@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.ca1fc40294 → 1.43.0-dev.dfb984e779

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
     fork >= ForkSeq.gloas ? ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated : executionStatus,
+    // TODO GLOAS: this is not useful post-gloas, may need to remove it?
     dataAvailabilityStatus
   );
 
@@ -135,8 +136,9 @@ export async function importBlock(
   // Some block event handlers require state being in state cache so need to do this before emitting EventType.block
   this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
 
-  // For Gloas blocks, create PayloadEnvelopeInput so it's available for later payload import
-  if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+  // For range sync, PayloadEnvelope is created before reaching this
+  // we also don't need to trigger getBlobs() in that case
+  if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas && !opts.fromRangeSync) {
     const payloadInput = this.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.add({
       blockRootHex,
       block: block as SignedBeaconBlock<ForkPostGloas>,

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {ExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
-import {SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet, isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {fromHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {fromHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ExecutionPayloadStatus} from "../../execution/index.js";
 import {isQueueErrorAborted} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
 import {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
 import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/interface.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
 import {ImportPayloadOpts} from "./types.js";
+import {
+  verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope,
+  verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignature,
+} from "./verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope.js";
 import {verifyPayloadsDataAvailability} from "./verifyPayloadsDataAvailability.js";
 
 const EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS = 64;
@@ -17,7 +20,7 @@ export enum PayloadErrorCode {
   EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID",
   EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR",
   BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE",
-  STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR",
+  ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "PAYLOAD_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
 }
 
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export type PayloadErrorType =
       blockRootHex: string;
     }
   | {
-      code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR;
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR;
       message: string;
     }
   | {
@@ -69,38 +72,41 @@ function toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(status: ExecutionPayloadStatus): PayloadExe
 /**
  * Import an execution payload envelope after all data is available.
  *
- * This function:
- * 1. Emits `execution_payload_available` if payload is for current slot
- * 2. Gets the ProtoBlock from fork choice
- * 3. Applies write-queue backpressure (waitForSpace) early, before verification
- * 4. Regenerates the block state
- * 5. Runs EL verification (notifyNewPayload) in parallel with signature verification and processExecutionPayloadEnvelope
- * 6. Persists verified payload envelope to hot DB
- * 7. Updates fork choice
- * 8. Caches the post-execution payload state
- * 9. Records metrics for column sources
- * 10. Emits `execution_payload` for recent enough payloads after successful import
+ * The envelope is only verified here, no state mutation. State effects from the payload
+ * are applied on the next block via processParentExecutionPayload.
  *
+ * The DA wait must have run upstream (range sync awaits DA in `verifyBlocksInEpoch` for the
+ * whole segment; gossip / API path uses the `processExecutionPayload` wrapper below).
+ *
+ * Steps:
+ * 1. Emit `execution_payload_available` event for payload attestation
+ * 2. Get the ProtoBlock from fork choice
+ * 3. Regenerate state for envelope verification
+ * 4. Verify envelope (fields against state, signature, and EL in parallel where possible)
+ * 5. Persist verified payload envelope to hot DB (waits for write-queue space for backpressure)
+ * 6. Update fork choice (transitions the block's PENDING variant to FULL)
+ * 7. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
+ * 8. Emit `execution_payload` event
  */
 export async function importExecutionPayload(
   this: BeaconChain,
   payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput,
-  signal: AbortSignal,
   opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   const signedEnvelope = payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope();
   const envelope = signedEnvelope.message;
+  const slot = envelope.payload.slotNumber;
   const blockRootHex = payloadInput.blockRootHex;
   const blockHashHex = payloadInput.getBlockHashHex();
-  const fork = this.config.getForkName(envelope.payload.slotNumber);
+  const fork = this.config.getForkName(slot);
 
