@lodestar/beacon-node 1.51.0-dev.ab56d90f0c → 1.51.0-dev.ab919f3073

package/src/api/impl/beacon/index.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {ApplicationMethods} from "@lodestar/api/server";
 import {isForkPostGloas} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {ApiOptions} from "../../options.js";
 import {ApiError} from "../errors.js";
 import {ApiModules} from "../types.js";
 import {getBeaconBlockApi} from "./blocks/index.js";
@@ -11,9 +12,10 @@ import {getBeaconRewardsApi} from "./rewards/index.js";
 import {getBeaconStateApi} from "./state/index.js";
 
 export function getBeaconApi(
+  opts: ApiOptions,
   modules: Pick<ApiModules, "chain" | "config" | "logger" | "metrics" | "network" | "db" | "sync">
 ): ApplicationMethods<routes.beacon.Endpoints> {
-  const block = getBeaconBlockApi(modules);
+  const block = getBeaconBlockApi(opts, modules);
   const pool = getBeaconPoolApi(modules);
   const state = getBeaconStateApi(modules);
   const rewards = getBeaconRewardsApi(modules);

package/src/api/options.ts

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import {BeaconRestApiServerOpts, beaconRestApiServerOpts} from "./rest/index.js"
 
 export type ApiOptions = {
   maxGindicesInProof?: number;
+  /** Broadcast execution payload bids submitted via the API without running gossip validation */
+  disableBidValidation?: boolean;
   rest: BeaconRestApiServerOpts;
   commit?: string;
   version?: string;
@@ -10,6 +12,7 @@ export type ApiOptions = {
 
 export const defaultApiOptions: ApiOptions = {
   maxGindicesInProof: 512,
+  disableBidValidation: false,
   rest: beaconRestApiServerOpts,
   version: "dev",
   private: false,

package/src/chain/archiveStore/utils/archiveBlocks.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,18 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import {ChainForkConfig} from "@lodestar/config";
 import {KeyValue} from "@lodestar/db";
-import {CheckpointWithHex, ExecutionStatus, IForkChoice, PayloadStatus, ProtoBlock} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
+import {
+  CheckpointWithHex,
+  ExecutionStatus,
+  IForkChoice,
+  PayloadStatus,
+  ProtoBlock,
+  isGloasBlock,
+} from "@lodestar/fork-choice";
 import {ForkSeq, SLOTS_PER_EPOCH} from "@lodestar/params";
 import {computeEpochAtSlot, computeStartSlotAtEpoch, getBlobDataRetentionStartEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
 import {Epoch, Slot} from "@lodestar/types";
-import {Logger, fromAsync, fromHex, prettyPrintIndices, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {Logger, fromHex, prettyPrintIndices, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 import {IBeaconDb} from "../../../db/index.js";
 import {BlockArchiveBatchPutBinaryItem, encodeArchivedHeaderEnvelope} from "../../../db/repositories/index.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../../metrics/metrics.js";
@@ -136,23 +143,6 @@ export async function archiveBlocks(
       logger.verbose("Migrated blobSidecars from hot DB to cold DB", {...logCtx, migratedEntries});
     }
 
-    // Keep the normal LevelDB hot-to-cold flow for legacy columns. New columns are written
-    // directly to flat files, so this only moves fallback data left by older versions.
-    if (finalizedPostFulu) {
-      const migratedSlots = await migrateDataColumnSidecarsFromHotToColdDb(
-        config,
-        db,
-        logger,
-        finalizedCanonicalBlocks,
-        currentEpoch
-      );
-      logger.verbose("Migrated legacy dataColumnSidecars from hot DB to cold DB", {
-        ...logCtx,
-        migratedEntries: migratedSlots.length,
-        slotRange: prettyPrintIndices(migratedSlots),
-      });
-    }
-
     if (finalizedPostGloas) {
       const migratedSlots = await migrateExecutionPayloadEnvelopesFromHotToColdDb(
         config,
@@ -169,44 +159,34 @@ export async function archiveBlocks(
     }
   }
 
