@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.4358217e12 → 1.43.0-dev.4451fec75a

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.ts

@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
-import {CheckpointWithHex} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {CheckpointWithHex, IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {RootHex, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {RootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
+import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {SerializedCache} from "../../util/serializedCache.js";
-import {CreateFromBlockProps, PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
+import {isDaOutOfRange} from "../blocks/blockInput/index.js";
+import {CreateFromBidProps, CreateFromBlockProps, PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 import {ChainEvent, ChainEventEmitter} from "../emitter.js";
 
 export type {PayloadEnvelopeInputState} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 export {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 
 export type SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules = {
+  config: ChainForkConfig;
+  clock: IClock;
+  forkChoice: IForkChoice;
   chainEvents: ChainEventEmitter;
   signal: AbortSignal;
   serializedCache: SerializedCache;
@@ -21,17 +27,16 @@ export type SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules = {
 /**
  * Cache for tracking PayloadEnvelopeInput instances, keyed by beacon block root.
  *
- * Created during block import when a block is processed. Two pruning paths:
- *   - `prepareNextSlot` calls `pruneBelow(headParentSlot)` every slot once the head we'll build
- *     on is known.
- *   - `onFinalized` calls `pruneBelow(finalizedSlot)` on every finalization for bulk cleanup.
- *
+ * Created whenever we have a block because it needs block bid.
  * Steady state (linear chain, healthy progression): the cache holds ~2 entries — the head
  * (parent for next-slot production) and its parent (proposer-boost-reorg fallback). It can
  * transiently hold more during forks, range-sync bursts, or when `prepareNextSlot` skips
  * ticks; subsequent ticks settle it back.
  */
 export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
+  private readonly config: ChainForkConfig;
+  private readonly clock: IClock;
+  private readonly forkChoice: IForkChoice;
   private readonly chainEvents: ChainEventEmitter;
   private readonly signal: AbortSignal;
   private readonly serializedCache: SerializedCache;
@@ -39,7 +44,19 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
   private readonly logger?: Logger;
   private payloadInputs = new Map<RootHex, PayloadEnvelopeInput>();
 
-  constructor({chainEvents, signal, serializedCache, metrics, logger}: SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules) {
+  constructor({
+    config,
+    clock,
+    forkChoice,
+    chainEvents,
+    signal,
+    serializedCache,
+    metrics,
+    logger,
+  }: SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules) {
+    this.config = config;
+    this.clock = clock;
+    this.forkChoice = forkChoice;
     this.chainEvents = chainEvents;
     this.signal = signal;
     this.serializedCache = serializedCache;
@@ -58,23 +75,68 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
       });
     }
 
-    this.chainEvents.on(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.onFinalized);
+    this.chainEvents.on(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.pruneFinalized);
     this.signal.addEventListener("abort", () => {
-      this.chainEvents.off(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.onFinalized);
+      this.chainEvents.off(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.pruneFinalized);
     });
   }
 
-  private onFinalized = (checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex): void => {
-    this.pruneBelow(computeStartSlotAtEpoch(checkpoint.epoch));
+  private pruneFinalized = (checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex): void => {
+    const finalizedSlot = computeStartSlotAtEpoch(checkpoint.epoch);
+    let deletedCount = 0;
+    for (const [, input] of this.payloadInputs) {
+      if (input.slot < finalizedSlot) {
+        this.evictPayloadInput(input);
+        deletedCount++;
+      }
+    }
+
+    this.logger?.debug("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneFinalized deleted entries", {
+      finalizedSlot,
+      finalizedRoot: checkpoint.rootHex,
+      deletedCount,
+    });
   };
 
