@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.7622a1076c → 1.43.0-dev.7733cd3832

package/src/chain/chain.ts

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   ValidatorIndex,
   Wei,
   deneb,
+  electra,
   gloas,
   isBlindedBeaconBlock,
   phase0,
@@ -105,6 +106,7 @@ import {
   SeenExecutionPayloadBids,
   SeenPayloadAttesters,
   SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput,
+  SeenProposerPreferences,
   SeenSyncCommitteeMessages,
 } from "./seenCache/index.js";
 import {SeenAggregatedAttestations} from "./seenCache/seenAggregateAndProof.js";
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   readonly seenPayloadAttesters = new SeenPayloadAttesters();
   readonly seenAggregatedAttestations: SeenAggregatedAttestations;
   readonly seenExecutionPayloadBids = new SeenExecutionPayloadBids();
+  readonly seenProposerPreferences = new SeenProposerPreferences();
   readonly seenBlockProposers = new SeenBlockProposers();
   readonly seenSyncCommitteeMessages = new SeenSyncCommitteeMessages();
   readonly seenContributionAndProof: SeenContributionAndProof;
@@ -886,6 +889,21 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     );
   }
 
+  async getParentExecutionRequests(
+    parentBlockSlot: Slot,
+    parentBlockRootHex: RootHex
+  ): Promise<electra.ExecutionRequests> {
+    // at the fork boundary, parent is pre-gloas
+    if (!isForkPostGloas(this.config.getForkName(parentBlockSlot))) {
+      return ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.defaultValue();
+    }
+    const envelope = await this.getExecutionPayloadEnvelope(parentBlockSlot, parentBlockRootHex);
+    if (envelope === null) {
+      throw Error(`Parent execution payload envelope not found slot=${parentBlockSlot}, root=${parentBlockRootHex}`);
+    }
+    return envelope.message.executionRequests;
+  }
+
   async getDataColumnSidecars(blockSlot: Slot, blockRootHex: string): Promise<DataColumnSidecar[]> {
     const fork = this.config.getForkName(blockSlot);
 
@@ -1082,11 +1100,15 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   }
 
   async processBlock(block: IBlockInput, opts?: ImportBlockOpts): Promise<void> {
-    return this.blockProcessor.processBlocksJob([block], opts);
+    return this.blockProcessor.processBlocksJob([block], null, opts);
   }
 
-  async processChainSegment(blocks: IBlockInput[], opts?: ImportBlockOpts): Promise<void> {
-    return this.blockProcessor.processBlocksJob(blocks, opts);
+  async processChainSegment(
+    blocks: IBlockInput[],
+    payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
+    opts?: ImportBlockOpts
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    await this.blockProcessor.processBlocksJob(blocks, payloadEnvelopes, opts);
   }
 
   async processExecutionPayload(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput, opts?: ImportPayloadOpts): Promise<void> {
@@ -1417,6 +1439,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     this.payloadAttestationPool.prune(slot);
     this.executionPayloadBidPool.prune(slot);
     this.seenExecutionPayloadBids.prune(slot);
+    this.seenProposerPreferences.prune(slot);
     this.seenAttestationDatas.onSlot(slot);
     this.reprocessController.onSlot(slot);
 

package/src/chain/errors/blockError.ts

@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ export enum BlockErrorCode {
   PARENT_EXECUTION_INVALID = "BLOCK_ERROR_PARENT_EXECUTION_INVALID",
   /** The block's parent execution payload (defined by bid.parent_block_hash) has not been seen */
   PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN = "BLOCK_ERROR_PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN",
+  /** An execution payload envelope in the chain segment references a block root that does not match its slot's block */
+  ENVELOPE_BLOCK_ROOT_MISMATCH = "BLOCK_ERROR_ENVELOPE_BLOCK_ROOT_MISMATCH",
 }
 
