@lodestar/beacon-node 1.43.0-dev.e341cdc614 → 1.43.0-dev.e3c96e7a79

package/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts

@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@ import {getSafeExecutionBlockHash} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkPostBellatrix, ForkSeq, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH, isForkPostBellatrix} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   IBeaconStateView,
+  IBeaconStateViewBellatrix,
   StateHashTreeRootSource,
   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 +83,8 @@ 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 updatedHead = headBlock;
 
       // PS: previously this was comparing slots, but that gave no leway on the skipped
       // slots on epoch bounday. Making it more fluid.
@@ -123,7 +127,6 @@ 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
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
               {dontTransferCache: !isEpochTransition},
               RegenCaller.predictProposerHead
             );
-            updatedHeadRoot = proposerHeadRoot;
+            updatedHead = proposerHead;
           }
 
           // Update the builder status, if enabled shoot an api call to check status
@@ -156,28 +159,54 @@ 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;
+        // Apply parent payload once here as it's reused by EL prep and SSE emit below
+        let stateAfterParentPayload: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix = updatedPrepareState;
+        if (isStatePostGloas(updatedPrepareState)) {
+          if (this.chain.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(updatedHead.blockRoot)) {
+            parentBlockHash = updatedPrepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash;
+            // Skip applying parent payload unless we're proposing the next slot or have to emit payload_attributes events
+            if (feeRecipient !== undefined || this.chain.opts.emitPayloadAttributes === true) {
+              const parentExecutionRequests = await this.chain.getParentExecutionRequests(
+                updatedHead.slot,
+                updatedHead.blockRoot
+              );
+              stateAfterParentPayload = updatedPrepareState.withParentPayloadApplied(parentExecutionRequests);
+            }
+          } else {
+            parentBlockHash = 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),
+            fromHex(updatedHead.blockRoot),
+            parentBlockHash,
             safeBlockHash,
             finalizedBlockHash,
-            updatedPrepareState,
+            stateAfterParentPayload,
             feeRecipient
           );
           this.logger.verbose("PrepareNextSlotScheduler prepared new payload", {
@@ -187,24 +216,30 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
           });
         }
 
-        if (!isStatePostBellatrix(updatedPrepareState)) {
-          throw new Error("Expected Bellatrix state for payload attributes");
+        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.pruneBelowParent(updatedHeadParent);
+          }
         }
 
         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)
         ) {
           const data = getPayloadAttributesForSSE(fork as ForkPostBellatrix, this.chain, {
-            prepareState: updatedPrepareState,
+            prepareState: stateAfterParentPayload,
             prepareSlot,
-            parentBlockRoot: fromHex(headRoot),
-            // 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",
+            parentBlockRoot: fromHex(updatedHead.blockRoot),
+            parentBlockHash,
+            feeRecipient: feeRecipient ?? "0x0000000000000000000000000000000000000000",
           });
           this.chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.payloadAttributes, {data, version: fork});
         }

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 {
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ export type ProduceFullGloas = {
   executionRequests: electra.ExecutionRequests;
   blobsBundle: BlobsBundle<ForkPostGloas>;
   cells: fulu.Cell[][];
+  parentBlockRoot: Root;
 };
 export type ProduceFullFulu = {
   type: BlockType.Full;
@@ -214,14 +215,28 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     });
 
     // Get execution payload from EL
+    let parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
+    let parentExecutionRequests: electra.ExecutionRequests;
+    // Apply parent payload once here as it's reused by EL prep and voluntary exit filtering below
+    let stateAfterParentPayload: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix = currentState;
+    const isExtendingPayload = this.forkChoice.shouldExtendPayload(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot));
+    if (isExtendingPayload) {
+      parentBlockHash = currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash;
+      parentExecutionRequests = await this.getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlock.slot, parentBlock.blockRoot);
+      stateAfterParentPayload = currentState.withParentPayloadApplied(parentExecutionRequests);
+    } else {
+      parentBlockHash = currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.parentBlockHash;
+      parentExecutionRequests = ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.defaultValue();
+    }
     const prepareRes = await prepareExecutionPayload(
       this,
       this.logger,
       fork,
       parentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash,
       safeBlockHash,
       finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
-      currentState,
+      stateAfterParentPayload,
       feeRecipient
     );
 
