@lodestar/beacon-node 1.42.0-dev.4411584fd8 → 1.42.0-dev.47afaa6bb7

package/src/chain/blocks/blockInput/blockInput.ts

@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ type BlockInputColumnsState =
  * - The block is not yet seen and all required sampled columns are seen
  * - The block is not yet seen and all required sampled columns are not yet seen
  */
-export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.DataColumnSidecars> {
+export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.DataColumnSidecar[]> {
   type = DAType.Columns as const;
 
   state: BlockInputColumnsState;
@@ -630,7 +630,7 @@ export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.Da
    *
    * This is different from `dataPromise` which resolves when all data is available or could become available (e.g. through reconstruction)
    */
-  protected computedDataPromise = createPromise<fulu.DataColumnSidecars>();
+  protected computedDataPromise = createPromise<fulu.DataColumnSidecar[]>();
 
   private constructor(
     init: BlockInputInit,
@@ -854,8 +854,8 @@ export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.Da
     return this.state.versionedHashes;
   }
 
-  getCustodyColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecars {
-    const columns: fulu.DataColumnSidecars = [];
+  getCustodyColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecar[] {
+    const columns: fulu.DataColumnSidecar[] = [];
     for (const index of this.custodyColumns) {
       const column = this.columnsCache.get(index);
       if (column) {
@@ -876,8 +876,8 @@ export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.Da
     return columns;
   }
 
-  getSampledColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecars {
-    const columns: fulu.DataColumnSidecars = [];
+  getSampledColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecar[] {
+    const columns: fulu.DataColumnSidecar[] = [];
     for (const index of this.sampledColumns) {
       const column = this.columnsCache.get(index);
       if (column) {
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.Da
     return [...this.columnsCache.values()];
   }
 
-  getAllColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecars {
+  getAllColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecar[] {
     return this.getAllColumnsWithSource().map(({columnSidecar}) => columnSidecar);
   }
 
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ export class BlockInputColumns extends AbstractBlockInput<ForkColumnsDA, fulu.Da
     return this.state.hasComputedAllData;
   }
 
-  waitForComputedAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<fulu.DataColumnSidecars> {
+  waitForComputedAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<fulu.DataColumnSidecar[]> {
     if (!this.state.hasComputedAllData) {
       return withTimeout(() => this.computedDataPromise.promise, timeout, signal);
     }

package/src/chain/blocks/blockInput/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ForkName} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {ColumnIndex, RootHex, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot, deneb, fulu} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ColumnIndex, DataColumnSidecar, RootHex, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot, deneb, fulu} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {VersionedHashes} from "../../../execution/index.js";
 
 export enum DAType {
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ export enum DAType {
   NoData = "no-data",
 }
 
-export type DAData = null | deneb.BlobSidecars | fulu.DataColumnSidecars;
+export type DAData = null | deneb.BlobSidecars | fulu.DataColumnSidecar[];
 
 /**
  * Represents were input originated. Blocks and Data can come from different
  * sources so each should be labelled individually.
  */
 export enum BlockInputSource {
+  network_processor = "network_processor",
   gossip = "gossip",
   api = "api",
   engine = "engine",
@@ -107,9 +108,9 @@ export type MissingColumnMeta = {
 export interface IDataColumnsInput {
   readonly slot: Slot;
   readonly blockRootHex: string;
-  getCustodyColumns(): fulu.DataColumnSidecars;
+  getCustodyColumns(): DataColumnSidecar[];
   hasComputedAllData(): boolean;
-  waitForComputedAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<fulu.DataColumnSidecars>;
+  waitForComputedAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<DataColumnSidecar[]>;
 }
 