-  add(props: CreateFromBlockProps): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
-    if (this.payloadInputs.has(props.blockRootHex)) {
-      throw new Error(`PayloadEnvelopeInput already exists for block ${props.blockRootHex}`);
+  add(props: Omit<CreateFromBlockProps, "daOutOfRange">): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
+    const existing = this.payloadInputs.get(props.blockRootHex);
+    if (existing !== undefined) {
+      this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.add reused existing entry", {
+        slot: existing.slot,
+        root: props.blockRootHex,
+      });
+      return existing;
+    }
+    const daOutOfRange = isDaOutOfRange(this.config, props.forkName, props.block.message.slot, this.clock.currentEpoch);
+    const input = PayloadEnvelopeInput.createFromBlock({...props, daOutOfRange});
+    this.payloadInputs.set(props.blockRootHex, input);
+    this.metrics?.seenCache.payloadEnvelopeInput.created.inc();
+    this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.add created new entry", {
+      slot: input.slot,
+      root: props.blockRootHex,
+      daOutOfRange,
+    });
+    return input;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Used at chain initialization to seed the anchor block's PayloadEnvelopeInput from
+   * `state.latestExecutionPayloadBid`.
+   */
+  addFromBid(props: Omit<CreateFromBidProps, "daOutOfRange">): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
+    const existing = this.payloadInputs.get(props.blockRootHex);
+    if (existing !== undefined) {
+      return existing;
     }
-    const input = PayloadEnvelopeInput.createFromBlock(props);
+    const daOutOfRange = isDaOutOfRange(this.config, props.forkName, props.slot, this.clock.currentEpoch);
+    const input = PayloadEnvelopeInput.createFromBid({...props, daOutOfRange});
     this.payloadInputs.set(props.blockRootHex, input);
     this.metrics?.seenCache.payloadEnvelopeInput.created.inc();
+    this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.addFromBid created new entry", {
+      slot: input.slot,
+      root: props.blockRootHex,
+      daOutOfRange,
+    });
     return input;
   }
 
@@ -90,15 +152,19 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
     return this.payloadInputs.size;
   }
 
-  pruneBelow(slot: Slot): void {
-    let deletedCount = 0;
-    for (const [, input] of this.payloadInputs) {
-      if (input.slot < slot) {
-        this.evictPayloadInput(input);
-        deletedCount++;
+  pruneBelowParent(parentBlock: ProtoBlock): void {
+    for (const block of this.forkChoice.getAllAncestorBlocks(parentBlock.blockRoot, parentBlock.payloadStatus)) {
+      if (block.slot < parentBlock.slot) {
+        const input = this.payloadInputs.get(block.blockRoot);
+        if (input) {
+          this.evictPayloadInput(input);
+          this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneBelowParent deleted", {
+            slot: block.slot,
+            root: block.blockRoot,
+          });
+        }
       }
     }
-    this.logger?.debug("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneBelow deleted entries", {slot, deletedCount});
   }
 
   private evictPayloadInput(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput): void {

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenProposerPreferences.ts

@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
-import {Slot, ValidatorIndex} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {RootHex, Slot, ValidatorIndex} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {MapDef} from "@lodestar/utils";
 
 /**
- * Tracks signed proposer preferences we've already seen per (proposal_slot, validator_index).
+ * Tracks signed proposer preferences we've already seen per (dependent_root, proposal_slot, validator_index).
  */
 export class SeenProposerPreferences {
-  private readonly validatorIndexesBySlot = new MapDef<Slot, Set<ValidatorIndex>>(() => new Set<ValidatorIndex>());
+  private readonly validatorByDependentRootBySlot = new MapDef<Slot, Map<RootHex, ValidatorIndex>>(
+    () => new Map<RootHex, ValidatorIndex>()
+  );
 
-  isKnown(proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): boolean {
-    return this.validatorIndexesBySlot.get(proposalSlot)?.has(validatorIndex) === true;
+  isKnown(dependentRoot: RootHex, proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): boolean {
+    return this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.get(proposalSlot)?.get(dependentRoot) === validatorIndex;
   }
 
-  add(proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): void {
-    this.validatorIndexesBySlot.getOrDefault(proposalSlot).add(validatorIndex);
+  add(dependentRoot: RootHex, proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): void {
+    this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.getOrDefault(proposalSlot).set(dependentRoot, validatorIndex);
   }
 