 type ExecutionErrorStatus = Exclude<
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ export type BlockErrorType =
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.NOT_LATER_THAN_PARENT; parentSlot: Slot; slot: Slot}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_PARENT_ROOTS}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_SLOTS}
+  | {code: BlockErrorCode.ENVELOPE_BLOCK_ROOT_MISMATCH; envelopeBlockRoot: RootHex; blockRoot: RootHex}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.PER_BLOCK_PROCESSING_ERROR; error: Error}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.BEACON_CHAIN_ERROR; error: Error}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.KNOWN_BAD_BLOCK}
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ export type BlockErrorType =
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS; blobKzgCommitmentsLen: number; commitmentLimit: number}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.BID_PARENT_ROOT_MISMATCH; bidParentRoot: RootHex; blockParentRoot: RootHex}
   | {code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_EXECUTION_INVALID; parentRoot: RootHex}
-  | {code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN; parentBlockHash: RootHex};
+  | {code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN; parentRoot: RootHex; parentBlockHash: RootHex};
 
 export class BlockGossipError extends GossipActionError<BlockErrorType> {}
 

package/src/chain/errors/index.ts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export * from "./executionPayloadBid.js";
 export * from "./executionPayloadEnvelope.js";
 export * from "./gossipValidation.js";
 export * from "./payloadAttestation.js";
+export * from "./proposerPreferences.js";
 export * from "./proposerSlashingError.js";
 export * from "./syncCommitteeError.js";
 export * from "./voluntaryExitError.js";

package/src/chain/errors/proposerPreferences.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import {Slot, ValidatorIndex} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {GossipActionError} from "./gossipValidation.js";
+
+export enum ProposerPreferencesErrorCode {
+  INVALID_EPOCH = "PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_ERROR_INVALID_EPOCH",
+  PROPOSAL_SLOT_PASSED = "PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_ERROR_PROPOSAL_SLOT_PASSED",
+  INVALID_PROPOSER = "PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_ERROR_INVALID_PROPOSER",
+  ALREADY_KNOWN = "PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_ERROR_ALREADY_KNOWN",
+  INVALID_SIGNATURE = "PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
+}
+
+export type ProposerPreferencesErrorType =
+  | {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_EPOCH;
+      proposalSlot: Slot;
+      currentEpoch: number;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SLOT_PASSED;
+      proposalSlot: Slot;
+      currentSlot: Slot;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_PROPOSER;
+      proposalSlot: Slot;
+      validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.ALREADY_KNOWN;
+      proposalSlot: Slot;
+      validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex;
+    }
+  | {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE;
+      proposalSlot: Slot;
+      validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex;
+    };
+
+export class ProposerPreferencesError extends GossipActionError<ProposerPreferencesErrorType> {}

package/src/chain/interface.ts

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   altair,
   capella,
   deneb,
+  electra,
   gloas,
   phase0,
   rewards,
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ import {
   SeenContributionAndProof,
   SeenExecutionPayloadBids,
   SeenPayloadAttesters,
+  SeenProposerPreferences,
   SeenSyncCommitteeMessages,
 } from "./seenCache/index.js";
 import {SeenAggregatedAttestations} from "./seenCache/seenAggregateAndProof.js";
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
   readonly seenPayloadAttesters: SeenPayloadAttesters;
   readonly seenAggregatedAttestations: SeenAggregatedAttestations;
   readonly seenExecutionPayloadBids: SeenExecutionPayloadBids;
+  readonly seenProposerPreferences: SeenProposerPreferences;
   readonly seenBlockProposers: SeenBlockProposers;
   readonly seenSyncCommitteeMessages: SeenSyncCommitteeMessages;
   readonly seenContributionAndProof: SeenContributionAndProof;
@@ -231,6 +234,7 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
     blockSlot: Slot,
     blockRootHex: string
   ): Promise<gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope | null>;
+  getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlockSlot: Slot, parentBlockRootHex: RootHex): Promise<electra.ExecutionRequests>;
 
   produceCommonBlockBody(blockAttributes: BlockAttributes): Promise<CommonBlockBody>;
   produceBlock(blockAttributes: BlockAttributes & {commonBlockBodyPromise: Promise<CommonBlockBody>}): Promise<{
@@ -248,7 +252,11 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
   /** Process a block until complete */
   processBlock(block: IBlockInput, opts?: ImportBlockOpts): Promise<void>;
   /** Process a chain of blocks until complete */
-  processChainSegment(blocks: IBlockInput[], opts?: ImportBlockOpts): Promise<void>;
+  processChainSegment(
+    blocks: IBlockInput[],
+    payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
+    opts?: ImportBlockOpts
+  ): Promise<void>;
 
