@lodestar/beacon-node 1.51.0-dev.d2b5232209 → 1.51.0-dev.d5620be4a1

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/prioritizePeers.ts

@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const syncnetsZero = BitArray.fromBitLen(SYNC_COMMITTEE_SUBNET_COUNT);
 
 type SubnetDiscvQuery = {subnet: SubnetID; toSlot: number; maxPeersToDiscover: number};
 
+export type RequestedSubnetWithPeerCount = RequestedSubnet & {peerCount: number};
+
 /**
  * A map of das custody group index to maxPeersToDiscover
  */
@@ -145,8 +147,8 @@ export function prioritizePeers(
     samplingGroups: CustodyIndex[] | null;
     score: number;
   }[],
-  activeAttnets: RequestedSubnet[],
-  activeSyncnets: RequestedSubnet[],
+  activeAttnets: RequestedSubnetWithPeerCount[],
+  activeSyncnets: RequestedSubnetWithPeerCount[],
   samplingGroups: CustodyIndex[] | undefined,
   opts: PrioritizePeersOpts,
   config: ChainConfig,
@@ -231,8 +233,8 @@ export function prioritizePeers(
  */
 function requestSubnetPeers(
   connectedPeers: PeerInfo[],
-  activeAttnets: RequestedSubnet[],
-  activeSyncnets: RequestedSubnet[],
+  activeAttnets: RequestedSubnetWithPeerCount[],
+  activeSyncnets: RequestedSubnetWithPeerCount[],
   ourSamplingGroups: CustodyIndex[] | undefined,
   opts: PrioritizePeersOpts,
   config: ChainConfig,
@@ -252,54 +254,44 @@ function requestSubnetPeers(
 
   // attnets, do we need queries for more peers
   if (activeAttnets.length > 0) {
-    /** Map of peers per subnet, peer may be in multiple arrays */
-    const peersPerSubnet = new Map<number, number>();
-
     for (const peer of connectedPeers) {
       const trueBitIndices = peer.attnetsTrueBitIndices;
       let dutyCount = 0;
       for (const {subnet} of activeAttnets) {
         if (trueBitIndices.includes(subnet)) {
           dutyCount += 1;
-          peersPerSubnet.set(subnet, 1 + (peersPerSubnet.get(subnet) ?? 0));
         }
       }
       dutiesByPeer.set(peer, dutyCount);
     }
 
-    for (const {subnet, toSlot} of activeAttnets) {
-      const peersInSubnet = peersPerSubnet.get(subnet) ?? 0;
-      metrics?.peerManager.peersPerActiveSubnet.observe({type: SubnetType.attnets}, peersInSubnet);
-      if (peersInSubnet < targetSubnetPeers) {
+    for (const {subnet, toSlot, peerCount} of activeAttnets) {
+      metrics?.peerManager.peersPerActiveSubnet.observe({type: SubnetType.attnets}, peerCount);
+      if (peerCount < targetSubnetPeers) {
         // We need more peers
-        attnetQueries.push({subnet, toSlot, maxPeersToDiscover: targetSubnetPeers - peersInSubnet});
+        attnetQueries.push({subnet, toSlot, maxPeersToDiscover: targetSubnetPeers - peerCount});
       }
     }
   }
 
   // syncnets, do we need queries for more peers
   if (activeSyncnets.length > 0) {
-    /** Map of peers per subnet, peer may be in multiple arrays */
-    const peersPerSubnet = new Map<number, number>();
-
     for (const peer of connectedPeers) {
       const trueBitIndices = peer.syncnetsTrueBitIndices;
       let dutyCount = dutiesByPeer.get(peer) ?? 0;
       for (const {subnet} of activeSyncnets) {
         if (trueBitIndices.includes(subnet)) {
           dutyCount += 1;
-          peersPerSubnet.set(subnet, 1 + (peersPerSubnet.get(subnet) ?? 0));
         }
       }
       dutiesByPeer.set(peer, dutyCount);
     }
 
