fixed proto generation

* add in map + tests

* tes

* raul's review

Co-authored-by: terence tsao <terence@prysmaticlabs.com>

.bazelrc

@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ run --define blst_disabled=false
 build:blst_disabled --define blst_disabled=true
 build:blst_disabled --define gotags=blst_disabled
 
+build:minimal --//proto:network=minimal
+build:minimal --@io_bazel_rules_go//go/config:tags=minimal
+
 # Release flags
 build:release --compilation_mode=opt
 build:release --config=llvm

.bazelversion

@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.7.0
+4.2.1

.buildkite-bazelrc

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 # Prysm specific remote-cache properties.
 #build:remote-cache --disk_cache=
-build:remote-cache --remote_download_minimal
+build:remote-cache --remote_download_toplevel
 build:remote-cache --remote_cache=grpc://bazel-remote-cache:9092
 build:remote-cache --experimental_remote_downloader=grpc://bazel-remote-cache:9092
 build:remote-cache --remote_local_fallback
@@ -46,4 +46,4 @@ test:fuzz --flaky_test_attempts=1
 
 # Better caching
 build:nostamp --nostamp
-build:nostamp --workspace_status_command=./hack/workspace_status_ci.sh
+build:nostamp --workspace_status_command=./hack/workspace_status_ci.sh

.github/workflows/go.yml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: ./.github/actions/gofmt
         with:
           path: ./
-      
+
       - name: GoImports checker
         id: goimports
         uses: Jerome1337/goimports-action@v1.0.2
@@ -34,7 +34,13 @@ jobs:
       - name: Gosec security scanner
         uses: securego/gosec@master
         with:
-          args: '-exclude-dir=crypto/bls/herumi ./...'
+          args: '-exclude=G307 -exclude-dir=crypto/bls/herumi ./...'
+
+      - name: Golangci-lint
+        uses: golangci/golangci-lint-action@v2
+        with:
+          args: --print-issued-lines --sort-results --no-config --timeout=10m --disable-all -E deadcode  -E errcheck -E gosimple --skip-files=validator/web/site_data.go
+
   build:
     name: Build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest

.well-known/security.txt

@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ Contact: mailto:security@prysmaticlabs.com
 Encryption: openpgp4fpr:0AE0051D647BA3C1A917AF4072E33E4DF1A5036E
 Encryption: openpgp4fpr:CD08DE68C60B82D3EE2A3F7D95452A701810FEDB
 Encryption: openpgp4fpr:317D6E91058F8F3C2303BA7756313E44581297A6
+Encryption: openpgp4fpr:79C59A585E3FD3AFFA00F5C22940A6479DA7C9EC
 Preferred-Languages: en
 Canonical: https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/tree/master/.well-known/security.txt
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BUILD.bazel

@@ -144,12 +144,6 @@ common_files = {
     "//:README.md": "README.md",
 }
 
-toolchain(
-    name = "built_cmake_toolchain",
-    toolchain = "@rules_foreign_cc//tools/build_defs/native_tools:built_cmake",
-    toolchain_type = "@rules_foreign_cc//tools/build_defs:cmake_toolchain",
-)
-
 string_setting(
     name = "gotags",
     build_setting_default = "",

WORKSPACE

@@ -76,9 +76,9 @@ http_archive(
 
 http_archive(
     name = "io_bazel_rules_docker",
-    sha256 = "59d5b42ac315e7eadffa944e86e90c2990110a1c8075f1cd145f487e999d22b3",
-    strip_prefix = "rules_docker-0.17.0",
-    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/releases/download/v0.17.0/rules_docker-v0.17.0.tar.gz"],
+    sha256 = "1f4e59843b61981a96835dc4ac377ad4da9f8c334ebe5e0bb3f58f80c09735f4",
+    strip_prefix = "rules_docker-0.19.0",
+    urls = ["https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_docker/releases/download/v0.19.0/rules_docker-v0.19.0.tar.gz"],
 )
 
 http_archive(
@@ -139,6 +139,34 @@ load(
     "container_pull",
 )
 
