@lodestar/beacon-node 1.42.0-rc.0 → 1.43.0-dev.0bc48d3b54

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   ForkChoiceErrorCode,
   NotReorgedReason,
   getSafeExecutionBlockHash,
-  isGloasBlock,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {
   ForkPostAltair,
@@ -25,6 +24,8 @@ import {
   computeStartSlotAtEpoch,
   computeTimeAtSlot,
   isStartSlotOfEpoch,
+  isStatePostAltair,
+  isStatePostBellatrix,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {
   Attestation,
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ import type {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
 import {ChainEvent, ReorgEventData} from "../emitter.js";
 import {ForkchoiceCaller} from "../forkChoice/index.js";
 import {REPROCESS_MIN_TIME_TO_NEXT_SLOT_SEC} from "../reprocess.js";
-import {toCheckpointHexPayload} from "../stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.js";
+import {toCheckpointHex} from "../stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.js";
 import {isBlockInputBlobs, isBlockInputColumns} from "./blockInput/blockInput.js";
 import {AttestationImportOpt, FullyVerifiedBlock, ImportBlockOpts} from "./types.js";
 import {getCheckpointFromState} from "./utils/checkpoint.js";
@@ -85,7 +86,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   fullyVerifiedBlock: FullyVerifiedBlock,
   opts: ImportBlockOpts
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const {blockInput, postBlockState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
+  const {blockInput, postState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
     fullyVerifiedBlock;
   const block = blockInput.getBlock();
   const source = blockInput.getBlockSource();
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
   const blockEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(blockSlot);
   const prevFinalizedEpoch = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint().epoch;
   const blockDelaySec =
-    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postBlockState.genesisTime);
+    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postState.genesisTime);
   const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - (opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Date.now() / 1000);
   const fork = this.config.getForkSeq(blockSlot);
 
@@ -120,10 +121,10 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // 2. Import block to fork choice
 
   // Should compute checkpoint balances before forkchoice.onBlock
-  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postBlockState);
+  this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
-    postBlockState,
+    postState,
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
     fork >= ForkSeq.gloas ? ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated : executionStatus,
@@ -132,11 +133,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   // This adds the state necessary to process the next block
   // Some block event handlers require state being in state cache so need to do this before emitting EventType.block
-  // Pre-Gloas: blockSummary.payloadStatus is always FULL, payloadPresent = true
-  // 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, postBlockState);
+  this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
 
   // For Gloas blocks, create PayloadEnvelopeInput so it's available for later payload import
   if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
@@ -159,17 +156,9 @@ export async function importBlock(
     // 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
-        );
-      });
-    });
+    // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves waitForAllData for any
+    // in-flight importExecutionPayload. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
+    this.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput);
   }
 
   this.metrics?.importBlock.bySource.inc({source: source.source});
@@ -189,7 +178,7 @@ 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(postBlockState);
+    const rootCache = new RootCache(postState);
     const invalidAttestationErrorsByCode = new Map<string, {error: Error; count: number}>();
 
     const addAttestation = fork >= ForkSeq.electra ? addAttestationPostElectra : addAttestationPreElectra;
@@ -203,7 +192,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
         const attDataRoot = toRootHex(ssz.phase0.AttestationData.hashTreeRoot(indexedAttestation.data));
         addAttestation.call(
           this,
-          postBlockState,
+          postState,
           target,
           attDataRoot,
           attestation as Attestation<ForkPostElectra>,
@@ -318,7 +307,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   if (newHead.blockRoot !== oldHead.blockRoot) {
     // Set head state as strong reference
-    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postBlockState);
+    this.regen.updateHeadState(newHead, postState);
 
     try {
       this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.head, {
@@ -388,11 +377,13 @@ 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>,
-            postBlockState,
-            parentBlockSlot
-          );
+          if (isStatePostAltair(postState)) {
+            this.lightClientServer?.onImportBlockHead(
+              block.message as BeaconBlock<ForkPostAltair>,
+              postState,
+              parentBlockSlot
+            );
+          }
         } catch (e) {
           this.logger.verbose("Error lightClientServer.onImportBlock", {slot: blockSlot}, e as Error);
         }
@@ -411,11 +402,11 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // and the block is weak and can potentially be reorged out.
   let shouldOverrideFcu = false;
 