-    for (const {subnet, toSlot} of activeSyncnets) {
-      const peersInSubnet = peersPerSubnet.get(subnet) ?? 0;
-      metrics?.peerManager.peersPerActiveSubnet.observe({type: SubnetType.syncnets}, peersInSubnet);
-      if (peersInSubnet < targetSubnetPeers) {
+    for (const {subnet, toSlot, peerCount} of activeSyncnets) {
+      metrics?.peerManager.peersPerActiveSubnet.observe({type: SubnetType.syncnets}, peerCount);
+      if (peerCount < targetSubnetPeers) {
         // We need more peers
-        syncnetQueries.push({subnet, toSlot, maxPeersToDiscover: targetSubnetPeers - peersInSubnet});
+        syncnetQueries.push({subnet, toSlot, maxPeersToDiscover: targetSubnetPeers - peerCount});
       }
     }
   }

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

@@ -66,11 +66,14 @@ export class SubnetMap {
     return subnets;
   }
 
-  /** Return subnetIds with a `toSlot` less than `currentSlot`. Also deletes expired entries */
-  getExpired(currentSlot: Slot): SubnetID[] {
+  /**
+   * Return subnetIds with a `toSlot` less than `currentSlot`. Also deletes expired entries
+   * @param keep expired subnets for which it returns true are neither returned nor deleted
+   */
+  getExpired(currentSlot: Slot, keep?: (subnet: SubnetID) => boolean): SubnetID[] {
     const subnetIds: SubnetID[] = [];
     for (const [subnet, toSlot] of this.subnets.entries()) {
-      if (toSlot < currentSlot) {
+      if (toSlot < currentSlot && keep?.(subnet) !== true) {
         subnetIds.push(subnet);
         this.subnets.delete(subnet);
       }

package/src/network/processor/extractSlotRootFns.ts

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import {
   getBlockRootFromPayloadAttestationMessageSerialized,
   getBlockRootFromSignedAggregateAndProofSerialized,
   getSlotFromBeaconAttestationSerialized,
-  getSlotFromBlobSidecarSerialized,
   getSlotFromDataColumnSidecarSerialized,
   getSlotFromExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSerialized,
   getSlotFromPayloadAttestationMessageSerialized,
@@ -49,14 +48,6 @@ export function createExtractBlockSlotRootFns(): ExtractSlotRootFns {
       }
       return {slot};
     },
-    [GossipType.blob_sidecar]: (data: Uint8Array): SlotOptionalRoot | null => {
-      const slot = getSlotFromBlobSidecarSerialized(data);
-
-      if (slot === null) {
-        return null;
-      }
-      return {slot};
-    },
     [GossipType.data_column_sidecar]: (data: Uint8Array, fork: ForkName): SlotOptionalRoot | null => {
       const slot = getSlotFromDataColumnSidecarSerialized(data, fork);
 

package/src/network/processor/gossipHandlers.ts

@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import {
   Slot,
   SubnetID,
   UintNum64,
-  deneb,
   fulu,
   gloas,
   isGloasBeaconBlock,
@@ -39,13 +38,11 @@ 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, InclusionListSource} from "../../chain/blocks/types.js";
+import {InclusionListSource} from "../../chain/blocks/types.js";
 import {ChainEvent} from "../../chain/emitter.js";
 import {
   AttestationError,
   AttestationErrorCode,
-  BlobSidecarErrorCode,
-  BlobSidecarGossipError,
   BlockError,
   BlockErrorCode,
   BlockGossipError,
@@ -60,13 +57,15 @@ import {
   SyncCommitteeError,
 } from "../../chain/errors/index.js";
 import {IBeaconChain} from "../../chain/interface.js";
-import {validateGossipBlobSidecar} from "../../chain/validation/blobSidecar.js";
 import {
   validateGossipFuluDataColumnSidecar,
   validateGossipGloasDataColumnSidecar,
 } from "../../chain/validation/dataColumnSidecar.js";
 import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadBid} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadBid.js";
-import {validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.js";
+import {
+  validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelope,
+  validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSerialized,
+} from "../../chain/validation/executionPayloadEnvelope.js";
 import {InclusionListValidationResult, validateGossipInclusionList} from "../../chain/validation/inclusionList.js";
 import {
   AggregateAndProofValidationResult,
@@ -89,7 +88,6 @@ import {validateGossipPayloadAttestationMessage} from "../../chain/validation/pa
 import {validateGossipProposerPreferences} from "../../chain/validation/proposerPreferences.js";
 import {OpSource} from "../../chain/validatorMonitor.js";
 import {Metrics} from "../../metrics/index.js";
-import {kzgCommitmentToVersionedHash} from "../../util/blobs.js";
 import {getBlobKzgCommitments, getDataColumnSidecarSlot} from "../../util/dataColumns.js";
 import {callInNextEventLoop} from "../../util/eventLoop.js";
 import {INetworkCore} from "../core/index.js";
@@ -322,90 +320,6 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
     }
   }
 
