@lodestar/beacon-node 1.46.0-dev.4191d8e353 → 1.46.0-dev.49b1d65ffe

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import {PublicKey} from "@chainsafe/blst";
+import {IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {PAYLOAD_BUILDER_VERSION} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   computeEpochAtSlot,
@@ -6,9 +7,10 @@ import {
   getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot,
   isActiveBuilder,
   isGasLimitTargetCompatible,
+  isStartSlotOfEpoch,
   isStatePostGloas,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {ValidatorIndex, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {RootHex, Slot, 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";
@@ -36,12 +38,47 @@ const BID_INCREMENT_CAP_GWEI = 10_000_000;
  * Return the minimum value a new bid must have to be forwarded given the current highest bid.
  * Division before multiplication to stay within safe integer range for max gwei values.
  */
-export function getMinBidValue(currentHighestBid: number): number {
+function getMinBidValue(currentHighestBid: number): number {
   const relativeIncrement = Math.floor(currentHighestBid / 10_000) * BID_INCREMENT_BPS;
   const increment = Math.min(Math.max(BID_INCREMENT_FLOOR_GWEI, relativeIncrement), BID_INCREMENT_CAP_GWEI);
   return currentHighestBid + increment;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Check whether a bid builds on one of the paths compatible with the local head branch.
+ *
+ * Building directly on the parent is allowed for proposer-boost reorgs outside epoch boundaries.
+ * Otherwise the bid must build on the local head's full or empty payload variant, as selected for its slot.
+ */
+function isBidCompatibleWithHead(
+  forkChoice: IForkChoice,
+  head: ProtoBlock,
+  bidSlot: Slot,
+  bidParentBlockRoot: RootHex,
+  bidParentBlockHash: RootHex
+): boolean {
+  const buildsOnParentBlock = bidParentBlockRoot === head.parentRoot;
+  const buildsOnParentPayload = bidParentBlockHash === head.parentBlockHash;
+
+  if (buildsOnParentBlock && buildsOnParentPayload) {
+    // The spec allows this at epoch boundaries, but Lodestar does not propagate these bids because validating
+    // them requires an epoch transition for a parent state that cannot be used for proposer-boost reorgs.
+    return !isStartSlotOfEpoch(bidSlot);
+  }
+
+  if (bidParentBlockRoot !== head.blockRoot) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const buildsOnHeadPayload = bidParentBlockHash === head.executionPayloadBlockHash;
+
+  if (forkChoice.shouldBuildOnFull(head, bidSlot)) {
+    return buildsOnHeadPayload;
+  }
+
+  return buildsOnParentPayload;
+}
+
 export async function validateApiExecutionPayloadBid(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
@@ -61,8 +98,8 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
 ): Promise<{proposerIndex: ValidatorIndex}> {
   const bid = signedExecutionPayloadBid.message;
-  const parentBlockRootHex = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot);
-  const parentBlockHashHex = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockHash);
+  const bidParentBlockRoot = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot);
+  const bidParentBlockHash = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockHash);
 
   // [IGNORE] `bid.slot` is the current slot, or the next slot (`bid.slot - 1` is current), allowing for `MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY`.
   if (
@@ -76,14 +113,40 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
+  // [IGNORE] The bid is compatible with the current head branch.
+  const head = chain.forkChoice.getHead();
+  if (!isBidCompatibleWithHead(chain.forkChoice, head, bid.slot, bidParentBlockRoot, bidParentBlockHash)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INCOMPATIBLE_WITH_HEAD,
+      slot: bid.slot,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash: bidParentBlockHash,
+      headBlockRoot: head.blockRoot,
+    });
+  }
+
+  // [IGNORE] this is the first signed bid seen with a valid signature from the given builder for
+  // the tuple `(bid.slot, bid.parent_block_hash, bid.parent_block_root)`.
+  // Entries are only added after signature verification, so known tuples can be dropped before
+  // state regeneration and the other expensive validation steps.
+  if (chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.isKnown(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_ALREADY_KNOWN,
+      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
+      slot: bid.slot,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash: bidParentBlockHash,
+    });
+  }
+
   // [IGNORE] `bid.parent_block_root` is the hash tree root of a known beacon block in fork choice.
   // Moved earlier than the spec ordering so we can derive the proposer dependent root for the
   // proposer-preferences lookup below from a known fork-choice block.
-  const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentBlockRootHex);
+  const parentBlock = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(bidParentBlockRoot);
   if (parentBlock === null) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT,
-      parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
     });
   }
 