-  // 1. Emit `execution_payload_available` event at the start of import. At this point the payload input
-  // is already complete, so the payload and required data are available for payload attestation.
-  // This event is only about availability, not validity of the execution payload, hence we can emit
-  // it before getting a response from the execution client on whether the payload is valid or not.
-  if (this.clock.currentSlot - envelope.payload.slotNumber < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
+  // 1. Emit `execution_payload_available` event at the start of import. At this point the
+  // payload input is already complete, so the payload and required data are available for
+  // payload attestation. This event only signals availability (not validity), so we can emit
+  // it before getting a response from the EL on whether the payload is valid or not.
+  if (this.clock.currentSlot - slot < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
     this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayloadAvailable, {
-      slot: envelope.payload.slotNumber,
+      slot,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
     });
   }
@@ -114,16 +120,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     });
   }
 
-  // 3. Wait for data columns to be available before claiming a write-queue slot.
-  // The helper is shared with future gloas sync services; take the single-item batch form here.
-  await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability([payloadInput], signal);
-
-  // 4. Apply backpressure from the write queue, before doing verification work.
-  // The actual DB write is deferred until after verification succeeds.
-  await this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.waitForSpace();
-
-  // 5. Get pre-state for processExecutionPayloadEnvelope
-  // We need the block state (post-block, pre-payload) to process the envelope
+  // 3. Regenerate state for envelope verification
   const blockState = await this.regen.getBlockSlotState(
     protoBlock,
     protoBlock.slot,
@@ -132,13 +129,30 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   );
   if (!isStatePostGloas(blockState)) {
     throw new PayloadError({
-      code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR,
-      message: `Expected gloas+ block state for payload import, got fork=${blockState.forkName}`,
+      code: PayloadErrorCode.ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR,
+      message: `Expected gloas+ state for payload import, got fork=${blockState.forkName}`,
     });
   }
 
-  // 6. Run verification steps in parallel
-  const [execResult, signatureValid, postPayloadResult] = await Promise.all([
+  // 4. Verify envelope fields against state first to fail fast before the EL + BLS work.
+  // When validSignature is true, gossip/API has already verified both the signature and the
+  // executionRequestsRoot, so we skip those checks here.
+  try {
+    verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope(this.config, blockState, envelope, {
+      verifyExecutionRequestsRoot: !opts.validSignature,
+    });
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new PayloadError(
+      {
+        code: PayloadErrorCode.ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR,
+        message: (e as Error).message,
+      },
+      `Envelope verification error: ${(e as Error).message}`
+    );
+  }
+
+  // 4a. Run EL and signature verification in parallel
+  const [execResult, signatureValid] = await Promise.all([
     this.executionEngine.notifyNewPayload(
       fork,
       envelope.payload,
@@ -149,45 +163,22 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
 
     opts.validSignature === true
       ? Promise.resolve(true)
-      : (async () => {
-          const signatureSet = getExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignatureSet(
-            this.config,
-            this.pubkeyCache,
-            blockState,
-            signedEnvelope,
-            payloadInput.proposerIndex
-          );
-          return this.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet]);
-        })(),
-
-    // Signature verified separately above.
-    // State root check is done separately below with better error typing (matching block pipeline pattern).
-    (async () => {
-      try {
-        return {
-          postPayloadState: blockState.processExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope, {
-            verifySignature: false,
-            verifyStateRoot: false,
-          }),
-        };
-      } catch (e) {
-        throw new PayloadError(
-          {
-            code: PayloadErrorCode.STATE_TRANSITION_ERROR,
-            message: (e as Error).message,
-          },
-          `State transition error: ${(e as Error).message}`
-        );
-      }
-    })(),
+      : verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignature(
+          this.config,
+          blockState,
+          this.pubkeyCache,
+          signedEnvelope,
+          payloadInput.proposerIndex,
+          this.bls
+        ),
   ]);
 
-  // 5a. Check signature verification result
+  // 4b. Check signature verification result
   if (!signatureValid) {
     throw new PayloadError({code: PayloadErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE});
   }
 