 /**

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -3,25 +3,42 @@ import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {
   AncestorStatus,
   EpochDifference,
+  ExecutionStatus,
   ForkChoiceError,
   ForkChoiceErrorCode,
   NotReorgedReason,
   getSafeExecutionBlockHash,
   isGloasBlock,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
-import {ForkPostAltair, ForkPostElectra, ForkSeq, MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
-  CachedBeaconStateAltair,
-  EpochCache,
+  ForkPostAltair,
+  ForkPostElectra,
+  ForkPostGloas,
+  ForkSeq,
+  MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD,
+  SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
+} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {
+  IBeaconStateView,
   RootCache,
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeStartSlotAtEpoch,
   computeTimeAtSlot,
-  isExecutionStateType,
   isStartSlotOfEpoch,
-  isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated,
+  isStatePostAltair,
+  isStatePostBellatrix,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Attestation, BeaconBlock, altair, capella, electra, isGloasBeaconBlock, phase0, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {
+  Attestation,
+  BeaconBlock,
+  SignedBeaconBlock,
+  altair,
+  capella,
+  electra,
+  isGloasBeaconBlock,
+  phase0,
+  ssz,
+} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {isErrorAborted, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {callInNextEventLoop} from "../../util/eventLoop.js";
@@ -70,7 +87,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   fullyVerifiedBlock: FullyVerifiedBlock,
   opts: ImportBlockOpts
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const {blockInput, postState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
+  const {blockInput, postBlockState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
     fullyVerifiedBlock;
   const block = blockInput.getBlock();
   const source = blockInput.getBlockSource();
@@ -82,7 +99,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   const blockEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(blockSlot);
   const prevFinalizedEpoch = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint().epoch;
   const blockDelaySec =
-    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postState.genesisTime);
+    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postBlockState.genesisTime);
   const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - (opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Date.now() / 1000);
   const fork = this.config.getForkSeq(blockSlot);
 
@@ -105,13 +122,13 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // 2. Import block to fork choice
 
   // Should compute checkpoint balances before forkchoice.onBlock
-  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
+  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postBlockState);
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
-    postState,
+    postBlockState,
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
-    executionStatus,
+    fork >= ForkSeq.gloas ? ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated : executionStatus,
     dataAvailabilityStatus
   );
 
@@ -121,7 +138,41 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // Post-Gloas: blockSummary.payloadStatus is always PENDING, so payloadPresent = false (block state only, no payload processing yet)
   const payloadPresent = !isGloasBlock(blockSummary);
   // processState manages both block state and payload state variants together for memory/disk management
-  this.regen.processBlockState(blockRootHex, postState);
+  this.regen.processBlockState(blockRootHex, postBlockState);
+
+  // For Gloas blocks, create PayloadEnvelopeInput so it's available for later payload import
+  if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+    const payloadInput = this.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.add({
+      blockRootHex,
+      block: block as SignedBeaconBlock<ForkPostGloas>,
+      forkName: blockInput.forkName,
+      sampledColumns: this.custodyConfig.sampledColumns,
+      custodyColumns: this.custodyConfig.custodyColumns,
+      timeCreatedSec: fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec,
+    });
+    this.logger.debug("Created PayloadEnvelopeInput for block", {
+      slot: blockSlot,
+      root: blockRootHex,
+      source: source.source,
+      ...(opts.seenTimestampSec !== undefined ? {recvToImport: Date.now() / 1000 - opts.seenTimestampSec} : {}),
+    });
+
+    // Immediately attempt fetch of data columns from execution engine as the bid contains kzg commitments
+    // which is all the information we need so there is no reason to delay until execution payload arrives
+    // TODO GLOAS: If we want EL retries after this initial attempt, add an explicit retry policy here
+    // (for example later in the slot). Do not couple retries to incoming gossip columns.
+    this.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput, () => {
+      // TODO GLOAS: come up with a better mechanism to trigger processExecutionPayload after data becomes available,
+      // similar to how pre-gloas uses waitForBlockAndAllData with a cutoff timeout and incompleteBlockInput event
+      this.processExecutionPayload(payloadInput, {validSignature: true}).catch((e) => {
+        this.logger.debug(
+          "Error processing execution payload after getBlobs",
+          {slot: blockSlot, root: blockRootHex},
+          e as Error
+        );
+      });
+    });
+  }
 
