@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.ade910fc78 → 1.43.0-dev.ca1fc40294

package/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {PayloadStatus, getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkPostBellatrix, ForkSeq, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, isForkPostBellatrix} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   IBeaconStateView,
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ import {
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeTimeAtSlot,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
+  isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {Bytes32, Slot} 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";
@@ -81,6 +82,8 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
       // calling updateHead() here before we produce a block to reduce reorg possibility
       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;
 
       // PS: previously this was comparing slots, but that gave no leway on the skipped
       // slots on epoch bounday. Making it more fluid.
@@ -123,7 +126,6 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
         const proposerIndex = prepareState.getBeaconProposer(prepareSlot);
         const feeRecipient = this.chain.beaconProposerCache.get(proposerIndex);
         let updatedPrepareState = prepareState;
-        let updatedHeadRoot = headRoot;
 
         if (feeRecipient) {
           // If we are proposing next slot, we need to predict if we can proposer-boost-reorg or not
@@ -156,25 +158,39 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
               this.logger.error("Builder disabled as the check status api failed", {prepareSlot}, e as Error);
             });
           }
+        }
+
+        if (!isStatePostBellatrix(updatedPrepareState)) {
+          throw new Error("Expected Bellatrix state for payload attributes");
+        }
+
+        let parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
+        if (isStatePostGloas(updatedPrepareState)) {
+          parentBlockHash = this.chain.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(updatedHeadRoot)
+            ? updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
+            : updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
+        } else {
+          parentBlockHash = updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash;
+        }
 
+        if (feeRecipient) {
           const preparationTime =
             computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, prepareSlot, this.chain.genesisTime) - Date.now() / 1000;
           this.metrics?.blockPayload.payloadAdvancePrepTime.observe(preparationTime);
-          if (!isStatePostBellatrix(updatedPrepareState)) {
-            throw new Error("Expected Bellatrix state for payload preparation");
-          }
 
           const safeBlockHash = getSafeExecutionBlockHash(this.chain.forkChoice);
           const finalizedBlockHash =
             this.chain.forkChoice.getFinalizedBlock().executionPayloadBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX;
+
           // awaiting here instead of throwing an async call because there is no other task
-          // left for scheduler and this gives nice sematics to catch and log errors in the
+          // left for scheduler and this gives nice semantics to catch and log errors in the
           // try/catch wrapper here.
           await prepareExecutionPayload(
             this.chain,
             this.logger,
             fork as ForkPostBellatrix, // State is of execution type
             fromHex(updatedHeadRoot),
+            parentBlockHash,
             safeBlockHash,
             finalizedBlockHash,
             updatedPrepareState,
@@ -187,10 +203,6 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
           });
         }
 
-        if (!isStatePostBellatrix(updatedPrepareState)) {
-          throw new Error("Expected Bellatrix state for payload attributes");
-        }
-
         this.computeStateHashTreeRoot(updatedPrepareState, isEpochTransition);
 
         // If emitPayloadAttributes is true emit a SSE payloadAttributes event
@@ -202,6 +214,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
             prepareState: updatedPrepareState,
             prepareSlot,
             parentBlockRoot: fromHex(headRoot),
+            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",
@@ -217,11 +230,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
       //  + if next slot is a skipped slot, it'd help getting target checkpoint state faster to validate attestations
       if (isEpochTransition) {
         this.metrics?.precomputeNextEpochTransition.count.inc({result: "success"}, 1);
-        // Determine payloadPresent from head block's payload status
-        // Pre-Gloas: payloadStatus is always FULL → payloadPresent = true
-        // Post-Gloas: FULL → true, EMPTY → false, PENDING → false (conservative, treat as block state)
-        const payloadPresent = headBlock.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL;
-        const previousHits = this.chain.regen.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(headRoot, nextEpoch, payloadPresent);
+        const previousHits = this.chain.regen.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(headRoot, nextEpoch);
         if (previousHits === 0) {
           this.metrics?.precomputeNextEpochTransition.waste.inc();
         }

package/src/chain/produceBlock/computeNewStateRoot.ts

@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 import {
   DataAvailabilityStatus,
   ExecutionPayloadStatus,
-  G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY,
   IBeaconStateView,
-  IBeaconStateViewGloas,
   StateHashTreeRootSource,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {BeaconBlock, BlindedBeaconBlock, Gwei, Root, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BeaconBlock, BlindedBeaconBlock, Gwei, Root} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {ZERO_HASH} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 
@@ -19,11 +17,11 @@ export function computeNewStateRoot(
   metrics: Metrics | null,
   state: IBeaconStateView,
   block: BeaconBlock | BlindedBeaconBlock
-): {newStateRoot: Root; proposerReward: Gwei; postBlockState: IBeaconStateView} {
+): {newStateRoot: Root; proposerReward: Gwei; postState: IBeaconStateView} {
   // Set signature to zero to re-use stateTransition() function which requires the SignedBeaconBlock type
   const blockEmptySig = {message: block, signature: ZERO_HASH};
 