@@ -122,7 +185,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES,
       slot: bid.slot,
-      parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
       dependentRoot: "unknown",
     });
   }
@@ -132,7 +195,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NO_MATCHING_PROPOSER_PREFERENCES,
       slot: bid.slot,
-      parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
       dependentRoot: dependentRootHex,
     });
   }
@@ -143,7 +206,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     .catch(() => {
       throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
         code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT,
-        parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
+        parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
       });
     });
 
@@ -184,7 +247,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   }
 
   // [REJECT] `bid.execution_payment` is zero.
-  if (bid.executionPayment !== 0) {
+  if (bid.executionPayment !== 0n) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NON_ZERO_EXECUTION_PAYMENT,
       builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
@@ -208,11 +271,11 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   // 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);
+  const parentPayloadVariant = chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(bidParentBlockRoot, bidParentBlockHash);
   if (parentPayloadVariant === null || parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadBlockHash === null) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH,
-      parentBlockHash: parentBlockHashHex,
+      parentBlockHash: bidParentBlockHash,
     });
   }
 
@@ -220,7 +283,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   // 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 = bid.gasLimit;
-  const parentGasLimit = parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadGasLimit;
+  const parentGasLimit = BigInt(parentPayloadVariant.executionPayloadGasLimit);
   const targetGasLimit = proposerPreferences.message.targetGasLimit;
   if (!isGasLimitTargetCompatible(parentGasLimit, bidGasLimit, targetGasLimit)) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
@@ -245,23 +308,12 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
-  // [IGNORE] this is the first signed bid seen with a valid signature from the given builder for this slot.
-  if (chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.isKnown(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_ALREADY_KNOWN,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      slot: bid.slot,
-      parentBlockRoot: parentBlockRootHex,
-      parentBlockHash: parentBlockHashHex,
-    });
-  }
-
   // [IGNORE] this bid is the highest value bid seen for the tuple
   // `(bid.slot, bid.parent_block_hash, bid.parent_block_root)`.
   // As a DoS prevention measure, the bid must also exceed the current highest bid by a minimum
   // increment, see https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/pull/4831. This prevents spam
   // from builders submitting numerous bids with minimal value increments.
-  const bestBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(bid.slot, parentBlockHashHex, parentBlockRootHex);
+  const bestBid = chain.executionPayloadBidPool.getBestBid(bid.slot, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot);
   if (bestBid !== null && bid.value < getMinBidValue(bestBid.message.value)) {
     throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_LOW,
@@ -294,7 +346,7 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
   // [REJECT] `signed_execution_payload_bid.signature` is valid with respect to the `bid.builder_index`.
   const signatureSet = createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents(
     PublicKey.fromBytes(builder.pubkey),
-    getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot(chain.config, state.slot, bid),
+    getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot(chain.config, bid),
     signedExecutionPayloadBid.signature
   );
 
@@ -306,8 +358,20 @@ async function validateExecutionPayloadBid(
     });
   }
 
+  // Repeat the seen check after the awaited signature verification to prevent concurrent bids
+  // for the same builder and tuple from both passing validation.
+  if (chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.isKnown(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot)) {
+    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
+      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_ALREADY_KNOWN,
+      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
+      slot: bid.slot,
+      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
+      parentBlockHash: bidParentBlockHash,
+    });
+  }
+
   // Valid
-  chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.add(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex);
+  chain.seenExecutionPayloadBids.add(bid.slot, bid.builderIndex, bidParentBlockHash, bidParentBlockRoot);
 
   return {proposerIndex: proposerPreferences.message.validatorIndex};
 }

package/src/chain/validation/proposerPreferences.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {IForkChoice, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
-import {GENESIS_SLOT, MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {GENESIS_EPOCH, GENESIS_SLOT, MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeStartSlotAtEpoch,
@@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
   const dependentRootHex = toRootHex(dependentRoot);
   const proposalEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(proposalSlot);
 