   this.metrics?.importBlock.bySource.inc({source: source.source});
   this.logger.verbose("Added block to forkchoice and state cache", {slot: blockSlot, root: blockRootHex});
@@ -140,7 +191,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
     (opts.importAttestations !== AttestationImportOpt.Skip && blockEpoch >= currentEpoch - FORK_CHOICE_ATT_EPOCH_LIMIT)
   ) {
     const attestations = block.message.body.attestations;
-    const rootCache = new RootCache(postState);
+    const rootCache = new RootCache(postBlockState);
     const invalidAttestationErrorsByCode = new Map<string, {error: Error; count: number}>();
 
     const addAttestation = fork >= ForkSeq.electra ? addAttestationPostElectra : addAttestationPreElectra;
@@ -154,7 +205,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
         const attDataRoot = toRootHex(ssz.phase0.AttestationData.hashTreeRoot(indexedAttestation.data));
         addAttestation.call(
           this,
-          postState.epochCtx,
+          postBlockState,
           target,
           attDataRoot,
           attestation as Attestation<ForkPostElectra>,
@@ -269,7 +320,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   if (newHead.blockRoot !== oldHead.blockRoot) {
     // Set head state as strong reference
-    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postState);
+    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postBlockState);
 
     try {
       this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.head, {
@@ -339,11 +390,13 @@ export async function importBlock(
       // we want to import block asap so do this in the next event loop
       callInNextEventLoop(() => {
         try {
-          this.lightClientServer?.onImportBlockHead(
-            block.message as BeaconBlock<ForkPostAltair>,
-            postState as CachedBeaconStateAltair,
-            parentBlockSlot
-          );
+          if (isStatePostAltair(postBlockState)) {
+            this.lightClientServer?.onImportBlockHead(
+              block.message as BeaconBlock<ForkPostAltair>,
+              postBlockState,
+              parentBlockSlot
+            );
+          }
         } catch (e) {
           this.logger.verbose("Error lightClientServer.onImportBlock", {slot: blockSlot}, e as Error);
         }
@@ -362,11 +415,11 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // and the block is weak and can potentially be reorged out.
   let shouldOverrideFcu = false;
 
-  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && isExecutionStateType(postState)) {
+  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && isStatePostBellatrix(postBlockState) && postBlockState.isExecutionStateType) {
     let notOverrideFcuReason = NotReorgedReason.Unknown;
     const proposalSlot = blockSlot + 1;
     try {
-      const proposerIndex = postState.epochCtx.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
+      const proposerIndex = postBlockState.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
       const feeRecipient = this.beaconProposerCache.get(proposerIndex);
 
       if (feeRecipient) {
@@ -446,20 +499,20 @@ export async function importBlock(
     }
   }
 
-  if (!isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated(postState)) {
-    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postState.slot});
+  if (!postBlockState.isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated()) {
+    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postBlockState.slot});
   }
 
   // Cache shufflings when crossing an epoch boundary
   const parentEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(parentBlockSlot);
   if (parentEpoch < blockEpoch) {
-    this.shufflingCache.processState(postState);
+    this.shufflingCache.processState(postBlockState);
     this.logger.verbose("Processed shuffling for next epoch", {parentEpoch, blockEpoch, slot: blockSlot});
   }
 
   if (blockSlot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
     // Cache state to preserve epoch transition work
-    const checkpointState = postState;
+    const checkpointState = postBlockState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
     this.regen.addCheckpointState(cp, checkpointState, payloadPresent);
     // consumers should not mutate state ever
@@ -468,7 +521,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
     // Note: in-lined code from previos handler of ChainEvent.checkpoint
     this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint processed", toCheckpointHexPayload(cp, payloadPresent));
 
