@lodestar/beacon-node 1.39.0-dev.268dcb02bf → 1.39.0-dev.375b1b3da7

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlock.ts

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ export async function verifyBlocksInEpoch(
       throw new BlockError(block0, {code: BlockErrorCode.PRESTATE_MISSING, error: e as Error});
     });
 
+  // in forky condition, make sure to populate ShufflingCache with regened state
+  // otherwise it may fail to get indexed attestations from shuffling cache later
+  this.shufflingCache.processState(preState0);
+
   if (!isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated(preState0)) {
     this.logger.verbose("verifyBlocksInEpoch preState0 SSZ cache stats", {
       slot: preState0.slot,
@@ -105,9 +109,11 @@ export async function verifyBlocksInEpoch(
     // Store indexed attestations for each block to avoid recomputing them during import
     const indexedAttestationsByBlock: IndexedAttestation[][] = [];
     for (const [i, block] of blocks.entries()) {
-      indexedAttestationsByBlock[i] = block.message.body.attestations.map((attestation) =>
-        preState0.epochCtx.getIndexedAttestation(fork, attestation)
-      );
+      indexedAttestationsByBlock[i] = block.message.body.attestations.map((attestation) => {
+        const attEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(attestation.data.slot);
+        const decisionRoot = preState0.epochCtx.getShufflingDecisionRoot(attEpoch);
+        return this.shufflingCache.getIndexedAttestation(attEpoch, decisionRoot, fork, attestation);
+      });
     }
 
     // batch all I/O operations to reduce overhead

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlocksStateTransitionOnly.ts

@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export async function verifyBlocksStateTransitionOnly(
         // if block is trusted don't verify proposer or op signature
         verifyProposer: !useBlsBatchVerify && !validSignatures && !validProposerSignature,
         verifySignatures: !useBlsBatchVerify && !validSignatures,
+        dontTransferCache: false,
       },
       {metrics, validatorMonitor}
     );

package/src/chain/chain.ts

@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ import {computeNodeIdFromPrivateKey} from "../network/subnets/interface.js";
 import {BufferPool} from "../util/bufferPool.js";
 import {Clock, ClockEvent, IClock} from "../util/clock.js";
 import {CustodyConfig, getValidatorsCustodyRequirement} from "../util/dataColumns.js";
+import {callInNextEventLoop} from "../util/eventLoop.js";
 import {ensureDir, writeIfNotExist} from "../util/file.js";
 import {isOptimisticBlock} from "../util/forkChoice.js";
 import {SerializedCache} from "../util/serializedCache.js";
@@ -291,7 +292,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     });
 
     this._earliestAvailableSlot = anchorState.slot;
-    this.shufflingCache = anchorState.epochCtx.shufflingCache = new ShufflingCache(metrics, logger, this.opts, [
+
+    this.shufflingCache = new ShufflingCache(metrics, logger, this.opts, [
       {
         shuffling: anchorState.epochCtx.previousShuffling,
         decisionRoot: anchorState.epochCtx.previousDecisionRoot,
@@ -417,6 +419,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     clock.addListener(ClockEvent.epoch, this.onClockEpoch.bind(this));
     emitter.addListener(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.onForkChoiceFinalized.bind(this));
     emitter.addListener(ChainEvent.forkChoiceJustified, this.onForkChoiceJustified.bind(this));
+    emitter.addListener(ChainEvent.checkpoint, this.onCheckpoint.bind(this));
   }
 
   async init(): Promise<void> {
@@ -504,7 +507,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   async getStateBySlot(
     slot: Slot,
     opts?: StateGetOpts
-  ): Promise<{state: BeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null> {
+  ): Promise<{state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null> {
     const finalizedBlock = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedBlock();
 
     if (slot < finalizedBlock.slot) {
@@ -559,7 +562,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   async getStateByStateRoot(
     stateRoot: RootHex,
     opts?: StateGetOpts
-  ): Promise<{state: BeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null> {
+  ): Promise<{state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks | Uint8Array; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null> {
     if (opts?.allowRegen) {
       const state = await this.regen.getState(stateRoot, RegenCaller.restApi);
       const block = this.forkChoice.getBlock(state.latestBlockHeader.hashTreeRoot());
@@ -587,7 +590,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
       };
     }
 