   /**
-   * Entries are only load-bearing while `proposal_slot > state.slot`. Once the slot has passed the
-   * `[IGNORE] proposal_slot > state.slot` gossip rule takes over, so drop them on each slot tick.
+   * Entries are only load-bearing while `proposal_slot > current_slot`. Once the slot has
+   * passed the `[IGNORE] proposal_slot > current_slot` gossip rule takes over, so drop them
+   * on each slot tick.
    */
   prune(currentSlot: Slot): void {
-    for (const slot of this.validatorIndexesBySlot.keys()) {
+    for (const slot of this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.keys()) {
       if (slot < currentSlot) {
-        this.validatorIndexesBySlot.delete(slot);
+        this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.delete(slot);
       }
     }
   }

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -48,9 +48,12 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] the `SignedProposerPreferences` where `preferences.proposal_slot`
-  // is equal to `bid.slot` has been seen.
-  // TODO GLOAS: Implement this along with proposer preference
+  // [IGNORE] A `SignedProposerPreferences` matching `bid.slot` and the bid's branch has been
+  // seen — i.e. `proposal_slot == bid.slot` AND `dependent_root ==
+  // get_proposer_dependent_root(parent_state, compute_epoch_at_slot(bid.slot))`,
+  // where `parent_state` is the post-state of `bid.parent_block_root`.
+  // This is the message referenced as `proposer_preferences` in the following REJECT rules.
+  // TODO GLOAS: Implement once a ProposerPreferencesPool exists.
 
   // [REJECT] `bid.builder_index` is a valid/active builder index -- i.e.
   // `is_active_builder(state, bid.builder_index)` returns `True`.
@@ -71,11 +74,11 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [REJECT] `bid.fee_recipient` matches the `fee_recipient` from the proposer's
-  // `SignedProposerPreferences` associated with `bid.slot`.
-  // [REJECT] `bid.gas_limit` matches the `gas_limit` from the proposer's
-  // `SignedProposerPreferences` associated with `bid.slot`.
-  // TODO GLOAS: Implement this along with proposer preference
+  // [REJECT] `bid.fee_recipient == proposer_preferences.fee_recipient`.
+  // [REJECT] `bid.gas_limit == proposer_preferences.gas_limit`.
+  // Both compared against the matching `proposer_preferences` defined above (same branch
+  // via dependent_root, same proposal_slot).
+  // TODO GLOAS: Implement once a ProposerPreferencesPool exists.
 
   // [REJECT] The length of KZG commitments is less than or equal to the limitation defined in the
   // consensus layer -- i.e. validate that

package/src/chain/validation/payloadAttestationMessage.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import {IBeaconChain} from "../index.js";
 
 export type PayloadAttestationValidationResult = {
   attDataRootHex: RootHex;
-  validatorCommitteeIndex: number;
+  validatorCommitteeIndices: number[];
 };
 
 export async function validateApiPayloadAttestationMessage(
@@ -80,9 +80,11 @@ async function validatePayloadAttestationMessage(
   // [REJECT] The message's validator index is within the payload committee in
   // `get_ptc(state, data.slot)`. The `state` is the head state corresponding to
   // processing the block up to the current slot as determined by the fork choice.
-  const validatorCommitteeIndex = state.getIndexInPayloadTimelinessCommittee(validatorIndex, data.slot);
+  // The validator may occupy multiple PTC positions because `compute_ptc` samples
+  // by effective balance — collect all of them so duplicate votes are counted.
+  const validatorCommitteeIndices = state.getIndicesInPayloadTimelinessCommittee(validatorIndex, data.slot);
 
-  if (validatorCommitteeIndex === -1) {
+  if (validatorCommitteeIndices.length === 0) {
     throw new PayloadAttestationError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
       code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_ATTESTER,
       attesterIndex: validatorIndex,
@@ -115,6 +117,6 @@ async function validatePayloadAttestationMessage(
 
   return {
     attDataRootHex: toRootHex(ssz.gloas.PayloadAttestationData.hashTreeRoot(data)),
-    validatorCommitteeIndex,
+    validatorCommitteeIndices,
   };
 }

package/src/chain/validation/proposerPreferences.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,11 @@ import {
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents,
   getProposerPreferencesSigningRoot,
-  isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ValidatorIndex, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {GossipAction, ProposerPreferencesError, ProposerPreferencesErrorCode} from "../errors/index.js";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../index.js";
-import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/index.js";
 