+container_pull(
+    name = "cc_image_base",
+    digest = "sha256:2c4bb6b7236db0a55ec54ba8845e4031f5db2be957ac61867872bf42e56c4deb",
+    registry = "gcr.io",
+    repository = "distroless/cc",
+)
+
+container_pull(
+    name = "cc_debug_image_base",
+    digest = "sha256:3680c61e81f68fc00bfb5e1ec65e8e678aaafa7c5f056bc2681c29527ebbb30c",
+    registry = "gcr.io",
+    repository = "distroless/cc",
+)
+
+container_pull(
+    name = "go_image_base",
+    digest = "sha256:ba7a315f86771332e76fa9c3d423ecfdbb8265879c6f1c264d6fff7d4fa460a4",
+    registry = "gcr.io",
+    repository = "distroless/base",
+)
+
+container_pull(
+    name = "go_debug_image_base",
+    digest = "sha256:efd8711717d9e9b5d0dbb20ea10876dab0609c923bc05321b912f9239090ca80",
+    registry = "gcr.io",
+    repository = "distroless/base",
+)
+
 container_pull(
     name = "alpine_cc_linux_amd64",
     digest = "sha256:752aa0c9a88461ffc50c5267bb7497ef03a303e38b2c8f7f2ded9bebe5f1f00e",
@@ -197,7 +225,7 @@ filegroup(
     url = "https://github.com/eth2-clients/slashing-protection-interchange-tests/archive/b8413ca42dc92308019d0d4db52c87e9e125c4e9.tar.gz",
 )
 
-consensus_spec_version = "v1.1.0-beta.4"
+consensus_spec_version = "v1.1.5"
 
 bls_test_version = "v0.1.1"
 
@@ -213,7 +241,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "d2d501453cf29777896a5f9ae52e93921f34330e57fcc5b55e4982d4795236b9",
+    sha256 = "a7d7173d953494c0dfde432c9fc064c25d46d666b024749b3474ae0cdfc50050",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/general.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -229,7 +257,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "b152f1f03a4fdacd1882fe867bdfbd5067e74ed3c532bd01d81e7adf6cc3737a",
+    sha256 = "f86872061588c0197516b23025d39e9365b4716c112218a618739dc0d6f4666a",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/minimal.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -245,7 +273,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "6046f89c679a9ffda217dee6f021eb7c4fe91aad6ff940fae4d2cf894cc61cbb",
+    sha256 = "7a06975360fd37fbb4694d0e06abb78d2a0835146c1d9b26d33569edff8b98f0",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/mainnet.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -260,7 +288,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "26a0a2c3022a3c5354f3204c7e441580df2e585dbde22a43a1d43f885b3a221c",
+    sha256 = "87d8089200163340484d61212fbdffbb5d9d03e1244622761dcb91e641a65761",
     strip_prefix = "consensus-specs-" + consensus_spec_version[1:],
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/archive/refs/tags/%s.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
@@ -334,9 +362,9 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
 """,
-    sha256 = "54ce527b83d092da01127f2e3816f4d5cfbab69354caba8537f1ea55889b6d7c",
+    sha256 = "0a3d94428ea28916276694c517b82b364122063fdbf924f54ee9ae0bc500289f",
     urls = [
-        "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-web-ui/releases/download/v1.0.0-beta.4/prysm-web-ui.tar.gz",
+        "https://github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm-web-ui/releases/download/v1.0.1/prysm-web-ui.tar.gz",
     ],
 )
 
@@ -367,10 +395,6 @@ load(
 
 _cc_image_repos()
 
-load("@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//:deps.bzl", "geth_dependencies")
-
-geth_dependencies()
-
 load("@io_bazel_rules_go//extras:embed_data_deps.bzl", "go_embed_data_dependencies")
 
 go_embed_data_dependencies()

api/gateway/apimiddleware/api_middleware.go

@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ type CustomHandler = func(m *ApiProxyMiddleware, endpoint Endpoint, w http.Respo
 
 // HookCollection contains hooks that can be used to amend the default request/response cycle with custom logic for a specific endpoint.
 type HookCollection struct {
-	OnPreDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer      func(endpoint Endpoint, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (RunDefault, ErrorJson)
-	OnPostDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer     func(endpoint Endpoint, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) ErrorJson
+	OnPreDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer      func(endpoint *Endpoint, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (RunDefault, ErrorJson)
+	OnPostDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer     func(endpoint *Endpoint, w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) ErrorJson
 	OnPreDeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoContainer func([]byte, interface{}) (RunDefault, ErrorJson)
 	OnPreSerializeMiddlewareResponseIntoJson      func(interface{}) (RunDefault, []byte, ErrorJson)
 }
@@ -125,12 +125,12 @@ func (m *ApiProxyMiddleware) handleApiPath(gatewayRouter *mux.Router, path strin
 