-    const data = await this.db.stateArchive.getByRoot(fromHex(stateRoot));
+    // this is mostly useful for a node with `--chain.archiveStateEpochFrequency 1`
+    const data = await this.db.stateArchive.getBinaryByRoot(fromHex(stateRoot));
     return data && {state: data, executionOptimistic: false, finalized: true};
   }
 
@@ -980,8 +984,8 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
       this.metrics?.gossipAttestation.useHeadBlockState.inc({caller: regenCaller});
       state = await this.regen.getState(attHeadBlock.stateRoot, regenCaller);
     }
-
-    // should always be the current epoch of the active context so no need to await a result from the ShufflingCache
+    // resolve the promise to unblock other calls of the same epoch and dependent root
+    this.shufflingCache.processState(state);
     return state.epochCtx.getShufflingAtEpoch(attEpoch);
   }
 
@@ -1165,6 +1169,13 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     this.logger.verbose("Fork choice justified", {epoch: cp.epoch, root: cp.rootHex});
   }
 
+  private onCheckpoint(this: BeaconChain, _checkpoint: phase0.Checkpoint, state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks): void {
+    // Defer to not block other checkpoint event handlers, which can cause lightclient update delays
+    callInNextEventLoop(() => {
+      this.shufflingCache.processState(state);
+    });
+  }
+
   private async onForkChoiceFinalized(this: BeaconChain, cp: CheckpointWithHex): Promise<void> {
     this.logger.verbose("Fork choice finalized", {epoch: cp.epoch, root: cp.rootHex});
     this.seenBlockProposers.prune(computeStartSlotAtEpoch(cp.epoch));
@@ -1295,9 +1306,9 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
 
     preState = processSlots(preState, block.slot); // Dial preState's slot to block.slot
 
-    const postState = this.regen.getStateSync(toRootHex(block.stateRoot)) ?? undefined;
+    const proposerRewards = this.regen.getStateSync(toRootHex(block.stateRoot))?.proposerRewards ?? undefined;
 
-    return computeBlockRewards(this.config, block, preState.clone(), postState?.clone());
+    return computeBlockRewards(this.config, block, preState, proposerRewards);
   }
 
   async getAttestationsRewards(
@@ -1338,6 +1349,6 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
 
     preState = processSlots(preState, block.slot); // Dial preState's slot to block.slot
 
-    return computeSyncCommitteeRewards(this.config, this.index2pubkey, block, preState.clone(), validatorIds);
+    return computeSyncCommitteeRewards(this.config, this.index2pubkey, block, preState, validatorIds);
   }
 }

package/src/chain/interface.ts

@@ -168,12 +168,12 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
   getStateBySlot(
     slot: Slot,
     opts?: StateGetOpts
-  ): Promise<{state: BeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null>;
+  ): Promise<{state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null>;
   /** Returns a local state by state root */
   getStateByStateRoot(
     stateRoot: RootHex,
     opts?: StateGetOpts
-  ): Promise<{state: BeaconStateAllForks; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null>;
+  ): Promise<{state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks | Uint8Array; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null>;
   /** Return serialized bytes of a persisted checkpoint state */
   getPersistedCheckpointState(checkpoint?: phase0.Checkpoint): Promise<Uint8Array | null>;
   /** Returns a cached state by checkpoint */

package/src/chain/lightClient/proofs.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import {BeaconBlockBody, SSZTypesFor, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {SyncCommitteeWitness} from "./types.js";
 