-  // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` is within the proposer lookahead.
-  const currentEpoch = chain.clock.currentEpoch;
-  if (proposalEpoch < currentEpoch || proposalEpoch > currentEpoch + MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD) {
+  // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` is within the proposer lookahead,
+  // allowing for `MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY`.
+  const currentEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(chain.clock.currentSlotWithGossipDisparity);
+  if (proposalEpoch > currentEpoch + MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD) {
     throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.INVALID_EPOCH,
       proposalSlot,
@@ -36,12 +37,11 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
 
   // [IGNORE] `preferences.proposal_slot` has not already passed, i.e. `proposal_slot > current_slot`,
   // allowing for `MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY`.
-  const currentSlot = chain.clock.currentSlotWithGossipDisparity;
-  if (proposalSlot <= currentSlot) {
+  if (chain.clock.msFromSlot(proposalSlot) > chain.config.MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY) {
     throw new ProposerPreferencesError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
       code: ProposerPreferencesErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SLOT_PASSED,
       proposalSlot,
-      currentSlot,
+      currentSlot: chain.clock.currentSlot,
     });
   }
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export async function validateGossipProposerPreferences(
     });
   }
 
-  const dependentEpoch = proposalEpoch - MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD;
+  const dependentEpoch = Math.max(GENESIS_EPOCH, proposalEpoch - MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD);
   const dependentRootSlot = getDependentRootSlot(dependentEpoch);
 
   // [REJECT] The slot of the block with root `preferences.dependent_root` is strictly less than

package/src/chain/validatorMonitor.ts

@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ export function createValidatorMonitor(
         proposerIndex,
         src,
         builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-        gasLimit: bid.gasLimit,
+        gasLimit: Number(bid.gasLimit),
         value: bid.value.toString(),
         parentBlockRoot: toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot),
         parentBlockHash: toRootHex(bid.parentBlockHash),

package/src/execution/engine/interface.ts

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export type PayloadAttributes = {
   withdrawals?: capella.Withdrawal[];
   parentBeaconBlockRoot?: Uint8Array;
   slotNumber?: number; // EIP-7843
-  targetGasLimit?: number; // GLOAS (PayloadAttributesV4, execution-apis#796)
+  targetGasLimit?: bigint; // GLOAS (PayloadAttributesV4, execution-apis#796)
 };
 
 export type VersionedHashes = Uint8Array[];

package/src/execution/engine/types.ts

@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ export function deserializePayloadAttributes(data: PayloadAttributesRpc): Payloa
     withdrawals: data.withdrawals?.map((withdrawal) => deserializeWithdrawal(withdrawal)),
     parentBeaconBlockRoot: data.parentBeaconBlockRoot ? dataToBytes(data.parentBeaconBlockRoot, 32) : undefined,
     slotNumber: data.slotNumber !== undefined ? quantityToNum(data.slotNumber) : undefined,
-    targetGasLimit: data.targetGasLimit !== undefined ? quantityToNum(data.targetGasLimit) : undefined,
+    targetGasLimit: data.targetGasLimit !== undefined ? quantityToBigint(data.targetGasLimit) : undefined,
   };
 }
 

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       jobWaitTime: register.histogram({
         name: "lodestar_bls_thread_pool_queue_job_wait_time_seconds",
         help: "Time from job added to the queue to starting the job in seconds",
-        buckets: [0.01, 0.02, 0.5, 0.1, 0.3, 1],
+        buckets: [0.01, 0.02, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, 1],
       }),
       queueLength: register.gauge({
         name: "lodestar_bls_thread_pool_queue_length",
@@ -1708,6 +1708,41 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       }),
     },
 