@@ -255,8 +270,8 @@ 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,
@@ -266,6 +281,7 @@ 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,
@@ -275,8 +291,19 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     const commonBlockBody = await commonBlockBodyPromise;
     const gloasBody = Object.assign({}, commonBlockBody) as gloas.BeaconBlockBody;
     gloasBody.signedExecutionPayloadBid = signedBid;
-    // TODO GLOAS: Get payload attestations from pool for previous slot
-    gloasBody.payloadAttestations = [];
+    gloasBody.payloadAttestations = this.payloadAttestationPool.getPayloadAttestationsForBlock(
+      parentBlock.blockRoot,
+      blockSlot - 1
+    );
+    gloasBody.parentExecutionRequests = parentExecutionRequests;
+    // Drop voluntary exits that parent_execution_requests have invalidated (e.g. a withdrawal
+    // request initiating an exit on the same validator). Op pool selected against the unapplied
+    // state, so re-validate against the post-apply state to avoid producing an invalid block.
+    if (isExtendingPayload && commonBlockBody.voluntaryExits.length > 0) {
+      gloasBody.voluntaryExits = commonBlockBody.voluntaryExits.filter((signedVoluntaryExit) =>
+        stateAfterParentPayload.isValidVoluntaryExit(signedVoluntaryExit, false)
+      );
+    }
     blockBody = gloasBody as AssembledBodyType<T>;
 
     // Store execution payload data required to construct execution payload envelope later
@@ -285,6 +312,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     gloasResult.executionRequests = executionRequests;
     gloasResult.blobsBundle = blobsBundle;
     gloasResult.cells = cells;
+    gloasResult.parentBlockRoot = fromHex(parentBlock.blockRoot);
 
     const fetchedTime = Date.now() / 1000 - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, this.genesisTime);
     this.metrics?.blockPayload.payloadFetchedTime.observe({prepType}, fetchedTime);
@@ -334,6 +362,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
             this.logger,
             fork,
             parentBlockRoot,
+            currentState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash,
             safeBlockHash,
             finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
             currentState,
@@ -442,6 +471,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
           this.logger,
           fork,
           parentBlockRoot,
+          currentState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash,
           safeBlockHash,
           finalizedBlockHash ?? ZERO_HASH_HEX,
           currentState,
@@ -607,17 +637,21 @@ export async function prepareExecutionPayload(
   logger: Logger,
   fork: ForkPostBellatrix,
   parentBlockRoot: Root,
+  parentBlockHash: Bytes32,
   safeBlockHash: RootHex,
   finalizedBlockHash: RootHex,
+  /**
+   * Post-gloas, when extending a full parent, callers must apply
+   * parent execution payload first (see `withParentPayloadApplied`).
+   */
   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),
@@ -646,12 +680,13 @@ 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
@@ -703,20 +738,34 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     prepareState,
     prepareSlot,
     parentBlockRoot,
+    parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
-  }: {prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix; prepareSlot: Slot; parentBlockRoot: Root; feeRecipient: string}
+  }: {
+    /**
+     * Post-gloas, when extending a full parent, callers must apply
+     * parent execution payload first (see `withParentPayloadApplied`).
+     */
+    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)}`);
     }
@@ -730,7 +779,7 @@ export function getPayloadAttributesForSSE(
     proposalSlot: prepareSlot,
     parentBlockNumber,
     parentBlockRoot,
-    parentBlockHash: parentHash,
+    parentBlockHash,
     payloadAttributes,
   };
   return ssePayloadAttributes;
@@ -745,11 +794,17 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
     prepareState,
     prepareSlot,
     parentBlockRoot,
+    parentBlockHash,
     feeRecipient,
   }: {
+    /**
+     * Post-gloas, when extending a full parent, callers must apply
+     * parent execution payload first (see `withParentPayloadApplied`).
+     */
     prepareState: IBeaconStateViewBellatrix;
     prepareSlot: Slot;
     parentBlockRoot: Root;
+    parentBlockHash: Bytes32;
     feeRecipient: string;
   }
 ): SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"] {
@@ -766,13 +821,24 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
       throw new Error("Expected Capella state for withdrawals");
     }
 