 		var respJson []byte
 		if !GrpcResponseIsEmpty(grpcRespBody) {
-			if errJson := DeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson(endpoint.Err, grpcRespBody); errJson != nil {
+			respHasError, errJson := HandleGrpcResponseError(endpoint.Err, grpcResp, grpcRespBody, w)
+			if errJson != nil {
 				WriteError(w, errJson, nil)
 				return
 			}
-			if endpoint.Err.Msg() != "" {
-				HandleGrpcResponseError(endpoint.Err, grpcResp, w)
+			if respHasError {
 				return
 			}
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ func (m *ApiProxyMiddleware) handleApiPath(gatewayRouter *mux.Router, path strin
 func deserializeRequestBodyIntoContainerWrapped(endpoint *Endpoint, req *http.Request, w http.ResponseWriter) ErrorJson {
 	runDefault := true
 	if endpoint.Hooks.OnPreDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer != nil {
-		run, errJson := endpoint.Hooks.OnPreDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(*endpoint, w, req)
+		run, errJson := endpoint.Hooks.OnPreDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(endpoint, w, req)
 		if errJson != nil {
 			return errJson
 		}
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func deserializeRequestBodyIntoContainerWrapped(endpoint *Endpoint, req *http.Re
 		}
 	}
 	if endpoint.Hooks.OnPostDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer != nil {
-		if errJson := endpoint.Hooks.OnPostDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(*endpoint, w, req); errJson != nil {
+		if errJson := endpoint.Hooks.OnPostDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(endpoint, w, req); errJson != nil {
 			return errJson
 		}
 	}

api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request.go

@@ -10,12 +10,22 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/api/grpc"
 )
 
 // DeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer deserializes the request's body into an endpoint-specific struct.
 func DeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(body io.Reader, requestContainer interface{}) ErrorJson {
-	if err := json.NewDecoder(body).Decode(&requestContainer); err != nil {
+	decoder := json.NewDecoder(body)
+	decoder.DisallowUnknownFields()
+	if err := decoder.Decode(&requestContainer); err != nil {
+		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "json: unknown field") {
+			e := errors.Wrap(err, "could not decode request body")
+			return &DefaultErrorJson{
+				Message: e.Error(),
+				Code:    http.StatusBadRequest,
+			}
+		}
 		return InternalServerErrorWithMessage(err, "could not decode request body")
 	}
 	return nil
@@ -87,26 +97,25 @@ func ReadGrpcResponseBody(r io.Reader) ([]byte, ErrorJson) {
 	return body, nil
 }
 
-// DeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson deserializes the body from the grpc-gateway's response into an error struct.
-// The struct can be later examined to check if the request resulted in an error.
-func DeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson(errJson ErrorJson, body []byte) ErrorJson {
-	if err := json.Unmarshal(body, errJson); err != nil {
-		return InternalServerErrorWithMessage(err, "could not unmarshal error")
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
 // HandleGrpcResponseError acts on an error that resulted from a grpc-gateway's response.
-func HandleGrpcResponseError(errJson ErrorJson, resp *http.Response, w http.ResponseWriter) {
-	// Something went wrong, but the request completed, meaning we can write headers and the error message.
-	for h, vs := range resp.Header {
-		for _, v := range vs {
-			w.Header().Set(h, v)
-		}
+func HandleGrpcResponseError(errJson ErrorJson, resp *http.Response, respBody []byte, w http.ResponseWriter) (bool, ErrorJson) {
+	responseHasError := false
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(respBody, errJson); err != nil {
+		return false, InternalServerErrorWithMessage(err, "could not unmarshal error")
 	}
-	// Set code to HTTP code because unmarshalled body contained gRPC code.
-	errJson.SetCode(resp.StatusCode)
-	WriteError(w, errJson, resp.Header)
+	if errJson.Msg() != "" {
+		responseHasError = true
+		// Something went wrong, but the request completed, meaning we can write headers and the error message.
+		for h, vs := range resp.Header {
+			for _, v := range vs {
+				w.Header().Set(h, v)
+			}
+		}
+		// Set code to HTTP code because unmarshalled body contained gRPC code.
+		errJson.SetCode(resp.StatusCode)
+		WriteError(w, errJson, resp.Header)
+	}
+	return responseHasError, nil
 }
 
 // GrpcResponseIsEmpty determines whether the grpc-gateway's response body contains no data.
@@ -191,9 +200,11 @@ func WriteMiddlewareResponseHeadersAndBody(grpcResp *http.Response, responseJson
 // WriteError writes the error by manipulating headers and the body of the final response.
 func WriteError(w http.ResponseWriter, errJson ErrorJson, responseHeader http.Header) {
 	// Include custom error in the error JSON.
+	hasCustomError := false
 	if responseHeader != nil {
 		customError, ok := responseHeader["Grpc-Metadata-"+grpc.CustomErrorMetadataKey]
 		if ok {
+			hasCustomError = true
 			// Assume header has only one value and read the 0 index.
 			if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(customError[0]), errJson); err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not unmarshal custom error message")
@@ -202,10 +213,29 @@ func WriteError(w http.ResponseWriter, errJson ErrorJson, responseHeader http.He
 		}
 	}
 