-    const activeValidatorsCount = checkpointState.epochCtx.currentShuffling.activeIndices.length;
+    const activeValidatorsCount = checkpointState.activeValidatorCount;
     this.metrics?.currentActiveValidators.set(activeValidatorsCount);
     this.metrics?.currentValidators.set({status: "active"}, activeValidatorsCount);
 
@@ -549,11 +602,11 @@ export async function importBlock(
   this.metrics?.parentBlockDistance.observe(blockSlot - parentBlockSlot);
   this.metrics?.proposerBalanceDeltaAny.observe(fullyVerifiedBlock.proposerBalanceDelta);
   this.validatorMonitor?.registerImportedBlock(block.message, fullyVerifiedBlock);
-  if (this.config.getForkSeq(blockSlot) >= ForkSeq.altair) {
+  if (isStatePostAltair(fullyVerifiedBlock.postBlockState)) {
     this.validatorMonitor?.registerSyncAggregateInBlock(
       blockEpoch,
       (block as altair.SignedBeaconBlock).message.body.syncAggregate,
-      fullyVerifiedBlock.postState.epochCtx.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
+      fullyVerifiedBlock.postBlockState.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
     );
   }
 
@@ -595,7 +648,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 export function addAttestationPreElectra(
   this: BeaconChain,
   // added to have the same signature as addAttestationPostElectra
-  _: EpochCache,
+  _: IBeaconStateView,
   target: phase0.Checkpoint,
   attDataRoot: string,
   attestation: Attestation,
@@ -612,7 +665,7 @@ export function addAttestationPreElectra(
 
 export function addAttestationPostElectra(
   this: BeaconChain,
-  epochCtx: EpochCache,
+  state: IBeaconStateView,
   target: phase0.Checkpoint,
   attDataRoot: string,
   attestation: Attestation<ForkPostElectra>,
@@ -630,7 +683,7 @@ export function addAttestationPostElectra(
   } else {
     const attSlot = attestation.data.slot;
     const attEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(attSlot);
-    const decisionRoot = epochCtx.getShufflingDecisionRoot(attEpoch);
+    const decisionRoot = state.getShufflingDecisionRoot(attEpoch);
     const committees = this.shufflingCache.getBeaconCommittees(attEpoch, decisionRoot, attSlot, committeeIndices);
     const aggregationBools = attestation.aggregationBits.toBoolArray();
     let offset = 0;