 export function getSyncCommitteesWitness(fork: ForkName, state: BeaconStateAllForks): SyncCommitteeWitness {
-  state.commit();
   const n1 = state.node;
   let witness: Uint8Array[];
   let currentSyncCommitteeRoot: Uint8Array;
@@ -71,7 +70,6 @@ export function getCurrentSyncCommitteeBranch(syncCommitteesWitness: SyncCommitt
 }
 
 export function getFinalizedRootProof(state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks): Uint8Array[] {
-  state.commit();
   const finalizedRootGindex = state.epochCtx.isPostElectra() ? FINALIZED_ROOT_GINDEX_ELECTRA : FINALIZED_ROOT_GINDEX;
   return new Tree(state.node).getSingleProof(BigInt(finalizedRootGindex));
 }

package/src/chain/opPools/aggregatedAttestationPool.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {MapDef, assert, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {IntersectResult, intersectUint8Arrays} from "../../util/bitArray.js";
 import {getShufflingDependentRoot} from "../../util/dependentRoot.js";
+import {ShufflingCache} from "../shufflingCache.js";
 import {InsertOutcome} from "./types.js";
 import {pruneBySlot, signatureFromBytesNoCheck} from "./utils.js";
 
@@ -207,22 +208,18 @@ export class AggregatedAttestationPool {
     this.lowestPermissibleSlot = Math.max(clockSlot - slotsToRetain, 0);
   }
 
-  getAttestationsForBlock(fork: ForkName, forkChoice: IForkChoice, state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks): Attestation[] {
-    const forkSeq = ForkSeq[fork];
-    return forkSeq >= ForkSeq.electra
-      ? this.getAttestationsForBlockElectra(fork, forkChoice, state)
-      : this.getAttestationsForBlockPreElectra(fork, forkChoice, state);
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * Get attestations to be included in a block pre-electra. Returns up to $MAX_ATTESTATIONS items
-   */
-  getAttestationsForBlockPreElectra(
+  getAttestationsForBlock(
     fork: ForkName,
     forkChoice: IForkChoice,
+    shufflingCache: ShufflingCache,
     state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks
-  ): phase0.Attestation[] {
-    throw new Error("Does not support producing blocks for pre-electra forks anymore");
+  ): Attestation[] {
+    const forkSeq = ForkSeq[fork];
+    if (forkSeq < ForkSeq.electra) {
+      throw new Error("Does not support producing blocks for pre-electra forks anymore");
+    }
+
+    return this.getAttestationsForBlockElectra(fork, forkChoice, shufflingCache, state);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -231,6 +228,7 @@ export class AggregatedAttestationPool {
   getAttestationsForBlockElectra(
     fork: ForkName,
     forkChoice: IForkChoice,
+    shufflingCache: ShufflingCache,
     state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks
   ): electra.Attestation[] {
     const stateSlot = state.slot;
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ export class AggregatedAttestationPool {
     const statePrevEpoch = stateEpoch - 1;
     const rootCache = new RootCache(state);
 
-    const notSeenValidatorsFn = getNotSeenValidatorsFn(this.config, state);
+    const notSeenValidatorsFn = getNotSeenValidatorsFn(this.config, shufflingCache, state);
     const validateAttestationDataFn = getValidateAttestationDataFn(forkChoice, state);
 
     const slots = Array.from(this.attestationGroupByIndexByDataHexBySlot.keys()).sort((a, b) => b - a);
@@ -740,7 +738,11 @@ export function aggregateConsolidation({byCommittee, attData}: AttestationsConso
  * Pre-compute participation from a CachedBeaconStateAllForks, for use to check if an attestation's committee
  * has already attested or not.
  */
-export function getNotSeenValidatorsFn(config: BeaconConfig, state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks): GetNotSeenValidatorsFn {
+export function getNotSeenValidatorsFn(
+  config: BeaconConfig,
+  shufflingCache: ShufflingCache,
+  state: CachedBeaconStateAllForks
+): GetNotSeenValidatorsFn {
   const stateSlot = state.slot;
   if (config.getForkName(stateSlot) === ForkName.phase0) {
     throw new Error("getNotSeenValidatorsFn is not supported phase0 state");
@@ -772,7 +774,8 @@ export function getNotSeenValidatorsFn(config: BeaconConfig, state: CachedBeacon
       return notSeenCommitteeMembers.size === 0 ? null : notSeenCommitteeMembers;
     }
 