-  // deleteNonCanonicalBlocks
-  // loop through forkchoice single time
+  const canonicalRoots = new Set(finalizedCanonicalBlocks.map((block) => block.blockRoot));
+  const orphanedBlocks: ProtoBlock[] = [];
+  const orphanedPayloads: ProtoBlock[] = [];
 
-  const nonCanonicalBlockRoots = finalizedNonCanonicalBlocks.map((summary) => fromHex(summary.blockRoot));
-  if (nonCanonicalBlockRoots.length > 0) {
-    if (persistOrphanedBlocks) {
-      // Persist orphaned blocks to disk before deleting them from hot db
-      await Promise.all(
-        nonCanonicalBlockRoots.map(async (root, index) => {
-          const block = finalizedNonCanonicalBlocks[index];
-          const blockBytes = await db.block.getBinary(root);
-          const blockLogCtx = {slot: block.slot, root: block.blockRoot};
-          if (blockBytes) {
-            await persistOrphanedBlock(block.slot, block.blockRoot, blockBytes, {
-              persistOrphanedBlocksDir: persistOrphanedBlocksDir ?? "orphaned_blocks",
-            });
-            logger.verbose("Persisted orphaned block", {...logCtx, ...blockLogCtx});
-          } else {
-            logger.warn("Tried to persist orphaned block but no block found", {...logCtx, ...blockLogCtx});
-          }
-        })
-      );
+  for (const block of finalizedNonCanonicalBlocks) {
+    if (block.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL) {
+      orphanedPayloads.push(block);
     }
+    // Every Gloas block gets EMPTY before FULL. If only FULL survives pruning, an earlier archive run
+    // already handled the root's block-level data.
+    const isBlockNode = !isGloasBlock(block) || block.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.EMPTY;
+    if (isBlockNode && !canonicalRoots.has(block.blockRoot)) {
+      orphanedBlocks.push(block);
+    }
+  }
+  const orphanedBlockRoots = orphanedBlocks.map((block) => fromHex(block.blockRoot));
 
-    const nonCanonicalSlots = finalizedNonCanonicalBlocks.map((summary) => summary.slot).sort((a, b) => a - b);
-    const nonCanonicalLogCtx = {
+  if (orphanedPayloads.length > 0) {
+    const orphanedPayloadRoots = orphanedPayloads.map((block) => fromHex(block.blockRoot));
+    const orphanedPayloadLogCtx = {
       ...logCtx,
-      count: nonCanonicalBlockRoots.length,
-      slotRange: prettyPrintIndices(nonCanonicalSlots),
+      count: orphanedPayloads.length,
+      slotRange: prettyPrintIndices(orphanedPayloads.map((block) => block.slot).sort((a, b) => a - b)),
     };
 
-    const columnItems = finalizedNonCanonicalBlocks
-      // Gloas EMPTY and FULL variants share a block root. EMPTY has no sidecars, so deleting by its root could
-      // remove the canonical FULL variant's columns. Pre-Gloas blocks are always FULL.
-      .filter(
-        (summary) => config.getForkSeq(summary.slot) >= ForkSeq.fulu && summary.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL
-      )
-      .map((summary) => ({slot: summary.slot, blockRoot: summary.blockRoot}));
+    const columnItems = orphanedPayloads
+      .filter((block) => config.getForkSeq(block.slot) >= ForkSeq.fulu)
+      .map((block) => ({slot: block.slot, blockRoot: block.blockRoot}));
     if (columnItems.length > 0) {
       // Delete sidecars first so their block roots remain available to retry cleanup after a failure or crash.
       await db.dataColumns.deleteMany(columnItems);
@@ -217,18 +197,42 @@ export async function archiveBlocks(
       });
     }
 