-	j, err := json.Marshal(errJson)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not marshal error message")
-		return
+	var j []byte
+	if hasCustomError {
+		var err error
+		j, err = json.Marshal(errJson)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not marshal error message")
+			return
+		}
+	} else {
+		var err error
+		// We marshal the response body into a DefaultErrorJson if the custom error is not present.
+		// This is because the ErrorJson argument is the endpoint's error definition, which may contain custom fields.
+		// In such a scenario marhaling the endpoint's error would populate the resulting JSON
+		// with these fields even if they are not present in the gRPC header.
+		d := &DefaultErrorJson{
+			Message: errJson.Msg(),
+			Code:    errJson.StatusCode(),
+		}
+		j, err = json.Marshal(d)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not marshal error message")
+			return
+		}
 	}
 
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Length", strconv.Itoa(len(j)))

api/gateway/apimiddleware/process_request_test.go

@@ -63,6 +63,11 @@ func (e *testErrorJson) SetCode(code int) {
 	e.Code = code
 }
 
+// SetMsg sets the error's underlying message.
+func (e *testErrorJson) SetMsg(msg string) {
+	e.Message = msg
+}
+
 func TestDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
 		var bodyJson bytes.Buffer
@@ -83,6 +88,15 @@ func TestDeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.Equal(t, true, strings.Contains(errJson.Msg(), "could not decode request body"))
 		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, errJson.StatusCode())
 	})
+
+	t.Run("unknown field", func(t *testing.T) {
+		var bodyJson bytes.Buffer
+		bodyJson.Write([]byte("{\"foo\":\"foo\"}"))
+		errJson := DeserializeRequestBodyIntoContainer(&bodyJson, &testRequestContainer{})
+		require.NotNil(t, errJson)
+		assert.Equal(t, true, strings.Contains(errJson.Msg(), "could not decode request body"))
+		assert.Equal(t, http.StatusBadRequest, errJson.StatusCode())
+	})
 }
 
 func TestProcessRequestContainerFields(t *testing.T) {
@@ -147,29 +161,6 @@ func TestReadGrpcResponseBody(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, "foo", string(body))
 }
 
-func TestDeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson(t *testing.T) {
-	t.Run("ok", func(t *testing.T) {
-		e := &testErrorJson{
-			Message: "foo",
-			Code:    500,
-		}
-		body, err := json.Marshal(e)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-
-		eToDeserialize := &testErrorJson{}
-		errJson := DeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson(eToDeserialize, body)
-		require.Equal(t, true, errJson == nil)
-		assert.Equal(t, "foo", eToDeserialize.Msg())
-		assert.Equal(t, 500, eToDeserialize.StatusCode())
-	})
-
-	t.Run("error", func(t *testing.T) {
-		errJson := DeserializeGrpcResponseBodyIntoErrorJson(nil, nil)
-		require.NotNil(t, errJson)
-		assert.Equal(t, true, strings.Contains(errJson.Msg(), "could not unmarshal error"))
-	})
-}
-
 func TestHandleGrpcResponseError(t *testing.T) {
 	response := &http.Response{
 		StatusCode: 400,
@@ -181,10 +172,14 @@ func TestHandleGrpcResponseError(t *testing.T) {
 	writer := httptest.NewRecorder()
 	errJson := &testErrorJson{
 		Message: "foo",
-		Code:    500,
+		Code:    400,
 	}
+	b, err := json.Marshal(errJson)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	HandleGrpcResponseError(errJson, response, writer)
+	hasError, e := HandleGrpcResponseError(errJson, response, b, writer)
+	require.Equal(t, true, e == nil)
+	assert.Equal(t, true, hasError)
 	v, ok := writer.Header()["Foo"]
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok, "header not found")
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(v), "wrong number of header values")

api/gateway/apimiddleware/structs.go

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type ErrorJson interface {
 	StatusCode() int
 	SetCode(code int)
 	Msg() string
+	SetMsg(msg string)
 }
 
 // DefaultErrorJson is a JSON representation of a simple error value, containing only a message and an error code.
@@ -54,3 +55,8 @@ func (e *DefaultErrorJson) Msg() string {
 func (e *DefaultErrorJson) SetCode(code int) {
 	e.Code = code
 }
+
+// SetMsg sets the error's underlying message.
+func (e *DefaultErrorJson) SetMsg(msg string) {
+	e.Message = msg
+}

api/gateway/gateway.go

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func (g *Gateway) Start() {
 	corsMux := g.corsMiddleware(g.router)
 
 	if g.muxHandler != nil {
-		g.router.HandleFunc("/", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		g.router.PathPrefix("/").HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 			g.muxHandler(corsMux, w, r)
 		})
 	}

beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ go_library(
         "init_sync_process_block.go",
         "log.go",
         "metrics.go",
+        "options.go",
         "process_attestation.go",
         "process_attestation_helpers.go",
         "process_block.go",
@@ -22,18 +23,22 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain",
     visibility = [
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
+        "//cmd/beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
+        "//testing/slasher/simulator:__pkg__",
     ],
     deps = [
         "//async:go_default_library",
+        "//async/event:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/cache/depositcache:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/altair:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/feed/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/filters:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (s *Service) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch)
 	if !s.hasHeadState() {
 		return []types.ValidatorIndex{}, nil
 	}
-	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s.headState(ctx), epoch)
+	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s.headState(ctx), epoch)
 }
 
