@lodestar/beacon-node 1.44.0-dev.1d0e0b9081 → 1.44.0-dev.6c85077978

package/src/chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.ts

@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     blockRootHex,
     blockHashHex,
     envelope.payload.blockNumber,
+    envelope.payload.gasLimit,
     execStatus,
     dataAvailabilityStatus
   );
@@ -254,7 +255,11 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
   }
 
   // 8. Record metrics for payload envelope and column sources
-  this.metrics?.importPayload.bySource.inc({source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source});
+  const delaySec = this.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
+  this.metrics?.importPayload.elapsedTimeTillImported.observe(
+    {source: payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelopeSource().source},
+    delaySec
+  );
   for (const {source} of payloadInput.getSampledColumnsWithSource()) {
     this.metrics?.importPayload.columnsBySource.inc({source});
   }
@@ -275,6 +280,7 @@ export async function importExecutionPayload(
     builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
     blockRoot: blockRootHex,
     blockHash: blockHashHex,
+    delaySec,
   });
 }
 

package/src/chain/chain.ts

@@ -1049,6 +1049,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
       feeRecipient,
       commonBlockBodyPromise,
       parentBlock,
+      builderBid,
     }: BlockAttributes & {commonBlockBodyPromise: Promise<CommonBlockBody>}
   ): Promise<{
     block: AssembledBlockType<T>;
@@ -1078,6 +1079,7 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
         proposerIndex,
         proposerPubKey,
         commonBlockBodyPromise,
+        builderBid,
       }
     );
 

package/src/chain/errors/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ export enum ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode {
   BID_TOO_HIGH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_BID_TOO_HIGH",
   TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS",
   UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT",
+  UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH",
   INVALID_SLOT = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SLOT",
   INVALID_SIGNATURE = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_INVALID_SIGNATURE",
   NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES = "EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_ERROR_NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES",
@@ -38,6 +39,7 @@ export type ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType =
       commitmentLimit: number;
     }
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT; parentBlockRoot: RootHex}
+  | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH; parentBlockHash: RootHex}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SLOT; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot}
   | {code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE; builderIndex: BuilderIndex; slot: Slot}
   | {
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@ export type ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType =
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_GAS_LIMIT_MISMATCH;
       builderIndex: BuilderIndex;
       bidGasLimit: number;
-      expectedGasLimit: number;
+      parentGasLimit: number;
+      targetGasLimit: number;
     };
 
 export class ExecutionPayloadBidError extends GossipActionError<ExecutionPayloadBidErrorType> {}

package/src/chain/forkChoice/index.ts

@@ -140,9 +140,11 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromFinalizedState(
               executionPayloadBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(state)
                 ? toRootHex(state.latestBlockHash)
                 : toRootHex(state.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash),
-              // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber is not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas (EIP-7732 removed
-              // latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until a solution is found.
+              // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber/GasLimit are not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas
+              // (EIP-7732 removed latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback —
+              // see initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState for the same caveat on validation.
               executionPayloadNumber: isStatePostGloas(state) ? 0 : state.payloadBlockNumber,
+              executionPayloadGasLimit: isStatePostGloas(state) ? 0 : state.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.gasLimit,
               executionStatus: blockHeader.slot === GENESIS_SLOT ? ExecutionStatus.Valid : ExecutionStatus.Syncing,
             }
           : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),
@@ -232,9 +234,17 @@ export function initializeForkChoiceFromUnfinalizedState(
           executionPayloadBlockHash: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState)
             ? toRootHex(unfinalizedState.latestBlockHash)
             : toRootHex(unfinalizedState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.blockHash),
-          // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber is not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas (EIP-7732 removed
-          // latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until a solution is found.
+          // TODO GLOAS: executionPayloadNumber/GasLimit are not tracked in BeaconState post-gloas
+          // (EIP-7732 removed latestExecutionPayloadHeader). Using 0 as unavailable fallback until
+          // a solution is found. The 0 doesn't gate validation in practice: at boot the head's
+          // PENDING variant's `executionPayloadBlockHash` is the *parent's* payload hash (per the
+          // PENDING/EMPTY convention), so gossip bids that reference the head's *own* payload
+          // hash won't match this variant anyway and will IGNORE until `onExecutionPayload`
+          // upgrades the head to FULL with real values.
           executionPayloadNumber: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState) ? 0 : unfinalizedState.payloadBlockNumber,
+          executionPayloadGasLimit: isStatePostGloas(unfinalizedState)
+            ? 0
+            : unfinalizedState.latestExecutionPayloadHeader.gasLimit,
           executionStatus: blockHeader.slot === GENESIS_SLOT ? ExecutionStatus.Valid : ExecutionStatus.Syncing,
         }
       : {executionPayloadBlockHash: null, executionStatus: ExecutionStatus.PreMerge}),