-  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && postBlockState.isExecutionStateType) {
+  if (blockSlot >= currentSlot && isStatePostBellatrix(postState) && postState.isExecutionStateType) {
     let notOverrideFcuReason = NotReorgedReason.Unknown;
     const proposalSlot = blockSlot + 1;
     try {
-      const proposerIndex = postBlockState.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
+      const proposerIndex = postState.getBeaconProposer(proposalSlot);
       const feeRecipient = this.beaconProposerCache.get(proposerIndex);
 
       if (feeRecipient) {
@@ -495,27 +486,27 @@ export async function importBlock(
     }
   }
 
-  if (!postBlockState.isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated()) {
-    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postBlockState.slot});
+  if (!postState.isStateValidatorsNodesPopulated()) {
+    this.logger.verbose("After importBlock caching postState without SSZ cache", {slot: postState.slot});
   }
 
   // Cache shufflings when crossing an epoch boundary
   const parentEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(parentBlockSlot);
   if (parentEpoch < blockEpoch) {
-    this.shufflingCache.processState(postBlockState);
+    this.shufflingCache.processState(postState);
     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 = postBlockState;
+    const checkpointState = postState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
-    this.regen.addCheckpointState(cp, checkpointState, payloadPresent);
+    this.regen.addCheckpointState(cp, checkpointState);
     // consumers should not mutate state ever
     this.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState);
 
     // Note: in-lined code from previos handler of ChainEvent.checkpoint
-    this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint processed", toCheckpointHexPayload(cp, payloadPresent));
+    this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint processed", toCheckpointHex(cp));
 
     const activeValidatorsCount = checkpointState.activeValidatorCount;
     this.metrics?.currentActiveValidators.set(activeValidatorsCount);
@@ -533,7 +524,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
       const justifiedEpoch = justifiedCheckpoint.epoch;
       const preJustifiedEpoch = parentBlockSummary.justifiedEpoch;
       if (justifiedEpoch > preJustifiedEpoch) {
-        this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint justified", toCheckpointHexPayload(justifiedCheckpoint, payloadPresent));
+        this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint justified", toCheckpointHex(justifiedCheckpoint));
         this.metrics?.previousJustifiedEpoch.set(checkpointState.previousJustifiedCheckpoint.epoch);
         this.metrics?.currentJustifiedEpoch.set(justifiedCheckpoint.epoch);
       }
@@ -547,7 +538,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
           state: toRootHex(checkpointState.hashTreeRoot()),
           executionOptimistic: false,
         });
-        this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint finalized", toCheckpointHexPayload(finalizedCheckpoint, payloadPresent));
+        this.logger.verbose("Checkpoint finalized", toCheckpointHex(finalizedCheckpoint));
         this.metrics?.finalizedEpoch.set(finalizedCheckpoint.epoch);
       }
     }
@@ -598,11 +589,11 @@ 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.postState)) {
     this.validatorMonitor?.registerSyncAggregateInBlock(
       blockEpoch,
       (block as altair.SignedBeaconBlock).message.body.syncAggregate,
-      fullyVerifiedBlock.postBlockState.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
+      fullyVerifiedBlock.postState.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed.validatorIndices
     );
   }
 

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+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";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
 import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/interface.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
 import {ImportPayloadOpts} from "./types.js";
+import {verifyPayloadsDataAvailability} from "./verifyPayloadsDataAvailability.js";
 
 const EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS = 64;
 