 // HeadSeed returns the seed from the head view of a given epoch.
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ func (s *Service) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []types.Slot) {
 func (s *Service) HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(ctx context.Context, pubKey [48]byte) (types.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
+	if !s.hasHeadState() {
+		return 0, false
+	}
 	return s.headState(ctx).ValidatorIndexByPubkey(pubKey)
 }
 
@@ -301,7 +303,9 @@ func (s *Service) HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(ctx context.Context, pubKey [48]
 func (s *Service) HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(_ context.Context, index types.ValidatorIndex) ([48]byte, error) {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
 	defer s.headLock.RUnlock()
-
+	if !s.hasHeadState() {
+		return [48]byte{}, nil
+	}
 	v, err := s.headValidatorAtIndex(index)
 	if err != nil {
 		return [48]byte{}, err

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_norace_test.go

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import (
 func TestHeadSlot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestHeadSlot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHeadRoot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:  &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
+		cfg:  &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
 		head: &head{root: [32]byte{'A'}},
 	}
 	go func() {
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func TestHeadRoot_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHeadBlock_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:  &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
+		cfg:  &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
 		head: &head{block: wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{})},
 	}
 	go func() {
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestHeadBlock_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 func TestHeadState_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
+		cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go

@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestHeadRoot_CanRetrieve(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHeadRoot_UseDB(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}}
 	c.head = &head{root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash}
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	br, err := b.Block.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ func TestService_HeadGenesisValidatorRoot(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_ProtoArrayStore(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}}
 	p := c.ProtoArrayStore()
 	require.Equal(t, 0, int(p.FinalizedEpoch()))
 }
 
 func TestService_ChainHeads(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}}
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 100, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 101, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 102, [32]byte{'c'}, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{}, 0, 0))
@@ -313,6 +313,20 @@ func TestService_HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, types.ValidatorIndex(0), i)
 }
 
+func TestService_HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndexNil(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Service{}
+	c.head = nil
+
+	idx, e := c.HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(context.Background(), [48]byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, false, e)
+	require.Equal(t, types.ValidatorIndex(0), idx)
+
+	c.head = &head{state: nil}
+	i, e := c.HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(context.Background(), [48]byte{})
+	require.Equal(t, false, e)
+	require.Equal(t, types.ValidatorIndex(0), i)
+}
+
 func TestService_HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
 	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 10)
 	c := &Service{}
@@ -326,3 +340,17 @@ func TestService_HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, bytesutil.ToBytes48(v.PublicKey), p)
 }
+
+func TestService_HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKeyNil(t *testing.T) {
+	c := &Service{}
+	c.head = nil
+
+	p, err := c.HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [48]byte{}, p)
+
+	c.head = &head{state: nil}
+	p, err = c.HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(context.Background(), 0)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, [48]byte{}, p)
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if newHeadBlock == nil || newHeadBlock.IsNil() || newHeadBlock.Block().IsNil() {
-		return errors.New("cannot save nil head block")
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(newHeadBlock); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Get the new head state from cached state or DB.
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 				NewHeadBlock: headRoot[:],
 				OldHeadState: oldStateRoot,
 				NewHeadState: newStateRoot,
-				Epoch:        core.SlotToEpoch(newHeadSlot),
+				Epoch:        slots.ToEpoch(newHeadSlot),
 			},
 		})
 
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, headRoot [32]byte) error {
 // root in DB. With the inception of initial-sync-cache-state flag, it uses finalized
 // check point as anchors to resume sync therefore head is no longer needed to be saved on per slot basis.
 func (s *Service) saveHeadNoDB(ctx context.Context, b block.SignedBeaconBlock, r [32]byte, hs state.BeaconState) error {
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	cachedHeadRoot, err := s.HeadRoot(ctx)
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ func (s *Service) cacheJustifiedStateBalances(ctx context.Context, justifiedRoot
 		return errors.New("justified state can't be nil")
 	}
 
