@lodestar/beacon-node 1.50.0-dev.c3aaeedc3b → 1.50.0-dev.c785f2463a

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {InsertOutcome} from "../../chain/opPools/types.js";
 import {RegenCaller, RegenFnName} from "../../chain/regen/interface.js";
 import {ReprocessStatus} from "../../chain/reprocess.js";
 import {RejectReason} from "../../chain/seenCache/seenAttestationData.js";
+import type {ShufflingPromiseCancelReason} from "../../chain/shufflingCache.js";
 import {CacheItemType} from "../../chain/stateCache/types.js";
 import {OpSource} from "../../chain/validatorMonitor.js";
 import type {FlatFileStoreOperation} from "../../db/flatFileStore/metrics.js";
@@ -1176,6 +1177,11 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
       help: "The total result of calling notifyForkchoiceUpdate execution engine api",
       labelNames: ["result"],
     }),
+    engineApiRequests: register.counter<{transport: string}>({
+      name: "lodestar_execution_engine_api_requests_total",
+      help: "Total engine API requests by transport",
+      labelNames: ["transport"],
+    }),
     opPool: {
       aggregatedAttestationPool: {
         size: register.gauge({
@@ -1618,6 +1624,19 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
         name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_size",
         help: "Shuffling cache size",
       }),
+      epochs: register.gauge({
+        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_epochs",
+        help: "Number of epochs in shuffling cache",
+      }),
+      prunedShufflings: register.counter({
+        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_pruned_shufflings_total",
+        help: "Total number of shufflings pruned from shuffling cache",
+      }),
+      cancelledPromises: register.counter<{reason: ShufflingPromiseCancelReason}>({
+        name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_cancelled_promises_total",
+        help: "Total number of shuffling promises resolved with null",
+        labelNames: ["reason"],
+      }),
       insertPromiseCount: register.gauge({
         name: "lodestar_shuffling_cache_insert_promise_count",
         help: "Total number of times insertPromise is called",

package/src/network/core/events.ts

@@ -1,21 +1,30 @@
 import EventEmitter from "node:events";
 import {ResponseIncoming, ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
-import {AsyncIterableEventBus, IteratorEvent, RequestEvent} from "../../util/asyncIterableToEvents.js";
+import {
+  AsyncIterableEventBus,
+  IteratorEvent,
+  RequestCancelEvent,
+  RequestEvent,
+} from "../../util/asyncIterableToEvents.js";
 import {StrictEventEmitterSingleArg} from "../../util/strictEvents.js";
 import {EventDirection} from "../events.js";
 import {IncomingRequestArgs, OutgoingRequestArgs} from "../reqresp/types.js";
 
 export enum ReqRespBridgeEvent {
   outgoingRequest = "reqresp.outgoingRequest",
+  outgoingRequestCancel = "reqresp.outgoingRequestCancel",
   outgoingResponse = "reqresp.outgoingResponse",
   incomingRequest = "reqresp.incomingRequest",
+  incomingRequestCancel = "reqresp.incomingRequestCancel",
   incomingResponse = "reqresp.incomingResponse",
 }
 
 export type ReqRespBridgeEventData = {
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequest]: RequestEvent<OutgoingRequestArgs>;
+  [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequestCancel]: RequestCancelEvent;
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingResponse]: IteratorEvent<ResponseOutgoing>;
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequest]: RequestEvent<IncomingRequestArgs>;
+  [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequestCancel]: RequestCancelEvent;
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingResponse]: IteratorEvent<ResponseIncoming>;
 };
 
@@ -26,8 +35,10 @@ export class ReqRespBridgeEventBus extends (EventEmitter as {new (): IReqRespBri
 // NOTE: If the same event is on this two arrays it can create an infinite cycle
 export const reqRespBridgeEventDirection: Record<ReqRespBridgeEvent, EventDirection> = {
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequest]: EventDirection.mainToWorker,
+  [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequestCancel]: EventDirection.mainToWorker,
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingResponse]: EventDirection.mainToWorker,
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequest]: EventDirection.workerToMain,
+  [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequestCancel]: EventDirection.workerToMain,
   [ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingResponse]: EventDirection.workerToMain,
 };
 