-  const postBlockState = state.stateTransition(
+  const postState = state.stateTransition(
     blockEmptySig,
     {
       // ExecutionPayloadStatus.valid: Assume payload valid, it has been produced by a trusted EL
@@ -42,49 +40,14 @@ export function computeNewStateRoot(
     {metrics}
   );
 
-  const {attestations, syncAggregate, slashing} = postBlockState.proposerRewards;
+  const {attestations, syncAggregate, slashing} = postState.proposerRewards;
   const proposerReward = BigInt(attestations + syncAggregate + slashing);
 
   const hashTreeRootTimer = metrics?.stateHashTreeRootTime.startTimer({
     source: StateHashTreeRootSource.computeNewStateRoot,
   });
-  const newStateRoot = postBlockState.hashTreeRoot();
+  const newStateRoot = postState.hashTreeRoot();
   hashTreeRootTimer?.();
 
-  return {newStateRoot, proposerReward, postBlockState};
-}
-
-/**
- * Compute the state root after processing an execution payload envelope.
- * Similar to `computeNewStateRoot` but for payload envelope processing.
- *
- */
-export function computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot(
-  metrics: Metrics | null,
-  postBlockState: IBeaconStateViewGloas,
-  envelope: gloas.ExecutionPayloadEnvelope
-): Root {
-  const signedEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope = {
-    message: envelope,
-    signature: G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY,
-  };
-
-  const processEnvelopeTimer = metrics?.blockPayload.executionPayloadEnvelopeProcessingTime.startTimer();
-  const postPayloadState = postBlockState.processExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope, {
-    // Signature is zero-ed (G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY), skip verification
-    verifySignature: false,
-    // State root is being computed here, the envelope doesn't have it yet
-    verifyStateRoot: false,
-    // Preserve cache in source state, since the resulting state is not added to the state cache
-    dontTransferCache: true,
-  });
-  processEnvelopeTimer?.();
-
-  const hashTreeRootTimer = metrics?.stateHashTreeRootTime.startTimer({
-    source: StateHashTreeRootSource.computePayloadEnvelopeStateRoot,
-  });
-  const stateRoot = postPayloadState.hashTreeRoot();
-  hashTreeRootTimer?.();
-
-  return stateRoot;
+  return {newStateRoot, proposerReward, postState};
 }

package/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts

@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   IBeaconStateView,
   type IBeaconStateViewBellatrix,
   computeTimeAtSlot,
-  isParentBlockFull,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
   isStatePostCapella,
   isStatePostGloas,
@@ -47,8 +46,9 @@ import {
   electra,
   fulu,
   gloas,
+  ssz,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
-import {Logger, fromHex, sleep, toHex, toPubkeyHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {Logger, byteArrayEquals, fromHex, sleep, toHex, toPubkeyHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {numToQuantity} from "../../execution/engine/utils.js";
 import {
@@ -111,12 +111,6 @@ export type ProduceFullGloas = {
   executionRequests: electra.ExecutionRequests;
   blobsBundle: BlobsBundle<ForkPostGloas>;
   cells: fulu.Cell[][];
-  /**
-   * Cached payload envelope state root computed during block production.
-   * This is the state root after running `processExecutionPayloadEnvelope` on the
-   * post-block state, and later used to construct the `ExecutionPayloadEnvelope`.
-   */
-  payloadEnvelopeStateRoot: Root;
 };
 export type ProduceFullFulu = {
   type: BlockType.Full;
@@ -220,11 +214,15 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     });
 
     // Get execution payload from EL
+    const parentBlockHash = this.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot))
+      ? currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
+      : currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
     const prepareRes = await prepareExecutionPayload(
       this,
       this.logger,
       fork,
       parentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash,
       safeBlockHash,
       finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
       currentState,
@@ -261,8 +259,8 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
 