+    // Pre-verify builder-deposit signatures in the epochs before the Gloas fork (prepareNextSlot).
+    builderDepositPreVerify: {
+      duration: register.histogram({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_duration_seconds",
+        help: "Duration of one preVerifyBuilderDepositsPreGloas call (BLS batch verify + scan)",
+        buckets: [1, 2, 3, 4],
+      }),
+      pendingDeposits: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_pending_deposits",
+        help: "Current state.pendingDeposits length (backlog to drain before the fork)",
+      }),
+      cachedDeposits: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_cached_deposits",
+        help: "Deposit signatures verified & cached so far this pre-fork window (valid + invalid)",
+      }),
+      scannedDeposits: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_scanned_deposits",
+        help: "Pending deposits examined by the last pre-verify call (< pending_deposits ⇒ cap hit)",
+      }),
+      builderPubkeys: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_builder_pubkeys",
+        help: "Distinct builder pubkeys tracked this window (validator deposits for these are pre-verified)",
+      }),
+      validSignatures: register.counter<{type: "builder" | "validator"}>({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_valid_signatures_total",
+        help: "Cumulative deposit signatures whose BLS verification passed (VALID), by credential type",
+        labelNames: ["type"],
+      }),
+      invalidSignatures: register.counter<{type: "builder" | "validator"}>({
+        name: "lodestar_builder_deposit_preverify_invalid_signatures_total",
+        help: "Cumulative deposit signatures whose BLS verification failed (INVALID), by credential type",
+        labelNames: ["type"],
+      }),
+    },
+
     // reprocess attestations
     reprocessApiAttestations: {
       total: register.gauge({

package/src/network/gossip/topic.ts

@@ -8,11 +8,13 @@ import {
   MAX_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SIZE,
   MAX_SIGNED_AGGREGATE_AND_PROOF_SIZE,
   MAX_SIGNED_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_SIZE,
+  MAX_SIGNED_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_SIZE_HEZE,
   SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT,
   isForkPostAltair,
   isForkPostElectra,
   isForkPostFulu,
   isForkPostGloas,
+  isForkPostHeze,
 } from "@lodestar/params";
 import {Attestation, SingleAttestation, ssz, sszTypesFor} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {GossipAction, GossipActionError, GossipErrorCode} from "../../chain/errors/gossipValidation.js";
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ export function getGossipSSZType(topic: GossipTopic) {
     case GossipType.payload_attestation_message:
       return ssz.gloas.PayloadAttestationMessage;
     case GossipType.execution_payload_bid:
-      return ssz.gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
+      return isForkPostGloas(fork) ? sszTypesFor(fork).SignedExecutionPayloadBid : ssz.gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid;
     case GossipType.proposer_preferences:
       return ssz.gloas.SignedProposerPreferences;
   }
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ export function getGossipSSZMaxSize(topic: GossipTopic, maxPayloadSize: number,
     case GossipType.execution_payload:
       return maxPayloadSize;
     case GossipType.execution_payload_bid:
-      return MAX_SIGNED_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_SIZE;
+      return isForkPostHeze(fork) ? MAX_SIGNED_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_SIZE_HEZE : MAX_SIGNED_EXECUTION_PAYLOAD_BID_SIZE;
     default:
       return (sszType ?? getGossipSSZType(topic)).maxSize;
   }

package/src/network/processor/index.ts

@@ -461,7 +461,8 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
           break;
         }
         case GossipType.execution_payload_bid: {
-          // instead of searching for the message root, this searches for the parent root
+          // Search for the parent independently of current head compatibility. A bid may arrive
+          // before its parent block, so compatibility is checked later during gossip validation.
           const parentBlockRoot = getParentBlockRootFromSignedExecutionPayloadBidSerialized(message.msg.data);
           const parentBlockHash = getParentBlockHashFromSignedExecutionPayloadBidSerialized(message.msg.data);
           if (

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/lightClientFinalityUpdate.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function* onLightClientFinalityUpdate(chain: IBeaconChain): AsyncIt
     throw new ResponseError(RespStatus.RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE, "No latest finality update available");
   }
 
-  const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.signatureSlot));
+  const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.attestedHeader.beacon.slot));
   const type = responseSszTypeByMethod[ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate](boundary.fork, 0);
   yield {
     data: type.serialize(update),

