@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.8afd444 → 0.0.1-commit.8ee97c858

package/dest/sequencer/checkpoint_proposal_job.js

@@ -436,22 +436,21 @@ function _apply_decs_2203_r(targetClass, memberDecs, classDecs, parentClass) {
     return (_apply_decs_2203_r = applyDecs2203RFactory())(targetClass, memberDecs, classDecs, parentClass);
 }
 var _dec, _dec1, _dec2, _dec3, _dec4, _dec5, _dec6, _dec7, _initProto;
-import { NUM_CHECKPOINT_END_MARKER_FIELDS, getNumBlockEndBlobFields } from '@aztec/blob-lib/encoding';
-import { BLOBS_PER_CHECKPOINT, FIELDS_PER_BLOB } from '@aztec/constants';
 import { BlockNumber, IndexWithinCheckpoint } from '@aztec/foundation/branded-types';
 import { randomInt } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/random';
-import { Signature } from '@aztec/foundation/eth-signature';
+import { flipSignature, generateRecoverableSignature, generateUnrecoverableSignature } from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/secp256k1-signer';
 import { filter } from '@aztec/foundation/iterator';
 import { createLogger } from '@aztec/foundation/log';
 import { sleep, sleepUntil } from '@aztec/foundation/sleep';
 import { Timer } from '@aztec/foundation/timer';
 import { isErrorClass, unfreeze } from '@aztec/foundation/types';
 import { CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners, MaliciousCommitteeAttestationsAndSigners } from '@aztec/stdlib/block';
-import { getSlotStartBuildTimestamp } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
+import { validateCheckpoint } from '@aztec/stdlib/checkpoint';
+import { getSlotStartBuildTimestamp, getTimestampForSlot } from '@aztec/stdlib/epoch-helpers';
 import { Gas } from '@aztec/stdlib/gas';
-import { NoValidTxsError } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
+import { InsufficientValidTxsError } from '@aztec/stdlib/interfaces/server';
 import { computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages } from '@aztec/stdlib/messaging';
-import { orderAttestations } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { orderAttestations, trimAttestations } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import { AttestationTimeoutError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
 import { Attributes, trackSpan } from '@aztec/telemetry-client';
 import { DutyAlreadySignedError, SlashingProtectionError } from '@aztec/validator-ha-signer/errors';
@@ -463,7 +462,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
     return {
         // nullish operator needed for tests
         [Attributes.COINBASE]: this.validatorClient.getCoinbaseForAttestor(this.attestorAddress)?.toString(),
-        [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: this.slot
+        [Attributes.SLOT_NUMBER]: this.targetSlot
     };
 }), _dec2 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.buildBlocksForCheckpoint'), _dec3 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitUntilNextSubslot'), _dec4 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.buildSingleBlock'), _dec5 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitForMinTxs'), _dec6 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitForAttestations'), _dec7 = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.waitUntilTimeInSlot');
 /**
@@ -472,8 +471,10 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
  * as well as enqueueing votes for slashing and governance proposals. This class is created from
  * the Sequencer once the check for being the proposer for the slot has succeeded.
  */ export class CheckpointProposalJob {
-    epoch;
-    slot;
+    slotNow;
+    targetSlot;
+    epochNow;
+    targetEpoch;
     checkpointNumber;
     syncedToBlockNumber;
     proposer;
@@ -543,10 +544,12 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         ], []));
     }
     log;
-    constructor(epoch, slot, checkpointNumber, syncedToBlockNumber, // TODO(palla/mbps): Can we remove the proposer in favor of attestorAddress? Need to check fisherman-node flows.
+    constructor(slotNow, targetSlot, epochNow, targetEpoch, checkpointNumber, syncedToBlockNumber, // TODO(palla/mbps): Can we remove the proposer in favor of attestorAddress? Need to check fisherman-node flows.
     proposer, publisher, attestorAddress, invalidateCheckpoint, validatorClient, globalsBuilder, p2pClient, worldState, l1ToL2MessageSource, l2BlockSource, checkpointsBuilder, blockSink, l1Constants, config, timetable, slasherClient, epochCache, dateProvider, metrics, eventEmitter, setStateFn, tracer, bindings){
-        this.epoch = epoch;
-        this.slot = slot;
+        this.slotNow = slotNow;
+        this.targetSlot = targetSlot;
+        this.epochNow = epochNow;
+        this.targetEpoch = targetEpoch;
         this.checkpointNumber = checkpointNumber;
         this.syncedToBlockNumber = syncedToBlockNumber;
         this.proposer = proposer;
@@ -574,9 +577,15 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         _initProto(this);
         this.log = createLogger('sequencer:checkpoint-proposal', {
             ...bindings,
-            instanceId: `slot-${slot}`
+            instanceId: `slot-${this.slotNow}`
         });
     }
+    /** The wall-clock slot during which the proposer builds. */ get slot() {
+        return this.slotNow;
+    }
+    /** The wall-clock epoch. */ get epoch() {
+        return this.epochNow;
+    }
     /**
    * Executes the checkpoint proposal job.
    * Returns the published checkpoint if successful, undefined otherwise.