-  // 5b. Handle EL response
+  // 4c. Handle EL response
   switch (execResult.status) {
     case ExecutionPayloadStatus.VALID:
       break;
@@ -213,47 +204,33 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
       });
   }
 
-  // 5c. Compute post-payload state root
-  const postPayloadState = postPayloadResult.postPayloadState;
-  const postPayloadStateRoot = postPayloadState.hashTreeRoot();
-
-  // 6. Persist payload envelope to hot DB (performed asynchronously to avoid blocking)
+  // 5. Persist payload envelope to hot DB. Wait for write-queue space here to apply backpressure
+  // on the import pipeline during sync, then perform the write asynchronously to avoid blocking.
+  await this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.waitForSpace();
   this.unfinalizedPayloadEnvelopeWrites.push(payloadInput).catch((e) => {
     if (!isQueueErrorAborted(e)) {
       this.logger.error(
         "Error pushing payload envelope to unfinalized write queue",
-        {slot: envelope.payload.slotNumber, blockRoot: blockRootHex},
+        {slot, blockRoot: blockRootHex},
         e as Error
       );
     }
   });
 
-  // 7. Update fork choice
-  this.forkChoice.onExecutionPayload(
-    blockRootHex,
-    blockHashHex,
-    envelope.payload.blockNumber,
-    toRootHex(postPayloadStateRoot),
-    toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(execResult.status)
-  );
-
-  // 8. Cache payload state
-  this.regen.processState(blockRootHex, postPayloadState);
-  if (postPayloadState.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH === 0) {
-    const {checkpoint} = postPayloadState.computeAnchorCheckpoint();
-    this.regen.addCheckpointState(checkpoint, postPayloadState);
-  }
+  // 6. Update fork choice, transitions the block's PENDING variant to FULL
+  const execStatus = toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(execResult.status);
+  this.forkChoice.onExecutionPayload(blockRootHex, blockHashHex, envelope.payload.blockNumber, execStatus);
 
-  // 9. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
+  // 7. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
   this.metrics?.importPayload.bySource.inc({source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source});
   for (const {source} of payloadInput.getSampledColumnsWithSource()) {
     this.metrics?.importPayload.columnsBySource.inc({source});
   }
 
-  // 10. Emit event after payload is fully verified and imported to fork choice, only for recent enough payloads
-  if (this.clock.currentSlot - envelope.payload.slotNumber < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
+  // 8. Emit event after payload is fully verified and imported to fork choice, only for recent enough payloads
+  if (this.clock.currentSlot - slot < EVENTSTREAM_EMIT_RECENT_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_SLOTS) {
     this.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayload, {
-      slot: envelope.payload.slotNumber,
+      slot,
       builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
       blockHash: blockHashHex,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
@@ -263,9 +240,27 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   }
 
   this.logger.verbose("Execution payload imported", {
-    slot: envelope.payload.slotNumber,
+    slot,
     builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
     blockRoot: blockRootHex,
     blockHash: blockHashHex,
   });
 }
+
+/**
+ * Process an execution payload envelope end-to-end: wait for DA, then import.
+ *
+ * Used by the PayloadEnvelopeProcessor queue (gossip / API / unknown-payload sync) — i.e.
+ * callers that have NOT already awaited DA themselves. Range sync's inline dispatch in
+ * processBlocks skips this wrapper and calls `importExecutionPayload` directly, since
+ * `verifyBlocksInEpoch` already awaited DA for the segment.
+ */
+export async function processExecutionPayload(
+  this: BeaconChain,
+  payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput,
+  signal: AbortSignal,
+  opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
+): Promise<void> {
+  await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability([payloadInput], signal);
+  await importExecutionPayload.call(this, payloadInput, opts);
+}