   /** Process execution payload envelope: verify, import to fork choice, and persist to DB */
   processExecutionPayload(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput, opts?: ImportPayloadOpts): Promise<void>;

package/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   isStatePostBellatrix,
   isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Bytes32, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {Bytes32, Slot, electra} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, fromHex, isErrorAborted, sleep} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {GENESIS_SLOT, ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../constants/constants.js";
 import {BuilderStatus} from "../execution/builder/http.js";
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
       const headBlock = this.chain.recomputeForkChoiceHead(ForkchoiceCaller.prepareNextSlot);
       const {slot: headSlot, blockRoot: headRoot} = headBlock;
       // may be updated below if we predict a proposer-boost-reorg
-      let updatedHeadRoot = headRoot;
+      let updatedHead = headBlock;
 
       // PS: previously this was comparing slots, but that gave no leway on the skipped
       // slots on epoch bounday. Making it more fluid.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
               {dontTransferCache: !isEpochTransition},
               RegenCaller.predictProposerHead
             );
-            updatedHeadRoot = proposerHeadRoot;
+            updatedHead = proposerHead;
           }
 
           // Update the builder status, if enabled shoot an api call to check status
@@ -165,14 +165,19 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
         }
 
         let parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
+        let isExtendingPayload = false;
         if (isStatePostGloas(updatedPrepareState)) {
-          parentBlockHash = this.chain.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(updatedHeadRoot)
+          isExtendingPayload = this.chain.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(updatedHead.blockRoot);
+          parentBlockHash = isExtendingPayload
             ? updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
             : updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
         } else {
           parentBlockHash = updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash;
         }
 
+        // Reused by the SSE emit below to avoid a second DB lookup on cache miss
+        let parentExecutionRequests: electra.ExecutionRequests | undefined;
+
         if (feeRecipient) {
           const preparationTime =
             computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, prepareSlot, this.chain.genesisTime) - Date.now() / 1000;
@@ -182,6 +187,13 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
           const finalizedBlockHash =
             this.chain.forkChoice.getFinalizedBlock().executionPayloadBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX;
 
+          if (isExtendingPayload) {
+            parentExecutionRequests = await this.chain.getParentExecutionRequests(
+              updatedHead.slot,
+              updatedHead.blockRoot
+            );
+          }
+
           // awaiting here instead of throwing an async call because there is no other task
           // left for scheduler and this gives nice semantics to catch and log errors in the
           // try/catch wrapper here.
@@ -189,12 +201,13 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
             this.chain,
             this.logger,
             fork as ForkPostBellatrix, // State is of execution type
-            fromHex(updatedHeadRoot),
+            fromHex(updatedHead.blockRoot),
             parentBlockHash,
             safeBlockHash,
             finalizedBlockHash,
             updatedPrepareState,
-            feeRecipient
+            feeRecipient,
+            parentExecutionRequests
           );
           this.logger.verbose("PrepareNextSlotScheduler prepared new payload", {
             prepareSlot,
@@ -203,21 +216,38 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
           });
         }
 
+        if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+          // Cutoff = slot of the parent of the block we'll actually build on (post-reorg).
+          // Steady state: cache holds just 2 entries — head (parent for next-slot production)
+          // and head.parent (proposer-boost-reorg fallback). Anything older is evicted.
+          const updatedHeadParent = this.chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(updatedHead.parentRoot);
+          if (updatedHeadParent) {
+            this.chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.pruneBelow(updatedHeadParent.slot);
+          }
+        }
+
         this.computeStateHashTreeRoot(updatedPrepareState, isEpochTransition);
 