@@ -584,19 +593,37 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         // Enqueue governance and slashing votes (returns promises that will be awaited later)
         // In fisherman mode, we simulate slashing but don't actually publish to L1
         // These are constant for the whole slot, so we only enqueue them once
-        const votesPromises = new CheckpointVoter(this.slot, this.publisher, this.attestorAddress, this.validatorClient, this.slasherClient, this.l1Constants, this.config, this.metrics, this.log).enqueueVotes();
+        const votesPromises = new CheckpointVoter(this.targetSlot, this.publisher, this.attestorAddress, this.validatorClient, this.slasherClient, this.l1Constants, this.config, this.metrics, this.log).enqueueVotes();
         // Build and propose the checkpoint. This will enqueue the request on the publisher if a checkpoint is built.
         const checkpoint = await this.proposeCheckpoint();
         // Wait until the voting promises have resolved, so all requests are enqueued (not sent)
         await Promise.all(votesPromises);
         if (checkpoint) {
-            this.metrics.recordBlockProposalSuccess();
+            this.metrics.recordCheckpointProposalSuccess();
         }
         // Do not post anything to L1 if we are fishermen, but do perform L1 fee analysis
         if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
             await this.handleCheckpointEndAsFisherman(checkpoint);
             return;
         }
+        // If pipelining, wait until the submission slot so L1 recognizes the pipelined proposer
+        if (this.epochCache.isProposerPipeliningEnabled()) {
+            const submissionSlotTimestamp = getTimestampForSlot(this.targetSlot, this.l1Constants) - BigInt(this.l1Constants.ethereumSlotDuration);
+            this.log.info(`Waiting until submission slot ${this.targetSlot} for L1 submission`, {
+                slot: this.slot,
+                submissionSlot: this.targetSlot,
+                submissionSlotTimestamp
+            });
+            await sleepUntil(new Date(Number(submissionSlotTimestamp) * 1000), this.dateProvider.nowAsDate());
+            // After waking, verify the parent checkpoint wasn't pruned during the sleep.
+            // We check L1's pending tip directly instead of canProposeAt, which also validates the proposer
+            // identity and would fail because the timestamp resolves to a different slot's proposer.
+            const l1Tips = await this.publisher.rollupContract.getTips();
+            if (l1Tips.pending < this.checkpointNumber - 1) {
+                this.log.warn(`Parent checkpoint was pruned during pipelining sleep (L1 pending=${l1Tips.pending}, expected>=${this.checkpointNumber - 1}), skipping L1 submission for checkpoint ${this.checkpointNumber}`);
+                return undefined;
+            }
+        }
         // Then send everything to L1
         const l1Response = await this.publisher.sendRequests();
         const proposedAction = l1Response?.successfulActions.find((a)=>a === 'propose');
@@ -628,25 +655,33 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 const coinbase = this.validatorClient.getCoinbaseForAttestor(this.attestorAddress);
                 const feeRecipient = this.validatorClient.getFeeRecipientForAttestor(this.attestorAddress);
                 // Start the checkpoint
-                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.INITIALIZING_CHECKPOINT, this.slot);
-                this.metrics.incOpenSlot(this.slot, this.proposer?.toString() ?? 'unknown');
+                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.INITIALIZING_CHECKPOINT, this.targetSlot);
+                this.log.info(`Starting checkpoint proposal`, {
+                    buildSlot: this.slot,
+                    submissionSlot: this.targetSlot,
+                    pipelining: this.epochCache.isProposerPipeliningEnabled(),
+                    proposer: this.proposer?.toString(),
+                    coinbase: coinbase.toString()
+                });
+                this.metrics.incOpenSlot(this.targetSlot, this.proposer?.toString() ?? 'unknown');
                 // Enqueues checkpoint invalidation (constant for the whole slot)
                 if (this.invalidateCheckpoint && !this.config.skipInvalidateBlockAsProposer) {
                     this.publisher.enqueueInvalidateCheckpoint(this.invalidateCheckpoint);
                 }
                 // Create checkpoint builder for the slot
-                const checkpointGlobalVariables = await this.globalsBuilder.buildCheckpointGlobalVariables(coinbase, feeRecipient, this.slot);
+                const checkpointGlobalVariables = await this.globalsBuilder.buildCheckpointGlobalVariables(coinbase, feeRecipient, this.targetSlot);
                 // Collect L1 to L2 messages for the checkpoint and compute their hash
                 const l1ToL2Messages = await this.l1ToL2MessageSource.getL1ToL2Messages(this.checkpointNumber);
                 const inHash = computeInHashFromL1ToL2Messages(l1ToL2Messages);
                 // Collect the out hashes of all the checkpoints before this one in the same epoch
-                const previousCheckpoints = (await this.l2BlockSource.getCheckpointsForEpoch(this.epoch)).filter((c)=>c.number < this.checkpointNumber);
-                const previousCheckpointOutHashes = previousCheckpoints.map((c)=>c.getCheckpointOutHash());
+                const previousCheckpointOutHashes = (await this.l2BlockSource.getCheckpointsDataForEpoch(this.targetEpoch)).filter((c)=>c.checkpointNumber < this.checkpointNumber).map((c)=>c.checkpointOutHash);
+                // Get the fee asset price modifier from the oracle
+                const feeAssetPriceModifier = await this.publisher.getFeeAssetPriceModifier();
                 const fork = _ts_add_disposable_resource(env, await this.worldState.fork(this.syncedToBlockNumber, {
                     closeDelayMs: 12_000
-                }), false);
+                }), true);
                 // Create checkpoint builder for the entire slot
-                const checkpointBuilder = await this.checkpointsBuilder.startCheckpoint(this.checkpointNumber, checkpointGlobalVariables, l1ToL2Messages, previousCheckpointOutHashes, fork, this.log.getBindings());