package/src/chain/blocks/index.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {SignedBeaconBlock} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {SignedBeaconBlock, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {isErrorAborted, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {nextEventLoop} from "../../util/eventLoop.js";
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {BlockError, BlockErrorCode, isBlockErrorAborted} from "../errors/index.j
 import {BlockProcessOpts} from "../options.js";
 import {IBlockInput} from "./blockInput/types.js";
 import {importBlock} from "./importBlock.js";
+import {importExecutionPayload} from "./importExecutionPayload.js";
+import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "./payloadEnvelopeInput/payloadEnvelopeInput.js";
 import {FullyVerifiedBlock, ImportBlockOpts} from "./types.js";
 import {assertLinearChainSegment} from "./utils/chainSegment.js";
 import {verifyBlocksInEpoch} from "./verifyBlock.js";
@@ -21,20 +23,24 @@ const QUEUE_MAX_LENGTH = 256;
  * BlockProcessor processes block jobs in a queued fashion, one after the other.
  */
 export class BlockProcessor {
-  readonly jobQueue: JobItemQueue<[IBlockInput[], ImportBlockOpts], void>;
+  readonly jobQueue: JobItemQueue<[IBlockInput[], Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null, ImportBlockOpts], void>;
 
   constructor(chain: BeaconChain, metrics: Metrics | null, opts: BlockProcessOpts, signal: AbortSignal) {
-    this.jobQueue = new JobItemQueue<[IBlockInput[], ImportBlockOpts], void>(
-      (job, importOpts) => {
-        return processBlocks.call(chain, job, {...opts, ...importOpts});
+    this.jobQueue = new JobItemQueue<[IBlockInput[], Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null, ImportBlockOpts], void>(
+      (job, payloadEnvelopes, importOpts) => {
+        return processBlocks.call(chain, job, payloadEnvelopes, {...opts, ...importOpts});
       },
       {maxLength: QUEUE_MAX_LENGTH, noYieldIfOneItem: true, signal},
       metrics?.blockProcessorQueue ?? undefined
     );
   }
 
-  async processBlocksJob(job: IBlockInput[], opts: ImportBlockOpts = {}): Promise<void> {
-    await this.jobQueue.push(job, opts);
+  async processBlocksJob(
+    job: IBlockInput[],
+    payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
+    opts: ImportBlockOpts = {}
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    await this.jobQueue.push(job, payloadEnvelopes, opts);
   }
 }
 
@@ -51,16 +57,13 @@ export class BlockProcessor {
 export async function processBlocks(
   this: BeaconChain,
   blocks: IBlockInput[],
+  payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
   opts: BlockProcessOpts & ImportBlockOpts
 ): Promise<void> {
   if (blocks.length === 0) {
     return; // TODO: or throw?
   }
 
-  if (blocks.length > 1) {
-    assertLinearChainSegment(this.config, blocks);
-  }
-
   try {
     const {relevantBlocks, parentSlots, parentBlock} = verifyBlocksSanityChecks(this, blocks, opts);
 
@@ -70,10 +73,25 @@ export async function processBlocks(
       return;
     }
 
+    const {warnings: orphanedPayloads} = assertLinearChainSegment(
+      this.config,
+      relevantBlocks,
+      payloadEnvelopes,
+      parentBlock
+    );
+    if (orphanedPayloads != null) {
+      for (const orphaned of orphanedPayloads) {
+        this.logger.debug("Orphaned payload envelope in chain segment", {
+          slot: orphaned.slot,
+          blockRoot: orphaned.payloadEnvelopeInput.blockRootHex,
+        });
+      }
+    }
+
     // Fully verify a block to be imported immediately after. Does not produce any side-effects besides adding intermediate
     // states in the state cache through regen.
     const {postStates, dataAvailabilityStatuses, proposerBalanceDeltas, segmentExecStatus, indexedAttestationsByBlock} =
-      await verifyBlocksInEpoch.call(this, parentBlock, relevantBlocks, opts);
+      await verifyBlocksInEpoch.call(this, parentBlock, relevantBlocks, payloadEnvelopes, opts);
 