package/src/chain/opPools/executionPayloadBidPool.ts

@@ -12,13 +12,13 @@ type BlockRootHex = string;
 type BlockHashHex = string;
 
 /**
- * Store the best execution payload bid per slot / (parent block root, parent block hash).
+ * Store the best signed execution payload bid per slot / (parent block root, parent block hash).
  */
 export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
   private readonly bidByParentHashByParentRootBySlot = new MapDef<
     Slot,
-    MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid>>
-  >(() => new MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid>>(() => new Map()));
+    MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid>>
+  >(() => new MapDef<BlockRootHex, Map<BlockHashHex, gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid>>(() => new Map()));
   private lowestPermissibleSlot = 0;
 
   get size(): number {
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
     return count;
   }
 
-  add(bid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid): InsertOutcome {
-    const {slot, parentBlockRoot, parentBlockHash, value} = bid;
+  add(bid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid): InsertOutcome {
+    const {slot, parentBlockRoot, parentBlockHash, value} = bid.message;
     const lowestPermissibleSlot = this.lowestPermissibleSlot;
 
     if (slot < lowestPermissibleSlot) {
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
     const existing = bidByParentHash.get(parentHashHex);
 
     if (existing) {
-      const existingValue = existing.value;
+      const existingValue = existing.message.value;
       const newValue = value;
       if (newValue > existingValue) {
         bidByParentHash.set(parentHashHex, bid);
@@ -59,14 +59,15 @@ export class ExecutionPayloadBidPool {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Return the highest-value bid matching slot, parent block hash, and parent block root.
+   * Return the highest-value signed bid matching slot, parent block hash, and parent block root.
    * Used for gossip validation and block production.
    */
   getBestBid(
     slot: Slot,
-    parentBlockHash: BlockHashHex,
+    parentBlockHash: BlockHashHex | null,
     parentBlockRoot: BlockRootHex
-  ): gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | null {
+  ): gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid | null {
+    if (parentBlockHash === null) return null;
     const bidByParentHash = this.bidByParentHashByParentRootBySlot.get(slot)?.get(parentBlockRoot);
     return bidByParentHash?.get(parentBlockHash) ?? null;
   }

package/src/chain/prepareNextSlot.ts

@@ -169,7 +169,8 @@ export class PrepareNextSlotScheduler {
         // 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)) {
+          // Spec: should_build_on_full(store, head) — see produceBlockBody.ts for context.
+          if (this.chain.forkChoice.shouldBuildOnFull(updatedHead)) {
             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) {

package/src/chain/produceBlock/produceBlockBody.ts

@@ -18,9 +18,9 @@ import {
   G2_POINT_AT_INFINITY,
   IBeaconStateView,
   type IBeaconStateViewBellatrix,
-  type IBeaconStateViewGloas,
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeTimeAtSlot,
+  getExpectedGasLimit,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
   isStatePostCapella,
   isStatePostGloas,
@@ -50,16 +50,10 @@ import {
   gloas,
   ssz,
 } from "@lodestar/types";
-import {Logger, byteArrayEquals, fromHex, sleep, toHex, toPubkeyHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {GWEI_TO_WEI, 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 {
-  IExecutionBuilder,
-  IExecutionEngine,
-  PayloadAttributes,
-  PayloadId,
-  getExpectedGasLimit,
-} from "../../execution/index.js";
+import {IExecutionBuilder, IExecutionEngine, PayloadAttributes, PayloadId} from "../../execution/index.js";
 import {getShufflingDependentRoot} from "../../util/dependentRoot.js";
 import {fromGraffitiBytes} from "../../util/graffiti.js";
 import {kzg} from "../../util/kzg.js";
@@ -97,6 +91,8 @@ export type BlockAttributes = {
   slot: Slot;
   parentBlock: ProtoBlock;
   feeRecipient?: string;
+  /** When provided, build block with this builder bid instead of a self-build bid */
+  builderBid?: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
 };
 
 export enum BlockType {
@@ -156,6 +152,28 @@ export type ProduceResult =
   | ProduceFullPhase0
   | ProduceBlinded;
 
