@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.dfb984e779 → 1.43.0-dev.e3c96e7a79

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -9,14 +9,7 @@ import {
   NotReorgedReason,
   getSafeExecutionBlockHash,
 } from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
-import {
-  ForkPostAltair,
-  ForkPostElectra,
-  ForkPostGloas,
-  ForkSeq,
-  MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD,
-  SLOTS_PER_EPOCH,
-} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {ForkPostAltair, ForkPostElectra, ForkSeq, MAX_SEED_LOOKAHEAD, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   IBeaconStateView,
   RootCache,
@@ -27,17 +20,7 @@ import {
   isStatePostAltair,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {
-  Attestation,
-  BeaconBlock,
-  SignedBeaconBlock,
-  altair,
-  capella,
-  electra,
-  isGloasBeaconBlock,
-  phase0,
-  ssz,
-} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {Attestation, BeaconBlock, altair, capella, electra, isGloasBeaconBlock, phase0, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {isErrorAborted, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {callInNextEventLoop} from "../../util/eventLoop.js";
@@ -86,8 +69,8 @@ export async function importBlock(
   fullyVerifiedBlock: FullyVerifiedBlock,
   opts: ImportBlockOpts
 ): Promise<void> {
-  const {blockInput, postState, parentBlockSlot, executionStatus, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} =
-    fullyVerifiedBlock;
+  const {blockInput, postState, parentBlockSlot, dataAvailabilityStatus, indexedAttestations} = fullyVerifiedBlock;
+  let {executionStatus} = fullyVerifiedBlock;
   const block = blockInput.getBlock();
   const source = blockInput.getBlockSource();
   const {slot: blockSlot} = block.message;
@@ -122,13 +105,23 @@ export async function importBlock(
 
   // Should compute checkpoint balances before forkchoice.onBlock
   this.checkpointBalancesCache.processState(blockRootHex, postState);
+  if (fork >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+    const parentRootHex = toRootHex(block.message.parentRoot);
+    const parentBlock = this.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRootHex);
+    if (parentBlock === null) {
+      throw Error(`Parent block not found in forkChoice, parentRoot=${parentRootHex}`);
+    }
+    if (parentBlock.executionStatus === ExecutionStatus.Invalid) {
+      throw Error(`Parent block has invalid execution status, parentRoot=${parentRootHex}`);
+    }
+    executionStatus = parentBlock.executionStatus;
+  }
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
     postState,
     blockDelaySec,
     currentSlot,
-    fork >= ForkSeq.gloas ? ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated : executionStatus,
-    // TODO GLOAS: this is not useful post-gloas, may need to remove it?
+    executionStatus,
     dataAvailabilityStatus
   );
 
@@ -136,33 +129,6 @@ 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 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>,
-      forkName: blockInput.forkName,
-      sampledColumns: this.custodyConfig.sampledColumns,
-      custodyColumns: this.custodyConfig.custodyColumns,
-      timeCreatedSec: fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec,
-    });
-    this.logger.debug("Created PayloadEnvelopeInput for block", {
-      slot: blockSlot,
-      root: blockRootHex,
-      source: source.source,
-      ...(opts.seenTimestampSec !== undefined ? {recvToImport: Date.now() / 1000 - opts.seenTimestampSec} : {}),
-    });
-
-    // Immediately attempt fetch of data columns from execution engine as the bid contains kzg commitments
-    // which is all the information we need so there is no reason to delay until execution payload arrives
-    // TODO GLOAS: If we want EL retries after this initial attempt, add an explicit retry policy here
-    // (for example later in the slot). Do not couple retries to incoming gossip columns.
-    // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves waitForAllData for any
-    // in-flight importExecutionPayload. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
-    this.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput);
-  }
-
   this.metrics?.importBlock.bySource.inc({source: source.source});
   this.logger.verbose("Added block to forkchoice and state cache", {slot: blockSlot, root: blockRootHex});
 

