@lodestar/beacon-node 1.51.0-dev.c99cf49add → 1.51.0-dev.d422f387ac

package/src/network/peers/utils/assertPeerRelevance.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import {ForkName, isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
-import {ForkDigest, Root, Slot, Status, fulu, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {ForkName, GENESIS_EPOCH, isForkPostFulu} from "@lodestar/params";
+import {computeEpochAtSlot} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {Epoch, ForkDigest, Root, Slot, Status, fulu, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
 import {toHex, toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
 
 // TODO: Why this value? (From Lighthouse)
@@ -9,6 +10,8 @@ export enum IrrelevantPeerCode {
   INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS",
   DIFFERENT_CLOCKS = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_DIFFERENT_CLOCKS",
   DIFFERENT_FINALIZED = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_DIFFERENT_FINALIZED",
+  FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH",
+  INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT = "IRRELEVANT_PEER_INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT",
   NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT = "NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT",
 }
 
@@ -16,6 +19,8 @@ type IrrelevantPeerType =
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INCOMPATIBLE_FORKS; ours: ForkDigest; theirs: ForkDigest}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_CLOCKS; slotDiff: number}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT}
+  | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH; finalizedEpoch: Epoch; maxFinalizedEpoch: Epoch}
+  | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT}
   | {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED; expectedRoot: Root; remoteRoot: Root};
 
 /**
@@ -45,29 +50,35 @@ export function assertPeerRelevance(
     return {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_CLOCKS, slotDiff};
   }
 
-  // The remote's finalized epoch is less than or equal to ours, but the block root is
-  // different to the one in our chain. Therefore, the node is on a different chain and we
-  // should not communicate with them.
+  // A checkpoint can be finalized at the earliest at the start of epoch + 2
+  const maxFinalizedEpoch = Math.max(
+    GENESIS_EPOCH,
+    computeEpochAtSlot(Math.max(currentSlot, 0) + FUTURE_SLOT_TOLERANCE) - 2
+  );
+  if (remote.finalizedEpoch > maxFinalizedEpoch) {
+    return {
+      code: IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH,
+      finalizedEpoch: remote.finalizedEpoch,
+      maxFinalizedEpoch,
+    };
+  }
+
+  if (remote.finalizedEpoch > GENESIS_EPOCH && isZeroRoot(remote.finalizedRoot)) {
+    return {code: IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT};
+  }
 
+  // The remote's finalized epoch is equal to ours, but the block root is different to the one in our chain.
+  // Therefore, the node is on a different chain and we should not communicate with them.
   if (
-    remote.finalizedEpoch <= local.finalizedEpoch &&
-    !isZeroRoot(remote.finalizedRoot) &&
-    !isZeroRoot(local.finalizedRoot)
+    remote.finalizedEpoch === local.finalizedEpoch &&
+    !isZeroRoot(local.finalizedRoot) &&
+    !ssz.Root.equals(remote.finalizedRoot, local.finalizedRoot)
   ) {
-    // NOTE: due to preferring to not access chain state here, we can't check the finalized root against our history.
-    // The impact of not doing check is low: peers that are behind us we can't confirm they are in the same chain as us.
-    // In the worst case they will attempt to sync from us, fail and disconnect. The ENR fork check should be sufficient
-    // to differentiate most peers in normal network conditions.
-    const remoteRoot = remote.finalizedRoot;
-    const expectedRoot = remote.finalizedEpoch === local.finalizedEpoch ? local.finalizedRoot : null;
-
-    if (expectedRoot !== null && !ssz.Root.equals(remoteRoot, expectedRoot)) {
-      return {
-        code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED,
-        expectedRoot: expectedRoot, // forkChoice returns Tree BranchNode which the logger prints as {}
-        remoteRoot: remoteRoot,
-      };
-    }
+    return {
+      code: IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED,
+      expectedRoot: local.finalizedRoot,
+      remoteRoot: remote.finalizedRoot,
+    };
   }
 
   if (isForkPostFulu(forkName) && (remote as fulu.Status).earliestAvailableSlot === undefined) {
@@ -76,7 +87,8 @@ export function assertPeerRelevance(
     };
   }
 
-  // Note: Accept request status finalized checkpoint in the future, we do not know if it is a true finalized root
+  // Note: for a behind finalized checkpoint, we validate it more on the main thread against our history,
+  // see BeaconSync.verifyPastFinalizedCheckpoint
   return null;
 }
 