     // Create self-build execution payload bid
     const bid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid = {
-      parentBlockHash: currentState.latestBlockHash,
-      parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash,
+      parentBlockRoot,
       blockHash: executionPayload.blockHash,
       prevRandao: currentState.getRandaoMix(currentState.epoch),
       feeRecipient: executionPayload.feeRecipient,
@@ -272,6 +270,7 @@ 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,
@@ -340,6 +339,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
             this.logger,
             fork,
             parentBlockRoot,
+            currentState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash,
             safeBlockHash,
             finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
             currentState,
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
           this.logger,
           fork,
           parentBlockRoot,
+          currentState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash,
           safeBlockHash,
           finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
           currentState,
@@ -613,17 +614,17 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
   logger: Logger,
   fork: ForkPostBellatrix,
   parentBlockRoot: Root,
+  parentBlockHash: Bytes32,
   safeBlockHash: RootHex,
   finalizedBlockHash: RootHex,
   state: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix,
   suggestedFeeRecipient: string
 ): Promise<{prepType: PayloadPreparationType; payloadId: PayloadId}> {
-  const parentHash = state.latestBlockHash;
   const timestamp = computeTimeAtSlot(chain.config, state.slot, state.genesisTime);
   const prevRandao = state.getRandaoMix(state.epoch);
 
   const payloadIdCached = chain.executionEngine.payloadIdCache.get({
-    headBlockHash: toRootHex(parentHash),
+    headBlockHash: toRootHex(parentBlockHash),
     finalizedBlockHash,
     timestamp: numToQuantity(timestamp),
     prevRandao: toHex(prevRandao),
@@ -652,12 +653,13 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
       prepareState: state,
       prepareSlot: state.slot,
       parentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash,
       feeRecipient: suggestedFeeRecipient,
     });
 
     payloadId = await chain.executionEngine.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(
       fork,
-      toRootHex(parentHash),
+      toRootHex(parentBlockHash),
       safeBlockHash,
       finalizedBlockHash,
       attributes
@@ -709,20 +711,30 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     prepareState,
     prepareSlot,
     parentBlockRoot,
+    parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
-  }: {prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix; prepareSlot: Slot; parentBlockRoot: Root; feeRecipient: string}
+  }: {
+    prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix;
+    prepareSlot: Slot;
+    parentBlockRoot: Root;
+    parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
+    feeRecipient: string;
+  }
 ): SSEPayloadAttributes {
-  const parentHash = prepareState.latestBlockHash;
   const payloadAttributes = preparePayloadAttributes(fork, chain, {
     prepareState,
     prepareSlot,
     parentBlockRoot,
+    parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
   });
 
   let parentBlockNumber: number;
   if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
-    const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot), toRootHex(parentHash));
+    const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(
+      toRootHex(parentBlockRoot),
+      toRootHex(parentBlockHash)
+    );
     if (parentBlock?.executionPayloadBlockHash == null) {
       throw Error(`Parent block not found in fork choice root=${toRootHex(parentBlockRoot)}`);
     }
@@ -736,7 +748,7 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     proposalSlot: prepareSlot,
     parentBlockNumber,
     parentBlockRoot,
-    parentBlockHash: parentHash,
+    parentBlockHash,
     payloadAttributes,
   };
   return ssePayloadAttributes;
@@ -751,11 +763,13 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
     prepareState,
     prepareSlot,
     parentBlockRoot,
+    parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
   }: {
     prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix;
     prepareSlot: Slot;
     parentBlockRoot: Root;
+    parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
     feeRecipient: string;
   }
 ): SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"] {
@@ -772,13 +786,15 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
       throw new Error("Expected Capella state for withdrawals");
     }
 
-    if (isStatePostGloas(prepareState) && !isParentBlockFull(prepareState)) {
+    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 =
-        prepareState.payloadExpectedWithdrawals;
+      (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals = isExtendingPayload
+        ? prepareState.getExpectedWithdrawals().expectedWithdrawals
+        : prepareState.payloadExpectedWithdrawals;
     } else {
       // withdrawals logic is now fork aware as it changes on electra fork post capella
       (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals =
@@ -790,6 +806,10 @@ 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/regen/errors.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import {PayloadStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {Root, RootHex, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 
 export enum RegenErrorCode {
@@ -10,8 +9,6 @@ export enum RegenErrorCode {
   BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB = "REGEN_ERROR_BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB",
   STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR = "REGEN_ERROR_STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR",
   INVALID_STATE_ROOT = "REGEN_ERROR_INVALID_STATE_ROOT",
-  UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS = "REGEN_ERROR_UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS",
-  INTERNAL_ERROR = "REGEN_ERROR_INTERNAL_ERROR",
 }
 