 /**
  * Validates a gossiped `SignedProposerPreferences` per
@@ -19,7 +18,8 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
   signedProposerPreferences: gloas.SignedProposerPreferences
 ): Promise<void> {
   const preferences = signedProposerPreferences.message;
-  const {proposalSlot, validatorIndex} = preferences;
+  const {proposalSlot, validatorIndex, dependentRoot} = preferences;
+  const dependentRootHex = toRootHex(dependentRoot);
   const proposalEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(proposalSlot);
 
   // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` is in the current or next epoch.
@@ -42,32 +42,51 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
     });
   }
 
-  const state = await chain.getHeadStateAtCurrentEpoch(RegenCaller.validateGossipProposerPreferences);
-  if (!isStatePostGloas(state)) {
-    throw new Error(`Expected gloas+ state for proposer preferences validation, got fork=${state.forkName}`);
+  // [IGNORE] The block with root `dependent_root` has been seen by the node.
+  // Resolve the proposer lookahead for the message's branch via head state (fast path) or
+  // the previous-root checkpoint state (populated by `processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint` for
+  // any imported branch crossing into `proposalEpoch - 1`). The head-state path also handles
+  // narrow timing windows where the checkpoint state isn't yet populated.
+  const headState = chain.getHeadState();
+  let proposers: ValidatorIndex[] | null = null;
+  if (headState.epoch === proposalEpoch && headState.currentDecisionRoot === dependentRootHex) {
+    proposers = headState.currentProposers;
+  } else if (headState.epoch === proposalEpoch - 1 && headState.nextDecisionRoot === dependentRootHex) {
+    proposers = headState.nextProposers;
+  } else {
+    // Sync lookup only to not trigger disk reload from gossip input.
+    const checkpointState = chain.regen.getCheckpointStateSync({epoch: proposalEpoch - 1, rootHex: dependentRootHex});
+    if (checkpointState !== null) {
+      // State is at `proposalEpoch - 1`, so proposers for `proposalSlot` (next epoch from
+      // the state's perspective) live in `nextProposers`.
+      proposers = checkpointState.nextProposers;
+    }
+  }
+  if (proposers === null) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.UNKNOWN_DEPENDENT_ROOT,
+      proposalSlot,
+      dependentRoot: dependentRootHex,
+    });
   }
 
-  // [REJECT] `preferences.validator_index` is present at the correct slot in the current or next
-  // epoch's portion of `state.proposer_lookahead` — i.e. `is_valid_proposal_slot(state, preferences)`
-  // returns True.
-  const epochOffset = proposalEpoch - state.epoch;
-  const proposers = epochOffset === 0 ? state.currentProposers : state.nextProposers;
-  const expectedProposer = proposers[proposalSlot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH];
-  if (epochOffset < 0 || epochOffset > 1 || expectedProposer !== validatorIndex) {
+  // [REJECT] `is_valid_proposal_slot(state, preferences)` returns True.
+  if (proposers[proposalSlot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH] !== validatorIndex) {
     throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
       code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_PROPOSER,
       proposalSlot,
       validatorIndex,
+      dependentRoot: dependentRootHex,
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] The `signed_proposer_preferences` is the first valid message received from the validator
-  // with index `preferences.validator_index` and the given slot `preferences.proposal_slot`.
-  if (chain.seenProposerPreferences.isKnown(proposalSlot, validatorIndex)) {
+  // [IGNORE] First valid message for (dependent_root, proposal_slot, validator_index).
+  if (chain.seenProposerPreferences.isKnown(dependentRootHex, proposalSlot, validatorIndex)) {
     throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.ALREADY_KNOWN,
       proposalSlot,
       validatorIndex,
+      dependentRoot: dependentRootHex,
     });
   }
 
@@ -87,5 +106,5 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
   }
 
   // Valid
-  chain.seenProposerPreferences.add(proposalSlot, validatorIndex);
+  chain.seenProposerPreferences.add(dependentRootHex, proposalSlot, validatorIndex);
 }