     // If segmentExecStatus has lvhForkchoice then, the entire segment should be invalid
     // and we need to further propagate
@@ -89,7 +107,6 @@ export async function processBlocks(
       (block, i): FullyVerifiedBlock => ({
         blockInput: block,
         postState: postStates[i],
-        postPayloadState: null,
         parentBlockSlot: parentSlots[i],
         executionStatus: executionStatuses[i],
         // start supporting optimistic syncing/processing
@@ -104,6 +121,20 @@ export async function processBlocks(
     for (const fullyVerifiedBlock of fullyVerifiedBlocks) {
       // TODO: Consider batching importBlock too if it takes significant time
       await importBlock.call(this, fullyVerifiedBlock, opts);
+
+      const slot = fullyVerifiedBlock.blockInput.getBlock().message.slot;
+      const payloadInput = payloadEnvelopes?.get(slot);
+      if (payloadInput?.hasPayloadEnvelope()) {
+        if (!payloadInput.isComplete()) {
+          // we validated DA before reaching this
+          throw new Error(`Payload envelope for slot ${slot} not complete after DA verification`);
+        }
+        // we already awaited DA in verifyBlocksInEpoch for this segment
+        // TODO GLOAS: may need FullyVerifiedPayload here with DatAvailabilityStatus added from here
+        // the current flow use that data from the forkchoice pending node which is not correct
+        await importExecutionPayload.call(this, payloadInput, {validSignature: false});
+      }
+
       await nextEventLoop();
     }
   } catch (e) {

package/src/chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeProcessor.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
 import {JobItemQueue} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
 import type {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.js";
-import {importExecutionPayload} from "./importExecutionPayload.js";
+import {processExecutionPayload} from "./importExecutionPayload.js";
 import {ImportPayloadOpts} from "./types.js";
 
 // TODO GLOAS: Set to be equal to DEFAULT_MAX_PENDING_UNFINALIZED_PAYLOAD_ENVELOPE_WRITES for now
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeProcessor {
     this.jobQueue = new JobItemQueue<[PayloadEnvelopeInput, ImportPayloadOpts], void>(
       (payloadInput, opts) => {
         this.importStatus.set(payloadInput, PayloadEnvelopeImportStatus.importing);
-        return importExecutionPayload.call(chain, payloadInput, signal, opts);
+        return processExecutionPayload.call(chain, payloadInput, signal, opts);
       },
       {maxLength: QUEUE_MAX_LENGTH, noYieldIfOneItem: true, signal},
       metrics?.payloadEnvelopeProcessorQueue ?? undefined

package/src/chain/blocks/types.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import type {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {BlockExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import type {BlockExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkSeq} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {DataAvailabilityStatus, IBeaconStateView, computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import type {IndexedAttestation, Slot, fulu} from "@lodestar/types";
@@ -43,8 +43,9 @@ export enum BlobSidecarValidation {
 
 export type ImportPayloadOpts = {
   /**
-   * Set to true if envelope signature was already verified (e.g., during gossip/API validation).
-   * When false/undefined, signature will be verified during import.
+   * Set to true when the envelope was already validated upstream (e.g., gossip/API validation):
+   * signature is trusted and execution_requests_root was already verified against the bid.
+   * When false/undefined, both are verified during import.
    */
   validSignature?: boolean;
 };
@@ -88,7 +89,14 @@ export type ImportBlockOpts = {
   seenTimestampSec?: number;
 };
 