-    await db.block.batchDelete(nonCanonicalBlockRoots);
-    logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical blocks from hot DB", nonCanonicalLogCtx);
-
     if (finalizedPostDeneb) {
-      await db.blobSidecars.batchDelete(nonCanonicalBlockRoots);
-      logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical blobSidecars from hot DB", nonCanonicalLogCtx);
+      await db.blobSidecars.batchDelete(orphanedPayloadRoots);
+      logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical blobSidecars from hot DB", orphanedPayloadLogCtx);
     }
 
     if (finalizedPostGloas) {
-      await db.executionPayloadEnvelope.batchDelete(nonCanonicalBlockRoots);
-      logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical executionPayloadEnvelopes from hot DB", nonCanonicalLogCtx);
+      await db.executionPayloadEnvelope.batchDelete(orphanedPayloadRoots);
+      logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical executionPayloadEnvelopes from hot DB", orphanedPayloadLogCtx);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (orphanedBlocks.length > 0) {
+    if (persistOrphanedBlocks) {
+      // Persist orphaned blocks to disk before deleting them from hot db
+      await Promise.all(
+        orphanedBlocks.map(async (block) => {
+          const blockBytes = await db.block.getBinary(fromHex(block.blockRoot));
+          const blockLogCtx = {slot: block.slot, root: block.blockRoot};
+          if (blockBytes) {
+            await persistOrphanedBlock(block.slot, block.blockRoot, blockBytes, {
+              persistOrphanedBlocksDir: persistOrphanedBlocksDir ?? "orphaned_blocks",
+            });
+            logger.verbose("Persisted orphaned block", {...logCtx, ...blockLogCtx});
+          } else {
+            logger.debug("Tried to persist orphaned block but no block found", {...logCtx, ...blockLogCtx});
+          }
+        })
+      );
     }
+
+    await db.block.batchDelete(orphanedBlockRoots);
+    logger.verbose("Deleted non canonical blocks from hot DB", {
+      ...logCtx,
+      count: orphanedBlocks.length,
+      slotRange: prettyPrintIndices(orphanedBlocks.map((block) => block.slot).sort((a, b) => a - b)),
+    });
   }
 
   // Delete expired blobs
@@ -283,9 +287,9 @@ export async function archiveBlocks(
     }
   }
 
-  // Prunning potential checkpoint data
+  // Pruning potential checkpoint data
   const finalizedCanonicalNonCheckpointBlocks = getNonCheckpointBlocks(finalizedCanonicalBlockRoots);
-  const nonCheckpointBlockRoots: Uint8Array[] = [...nonCanonicalBlockRoots];
+  const nonCheckpointBlockRoots: Uint8Array[] = [...orphanedBlockRoots];
   for (const block of finalizedCanonicalNonCheckpointBlocks) {
     nonCheckpointBlockRoots.push(block.root);
   }
@@ -408,72 +412,6 @@ async function migrateBlobSidecarsFromHotToColdDb(
   return migratedWrappedBlobSidecars;
 }
 