+                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
                 const blockProposalOptions = {
                     publishFullTxs: !!this.config.publishTxsWithProposals,
@@ -658,6 +693,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 };
                 let blocksInCheckpoint = [];
                 let blockPendingBroadcast = undefined;
+                const checkpointBuildTimer = new Timer();
                 try {
                     // Main loop: build blocks for the checkpoint
                     const result = await this.buildBlocksForCheckpoint(checkpointBuilder, checkpointGlobalVariables.timestamp, inHash, blockProposalOptions);
@@ -673,22 +709,49 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                     throw err;
                 }
                 if (blocksInCheckpoint.length === 0) {
-                    this.log.warn(`No blocks were built for slot ${this.slot}`, {
-                        slot: this.slot
+                    this.log.warn(`No blocks were built for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
+                        slot: this.targetSlot
                     });
                     this.eventEmitter.emit('checkpoint-empty', {
-                        slot: this.slot
+                        slot: this.targetSlot
+                    });
+                    return undefined;
+                }
+                const minBlocksForCheckpoint = this.config.minBlocksForCheckpoint;
+                if (minBlocksForCheckpoint !== undefined && blocksInCheckpoint.length < minBlocksForCheckpoint) {
+                    this.log.warn(`Checkpoint has fewer blocks than minimum (${blocksInCheckpoint.length} < ${minBlocksForCheckpoint}), skipping proposal`, {
+                        slot: this.targetSlot,
+                        blocksBuilt: blocksInCheckpoint.length,
+                        minBlocksForCheckpoint
                     });
                     return undefined;
                 }
                 // Assemble and broadcast the checkpoint proposal, including the last block that was not
                 // broadcasted yet, and wait to collect the committee attestations.
-                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.ASSEMBLING_CHECKPOINT, this.slot);
+                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.ASSEMBLING_CHECKPOINT, this.targetSlot);
                 const checkpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
+                // Final validation: per-block limits are only checked if the operator set them explicitly.
+                // Otherwise, checkpoint-level budgets were already enforced by the redistribution logic.
+                try {
+                    validateCheckpoint(checkpoint, {
+                        rollupManaLimit: this.l1Constants.rollupManaLimit,
+                        maxL2BlockGas: this.config.maxL2BlockGas,
+                        maxDABlockGas: this.config.maxDABlockGas,
+                        maxTxsPerBlock: this.config.maxTxsPerBlock,
+                        maxTxsPerCheckpoint: this.config.maxTxsPerCheckpoint
+                    });
+                } catch (err) {
+                    this.log.error(`Built an invalid checkpoint at slot ${this.slot} (skipping proposal)`, err, {
+                        checkpoint: checkpoint.header.toInspect()
+                    });
+                    return undefined;
+                }
+                // Record checkpoint-level build metrics
+                this.metrics.recordCheckpointBuild(checkpointBuildTimer.ms(), blocksInCheckpoint.length, checkpoint.getStats().txCount, Number(checkpoint.header.totalManaUsed.toBigInt()));
                 // Do not collect attestations nor publish to L1 in fisherman mode
                 if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
-                    this.log.info(`Built checkpoint for slot ${this.slot} with ${blocksInCheckpoint.length} blocks. ` + `Skipping proposal in fisherman mode.`, {
-                        slot: this.slot,
+                    this.log.info(`Built checkpoint for slot ${this.targetSlot} with ${blocksInCheckpoint.length} blocks. ` + `Skipping proposal in fisherman mode.`, {
+                        slot: this.targetSlot,
                         checkpoint: checkpoint.header.toInspect(),
                         blocksBuilt: blocksInCheckpoint.length
                     });
@@ -702,10 +765,10 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                     txs: blockPendingBroadcast.txs
                 };
                 // Create the checkpoint proposal and broadcast it
-                const proposal = await this.validatorClient.createCheckpointProposal(checkpoint.header, checkpoint.archive.root, lastBlock, this.proposer, checkpointProposalOptions);
+                const proposal = await this.validatorClient.createCheckpointProposal(checkpoint.header, checkpoint.archive.root, feeAssetPriceModifier, lastBlock, this.proposer, checkpointProposalOptions);
                 const blockProposedAt = this.dateProvider.now();
                 await this.p2pClient.broadcastCheckpointProposal(proposal);
-                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.COLLECTING_ATTESTATIONS, this.slot);
+                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.COLLECTING_ATTESTATIONS, this.targetSlot);
                 const attestations = await this.waitForAttestations(proposal);
                 const blockAttestedAt = this.dateProvider.now();
                 this.metrics.recordCheckpointAttestationDelay(blockAttestedAt - blockProposedAt);
@@ -713,7 +776,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 const signer = this.proposer ?? this.publisher.getSenderAddress();
                 let attestationsSignature;
                 try {
-                    attestationsSignature = await this.validatorClient.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestations, signer, this.slot, this.checkpointNumber);
+                    attestationsSignature = await this.validatorClient.signAttestationsAndSigners(attestations, signer, this.targetSlot, this.checkpointNumber);
                 } 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 or checkpoint proposals.