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ function toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(status: ExecutionPayloadStatus): PayloadExe
 export async function importExecutionPayload(
   this: BeaconChain,
   payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput,
+  signal: AbortSignal,
   opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   const signedEnvelope = payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope();
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   // 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) {
+  if (this.clock.currentSlot - envelope.slot < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
     this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayloadAvailable, {
       slot: envelope.slot,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
@@ -112,11 +114,15 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     });
   }
 
-  // 3. Apply backpressure from the write queue early, before doing verification work.
+  // 3. Wait for data columns to be available before claiming a write-queue slot.
+  // The helper is shared with future gloas sync services; take the single-item batch form here.
+  await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability([payloadInput], signal);
+
+  // 4. Apply backpressure from the write queue, before doing verification work.
   // The actual DB write is deferred until after verification succeeds.
   await this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.waitForSpace();
 
-  // 4. Get pre-state for processExecutionPayloadEnvelope
+  // 5. 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,
@@ -124,10 +130,14 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     {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.
+  // 6. Run verification steps in parallel
   const [execResult, signatureValid, postPayloadResult] = await Promise.all([
     this.executionEngine.notifyNewPayload(
       fork,
@@ -218,7 +228,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     if (!isQueueErrorAborted(e)) {
       this.logger.error(
         "Error pushing payload envelope to unfinalized write queue",
-        {slot: envelope.slot, root: blockRootHex},
+        {slot: envelope.slot, blockRoot: blockRootHex},
         e as Error
       );
     }
@@ -234,10 +244,10 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   );
 
   // 8. Cache payload state
-  this.regen.processPayloadState(postPayloadState);
+  this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postPayloadState);
   if (postPayloadState.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
     const {checkpoint} = postPayloadState.computeAnchorCheckpoint();
-    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState, true);
+    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState);
   }
 
   // 9. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
@@ -246,6 +256,8 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     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, {
@@ -253,7 +265,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
       builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
       blockHash: blockHashHex,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
-      stateRoot: toRootHex(envelope.stateRoot),
+      stateRoot: stateRootHex,
       // TODO GLOAS: revisit once we support optimistic import
       executionOptimistic: false,
     });
@@ -261,7 +273,9 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
 
   this.logger.verbose("Execution payload imported", {
     slot: envelope.slot,
-    root: blockRootHex,
+    builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
+    blockRoot: blockRootHex,
     blockHash: blockHashHex,
+    stateRoot: stateRootHex,
   });
 }

package/src/chain/blocks/index.ts

@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ export async function processBlocks(
     const fullyVerifiedBlocks = relevantBlocks.map(
       (block, i): FullyVerifiedBlock => ({
         blockInput: block,
-        postBlockState: postStates[i],
-        postEnvelopeState: null,
+        postState: postStates[i],
+        postPayloadState: null,
         parentBlockSlot: parentSlots[i],
         executionStatus: executionStatuses[i],
         // start supporting optimistic syncing/processing

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

@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
   private timeCreatedSec: number;
 
   private readonly payloadEnvelopeDataPromise: PromiseParts<gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope>;
+  private readonly allDataPromise: PromiseParts<gloas.DataColumnSidecar[]>;
   private readonly columnsDataPromise: PromiseParts<gloas.DataColumnSidecar[]>;
 
   state: PayloadEnvelopeInputState;
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
     this.custodyColumns = props.custodyColumns;
     this.timeCreatedSec = props.timeCreatedSec;
     this.payloadEnvelopeDataPromise = createPromise();
+    this.allDataPromise = createPromise();
     this.columnsDataPromise = createPromise();
 
     const noBlobs = props.bid.blobKzgCommitments.length === 0;
@@ -105,6 +107,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
 
     if (hasAllData) {
       this.state = {hasPayload: false, hasAllData: true, hasComputedAllData: true};
+      this.allDataPromise.resolve(this.getSampledColumns());
       this.columnsDataPromise.resolve(this.getSampledColumns());
     } else {
       this.state = {hasPayload: false, hasAllData: false, hasComputedAllData: false};
@@ -203,6 +206,12 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
       return true;
     }
 