-	epoch := core.CurrentEpoch(justifiedState)
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(justifiedState)
 
 	justifiedBalances := make([]uint64, justifiedState.NumValidators())
 	if err := justifiedState.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val state.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
@@ -336,15 +336,15 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewHeadEvent(
 	currentDutyDependentRoot := s.genesisRoot[:]
 
 	var previousDutyEpoch types.Epoch
-	currentDutyEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(newHeadSlot)
+	currentDutyEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(newHeadSlot)
 	if currentDutyEpoch > 0 {
 		previousDutyEpoch = currentDutyEpoch.Sub(1)
 	}
-	currentDutySlot, err := core.StartSlot(currentDutyEpoch)
+	currentDutySlot, err := slots.EpochStart(currentDutyEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get duty slot")
 	}
-	previousDutySlot, err := core.StartSlot(previousDutyEpoch)
+	previousDutySlot, err := slots.EpochStart(previousDutyEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get duty slot")
 	}
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewHeadEvent(
 			Slot:                      newHeadSlot,
 			Block:                     newHeadRoot,
 			State:                     newHeadStateRoot,
-			EpochTransition:           core.IsEpochEnd(newHeadSlot),
+			EpochTransition:           slots.IsEpochStart(newHeadSlot),
 			PreviousDutyDependentRoot: previousDutyDependentRoot,
 			CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  currentDutyDependentRoot,
 		},

beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info.go

@@ -8,13 +8,14 @@ import (
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // Initialize the state cache for sync committees.
@@ -61,14 +62,14 @@ func (s *Service) HeadSyncContributionProofDomain(ctx context.Context, slot type
 // rather than for the range
 // [compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch), compute_start_slot_at_epoch(epoch) + SLOTS_PER_EPOCH)
 func (s *Service) HeadSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx context.Context, index types.ValidatorIndex, slot types.Slot) ([]types.CommitteeIndex, error) {
-	nextSlotEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(slot + 1)
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(slot)
+	nextSlotEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(slot + 1)
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(slot)
 
 	switch {
-	case core.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) == core.SyncCommitteePeriod(currentEpoch):
+	case slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) == slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(currentEpoch):
 		return s.headCurrentSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx, index, slot)
 	// At sync committee period boundary, validator should sample the next epoch sync committee.
-	case core.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) == core.SyncCommitteePeriod(currentEpoch)+1:
+	case slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) == slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(currentEpoch)+1:
 		return s.headNextSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx, index, slot)
 	default:
 		// Impossible condition.
@@ -104,11 +105,11 @@ func (s *Service) HeadSyncCommitteePubKeys(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	nextSlotEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(headState.Slot() + 1)
-	currEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(headState.Slot())
+	nextSlotEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(headState.Slot() + 1)
+	currEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(headState.Slot())
 
 	var syncCommittee *ethpb.SyncCommittee
-	if currEpoch == nextSlotEpoch || core.SyncCommitteePeriod(currEpoch) == core.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) {
+	if currEpoch == nextSlotEpoch || slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(currEpoch) == slots.SyncCommitteePeriod(nextSlotEpoch) {
 		syncCommittee, err = headState.CurrentSyncCommittee()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ func (s *Service) domainWithHeadState(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, doma
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return helpers.Domain(headState.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(headState.Slot()), domain, headState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	return signing.Domain(headState.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(headState.Slot()), domain, headState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 }
 
 // returns the head state that is advanced up to `slot`. It utilizes the cache `syncCommitteeHeadState` by retrieving using `slot` as key.

beacon-chain/blockchain/head_sync_committee_info_test.go

@@ -6,19 +6,19 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 func TestService_headSyncCommitteeFetcher_Errors(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
 	c := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{
+		cfg: &config{
 			StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		},
 	}
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func TestService_headSyncCommitteeFetcher_Errors(t *testing.T) {
 func TestService_HeadDomainFetcher_Errors(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
 	c := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{
+		cfg: &config{
 			StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		},
 	}
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func TestService_HeadSyncCommitteeDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &Service{}
 	c.head = &head{state: s}
 
-	wanted, err := helpers.Domain(s.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	wanted, err := signing.Domain(s.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	d, err := c.HeadSyncCommitteeDomain(context.Background(), 0)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestService_HeadSyncContributionProofDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &Service{}
 	c.head = &head{state: s}
 
-	wanted, err := helpers.Domain(s.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainContributionAndProof, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	wanted, err := signing.Domain(s.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainContributionAndProof, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	d, err := c.HeadSyncContributionProofDomain(context.Background(), 0)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestService_HeadSyncSelectionProofDomain(t *testing.T) {
 	c := &Service{}
 	c.head = &head{state: s}
 