-type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
+/**
+ * A wrapper around a `SignedBeaconBlock` that indicates that this block is fully verified and ready to import.
+ *
+ * `executionStatus` reflects the outcome of execution payload verification at block-import time:
+ * - pre-gloas: Valid | Syncing | PreMerge (from EL notifyNewPayload against the in-block payload)
+ * - post-gloas: PayloadSeparated (payload arrives separately as an envelope and is imported later)
+ */
+export type FullyVerifiedBlock = {
   blockInput: IBlockInput;
   postState: IBeaconStateView;
   parentBlockSlot: Slot;
@@ -98,25 +106,6 @@ type FullyVerifiedBlockBase = {
   indexedAttestations: IndexedAttestation[];
   /** Seen timestamp seconds */
   seenTimestampSec: number;
+  /** If the execution payload couldn't be verified because of EL syncing status, used in optimistic sync */
+  executionStatus: BlockExecutionStatus | PayloadExecutionStatus;
 };
-
-/**
- * A wrapper around a `SignedBeaconBlock` that indicates that this block is fully verified and ready to import.
- *
- * Discriminated union on `postPayloadState`:
- * - `null`  → block has no pre-verified envelope; `executionStatus` is any `BlockExecutionStatus`
- * - non-null → envelope was pre-verified during state transition; `executionStatus` is narrowed to
- *              `Valid | Syncing` (matching what `forkChoice.onExecutionPayload` expects)
- */
-export type FullyVerifiedBlock = FullyVerifiedBlockBase &
-  (
-    | {
-        postPayloadState: null;
-        /** If the execution payload couldn't be verified because of EL syncing status, used in optimistic sync or for merge block */
-        executionStatus: BlockExecutionStatus;
-      }
-    | {
-        postPayloadState: IBeaconStateView;
-        executionStatus: PayloadExecutionStatus;
-      }
-  );

package/src/chain/blocks/utils/chainSegment.ts

@@ -1,29 +1,118 @@
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {Slot, isGloasBeaconBlock, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {BlockError, BlockErrorCode} from "../../errors/index.js";
 import {IBlockInput} from "../blockInput/types.js";
+import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../payloadEnvelopeInput/payloadEnvelopeInput.js";
+
+export type OrphanedPayloadEnvelope = {
+  slot: Slot;
+  payloadEnvelopeInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput;
+};
+
+export type ChainSegmentResult = {warnings: OrphanedPayloadEnvelope[] | null};
 
 /**
- * Assert this chain segment of blocks is linear with slot numbers and hashes
+ * Assert this chain segment of blocks is linear with slot numbers and hashes,
+ * and that the provided envelopes are consistent with their respective blocks.
+ *
+ * Must be called after verifyBlocksSanityChecks so that parentBlock (from forkchoice)
+ * is available to seed the execution hash chain.
+ *
+ * For each block:
+ * - Verifies parent root + slot linearity
+ * - For gloas: verifies bid.parentBlockHash matches the tracked execution hash; if not, the
+ *   previous FULL envelope is treated as orphaned (segment continues as if previous slot was EMPTY)
+ * - If an envelope exists for this slot: verifies it references this block's root
+ * - Advances the tracked execution hash (FULL if envelope present, EMPTY if not)
  */
+export function assertLinearChainSegment(
+  config: ChainForkConfig,
+  blocks: IBlockInput[],
+  payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
+  parentBlock: ProtoBlock
+): ChainSegmentResult {
+  const warnings: OrphanedPayloadEnvelope[] = [];
 