-// TODO: This function can be simplified further by reducing layers of promises in a loop
-/**
- * Post-gloas the data columns of a Gloas block are tied to its execution payload envelope.
- * Columns only exist once the FULL variant of the block is in the proto-array. Pre-Gloas
- * blocks only have a FULL variant, so the payload-status filter passes them all.
- */
-async function migrateDataColumnSidecarsFromHotToColdDb(
-  config: ChainForkConfig,
-  db: IBeaconDb,
-  logger: Logger,
-  canonicalBlocks: ProtoBlock[],
-  currentEpoch: Epoch
-): Promise<Slot[]> {
-  const columnBlocks = canonicalBlocks.filter(
-    (block) => config.getForkSeq(block.slot) < ForkSeq.gloas || block.payloadStatus === PayloadStatus.FULL
-  );
-  if (columnBlocks.length === 0) return [];
-  const blocks: BlockRootSlot[] = columnBlocks.map((block) => ({slot: block.slot, root: fromHex(block.blockRoot)}));
-
-  const migratedSlots: Slot[] = [];
-  for (let i = 0; i < blocks.length; i += BLOB_SIDECAR_BATCH_SIZE) {
-    const toIdx = Math.min(i + BLOB_SIDECAR_BATCH_SIZE, blocks.length);
-    const batch = blocks.slice(i, toIdx);
-    if (batch.length === 0) break;
-
-    const promises: Promise<void>[] = [];
-    for (const block of batch) {
-      const blockEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(block.slot);
-      if (
-        config.getForkSeq(block.slot) < ForkSeq.fulu ||
-        blockEpoch < getBlobDataRetentionStartEpoch(config, currentEpoch)
-      ) {
-        continue;
-      }
-
-      const dataColumnSidecarBytes = await fromAsync(db.dataColumnSidecar.valuesStreamBinary(block.root));
-      if (dataColumnSidecarBytes.length === 0) {
-        logger.debug("DataColumnSidecars in forkchoice but missing in hot db, could be already archived", {
-          slot: block.slot,
-          root: toRootHex(block.root),
-        });
-        continue;
-      }
-      logger.verbose("Migrated legacy dataColumnSidecars for block", {
-        currentEpoch,
-        slot: block.slot,
-        root: toRootHex(block.root),
-        numSidecars: dataColumnSidecarBytes.length,
-      });
-      promises.push(
-        db.dataColumnSidecarArchive.putManyBinary(
-          block.slot,
-          dataColumnSidecarBytes.map((entry) => ({key: entry.id, value: entry.value}))
-        )
-      );
-      migratedSlots.push(block.slot);
-    }
-
-    await Promise.all(promises);
-    await db.dataColumnSidecar.deleteMany(batch.map((block) => block.root));
-  }
-
-  // Ancestor walk is newest to oldest; sort ascending so `prettyPrintIndices` renders cleanly.
-  return migratedSlots.sort((a, b) => a - b);
-}
-
 /**
  * Post-gloas given a finalized checkpoint at a block root, payload of that block root
  * is not considered finalized, hence they are archived in the next run.

package/src/chain/blocks/importBlock.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import {
   IBeaconStateView,
   RootCache,
   computeEpochAtSlot,
-  computeTimeAtSlot,
+  computeTimeAtSlotMs,
   getBeaconCommittees,
   isStatePostAltair,
   isStatePostBellatrix,
@@ -105,8 +105,9 @@ export async function importBlock(
   const currentEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(currentSlot);
   const blockEpoch = computeEpochAtSlot(blockSlot);
   const prevFinalizedEpoch = this.forkChoice.getFinalizedCheckpoint().epoch;
-  const receiveDelaySec =
-    fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec - computeTimeAtSlot(this.config, blockSlot, postState.genesisTime);
+  const receiveDelayMs =
+    Math.round(fullyVerifiedBlock.seenTimestampSec * 1000) -
+    computeTimeAtSlotMs(this.config, blockSlot, postState.genesisTime * 1000);
   const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - (opts.seenTimestampSec ?? Date.now() / 1000);
   const fork = this.config.getForkSeq(blockSlot);
 
@@ -148,12 +149,12 @@ export async function importBlock(
     executionStatus = parentBlock.executionStatus;
   }
 