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {NotReorgedReason} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ArchiveStoreTask} from "../../chain/archiveStore/archiveStore.js";
 import {FrequencyStateArchiveStep} from "../../chain/archiveStore/strategies/frequencyStateArchiveStrategy.js";
 import {BlockInputSource} from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/index.js";
+import {PayloadErrorCode} from "../../chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInputSource} from "../../chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 import {JobQueueItemType} from "../../chain/bls/index.js";
 import {AttestationErrorCode, BlockErrorCode} from "../../chain/errors/index.js";
@@ -890,6 +891,11 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
         labelNames: ["source"],
         buckets: [0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12],
       }),
+      processPayloadErrors: register.gauge<{error: PayloadErrorCode | "NOT_PAYLOAD_ERROR"}>({
+        name: "lodestar_gossip_execution_payload_envelope_process_payload_errors",
+        help: "Count of errors, by error type, while processing execution payload envelopes",
+        labelNames: ["error"],
+      }),
     },
     // recovery in the case of specific blob rows required
     recoverBlobSidecars: {

package/src/network/interface.ts

@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export interface INetwork extends INetworkCorePublic {
   // ReqResp
   sendBeaconBlocksByRange(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: phase0.BeaconBlocksByRangeRequest): Promise<SignedBeaconBlock[]>;
   sendBeaconBlocksByRoot(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: BeaconBlocksByRootRequest): Promise<SignedBeaconBlock[]>;
+  sendBeaconBlocksByHead(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: fulu.BeaconBlocksByHeadRequest): Promise<SignedBeaconBlock[]>;
   sendBlobSidecarsByRange(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: deneb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest): Promise<deneb.BlobSidecar[]>;
   sendBlobSidecarsByRoot(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: BlobSidecarsByRootRequest): Promise<deneb.BlobSidecar[]>;
   sendDataColumnSidecarsByRange(
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@ export interface INetwork extends INetworkCorePublic {
   publishLightClientFinalityUpdate(update: LightClientFinalityUpdate): Promise<number>;
   publishLightClientOptimisticUpdate(update: LightClientOptimisticUpdate): Promise<number>;
   publishSignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope): Promise<number>;
+  publishPayloadAttestationMessage(payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage): Promise<number>;
 
   // Debug
   dumpGossipQueue(gossipType: GossipType): Promise<PendingGossipsubMessage[]>;

package/src/network/network.ts

@@ -515,6 +515,17 @@ export class Network implements INetwork {
     );
   }
 
+  async publishPayloadAttestationMessage(payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage): Promise<number> {
+    const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(payloadAttestationMessage.data.slot);
+    const boundary = this.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(epoch);
+
+    return this.publishGossip<GossipType.payload_attestation_message>(
+      {type: GossipType.payload_attestation_message, boundary},
+      payloadAttestationMessage,
+      {ignoreDuplicatePublishError: true}
+    );
+  }
+
   private async publishGossip<K extends GossipType>(
     topic: GossipTopicMap[K],
     object: GossipTypeMap[K],
@@ -567,6 +578,18 @@ export class Network implements INetwork {
     );
   }
 
+  async sendBeaconBlocksByHead(
+    peerId: PeerIdStr,
+    request: fulu.BeaconBlocksByHeadRequest
+  ): Promise<SignedBeaconBlock[]> {
+    return collectMaxResponseTypedWithBytes(
+      this.sendReqRespRequest(peerId, ReqRespMethod.BeaconBlocksByHead, [Version.V1], request),
+      Math.min(request.count, this.config.MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS_DENEB),
+      responseSszTypeByMethod[ReqRespMethod.BeaconBlocksByHead],
+      this.chain.serializedCache
+    );
+  }
+
   async sendLightClientBootstrap(peerId: PeerIdStr, request: Root): Promise<LightClientBootstrap> {
     return collectExactOneTyped(
       this.sendReqRespRequest(peerId, ReqRespMethod.LightClientBootstrap, [Version.V1], request),