@@ -93,6 +105,10 @@ export function renderIrrelevantPeerType(type: IrrelevantPeerType): string {
       return `DIFFERENT_CLOCKS slotDiff: ${type.slotDiff}`;
     case IrrelevantPeerCode.DIFFERENT_FINALIZED:
       return `DIFFERENT_FINALIZED root: ${toRootHex(type.remoteRoot)} expected: ${toRootHex(type.expectedRoot)}`;
+    case IrrelevantPeerCode.FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH:
+      return `FINALIZED_EPOCH_TOO_HIGH finalizedEpoch: ${type.finalizedEpoch} max: ${type.maxFinalizedEpoch}`;
+    case IrrelevantPeerCode.INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT:
+      return "INVALID_FINALIZED_ROOT zero root for a non-genesis finalized epoch";
     case IrrelevantPeerCode.NO_EARLIEST_AVAILABLE_SLOT:
       return "No earliestAvailableSlot announced via peer Status";
   }

package/src/network/peers/utils/enrSubnetsDeserialize.ts

@@ -17,10 +17,13 @@ export function deserializeEnrSubnets(bytes: Uint8Array, subnetCount: number): b
     return getUint8ByteToBitBooleanArray(bytes[0] ?? 0);
   }
 
-  let boolsArr: boolean[] = [];
   const byteCount = Math.ceil(subnetCount / 8);
+  const boolsArr = new Array<boolean>(byteCount * 8);
   for (let i = 0; i < byteCount; i++) {
-    boolsArr = boolsArr.concat(getUint8ByteToBitBooleanArray(bytes[i] ?? 0));
+    const bits = getUint8ByteToBitBooleanArray(bytes[i] ?? 0);
+    for (let j = 0; j < 8; j++) {
+      boolsArr[i * 8 + j] = bits[j];
+    }
   }
 
   return boolsArr;

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
   deneb,
   fulu,
   gloas,
+  isGloasBeaconBlock,
   isGloasDataColumnSidecar,
   ssz,
   sszTypesFor,
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../chain/blocks/blockInput/index.js";
 import {PayloadError, PayloadErrorCode} from "../../chain/blocks/importExecutionPayload.js";
 import {PayloadEnvelopeInput, PayloadEnvelopeInputSource} from "../../chain/blocks/payloadEnvelopeInput/index.js";
-import {BlobSidecarValidation} from "../../chain/blocks/types.js";
+import {BlobSidecarValidation, InclusionListSource} from "../../chain/blocks/types.js";
 import {ChainEvent} from "../../chain/emitter.js";
 import {
   AttestationError,
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../chain/validation/dataColumnSidecar.js";
 import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.js";
 import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.js";
+import {InclusionListValidationResult, validateGossipInclusionList} from "../../chain/validation/inclusionList.js";
 import {
   AggregateAndProofValidationResult,
   GossipAttestation,
@@ -149,6 +151,31 @@ export function getGossipHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipH
  */
 function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHandlerOpts): SequentialGossipHandlers {
   const {chain, config, metrics, logger, core} = modules;
+  const incompletePayloadWaits = new WeakSet<PayloadEnvelopeInput>();
+
+  function scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput: PayloadEnvelopeInput, peer: string): void {
+    if (payloadInput.isComplete() || incompletePayloadWaits.has(payloadInput)) {
+      return;
+    }
+    incompletePayloadWaits.add(payloadInput);
+
+    const fork = config.getForkName(payloadInput.slot);
+    const cutoffTimeMs = getCutoffTimeMs(chain, payloadInput.slot, config.getPayloadDueMs(fork));
+    payloadInput.waitForEnvelopeAndAllData(cutoffTimeMs).catch(() => {
+      if (
+        payloadInput.isComplete() ||
+        chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.get(payloadInput.blockRootHex) !== payloadInput
+      ) {
+        return;
+      }
+      chain.logger.debug("Payload envelope incomplete at payload deadline", payloadInput.getLogMeta());
+      chain.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.incompletePayloadEnvelope, {
+        payloadInput,
+        peer,
+        source: BlockInputSource.gossip,
+      });
+    });
+  }
 