@@ -36,8 +47,10 @@ export function getReqRespBridgeReqEvents(
 ): AsyncIterableEventBus<OutgoingRequestArgs, ResponseIncoming> {
   return {
     emitRequest: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequest, data),
+    emitRequestCancel: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequestCancel, data),
     emitResponse: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingResponse, data),
     onRequest: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequest, cb),
+    onRequestCancel: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingRequestCancel, cb),
     onResponse: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingResponse, cb),
   };
 }
@@ -47,8 +60,10 @@ export function getReqRespBridgeRespEvents(
 ): AsyncIterableEventBus<IncomingRequestArgs, ResponseOutgoing> {
   return {
     emitRequest: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequest, data),
+    emitRequestCancel: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequestCancel, data),
     emitResponse: (data) => events.emit(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingResponse, data),
     onRequest: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequest, cb),
+    onRequestCancel: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.incomingRequestCancel, cb),
     onResponse: (cb) => events.on(ReqRespBridgeEvent.outgoingResponse, cb),
   };
 }

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
           const delaySec = chain.clock.secFromSlot(payloadAttestationMessage.data.slot, seenTimestampSec);
           metrics?.gossipPayloadAttestationMessage.elapsedTimeTillReceived.observe({source: OpSource.gossip}, delaySec);
           const nextSlotProposer = chain.getHeadState().getBeaconProposer(payloadAttestationMessage.data.slot + 1);
-          const isNextSlotProposer = chain.beaconProposerCache.get(nextSlotProposer) !== undefined;
+          const isNextSlotProposer = chain.beaconProposerCache.has(nextSlotProposer);
 
           if (isNextSlotProposer) {
             try {

package/src/network/processor/index.ts

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import {TopicValidatorResult} from "@libp2p/gossipsub";
 import {routes} from "@lodestar/api";
-import {ForkSeq, NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {ForkSeq, NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS, isForkPostGloas} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {RootHex, Slot, SlotRootHex} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, MapDef, mapValues, sleep} from "@lodestar/utils";
@@ -528,9 +528,9 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
       const parentRoot = getParentRootFromSignedBeaconBlockSerialized(message.msg.data);
       if (parentRoot) {
         let search: SearchUnknownRootTarget | null = null;
-        if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.gloas) {
+        if (isForkPostGloas(fork)) {
           // GLOAS: also check parent envelope, same logic as execution_payload_bid
-          const parentBlockHash = getParentBlockHashFromGloasSignedBeaconBlockSerialized(message.msg.data);
+          const parentBlockHash = getParentBlockHashFromGloasSignedBeaconBlockSerialized(message.msg.data, fork);
           if (parentBlockHash && !this.chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(parentRoot, parentBlockHash)) {
             const protoBlock = this.chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(parentRoot);
             if (protoBlock === null) {

package/src/network/reqresp/rateLimit.ts

@@ -107,12 +107,12 @@ export const rateLimitQuotas: (fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig) => Record<R
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate]: {
     // Finality updates should not be requested more than once per epoch.
     // Allow 2 per slot and a very safe bound until there's more testing of real usage.
-    byPeer: {quota: 2, quotaTimeMs: 12_000},
+    byPeer: {quota: 2, quotaTimeMs: config.getSlotDurationMs(fork)},
   },
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: {
     // Optimistic updates should not be requested more than once per slot.
     // Allow 2 per slot and a very safe bound until there's more testing of real usage.
-    byPeer: {quota: 2, quotaTimeMs: 12_000},
+    byPeer: {quota: 2, quotaTimeMs: config.getSlotDurationMs(fork)},
   },
 });
 