+/**
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * `getStateAfterParentPayload` is a thunk so the post-apply state is only materialized when
+ * actually needed (i.e. when extending the parent payload and there are exits to filter).
+ */
+function maybeFilterInvalidatedVoluntaryExits(
+  commonBlockBody: CommonBlockBody,
+  isExtendingPayload: boolean,
+  getStateAfterParentPayload: () => IBeaconStateViewBellatrix
+): CommonBlockBody["voluntaryExits"] {
+  if (!isExtendingPayload || commonBlockBody.voluntaryExits.length === 0) {
+    return commonBlockBody.voluntaryExits;
+  }
+  const state = getStateAfterParentPayload();
+  return commonBlockBody.voluntaryExits.filter((signedVoluntaryExit) =>
+    state.isValidVoluntaryExit(signedVoluntaryExit, false)
+  );
+}
+
 export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
   this: BeaconChain,
   blockType: T,
@@ -178,6 +196,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     proposerIndex,
     proposerPubKey,
     commonBlockBodyPromise,
+    builderBid,
   } = blockAttr;
   let executionPayloadValue: Wei;
   let blockBody: AssembledBodyType<T>;
@@ -198,7 +217,43 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
   };
   this.logger.verbose("Producing beacon block body", logMeta);
 
-  if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
+  if (builderBid !== undefined) {
+    if (!isStatePostGloas(currentState)) {
+      throw new Error("Expected Gloas state for builder bid block production");
+    }
+
+    const isExtendingPayload = byteArrayEquals(
+      builderBid.message.parentBlockHash,
+      currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash
+    );
+    const parentExecutionRequests = isExtendingPayload
+      ? await this.getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlock.slot, parentBlock.blockRoot)
+      : ssz.electra.ExecutionRequests.defaultValue();
+    executionPayloadValue = BigInt(builderBid.message.value) * GWEI_TO_WEI;
+
+    const commonBlockBody = await commonBlockBodyPromise;
+    const gloasBody = Object.assign({}, commonBlockBody) as gloas.BeaconBlockBody;
+    gloasBody.signedExecutionPayloadBid = builderBid;
+    gloasBody.payloadAttestations = this.payloadAttestationPool.getPayloadAttestationsForBlock(
+      parentBlock.blockRoot,
+      blockSlot - 1
+    );
+    gloasBody.parentExecutionRequests = parentExecutionRequests;
+    gloasBody.voluntaryExits = maybeFilterInvalidatedVoluntaryExits(commonBlockBody, isExtendingPayload, () =>
+      currentState.withParentPayloadApplied(parentExecutionRequests)
+    );
+    blockBody = gloasBody as AssembledBodyType<T>;
+
+    this.logger.verbose("Produced block with builder bid", {
+      slot: blockSlot,
+      builderIndex: builderBid.message.builderIndex,
+      bidValue: builderBid.message.value,
+      parentBlockHash: toRootHex(builderBid.message.parentBlockHash),
+      parentBlockRoot: toRootHex(builderBid.message.parentBlockRoot),
+      blockHash: toRootHex(builderBid.message.blockHash),
+      isExtendingPayload,
+    });
+  } else if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
     if (!isStatePostGloas(currentState)) {
       throw new Error("Expected Gloas state for Gloas block production");
     }
@@ -215,19 +270,16 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
 
     const endExecutionPayload = this.metrics?.executionBlockProductionTimeSteps.startTimer();
 