@@ -723,10 +786,18 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                     throw err;
                 }
                 // Enqueue publishing the checkpoint to L1
-                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.PUBLISHING_CHECKPOINT, this.slot);
+                this.setStateFn(SequencerState.PUBLISHING_CHECKPOINT, this.targetSlot);
                 const aztecSlotDuration = this.l1Constants.slotDuration;
-                const slotStartBuildTimestamp = this.getSlotStartBuildTimestamp();
-                const txTimeoutAt = new Date((slotStartBuildTimestamp + aztecSlotDuration) * 1000);
+                const submissionSlotStart = Number(getTimestampForSlot(this.targetSlot, this.l1Constants));
+                const txTimeoutAt = new Date((submissionSlotStart + aztecSlotDuration) * 1000);
+                // If we have been configured to potentially skip publishing checkpoint then roll the dice here
+                if (this.config.skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent !== undefined && this.config.skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent > 0) {
+                    const result = Math.max(0, randomInt(100));
+                    if (result < this.config.skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent) {
+                        this.log.warn(`Skipping publishing proposal for checkpoint ${checkpoint.number}. Configured percentage: ${this.config.skipPublishingCheckpointsPercent}, generated value: ${result}`);
+                        return checkpoint;
+                    }
+                }
                 await this.publisher.enqueueProposeCheckpoint(checkpoint, attestations, attestationsSignature, {
                     txTimeoutAt,
                     forcePendingCheckpointNumber: this.invalidateCheckpoint?.forcePendingCheckpointNumber
@@ -736,7 +807,8 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 env.error = e;
                 env.hasError = true;
             } finally{
-                _ts_dispose_resources(env);
+                const result = _ts_dispose_resources(env);
+                if (result) await result;
             }
         } catch (err) {
             if (err && (err instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError || err instanceof SlashingProtectionError)) {
@@ -753,8 +825,6 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         const blocksInCheckpoint = [];
         const txHashesAlreadyIncluded = new Set();
         const initialBlockNumber = BlockNumber(this.syncedToBlockNumber + 1);
-        // Remaining blob fields available for blocks (checkpoint end marker already subtracted)
-        let remainingBlobFields = BLOBS_PER_CHECKPOINT * FIELDS_PER_BLOB - NUM_CHECKPOINT_END_MARKER_FIELDS;
         // Last block in the checkpoint will usually be flagged as pending broadcast, so we send it along with the checkpoint proposal
         let blockPendingBroadcast = undefined;
         while(true){
@@ -765,7 +835,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             const timingInfo = this.timetable.canStartNextBlock(secondsIntoSlot);
             if (!timingInfo.canStart) {
                 this.log.debug(`Not enough time left in slot to start another block`, {
-                    slot: this.slot,
+                    slot: this.targetSlot,
                     blocksBuilt,
                     secondsIntoSlot
                 });
@@ -780,8 +850,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 buildDeadline: timingInfo.deadline ? new Date((this.getSlotStartBuildTimestamp() + timingInfo.deadline) * 1000) : undefined,
                 blockNumber,
                 indexWithinCheckpoint,
-                txHashesAlreadyIncluded,
-                remainingBlobFields
+                txHashesAlreadyIncluded
             });
             // TODO(palla/mbps): Review these conditions. We may want to keep trying in some scenarios.
             if (!buildResult && timingInfo.isLastBlock) {
@@ -795,33 +864,23 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             } else if ('error' in buildResult) {
                 // If there was an error building the block, just exit the loop and give up the rest of the slot
                 if (!(buildResult.error instanceof SequencerInterruptedError)) {
-                    this.log.warn(`Halting block building for slot ${this.slot}`, {
-                        slot: this.slot,
+                    this.log.warn(`Halting block building for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
+                        slot: this.targetSlot,
                         blocksBuilt,
                         error: buildResult.error
                     });
                 }
                 break;
             }
-            const { block, usedTxs, remainingBlobFields: newRemainingBlobFields } = buildResult;
+            const { block, usedTxs } = buildResult;
             blocksInCheckpoint.push(block);
-            // Update remaining blob fields for the next block
-            remainingBlobFields = newRemainingBlobFields;
-            // Sync the proposed block to the archiver to make it available
-            // Note that the checkpoint builder uses its own fork so it should not need to wait for this syncing
-            // Eventually we should refactor the checkpoint builder to not need a separate long-lived fork
-            // Fire and forget - don't block the critical path, but log errors
-            this.syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block).catch((err)=>{
-                this.log.error(`Failed to sync proposed block ${block.number} to archiver`, {
-                    blockNumber: block.number,
-                    err
-                });
-            });
             usedTxs.forEach((tx)=>txHashesAlreadyIncluded.add(tx.txHash.toString()));
-            // If this is the last block, exit the loop now so we start collecting attestations
+            // If this is the last block, sync it to the archiver and exit the loop
+            // so we can build the checkpoint and start collecting attestations.