-        // If emitPayloadAttributes is true emit a SSE payloadAttributes event
+        // If emitPayloadAttributes is true emit a SSE payloadAttributes event for
+        // every slot. Without the flag, only emit the event if we are proposing in the next slot.
         if (
-          this.chain.opts.emitPayloadAttributes === true &&
+          (feeRecipient || this.chain.opts.emitPayloadAttributes === true) &&
           this.chain.emitter.listenerCount(routes.events.EventType.payloadAttributes)
         ) {
+          // if we didn't fetch above (not proposing), SSE still needs it here
+          if (!parentExecutionRequests && isExtendingPayload) {
+            parentExecutionRequests = await this.chain.getParentExecutionRequests(
+              updatedHead.slot,
+              updatedHead.blockRoot
+            );
+          }
           const data = getPayloadAttributesForSSE(fork as ForkPostBellatrix, this.chain, {
             prepareState: updatedPrepareState,
             prepareSlot,
-            parentBlockRoot: fromHex(headRoot),
+            parentBlockRoot: fromHex(updatedHead.blockRoot),
             parentBlockHash,
-            // The likely consumers of this API are builders and will anyway ignore the
-            // feeRecipient, so just pass zero hash for now till a real use case arises
-            feeRecipient: "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+            feeRecipient: feeRecipient ?? "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
+            parentExecutionRequests,
           });
           this.chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.payloadAttributes, {data, version: fork});
         }

package/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ import {
   ssz,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, byteArrayEquals, fromHex, sleep, toHex, toPubkeyHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
-import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
+import {ZERO_HASH, ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {numToQuantity} from "../../execution/engine/utils.js";
 import {
   IExecutionBuilder,
@@ -214,9 +214,19 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     });
 
     // Get execution payload from EL
-    const parentBlockHash = this.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot))
+    const isExtendingPayload = this.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot));
+    let parentBlockHash = isExtendingPayload
       ? currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
       : currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
+    // At gloas genesis the committed bid has no prior EL block to reference
+    // (`bid.parentBlockHash` is zero). Fall back to `bid.blockHash` (= eth1 genesis hash) so the
+    // FCU to the EL carries a valid head. Post-genesis bids always reference a non-zero parent.
+    if (isStatePostGloas(currentState) && byteArrayEquals(parentBlockHash, ZERO_HASH)) {
+      parentBlockHash = currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash;
+    }
+    const parentExecutionRequests = isExtendingPayload
+      ? await this.getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlock.slot, parentBlock.blockRoot)
+      : ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.defaultValue();
     const prepareRes = await prepareExecutionPayload(
       this,
       this.logger,
@@ -226,7 +236,8 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
       safeBlockHash,
       finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
       currentState,
-      feeRecipient
+      feeRecipient,
+      parentExecutionRequests
     );
 
     const {prepType, payloadId} = prepareRes;
@@ -282,7 +293,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     gloasBody.signedExecutionPayloadBid = signedBid;
     // TODO GLOAS: Get payload attestations from pool for previous slot
     gloasBody.payloadAttestations = [];
-    // TODO GLOAS: set parentExecutionRequests in the block body
+    gloasBody.parentExecutionRequests = parentExecutionRequests;
     blockBody = gloasBody as AssembledBodyType<T>;
 
     // Store execution payload data required to construct execution payload envelope later
@@ -619,7 +630,8 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
   safeBlockHash: RootHex,
   finalizedBlockHash: RootHex,
   state: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix,
-  suggestedFeeRecipient: string
+  suggestedFeeRecipient: string,
+  parentExecutionRequests?: electra.ExecutionRequests
 ): Promise<{prepType: PayloadPreparationType; payloadId: PayloadId}> {
   const timestamp = computeTimeAtSlot(chain.config, state.slot, state.genesisTime);
   const prevRandao = state.getRandaoMix(state.epoch);
@@ -656,6 +668,7 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
       parentBlockRoot,
       parentBlockHash,
       feeRecipient: suggestedFeeRecipient,
+      parentExecutionRequests,
     });
 