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import {
   IBlockInput,
   isBlockInputColumns,
 } from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/index.js";
+import {PayloadError, PayloadErrorCode} from "../../chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInput, PayloadEnvelopeInputSource} from "../../chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 import {BlobSidecarValidation} from "../../chain/blocks/types.js";
 import {ChainEvent} from "../../chain/emitter.js";
@@ -52,6 +53,8 @@ import {
   ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode,
   GossipAction,
   GossipActionError,
+  PayloadAttestationError,
+  PayloadAttestationErrorCode,
   SyncCommitteeError,
 } from "../../chain/errors/index.js";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../chain/interface.js";
@@ -183,6 +186,18 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
     });
     try {
       await validateGossipBlock(config, chain, signedBlock, fork);
+
+      if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
+        chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.add({
+          blockRootHex,
+          block: signedBlock as SignedBeaconBlock<ForkPostGloas>,
+          forkName: fork,
+          sampledColumns: chain.custodyConfig.sampledColumns,
+          custodyColumns: chain.custodyConfig.custodyColumns,
+          timeCreatedSec: seenTimestampSec,
+        });
+      }
+
       const blockInputMeta = blockInput.getLogMeta();
 
       const recvToValidation = Date.now() / 1000 - seenTimestampSec;
@@ -593,6 +608,24 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         // Returns the delay between the start of `block.slot` and `current time`
         const delaySec = chain.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
         metrics?.gossipBlock.elapsedTimeTillProcessed.observe(delaySec);
+
+        if (isForkPostGloas(blockInput.forkName)) {
+          const payloadInput = chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.get(blockInput.blockRootHex);
+          // This payloadInput should have been created just after gossip validation
+          if (!payloadInput) {
+            throw Error(
+              `PayloadEnvelopeInput not seeded for block ${blockInput.blockRootHex} during gossip processing`
+            );
+          }
+
+          // 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.
+          // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves waitForAllData for any
+          // in-flight importExecutionPayload. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
+          chain.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput);
+        }
       })
       .catch((e) => {
         // Adjust verbosity based on error type
@@ -1070,13 +1103,6 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
           const {beaconBlockRoot} = signedEnvelope.message;
           const slot = signedEnvelope.message.payload.slotNumber;
           logger.debug("Gossip envelope has error", {slot, root: toRootHex(beaconBlockRoot), code: e.type.code});
-          if (e.type.code === ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.BLOCK_ROOT_UNKNOWN) {
-            chain.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.envelopeUnknownBlock, {
-              envelope: signedEnvelope,
-              peer: peerIdStr,
-              source: BlockInputSource.gossip,
-            });
-          }
 
           if (e.action === GossipAction.REJECT) {
             chain.persistInvalidSszValue(
@@ -1123,7 +1149,40 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
       });
 
       chain.processExecutionPayload(payloadInput, {validSignature: true}).catch((e) => {
-        chain.logger.debug("Error processing execution payload from gossip", {slot, root: blockRootHex}, e as Error);
+        // Adjust verbosity based on error type
+        let logLevel: LogLevel;
+
+        if (e instanceof PayloadError) {
+          switch (e.type.code) {
+            // BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE should not happen, validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope above
+            // already verified the block is in fork choice
+            case PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE:
+            case PayloadErrorCode.MISS_BLOCK_STATE:
+            case PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR:
+              // Errors might indicate an issue with our node or the connected EL client
+              logLevel = LogLevel.error;
+              break;
+            // INVALID_SIGNATURE should not happen, signature is verified during gossip validation
+            case PayloadErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE:
+            case PayloadErrorCode.ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR:
+            case PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID:
+              core.reportPeer(peerIdStr, PeerAction.LowToleranceError, "BadGossipPayload");
+              // Misbehaving peer, but could highlight an issue in another client
+              logLevel = LogLevel.warn;
+              break;
+          }
+        } else {
+          // Any unexpected error
+          logLevel = LogLevel.error;
+        }
+        metrics?.gossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope.processPayloadErrors.inc({
+          error: e instanceof PayloadError ? e.type.code : "NOT_PAYLOAD_ERROR",
+        });
+        chain.logger[logLevel](
+          "Error processing execution payload from gossip",
+          {slot, peer: peerIdStr, root: blockRootHex},
+          e as Error
+        );
       });
     },
     [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: async ({
@@ -1138,7 +1197,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         const insertOutcome = chain.payloadAttestationPool.add(
           payloadAttestationMessage,
           validationResult.attDataRootHex,
-          validationResult.validatorCommitteeIndex
+          validationResult.validatorCommitteeIndices
         );
         metrics?.opPool.payloadAttestationPool.gossipInsertOutcome.inc({insertOutcome});
       } catch (e) {
@@ -1146,7 +1205,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
       }
       chain.forkChoice.notifyPtcMessages(
         toRootHex(payloadAttestationMessage.data.beaconBlockRoot),
-        [validationResult.validatorCommitteeIndex],
+        validationResult.validatorCommitteeIndices,
         payloadAttestationMessage.data.payloadPresent
       );
     },
@@ -1301,10 +1360,12 @@ export async function validateGossipFnRetryUnknownRoot<T>(
     try {
       return await fn();
     } catch (e) {
-      if (
-        e instanceof AttestationError &&
-        e.type.code === AttestationErrorCode.UNKNOWN_OR_PREFINALIZED_BEACON_BLOCK_ROOT
-      ) {
+      const isUnknownAttestationRoot =
+        e instanceof AttestationError && e.type.code === AttestationErrorCode.UNKNOWN_OR_PREFINALIZED_BEACON_BLOCK_ROOT;
+      const isUnknownPayloadAttestationRoot =
+        e instanceof PayloadAttestationError && e.type.code === PayloadAttestationErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT;
+
+      if (isUnknownAttestationRoot || isUnknownPayloadAttestationRoot) {
         if (unknownBlockRootRetries === 0) {
           // Trigger unknown block root search here
           const rootHex = toRootHex(blockRoot);