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
-import {ExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
-import {isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {fromHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {ExecutionStatus, PayloadExecutionStatus, getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {DataAvailabilityStatus, isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {isErrorAborted} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {ZERO_HASH_HEX} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {ExecutionPayloadStatus} from "../../execution/index.js";
 import {isQueueErrorAborted} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
 import {BeaconChain} from "../chain.js";
@@ -60,7 +61,6 @@ function toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(status: ExecutionPayloadStatus): PayloadExe
   switch (status) {
     case ExecutionPayloadStatus.VALID:
       return ExecutionStatus.Valid;
-    // TODO GLOAS: Handle optimistic import for payload
     case ExecutionPayloadStatus.SYNCING:
     case ExecutionPayloadStatus.ACCEPTED:
       return ExecutionStatus.Syncing;
@@ -85,12 +85,14 @@ function toForkChoiceExecutionStatus(status: ExecutionPayloadStatus): PayloadExe
  * 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
+ * 7. Queue notifyForkchoiceUpdate to engine api
+ * 8. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
+ * 9. Emit `execution_payload` event
  */
 export async function importExecutionPayload(
   this: BeaconChain,
   payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput,
+  dataAvailabilityStatus: DataAvailabilityStatus,
   opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
   const signedEnvelope = payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope();
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
       fork,
       envelope.payload,
       payloadInput.getVersionedHashes(),
-      fromHex(protoBlock.parentRoot),
+      envelope.parentBeaconBlockRoot,
       envelope.executionRequests
     ),
 
@@ -219,23 +221,40 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
 
   // 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);
+  this.forkChoice.onExecutionPayload(
+    blockRootHex,
+    blockHashHex,
+    envelope.payload.blockNumber,
+    execStatus,
+    dataAvailabilityStatus
+  );
+
+  // 7. Queue notifyForkchoiceUpdate to engine api
+  const head = this.forkChoice.getHead();
+  if (!this.opts.disableImportExecutionFcU && blockRootHex === head.blockRoot) {
+    const safeBlockHash = getSafeExecutionBlockHash(this.forkChoice);
+    const finalizedBlockHash = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedBlock().executionPayloadBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX;
+    this.executionEngine.notifyForkchoiceUpdate(fork, blockHashHex, safeBlockHash, finalizedBlockHash).catch((e) => {
+      if (!isErrorAborted(e) && !isQueueErrorAborted(e)) {
+        this.logger.error("Error pushing notifyForkchoiceUpdate()", {blockHashHex, finalizedBlockHash}, e);
+      }
+    });
+  }
 
-  // 7. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
+  // 8. 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});
   }
 
-  // 8. Emit event after payload is fully verified and imported to fork choice, only for recent enough payloads
+  // 9. 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,
       builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
       blockHash: blockHashHex,
       blockRoot: blockRootHex,
-      // TODO GLOAS: revisit once we support optimistic import
-      executionOptimistic: false,
+      executionOptimistic: execStatus === ExecutionStatus.Syncing,
     });
   }
 
@@ -261,6 +280,6 @@ export async function processExecutionPayload(
   signal: AbortSignal,
   opts: ImportPayloadOpts = {}
 ): Promise<void> {
-  await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability([payloadInput], signal);
-  await importExecutionPayload.call(this, payloadInput, opts);
+  const {dataAvailabilityStatuses} = await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability([payloadInput], signal);
+  await importExecutionPayload.call(this, payloadInput, dataAvailabilityStatuses[0], opts);
 }

package/src/chain/blocks/index.ts

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export async function processBlocks(
   }
 
   try {
-    const {relevantBlocks, parentSlots, parentBlock} = verifyBlocksSanityChecks(this, blocks, opts);
+    const {relevantBlocks, parentSlots, parentBlock} = verifyBlocksSanityChecks(this, blocks, payloadEnvelopes, opts);
 
     // No relevant blocks, skip verifyBlocksInEpoch()
     if (relevantBlocks.length === 0 || parentBlock === null) {
@@ -90,8 +90,14 @@ export async function processBlocks(
 