-    if (isStatePostGloas(prepareState) && !isParentBlockFull(prepareState)) {
-      // 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;
+    if (isStatePostGloas(prepareState)) {
+      const isExtendingPayload = byteArrayEquals(parentBlockHash, prepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash);
+      if (isExtendingPayload) {
+        // applyParentExecutionPayload sets latestBlockHash = parentBid.blockHash, so a mismatch
+        // here means the caller did not apply parent payload to prepareState
+        if (!byteArrayEquals(prepareState.latestBlockHash, prepareState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash)) {
+          throw new Error("Expected state with parent execution payload applied for withdrawals");
+        }
+        (payloadAttributes as capella.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).withdrawals =
+          prepareState.getExpectedWithdrawals().expectedWithdrawals;
+      } 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 =
@@ -784,6 +850,10 @@ 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/interface.ts

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

package/src/chain/regen/queued.ts

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
 import {IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {IBeaconStateView, computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, isGloasBeaconBlock, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BeaconBlock, Epoch, RootHex, Slot, phase0} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
 import {JobItemQueue} from "../../util/queue/index.js";
@@ -88,12 +88,7 @@ export class QueuedStateRegenerator implements IStateRegenerator {
    */
   getPreStateSync(block: BeaconBlock): IBeaconStateView | null {
     const parentRoot = toRootHex(block.parentRoot);
-    const parentBlock = isGloasBeaconBlock(block)
-      ? this.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(
-          parentRoot,
-          toRootHex(block.body.signedExecutionPayloadBid.message.parentBlockHash)
-        )
-      : this.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRoot);
+    const parentBlock = this.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRoot);
     if (!parentBlock) {
       throw new RegenError({
         code: RegenErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORKCHOICE,

package/src/chain/regen/regen.ts

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import {
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeStartSlotAtEpoch,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {BeaconBlock, RootHex, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot, isGloasBeaconBlock} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {BeaconBlock, RootHex, SignedBeaconBlock, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, fromHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBeaconDb} from "../../db/index.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
@@ -57,12 +57,7 @@ export class StateRegenerator implements IStateRegeneratorInternal {
     regenCaller: RegenCaller
   ): Promise<IBeaconStateView> {
     const parentRoot = toRootHex(block.parentRoot);
-    const parentBlock = isGloasBeaconBlock(block)
-      ? this.modules.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(
-          parentRoot,
-          toRootHex(block.body.signedExecutionPayloadBid.message.parentBlockHash)
-        )
-      : this.modules.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRoot);
+    const parentBlock = this.modules.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRoot);
     if (!parentBlock) {
       throw new RegenError({
         code: RegenErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORKCHOICE,

package/src/chain/seenCache/index.ts

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

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenPayloadEnvelopeInput.ts

@@ -1,9 +1,12 @@
-import {CheckpointWithHex} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
+import {CheckpointWithHex, IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {RootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
+import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {SerializedCache} from "../../util/serializedCache.js";
+import {isDaOutOfRange} from "../blocks/blockInput/index.js";
 import {CreateFromBlockProps, PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 import {ChainEvent, ChainEventEmitter} from "../emitter.js";
 
@@ -11,6 +14,9 @@ export type {PayloadEnvelopeInputState} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/ind
 export {PayloadEnvelopeInput} from "../blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
 
 export type SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules = {
+  config: ChainForkConfig;
+  clock: IClock;
+  forkChoice: IForkChoice;
   chainEvents: ChainEventEmitter;
   signal: AbortSignal;
   serializedCache: SerializedCache;
@@ -21,10 +27,20 @@ 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 config: ChainForkConfig;
+  private readonly clock: IClock;
+  private readonly forkChoice: IForkChoice;
   private readonly chainEvents: ChainEventEmitter;
   private readonly signal: AbortSignal;
   private readonly serializedCache: SerializedCache;
@@ -32,7 +48,19 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
   private readonly logger?: Logger;
   private payloadInputs = new Map<RootHex, PayloadEnvelopeInput>();
 
-  constructor({chainEvents, signal, serializedCache, metrics, logger}: SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules) {
+  constructor({
+    config,
+    clock,
+    forkChoice,
+    chainEvents,
+    signal,
+    serializedCache,
+    metrics,
+    logger,
+  }: SeenPayloadEnvelopeInputModules) {
+    this.config = config;
+    this.clock = clock;
+    this.forkChoice = forkChoice;
     this.chainEvents = chainEvents;
     this.signal = signal;
     this.serializedCache = serializedCache;
@@ -51,14 +79,13 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
       });
     }
 