-	wanted, err := helpers.Domain(s.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommitteeSelectionProof, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	wanted, err := signing.Domain(s.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(s.Slot()), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommitteeSelectionProof, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	d, err := c.HeadSyncSelectionProofDomain(context.Background(), 0)

beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go

@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	mock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -18,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func Test_notifyNewHeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		bState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 10)
 		notifier := &mock.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}
 		srv := &Service{
-			cfg: &Config{
+			cfg: &config{
 				StateNotifier: notifier,
 			},
 			genesisRoot: [32]byte{1},
@@ -182,14 +182,14 @@ func Test_notifyNewHeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 		notifier := &mock.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true}
 		genesisRoot := [32]byte{1}
 		srv := &Service{
-			cfg: &Config{
+			cfg: &config{
 				StateNotifier: notifier,
 			},
 			genesisRoot: genesisRoot,
 		}
-		epoch1Start, err := core.StartSlot(1)
+		epoch1Start, err := slots.EpochStart(1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		epoch2Start, err := core.StartSlot(1)
+		epoch2Start, err := slots.EpochStart(1)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NoError(t, bState.SetSlot(epoch1Start))
 
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ func Test_notifyNewHeadEvent(t *testing.T) {
 			Slot:                      epoch2Start,
 			Block:                     newHeadRoot[:],
 			State:                     newHeadStateRoot[:],
-			EpochTransition:           false,
+			EpochTransition:           true,
 			PreviousDutyDependentRoot: genesisRoot[:],
 			CurrentDutyDependentRoot:  make([]byte, 32),
 		}

beacon-chain/blockchain/info_test.go

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func TestService_TreeHandler(t *testing.T) {
 	headState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, headState.SetBalances([]uint64{params.BeaconConfig().GweiPerEth}))
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 			0, // justifiedEpoch
@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ func TestService_TreeHandler(t *testing.T) {
 		),
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	s, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = cfg
 	require.NoError(t, s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 0, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'g'}, [32]byte{'c'}, 0, 0))
 	require.NoError(t, s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProcessBlock(ctx, 1, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{'c'}, 0, 0))
 	s.setHead([32]byte{'a'}, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock()), headState)

beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
 	prysmTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func logStateTransitionData(b block.BeaconBlock) {
 }
 
 func logBlockSyncStatus(block block.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *ethpb.Checkpoint, receivedTime time.Time, genesisTime uint64) error {
-	startTime, err := core.SlotToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot())
+	startTime, err := slots.ToTime(genesisTime, block.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -52,9 +52,11 @@ func logBlockSyncStatus(block block.BeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte, finalized *
 		"slot":           block.Slot(),
 		"slotInEpoch":    block.Slot() % params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
 		"block":          fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(blockRoot[:])[:8]),
-		"epoch":          core.SlotToEpoch(block.Slot()),
+		"epoch":          slots.ToEpoch(block.Slot()),
 		"finalizedEpoch": finalized.Epoch,
 		"finalizedRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
+		"parentRoot":     fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(block.ParentRoot())[:8]),
+		"version":        version.String(block.Version()),
 	}).Info("Synced new block")
 	log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 		"slot":                      block.Slot,

beacon-chain/blockchain/options.go

@@ -0,0 +1,139 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async/event"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
+	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/slashings"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/operations/voluntaryexits"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/powchain"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/stategen"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+)
+
+type Option func(s *Service) error
+
+// WithMaxGoroutines to control resource use of the blockchain service.
+func WithMaxGoroutines(x int) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.MaxRoutines = x
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithWeakSubjectivityCheckpoint for checkpoint sync.
+func WithWeakSubjectivityCheckpoint(c *ethpb.Checkpoint) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt = c
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDatabase for head access.
+func WithDatabase(beaconDB db.HeadAccessDatabase) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.BeaconDB = beaconDB
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithChainStartFetcher to retrieve information about genesis.
+func WithChainStartFetcher(f powchain.ChainStartFetcher) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.ChainStartFetcher = f
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithDepositCache for deposit lifecycle after chain inclusion.
+func WithDepositCache(c *depositcache.DepositCache) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.DepositCache = c
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithAttestationPool for attestation lifecycle after chain inclusion.
+func WithAttestationPool(p attestations.Pool) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.AttPool = p
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithExitPool for exits lifecycle after chain inclusion.
+func WithExitPool(p voluntaryexits.PoolManager) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.ExitPool = p
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithSlashingPool for slashings lifecycle after chain inclusion.
+func WithSlashingPool(p slashings.PoolManager) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.SlashingPool = p
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithP2PBroadcaster to broadcast messages after appropriate processing.
+func WithP2PBroadcaster(p p2p.Broadcaster) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.P2p = p
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStateNotifier to notify an event feed of state processing.
+func WithStateNotifier(n statefeed.Notifier) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.StateNotifier = n
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithForkChoiceStore to update an optimized fork-choice representation.
+func WithForkChoiceStore(f forkchoice.ForkChoicer) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = f
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithAttestationService for dealing with attestation lifecycles.
+func WithAttestationService(srv *attestations.Service) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.AttService = srv
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStateGen for managing state regeneration and replay.
+func WithStateGen(g *stategen.State) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.StateGen = g
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithSlasherAttestationsFeed to forward attestations into slasher if enabled.
+func WithSlasherAttestationsFeed(f *event.Feed) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.SlasherAttestationsFeed = f
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+// WithFinalizedStateAtStartUp to store finalized state at start up.
+func WithFinalizedStateAtStartUp(st state.BeaconState) Option {
+	return func(s *Service) error {
+		s.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = st
+		return nil
+	}
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation.go