     // 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, payloadEnvelopes, opts);
+    const {
+      postStates,
+      blockDAStatuses,
+      payloadDAStatuses,
+      proposerBalanceDeltas,
+      segmentExecStatus,
+      indexedAttestationsByBlock,
+    } = 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
@@ -103,26 +109,37 @@ export async function processBlocks(
     }
 
     const {executionStatuses} = segmentExecStatus;
-    const fullyVerifiedBlocks = relevantBlocks.map(
-      (block, i): FullyVerifiedBlock => ({
+    const verifiedBlocksBySlot = new Map<Slot, FullyVerifiedBlock>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < relevantBlocks.length; i++) {
+      const block = relevantBlocks[i];
+      verifiedBlocksBySlot.set(block.getBlock().message.slot, {
         blockInput: block,
         postState: postStates[i],
         parentBlockSlot: parentSlots[i],
         executionStatus: executionStatuses[i],
         // start supporting optimistic syncing/processing
-        dataAvailabilityStatus: dataAvailabilityStatuses[i],
+        dataAvailabilityStatus: blockDAStatuses[i],
         proposerBalanceDelta: proposerBalanceDeltas[i],
         indexedAttestations: indexedAttestationsByBlock[i],
         // TODO: Make this param mandatory and capture in gossip
         seenTimestampSec: opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Math.floor(Date.now() / 1000),
-      })
-    );
+      });
+    }
 
-    for (const fullyVerifiedBlock of fullyVerifiedBlocks) {
-      // TODO: Consider batching importBlock too if it takes significant time
-      await importBlock.call(this, fullyVerifiedBlock, opts);
+    // Iterate slots from the original `blocks` input (which spans the entire batch including
+    // slots filtered out of `relevantBlocks`). The first batch of a checkpoint sync may contain
+    // a payload at the anchor slot whose block is already in fork-choice (added by
+    // initializeForkChoice as PENDING+EMPTY) and therefore not in verifiedBlocksBySlot — the
+    // payload still needs to be imported here to populate the anchor's FULL variant so
+    // subsequent slots can find their parent payload.
+    const slots = Array.from(new Set(blocks.map((b) => b.getBlock().message.slot)));
+    for (const slot of slots) {
+      const fullyVerifiedBlock = verifiedBlocksBySlot.get(slot);
+      if (fullyVerifiedBlock !== undefined) {
+        // 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()) {
@@ -130,9 +147,11 @@ export async function processBlocks(
           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});
+        const payloadDA = payloadDAStatuses.get(slot);
+        if (payloadDA === undefined) {
+          throw new Error(`Missing payload DA status for slot ${slot}`);
+        }
+        await importExecutionPayload.call(this, payloadInput, payloadDA, {validSignature: false});
       }
 
       await nextEventLoop();

package/src/chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/payloadEnvelopeInput.ts

@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
   readonly proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex;
   readonly bid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid;
   readonly versionedHashes: VersionedHashes;
+  readonly daOutOfRange: boolean;
 
   private columnsCache = new Map<ColumnIndex, ColumnWithSource>();
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
     sampledColumns: ColumnIndex[];
     custodyColumns: ColumnIndex[];
     timeCreatedSec: number;
+    daOutOfRange: boolean;
   }) {
     this.blockRootHex = props.blockRootHex;
     this.slot = props.slot;
@@ -97,13 +99,14 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
     this.sampledColumns = props.sampledColumns;
     this.custodyColumns = props.custodyColumns;
     this.timeCreatedSec = props.timeCreatedSec;
+    this.daOutOfRange = props.daOutOfRange;
     this.payloadEnvelopeDataPromise = createPromise();
     this.allDataPromise = createPromise();
     this.columnsDataPromise = createPromise();
 
     const noBlobs = props.bid.blobKzgCommitments.length === 0;
     const noSampledColumns = props.sampledColumns.length === 0;
-    const hasAllData = noBlobs || noSampledColumns;
+    const hasAllData = props.daOutOfRange || noBlobs || noSampledColumns;
 
     if (hasAllData) {
       this.state = {hasPayload: false, hasAllData: true, hasComputedAllData: true};
@@ -125,6 +128,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
       sampledColumns: props.sampledColumns,
       custodyColumns: props.custodyColumns,
       timeCreatedSec: props.timeCreatedSec,
+      daOutOfRange: props.daOutOfRange,
     });
   }
 
@@ -152,6 +156,7 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
       throw new Error("Payload envelope beacon_block_root mismatch");
     }
 