   /**
    * Add a gossip block to the seen caches. The proposer signature of the block MUST be verified.
@@ -678,10 +705,8 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
           // Immediately attempt fetch of data columns from execution engine as the bid contains kzg commitments
           // which is all the information we need so there is no reason to delay until execution payload arrives
-          // TODO GLOAS: If we want EL retries after this initial attempt, add an explicit retry policy here
-          // (for example later in the slot). Do not couple retries to incoming gossip columns.
-          // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves waitForAllData for any
-          // in-flight importExecutionPayload. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
+          // Columns fetched here feed payloadInput.addColumn, which resolves the waitForAllData of a
+          // pending payload import. No processExecutionPayload trigger needed from this path.
           chain.getBlobsTracker.triggerGetBlobs(payloadInput);
         }
       })
@@ -691,11 +716,10 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
         if (e instanceof BlockError) {
           switch (e.type.code) {
-            case BlockErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE: {
-              // Error is quite frequent and not critical
+            case BlockErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE:
+              // Data did not arrive in time, BlockInputSync keeps pulling it and retries the import
               logLevel = LogLevel.debug;
               break;
-            }
             // ALREADY_KNOWN should not happen with ignoreIfKnown=true above
             // PARENT_BLOCK_UNKNOWN should not happen, we handled this in validateBeaconBlock() function above
             case BlockErrorCode.ALREADY_KNOWN:
@@ -763,7 +787,12 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
           // roots per proposer and slot, which bounds full imports over gossip to one alternate
           chain.seenBlockProposers.hasBlockRoot(signedBlock.message.slot, e.type.proposerIndex, e.type.root) &&
           // A sibling with an unknown parent cannot be imported, sync fetches it if its branch becomes relevant
-          chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(toRootHex(signedBlock.message.parentRoot)) !== null
+          chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexDefaultStatus(toRootHex(signedBlock.message.parentRoot)) !== null &&
+          (!isGloasBeaconBlock(signedBlock.message) ||
+            chain.forkChoice.getBlockHexAndBlockHash(
+              toRootHex(signedBlock.message.parentRoot),
+              toRootHex(signedBlock.message.body.signedExecutionPayloadBid.message.parentBlockHash)
+            ) !== null)
         ) {
           const blockInput = cacheSignatureVerifiedBlock(
             signedBlock,
@@ -898,28 +927,10 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
             }
 
             // NOTE: we do NOT call chain.processExecutionPayload here. That is triggered only by
-            // envelope arrival (gossip or API). An in-flight importExecutionPayload is awaiting
+            // envelope arrival (gossip or API). A pending payload import is awaiting
             // payloadInput.waitForAllData(); addColumn above will resolve it once hasAllData flips.
 
-            if (!payloadInput.isComplete()) {
-              const cutoffTimeMs = getCutoffTimeMs(chain, dataColumnSlot, BLOCK_AVAILABILITY_CUTOFF_MS);
-              // do not await here to not delay gossip validation
-              payloadInput.waitForEnvelopeAndAllData(cutoffTimeMs).catch((_e) => {
-                chain.logger.debug(
-                  "Waited for envelope and data after receiving gossip column. Cut-off reached so emitting incompletePayloadEnvelope",
-                  {
-                    dataColumnIndex: index,
-                    ...payloadInputMeta,
-                  }
-                );
-                // TODO GLOAS: UnknownBlockSync to handle this event
-                chain.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.incompletePayloadEnvelope, {
-                  payloadInput,
-                  peer: peerIdStr,
-                  source: BlockInputSource.gossip,
-                });
-              });
-            }
+            scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput, peerIdStr);
           } catch (e) {
             logger.debug(
               "Error handling gossip data column",
@@ -1329,6 +1340,8 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
             peerIdStr,
           });
 
+          scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput, peerIdStr);
+
           chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayloadGossip, {
             slot,
             builderIndex: envelope.builderIndex,
@@ -1342,6 +1355,10 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
 