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/lightClientOptimisticUpdate.ts

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ export async function* onLightClientOptimisticUpdate(chain: IBeaconChain): Async
     throw new ResponseError(RespStatus.RESOURCE_UNAVAILABLE, "No latest optimistic update available");
   }
 
-  const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.signatureSlot));
+  const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.attestedHeader.beacon.slot));
   const type = responseSszTypeByMethod[ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate](boundary.fork, 0);
   yield {
     data: type.serialize(update),

package/src/network/reqresp/handlers/lightClientUpdatesByRange.ts

@@ -19,11 +19,15 @@ export async function* onLightClientUpdatesByRange(
   assertLightClientServer(chain.lightClientServer);
 
   const count = Math.min(MAX_REQUEST_LIGHT_CLIENT_UPDATES, requestBody.count);
+  if (!Number.isSafeInteger(requestBody.startPeriod)) {
+    throw new ResponseError(RespStatus.INVALID_REQUEST, "startPeriod out of range");
+  }
   let started = false;
-  for (let period = requestBody.startPeriod; period < requestBody.startPeriod + count; period++) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    const period = requestBody.startPeriod + i;
     try {
       const update = await chain.lightClientServer.getUpdate(period);
-      const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.signatureSlot));
+      const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(update.attestedHeader.beacon.slot));
       const type = responseSszTypeByMethod[ReqRespMethod.LightClientUpdatesByRange](boundary.fork, 0);
 
       yield {

package/src/network/reqresp/protocols.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {ForkName} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {ContextBytesFactory, ContextBytesType, Encoding} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
+import {ForkName, MAX_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SIZE, isForkPostGloas} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {ContextBytesFactory, ContextBytesType, Encoding, TypeSizes} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
 import {rateLimitQuotas} from "./rateLimit.js";
 import {ProtocolNoHandler, ReqRespMethod, Version, requestSszTypeByMethod, responseSszTypeByMethod} from "./types.js";
 
@@ -143,15 +143,43 @@ type ProtocolSummary = {
 };
 
 function toProtocol(protocol: ProtocolSummary) {
-  return (fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig): ProtocolNoHandler => ({
-    method: protocol.method,
-    version: protocol.version,
-    encoding: Encoding.SSZ_SNAPPY,
-    contextBytes: toContextBytes(protocol.contextBytesType, config),
-    inboundRateLimits: rateLimitQuotas(fork, config)[protocol.method],
-    requestSizes: requestSszTypeByMethod(fork, config)[protocol.method],
-    responseSizes: (fork) => responseSszTypeByMethod[protocol.method](fork, protocol.version),
-  });
+  return (fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig): ProtocolNoHandler => {
+    const requestType = requestSszTypeByMethod(fork, config)[protocol.method];
+    return {
+      method: protocol.method,
+      version: protocol.version,
+      encoding: Encoding.SSZ_SNAPPY,
+      contextBytes: toContextBytes(protocol.contextBytesType, config),
+      inboundRateLimits: rateLimitQuotas(fork, config)[protocol.method],
+      requestSizes: requestType === null ? null : clampTypeSizes(requestType, protocol.method, fork, config),
+      responseSizes: (fork) =>
+        clampTypeSizes(responseSszTypeByMethod[protocol.method](fork, protocol.version), protocol.method, fork, config),
+    };
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Bound the sizes accepted from the ssz-snappy length-prefix. Gloas progressive containers have broad
+ * theoretical SSZ max sizes so the preset p2p bounds must be used instead.
+ *
+ * The length-prefix must be within the size bounds derived from the payload SSZ type or `MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE`,
+ * whichever is smaller, see
+ * https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.12/specs/phase0/p2p-interface.md#encoding-strategies.
+ * Type-specific SSZ bounds supersede the bounds derived from the SSZ type, see
+ * https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/v1.7.0-alpha.12/specs/gloas/p2p-interface.md#type-specific-ssz-bounds.
+ */
+function clampTypeSizes(type: TypeSizes, method: ReqRespMethod, fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig): TypeSizes {
+  let typeSpecificBound = config.MAX_PAYLOAD_SIZE;
+  if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
+    switch (method) {
+      case ReqRespMethod.DataColumnSidecarsByRange:
+      case ReqRespMethod.DataColumnSidecarsByRoot:
+        typeSpecificBound = MAX_DATA_COLUMN_SIDECAR_SIZE;
+        break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {minSize: type.minSize, maxSize: Math.min(type.maxSize, typeSpecificBound)};
 }
 