package/src/network/subnets/attnetsService.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {ATTESTATION_SUBNET_COUNT, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Epoch, Slot, SubnetID, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {Logger, MapDef} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {HALF_SLOT_BPS} from "../../constants/index.js";
 import {ClockEvent, IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {NetworkCoreMetrics} from "../core/metrics.js";
 import {getActiveForkBoundaries} from "../forks.js";
@@ -163,9 +164,13 @@ export class AttnetsService implements IAttnetsService {
    */
   private onSlot = (clockSlot: Slot): void => {
     try {
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        this.onHalfSlot(clockSlot);
-      }, this.config.SLOT_DURATION_MS * 0.5);
+      const fork = this.config.getForkName(clockSlot);
+      setTimeout(
+        () => {
+          this.onHalfSlot(clockSlot);
+        },
+        this.config.getSlotComponentDurationMs(fork, HALF_SLOT_BPS)
+      );
 
       for (const [dutiedSlot, dutiedInfo] of this.aggregatorSlotSubnet.entries()) {
         if (dutiedSlot === clockSlot + this.opts.slotsToSubscribeBeforeAggregatorDuty) {

package/src/node/notifier.ts

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   IBeaconStateView,
   computeEpochAtSlot,
   computeStartSlotAtEpoch,
+  computeTimeAtSlot,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
 } from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Epoch} from "@lodestar/types";
@@ -140,21 +141,21 @@ export async function runNodeNotifier(modules: NodeNotifierModules): Promise<voi
 }
 
 function timeToNextHalfSlot(config: BeaconConfig, chain: IBeaconChain, isFirstTime: boolean): number {
-  const msPerSlot = config.SLOT_DURATION_MS;
-  const msPerHalfSlot = msPerSlot / 2;
-  const msFromGenesis = Date.now() - chain.genesisTime * 1000;
-  const msToNextSlot =
-    msFromGenesis < 0
-      ? // For future genesis time, calculate time left in the slot
-        -msFromGenesis % msPerSlot
-      : // For past genesis time, calculate time until the next slot
-        msPerSlot - (msFromGenesis % msPerSlot);
+  const currentSlot = chain.clock.currentSlot;
+  const nextSlotTimeSec = computeTimeAtSlot(config, currentSlot + 1, chain.genesisTime);
+  const nowMs = Date.now();
+
   if (isFirstTime) {
-    // at the 1st time we may miss middle of the current clock slot
-    return msToNextSlot > msPerHalfSlot ? msToNextSlot - msPerHalfSlot : msToNextSlot + msPerHalfSlot;
+    const currentSlotTimeSec = computeTimeAtSlot(config, currentSlot, chain.genesisTime);
+    const currentMidpointMs = ((currentSlotTimeSec + nextSlotTimeSec) / 2) * 1000;
+    if (currentMidpointMs > nowMs) {
+      return currentMidpointMs - nowMs;
+    }
   }
-  // after the 1st time always wait until middle of next clock slot
-  return msToNextSlot + msPerHalfSlot;
+
+  const nextSlotEndTimeSec = computeTimeAtSlot(config, currentSlot + 2, chain.genesisTime);
+  const nextMidpointMs = ((nextSlotTimeSec + nextSlotEndTimeSec) / 2) * 1000;
+  return Math.max(0, nextMidpointMs - nowMs);
 }
 
 function getHeadExecutionInfo(

package/src/node/options.ts

@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import {ArchiveMode, DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_MODE, IChainOptions, defaultChainOptions} f
 import {ValidatorMonitorOpts, defaultValidatorMonitorOpts} from "../chain/validatorMonitor.js";
 import {DatabaseOptions, defaultDbOptions} from "../db/options.js";
 import {
+  EngineApiMode,
   ExecutionBuilderOpts,
   ExecutionEngineOpts,
   defaultExecutionBuilderHttpOpts,
   defaultExecutionBuilderOpts,
   defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts,
   defaultExecutionEngineOpts,
+  engineApiModes,
 } from "../execution/index.js";
 import {MetricsOptions, defaultMetricsOptions} from "../metrics/options.js";
 import {MonitoringOptions, defaultMonitoringOptions} from "../monitoring/options.js";
@@ -19,7 +21,14 @@ import {SyncOptions, defaultSyncOptions} from "../sync/options.js";
 export {allNamespaces} from "../api/rest/index.js";
 
