@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.9fa9f08ef6 → 1.43.0-dev.a140dd987e

package/src/chain/errors/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export enum ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode {
   BID_ALREADY_KNOWN = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_BID_ALREADY_KNOWN",
   BID_TOO_LOW = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_BID_TOO_LOW",
   BID_TOO_HIGH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_BID_TOO_HIGH",
+  TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS",
   UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT",
   INVALID_SLOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SLOT",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
@@ -28,6 +29,11 @@ export type ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType =
     }
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_LOW; bidValue: number; currentHighestBid: number}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_HIGH; bidValue: number; builderBalance: number}
+  | {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS;
+      blobKzgCommitmentsLen: number;
+      commitmentLimit: number;
+    }
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT; parentBlockRoot: RootHex}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SLOT; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot};

package/src/chain/errors/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export enum ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode {
   SLOT_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_SLOT_MISMATCH",
   BUILDER_INDEX_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_BUILDER_INDEX_MISMATCH",
   BLOCK_HASH_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_BLOCK_HASH_MISMATCH",
+  EXECUTION_REQUESTS_ROOT_MISMATCH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_EXECUTION_REQUESTS_ROOT_MISMATCH",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
   PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_INPUT_MISSING = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_ERROR_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_INPUT_MISSING",
 }
@@ -36,6 +37,11 @@ export type ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorType =
       envelopeBlockHash: RootHex;
       bidBlockHash: RootHex | null;
     }
+  | {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.EXECUTION_REQUESTS_ROOT_MISMATCH;
+      envelopeRequestsRoot: RootHex;
+      bidRequestsRoot: RootHex;
+    }
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_INPUT_MISSING; blockRoot: RootHex};
 

package/src/chain/forkChoice/index.ts

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import {
   ProtoArray,
   ProtoBlock,
   ForkChoiceOpts as RawForkChoiceOpts,
-  getCheckpointPayloadStatus,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
@@ -104,16 +103,6 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromFinalizedState(
 
   const isForkPostGloas = computeEpochAtSlot(state.slot) >= config.GLOAS_FORK_EPOCH;
 
-  // Determine justified checkpoint payload status
-  const justifiedPayloadStatus = isForkPostGloas
-    ? PayloadStatus.PENDING
-    : getCheckpointPayloadStatus(config, state, justifiedCheckpoint.epoch);
-
-  // Determine finalized checkpoint payload status
-  const finalizedPayloadStatus = isForkPostGloas
-    ? PayloadStatus.PENDING
-    : getCheckpointPayloadStatus(config, state, finalizedCheckpoint.epoch);
-
   return new forkchoiceConstructor(
     config,
 
@@ -123,8 +112,6 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromFinalizedState(
       finalizedCheckpoint,
       justifiedBalances,
       justifiedBalancesGetter,
-      justifiedPayloadStatus,
-      finalizedPayloadStatus,
       {
         onJustified: (cp) => emitter.emit(ChainEvent.forkChoiceJustified, cp),
         onFinalized: (cp) => emitter.emit(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, cp),
@@ -161,7 +148,7 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromFinalizedState(
           : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),
 
         dataAvailabilityStatus: DataAvailabilityStatus.PreData,
-        payloadStatus: isForkPostGloas ? PayloadStatus.PENDING : PayloadStatus.FULL, // TODO GLOAS: Post-gloas how do we know if the checkpoint payload is FULL or EMPTY?
+        payloadStatus: isForkPostGloas ? PayloadStatus.PENDING : PayloadStatus.FULL,
         parentBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(state) ? toRootHex(state.latestBlockHash) : null,
       },
       currentSlot
@@ -208,19 +195,12 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState(
 
   const isForkPostGloas = computeEpochAtSlot(unfinalizedState.slot) >= config.GLOAS_FORK_EPOCH;
 
-  // For unfinalized state, use getCheckpointPayloadStatus to determine the correct status.
-  // It checks state.execution_payload_availability to determine EMPTY vs FULL.
-  const justifiedPayloadStatus = getCheckpointPayloadStatus(config, unfinalizedState, justifiedCheckpoint.epoch);
-  const finalizedPayloadStatus = getCheckpointPayloadStatus(config, unfinalizedState, finalizedCheckpoint.epoch);
-
   const store = new ForkChoiceStore(
     currentSlot,
     justifiedCheckpoint,
     finalizedCheckpoint,
     justifiedBalances,
     justifiedBalancesGetter,
-    justifiedPayloadStatus,
-    finalizedPayloadStatus,
     {
       onJustified: (cp) => emitter.emit(ChainEvent.forkChoiceJustified, cp),
       onFinalized: (cp) => emitter.emit(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, cp),
@@ -260,7 +240,7 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState(
       : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),
 