-    const committee = state.epochCtx.getBeaconCommittee(slot, committeeIndex);
+    const decisionRoot = state.epochCtx.getShufflingDecisionRoot(computeEpochAtSlot(slot));
+    const committee = shufflingCache.getBeaconCommittee(epoch, decisionRoot, slot, committeeIndex);
     notSeenCommitteeMembers = new Set<number>();
     for (const [i, validatorIndex] of committee.entries()) {
       // no need to check flagIsTimelySource as if validator is not seen, it's participation status is 0

package/src/chain/opPools/opPool.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {Id, Repository} from "@lodestar/db";
+import {DbBatch, Id, Repository} from "@lodestar/db";
 import {
   BLS_WITHDRAWAL_PREFIX,
   ForkName,
@@ -440,23 +440,21 @@ async function persistDiff<K extends Id, V>(
   serializeKey: (key: K) => number | string
 ): Promise<void> {
   const persistedKeys = await dbRepo.keys();
-  const itemsToPut: {key: K; value: V}[] = [];
-  const keysToDelete: K[] = [];
+  const batch: DbBatch<K, V> = [];
 
   const persistedKeysSerialized = new Set(persistedKeys.map(serializeKey));
   for (const item of items) {
     if (!persistedKeysSerialized.has(serializeKey(item.key))) {
-      itemsToPut.push(item);
+      batch.push({type: "put", key: item.key, value: item.value});
     }
   }
 
   const targetKeysSerialized = new Set(items.map((item) => serializeKey(item.key)));
   for (const persistedKey of persistedKeys) {
     if (!targetKeysSerialized.has(serializeKey(persistedKey))) {
-      keysToDelete.push(persistedKey);
+      batch.push({type: "del", key: persistedKey});
     }
   }
 
-  if (itemsToPut.length > 0) await dbRepo.batchPut(itemsToPut);
-  if (keysToDelete.length > 0) await dbRepo.batchDelete(keysToDelete);
+  if (batch.length > 0) await dbRepo.batch(batch);
 }

package/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts

@@ -117,12 +117,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
         // the slot 0 of next epoch will likely use this Previous Root Checkpoint state for state transition so we transfer cache here
         // the resulting state with cache will be cached in Checkpoint State Cache which is used for the upcoming block processing
         // for other slots dontTransferCached=true because we don't run state transition on this state
-        //
-        // Shuffling calculation will be done asynchronously when passing asyncShufflingCalculation=true.  Shuffling will be queued in
-        // beforeProcessEpoch and should theoretically be ready immediately after the synchronous epoch transition finished and the
-        // event loop is free.  In long periods of non-finality too many forks will cause the shufflingCache to throw an error for
-        // too many queued shufflings so only run async during normal epoch transition. See issue ChainSafe/lodestar#7244
-        {dontTransferCache: !isEpochTransition, asyncShufflingCalculation: true},
+        {dontTransferCache: !isEpochTransition},
         RegenCaller.precomputeEpoch
       );
 