+    // TODO GLOAS: track source by metrics, maybe inside the seen cache
     const source: SourceMeta = {
       source: props.source,
       seenTimestampSec: props.seenTimestampSec,
@@ -306,8 +311,11 @@ export class PayloadEnvelopeInput {
     return this.state.hasAllData;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Strictly checks missing sampled columns. Does NOT short-circuit on `state.hasAllData`.
+   */
   getMissingSampledColumnMeta(): MissingColumnMeta {
-    if (this.state.hasAllData) {
+    if (this.state.hasComputedAllData) {
       return {missing: [], versionedHashes: this.versionedHashes};
     }
 

package/src/chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/types.ts

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export type CreateFromBlockProps = {
   sampledColumns: ColumnIndex[];
   custodyColumns: ColumnIndex[];
   timeCreatedSec: number;
+  daOutOfRange: boolean;
 };
 
 export type AddPayloadEnvelopeProps = SourceMeta & {

package/src/chain/blocks/types.ts

@@ -94,7 +94,8 @@ export type ImportBlockOpts = {
  *
  * `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)
+ * - post-gloas: inherited from parent's chain (Valid/Syncing) by importBlock; payload arrives
+ *   separately as an envelope and creates the FULL variant later via onExecutionPayload
  */
 export type FullyVerifiedBlock = {
   blockInput: IBlockInput;

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

@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ export function assertLinearChainSegment(
   // - 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;
+  // Checkpoint sync first batch: parent is the anchor PENDING whose executionPayloadBlockHash
+  // is the inherited parentBlockHash semantic (= grandparent's payload), not its own payload.
+  // If parent's own payload envelope arrives in this batch, advance currentExecHash to that
+  // payload's blockHash so the segment validation sees the true EL chain head.
+  const parentPayloadInput = payloadEnvelopes?.get(parentBlock.slot);
+  if (parentPayloadInput?.hasPayloadEnvelope()) {
+    currentExecHash = parentPayloadInput.getBlockHashHex();
+  }
   // 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;

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlock.ts

@@ -41,7 +41,8 @@ export async function verifyBlocksInEpoch(
   postStates: IBeaconStateView[];
   proposerBalanceDeltas: number[];
   segmentExecStatus: SegmentExecStatus;
-  dataAvailabilityStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[];
+  blockDAStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[];
+  payloadDAStatuses: Map<Slot, DataAvailabilityStatus>;
   indexedAttestationsByBlock: IndexedAttestation[][];
 }> {
   const blocks = blockInputs.map((blockInput) => blockInput.getBlock());
@@ -116,28 +117,52 @@ export async function verifyBlocksInEpoch(
 
     // Pick the data-availability source by fork:
     // - Pre-Gloas: blob/Fulu-column data lives in IBlockInput → verifyBlocksDataAvailability.
-    // - Post-Gloas: verifyPayloadsDataAvailability
-    const daAvailabilityPromise =
+    // - Post-Gloas: verifyPayloadsDataAvailability (payload-level DA, keyed by slot).
+    const daAvailabilityPromise: Promise<{
+      blockDAStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[];
+      payloadDAStatuses: Map<Slot, DataAvailabilityStatus>;
+      availableTime: number;
+    }> =
       fork >= ForkSeq.gloas
         ? (async () => {
-            const payloadInputsForDa: PayloadEnvelopeInput[] = [];
-            for (const input of blockInputs) {
-              const pi = payloadEnvelopes?.get(input.slot);
-              if (pi !== undefined) payloadInputsForDa.push(pi);
+            // Validate DA for ALL payloads in the Map, not just those paired with blockInputs.
+            // A checkpoint-sync batch may include a payload for a slot whose block was filtered
+            // out of relevantBlocks (e.g., the anchor at the finalized slot); that payload still
+            // needs DA validation so it can be imported in processBlocks.
+            const payloadInputsForDa: PayloadEnvelopeInput[] =
+              payloadEnvelopes !== null ? Array.from(payloadEnvelopes.values()) : [];
+            const {dataAvailabilityStatuses, availableTime} = await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability(
+              payloadInputsForDa,
+              abortController.signal
+            );
+
+            const payloadDAStatuses = new Map<Slot, DataAvailabilityStatus>();
+            for (let i = 0; i < payloadInputsForDa.length; i++) {
+              payloadDAStatuses.set(payloadInputsForDa[i].slot, dataAvailabilityStatuses[i]);
             }
-            await verifyPayloadsDataAvailability(payloadInputsForDa, abortController.signal);
             return {
               // post-gloas, DataAvailabilityStatus is NotRequired for forkChoice.onBlock() ProtoBlock
-              dataAvailabilityStatuses: blockInputs.map(() => DataAvailabilityStatus.NotRequired),
-              availableTime: Date.now(),
+              blockDAStatuses: blockInputs.map(() => DataAvailabilityStatus.NotRequired),
+              payloadDAStatuses,
+              availableTime,
             };
           })()
-        : verifyBlocksDataAvailability(blockInputs, abortController.signal);
+        : (async () => {
+            const {dataAvailabilityStatuses, availableTime} = await verifyBlocksDataAvailability(
+              blockInputs,
+              abortController.signal
+            );
+            return {
+              blockDAStatuses: dataAvailabilityStatuses,
+              payloadDAStatuses: new Map<Slot, DataAvailabilityStatus>(),
+              availableTime,
+            };
+          })();
 