-  async function validateBeaconBlob(
-    blobSidecar: deneb.BlobSidecar,
-    subnet: SubnetID,
-    peerIdStr: string,
-    seenTimestampSec: number
-  ): Promise<BlockInput> {
-    const blobBlockHeader = blobSidecar.signedBlockHeader.message;
-    const slot = blobBlockHeader.slot;
-    const fork = config.getForkName(slot);
-    const blockRootHex = toRootHex(ssz.phase0.BeaconBlockHeader.hashTreeRoot(blobBlockHeader));
-
-    const delaySec = chain.clock.secFromSlot(slot, seenTimestampSec);
-    const recvToValLatency = Date.now() / 1000 - seenTimestampSec;
-
-    try {
-      await validateGossipBlobSidecar(fork, chain, blobSidecar, subnet);
-      const blockInput = chain.seenBlockInputCache.getByBlob({
-        blockRootHex,
-        blobSidecar,
-        source: BlockInputSource.gossip,
-        seenTimestampSec,
-        peerIdStr,
-      });
-      const recvToValidation = Date.now() / 1000 - seenTimestampSec;
-      const validationTime = recvToValidation - recvToValLatency;
-
-      metrics?.gossipBlob.recvToValidation.observe(recvToValidation);
-      metrics?.gossipBlob.validationTime.observe(validationTime);
-
-      if (chain.emitter.listenerCount(routes.events.EventType.blobSidecar)) {
-        let versionedHash: Uint8Array;
-        if (blockInput.hasBlock()) {
-          // if block hasn't arrived yet then this will throw and need to calculate the versionedHash as a 1-off
-          versionedHash = blockInput.getVersionedHashes()[blobSidecar.index];
-        } else {
-          versionedHash = kzgCommitmentToVersionedHash(blobSidecar.kzgCommitment);
-        }
-        chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.blobSidecar, {
-          blockRoot: blockRootHex,
-          slot,
-          index: blobSidecar.index,
-          kzgCommitment: toHex(blobSidecar.kzgCommitment),
-          versionedHash: toHex(versionedHash),
-        });
-      }
-
-      logger.debug("Received gossip blob", {
-        ...blockInput.getLogMeta(),
-        currentSlot: chain.clock.currentSlot,
-        peerId: peerIdStr,
-        delaySec,
-        subnet,
-        recvToValLatency,
-        recvToValidation,
-        validationTime,
-      });
-
-      return blockInput;
-    } catch (e) {
-      if (e instanceof BlobSidecarGossipError) {
-        // Don't trigger this yet if full block and blobs haven't arrived yet
-        if (e.type.code === BlobSidecarErrorCode.PARENT_UNKNOWN) {
-          logger.debug("Gossip blob has error", {slot, root: blockRootHex, code: e.type.code});
-          // no need to trigger `unknownBlockParent` event here, as we already did it in `validateBeaconBlock()`
-          //
-          // TODO(fulu): is this note above correct? Could have random blob that we see that could trigger
-          //        unknownBlockSync.  And duplicate addition of a block will be deduplicated by the
-          //        BlockInputSync event handler. Check this!!
-          // events.emit(NetworkEvent.unknownBlockParent, {blockInput, peer: peerIdStr});
-        }
-
-        if (e.action === GossipAction.REJECT) {
-          chain.persistInvalidSszValue(
-            ssz.deneb.BlobSidecar,
-            blobSidecar,
-            `gossip_reject_slot_${slot}_index_${blobSidecar.index}`
-          );
-        }
-      }
-
-      throw e;
-    }
-  }
-
   async function validateBeaconDataColumn(
     dataColumnSidecar: fulu.DataColumnSidecar,
     _dataColumnBytes: Uint8Array,
@@ -676,8 +590,6 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         ignoreIfKnown: true,
         // proposer signature already checked in validateBeaconBlock()
         validProposerSignature: true,
-        // blobSidecars already checked in validateGossipBlobSidecars()
-        validBlobSidecars: BlobSidecarValidation.Individual,
         // It's critical to keep a good number of mesh peers.
         // To do that, the Gossip Job Wait Time should be consistently <3s to avoid the behavior penalties in gossip
         // Gossip Job Wait Time depends on the BLS Job Wait Time
@@ -705,10 +617,8 @@ 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);
         }
       })
@@ -718,11 +628,10 @@ 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:
@@ -816,57 +725,6 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
       }
     },
 