     dataAvailabilityStatus: DataAvailabilityStatus.PreData,
-    payloadStatus: isForkPostGloas ? PayloadStatus.PENDING : PayloadStatus.FULL, // TODO GLOAS: Post-gloas how do we know if the checkpoint payload is FULL or EMPTY?
+    payloadStatus: isForkPostGloas ? PayloadStatus.PENDING : PayloadStatus.FULL,
     parentBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState) ? toRootHex(unfinalizedState.latestBlockHash) : null,
   };
 

package/src/chain/interface.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {Type} from "@chainsafe/ssz";
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {CheckpointWithHex, CheckpointWithPayloadStatus, IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {CheckpointWithHex, IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {EpochShuffling, IBeaconStateView, PubkeyCache} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {
   BeaconBlock,
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import {
   altair,
   capella,
   deneb,
+  electra,
   gloas,
   phase0,
   rewards,
@@ -195,7 +196,7 @@ export interface IBeaconChain {
   ): {state: IBeaconStateView; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null;
   /** Return state bytes by checkpoint */
   getStateOrBytesByCheckpoint(
-    checkpoint: CheckpointWithPayloadStatus
+    checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex
   ): Promise<{state: IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array; executionOptimistic: boolean; finalized: boolean} | null>;
 
   /**
@@ -231,6 +232,7 @@ 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<{

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

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import {
   electra,
   fulu,
   gloas,
+  ssz,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, byteArrayEquals, fromHex, sleep, toHex, toPubkeyHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
@@ -213,9 +214,13 @@ 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));
+    const parentBlockHash = isExtendingPayload
       ? currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
       : currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
+    const parentExecutionRequests = isExtendingPayload
+      ? await this.getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlock.slot, parentBlock.blockRoot)
+      : ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.defaultValue();
     const prepareRes = await prepareExecutionPayload(
       this,
       this.logger,
@@ -225,7 +230,8 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
       safeBlockHash,
       finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
       currentState,
-      feeRecipient
+      feeRecipient,
+      parentExecutionRequests
     );
 
     const {prepType, payloadId} = prepareRes;
@@ -269,6 +275,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
       value: 0,
       executionPayment: 0,
       blobKzgCommitments: blobsBundle.commitments,
+      executionRequestsRoot: ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.hashTreeRoot(executionRequests),
     };
     const signedBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid = {
       message: bid,
@@ -280,6 +287,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     gloasBody.signedExecutionPayloadBid = signedBid;
     // TODO GLOAS: Get payload attestations from pool for previous slot
     gloasBody.payloadAttestations = [];
+    gloasBody.parentExecutionRequests = parentExecutionRequests;
     blockBody = gloasBody as AssembledBodyType<T>;
 
     // Store execution payload data required to construct execution payload envelope later
@@ -616,7 +624,8 @@ 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);
@@ -653,6 +662,7 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
       parentBlockRoot,
       parentBlockHash,
       feeRecipient: suggestedFeeRecipient,
+      parentExecutionRequests,
     });
 
     payloadId = await chain.executionEngine.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(
@@ -711,12 +721,14 @@ 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, {
@@ -725,6 +737,7 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     parentBlockRoot,
     parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
+    parentExecutionRequests,
   });
 
   let parentBlockNumber: number;
@@ -763,12 +776,14 @@ 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);
@@ -786,13 +801,20 @@ 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 =
@@ -804,6 +826,10 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
     (payloadAttributes as deneb.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).parentBeaconBlockRoot = parentBlockRoot;
   }
 
+  if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+    (payloadAttributes as gloas.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).slotNumber = prepareSlot;
+  }
+
   return payloadAttributes;
 }
 

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/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts

@@ -226,7 +226,10 @@ export class PersistentCheckpointStateCache implements CheckpointStateCache {
       }
       sszTimer?.();
       const timer = this.metrics?.cpStateCache.stateReloadDuration.startTimer();
-      const newCachedState = seedState.loadOtherState(stateBytes, validatorsBytes);
+      // preload validators and balances for faster state transition
+      const newCachedState = seedState.loadOtherState(stateBytes, validatorsBytes, {
+        preloadValidatorsAndBalances: true,
+      });
       // hashTreeRoot() calls the commit() inside
       // there is no modification inside the state, it's just that we want to compute and cache all roots
       const stateRoot = toRootHex(newCachedState.hashTreeRoot());

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import {PublicKey} from "@chainsafe/blst";
 import {
+  computeEpochAtSlot,
   createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents,
   getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot,
   isActiveBuilder,
@@ -76,6 +77,19 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   // `SignedProposerPreferences` associated with `bid.slot`.
   // TODO GLOAS: Implement this along with proposer preference
 