-  const importDelaySec = this.clock.secFromSlot(blockSlot);
+  const importDelayMs = this.clock.msFromSlot(blockSlot);
   const blockSummary = this.forkChoice.onBlock(
     block.message,
     postState,
-    receiveDelaySec,
-    importDelaySec,
+    receiveDelayMs,
+    importDelayMs,
     currentSlot,
     executionStatus,
     dataAvailabilityStatus
@@ -417,7 +418,7 @@ export async function importBlock(
         //  4) Block meets the criteria of being re-orged out (this is also checked inside the function)
         const result = this.forkChoice.shouldOverrideForkChoiceUpdate(
           blockSummary,
-          this.clock.secFromSlot(currentSlot),
+          this.clock.msFromSlot(currentSlot),
           currentSlot
         );
         shouldOverrideFcu = result.shouldOverrideFcu;

package/src/chain/chain.ts

@@ -1486,10 +1486,10 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
     this.metrics?.forkChoice.requests.inc();
     const timer = this.metrics?.forkChoice.findHead.startTimer({caller: FindHeadFnName.predictProposerHead});
     const slot = this.clock.currentSlot;
-    const secFromSlot = this.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
+    const msFromSlot = this.clock.msFromSlot(slot);
 
     try {
-      return this.forkChoice.updateAndGetHead({mode: UpdateHeadOpt.GetPredictedProposerHead, secFromSlot, slot}).head;
+      return this.forkChoice.updateAndGetHead({mode: UpdateHeadOpt.GetPredictedProposerHead, msFromSlot, slot}).head;
     } catch (e) {
       this.metrics?.forkChoice.errors.inc({entrypoint: UpdateHeadOpt.GetPredictedProposerHead});
       throw e;
@@ -1501,13 +1501,13 @@ export class BeaconChain implements IBeaconChain {
   getProposerHead(slot: Slot): ProtoBlock {
     this.metrics?.forkChoice.requests.inc();
     const timer = this.metrics?.forkChoice.findHead.startTimer({caller: FindHeadFnName.getProposerHead});
-    const secFromSlot = this.clock.secFromSlot(slot);
+    const msFromSlot = this.clock.msFromSlot(slot);
 
     try {
       // Do not emit head event here, when proposing we rely on the one emitted when importing our own block
       const {head, isHeadTimely, notReorgedReason} = this.forkChoice.updateAndGetHead({
         mode: UpdateHeadOpt.GetProposerHead,
-        secFromSlot,
+        msFromSlot,
         slot,
       });
 

package/src/chain/regen/interface.ts

@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ export enum RegenCaller {
   publishDeferredVoluntaryExits = "publishDeferredVoluntaryExits",
   validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid = "validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid",
   validateGossipInclusionList = "validateGossipInclusionList",
-  validateApiExecutionPayloadBid = "validateApiExecutionPayloadBid",
   validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage = "validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage",
   validateGossipProposerPreferences = "validateGossipProposerPreferences",
   onForkChoiceFinalized = "onForkChoiceFinalized",

package/src/chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.ts

@@ -83,186 +83,6 @@ function isBidCompatibleWithHead(
   return buildsOnParentPayload;
 }
 