 export type RegenErrorType =
@@ -22,9 +19,7 @@ export type RegenErrorType =
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.TOO_MANY_BLOCK_PROCESSED; stateRoot: RootHex | Root}
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_DB; blockRoot: RootHex | Root}
   | {code: RegenErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR; error: Error}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INVALID_STATE_ROOT; slot: Slot; expected: RootHex; actual: RootHex}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.UNEXPECTED_PAYLOAD_STATUS; blockRoot: RootHex | Root; payloadStatus: PayloadStatus}
-  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INTERNAL_ERROR; message: string};
+  | {code: RegenErrorCode.INVALID_STATE_ROOT; slot: Slot; expected: RootHex; actual: RootHex};
 
 export class RegenError extends Error {
   type: RegenErrorType;

package/src/chain/regen/interface.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {IBeaconStateView} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {CheckpointHexPayload} from "../stateCache/types.js";
+import {CheckpointHex} from "../stateCache/types.js";
 
 export enum RegenCaller {
   getDuties = "getDuties",
@@ -40,20 +40,15 @@ export interface IStateRegenerator extends IStateRegeneratorInternal {
   dumpCacheSummary(): routes.lodestar.StateCacheItem[];
   getStateSync(stateRoot: RootHex): IBeaconStateView | null;
   getPreStateSync(block: BeaconBlock): IBeaconStateView | null;
-  getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null>;
-  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): IBeaconStateView | null;
+  getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHex): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null>;
+  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHex): IBeaconStateView | null;
   getClosestHeadState(head: ProtoBlock): IBeaconStateView | null;
   pruneOnCheckpoint(finalizedEpoch: Epoch, justifiedEpoch: Epoch, headStateRoot: RootHex): void;
   pruneOnFinalized(finalizedEpoch: Epoch): void;
-  processBlockState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  processPayloadState(payloadState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  /**
-   * payloadPresent is true if this is payload state, false if block state.
-   * payloadPresent is always true for pre-gloas.
-   */
-  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView, payloadPresent: boolean): void;
+  processState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void;
+  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView): void;
   updateHeadState(newHead: ProtoBlock, maybeHeadState: IBeaconStateView): void;
-  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch, payloadPresent: boolean): number | null;
+  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch): number | null;
 }
 
 /**

package/src/chain/regen/queued.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, isGloasBeaconBlock, phase0} from "@lo
 import {Logger, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {JobItemQueue} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
-import {BlockStateCache, CheckpointHexPayload, CheckpointStateCache} from "../stateCache/types.js";
+import {BlockStateCache, CheckpointHex, CheckpointStateCache} from "../stateCache/types.js";
 import {RegenError, RegenErrorCode} from "./errors.js";
 import {
   IStateRegenerator,
@@ -125,14 +125,14 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     return null;
   }
 
-  async getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null> {
+  async getCheckpointStateOrBytes(cp: CheckpointHex): Promise<IBeaconStateView | Uint8Array | null> {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.getStateOrBytes(cp);
   }
 
   /**
    * Get checkpoint state from cache
    */
-  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHexPayload): IBeaconStateView | null {
+  getCheckpointStateSync(cp: CheckpointHex): IBeaconStateView | null {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.get(cp);
   }
 
@@ -153,22 +153,14 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     this.blockStateCache.deleteAllBeforeEpoch(finalizedEpoch);
   }
 
-  processBlockState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void {
+  processState(blockRootHex: RootHex, postState: IBeaconStateView): void {
     this.blockStateCache.add(postState);
     this.checkpointStateCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState).catch((e) => {
       this.logger.debug("Error processing block state", {blockRootHex, slot: postState.slot}, e);
     });
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Process payload state for caching after importing execution payload.
-   */
-  processPayloadState(payloadState: IBeaconStateView): void {
-    // Add payload state to block state cache (keyed by payload state root)
-    this.blockStateCache.add(payloadState);
-  }
-
-  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView, _payloadPresent: boolean): void {
+  addCheckpointState(cp: phase0.Checkpoint, item: IBeaconStateView): void {
     this.checkpointStateCache.add(cp, item);
   }
 
@@ -205,7 +197,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
     }
   }
 
-  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch, _payloadPresent: boolean): number | null {
+  updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex: RootHex, epoch: Epoch): number | null {
     return this.checkpointStateCache.updatePreComputedCheckpoint(rootHex, epoch);
   }
 