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
+import {ExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet, isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {byteArrayEquals, fromHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {ExecutionPayloadStatus} from "../../execution/index.js";
+import {isQueueErrorAborted} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
+import {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
+import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/interface.js";
+import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
+import {ImportPayloadOpts} from "./types.js";
+
+const EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS = 64;
+
+export enum PayloadErrorCode {
+  EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID",
+  EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR",
+  BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE",
+  STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR",
+  INVALID_SIGNATURE = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
+}
+
+export type PayloadErrorType =
+  | {
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID;
+      execStatus: ExecutionPayloadStatus;
+      errorMessage: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR;
+      execStatus: ExecutionPayloadStatus;
+      errorMessage: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE;
+      blockRootHex: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR;
+      message: string;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE;
+    };
+
+export class PayloadError extends Error {
+  type: PayloadErrorType;
+
+  constructor(type: PayloadErrorType, message?: string) {
+    super(message ?? type.code);
+    this.type = type;
+  }
+}
+
+function toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(status: ExecutionPayloadStatus): PayloadExecutionStatus {
+  switch (status) {
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.VALID:
+      return ExecutionStatus.Valid;
+    // TODO GLOAS: Handle optimistic import for payload
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.SYNCING:
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.ACCEPTED:
+      return ExecutionStatus.Syncing;
+    default:
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected execution payload status for fork choice: ${status}`);
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Import an execution payload envelope after all data is available.
+ *
+ * This function:
+ * 1. Emits `execution_payload_available` if payload is for current slot
+ * 2. Gets the ProtoBlock from fork choice
+ * 3. Applies write-queue backpressure (waitForSpace) early, before verification
+ * 4. Regenerates the block state
+ * 5. Runs EL verification (notifyNewPayload) in parallel with signature verification and processExecutionPayloadEnvelope
+ * 6. Persists verified payload envelope to hot DB
+ * 7. Updates fork choice
+ * 8. Caches the post-execution payload state
+ * 9. Records metrics for column sources
+ * 10. Emits `execution_payload` for recent enough payloads after successful import
+ *
+ */
+export async function importExecutionPayload(
+  this: BeaconChain,
+  payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput,
+  opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
+): Promise<void> {
+  const signedEnvelope = payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope();
+  const envelope = signedEnvelope.message;
+  const blockRootHex = payloadInput.blockRootHex;
+  const blockHashHex = payloadInput.getBlockHashHex();
+  const fork = this.config.getForkName(envelope.slot);
+
+  // 1. Emit `execution_payload_available` event at the start of import. At this point the payload input
+  // is already complete, so the payload and required data are available for payload attestation.
+  // This event is only about availability, not validity of the execution payload, hence we can emit
+  // it before getting a response from the execution client on whether the payload is valid or not.
+  if (this.clock.currentSlot - envelope.slot < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
+    this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayloadAvailable, {
+      slot: envelope.slot,
+      blockRoot: blockRootHex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 2. Get ProtoBlock for parent root lookup
+  const protoBlock = this.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(blockRootHex);
+  if (!protoBlock) {
+    throw new PayloadError({
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE,
+      blockRootHex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 3. Apply backpressure from the write queue early, before doing verification work.
+  // The actual DB write is deferred until after verification succeeds.
+  await this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.waitForSpace();
+
+  // 4. Get pre-state for processExecutionPayloadEnvelope
+  // We need the block state (post-block, pre-payload) to process the envelope
+  const blockState = await this.regen.getBlockSlotState(
+    protoBlock,
+    protoBlock.slot,
+    {dontTransferCache: true},
+    RegenCaller.processBlock
+  );
+  if (!isStatePostGloas(blockState)) {
+    throw new PayloadError({
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR,
+      message: `Expected gloas+ block state for payload import, got fork=${blockState.forkName}`,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 5. Run verification steps in parallel
+  // Note: No data availability check needed here - importExecutionPayload is only
+  // called when payloadInput.isComplete() is true, so all data is already available.
+  const [execResult, signatureValid, postPayloadResult] = await Promise.all([
+    this.executionEngine.notifyNewPayload(
+      fork,
+      envelope.payload,
+      payloadInput.getVersionedHashes(),
+      fromHex(protoBlock.parentRoot),
+      envelope.executionRequests
+    ),
+
+    opts.validSignature === true
+      ? Promise.resolve(true)
+      : (async () => {
+          const signatureSet = getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet(