+    // Resolve allDataPromise on the first transition to hasAllData (either sampled-complete or
+    // reconstruction-threshold branch). Guarded so it fires exactly once.
+    if (!this.state.hasAllData && hasAllData) {
+      this.allDataPromise.resolve(sampledColumns);
+    }
+
     if (hasComputedAllData) {
       this.columnsDataPromise.resolve(sampledColumns);
     }
@@ -315,6 +324,24 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
     return this.state.hasComputedAllData;
   }
 
+  waitForAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<gloas.DataColumnSidecar[]> {
+    if (this.state.hasAllData) {
+      return Promise.resolve(this.getSampledColumns());
+    }
+    return withTimeout(() => this.allDataPromise.promise, timeout, signal);
+  }
+
+  async waitForEnvelopeAndAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<this> {
+    if (!this.state.hasPayload || !this.state.hasAllData) {
+      await withTimeout(
+        () => Promise.all([this.payloadEnvelopeDataPromise.promise, this.allDataPromise.promise]),
+        timeout,
+        signal
+      );
+    }
+    return this;
+  }
+
   waitForComputedAllData(timeout: number, signal?: AbortSignal): Promise<gloas.DataColumnSidecar[]> {
     if (this.state.hasComputedAllData) {
       return Promise.resolve(this.getSampledColumns());

package/src/chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeProcessor.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ enum PayloadEnvelopeImportStatus {
 
 /**
  * PayloadEnvelopeProcessor processes payload envelope jobs in a queued fashion, one after the other.
+ *
+ * Jobs are enqueued only on envelope arrival (gossip or API). The envelope may reach us before
+ * the sampled data columns; importExecutionPayload awaits `verifyPayloadsDataAvailability`
+ * internally, so a queued job can pend for up to `PAYLOAD_DATA_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT` while
+ * waiting for columns. Duplicate triggers for the same payloadInput are deduped via `importStatus`.
  */
 export class PayloadEnvelopeProcessor {
   readonly jobQueue: JobItemQueue<[PayloadEnvelopeInput, ImportPayloadOpts], void>;
@@ -25,7 +30,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeProcessor {
     this.jobQueue = new JobItemQueue<[PayloadEnvelopeInput, ImportPayloadOpts], void>(
       (payloadInput, opts) => {
         this.importStatus.set(payloadInput, PayloadEnvelopeImportStatus.importing);
-        return importExecutionPayload.call(chain, payloadInput, opts);
+        return importExecutionPayload.call(chain, payloadInput, signal, opts);
       },
       {maxLength: QUEUE_MAX_LENGTH, noYieldIfOneItem: true, signal},
       metrics?.payloadEnvelopeProcessorQueue ?? undefined
@@ -33,10 +38,6 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeProcessor {
   }
 
   async processPayloadEnvelopeJob(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput, opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}): Promise<void> {
-    if (!payloadInput.isComplete()) {
-      return;
-    }
-
     if (this.importStatus.get(payloadInput) !== undefined) {
       return;
     }

package/src/chain/blocks/types.ts

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export type ImportBlockOpts = {
 
 type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
   blockInput: IBlockInput;
-  postBlockState: IBeaconStateView;
+  postState: IBeaconStateView;
   parentBlockSlot: Slot;
   proposerBalanceDelta: number;
   dataAvailabilityStatus: DataAvailabilityStatus;
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
 /**
  * A wrapper around a `SignedBeaconBlock` that indicates that this block is fully verified and ready to import.
  *
- * Discriminated union on `postEnvelopeState`:
+ * Discriminated union on `postPayloadState`:
  * - `null`  → block has no pre-verified envelope; `executionStatus` is any `BlockExecutionStatus`
  * - non-null → envelope was pre-verified during state transition; `executionStatus` is narrowed to
  *              `Valid | Syncing` (matching what `forkChoice.onExecutionPayload` expects)
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
 export type FullyVerifiedBlock = FullyVerifiedBlockBase &
   (
     | {
-        postEnvelopeState: null;
+        postPayloadState: null;
         /** If the execution payload couldn't be verified because of EL syncing status, used in optimistic sync or for merge block */
         executionStatus: BlockExecutionStatus;
       }
     | {
-        postEnvelopeState: IBeaconStateView;
+        postPayloadState: IBeaconStateView;
         executionStatus: PayloadExecutionStatus;
       }
   );

