@aztec/sequencer-client 0.0.1-commit.d431d1c → 0.0.1-commit.db765a8

package/src/sequencer/checkpoint_proposal_job.ts

@@ -1,22 +1,33 @@
 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 {
+  flipSignature,
+  generateRecoverableSignature,
+  generateUnrecoverableSignature,
+} from '@aztec/foundation/crypto/secp256k1-signer';
 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 {
   CommitteeAttestation,
   CommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
-  L2BlockNew,
+  L2Block,
   type L2BlockSink,
   type L2BlockSource,
   MaliciousCommitteeAttestationsAndSigners,
@@ -24,14 +35,15 @@ 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';
-import { orderAttestations } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
+import { orderAttestations, trimAttestations } from '@aztec/stdlib/p2p';
 import type { L2BlockBuiltStats } from '@aztec/stdlib/stats';
 import { type FailedTx, Tx } from '@aztec/stdlib/tx';
 import { AttestationTimeoutError } from '@aztec/stdlib/validators';
@@ -59,6 +71,8 @@ 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 +100,11 @@ 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.
@@ -118,7 +134,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     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
@@ -175,21 +191,25 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       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.epoch))
+        .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();
 
       // Create a long-lived forked world state for the checkpoint builder
-      using fork = await this.worldState.fork(this.syncedToBlockNumber, { closeDelayMs: 12_000 });
+      await using fork = await this.worldState.fork(this.syncedToBlockNumber, { closeDelayMs: 12_000 });
 
       // Create checkpoint builder for the entire slot
       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
@@ -203,8 +223,9 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         broadcastInvalidCheckpointProposal: this.config.broadcastInvalidBlockProposal,
       };
 
-      let blocksInCheckpoint: L2BlockNew[] = [];
-      let blockPendingBroadcast: { block: L2BlockNew; txs: Tx[] } | undefined = undefined;
+      let blocksInCheckpoint: L2Block[] = [];
+      let blockPendingBroadcast: { block: L2Block; txs: Tx[] } | undefined = undefined;
+      const checkpointBuildTimer = new Timer();
 
       try {
         // Main loop: build blocks for the checkpoint
@@ -220,19 +241,7 @@ 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;
@@ -244,11 +253,28 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         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.slot, 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);
       const checkpoint = await checkpointBuilder.completeCheckpoint();
 
+      // 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(
@@ -275,6 +301,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       const proposal = await this.validatorClient.createCheckpointProposal(
         checkpoint.header,
         checkpoint.archive.root,
+        feeAssetPriceModifier,
         lastBlock,
         this.proposer,
         checkpointProposalOptions,
@@ -301,20 +328,8 @@ 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;
@@ -325,6 +340,21 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       const aztecSlotDuration = this.l1Constants.slotDuration;
       const slotStartBuildTimestamp = this.getSlotStartBuildTimestamp();
       const txTimeoutAt = new Date((slotStartBuildTimestamp + 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,
@@ -352,10 +382,10 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     inHash: Fr,
     blockProposalOptions: BlockProposalOptions,
   ): Promise<{
-    blocksInCheckpoint: L2BlockNew[];
-    blockPendingBroadcast: { block: L2BlockNew; txs: Tx[] } | undefined;
+    blocksInCheckpoint: L2Block[];
+    blockPendingBroadcast: { block: L2Block; txs: Tx[] } | undefined;
   }> {
-    const blocksInCheckpoint: L2BlockNew[] = [];
+    const blocksInCheckpoint: L2Block[] = [];
     const txHashesAlreadyIncluded = new Set<string>();
     const initialBlockNumber = BlockNumber(this.syncedToBlockNumber + 1);
 
@@ -363,11 +393,11 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
     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: { block: L2BlockNew; txs: Tx[] } | undefined = undefined;
+    let blockPendingBroadcast: { block: L2Block; txs: Tx[] } | undefined = undefined;
 
     while (true) {
       const blocksBuilt = blocksInCheckpoint.length;
-      const indexWithinCheckpoint = blocksBuilt;
+      const indexWithinCheckpoint = IndexWithinCheckpoint(blocksBuilt);
       const blockNumber = BlockNumber(initialBlockNumber + blocksBuilt);
 
       const secondsIntoSlot = this.getSecondsIntoSlot();
@@ -397,6 +427,7 @@ 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;
@@ -428,7 +459,12 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       // 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
-      await this.syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block);
+      // 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 (timingInfo.isLastBlock) {
@@ -478,18 +514,18 @@ 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;
     },
-  ): Promise<{ block: L2BlockNew; usedTxs: Tx[]; remainingBlobFields: number } | { error: Error } | undefined> {
+  ): Promise<{ block: L2Block; usedTxs: Tx[]; remainingBlobFields: number } | { error: Error } | undefined> {
     const {
       blockTimestamp,
       forceCreate,
@@ -522,7 +558,7 @@ 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()),
       );
 
@@ -545,45 +581,38 @@ 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;
 
@@ -609,17 +638,40 @@ 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)
@@ -640,7 +692,7 @@ 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();
     }
 
@@ -681,7 +733,7 @@ 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);
 
@@ -696,11 +748,28 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
 
       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);
       }
 
@@ -729,7 +798,11 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       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: number[] = [];
       for (let i = 0; i < attestations.length; i++) {
@@ -739,8 +812,20 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       }
       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);
     }
@@ -749,11 +834,20 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
       this.log.warn(`Shuffling attestation ordering in checkpoint for slot ${slotNumber} (proposer #${proposerIndex})`);
 
       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: number[] = [];
+      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);
@@ -769,7 +863,7 @@ 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);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -777,8 +871,7 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
    * Gossip doesn't echo messages back to the sender, so the proposer's archiver/world-state
    * would never receive its own block without this explicit sync.
    */
-  private async syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block: L2BlockNew): Promise<void> {
-    // TODO(palla/mbps): Change default to false once block sync is stable.
+  private async syncProposedBlockToArchiver(block: L2Block): Promise<void> {
     if (this.config.skipPushProposedBlocksToArchiver !== false) {
       this.log.warn(`Skipping push of proposed block ${block.number} to archiver`, {
         blockNumber: block.number,
@@ -812,12 +905,34 @@ export class CheckpointProposalJob implements Traceable {
         slot: this.slot,
         feeAnalysisId: feeAnalysis?.id,
       });
-      this.metrics.recordBlockProposalFailed('block_build_failed');
+      this.metrics.recordCheckpointProposalFailed('block_build_failed');
     }
 
     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> {
@@ -826,6 +941,11 @@ 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);
   }