 function toContextBytes(type: ContextBytesType, config: BeaconConfig): ContextBytesFactory {

package/src/network/reqresp/rateLimit.ts

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ export const rateLimitQuotas: (fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig) => Record<R
     ),
   },
   [ReqRespMethod.ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRange]: {
-    byPeer: {quota: config.MAX_REQUEST_BLOCKS_DENEB, quotaTimeMs: 10_000},
+    byPeer: {quota: config.MAX_REQUEST_PAYLOADS, quotaTimeMs: 10_000},
     getRequestCount: getRequestCountFn(
       fork,
       config,

package/src/network/reqresp/score.ts

@@ -33,9 +33,28 @@ export function onOutgoingReqRespError(e: RequestError, method: ReqRespMethod):
 
     case RequestErrorCode.DIAL_TIMEOUT:
     case RequestErrorCode.DIAL_ERROR:
-      return e.message.includes(multiStreamSelectErrorCodes.protocolSelectionFailed) && method === ReqRespMethod.Ping
-        ? PeerAction.Fatal
-        : PeerAction.LowToleranceError;
+      // `RequestError` renders `e.message` as just the error code (see `renderErrorMessage`), so the
+      // multistream "protocol selection failed" text is only on the wrapped inner error, which is
+      // available on `DIAL_ERROR` via `e.type.error` (`DIAL_TIMEOUT` carries no inner error).
+      if (
+        e.type.code === RequestErrorCode.DIAL_ERROR &&
+        e.type.error.message.includes(multiStreamSelectErrorCodes.protocolSelectionFailed)
+      ) {
+        // Peer does not support the protocol, a real incompatibility rather than a transient
+        // failure, so keep the stronger penalty (Fatal for Ping, as before).
+        return method === ReqRespMethod.Ping ? PeerAction.Fatal : PeerAction.LowToleranceError;
+      }
+      switch (method) {
+        // Ping and Status are liveness probes; their dial timeouts are dominated by transient
+        // network congestion rather than peer misbehavior, so penalize leniently to avoid
+        // self-inflicted peer starvation (https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/issues/9562),
+        // while still applying some penalty so genuinely dead peers eventually free the slot.
+        case ReqRespMethod.Ping:
+        case ReqRespMethod.Status:
+          return PeerAction.HighToleranceError;
+        default:
+          return PeerAction.LowToleranceError;
+      }
     // TODO: Detect SSZDecodeError and return PeerAction.Fatal
 
     case RequestErrorCode.RESP_TIMEOUT:

package/src/sync/constants.ts

@@ -15,12 +15,13 @@ export const MAX_BATCH_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS = 5;
 export const RATE_LIMITED_PEER_BACKOFF_MS = 5_000;
 
 /**
- * Consider batch faulty after downloading and processing this number of times
- * as in https://github.com/ChainSafe/lodestar/issues/8147 we cannot proceed the sync chain if there is unknown parent
- * from prior batch. For example a peer may send us a non-canonical chain segment or not returning all blocks
- * in that case we should throw error and `RangeSync` should remove that error chain and add a new one.
+ * Consider a batch faulty once its failed processing attempts EXCEED this number, i.e. the batch is
+ * processed up to `MAX_BATCH_PROCESSING_ATTEMPTS + 1` times before teardown (the check is `>`, same
+ * convention as `MAX_BATCH_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS`).
+ * Some processing failures can be caused by a different batch, so range sync classifies the fault
+ * before deciding which batch to redownload.
  **/
-export const MAX_BATCH_PROCESSING_ATTEMPTS = 0;
+export const MAX_BATCH_PROCESSING_ATTEMPTS = 3;
 
 /**
  * Number of slots to offset batches.