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlocksExecutionPayloads.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   ProtoBlock,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkSeq} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {IBeaconStateView, isExecutionBlockBodyType} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {IBeaconStateView, isExecutionBlockBodyType, isStatePostBellatrix} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {bellatrix, electra} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {ErrorAborted, Logger, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ExecutionPayloadStatus, IExecutionEngine} from "../../execution/engine/interface.js";
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ export async function verifyBlockExecutionPayload(
 
   /** Not null if execution is enabled */
   const executionPayloadEnabled =
+    isStatePostBellatrix(preState0) &&
     preState0.isExecutionStateType &&
     isExecutionBlockBodyType(block.message.body) &&
     preState0.isExecutionEnabled(block.message)

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlocksSignatures.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {IBeaconStateView, getBlockSignatureSets} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {
+  IBeaconStateView,
+  SyncCommitteeCacheEmpty,
+  getBlockSignatureSets,
+  isStatePostAltair,
+} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {IndexedAttestation, SignedBeaconBlock} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
@@ -27,7 +32,9 @@ export async function verifyBlocksSignatures(
 ): Promise<{verifySignaturesTime: number}> {
   const isValidPromises: Promise<boolean>[] = [];
   const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - (opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Date.now() / 1000);
-  const currentSyncCommitteeIndexed = preState0.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed;
+  const currentSyncCommitteeIndexed = isStatePostAltair(preState0)
+    ? preState0.currentSyncCommitteeIndexed
+    : new SyncCommitteeCacheEmpty();
 
   // Verifies signatures after running state transition, so all SyncCommittee signed roots are known at this point.
   // We must ensure block.slot <= state.slot before running getAllBlockSignatureSets().

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyPayloadsDataAvailability.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import {DataAvailabilityStatus} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
+
+// we can now wait for full 12 seconds because sync and reconstruction will try pulling
+// the data columns from the network anyway while the envelope is being processed
+export const PAYLOAD_DATA_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT = 12_000;
+
+/**
+ * Verifies that all payload envelope inputs have their data columns available.
+ * - Waits a max of PAYLOAD_DATA_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT for all data to be available
+ * - Returns the time at which all data was available
+ * - Returns the data availability status for each payload input
+ */
+export async function verifyPayloadsDataAvailability(
+  payloadInputs: PayloadEnvelopeInput[],
+  signal: AbortSignal
+): Promise<{
+  dataAvailabilityStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[];
+  availableTime: number;
+}> {
+  const promises: Promise<gloas.DataColumnSidecar[]>[] = [];
+  for (const payloadInput of payloadInputs) {
+    if (!payloadInput.hasAllData()) {
+      promises.push(payloadInput.waitForAllData(PAYLOAD_DATA_AVAILABILITY_TIMEOUT, signal));
+    }
+  }
+  await Promise.all(promises);
+
+  const availableTime = Math.max(0, Math.max(...payloadInputs.map((payloadInput) => payloadInput.getTimeComplete())));
+  const dataAvailabilityStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[] = payloadInputs.map((payloadInput) =>
+    payloadInput.getBlobKzgCommitments().length === 0
+      ? DataAvailabilityStatus.NotRequired
+      : DataAvailabilityStatus.Available
+  );
+
+  return {dataAvailabilityStatuses, availableTime};
+}