-    this.logger.verbose("Preparing execution payload from engine", {
-      slot: blockSlot,
-      parentBlockRoot: toRootHex(parentBlockRoot),
-      feeRecipient,
-    });
-
     // 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) {
+    // Spec: should_build_on_full(store, head). `parentBlock` is the proposer's head
+    // (set by chain.getProposerHead(slot)). Returns false when the PTC majority
+    // signalled the blob data is not available, forcing a build on EMPTY (reorg).
+    const isBuildingOnFull = this.forkChoice.shouldBuildOnFull(parentBlock);
+    if (isBuildingOnFull) {
       parentBlockHash = currentState.latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash;
       parentExecutionRequests = await this.getParentExecutionRequests(parentBlock.slot, parentBlock.blockRoot);
       stateAfterParentPayload = currentState.withParentPayloadApplied(parentExecutionRequests);
@@ -250,6 +302,16 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
     const {prepType, payloadId} = prepareRes;
     Object.assign(logMeta, {executionPayloadPrepType: prepType});
 
+    this.logger.verbose("Prepared execution payload from engine", {
+      slot: blockSlot,
+      parentBlockRoot: toRootHex(parentBlockRoot),
+      parentBlockHash: toRootHex(parentBlockHash),
+      feeRecipient,
+      prepType,
+      payloadId,
+      isBuildingOnFull,
+    });
+
     if (prepType !== PayloadPreparationType.Cached) {
       await sleep(PAYLOAD_GENERATION_TIME_MS);
     }
@@ -303,14 +365,11 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
       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)
-      );
-    }
+    gloasBody.voluntaryExits = maybeFilterInvalidatedVoluntaryExits(
+      commonBlockBody,
+      isBuildingOnFull,
+      () => stateAfterParentPayload
+    );
     blockBody = gloasBody as AssembledBodyType<T>;
 
     // Store execution payload data required to construct execution payload envelope later
@@ -331,6 +390,7 @@ export async function produceBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(
       fetchedTime,
       executionBlockHash: toRootHex(executionPayload.blockHash),
       blobs: blobsBundle.commitments.length,
+      gasLimit: executionPayload.gasLimit,
     });
 
     Object.assign(logMeta, {
@@ -869,9 +929,9 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
     (payloadAttributes as gloas.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).slotNumber = prepareSlot;
     (payloadAttributes as gloas.SSEPayloadAttributes["payloadAttributes"]).targetGasLimit = getProposerTargetGasLimit(
       chain,
-      prepareState,
       prepareSlot,
-      parentBlockRoot
+      parentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash
     );
   }
 
@@ -886,14 +946,20 @@ function preparePayloadAttributes(
  * (same `(slot, dependent_root)` lookup as gossip bid validation). When no matching
  * preferences are pooled, target the parent payload's gas limit so the gas limit stays
  * unchanged (`is_gas_limit_target_compatible` then requires `gas_limit == parent_gas_limit`).
+ *
+ * The parent payload's gas_limit is read from fork choice — the variant matching
+ * `(parentBlockRoot, parentBlockHash)` carries the correct value for both FULL parents
+ * (FULL.executionPayloadGasLimit = delivered payload's gas_limit) and EMPTY parents
+ * (EMPTY.executionPayloadGasLimit = inherited grandparent's gas_limit).
  */
 function getProposerTargetGasLimit(
   chain: {forkChoice: IForkChoice; proposerPreferencesPool: ProposerPreferencesPool},
-  state: IBeaconStateViewGloas,
   prepareSlot: Slot,
-  parentBlockRoot: Root
+  parentBlockRoot: Root,
+  parentBlockHash: Bytes32
 ): number {
-  const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(toRootHex(parentBlockRoot));
+  const parentBlockRootHex = toRootHex(parentBlockRoot);
+  const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentBlockRootHex);
   const dependentRootHex = (() => {
     if (parentBlock === null) {
       return null;
@@ -911,9 +977,17 @@ function getProposerTargetGasLimit(
   })();
 
   const pref = dependentRootHex !== null ? chain.proposerPreferencesPool.get(prepareSlot, dependentRootHex) : null;
-  // TODO GLOAS: state.latestExecutionPayloadBid is the latest *bid*, not the latest *executed*
-  // payload — for EMPTY parents this drifts. Consider having a default value like Prysm's DefaultBuilderGasLimit.
-  return Number(pref ? pref.message.targetGasLimit : state.latestExecutionPayloadBid.gasLimit);
+  if (pref !== null) {
+    return pref.message.targetGasLimit;
+  }
+
+  const parentPayloadVariant = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(parentBlockRootHex, toRootHex(parentBlockHash));
+  if (parentPayloadVariant === null || parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadBlockHash === null) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `Cannot resolve parent payload gas_limit for proposer targetGasLimit fallback parentBlockRoot=${parentBlockRootHex} parentBlockHash=${toRootHex(parentBlockHash)}`
+    );
+  }
+  return parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadGasLimit;
 }
 