-export function assertLinearChainSegment(config: ChainForkConfig, blocks: IBlockInput[]): void {
-  for (let i = 0; i < blocks.length - 1; i++) {
+  // Track the expected execution payload block hash through the segment.
+  // Starts from the known forkchoice parent's execution hash.
+  // - FULL variant (envelope present for slot): advances to envelope.payload.blockHash
+  // - EMPTY variant (no envelope for slot): execution hash is unchanged
+  // null only for pre-merge parents, which cannot precede gloas blocks.
+  let currentExecHash: string | null = parentBlock.executionPayloadBlockHash;
+  // Track the execution hash before the last FULL advancement so we can recover
+  // if the next block reveals that envelope was orphaned.
+  let prevExecHash: string | null = currentExecHash;
+  // The slot whose envelope last advanced currentExecHash (for warning context).
+  let lastFullSlot: Slot | null = null;
+
+  for (let i = 0; i < blocks.length; i++) {
     const block = blocks[i].getBlock();
-    const child = blocks[i + 1].getBlock();
-    // If this block has a child in this chain segment, ensure that its parent root matches
-    // the root of this block.
-    if (
-      !ssz.Root.equals(
-        config.getForkTypes(block.message.slot).BeaconBlock.hashTreeRoot(block.message),
-        child.message.parentRoot
-      )
-    ) {
-      throw new BlockError(block, {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_PARENT_ROOTS});
+    const slot = block.message.slot;
+
+    if (i > 0) {
+      const prevBlock = blocks[i - 1].getBlock();
+      // Ensure parent root matches the previous block's root
+      if (
+        !ssz.Root.equals(
+          config.getForkTypes(prevBlock.message.slot).BeaconBlock.hashTreeRoot(prevBlock.message),
+          block.message.parentRoot
+        )
+      ) {
+        throw new BlockError(block, {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_PARENT_ROOTS});
+      }
+      // Ensure slots are strictly increasing
+      if (slot <= prevBlock.message.slot) {
+        throw new BlockError(block, {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_SLOTS});
+      }
     }
-    // Ensure that the slots are strictly increasing throughout the chain segment.
-    if (child.message.slot <= block.message.slot) {
-      throw new BlockError(block, {code: BlockErrorCode.NON_LINEAR_SLOTS});
+
+    if (isGloasBeaconBlock(block.message) && currentExecHash !== null) {
+      // Verify the bid's parentBlockHash matches the tracked execution hash.
+      // This ensures the block was built on the correct FULL or EMPTY variant of its parent.
+      const bidParentHash = toRootHex(block.message.body.signedExecutionPayloadBid.message.parentBlockHash);
+      if (bidParentHash !== currentExecHash) {
+        // Maybe the previous slot's FULL envelope was orphaned — try falling back.
+        // If even prevExecHash doesn't match, the segment is non-linear.
+        if (bidParentHash !== prevExecHash) {
+          throw new BlockError(block, {
+            code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN,
+            parentRoot: toRootHex(block.message.parentRoot),
+            parentBlockHash: bidParentHash,
+          });
+        }
+        if (lastFullSlot !== null && payloadEnvelopes !== null) {
+          const orphanedInput = payloadEnvelopes.get(lastFullSlot);
+          if (orphanedInput != null) {
+            warnings.push({slot: lastFullSlot, payloadEnvelopeInput: orphanedInput});
+          }
+        }
+        currentExecHash = prevExecHash;
+      }
+
+      const payloadInput = payloadEnvelopes?.get(slot) ?? null;
+      const payloadEnvelope = payloadInput?.hasPayloadEnvelope() ? payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope() : null;
+      if (payloadEnvelope !== null) {
+        // Verify the envelope references this block's root
+        const blockRoot = toRootHex(config.getForkTypes(slot).BeaconBlock.hashTreeRoot(block.message));
+        const envelopeBlockRoot = toRootHex(payloadEnvelope.message.beaconBlockRoot);
+        if (blockRoot !== envelopeBlockRoot) {
+          throw new BlockError(block, {
+            code: BlockErrorCode.ENVELOPE_BLOCK_ROOT_MISMATCH,
+            envelopeBlockRoot,
+            blockRoot,
+          });
+        }
+
+        // FULL variant: save state before advancing, then advance
+        prevExecHash = currentExecHash;
+        lastFullSlot = slot;
+        currentExecHash = toRootHex(payloadEnvelope.message.payload.blockHash);
+      }
+      // EMPTY variant: currentExecHash unchanged
     }
   }
+
+  return {warnings: warnings.length > 0 ? warnings : null};
 }