             if (e instanceof PayloadError) {
               switch (e.type.code) {
+                case PayloadErrorCode.DATA_UNAVAILABLE:
+                  // Columns did not arrive in time, BlockInputSync keeps pulling them and retries the import
+                  logLevel = LogLevel.debug;
+                  break;
                 // BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE should not happen, validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope above
                 // already verified the block is in fork choice
                 case PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_NOT_IN_FORK_CHOICE:
@@ -1501,6 +1518,56 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         }
       });
     },
+
+    [GossipType.inclusion_list]: async ({
+      gossipData,
+      topic,
+      seenTimestampSec,
+    }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.inclusion_list>) => {
+      const {serializedData} = gossipData;
+      const signedInclusionList = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
+      const {slot} = signedInclusionList.message;
+
+      metrics?.inclusionListsReceived.inc({source: InclusionListSource.gossip});
+      metrics?.inclusionListTransactionsReceived.inc(
+        {source: InclusionListSource.gossip},
+        signedInclusionList.message.transactions.length
+      );
+
+      const timer = metrics?.inclusionListsValidationTime.startTimer();
+      let validationResult: InclusionListValidationResult;
+      try {
+        validationResult = await validateGossipInclusionList(chain, signedInclusionList);
+      } finally {
+        timer?.({source: InclusionListSource.gossip});
+      }
+      const {committeeIndices, totalBytes} = validationResult;
+
+      // Handler - deferred to next event loop so the validation result propagates first
+      callInNextEventLoop(() => {
+        try {
+          metrics?.inclusionListsValid.inc({source: InclusionListSource.gossip});
+          metrics?.inclusionListsValidSize.inc(totalBytes);
+          // Timely only if received within its own slot before the deadline, so a list for the next slot that
+          // passed validation under clock disparity is untimely. Late lists are still stored, marked untimely
+          const secFromSlot = chain.clock.secFromSlot(slot, seenTimestampSec);
+          metrics?.inclusionListArrivalTime.observe(secFromSlot);
+          const isTimely =
+            secFromSlot >= 0 && secFromSlot * 1000 < config.getInclusionListDueMs(config.getForkName(slot));
+
+          const insertOutcome = chain.inclusionListStore.process(signedInclusionList, committeeIndices, isTimely);
+          metrics?.inclusionListStore.insertOutcome.inc({insertOutcome});
+          metrics?.inclusionListStore.size.set(chain.inclusionListStore.size);
+
+          chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.inclusionList, {
+            version: config.getForkName(slot),
+            data: signedInclusionList,
+          });
+        } catch (e) {
+          logger.debug("Error handling gossip inclusion list", {slot}, e as Error);
+        }
+      });
+    },
   };
 }
 

package/src/network/processor/gossipQueues/index.ts

@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ const linearGossipQueueOpts: {
     type: QueueType.FIFO,
     dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
   },
+  [GossipType.inclusion_list]: {
+    // 16 committee members, two lists each under the first-or-second-message rule, 32 per slot
+    maxLength: 1024,
+    type: QueueType.FIFO,
+    dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
+  },
 };
 
 const indexedGossipQueueOpts: {

package/src/network/processor/gossipValidatorFn.ts

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   ExecutionPayloadEnvelopeErrorCode,
   GossipAction,
   GossipActionError,
+  InclusionListErrorCode,
   PayloadAttestationErrorCode,
   ProposerPreferencesErrorCode,
   ProposerSlashingErrorCode,
@@ -86,6 +87,10 @@ const gossipRejectPeerAction: Record<GossipType, RejectPeerActionRule> = {
     default: PeerAction.MidToleranceError,
     byCode: {[PayloadAttestationErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE]: PeerAction.Fatal},
   },
+  [GossipType.inclusion_list]: {
+    default: PeerAction.MidToleranceError,
+    byCode: {[InclusionListErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE]: PeerAction.Fatal},
+  },
   [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {
     default: PeerAction.HighToleranceError,
     byCode: {[ExecutionPayloadBidErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE]: PeerAction.Fatal},

package/src/network/processor/index.ts

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ export type NetworkProcessorOpts = GossipHandlerOpts & {
 /**
  * Keep up to 3 slot of unknown roots, so we don't always emit to UnknownBlock sync.
  */
-const MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE = 3;
+export const MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE = 3;
 
 /**
  * Max distinct roots we BUFFER messages for, per slot. Kept tight to avoid the OOM
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ const executeGossipWorkOrderObj: Record<GossipType, WorkOpts> = {
   [GossipType.payload_attestation_message]: {},
   [GossipType.execution_payload_bid]: {},
   [GossipType.proposer_preferences]: {},
+  [GossipType.inclusion_list]: {},
 };
 const executeGossipWorkOrder = Object.keys(executeGossipWorkOrderObj) as (keyof typeof executeGossipWorkOrderObj)[];
 