@@ -148,6 +143,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
             updatedPrepareState = (await this.chain.regen.getBlockSlotState(
               proposerHeadRoot,
               prepareSlot,
+              // only transfer cache if epoch transition because that's the state we will use to stateTransition() the 1st block of epoch
               {dontTransferCache: !isEpochTransition},
               RegenCaller.predictProposerHead
             )) as CachedBeaconStateExecutions;

package/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts

@@ -661,7 +661,12 @@ export async function produceCommonBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     this.opPool.getSlashingsAndExits(currentState, blockType, this.metrics);
 
   const endAttestations = stepsMetrics?.startTimer();
-  const attestations = this.aggregatedAttestationPool.getAttestationsForBlock(fork, this.forkChoice, currentState);
+  const attestations = this.aggregatedAttestationPool.getAttestationsForBlock(
+    fork,
+    this.forkChoice,
+    this.shufflingCache,
+    currentState
+  );
   endAttestations?.({
     step: BlockProductionStep.attestations,
   });

package/src/chain/regen/interface.ts

@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ export enum RegenFnName {
 
 export type StateRegenerationOpts = {
   dontTransferCache: boolean;
-  /**
-   * Do not queue shuffling calculation async. Forces sync JIT calculation in afterProcessEpoch if not passed as `true`
-   */
-  asyncShufflingCalculation?: boolean;
 };
 
 export interface IStateRegenerator extends IStateRegeneratorInternal {
@@ -90,5 +86,5 @@ export interface IStateRegeneratorInternal {
   /**
    * Return the exact state with `stateRoot`
    */
-  getState(stateRoot: RootHex, rCaller: RegenCaller, opts?: StateRegenerationOpts): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks>;
+  getState(stateRoot: RootHex, rCaller: RegenCaller): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks>;
 }

package/src/chain/regen/queued.ts

@@ -79,21 +79,15 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
 
   /**
    * Get a state from block state cache.
-   * This is not for block processing so don't transfer cache
    */
   getStateSync(stateRoot: RootHex): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
-    return this.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot, {dontTransferCache: true});
+    return this.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get state for block processing.
-   * By default, do not transfer cache except for the block at clock slot
-   * which is usually the gossip block.
    */
-  getPreStateSync(
-    block: BeaconBlock,
-    opts: StateRegenerationOpts = {dontTransferCache: true}
-  ): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
+  getPreStateSync(block: BeaconBlock): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
     const parentRoot = toRootHex(block.parentRoot);
     const parentBlock = this.forkChoice.getBlockHex(parentRoot);
     if (!parentBlock) {
@@ -108,7 +102,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
 
     // Check the checkpoint cache (if the pre-state is a checkpoint state)
     if (parentEpoch < blockEpoch) {
-      const checkpointState = this.checkpointStateCache.getLatest(parentRoot, blockEpoch, opts);
+      const checkpointState = this.checkpointStateCache.getLatest(parentRoot, blockEpoch);
       if (checkpointState && computeEpochAtSlot(checkpointState.slot) === blockEpoch) {
         return checkpointState;
       }
@@ -118,7 +112,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     // Otherwise the state transition may not be cached and wasted. Queue for regen since the
     // work required will still be significant.
     if (parentEpoch === blockEpoch) {
-      const state = this.blockStateCache.get(parentBlock.stateRoot, opts);
+      const state = this.blockStateCache.get(parentBlock.stateRoot);
       if (state) {
         return state;
       }
@@ -132,21 +126,17 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get checkpoint state from cache, this function is not for block processing so don't transfer cache
+   * Get checkpoint state from cache
    */
   getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHex): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
-    return this.checkpointStateCache.get(cp, {dontTransferCache: true});
+    return this.checkpointStateCache.get(cp);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Get state closest to head, this function is not for block processing so don't transfer cache
+   * Get state closest to head
    */
   getClosestHeadState(head: ProtoBlock): CachedBeaconStateAllForks | null {
-    const opts = {dontTransferCache: true};
-    return (
-      this.checkpointStateCache.getLatest(head.blockRoot, Infinity, opts) ||
-      this.blockStateCache.get(head.stateRoot, opts)
-    );
+    return this.checkpointStateCache.getLatest(head.blockRoot, Infinity) || this.blockStateCache.get(head.stateRoot);
   }
 