     payloadId = await chain.executionEngine.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(
@@ -714,12 +727,14 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     parentBlockRoot,
     parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
+    parentExecutionRequests,
   }: {
     prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix;
     prepareSlot: Slot;
     parentBlockRoot: Root;
     parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
     feeRecipient: string;
+    parentExecutionRequests?: electra.ExecutionRequests;
   }
 ): SSEPayloadAttributes {
   const payloadAttributes = preparePayloadAttributes(fork, chain, {
@@ -728,6 +743,7 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     parentBlockRoot,
     parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
+    parentExecutionRequests,
   });
 
   let parentBlockNumber: number;
@@ -766,12 +782,14 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
     parentBlockRoot,
     parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
+    parentExecutionRequests,
   }: {
     prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix;
     prepareSlot: Slot;
     parentBlockRoot: Root;
     parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
     feeRecipient: string;
+    parentExecutionRequests?: electra.ExecutionRequests;
   }
 ): SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"] {
   const timestamp = computeTimeAtSlot(chain.config, prepareSlot, prepareState.genesisTime);
@@ -789,13 +807,20 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
 
     if (isStatePostGloas(prepareState)) {
       const isExtendingPayload = byteArrayEquals(parentBlockHash, prepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash);
-      // When the parent block is empty, state.payloadExpectedWithdrawals holds a batch
-      // already deducted from CL balances but never credited on the EL (the envelope
-      // was not delivered). The next payload must carry those same withdrawals to
-      // restore CL/EL consistency, otherwise validators permanently lose that balance.
-      (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals = isExtendingPayload
-        ? prepareState.getExpectedWithdrawals().expectedWithdrawals
-        : prepareState.payloadExpectedWithdrawals;
+      if (isExtendingPayload) {
+        if (parentExecutionRequests === undefined) {
+          throw new Error("parentExecutionRequests required when extending full parent");
+        }
+        (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals =
+          prepareState.getExpectedWithdrawalsForFullParent(parentExecutionRequests);
+      } else {
+        // When the parent block is empty, state.payloadExpectedWithdrawals holds a batch
+        // already deducted from CL balances but never credited on the EL (the envelope
+        // was not delivered). The next payload must carry those same withdrawals to
+        // restore CL/EL consistency, otherwise validators permanently lose that balance.
+        (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals =
+          prepareState.payloadExpectedWithdrawals;
+      }
     } else {
       // withdrawals logic is now fork aware as it changes on electra fork post capella
       (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals =

package/src/chain/regen/interface.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export enum RegenCaller {
   validateGossipAttestation = "validateGossipAttestation",
   validateGossipVoluntaryExit = "validateGossipVoluntaryExit",
   validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid = "validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid",
+  validateGossipProposerPreferences = "validateGossipProposerPreferences",
   onForkChoiceFinalized = "onForkChoiceFinalized",
   restApi = "restApi",
 }

package/src/chain/seenCache/index.ts

@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ export {SeenContributionAndProof} from "./seenCommitteeContribution.js";
 export {SeenExecutionPayloadBids} from "./seenExecutionPayloadBids.js";
 export {SeenBlockInput} from "./seenGossipBlockInput.js";
 export {PayloadEnvelopeInput, SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput} from "./seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
+export {SeenProposerPreferences} from "./seenProposerPreferences.js";

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {CheckpointWithHex} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {RootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {RootHex, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {SerializedCache} from "../../util/serializedCache.js";
@@ -21,8 +21,15 @@ export type SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules = {
 /**
  * Cache for tracking PayloadEnvelopeInput instances, keyed by beacon block root.
  *
- * Created during block import when a block is processed.
- * Pruned on finalization and after payload is written to DB.
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * 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 chainEvents: ChainEventEmitter;
@@ -58,16 +65,7 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
   }
 
   private onFinalized = (checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex): void => {
-    // Prune all entries with slot < finalized slot
-    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.onFinalized deleted cached entries", {deletedCount});
+    this.pruneBelow(computeStartSlotAtEpoch(checkpoint.epoch));
   };
 
   add(props: CreateFromBlockProps): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
@@ -88,17 +86,21 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
     return this.payloadInputs.get(blockRootHex)?.hasPayloadEnvelope() ?? false;
   }
 