-    [GossipType.blob_sidecar]: async ({
-      gossipData,
-      topic,
-      peerIdStr,
-      seenTimestampSec,
-    }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.blob_sidecar>) => {
-      const {serializedData} = gossipData;
-      const blobSidecar = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
-      const blobSlot = blobSidecar.signedBlockHeader.message.slot;
-      const index = blobSidecar.index;
-
-      if (config.getForkSeq(blobSlot) < ForkSeq.deneb) {
-        throw new GossipActionError(GossipAction.REJECT, {code: "PRE_DENEB_BLOCK"});
-      }
-      const blockInput = await validateBeaconBlob(blobSidecar, topic.subnet, peerIdStr, seenTimestampSec);
-      // Handler - deferred to next event loop so the validation result propagates first
-      callInNextEventLoop(() => {
-        try {
-          chain.serializedCache.set(blobSidecar, serializedData);
-          if (!blockInput.hasBlockAndAllData()) {
-            const cutoffTimeMs = getCutoffTimeMs(chain, blobSlot, BLOCK_AVAILABILITY_CUTOFF_MS);
-            chain.logger.debug("Received gossip blob, waiting for full data availability", {
-              msToWait: cutoffTimeMs,
-              blobIndex: index,
-              ...blockInput.getLogMeta(),
-            });
-            blockInput.waitForAllData(cutoffTimeMs).catch((_e) => {
-              chain.logger.debug(
-                "Waited for data after receiving gossip blob. Cut-off reached so attempting to fetch remainder of BlockInput",
-                {
-                  blobIndex: index,
-                  ...blockInput.getLogMeta(),
-                }
-              );
-              chain.emitter.emit(ChainEvent.incompleteBlockInput, {
-                blockInput,
-                peer: peerIdStr,
-                source: BlockInputSource.gossip,
-              });
-            });
-          }
-        } catch (e) {
-          logger.debug(
-            "Error handling gossip blob",
-            {slot: blobSlot, root: blockInput.blockRootHex, index},
-            e as Error
-          );
-        }
-      });
-    },
-
     [GossipType.data_column_sidecar]: async ({
       gossipData,
       topic,
@@ -930,7 +788,7 @@ 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.
 
             scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput, peerIdStr);
@@ -1279,6 +1137,7 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
       seenTimestampSec,
     }: GossipHandlerParamGeneric<GossipType.execution_payload>) => {
       const {serializedData} = gossipData;
+      validateGossipExecutionPayloadEnvelopeSerialized(chain, serializedData);
       const signedEnvelope = sszDeserialize(topic, serializedData);
       const envelope = signedEnvelope.message;
 
@@ -1331,18 +1190,22 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
         });
       }
 
+      // Add the envelope in the same tick as validation, otherwise a by-root download that completes
+      // before the next event loop sees no envelope, validates it again and adds it first
+      if (!payloadInput.hasPayloadEnvelope()) {
+        chain.serializedCache.set(signedEnvelope, serializedData);
+
+        payloadInput.addPayloadEnvelope({
+          envelope: signedEnvelope,
+          source: PayloadEnvelopeInputSource.gossip,
+          seenTimestampSec,
+          peerIdStr,
+        });
+      }
+
       // Handler - deferred to next event loop so the validation result propagates first
       callInNextEventLoop(() => {
         try {
-          chain.serializedCache.set(signedEnvelope, serializedData);
-
-          payloadInput.addPayloadEnvelope({
-            envelope: signedEnvelope,
-            source: PayloadEnvelopeInputSource.gossip,
-            seenTimestampSec,
-            peerIdStr,
-          });
-
           scheduleIncompletePayloadEnvelope(payloadInput, peerIdStr);
 
           chain.emitter.emit(routes.events.EventType.executionPayloadGossip, {
@@ -1352,12 +1215,18 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
             blockRoot: blockRootHex,
           });
 
-          chain.processExecutionPayload(payloadInput, {validSignature: true}).catch((e) => {
+          // Signature is verified above only for this envelope, one added by another source is verified at import
+          const validSignature = payloadInput.getPayloadEnvelope() === signedEnvelope;
+          chain.processExecutionPayload(payloadInput, {validSignature}).catch((e) => {
             // Adjust verbosity based on error type
             let logLevel: LogLevel;
 