package/src/network/processor/index.ts

@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ type WorkOpts = {
  */
 const executeGossipWorkOrderObj: Record<GossipType, WorkOpts> = {
   [GossipType.beacon_block]: {bypassQueue: true},
+  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {bypassQueue: true},
   [GossipType.blob_sidecar]: {bypassQueue: true},
   [GossipType.data_column_sidecar]: {bypassQueue: true},
   [GossipType.beacon_aggregate_and_proof]: {},
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ const executeGossipWorkOrderObj: Record<GossipType, WorkOpts> = {
   [GossipType.sync_committee]: {},
   [GossipType.light_client_finality_update]: {},
   [GossipType.light_client_optimistic_update]: {},
-  [GossipType.execution_payload]: {bypassQueue: true},
   [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {},
   [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {},
   [GossipType.proposer_preferences]: {},
@@ -444,8 +444,7 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
         }
         case GossipType.execution_payload: {
           // extractBlockSlotRootFn does not return a root for this topic.
-          // Extract beacon_block_root directly and proactively trigger block sync if missing.
-          // Do NOT await the block — the handler runs immediately; BlockInputSync handles recovery.
+          // Extract beacon_block_root directly
           const blockRoot = getBeaconBlockRootFromExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSerialized(message.msg.data);
           if (blockRoot && !this.chain.forkChoice.hasBlockHexUnsafe(blockRoot)) {
             this.searchUnknownBlock(
@@ -453,9 +452,10 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
               BlockInputSource.network_processor,
               message.propagationSource.toString()
             );
+            // We always want to await the block
+            // This allows us to properly forward the payload envelope
+            preprocessResult = {action: PreprocessAction.AwaitBlock, root: blockRoot};
           }
-          // do not await the block, we want UnknownBlockSync to handle it.
-          preprocessResult = {action: PreprocessAction.PushToQueue};
           break;
         }
         case GossipType.execution_payload_bid: {

package/src/network/reqresp/ReqRespBeaconNode.ts

@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@ export class ReqRespBeaconNode extends ReqResp {
         // instead of protocol version. This is not easily fixable with our current architecture.
         // See https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/pull/8168 for more details.
         [protocols.StatusV2(fork, this.config), this.onStatus.bind(this)],
+        [protocols.BeaconBlocksByHead(fork, this.config), this.getHandler(ReqRespMethod.BeaconBlocksByHead)],
         [
           protocols.DataColumnSidecarsByRoot(fork, this.config),
           this.getHandler(ReqRespMethod.DataColumnSidecarsByRoot),