     // batch all I/O operations to reduce overhead
     const [
       segmentExecStatus,
-      {dataAvailabilityStatuses, availableTime},
+      {blockDAStatuses, payloadDAStatuses, availableTime},
       {postStates, proposerBalanceDeltas, verifyStateTime},
       {verifySignaturesTime},
     ] = await Promise.all([
@@ -258,7 +283,14 @@ export async function verifyBlocksInEpoch(
       );
     }
 
-    return {postStates, dataAvailabilityStatuses, proposerBalanceDeltas, segmentExecStatus, indexedAttestationsByBlock};
+    return {
+      postStates,
+      blockDAStatuses,
+      payloadDAStatuses,
+      proposerBalanceDeltas,
+      segmentExecStatus,
+      indexedAttestationsByBlock,
+    };
   } finally {
     abortController.abort();
   }

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlocksExecutionPayloads.ts

@@ -46,8 +46,7 @@ type VerifyBlockExecutionResponse =
   | VerifyExecutionErrorResponse
   | {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.Valid; lvhResponse: LVHValidResponse; execError: null}
   | {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.Syncing; lvhResponse?: LVHValidResponse; execError: null}
-  | {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge; lvhResponse: undefined; execError: null}
-  | {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated; lvhResponse: undefined; execError: null};
+  | {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge; lvhResponse: undefined; execError: null};
 
 /**
  * Verifies 1 or more execution payloads from a linear sequence of blocks.
@@ -145,9 +144,10 @@ export async function verifyBlockExecutionPayload(
 ): Promise<VerifyBlockExecutionResponse> {
   const block = blockInput.getBlock();
 
-  // Gloas block doesn't have execution payload. Return right away
+  // Gloas block doesn't have execution payload. Return Syncing as a placeholder; the actual
+  // status for gloas PENDING/EMPTY is derived from parent's chain in importBlock.
   if (isBlockInputNoData(blockInput)) {
-    return {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PayloadSeparated, lvhResponse: undefined, execError: null};
+    return {executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.Syncing, lvhResponse: undefined, execError: null};
   }
 
   /** Not null if execution is enabled */
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ export async function verifyBlockExecutionPayload(
         executionStatus,
         latestValidExecHash: execResult.latestValidHash,
         invalidateFromParentBlockRoot: blockInput.parentRootHex,
+        invalidateFromParentBlockHash: toRootHex(executionPayloadEnabled.parentHash),
       };
       const execError = new BlockError(block, {
         code: BlockErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_ERROR,
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ function getSegmentErrorResponse(
         executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.Invalid,
         latestValidExecHash: lvhResponse.latestValidExecHash,
         invalidateFromParentBlockRoot: parentBlock.blockRoot,
+        invalidateFromParentBlockHash: parentBlock.executionPayloadBlockHash,
       };
     }
   }

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyBlocksSanityChecks.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {BlockError, BlockErrorCode} from "../errors/index.js";
 import {IChainOptions} from "../options.js";
 import {IBlockInput} from "./blockInput/types.js";
+import {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "./payloadEnvelopeInput/payloadEnvelopeInput.js";
 import {ImportBlockOpts} from "./types.js";
 