             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:
@@ -1366,11 +1235,17 @@ function getSequentialHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHand
                   // Errors might indicate an issue with our node or the connected EL client
                   logLevel = LogLevel.error;
                   break;
-                // INVALID_SIGNATURE should not happen, signature is verified during gossip validation
+                case PayloadErrorCode.BLOCK_EXECUTION_INVALID:
+                  logLevel = LogLevel.warn;
+                  break;
+                // INVALID_SIGNATURE only happens for an envelope added by another source
                 case PayloadErrorCode.INVALID_SIGNATURE:
                 case PayloadErrorCode.ENVELOPE_VERIFICATION_ERROR:
                 case PayloadErrorCode.EXECUTION_ENGINE_INVALID:
-                  core.reportPeer(peerIdStr, PeerAction.LowToleranceError, "BadGossipPayload");
+                  // Penalize only when the stored envelope is the one this peer sent, not one added by another source
+                  if (validSignature) {
+                    core.reportPeer(peerIdStr, PeerAction.LowToleranceError, "BadGossipPayload");
+                  }
                   // The builder may have signed another envelope that is valid, keeping this one would make
                   // by-root and range sync reuse it and never import the payload
                   chain.seenPayloadEnvelopeInputCache.removeInvalid(payloadInput);
@@ -1645,6 +1520,32 @@ function getBatchHandlers(modules: ValidatorFnsModules, options: GossipHandlerOp
               logger.debug("Error adding gossip unaggregated attestation to pool", {subnet}, e as Error);
             }
 
+            // Collected only for vote slots that an upcoming block of a connected validator can include
+            if (isForkPostElectra(fork) && chain.proposerTracker.shouldCollect(indexedAttestation.data.slot)) {
+              try {
+                const insertOutcome = chain.singleAttestationPool.add(
+                  attestation as SingleAttestation<ForkPostElectra>,
+                  attDataRootHex,
+                  validatorCommitteeIndex,
+                  committeeSize
+                );
+                metrics?.opPool.singleAttestationPool.gossipInsertOutcome.inc({insertOutcome});
+              } catch (e) {
+                logger.debug(
+                  "Error adding gossip single attestation to pool",
+                  {
+                    slot: indexedAttestation.data.slot,
+                    committeeIndex,
+                    validatorCommitteeIndex,
+                    validatorIndex: (attestation as SingleAttestation<ForkPostElectra>).attesterIndex,
+                    subnet,
+                    attDataRoot: attDataRootHex,
+                  },
+                  e as Error
+                );
+              }
+            }
+
             // Separate boundary: a pool insertion error above must not skip the fork-choice vote
             if (!options.dontSendGossipAttestationsToForkchoice) {
               try {

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

@@ -25,12 +25,6 @@ const linearGossipQueueOpts: {
 } = {
   // validation gossip block asap
   [GossipType.beacon_block]: {maxLength: 1024, type: QueueType.FIFO, dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1}},
-  // gossip length for blob is beacon block length * max blobs per block = 4096
-  [GossipType.blob_sidecar]: {
-    maxLength: 4096,
-    type: QueueType.FIFO,
-    dropOpts: {type: DropType.count, count: 1},
-  },
   [GossipType.data_column_sidecar]: {
     maxLength: 4096,
     type: QueueType.FIFO,

package/src/network/processor/gossipValidatorFn.ts

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   AttestationError,
   AttestationErrorCode,
   AttesterSlashingErrorCode,
-  BlobSidecarErrorCode,
   BlockErrorCode,
   BlsToExecutionChangeErrorCode,
   DataColumnSidecarErrorCode,
@@ -55,10 +54,6 @@ const gossipRejectPeerAction: Record<GossipType, RejectPeerActionRule> = {
     default: PeerAction.LowToleranceError,
     byCode: {[BlockErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SIGNATURE_INVALID]: PeerAction.Fatal},
   },
-  [GossipType.blob_sidecar]: {
-    default: PeerAction.LowToleranceError,
-    byCode: {[BlobSidecarErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SIGNATURE_INVALID]: PeerAction.Fatal},
-  },
   [GossipType.data_column_sidecar]: {
     default: PeerAction.LowToleranceError,
     byCode: {[DataColumnSidecarErrorCode.PROPOSAL_SIGNATURE_INVALID]: PeerAction.Fatal},