-  prune(blockRootHex: RootHex): void {
-    const payloadInput = this.payloadInputs.get(blockRootHex);
-    if (payloadInput) {
-      this.evictPayloadInput(payloadInput);
-    }
-  }
-
   size(): number {
     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++;
+      }
+    }
+    this.logger?.debug("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneBelow deleted entries", {slot, deletedCount});
+  }
+
   private evictPayloadInput(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput): void {
     this.serializedCache.delete(payloadInput.getSerializedCacheKeys());
     this.payloadInputs.delete(payloadInput.blockRootHex);

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenProposerPreferences.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+import {Slot, ValidatorIndex} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {MapDef} from "@lodestar/utils";
+
+/**
+ * Tracks signed proposer preferences we've already seen per (proposal_slot, validator_index).
+ */
+export class SeenProposerPreferences {
+  private readonly validatorIndexesBySlot = new MapDef<Slot, Set<ValidatorIndex>>(() => new Set<ValidatorIndex>());
+
+  isKnown(proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): boolean {
+    return this.validatorIndexesBySlot.get(proposalSlot)?.has(validatorIndex) === true;
+  }
+
+  add(proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): void {
+    this.validatorIndexesBySlot.getOrDefault(proposalSlot).add(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.
+   */
+  prune(currentSlot: Slot): void {
+    for (const slot of this.validatorIndexesBySlot.keys()) {
+      if (slot < currentSlot) {
+        this.validatorIndexesBySlot.delete(slot);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

package/src/chain/validation/block.ts

@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export async function validateGossipBlock(
     if (chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(parentRoot, parentBlockHashHex) === null) {
       throw new BlockGossipError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
         code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN,
+        parentRoot,
         parentBlockHash: parentBlockHashHex,
       });
     }

package/src/chain/validation/proposerPreferences.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+import {SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {
+  computeEpochAtSlot,
+  createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents,
+  getProposerPreferencesSigningRoot,
+  isStatePostGloas,
+} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {GossipAction, ProposerPreferencesError, ProposerPreferencesErrorCode} from "../errors/index.js";
+import {IBeaconChain} from "../index.js";
+import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/index.js";
+
+/**
+ * Validates a gossiped `SignedProposerPreferences` per
+ * https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/master/specs/gloas/p2p-interface.md#proposer_preferences
+ */
+export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
+  chain: IBeaconChain,
+  signedProposerPreferences: gloas.SignedProposerPreferences
+): Promise<void> {
+  const preferences = signedProposerPreferences.message;
+  const {proposalSlot, validatorIndex} = preferences;
+  const proposalEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(proposalSlot);
+
+  // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` is in the current or next epoch.
+  const currentEpoch = chain.clock.currentEpoch;
+  if (proposalEpoch < currentEpoch || proposalEpoch > currentEpoch + 1) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_EPOCH,
+      proposalSlot,
+      currentEpoch,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` has not already passed.
+  const currentSlot = chain.clock.currentSlot;
+  if (proposalSlot <= currentSlot) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SLOT_PASSED,
+      proposalSlot,
+      currentSlot,
+    });
+  }
+
+  const state = await chain.getHeadStateAtCurrentEpoch(RegenCaller.validateGossipProposerPreferences);
+  if (!isStatePostGloas(state)) {
+    throw new Error(`Expected gloas+ state for proposer preferences validation, got fork=${state.forkName}`);
+  }
+
+  // [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) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_PROPOSER,
+      proposalSlot,
+      validatorIndex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // [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)) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.ALREADY_KNOWN,
+      proposalSlot,
+      validatorIndex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // [REJECT] `signed_proposer_preferences.signature` is valid with respect to the validator's public key.
+  const signatureSet = createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents(
+    chain.pubkeyCache.getOrThrow(validatorIndex),
+    getProposerPreferencesSigningRoot(chain.config, preferences),
+    signedProposerPreferences.signature
+  );
+
+  if (!(await chain.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet], {batchable: true}))) {
+    throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
+      code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE,
+      proposalSlot,
+      validatorIndex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // Valid
+  chain.seenProposerPreferences.add(proposalSlot, validatorIndex);
+}