 export async function produceCommonBlockBody<T extends BlockType>(

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import {
   createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents,
   getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot,
   isActiveBuilder,
+  isGasLimitTargetCompatible,
   isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ValidatorIndex, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {byteArrayEquals, toHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {getShufflingDependentRoot} from "../../util/dependentRoot.js";
 import {ExecutionPayloadBidError, ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode, GossipAction} from "../errors/index.js";
@@ -16,21 +17,21 @@ import {RegenCaller} from "../regen/index.js";
 export async function validateApiExecutionPayloadBid(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<{proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex}> {
   return validateExecutionPayloadBid(chain, signedExecutionPayloadBid);
 }
 
 export async function validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<{proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex}> {
   return validateExecutionPayloadBid(chain, signedExecutionPayloadBid);
 }
 
 async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
-): Promise<void> {
+): Promise<{proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex}> {
   const bid = signedExecutionPayloadBid.message;
   const parentBlockRootHex = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot);
   const parentBlockHashHex = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockHash);
@@ -128,14 +129,33 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [REJECT] `bid.gas_limit == proposer_preferences.target_gas_limit`.
+  // [IGNORE] `bid.parent_block_hash` is the block hash of a known execution payload in fork
+  // choice. Looks up the variant of `bid.parent_block_root` whose payload hash matches
+  // `bid.parent_block_hash` — works for both FULL parents (FULL variant carries the delivered
+  // payload's hash) and EMPTY parents (EMPTY/PENDING variants carry the inherited parent
+  // payload's hash, since the new block doesn't have its own payload). Variant carries the
+  // executed payload's gas_limit, which we use as `parent_gas_limit` below.
+  const parentPayloadVariant = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(parentBlockRootHex, parentBlockHashHex);
+  if (parentPayloadVariant === null || parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadBlockHash === null) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH,
+      parentBlockHash: parentBlockHashHex,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // [IGNORE] `is_gas_limit_target_compatible(parent_gas_limit, bid.gas_limit, target_gas_limit)`,
+  // where `parent_gas_limit` is the `gas_limit` of the parent execution payload and
+  // `target_gas_limit` is `proposer_preferences.target_gas_limit`.
   const bidGasLimit = Number(bid.gasLimit);
-  if (bidGasLimit !== proposerPreferences.message.targetGasLimit) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
+  const parentGasLimit = parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadGasLimit;
+  const targetGasLimit = proposerPreferences.message.targetGasLimit;
+  if (!isGasLimitTargetCompatible(parentGasLimit, bidGasLimit, targetGasLimit)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.PROPOSER_PREFERENCES_GAS_LIMIT_MISMATCH,
       builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
       bidGasLimit,
-      expectedGasLimit: proposerPreferences.message.targetGasLimit,
+      parentGasLimit,
+      targetGasLimit,
     });
   }
 
@@ -166,11 +186,11 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   // [IGNORE] this bid is the highest value bid seen for the tuple
   // `(bid.slot, bid.parent_block_hash, bid.parent_block_root)`.
   const bestBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(bid.slot, parentBlockHashHex, parentBlockRootHex);
-  if (bestBid !== null && bestBid.value >= bid.value) {
+  if (bestBid !== null && bestBid.message.value >= bid.value) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_LOW,
       bidValue: bid.value,
-      currentHighestBid: bestBid.value,
+      currentHighestBid: bestBid.message.value,
     });
   }
   // [IGNORE] `bid.value` is less or equal than the builder's excess balance --
@@ -183,10 +203,6 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] `bid.parent_block_hash` is the block hash of a known execution
-  // payload in fork choice.
-  // TODO GLOAS: implement this
-
   // [REJECT] `signed_execution_payload_bid.signature` is valid with respect to the `bid.builder_index`.
   const signatureSet = createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents(
     PublicKey.fromBytes(builder.pubkey),
@@ -204,4 +220,6 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
 