@@ -665,6 +666,7 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
    *
    * For DOS protection, the message is ignored (reject metric incremented) when any cap is hit:
    * - MAX_QUEUED_UNKNOWN_BLOCK_GOSSIP_OBJECTS: global awaiting-block message count
+   * - MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE: message slot already pruned by onClockSlot, so not bounded by the per-slot root budget
    * - MAX_BUFFERED_ROOTS_PER_SLOT: distinct roots we buffer messages for, per slot
    * - MAX_AWAITING_MESSAGES_PER_ROOT[topic]: messages buffered per (root, topic)
    */
@@ -675,6 +677,10 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
       metric?.reject.inc({reason: ReprocessRejectReason.reached_limit, topic: topicType});
       return;
     }
+    if (slot <= this.chain.clock.currentSlot - MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE) {
+      metric?.reject.inc({reason: ReprocessRejectReason.expired, topic: topicType});
+      return;
+    }
     // per-(root, topic) message cap: e.g. <= NUMBER_OF_COLUMNS columns per root
     const perRootCap = MAX_AWAITING_MESSAGES_PER_ROOT[topicType];
     if (
@@ -701,6 +707,10 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
       metric?.reject.inc({reason: ReprocessRejectReason.reached_limit, topic: topicType});
       return;
     }
+    if (slot <= this.chain.clock.currentSlot - MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE) {
+      metric?.reject.inc({reason: ReprocessRejectReason.expired, topic: topicType});
+      return;
+    }
     const perRootCap = MAX_AWAITING_MESSAGES_PER_ROOT[topicType];
     if (
       perRootCap !== undefined &&
@@ -857,19 +867,20 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
     const nowSec = Date.now() / 1000;
     const minSlot = clockSlot - MAX_UNKNOWN_ROOTS_SLOT_CACHE_SIZE;
 
-    for (const [slot, searchedRoots] of this.searchedRootsBySlot) {
+    for (const [slot, bufferedRoots] of this.bufferedRootsBySlot) {
       if (slot > minSlot) continue;
 
-      // expire messages awaiting an unknown block for these roots. Only roots this slot did a BLOCK search
-      // for (blockPeerIds set) have block waits keyed here; skipping the rest avoids deleting a payload wait
-      // that a newer slot created for the same root (block/envelope searches share searchedRootsBySlot).
-      for (const [rootHex, entry] of searchedRoots) {
-        if (entry.blockPeerIds === undefined) continue;
+      for (const rootHex of bufferedRoots) {
         const messagesByTopic = this.awaitingMessagesByBlockRoot.get(rootHex);
         if (messagesByTopic === undefined) continue;
-        let removed = 0;
+        let remaining = 0;
         for (const messages of messagesByTopic.values()) {
           for (const message of messages) {
+            // the same root may be buffered again from a newer slot, keep those messages.
+            // msgSlot is always set before buffering, a missing one expires rather than leaks
+            if ((message.msgSlot ?? minSlot) > minSlot) continue;
+            messages.delete(message);
+            this.awaitingBlockMessageCount--;
             const topicType = message.topic.type;
             this.metrics?.awaitingBlockGossipMessages.reject.inc({
               topic: topicType,
@@ -881,22 +892,22 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
             );
             // No need to report the dropped job to gossip. It will be eventually pruned from the mcache
           }
-          removed += messages.size;
-        }
-        if (this.awaitingMessagesByBlockRoot.delete(rootHex)) {
-          this.awaitingBlockMessageCount -= removed;
+          remaining += messages.size;
         }
+        if (remaining === 0) this.awaitingMessagesByBlockRoot.delete(rootHex);
       }
 