             if (timingInfo.isLastBlock) {
-                this.log.verbose(`Completed final block ${blockNumber} for slot ${this.slot}`, {
-                    slot: this.slot,
+                await this.syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block);
+                this.log.verbose(`Completed final block ${blockNumber} for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
+                    slot: this.targetSlot,
                     blockNumber,
                     blocksBuilt
                 });
@@ -831,17 +890,22 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 };
                 break;
             }
-            // For non-last blocks, broadcast the block proposal (unless we're in fisherman mode)
-            // If the block is the last one, we'll broadcast it along with the checkpoint at the end of the loop
-            if (!this.config.fishermanMode) {
-                const proposal = await this.validatorClient.createBlockProposal(block.header, block.indexWithinCheckpoint, inHash, block.archive.root, usedTxs, this.proposer, blockProposalOptions);
-                await this.p2pClient.broadcastProposal(proposal);
-            }
+            // Broadcast the block proposal (unless we're in fisherman mode) unless the block is the last one,
+            // in which case we'll broadcast it along with the checkpoint at the end of the loop.
+            // Note that we only send the block to the archiver if we manage to create the proposal, so if there's
+            // a HA error we don't pollute our archiver with a block that won't make it to the chain.
+            const proposal = await this.createBlockProposal(block, inHash, usedTxs, blockProposalOptions);
+            // Sync the proposed block to the archiver to make it available, only after we've managed to sign the proposal.
+            // We wait for the sync to succeed, as this helps catch consistency errors, even if it means we lose some time for block-building.
+            // If this throws, we abort the entire checkpoint.
+            await this.syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block);
+            // Once we have a signed proposal and the archiver agreed with our proposed block, then we broadcast it.
+            proposal && await this.p2pClient.broadcastProposal(proposal);
             // Wait until the next block's start time
             await this.waitUntilNextSubslot(timingInfo.deadline);
         }
-        this.log.verbose(`Block building loop completed for slot ${this.slot}`, {
-            slot: this.slot,
+        this.log.verbose(`Block building loop completed for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
+            slot: this.targetSlot,
             blocksBuilt: blocksInCheckpoint.length
         });
         return {
@@ -849,82 +913,88 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             blockPendingBroadcast
         };
     }
+    /** Creates a block proposal for a given block via the validator client (unless in fisherman mode) */ createBlockProposal(block, inHash, usedTxs, blockProposalOptions) {
+        if (this.config.fishermanMode) {
+            this.log.info(`Skipping block proposal for block ${block.number} in fisherman mode`);
+            return Promise.resolve(undefined);
+        }
+        return this.validatorClient.createBlockProposal(block.header, block.indexWithinCheckpoint, inHash, block.archive.root, usedTxs, this.proposer, blockProposalOptions);
+    }
     /** Sleeps until it is time to produce the next block in the slot */ async waitUntilNextSubslot(nextSubslotStart) {
-        this.setStateFn(SequencerState.WAITING_UNTIL_NEXT_BLOCK, this.slot);
+        this.setStateFn(SequencerState.WAITING_UNTIL_NEXT_BLOCK, this.targetSlot);
         this.log.verbose(`Waiting until time for the next block at ${nextSubslotStart}s into slot`, {
-            slot: this.slot
+            slot: this.targetSlot
         });
         await this.waitUntilTimeInSlot(nextSubslotStart);
     }
     /** Builds a single block. Called from the main block building loop. */ async buildSingleBlock(checkpointBuilder, opts) {
-        const { blockTimestamp, forceCreate, blockNumber, indexWithinCheckpoint, buildDeadline, txHashesAlreadyIncluded, remainingBlobFields } = opts;
-        this.log.verbose(`Preparing block ${blockNumber} index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} at checkpoint ${this.checkpointNumber} for slot ${this.slot}`, {
+        const { blockTimestamp, forceCreate, blockNumber, indexWithinCheckpoint, buildDeadline, txHashesAlreadyIncluded } = opts;
+        this.log.verbose(`Preparing block ${blockNumber} index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} at checkpoint ${this.checkpointNumber} for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
             ...checkpointBuilder.getConstantData(),
             ...opts
         });
         try {
             // Wait until we have enough txs to build the block
-            const minTxs = this.config.minTxsPerBlock;
-            const { availableTxs, canStartBuilding } = await this.waitForMinTxs(opts);
+            const { availableTxs, canStartBuilding, minTxs } = await this.waitForMinTxs(opts);
             if (!canStartBuilding) {
-                this.log.warn(`Not enough txs to build block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} in slot ${this.slot} (got ${availableTxs} txs but needs ${minTxs})`, {
+                this.log.warn(`Not enough txs to build block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} in slot ${this.targetSlot} (got ${availableTxs} txs but needs ${minTxs})`, {
                     blockNumber,
-                    slot: this.slot,
+                    slot: this.targetSlot,
                     indexWithinCheckpoint
                 });
                 this.eventEmitter.emit('block-tx-count-check-failed', {
                     minTxs,
                     availableTxs,
-                    slot: this.slot
+                    slot: this.targetSlot
                 });
                 this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed('insufficient_txs');
                 return undefined;
             }
             // 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(), (tx)=>!txHashesAlreadyIncluded.has(tx.txHash.toString()));
-            this.log.debug(`Building block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} for slot ${this.slot} with ${availableTxs} available txs`, {
-                slot: this.slot,
+            const pendingTxs = filter(this.p2pClient.iterateEligiblePendingTxs(), (tx)=>!txHashesAlreadyIncluded.has(tx.txHash.toString()));
+            this.log.debug(`Building block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} for slot ${this.targetSlot} with ${availableTxs} available txs`, {
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
                 blockNumber,
                 indexWithinCheckpoint
             });
-            this.setStateFn(SequencerState.CREATING_BLOCK, this.slot);
-            // Calculate blob fields limit for txs (remaining capacity - this block's end overhead)
-            const blockEndOverhead = getNumBlockEndBlobFields(indexWithinCheckpoint === 0);
-            const maxBlobFieldsForTxs = remainingBlobFields - blockEndOverhead;
+            this.setStateFn(SequencerState.CREATING_BLOCK, this.targetSlot);
+            // Per-block limits are operator overrides (from SEQ_MAX_L2_BLOCK_GAS etc.) further capped
+            // by remaining checkpoint-level budgets inside CheckpointBuilder before each block is built.