-    this.chainEvents.on(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.onFinalized);
+    this.chainEvents.on(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.pruneFinalized);
     this.signal.addEventListener("abort", () => {
-      this.chainEvents.off(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.onFinalized);
+      this.chainEvents.off(ChainEvent.forkChoiceFinalized, this.pruneFinalized);
     });
   }
 
-  private onFinalized = (checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex): void => {
-    // Prune all entries with slot < finalized slot
+  private pruneFinalized = (checkpoint: CheckpointWithHex): void => {
     const finalizedSlot = computeStartSlotAtEpoch(checkpoint.epoch);
     let deletedCount = 0;
     for (const [, input] of this.payloadInputs) {
@@ -67,16 +94,32 @@ export class SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput {
         deletedCount++;
       }
     }
-    this.logger?.debug("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.onFinalized deleted cached entries", {deletedCount});
+
+    this.logger?.debug("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneFinalized deleted entries", {
+      finalizedSlot,
+      finalizedRoot: checkpoint.rootHex,
+      deletedCount,
+    });
   };
 
-  add(props: CreateFromBlockProps): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
-    if (this.payloadInputs.has(props.blockRootHex)) {
-      throw new Error(`PayloadEnvelopeInput already exists for block ${props.blockRootHex}`);
+  add(props: Omit<CreateFromBlockProps, "daOutOfRange">): PayloadEnvelopeInput {
+    const existing = this.payloadInputs.get(props.blockRootHex);
+    if (existing !== undefined) {
+      this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.add reused existing entry", {
+        slot: existing.slot,
+        root: props.blockRootHex,
+      });
+      return existing;
     }
-    const input = PayloadEnvelopeInput.createFromBlock(props);
+    const daOutOfRange = isDaOutOfRange(this.config, props.forkName, props.block.message.slot, this.clock.currentEpoch);
+    const input = PayloadEnvelopeInput.createFromBlock({...props, daOutOfRange});
     this.payloadInputs.set(props.blockRootHex, input);
     this.metrics?.seenCache.payloadEnvelopeInput.created.inc();
+    this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.add created new entry", {
+      slot: input.slot,
+      root: props.blockRootHex,
+      daOutOfRange,
+    });
     return input;
   }
 
@@ -88,17 +131,25 @@ 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;
   }
 
+  pruneBelowParent(parentBlock: ProtoBlock): void {
+    for (const block of this.forkChoice.getAllAncestorBlocks(parentBlock.blockRoot, parentBlock.payloadStatus)) {
+      if (block.slot < parentBlock.slot) {
+        const input = this.payloadInputs.get(block.blockRoot);
+        if (input) {
+          this.evictPayloadInput(input);
+          this.logger?.verbose("SeenPayloadEnvelopeInput.pruneBelowParent deleted", {
+            slot: block.slot,
+            root: block.blockRoot,
+          });
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   private evictPayloadInput(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput): void {
     this.serializedCache.delete(payloadInput.getSerializedCacheKeys());
     this.payloadInputs.delete(payloadInput.blockRootHex);

package/src/chain/seenCache/seenProposerPreferences.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import {RootHex, Slot, ValidatorIndex} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {MapDef} from "@lodestar/utils";
+
+/**
+ * Tracks signed proposer preferences we've already seen per (dependent_root, proposal_slot, validator_index).
+ */
+export class SeenProposerPreferences {
+  private readonly validatorByDependentRootBySlot = new MapDef<Slot, Map<RootHex, ValidatorIndex>>(
+    () => new Map<RootHex, ValidatorIndex>()
+  );
+
+  isKnown(dependentRoot: RootHex, proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): boolean {
+    return this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.get(proposalSlot)?.get(dependentRoot) === validatorIndex;
+  }
+
+  add(dependentRoot: RootHex, proposalSlot: Slot, validatorIndex: ValidatorIndex): void {
+    this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.getOrDefault(proposalSlot).set(dependentRoot, validatorIndex);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Entries are only load-bearing while `proposal_slot > current_slot`. Once the slot has
+   * passed the `[IGNORE] proposal_slot > current_slot` gossip rule takes over, so drop them
+   * on each slot tick.
+   */
+  prune(currentSlot: Slot): void {
+    for (const slot of this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.keys()) {
+      if (slot < currentSlot) {
+        this.validatorByDependentRootBySlot.delete(slot);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}

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());