 // Re-export to use as default values in CLI args
-export {defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts, defaultExecutionBuilderHttpOpts, ArchiveMode, DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_MODE};
+export {
+  defaultExecutionEngineHttpOpts,
+  defaultExecutionBuilderHttpOpts,
+  engineApiModes,
+  ArchiveMode,
+  DEFAULT_ARCHIVE_MODE,
+};
+export type {EngineApiMode};
 
 export interface IBeaconNodeOptions {
   api: ApiOptions;

package/src/sync/range/batch.ts

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import {IClock} from "../../util/clock.js";
 import {CustodyConfig} from "../../util/dataColumns.js";
 import {PeerIdStr} from "../../util/peerId.js";
 import {MAX_BATCH_DOWNLOAD_ATTEMPTS, MAX_BATCH_PROCESSING_ATTEMPTS} from "../constants.js";
-import {DownloadByRangeRequests, ParentPayloadCommitments} from "../utils/downloadByRange.js";
+import {DownloadByRangeRequests, ParentPayload} from "../utils/downloadByRange.js";
 import {getBatchSlotRange, hashBlocks} from "./utils/index.js";
 
 /**
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ export class Batch {
   private readonly clock: IClock;
   private readonly custodyConfig: CustodyConfig;
   private readonly isFirstBatchInChain: boolean;
-  private readonly latestBid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | undefined;
+  private readonly parentPayload: ParentPayload | undefined;
 
   constructor(
     startEpoch: Epoch,
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ export class Batch {
     clock: IClock,
     custodyConfig: CustodyConfig,
     isFirstBatchInChain: boolean,
-    latestBid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | undefined,
+    parentPayload: ParentPayload | undefined,
     targetSlot: Slot
   ) {
     this.config = config;
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ export class Batch {
     this.startSlot = startSlot;
     this.count = Math.min(count, targetSlot - startSlot + 1);
     this.isFirstBatchInChain = isFirstBatchInChain;
-    this.latestBid = latestBid;
+    this.parentPayload = parentPayload;
     this.requests = this.getRequests([]);
   }
 
@@ -208,24 +208,19 @@ export class Batch {
     }
 
     // we only know if we should download parent envelope if firstBlock is downloaded
-    if (firstBlock === undefined) return false;
-    if (this.latestBid === undefined) return false;
-    const firstBlockBidParentHash = (firstBlock.message.body as gloas.BeaconBlockBody).signedExecutionPayloadBid.message
-      .parentBlockHash;
-    return byteArrayEquals(firstBlockBidParentHash, this.latestBid.blockHash);
+    if (firstBlock === undefined || this.parentPayload === undefined) return false;
+    const firstBlockBid = (firstBlock.message.body as gloas.BeaconBlockBody).signedExecutionPayloadBid.message;
+    return (
+      byteArrayEquals(firstBlock.message.parentRoot, this.parentPayload.blockRoot) &&
+      byteArrayEquals(firstBlockBid.parentBlockHash, this.parentPayload.bid.blockHash)
+    );
   }
 
-  getParentPayloadCommitments(parentBlockRoot: Uint8Array): ParentPayloadCommitments {
-    if (this.latestBid === undefined) {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Coding error: getParentPayloadCommitments called without latestBid for parentBlockRoot=${toRootHex(parentBlockRoot)}`
-      );
+  getParentPayload(): ParentPayload {
+    if (this.parentPayload === undefined) {
+      throw new Error("Coding error: getParentPayload called without parentPayload");
     }
-    return {
-      blockRoot: parentBlockRoot,
-      blockRootHex: toRootHex(parentBlockRoot),
-      kzgCommitments: this.latestBid.blobKzgCommitments,
-    };
+    return this.parentPayload;
   }
 
