diff --git a/specs/eip4844/p2p-interface.md b/specs/eip4844/p2p-interface.md index 5c9c46f2c..081337dbd 100644 --- a/specs/eip4844/p2p-interface.md +++ b/specs/eip4844/p2p-interface.md @@ -33,10 +33,10 @@ The specification of these changes continues in the same format as the network s ## Configuration -| Name | Value | Description | -|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| -| `MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS` | `2**7` (= 128) | Maximum number of blobs sidecars in a single request | -| `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` | `2**13` (= 8192, ~1.2 months) | The minimum epoch range over which a node must serve blobs sidecars | +| Name | Value | Description | +|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------| +| `MAX_REQUEST_BLOBS_SIDECARS` | `2**7` (= 128) | Maximum number of blobs sidecars in a single request | +| `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` | `2**13epoch` (= 8192, ~1.2 months) | The minimum epoch range over which a node must serve blobs sidecars | ## Containers @@ -207,10 +207,7 @@ or disconnected at any time. *Note*: The above requirement implies that nodes that start from a recent weak subjectivity checkpoint MUST backfill the local blobs database to at least epoch `current_epoch - MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` -to be fully compliant with `BlobsSidecarsByRange` requests. To safely perform such a -backfill of blocks to the recent state, the node MUST validate both (1) the -proposer signatures and (2) that the blocks form a valid chain up to the most -recent block referenced in the weak subjectivity state. +to be fully compliant with `BlobsSidecarsByRange` requests. *Note*: Although clients that bootstrap from a weak subjectivity checkpoint can begin participating in the networking immediately, other peers MAY diff --git a/specs/eip4844/validator.md b/specs/eip4844/validator.md index a1faffa25..c29a7c414 100644 --- a/specs/eip4844/validator.md +++ b/specs/eip4844/validator.md @@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ def get_signed_blobs_sidecar(state: BeaconState, blobs_sidecar: BlobsSidecar, pr return SignedBlobsSidecar(message=blobs_sidecar, signature=signature) ``` -This `signed_blobs_sidecar` is then published to the global `blobs_sidecar` topic as soon as the `beacon_block` is published. +This `signed_blobs_sidecar` is then published to the global `blobs_sidecar` topic as soon as the `signed_beacon_block` is published. After publishing the sidecar peers on the network may request the sidecar through sync-requests, or a local user may be interested. The validator MUST hold on to blobs for `MIN_EPOCHS_FOR_BLOBS_SIDECARS_REQUESTS` epochs and serve when capable,