+            this.config,
+            this.pubkeyCache,
+            blockState,
+            signedEnvelope,
+            payloadInput.proposerIndex
+          );
+          return this.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet]);
+        })(),
+
+    // Signature verified separately above.
+    // State root check is done separately below with better error typing (matching block pipeline pattern).
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        return {
+          postPayloadState: blockState.processExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope, {
+            verifySignature: false,
+            verifyStateRoot: false,
+          }),
+        };
+      } catch (e) {
+        throw new PayloadError(
+          {
+            code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR,
+            message: (e as Error).message,
+          },
+          `State transition error: ${(e as Error).message}`
+        );
+      }
+    })(),
+  ]);
+
+  // 5a. Check signature verification result
+  if (!signatureValid) {
+    throw new PayloadError({code: PayloadErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE});
+  }
+
+  // 5b. Handle EL response
+  switch (execResult.status) {
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.VALID:
+      break;
+
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.INVALID:
+      throw new PayloadError({
+        code: PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID,
+        execStatus: execResult.status,
+        errorMessage: execResult.validationError ?? "",
+      });
+
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.ACCEPTED:
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.SYNCING:
+      break;
+
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.INVALID_BLOCK_HASH:
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.ELERROR:
+    case ExecutionPayloadStatus.UNAVAILABLE:
+      throw new PayloadError({
+        code: PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR,
+        execStatus: execResult.status,
+        errorMessage: execResult.validationError ?? "",
+      });
+  }
+
+  // 5c. Verify envelope state root matches post-state
+  const postPayloadState = postPayloadResult.postPayloadState;
+  const postPayloadStateRoot = postPayloadState.hashTreeRoot();
+  if (!byteArrayEquals(envelope.stateRoot, postPayloadStateRoot)) {
+    throw new PayloadError({
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR,
+      message: `Envelope state root mismatch expected=${toRootHex(envelope.stateRoot)} actual=${toRootHex(postPayloadStateRoot)}`,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // 6. Persist payload envelope to hot DB (performed asynchronously to avoid blocking)
+  this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.push(payloadInput).catch((e) => {
+    if (!isQueueErrorAborted(e)) {
+      this.logger.error(
+        "Error pushing payload envelope to unfinalized write queue",
+        {slot: envelope.slot, blockRoot: blockRootHex},
+        e as Error
+      );
+    }
+  });
+
+  // 7. Update fork choice
+  this.forkChoice.onExecutionPayload(
+    blockRootHex,
+    blockHashHex,
+    envelope.payload.blockNumber,
+    toRootHex(postPayloadStateRoot),
+    toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(execResult.status)
+  );
+
+  // 8. Cache payload state
+  this.regen.processPayloadState(postPayloadState);
+  if (postPayloadState.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
+    const {checkpoint} = postPayloadState.computeAnchorCheckpoint();
+    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState, true);
+  }
+
+  // 9. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
+  this.metrics?.importPayload.bySource.inc({source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source});
+  for (const {source} of payloadInput.getSampledColumnsWithSource()) {
+    this.metrics?.importPayload.columnsBySource.inc({source});
+  }
+
+  const stateRootHex = toRootHex(envelope.stateRoot);
+
+  // 10. Emit event after payload is fully verified and imported to fork choice, only for recent enough payloads
+  if (this.clock.currentSlot - envelope.slot < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
+    this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayload, {
+      slot: envelope.slot,
+      builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
+      blockHash: blockHashHex,
+      blockRoot: blockRootHex,
+      stateRoot: stateRootHex,
+      // TODO GLOAS: revisit once we support optimistic import
+      executionOptimistic: false,
+    });
+  }
+
+  this.logger.verbose("Execution payload imported", {
+    slot: envelope.slot,
+    builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
+    blockRoot: blockRootHex,
+    blockHash: blockHashHex,
+    stateRoot: stateRootHex,
+  });
+}

package/src/chain/blocks/index.ts

@@ -88,7 +88,8 @@ export async function processBlocks(
     const fullyVerifiedBlocks = relevantBlocks.map(
       (block, i): FullyVerifiedBlock => ({
         blockInput: block,
-        postState: postStates[i],
+        postBlockState: postStates[i],
+        postPayloadState: null,
         parentBlockSlot: parentSlots[i],
         executionStatus: executionStatuses[i],
         // start supporting optimistic syncing/processing
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@ export async function processBlocks(
         const {state} = err.type;
         const forkTypes = this.config.getForkTypes(blockSlot);
         this.persistInvalidSszValue(forkTypes.SignedBeaconBlock, signedBlock, `${blockSlot}_invalid_signature`);
-        this.persistInvalidSszView(state, `${state.slot}_invalid_signature`);
+        this.persistInvalidSszBytes("BeaconState", state.serialize(), `${state.slot}_invalid_signature`);
       } else if (err.type.code === BlockErrorCode.INVALID_STATE_ROOT) {
         const {signedBlock} = err;
         const blockSlot = signedBlock.message.slot;

package/src/chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+export * from "./payloadEnvelopeInput.js";
+export * from "./types.js";