   /**

package/src/sync/range/chain.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
-import {Epoch, Root, Slot, gloas} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {Epoch, Root, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {ErrorAborted, LodestarError, Logger, prettyPrintIndices, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {isBlockInputBlobs, isBlockInputColumns} from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/blockInput.js";
 import {BlockInputErrorCode} from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/errors.js";
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import {ItTrigger} from "../../util/itTrigger.js";
 import {PeerIdStr} from "../../util/peerId.js";
 import {WarnResult, wrapError} from "../../util/wrapError.js";
 import {BATCH_BUFFER_SIZE, EPOCHS_PER_BATCH, MAX_LOOK_AHEAD_EPOCHS} from "../constants.js";
-import {DownloadByRangeError, DownloadByRangeErrorCode} from "../utils/downloadByRange.js";
+import {DownloadByRangeError, DownloadByRangeErrorCode, ParentPayload} from "../utils/downloadByRange.js";
 import {getRateLimitedUntilMs} from "../utils/rateLimit.js";
 import {RangeSyncType} from "../utils/remoteSyncType.js";
 import {Batch, BatchError, BatchErrorCode, BatchMetadata, BatchStatus} from "./batch.js";
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ export class SyncChain {
   private readonly clock: IClock;
   private readonly metrics: Metrics | null;
   private readonly custodyConfig: CustodyConfig;
-  private readonly latestBid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | undefined;
+  private readonly parentPayload: ParentPayload | undefined;
 
   constructor(
     initialBatchEpoch: Epoch,
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ export class SyncChain {
     syncType: RangeSyncType,
     fns: SyncChainFns,
     modules: SyncChainModules,
-    latestBid: gloas.ExecutionPayloadBid | undefined
+    parentPayload: ParentPayload | undefined
   ) {
     const {config, clock, custodyConfig, logger, metrics} = modules;
     this.firstBatchEpoch = initialBatchEpoch;
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ export class SyncChain {
     this.clock = clock;
     this.metrics = metrics;
     this.custodyConfig = custodyConfig;
-    this.latestBid = latestBid;
+    this.parentPayload = parentPayload;
     this.logger = logger;
     this.logId = `${syncType}-${nextChainId++}`;
 
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ export class SyncChain {
       this.clock,
       this.custodyConfig,
       this.isFirstBatch,
-      // `latestBid` is only meaningful for the first batch's parent-payload check
-      this.isFirstBatch ? this.latestBid : undefined,
+      // `parentPayload` is only meaningful for the first batch
+      this.isFirstBatch ? this.parentPayload : undefined,
       this.target.slot
     );
     this.isFirstBatch = false;
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@ export class SyncChain {
           case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.OUT_OF_RANGE_BLOCKS:
           case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.PARENT_ROOT_MISMATCH:
           case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.INVALID_ENVELOPE_BEACON_BLOCK_ROOT:
+          case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.INVALID_ENVELOPE_BLOCK_HASH:
+          case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.INVALID_ENVELOPE_SLOT:
           case DownloadByRangeErrorCode.INVALID_CHAIN_SEGMENT:
           case BlobSidecarErrorCode.INCLUSION_PROOF_INVALID:
           case BlobSidecarErrorCode.INVALID_KZG_PROOF_BATCH:

package/src/sync/range/range.ts

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ import {EventEmitter} from "node:events";
 import {StrictEventEmitter} from "strict-event-emitter-types";
 import {BeaconConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {IBeaconStateViewGloas, computeStartSlotAtEpoch, isStatePostGloas} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
-import {Epoch, Status, fulu} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {Logger, prettyPrintIndices, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {Epoch, Status, fulu, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {Logger, byteArrayEquals, prettyPrintIndices, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBlockInput} from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/types.js";
 import {PayloadError, PayloadErrorCode} from "../../chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.js";
 import {AttestationImportOpt, ImportBlockOpts} from "../../chain/blocks/index.js";
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {PeerIdStr} from "../../util/peerId.js";
 import {
   DownloadByRangeError,
   DownloadByRangeErrorCode,
+  ParentPayload,
   cacheByRangeResponses,
   downloadByRange,
 } from "../utils/downloadByRange.js";
@@ -278,15 +279,14 @@ export class RangeSync extends (EventEmitter as {new (): RangeSyncEmitter}) {
   private downloadByRange: SyncChainFns["downloadByRange"] = async (peer, batch) => {
     const batchBlocks = batch.getBlocks();
     const requests = batch.getRequestsForPeer(peer);
-    const parentRoot = requests.parentPayloadRequest?.envelopeBlockRoot ?? requests.parentPayloadRequest?.blockRoot;
-    const parentPayloadCommitments = parentRoot ? batch.getParentPayloadCommitments(parentRoot) : undefined;
+    const parentPayload = requests.parentPayloadRequest ? batch.getParentPayload() : undefined;
     const {result, warnings} = await downloadByRange({
       config: this.config,
       network: this.network,
       logger: this.logger,
       peerIdStr: peer.peerId,
       batchBlocks,
-      parentPayloadCommitments,
+      parentPayload,
       peerDasMetrics: this.chain.metrics?.peerDas,
       ...requests,
     });
@@ -299,6 +299,7 @@ export class RangeSync extends (EventEmitter as {new (): RangeSyncEmitter}) {
       batchBlocks,
       downloadedPayloadEnvelopes,
       existingPayloadEnvelopes: batch.getPayloadEnvelopes(),
+      parentPayload,
       custodyConfig: this.chain.custodyConfig,
       seenTimestampSec: Date.now() / 1000,
     });
@@ -376,13 +377,26 @@ export class RangeSync extends (EventEmitter as {new (): RangeSyncEmitter}) {
   private addPeerOrCreateChain(startEpoch: Epoch, target: ChainTarget, peer: PeerIdStr, syncType: RangeSyncType): void {
     let syncChain = this.chains.get(syncType);
     if (!syncChain) {
-      // The first batch of a new sync chain may need to detect whether the parent block was an
-      // gloas "empty" block (no envelope produced). It does so by comparing the first
-      // downloaded block's `bid.parentBlockHash` against the head state's `latestExecutionPayloadBid.blockHash`.
+      // The first block of the first batch may build on the head's FULL variant before its payload is imported,
+      // the batch then downloads the head's payload as dangling parent and validates it against the bid
       const headState = this.chain.getHeadState();
-      const latestBid = isStatePostGloas(headState)
-        ? (headState as IBeaconStateViewGloas).latestExecutionPayloadBid
-        : undefined;
+      let parentPayload: ParentPayload | undefined;
+      if (isStatePostGloas(headState) && headState.latestBlockHeader.slot > 0) {
+        const header = ssz.phase0.BeaconBlockHeader.clone(headState.latestBlockHeader);
+        if (byteArrayEquals(header.stateRoot, ssz.Root.defaultValue())) {
+          header.stateRoot = headState.hashTreeRoot();
+        }
+        const headRoot = ssz.phase0.BeaconBlockHeader.hashTreeRoot(header);
+        const headSlot = headState.latestBlockHeader.slot;
+        parentPayload = {
+          blockRoot: headRoot,
+          blockRootHex: toRootHex(headRoot),
+          slot: headSlot,
+          proposerIndex: headState.latestBlockHeader.proposerIndex,
+          forkName: this.config.getForkName(headSlot),
+          bid: (headState as IBeaconStateViewGloas).latestExecutionPayloadBid,
+        };
+      }
 
       syncChain = new SyncChain(
         startEpoch,
@@ -403,7 +417,7 @@ export class RangeSync extends (EventEmitter as {new (): RangeSyncEmitter}) {
           custodyConfig: this.chain.custodyConfig,
           metrics: this.metrics,
         },
-        latestBid
+        parentPayload
       );
       this.chains.set(syncType, syncChain);