   // Valid
   chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.add(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex);
+
+  return {proposerIndex: proposerPreferences.message.validatorIndex};
 }

package/src/chain/validatorMonitor.ts

@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ export type ValidatorMonitor = {
     delaySec: Seconds,
     envelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope
   ): void;
+  registerExecutionPayloadBid(src: OpSource, proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex, bid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid): void;
   registerImportedBlock(block: BeaconBlock, data: {proposerBalanceDelta: number}): void;
   onPoolSubmitUnaggregatedAttestation(
     seenTimestampSec: number,
@@ -459,6 +460,23 @@ export function createValidatorMonitor(
       // TODO GLOAS: implement execution payload envelope monitoring
     },
 
+    registerExecutionPayloadBid(src, proposerIndex, bid) {
+      if (!validators.has(proposerIndex)) {
+        return;
+      }
+      log("Received an execution payload bid for monitored proposer", {
+        slot: bid.slot,
+        proposerIndex,
+        src,
+        builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
+        gasLimit: bid.gasLimit,
+        value: bid.value.toString(),
+        parentBlockRoot: toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot),
+        parentBlockHash: toRootHex(bid.parentBlockHash),
+        blockHash: toRootHex(bid.blockHash),
+      });
+    },
+
     registerImportedBlock(block, {proposerBalanceDelta}) {
       const validator = validators.get(block.proposerIndex);
       if (validator) {

package/src/execution/builder/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {Logger} from "@lodestar/logger";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/metrics.js";
-import {IExecutionBuilder} from "./interface.js";
-
-export {getExpectedGasLimit} from "./utils.js";
-
 import {ExecutionBuilderHttp, ExecutionBuilderHttpOpts, defaultExecutionBuilderHttpOpts} from "./http.js";
+import {IExecutionBuilder} from "./interface.js";
 
 export {ExecutionBuilderHttp, defaultExecutionBuilderHttpOpts};
 

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -987,10 +987,11 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       }),
     },
     importPayload: {
-      bySource: register.gauge<{source: PayloadEnvelopeInputSource}>({
-        name: "lodestar_import_payload_by_source_total",
-        help: "Total number of imported execution payload envelopes by source",
+      elapsedTimeTillImported: register.histogram<{source: PayloadEnvelopeInputSource}>({
+        name: "lodestar_import_payload_elapsed_time_till_imported_seconds",
+        help: "Time elapsed between slot time and the time execution payload envelope is imported (added to fork choice)",
         labelNames: ["source"],
+        buckets: [1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 12],
       }),
       columnsBySource: register.gauge<{source: PayloadEnvelopeInputSource}>({
         name: "lodestar_import_payload_columns_by_source_total",

package/src/network/interface.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ export interface INetwork extends INetworkCorePublic {
   publishLightClientFinalityUpdate(update: LightClientFinalityUpdate): Promise<number>;
   publishLightClientOptimisticUpdate(update: LightClientOptimisticUpdate): Promise<number>;
   publishSignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope(signedEnvelope: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope): Promise<number>;
+  publishSignedExecutionPayloadBid(signedBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid): Promise<number>;
   publishPayloadAttestationMessage(payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage): Promise<number>;
   publishProposerPreferences(signedProposerPreferences: gloas.SignedProposerPreferences): Promise<number>;
 

package/src/network/network.ts

@@ -515,6 +515,17 @@ export class Network implements INetwork {
     );
   }
 
+  async publishSignedExecutionPayloadBid(signedBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid): Promise<number> {
+    const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(signedBid.message.slot);
+    const boundary = this.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(epoch);
+
+    return this.publishGossip<GossipType.execution_payload_bid>(
+      {type: GossipType.execution_payload_bid, boundary},
+      signedBid,
+      {ignoreDuplicatePublishError: true}
+    );
+  }
+
   async publishPayloadAttestationMessage(payloadAttestationMessage: gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage): Promise<number> {
     const epoch = computeEpochAtSlot(payloadAttestationMessage.data.slot);
     const boundary = this.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(epoch);