL2Messages,
+      previousCheckpointOutHashes,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
+    });
 
     if (!this.checkpointBuilder) {
       // Auto-create a builder if none was set
@@ -276,6 +283,7 @@ export class MockCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
   openCheckpoint(
     checkpointNumber: CheckpointNumber,
     constants: CheckpointGlobalVariables,
+    feeAssetPriceModifier: bigint,
     l1ToL2Messages: Fr[],
     previousCheckpointOutHashes: Fr[],
     _fork: MerkleTreeWriteOperations,
@@ -287,6 +295,7 @@ export class MockCheckpointsBuilder implements ICheckpointsBuilder {
       l1ToL2Messages,
       previousCheckpointOutHashes,
       existingBlocks,
+      feeAssetPriceModifier,
     });
 
     if (!this.checkpointBuilder) {