-      // expire messages awaiting an unknown payload envelope for these roots. Symmetric to the block pass:
-      // only roots this slot did an ENVELOPE search for (envelopePeerIds set) have payload waits keyed here.
-      for (const [rootHex, entry] of searchedRoots) {
-        if (entry.envelopePeerIds === undefined) continue;
+      for (const rootHex of bufferedRoots) {
         const messagesByTopic = this.awaitingMessagesByPayloadBlockRoot.get(rootHex);
         if (messagesByTopic === undefined) continue;
-        let removed = 0;
+        let remaining = 0;
         for (const messages of messagesByTopic.values()) {
           for (const message of messages) {
+            // the same root may be buffered again from a newer slot, keep those messages.
+            // msgSlot is always set before buffering, a missing one expires rather than leaks
+            if ((message.msgSlot ?? minSlot) > minSlot) continue;
+            messages.delete(message);
+            this.awaitingPayloadMessageCount--;
             const topicType = message.topic.type;
             this.metrics?.awaitingPayloadGossipMessages.reject.inc({
               topic: topicType,
@@ -908,18 +919,16 @@ export class NetworkProcessor {
             );
             // No need to report the dropped job to gossip. It will be eventually pruned from the mcache
           }
-          removed += messages.size;
-        }
-        if (this.awaitingMessagesByPayloadBlockRoot.delete(rootHex)) {
-          this.awaitingPayloadMessageCount -= removed;
+          remaining += messages.size;
         }
+        if (remaining === 0) this.awaitingMessagesByPayloadBlockRoot.delete(rootHex);
       }
 
-      this.searchedRootsBySlot.delete(slot);
+      this.bufferedRootsBySlot.delete(slot);
     }
 
-    for (const slot of this.bufferedRootsBySlot.keys()) {
-      if (slot <= minSlot) this.bufferedRootsBySlot.delete(slot);
+    for (const slot of this.searchedRootsBySlot.keys()) {
+      if (slot <= minSlot) this.searchedRootsBySlot.delete(slot);
     }
 
     for (const [peer, slot] of this.fatalPeers) {

package/src/network/processor/types.ts

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ export type GossipAttestationsWork = {
 export type PendingGossipsubMessage = {
   topic: GossipTopic;
   msg: Message;
-  // only available for beacon_attestation and aggregate_and_proof
+  // set for every topic with a slot, held messages expire by it
   msgSlot?: Slot;
   msgId: string;
   propagationSource: PeerIdStr;

package/src/network/reqresp/ReqRespBeaconNode.ts

@@ -311,6 +311,13 @@ export class ReqRespBeaconNode extends ReqResp {
       );
     }
 
+    if (ForkSeq[fork] >= ForkSeq.heze) {
+      protocolsAtFork.push([
+        protocols.InclusionListsByIndices(fork, this.config),
+        this.getHandler(ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices),
+      ]);
+    }
+
     return protocolsAtFork;
   }
 

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

@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import {PeerId} from "@libp2p/interface";
+import {ResponseOutgoing} from "@lodestar/reqresp";
+import {computeEpochAtSlot, computeStartSlotAtEpoch} from "@lodestar/state-transition";
+import {heze, ssz} from "@lodestar/types";
+import {toRootHex} from "@lodestar/utils";
+import {IBeaconChain} from "../../../chain/index.js";
+import {prettyPrintPeerId} from "../../util.js";
+
+/**
+ * Only lists that passed gossip validation are stored and the store skips equivocators, so the spec's
+ * "SHOULD NOT respond with lists that fail gossip validation or are from equivocators" holds by construction.
+ */
+export async function* onInclusionListsByIndices(
+  requestBody: heze.InclusionListsByIndicesRequest,
+  chain: IBeaconChain,
+  peerId: PeerId,
+  peerClient: string
+): AsyncIterable<ResponseOutgoing> {
+  const {slot, dependentRoot, indices} = requestBody;
+
+  const minimumRequestSlot = Math.max(
+    chain.clock.currentSlot - chain.config.MIN_SLOTS_FOR_INCLUSION_LISTS_REQUESTS,
+    computeStartSlotAtEpoch(chain.config.HEZE_FORK_EPOCH)
+  );
+  if (slot < minimumRequestSlot) {
+    chain.logger.debug("Cannot serve InclusionListsByIndices: slot below minimum request slot", {
+      slot,
+      minimumRequestSlot,
+      peer: prettyPrintPeerId(peerId),
+      client: peerClient,
+    });
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const signedInclusionLists = chain.inclusionListStore.getByIndices(slot, toRootHex(dependentRoot), indices);
+
+  const boundary = chain.config.getForkBoundaryAtEpoch(computeEpochAtSlot(slot));
+  for (const signedInclusionList of signedInclusionLists.slice(0, chain.config.MAX_REQUEST_INCLUSION_LIST)) {
+    yield {
+      data: ssz.heze.SignedInclusionList.serialize(signedInclusionList),
+      boundary,
+    };
+  }
+}