package/src/chain/regen/regen.ts

@@ -332,11 +332,6 @@ async function processSlotsByCheckpoint(
  * emitting "checkpoint" events after every epoch processed.
  *
  * Stops processing after no more full epochs can be processed.
- *
- * Output state variant:
- * - Post-Gloas: If slots are processed, returns block state (payloadPresent=false).
- *               If no slots processed, returns preState as-is (preserves variant).
- * - Pre-Gloas: Always payloadPresent=true (no block/payload distinction).
  */
 export async function processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint(
   modules: {
@@ -380,9 +375,6 @@ export async function processSlotsToNearestCheckpoint(
     // This may becomes the "official" checkpoint state if the 1st block of epoch is skipped
     const checkpointState = postState;
     const cp = getCheckpointFromState(checkpointState);
-    // processSlots() only does epoch transitions, never processes payloads
-    // Pre-Gloas: payloadPresent is always true (execution payload embedded in block)
-    // Post-Gloas: result is a block state (payloadPresent=false)
     checkpointStateCache.add(cp, checkpointState);
     // consumers should not mutate state ever
     emitter?.emit(ChainEvent.checkpoint, cp, checkpointState);

package/src/chain/stateCache/persistentCheckpointsCache.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {serializeState} from "../serializeState.js";
 import {CPStateDatastore, DatastoreKey} from "./datastore/index.js";
 import {MapTracker} from "./mapMetrics.js";
-import {BlockStateCache, CacheItemType, CheckpointHex, CheckpointHexPayload, CheckpointStateCache} from "./types.js";
+import {BlockStateCache, CacheItemType, CheckpointHex, CheckpointStateCache} from "./types.js";
 
 export type PersistentCheckpointStateCacheOpts = {
   /** Keep max n state epochs in memory, persist the rest to disk */
@@ -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());
@@ -843,19 +846,6 @@ export function toCheckpointHex(checkpoint: phase0.Checkpoint): CheckpointHex {
   };
 }
 
-/** TODO GLOAS: remove after rolling back regen dual-state changes */
-export function fcCheckpointToHexPayload(checkpoint: {
-  epoch: Epoch;
-  rootHex: RootHex;
-  payloadStatus?: number;
-}): CheckpointHexPayload {
-  return {
-    epoch: checkpoint.epoch,
-    rootHex: checkpoint.rootHex,
-    payloadPresent: true,
-  };
-}
-
 export function toCheckpointKey(cp: CheckpointHex): string {
   return `${cp.rootHex}:${cp.epoch}`;
 }

package/src/chain/stateCache/types.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ import {Epoch, RootHex, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
 
 export type CheckpointHex = {epoch: Epoch; rootHex: RootHex};
 
-/** TODO GLOAS: payloadPresent is ignored — remove after rolling back regen dual-state changes */
-export type CheckpointHexPayload = {epoch: Epoch; rootHex: RootHex; payloadPresent: boolean};
-
 /**
  * Lodestar currently keeps two state caches around.
  *

package/src/chain/validation/aggregateAndProof.ts

@@ -90,6 +90,19 @@ async function validateAggregateAndProof(
       });
     }
 
+    // [REJECT] If `aggregate.data.index == 1` (payload present for a past
+    //   block), the execution payload for `block` passes validation.
+    // [IGNORE] When `aggregate.data.index == 1` (payload present for a past block),
+    // the corresponding execution payload for `block` has been seen (a client MAY queue
+    // attestations for processing once the payload is retrieved and SHOULD request the
+    // payload envelope via `ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRoot`).
+    if (block !== null && attData.index === 1 && !chain.seenPayloadEnvelope(toRootHex(attData.beaconBlockRoot))) {
+      throw new AttestationError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+        code: AttestationErrorCode.EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_NOT_SEEN,
+        beaconBlockRoot: toRootHex(attData.beaconBlockRoot),
+      });
+    }
+
     // [REJECT] len(committee_indices) == 1, where committee_indices = get_committee_indices(aggregate)
     committeeIndex = (aggregate as electra.Attestation).committeeBits.getSingleTrueBit();
     if (committeeIndex === null) {

package/src/chain/validation/attestation.ts

@@ -315,6 +315,19 @@ async function validateAttestationNoSignatureCheck(
             code: AttestationErrorCode.PREMATURELY_INDICATED_PAYLOAD_PRESENT,
           });
         }
+
+        // [REJECT] If `attestation.data.index == 1` (payload present for a past
+        //   block), the execution payload for `block` passes validation.
+        // [IGNORE] When `attestation.data.index == 1` (payload present for a past block),
+        // the corresponding execution payload for `block` has been seen (a client MAY queue
+        // attestations for processing once the payload is retrieved and SHOULD request the
+        // payload envelope via `ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRoot`).
+        if (block !== null && attData.index === 1 && !chain.seenPayloadEnvelope(toRootHex(attData.beaconBlockRoot))) {
+          throw new AttestationError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+            code: AttestationErrorCode.EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_NOT_SEEN,
+            beaconBlockRoot: toRootHex(attData.beaconBlockRoot),
+          });
+        }
       } else {
         // [REJECT] attestation.data.index == 0
         if (attData.index !== 0) {