-/**
- * Validation for bids submitted via the API by the operator's own builder.
- *
- * Only non-transient checks are applied: slot later than parent, zero execution payment, blob
- * commitment count, builder eligibility, version and balance coverage, prev_randao, and signature.
- * Transient gossip rules (head compatibility, first bid per tuple, value increment, proposer
- * preferences) are not applied, since those only limit forwarding of peers' messages and the
- * builder may legitimately bid on a branch this node does not consider head.
- * The parent-payload builder-exit rule is omitted because this endpoint only accepts bids from
- * the operator's own builder.
- *
- * Throws on any failed check. Also throws if the bid's parent block is unknown or its state is
- * unavailable, since the checks cannot be evaluated against the parent branch.
- */
-export async function validateApiExecutionPayloadBid(
-  chain: IBeaconChain,
-  signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid
-): Promise<void> {
-  const bid = signedExecutionPayloadBid.message;
-  const bidParentBlockRoot = toRootHex(bid.parentBlockRoot);
-
-  // [REJECT] `bid.execution_payment` is zero.
-  if (bid.executionPayment !== 0n) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NON_ZERO_EXECUTION_PAYMENT,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      executionPayment: bid.executionPayment,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] The bid's block hash is not equal to its parent block hash -- i.e.
-  // `bid.block_hash != bid.parent_block_hash`.
-  if (byteArrayEquals(bid.blockHash, bid.parentBlockHash)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BLOCK_HASH_EQUALS_PARENT_BLOCK_HASH,
-      blockHash: toRootHex(bid.blockHash),
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] The length of KZG commitments is less than or equal to the limitation defined in the
-  // consensus layer -- i.e. validate that
-  // `len(bid.blob_kzg_commitments) <= get_blob_parameters(compute_epoch_at_slot(bid.slot)).max_blobs_per_block`.
-  const blobKzgCommitmentsLen = bid.blobKzgCommitments.length;
-  const maxBlobsPerBlock = chain.config.getMaxBlobsPerBlock(computeEpochAtSlot(bid.slot));
-  if (blobKzgCommitmentsLen > maxBlobsPerBlock) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.TOO_MANY_KZG_COMMITMENTS,
-      blobKzgCommitmentsLen,
-      commitmentLimit: maxBlobsPerBlock,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [IGNORE] `bid.slot` is the current slot, or the next slot (`bid.slot - 1` is current), allowing for `MAXIMUM_GOSSIP_CLOCK_DISPARITY`.
-  if (
-    !chain.clock.isCurrentSlotGivenGossipDisparity(bid.slot) &&
-    !chain.clock.isCurrentSlotGivenGossipDisparity(bid.slot - 1)
-  ) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SLOT,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      slot: bid.slot,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [IGNORE] The bid is received after the inclusion list deadline of `bid.slot - 1`
-  if (
-    isForkPostHeze(chain.config.getForkName(bid.slot)) &&
-    chain.clock.msFromSlot(bid.slot - 1) < chain.config.getInclusionListDueMs(chain.config.getForkName(bid.slot - 1))
-  ) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BEFORE_INCLUSION_LIST_DEADLINE,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      slot: bid.slot,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [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(bidParentBlockRoot);
-  if (parentBlock === null) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT,
-      parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] The bid is for a higher slot than its parent block -- i.e.
-  // validate that `bid.slot` is greater than the slot of the block with root
-  // `bid.parent_block_root`.
-  if (bid.slot <= parentBlock.slot) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.NOT_LATER_THAN_PARENT,
-      parentSlot: parentBlock.slot,
-      slot: bid.slot,
-    });
-  }
-
-  const state = await chain.regen
-    .getBlockSlotState(parentBlock, bid.slot, {dontTransferCache: true}, RegenCaller.validateApiExecutionPayloadBid)
-    .catch(() => {
-      throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-        code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.UNKNOWN_BLOCK_ROOT,
-        parentBlockRoot: bidParentBlockRoot,
-      });
-    });
-
-  if (!isStatePostGloas(state)) {
-    throw new Error(`Expected gloas+ state for execution payload bid validation, got fork=${state.forkName}`);
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] `bid.builder_index` is within bounds -- i.e. `bid.builder_index < len(state.builders)`.
-  // `state.getBuilder` returns a lazy SSZ `getReadonly` view that is not bounds-checked eagerly; an
-  // out-of-range index only throws (`LeafNode has no right node`) on deferred field access (e.g. inside
-  // `isActiveBuilder`), escaping a try/catch around `getBuilder`. Check the length explicitly instead.
-  if (bid.builderIndex >= state.getBuildersLength()) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BUILDER_NOT_ELIGIBLE,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] `bid.builder_index` is a valid/active builder index -- i.e.
-  // `is_active_builder(state, bid.builder_index)` returns `True`.
-  const builder = state.getBuilder(bid.builderIndex);
-  if (!isActiveBuilder(builder, state.finalizedCheckpoint.epoch)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BUILDER_NOT_ELIGIBLE,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] The builder version is `PAYLOAD_BUILDER_VERSION` -- i.e.
-  // `state.builders[bid.builder_index].version == PAYLOAD_BUILDER_VERSION`.
-  if (builder.version !== PAYLOAD_BUILDER_VERSION) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_BUILDER_VERSION,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      version: builder.version,
-      expectedVersion: PAYLOAD_BUILDER_VERSION,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [IGNORE] `bid.value` is less or equal than the builder's excess balance --
-  // i.e. `can_builder_cover_bid(state, builder_index, amount)` returns `True`.
-  if (!state.canBuilderCoverBid(bid.builderIndex, bid.value)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.IGNORE, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.BID_TOO_HIGH,
-      bidValue: bid.value,
-      builderBalance: builder.balance,
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] `bid.prev_randao` is the correct RANDAO mix -- i.e. validate that
-  // `bid.prev_randao == get_randao_mix(parent_state, get_current_epoch(parent_state))`.
-  const randaoMix = state.getRandaoMix(computeEpochAtSlot(state.slot));
-  if (!byteArrayEquals(bid.prevRandao, randaoMix)) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_PREV_RANDAO,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      bidPrevRandao: toHex(bid.prevRandao),
-      expectedPrevRandao: toHex(randaoMix),
-    });
-  }
-
-  // [REJECT] `signed_execution_payload_bid.signature` is valid with respect to the `bid.builder_index`.
-  const signatureSet = createSingleSignatureSetFromComponents(
-    builder.pubkey,
-    getExecutionPayloadBidSigningRoot(chain.config, bid),
-    signedExecutionPayloadBid.signature
-  );
-  if (!(await chain.bls.verifySignatureSets([signatureSet]))) {
-    throw new ExecutionPayloadBidError(GossipAction.REJECT, {
-      code: ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE,
-      builderIndex: bid.builderIndex,
-      slot: bid.slot,
-    });
-  }
-}
-
 export async function validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid(
   chain: IBeaconChain,
   signedExecutionPayloadBid: gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadBid

package/src/db/beacon.ts

@@ -130,6 +130,11 @@ export class BeaconDb implements IBeaconDb {
     await this.blobSidecars.batchDelete(await this.blobSidecars.keys());
     // New columns are persisted in flat files, so this bucket only contains legacy hot data.
     await this.deleteBucketData(Bucket.allForks_dataColumnSidecars);
+    // Compact even if empty to reclaim tombstones left by previous startups.
+    await this.db.compactRange(
+      encodeKey(Bucket.allForks_dataColumnSidecars, Buffer.alloc(0)),
+      encodeKey(Bucket.allForks_dataColumnSidecars + 1, Buffer.alloc(0))
+    );
     // Prune all hot blocks
     // TODO: Enable once it's deemed safe
     // await this.block.batchDelete(await this.block.keys());

package/src/index.ts

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ export {persistAnchorState} from "./chain/index.js";
 export {DbCPStateDatastore} from "./chain/stateCache/datastore/db.js";
 export {FileCPStateDatastore} from "./chain/stateCache/datastore/file.js";
 export {BeaconDb, type IBeaconDb} from "./db/index.js";
+// Export execution engine to make it usable by builder
+export {initializeExecutionEngine} from "./execution/index.js";
 // Export metrics utilities to de-duplicate validator metrics
 export {
   type HttpMetricsServer,

package/src/metrics/metrics/lodestar.ts

@@ -1474,6 +1474,11 @@ export function createLodestarMetrics(
           help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from gossip to the pool",
           labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
         }),
+        apiInsertOutcome: register.counter<{insertOutcome: InsertOutcome}>({
+          name: "lodestar_oppool_execution_payload_bid_pool_api_insert_outcome_total",
+          help: "Total number of InsertOutcome as a result of adding an execution payload bid from api to the pool",
+          labelNames: ["insertOutcome"],
+        }),
         apiValidationTime: register.histogram({
           name: "lodestar_api_execution_payload_bid_validation_time_seconds",
           help: "Time elapsed for signed execution payload bid validation - api path",