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

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ import {onDataColumnSidecarsByRange} from "./dataColumnSidecarsByRange.js";
 import {onDataColumnSidecarsByRoot} from "./dataColumnSidecarsByRoot.js";
 import {onExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRange} from "./executionPayloadEnvelopesByRange.js";
 import {onExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRoot} from "./executionPayloadEnvelopesByRoot.js";
+import {onInclusionListsByIndices} from "./inclusionListsByIndices.js";
 import {onLightClientBootstrap} from "./lightClientBootstrap.js";
 import {onLightClientFinalityUpdate} from "./lightClientFinalityUpdate.js";
 import {onLightClientOptimisticUpdate} from "./lightClientOptimisticUpdate.js";
@@ -142,6 +143,10 @@ export function getReqRespHandlers({db, chain}: {db: IBeaconDb; chain: IBeaconCh
     },
     [ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate]: () => onLightClientFinalityUpdate(chain),
     [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: () => onLightClientOptimisticUpdate(chain),
+    [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: (req, peerId, peerClient) => {
+      const body = deserializeRequestBody(ssz.heze.InclusionListsByIndicesRequest, req.data);
+      return onInclusionListsByIndices(body, chain, peerId, peerClient);
+    },
   };
 
   return (method) => handlers[method];

package/src/network/reqresp/protocols.ts

@@ -113,6 +113,12 @@ export const ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRange = toProtocol({
   contextBytesType: ContextBytesType.ForkDigest,
 });
 
+export const InclusionListsByIndices = toProtocol({
+  method: ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices,
+  version: Version.V1,
+  contextBytesType: ContextBytesType.ForkDigest,
+});
+
 export const LightClientBootstrap = toProtocol({
   method: ReqRespMethod.LightClientBootstrap,
   version: Version.V1,

package/src/network/reqresp/rateLimit.ts

@@ -109,6 +109,10 @@ export const rateLimitQuotas: (fork: ForkName, config: BeaconConfig) => Record<R
     // Allow 2 per slot and a very safe bound until there's more testing of real usage.
     byPeer: {quota: 2, quotaTimeMs: config.getSlotDurationMs(fork)},
   },
+  [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: {
+    // Peers only backfill what gossip missed, so a small per-slot allowance is enough
+    byPeer: {quota: 5, 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.

package/src/network/reqresp/types.ts

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import {
   deneb,
   fulu,
   gloas,
+  heze,
   phase0,
   ssz,
   sszTypesFor,
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ export enum ReqRespMethod {
   LightClientUpdatesByRange = "light_client_updates_by_range",
   LightClientFinalityUpdate = "light_client_finality_update",
   LightClientOptimisticUpdate = "light_client_optimistic_update",
+  InclusionListsByIndices = "inclusion_lists_by_indices",
 }
 
 // To typesafe events to network
@@ -74,6 +76,7 @@ export type RequestBodyByMethod = {
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientUpdatesByRange]: altair.LightClientUpdatesByRange;
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate]: null;
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: null;
+  [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: heze.InclusionListsByIndicesRequest;
 };
 
 type ResponseBodyByMethod = {
@@ -96,6 +99,7 @@ type ResponseBodyByMethod = {
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientUpdatesByRange]: LightClientUpdate;
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate]: LightClientFinalityUpdate;
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: LightClientOptimisticUpdate;
+  [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: heze.SignedInclusionList;
 };
 
 /** Request SSZ type for each method and ForkName */
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ export const requestSszTypeByMethod: (
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientUpdatesByRange]: ssz.altair.LightClientUpdatesByRange,
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientFinalityUpdate]: null,
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: null,
+  [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: ssz.heze.InclusionListsByIndicesRequest,
 });
 
 export type ResponseTypeGetter<T> = (fork: ForkName, version: number) => Type<T>;
@@ -158,6 +163,7 @@ export const responseSszTypeByMethod: {[K in ReqRespMethod]: ResponseTypeGetter<
   [ReqRespMethod.ExecutionPayloadEnvelopesByRange]: () => ssz.gloas.SignedExecutionPayloadEnvelope,
   [ReqRespMethod.LightClientOptimisticUpdate]: (fork) =>
     sszTypesFor(onlyPostAltairFork(fork)).LightClientOptimisticUpdate,
+  [ReqRespMethod.InclusionListsByIndices]: () => ssz.heze.SignedInclusionList,
 };
 
 function onlyPostAltairFork(fork: ForkName): ForkPostAltair {