   pruneOnCheckpoint(finalizedEpoch: Epoch, justifiedEpoch: Epoch, headStateRoot: RootHex): void {
@@ -181,10 +171,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
       maybeHeadStateRoot,
     };
     const headState =
-      newHeadStateRoot === maybeHeadStateRoot
-        ? maybeHeadState
-        : // maybeHeadState was already in block state cache so we don't transfer the cache
-          this.blockStateCache.get(newHeadStateRoot, {dontTransferCache: true});
+      newHeadStateRoot === maybeHeadStateRoot ? maybeHeadState : this.blockStateCache.get(newHeadStateRoot);
 
     if (headState) {
       this.blockStateCache.setHeadState(headState);
@@ -199,9 +186,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
 
       // for the new FIFOBlockStateCache, it's important to reload state to regen head state here if needed
       const allowDiskReload = true;
-      // transfer cache here because we want to regen state asap
-      const cloneOpts = {dontTransferCache: false};
-      this.regen.getState(newHeadStateRoot, RegenCaller.processBlock, cloneOpts, allowDiskReload).then(
+      this.regen.getState(newHeadStateRoot, RegenCaller.processBlock, allowDiskReload).then(
         (headStateRegen) => this.blockStateCache.setHeadState(headStateRegen),
         (e) => this.logger.error("Error on head state regen", logCtx, e)
       );
@@ -224,7 +209,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     this.metrics?.regenFnCallTotal.inc({caller: rCaller, entrypoint: RegenFnName.getPreState});
 
     // First attempt to fetch the state from caches before queueing
-    const cachedState = this.getPreStateSync(block, opts);
+    const cachedState = this.getPreStateSync(block);
 
     if (cachedState !== null) {
       return cachedState;
@@ -243,7 +228,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     this.metrics?.regenFnCallTotal.inc({caller: rCaller, entrypoint: RegenFnName.getCheckpointState});
 
     // First attempt to fetch the state from cache before queueing
-    const checkpointState = this.checkpointStateCache.get(toCheckpointHex(cp), opts);
+    const checkpointState = this.checkpointStateCache.get(toCheckpointHex(cp));
     if (checkpointState) {
       return checkpointState;
     }
@@ -271,22 +256,18 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     return this.jobQueue.push({key: "getBlockSlotState", args: [blockRoot, slot, opts, rCaller]});
   }
 
-  async getState(
-    stateRoot: RootHex,
-    rCaller: RegenCaller,
-    opts: StateRegenerationOpts = {dontTransferCache: true}
-  ): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks> {
+  async getState(stateRoot: RootHex, rCaller: RegenCaller): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks> {
     this.metrics?.regenFnCallTotal.inc({caller: rCaller, entrypoint: RegenFnName.getState});
 
     // First attempt to fetch the state from cache before queueing
-    const state = this.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot, opts);
+    const state = this.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot);
     if (state) {
       return state;
     }
 
     // The state is not immediately available in the cache, enqueue the job
     this.metrics?.regenFnQueuedTotal.inc({caller: rCaller, entrypoint: RegenFnName.getState});
-    return this.jobQueue.push({key: "getState", args: [stateRoot, rCaller, opts]});
+    return this.jobQueue.push({key: "getState", args: [stateRoot, rCaller]});
   }
 
   private jobQueueProcessor = async (regenRequest: RegenRequest): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks> => {

package/src/chain/regen/regen.ts

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
     }
 
     // Otherwise, get the state normally.
-    return this.getState(parentBlock.stateRoot, regenCaller, opts, allowDiskReload);
+    return this.getState(parentBlock.stateRoot, regenCaller, allowDiskReload);
   }
 