+            // minValidTxs is passed into the builder so it can reject the block *before* updating state.
+            const minValidTxs = forceCreate ? 0 : this.config.minValidTxsPerBlock ?? minTxs;
             const blockBuilderOptions = {
                 maxTransactions: this.config.maxTxsPerBlock,
-                maxBlockSize: this.config.maxBlockSizeInBytes,
-                maxBlockGas: new Gas(this.config.maxDABlockGas, this.config.maxL2BlockGas),
-                maxBlobFields: maxBlobFieldsForTxs,
-                deadline: buildDeadline
+                maxBlockGas: this.config.maxL2BlockGas !== undefined || this.config.maxDABlockGas !== undefined ? new Gas(this.config.maxDABlockGas ?? Infinity, this.config.maxL2BlockGas ?? Infinity) : undefined,
+                deadline: buildDeadline,
+                isBuildingProposal: true,
+                minValidTxs,
+                maxBlocksPerCheckpoint: this.timetable.maxNumberOfBlocks,
+                perBlockAllocationMultiplier: this.config.perBlockAllocationMultiplier
             };
-            // Actually build the block by executing txs
+            // Actually build the block by executing txs. The builder throws InsufficientValidTxsError
+            // if the number of successfully processed txs is below minValidTxs, ensuring state is not
+            // updated for blocks that will be discarded.
             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(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;
-            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`, {
-                    slot: this.slot,
+            if (buildResult.status === 'insufficient-valid-txs') {
+                this.log.warn(`Block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} on slot ${this.targetSlot} has too few valid txs to be proposed`, {
+                    slot: this.targetSlot,
                     blockNumber,
-                    numTxs,
+                    numTxs: buildResult.processedCount,
                     indexWithinCheckpoint,
-                    minValidTxs,
-                    buildResult: buildResult.status
+                    minValidTxs
                 });
                 this.eventEmitter.emit('block-build-failed', {
                     reason: `Insufficient valid txs`,
-                    slot: this.slot
+                    slot: this.targetSlot
                 });
                 this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed('insufficient_valid_txs');
                 return undefined;
             }
             // Block creation succeeded, emit stats and metrics
-            const { publicGas, block, publicProcessorDuration, usedTxs, usedTxBlobFields, blockBuildDuration } = buildResult;
+            const { block, publicProcessorDuration, usedTxs, blockBuildDuration, numTxs } = buildResult;
             const blockStats = {
                 eventName: 'l2-block-built',
                 duration: blockBuildDuration,
@@ -933,8 +1003,8 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             };
             const blockHash = await block.hash();
             const txHashes = block.body.txEffects.map((tx)=>tx.txHash);
-            const manaPerSec = publicGas.l2Gas / (blockBuildDuration / 1000);
-            this.log.info(`Built block ${block.number} at checkpoint ${this.checkpointNumber} for slot ${this.slot} with ${numTxs} txs`, {
+            const manaPerSec = block.header.totalManaUsed.toNumberUnsafe() / (blockBuildDuration / 1000);
+            this.log.info(`Built block ${block.number} at checkpoint ${this.checkpointNumber} for slot ${this.targetSlot} with ${numTxs} txs`, {
                 blockHash,
                 txHashes,
                 manaPerSec,
@@ -942,22 +1012,22 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             });
             this.eventEmitter.emit('block-proposed', {
                 blockNumber: block.number,
-                slot: this.slot
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
+                buildSlot: this.slotNow
             });
-            this.metrics.recordBuiltBlock(blockBuildDuration, publicGas.l2Gas);
+            this.metrics.recordBuiltBlock(blockBuildDuration, block.header.totalManaUsed.toNumberUnsafe());
             return {
                 block,
-                usedTxs,
-                remainingBlobFields: maxBlobFieldsForTxs - usedTxBlobFields
+                usedTxs
             };
         } catch (err) {
             this.eventEmitter.emit('block-build-failed', {
                 reason: err.message,
-                slot: this.slot
+                slot: this.targetSlot
             });
             this.log.error(`Error building block`, err, {
                 blockNumber,
-                slot: this.slot
