* Fix el_manager + block_processor NEWPAYLOAD_TIMEOUT timeouts issue.
Use predefined array of exponential timeouts when all the requests to EL has been failed.
* Increase timeout value to (next_slot.start_time - 1.second)
* Address review comments.
* Do not repeat requests when node is optimistically synced.
* check blob versioned hashes when no EL is connected
When no EL is conencted, we have to at the very least ensure that the
data in the beacon block is consistent with the execution payload.
We already do this for the block hash, but also have to do it for the
`blob_kzg_commitments`. To validate that they are linked with the
execution payload, we have to RLP decode all EIP-4844 blob transactions
and compare their blob versioned hashes with the hashed commitments.
* simplify loop in case where `blob_versioned_hashes` doesn't exist
* skip blob transaction parsing pre Deneb
On `ELECTRA_FORK_EPOCH`, PeerDAS is not yet activated, hence the current
mechanism based on `BlobSidecar` is still in use. With EIP-7688, the
generalized indices of `BeaconBlockBody` get reindexed, changing the
length of the inclusion proof within the `BlobSidecar`. Because network
Req/Resp operations allow responses across fork boundaries, this creates
the need for a `ForkedBlobSidecar` in that layer, same as already done
for `ForkedSignedBeaconBock` for similar reasons.
Note: This PR is only needed if PeerDAS is adopted _after_ EIP-7688.
If PeerDAS is adopted _before_ EIP-7688, a similar PR may be needed for
forked columns. Coincidental `Forked` jank can only be fully avoided if
both features activate at the same epoch, actual changes to blobs aside.
Delaying EIP-7688 for sole purpose of epoch alignemnt is not worth it.
When no EL is connected, it is still required to validate the block hash
of `ExecutionPayload` to prevent attacks that trick us into attesting to
a circular chain with invalid in-between block hashes. This is already
done through Deneb but was still missing in Electra to be rectified now.
In nim-web3 all std.Option are replaced by results.Opt. The same goes in nim-eth, with additional fields name changes and GasInt changed from int64 to uint64.
* electra attestation updates
In Electra, we have two attestation formats: on-chain and on-network -
the former combines all committees of a slot in a single committee bit
list.
This PR makes a number of cleanups to move towards fixing this -
attestation packing however still needs to be fixed as it currently
creates attestations with a single committee only which is very
inefficient.
* more attestations in the blocks
* signing and aggregation fixes
* tool fix
* test, import
In split view situation, the canonical chain may only be served by a
tiny amount of peers, and branches may span long durations. Minority
branches may still have a large weight from attestations and should
be discovered. To assist with that, add a branch discovery module that
assists in such a situation by specifically targeting peers with unknown
histories and downloading from them, in addition to sync manager work
which handles popular branches.
When quarantining a block from block processor, we should also keep a
copy of its blobs. Otherwise, this involves more network roundtrips
to obtain information we already have. This is in line with how blobs
arrive from gossip and request manager sources. The existing flow does
not work when applying blocks from quarantine, which is addressed here.
Etan Kissling
tersec
Agnish Ghosh
Eugene Kabanov
Etan Kissling
andri lim
Jacek Sieka
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