   /**
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
     const {checkpointStateCache} = this.modules;
     const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(slot);
     const latestCheckpointStateCtx = allowDiskReload
-      ? await checkpointStateCache.getOrReloadLatest(blockRoot, epoch, opts)
-      : checkpointStateCache.getLatest(blockRoot, epoch, opts);
+      ? await checkpointStateCache.getOrReloadLatest(blockRoot, epoch)
+      : checkpointStateCache.getLatest(blockRoot, epoch);
 
     // If a checkpoint state exists with the given checkpoint root, it either is in requested epoch
     // or needs to have empty slots processed until the requested epoch
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
     // Otherwise, use the fork choice to get the stateRoot from block at the checkpoint root
     // regenerate that state,
     // then process empty slots until the requested epoch
-    const blockStateCtx = await this.getState(block.stateRoot, regenCaller, opts, allowDiskReload);
+    const blockStateCtx = await this.getState(block.stateRoot, regenCaller, allowDiskReload);
     return processSlotsByCheckpoint(this.modules, blockStateCtx, slot, regenCaller, opts);
   }
 
@@ -148,23 +148,15 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
   async getState(
     stateRoot: RootHex,
     caller: RegenCaller,
-    opts?: StateRegenerationOpts,
     // internal option, don't want to expose to external caller
     allowDiskReload = false
   ): Promise<CachedBeaconStateAllForks> {
     // Trivial case, state at stateRoot is already cached
-    const cachedStateCtx = this.modules.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot, opts);
+    const cachedStateCtx = this.modules.blockStateCache.get(stateRoot);
     if (cachedStateCtx) {
       return cachedStateCtx;
     }
 
-    // in block gossip validation (getPreState() call), dontTransferCache is specified as true because we only want to transfer cache in verifyBlocksStateTransitionOnly()
-    // but here we want to process blocks as fast as possible so force to transfer cache in this case
-    if (opts && allowDiskReload) {
-      // if there is no `opts` specified, it already means "false"
-      opts.dontTransferCache = false;
-    }
-
     // Otherwise we have to use the fork choice to traverse backwards, block by block,
     // searching the state caches
     // then replay blocks forward to the desired stateRoot
@@ -179,7 +171,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
     const getSeedStateTimer = this.modules.metrics?.regenGetState.getSeedState.startTimer({caller});
     // iterateAncestorBlocks only returns ancestor blocks, not the block itself
     for (const b of this.modules.forkChoice.iterateAncestorBlocks(block.blockRoot)) {
-      state = this.modules.blockStateCache.get(b.stateRoot, opts);
+      state = this.modules.blockStateCache.get(b.stateRoot);
       if (state) {
         break;
       }
@@ -187,8 +179,8 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
       if (!lastBlockToReplay) continue;
       const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(lastBlockToReplay.slot - 1);
       state = allowDiskReload
-        ? await checkpointStateCache.getOrReloadLatest(b.blockRoot, epoch, opts)
-        : checkpointStateCache.getLatest(b.blockRoot, epoch, opts);
+        ? await checkpointStateCache.getOrReloadLatest(b.blockRoot, epoch)
+        : checkpointStateCache.getLatest(b.blockRoot, epoch);
       if (state) {
         break;
       }
@@ -255,6 +247,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
       try {
         // Only advances state trusting block's signture and hashes.
         // We are only running the state transition to get a specific state's data.
+        // stateTransition() does the clone() inside, transfer cache to make the regen faster
         state = stateTransition(
           state,
           block,
@@ -265,6 +258,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
             verifyStateRoot: false,
             verifyProposer: false,
             verifySignatures: false,
+            dontTransferCache: false,
           },
           this.modules
         );
@@ -390,8 +384,8 @@ export async function processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint(
     const checkpointState = postState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
     checkpointStateCache.add(cp, checkpointState);
-    // consumers should not mutate or get the transfered cache
-    emitter?.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState.clone(true));
+    // consumers should not mutate state ever
+    emitter?.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState);
 
     if (count >= 1) {
       // in normal condition, we only process 1 epoch so never reach this