+                slot: this.targetSlot
             });
             this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed(err.name || 'unknown_error');
             this.metrics.recordFailedBlock();
@@ -966,7 +1036,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             };
         }
     }
-    /** Uses the checkpoint builder to build a block, catching specific txs */ async buildSingleBlockWithCheckpointBuilder(checkpointBuilder, pendingTxs, blockNumber, blockTimestamp, blockBuilderOptions) {
+    /** Uses the checkpoint builder to build a block, catching InsufficientValidTxsError. */ async buildSingleBlockWithCheckpointBuilder(checkpointBuilder, pendingTxs, blockNumber, blockTimestamp, blockBuilderOptions) {
         try {
             const workTimer = new Timer();
             const result = await checkpointBuilder.buildBlock(pendingTxs, blockNumber, blockTimestamp, blockBuilderOptions);
@@ -977,10 +1047,11 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
                 status: 'success'
             };
         } catch (err) {
-            if (isErrorClass(err, NoValidTxsError)) {
+            if (isErrorClass(err, InsufficientValidTxsError)) {
                 return {
                     failedTxs: err.failedTxs,
-                    status: 'no-valid-txs'
+                    processedCount: err.processedCount,
+                    status: 'insufficient-valid-txs'
                 };
             }
             throw err;
@@ -999,22 +1070,24 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             if (startBuildingDeadline === undefined || now >= startBuildingDeadline) {
                 return {
                     canStartBuilding: false,
-                    availableTxs: availableTxs
+                    availableTxs,
+                    minTxs
                 };
             }
             // Wait a bit before checking again
-            this.setStateFn(SequencerState.WAITING_FOR_TXS, this.slot);
-            this.log.verbose(`Waiting for enough txs to build block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} in slot ${this.slot} (have ${availableTxs} but need ${minTxs})`, {
+            this.setStateFn(SequencerState.WAITING_FOR_TXS, this.targetSlot);
+            this.log.verbose(`Waiting for enough txs to build block ${blockNumber} at index ${indexWithinCheckpoint} in slot ${this.targetSlot} (have ${availableTxs} but need ${minTxs})`, {
                 blockNumber,
-                slot: this.slot,
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
                 indexWithinCheckpoint
             });
-            await sleep(TXS_POLLING_MS);
+            await this.waitForTxsPollingInterval();
             availableTxs = await this.p2pClient.getPendingTxCount();
         }
         return {
             canStartBuilding: true,
-            availableTxs
+            availableTxs,
+            minTxs
         };
     }
     /**
@@ -1051,10 +1124,16 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         try {
             const attestations = await this.validatorClient.collectAttestations(proposal, numberOfRequiredAttestations, attestationDeadline);
             collectedAttestationsCount = attestations.length;
+            // Trim attestations to minimum required to save L1 calldata gas
+            const localAddresses = this.validatorClient.getValidatorAddresses();
+            const trimmed = trimAttestations(attestations, numberOfRequiredAttestations, this.attestorAddress, localAddresses);
+            if (trimmed.length < attestations.length) {
+                this.log.debug(`Trimmed attestations from ${attestations.length} to ${trimmed.length} for L1 submission`);
+            }
             // Rollup contract requires that the signatures are provided in the order of the committee
-            const sorted = orderAttestations(attestations, committee);
+            const sorted = orderAttestations(trimmed, committee);
             // Manipulate the attestations if we've been configured to do so
-            if (this.config.injectFakeAttestation || this.config.shuffleAttestationOrdering) {
+            if (this.config.injectFakeAttestation || this.config.injectHighSValueAttestation || this.config.injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation || this.config.shuffleAttestationOrdering) {
                 return this.manipulateAttestations(proposal.slotNumber, epoch, seed, committee, sorted);
             }
             return new CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners(sorted);
@@ -1071,7 +1150,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         // Compute the proposer index in the committee, since we dont want to tweak it.
         // Otherwise, the L1 rollup contract will reject the block outright.