+  // [REJECT] The length of KZG commitments is less than or equal to the limitation defined in the
+  // consensus layer -- i.e. validate that
+  // `len(bid.blob_kzg_commitments) <= get_blob_parameters(compute_epoch_at_slot(bid.slot)).max_blobs_per_block`.
+  const blobKzgCommitmentsLen = bid.blobKzgCommitments.length;
+  const maxBlobsPerBlock = chain.config.getMaxBlobsPerBlock(computeEpochAtSlot(bid.slot));
+  if (blobKzgCommitmentsLen > maxBlobsPerBlock) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS,
+      blobKzgCommitmentsLen,
+      commitmentLimit: maxBlobsPerBlock,
+    });
+  }
+
   // [IGNORE] this is the first signed bid seen with a valid signature from the given builder for this slot.
   if (chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.isKnown(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex)) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.ts

@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ import {
   getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet,
   isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {gloas, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {byteArrayEquals, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError, ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode, GossipAction} from "../errors/index.js";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../index.js";
 import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/index.js";
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
     throw new ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.ENVELOPE_ALREADY_KNOWN,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
-      slot: envelope.slot,
+      slot: payload.slotNumber,
     });
   }
 
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] The envelope is from a slot greater than or equal to the latest finalized slot -- i.e. validate that `envelope.slot >= compute_start_slot_at_epoch(store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch)`
+  // [IGNORE] The envelope is from a slot greater than or equal to the latest finalized slot -- i.e. validate that `payload.slotNumber >= compute_start_slot_at_epoch(store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch)`
   const finalizedCheckpoint = chain.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint();
   const finalizedSlot = computeStartSlotAtEpoch(finalizedCheckpoint.epoch);
-  if (envelope.slot < finalizedSlot) {
+  if (payload.slotNumber < finalizedSlot) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.BELONG_TO_FINALIZED_BLOCK,
-      envelopeSlot: envelope.slot,
+      envelopeSlot: payload.slotNumber,
       finalizedSlot,
     });
   }
@@ -80,11 +80,11 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
   // TODO GLOAS: implement this. Technically if we cannot get proto block from fork choice,
   // it is possible that the block didn't pass the validation
 
-  // [REJECT] `block.slot` equals `envelope.slot`.
-  if (block.slot !== envelope.slot) {
+  // [REJECT] `block.slot` equals `payload.slotNumber`.
+  if (block.slot !== payload.slotNumber) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.SLOT_MISMATCH,
-      envelopeSlot: envelope.slot,
+      envelopeSlot: payload.slotNumber,
       blockSlot: block.slot,
     });
   }
@@ -107,6 +107,16 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
     });
   }
 
+  // [REJECT] `hash_tree_root(envelope.execution_requests) == bid.execution_requests_root`
+  const requestsRoot = ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.hashTreeRoot(envelope.executionRequests);
+  if (!byteArrayEquals(requestsRoot, payloadInput.getBid().executionRequestsRoot)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.EXECUTION_REQUESTS_ROOT_MISMATCH,
+      envelopeRequestsRoot: toRootHex(requestsRoot),
+      bidRequestsRoot: toRootHex(payloadInput.getBid().executionRequestsRoot),
+    });
+  }
+
   // Get the block state to verify the builder's signature.
   const blockState = await chain.regen
     .getState(block.stateRoot, RegenCaller.validateGossipPayloadEnvelope)
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
       throw new ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
         code: ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_STATE,
         blockRoot: blockRootHex,
-        slot: envelope.slot,
+        slot: payload.slotNumber,
       });
     });
   if (!isStatePostGloas(blockState)) {

package/src/chain/validation/payloadAttestationMessage.ts

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ export async function validateApiPayloadAttestationMessage(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage
 ): Promise<PayloadAttestationValidationResult> {
-  return validatePayloadAttestationMessage(chain, payloadAttestationMessage);
+  const prioritizeBls = true;
+  return validatePayloadAttestationMessage(chain, payloadAttestationMessage, prioritizeBls);
 }
 
 export async function validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage(
@@ -30,7 +31,8 @@ export async function validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage(
 
 async function validatePayloadAttestationMessage(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
-  payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage
+  payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage,
+  prioritizeBls = false
 ): Promise<PayloadAttestationValidationResult> {
   const {data, validatorIndex} = payloadAttestationMessage;
   const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(data.slot);
@@ -102,7 +104,7 @@ async function validatePayloadAttestationMessage(
     payloadAttestationMessage.signature
   );
 
-  if (!(await chain.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet]))) {
+  if (!(await chain.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet], {batchable: true, priority: prioritizeBls}))) {
     throw new PayloadAttestationError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
       code: PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE,
     });

package/src/db/repositories/executionPayloadEnvelopeArchive.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeArchiveRepository extends Repository<Slot,
    * Id is the slot from the envelope
    */
   getId(value: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope): Slot {
-    return value.message.slot;
+    return value.message.payload.slotNumber;
   }
 
   encodeKey(id: Slot): Uint8Array {