 /**
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export function verifyBlocksSanityChecks(
     blacklistedBlocks: Map<RootHex, Slot | null>;
   },
   blocks: IBlockInput[],
+  payloadEnvelopes: Map<Slot, PayloadEnvelopeInput> | null,
   opts: ImportBlockOpts
 ): {
   relevantBlocks: IBlockInput[];
@@ -100,13 +102,21 @@ export function verifyBlocksSanityChecks(
         const parentBlockHash = toRootHex(block.message.body.signedExecutionPayloadBid.message.parentBlockHash);
         const parentBlockWithPayload = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(parentRoot, parentBlockHash);
         if (!parentBlockWithPayload) {
-          throw new BlockError(block, {
-            code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN,
-            parentRoot,
-            parentBlockHash,
-          });
+          // Checkpoint sync: parent's FULL variant may not be in fork-choice yet because the
+          // anchor block is initialized with PENDING+EMPTY only. The parent's payload arrives
+          // in the same batch via payloadEnvelopes and will be imported by processBlocks. If
+          // a matching payload is in the Map, accept the parent as known.
+          const parentPayloadInput = payloadEnvelopes?.get(parentBlockDefaultStatus.slot);
+          if (parentPayloadInput?.getBlockHashHex() !== parentBlockHash) {
+            throw new BlockError(block, {
+              code: BlockErrorCode.PARENT_PAYLOAD_UNKNOWN,
+              parentRoot,
+              parentBlockHash,
+            });
+          }
+        } else {
+          parentBlock = parentBlockWithPayload;
         }
-        parentBlock = parentBlockWithPayload;
       }
       // Parent is known to the fork-choice
       parentBlockSlot = parentBlock.slot;

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope.ts

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ export type VerifyExecutionPayloadEnvelopeOpts = {
  * performed outside this function, see `verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignature` and
  * `importExecutionPayload` which run both in parallel with this check.
  *
- * Spec: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.5/specs/gloas/fork-choice.md#new-verify_execution_payload_envelope
+ * Spec: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.6/specs/gloas/fork-choice.md#new-verify_execution_payload_envelope
  */
 export function verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
   config: BeaconConfig,
@@ -43,6 +43,11 @@ export function verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
       `Envelope's block is not the latest block header envelope=${toRootHex(envelope.beaconBlockRoot)} latestBlockHeader=${toRootHex(headerRoot)}`
     );
   }
+  if (!byteArrayEquals(envelope.parentBeaconBlockRoot, state.latestBlockHeader.parentRoot)) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Envelope's parent_beacon_block_root mismatch envelope=${toRootHex(envelope.parentBeaconBlockRoot)} state=${toRootHex(state.latestBlockHeader.parentRoot)}`
+    );
+  }
 
   // Verify consistency with the committed bid
   const bid = state.latestExecutionPayloadBid;
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ export function verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelope(
 /**
  * Verify the BLS signature of an execution payload envelope.
  *
- * Spec: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.5/specs/gloas/fork-choice.md#new-verify_execution_payload_envelope_signature
+ * Spec: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.6/specs/gloas/fork-choice.md#new-verify_execution_payload_envelope_signature
  */
 export async function verifyExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSignature(
   config: BeaconConfig,

package/src/chain/blocks/verifyPayloadsDataAvailability.ts

@@ -28,11 +28,14 @@ export async function verifyPayloadsDataAvailability(
   await Promise.all(promises);
 
   const availableTime = Math.max(0, Math.max(...payloadInputs.map((payloadInput) => payloadInput.getTimeComplete())));
-  const dataAvailabilityStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[] = payloadInputs.map((payloadInput) =>
-    payloadInput.getBlobKzgCommitments().length === 0
+  const dataAvailabilityStatuses: DataAvailabilityStatus[] = payloadInputs.map((payloadInput) => {
+    if (payloadInput.daOutOfRange) {
+      return DataAvailabilityStatus.OutOfRange;
+    }
+    return payloadInput.getBlobKzgCommitments().length === 0
       ? DataAvailabilityStatus.NotRequired
-      : DataAvailabilityStatus.Available
-  );
+      : DataAvailabilityStatus.Available;
+  });
 
   return {dataAvailabilityStatuses, availableTime};
 }