         const proposerIndex = Number(this.epochCache.computeProposerIndex(slotNumber, epoch, seed, BigInt(committee.length)));
-        if (this.config.injectFakeAttestation) {
+        if (this.config.injectFakeAttestation || this.config.injectHighSValueAttestation || this.config.injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation) {
             // Find non-empty attestations that are not from the proposer
             const nonProposerIndices = [];
             for(let i = 0; i < attestations.length; i++){
@@ -1081,8 +1160,16 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             }
             if (nonProposerIndices.length > 0) {
                 const targetIndex = nonProposerIndices[randomInt(nonProposerIndices.length)];
-                this.log.warn(`Injecting fake attestation in checkpoint for slot ${slotNumber} at index ${targetIndex}`);
-                unfreeze(attestations[targetIndex]).signature = Signature.random();
+                if (this.config.injectHighSValueAttestation) {
+                    this.log.warn(`Injecting high-s value attestation in checkpoint for slot ${slotNumber} at index ${targetIndex}`);
+                    unfreeze(attestations[targetIndex]).signature = flipSignature(attestations[targetIndex].signature);
+                } else if (this.config.injectUnrecoverableSignatureAttestation) {
+                    this.log.warn(`Injecting unrecoverable signature attestation in checkpoint for slot ${slotNumber} at index ${targetIndex}`);
+                    unfreeze(attestations[targetIndex]).signature = generateUnrecoverableSignature();
+                } else {
+                    this.log.warn(`Injecting fake attestation in checkpoint for slot ${slotNumber} at index ${targetIndex}`);
+                    unfreeze(attestations[targetIndex]).signature = generateRecoverableSignature();
+                }
             }
             return new CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners(attestations);
         }
@@ -1091,14 +1178,25 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
             const shuffled = [
                 ...attestations
             ];
-            const [i, j] = [
-                (proposerIndex + 1) % shuffled.length,
-                (proposerIndex + 2) % shuffled.length
-            ];
-            const valueI = shuffled[i];
-            const valueJ = shuffled[j];
-            shuffled[i] = valueJ;
-            shuffled[j] = valueI;
+            // Find two non-proposer positions that both have non-empty signatures to swap.
+            // This ensures the bitmap doesn't change, so the MaliciousCommitteeAttestationsAndSigners
+            // signers array stays correctly aligned with L1's committee reconstruction.
+            const swappable = [];
+            for(let k = 0; k < shuffled.length; k++){
+                if (!shuffled[k].signature.isEmpty() && k !== proposerIndex) {
+                    swappable.push(k);
+                }
+            }
+            if (swappable.length >= 2) {
+                const [i, j] = [
+                    swappable[0],
+                    swappable[1]
+                ];
+                [shuffled[i], shuffled[j]] = [
+                    shuffled[j],
+                    shuffled[i]
+                ];
+            }
             const signers = new CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners(attestations).getSigners();
             return new MaliciousCommitteeAttestationsAndSigners(shuffled, signers);
         }
@@ -1111,7 +1209,7 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         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);
     }
     /**
    * Adds the proposed block to the archiver so it's available via P2P.
@@ -1134,19 +1232,19 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
     /** Runs fee analysis and logs checkpoint outcome as fisherman */ async handleCheckpointEndAsFisherman(checkpoint) {
         // Perform L1 fee analysis before clearing requests
         // The callback is invoked asynchronously after the next block is mined
-        const feeAnalysis = await this.publisher.analyzeL1Fees(this.slot, (analysis)=>this.metrics.recordFishermanFeeAnalysis(analysis));
+        const feeAnalysis = await this.publisher.analyzeL1Fees(this.targetSlot, (analysis)=>this.metrics.recordFishermanFeeAnalysis(analysis));
         if (checkpoint) {
-            this.log.info(`Validation checkpoint building SUCCEEDED for slot ${this.slot}`, {
+            this.log.info(`Validation checkpoint building SUCCEEDED for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
                 ...checkpoint.toCheckpointInfo(),
                 ...checkpoint.getStats(),
                 feeAnalysisId: feeAnalysis?.id
             });
         } else {
-            this.log.warn(`Validation block building FAILED for slot ${this.slot}`, {
-                slot: this.slot,
+            this.log.warn(`Validation block building FAILED for slot ${this.targetSlot}`, {
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
                 feeAnalysisId: feeAnalysis?.id
             });
-            this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed('block_build_failed');
+            this.metrics.recordCheckpointProposalFailed('block_build_failed');
         }
         this.publisher.clearPendingRequests();
     }
@@ -1154,15 +1252,15 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
    * Helper to handle HA double-signing errors. Returns true if the error was handled (caller should yield).
    */ handleHASigningError(err, errorContext) {
         if (err instanceof DutyAlreadySignedError) {
-            this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.slot} already signed by another HA node, yielding`, {
-                slot: this.slot,
+            this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.targetSlot} already signed by another HA node, yielding`, {
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
                 signedByNode: err.signedByNode
             });
             return true;
         }
         if (err instanceof SlashingProtectionError) {
-            this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.slot} blocked by slashing protection, yielding`, {
-                slot: this.slot,
+            this.log.info(`${errorContext} for slot ${this.targetSlot} blocked by slashing protection, yielding`, {
+                slot: this.targetSlot,
                 existingMessageHash: err.existingMessageHash,
                 attemptedMessageHash: err.attemptedMessageHash
             });
@@ -1175,6 +1273,9 @@ _dec = trackSpan('CheckpointProposalJob.execute'), _dec1 = trackSpan('Checkpoint
         const targetTimestamp = slotStartTimestamp + targetSecondsIntoSlot;
         await sleepUntil(new Date(targetTimestamp * 1000), this.dateProvider.nowAsDate());
     }
+    /** Waits the polling interval for transactions. Extracted for test overriding. */ async waitForTxsPollingInterval() {
+        await sleep(TXS_POLLING_MS);
+    }
     getSlotStartBuildTimestamp() {
         return getSlotStartBuildTimestamp(this.slot, this.l1Constants);
     }