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -75,12 +75,12 @@ func (s *Service) onAttestation(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	// validate_aggregate_proof.go and validate_beacon_attestation.go
 
 	// Verify attestations can only affect the fork choice of subsequent slots.
-	if err := core.VerifySlotTime(genesisTime, a.Data.Slot+1, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.VerifyTime(genesisTime, a.Data.Slot+1, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Use the target state to verify attesting indices are valid.
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, baseState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_helpers.go

@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // getAttPreState retrieves the att pre state by either from the cache or the DB.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (stat
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get pre state for epoch %d", c.Epoch)
 	}
 
-	epochStartSlot, err := core.StartSlot(c.Epoch)
+	epochStartSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(c.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func (s *Service) getAttPreState(ctx context.Context, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) (stat
 // verifyAttTargetEpoch validates attestation is from the current or previous epoch.
 func (s *Service) verifyAttTargetEpoch(_ context.Context, genesisTime, nowTime uint64, c *ethpb.Checkpoint) error {
 	currentSlot := types.Slot((nowTime - genesisTime) / params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(currentSlot)
 	var prevEpoch types.Epoch
 	// Prevents previous epoch under flow
 	if currentEpoch > 1 {
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, data *ethpb.Attestation
 	if (b == nil || b.IsNil()) && s.hasInitSyncBlock(r) {
 		b = s.getInitSyncBlock(r)
 	}
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	if b.Block().Slot() > data.Slot {

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_attestation_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/forkchoice/protoarray"
@@ -18,19 +17,21 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 func TestStore_OnAttestation_ErrorConditions(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	_, err = blockTree1(t, beaconDB, []byte{'g'})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -130,13 +131,14 @@ func TestStore_OnAttestation_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	genesisState, pks := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
 	require.NoError(t, genesisState.SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix())-params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesisState))
@@ -155,12 +157,13 @@ func TestStore_SaveCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	s, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -227,12 +230,13 @@ func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	epoch := types.Epoch(1)
 	baseState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1)
@@ -251,7 +255,7 @@ func TestStore_UpdateCheckpointState(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveState(ctx, baseState, bytesutil.ToBytes32(newCheckpoint.Root)))
 	returned, err = service.getAttPreState(ctx, newCheckpoint)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	s, err := core.StartSlot(newCheckpoint.Epoch)
+	s, err := slots.EpochStart(newCheckpoint.Epoch)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	baseState, err = transition.ProcessSlots(ctx, baseState, s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -266,9 +270,10 @@ func TestAttEpoch_MatchPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	nowTime := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	require.NoError(t, service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}))
@@ -278,9 +283,10 @@ func TestAttEpoch_MatchCurrentEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	nowTime := uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	require.NoError(t, service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
@@ -290,9 +296,10 @@ func TestAttEpoch_NotMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	nowTime := 2 * uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) * params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot
 	err = service.verifyAttTargetEpoch(ctx, 0, nowTime, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)})
@@ -303,9 +310,10 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_NoBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	d := util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{})
 	assert.ErrorContains(t, "signed beacon block can't be nil", service.verifyBeaconBlock(ctx, d))
@@ -315,9 +323,10 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_futureBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 2
@@ -333,9 +342,10 @@ func TestVerifyBeaconBlock_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b.Block.Slot = 2
@@ -351,9 +361,10 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_InconsistentRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b32 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b32.Block.Slot = 32
@@ -378,9 +389,10 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b32 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b32.Block.Slot = 32
@@ -405,9 +417,10 @@ func TestVerifyFinalizedConsistency_IsCanonical(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b32 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b32.Block.Slot = 32

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go

@@ -6,20 +6,22 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -86,9 +88,8 @@ var initialSyncBlockCacheSize = uint64(2 * params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed block.SignedBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte) error {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.onBlock")
 	defer span.End()
-
-	if signed == nil || signed.IsNil() || signed.Block().IsNil() {
-		return errors.New("nil block")
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(signed); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	b := signed.Block()
 
@@ -106,22 +107,36 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed block.SignedBeaconBlock, b
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Updating next slot state cache can happen in the background. It shouldn't block rest of the process.
-	if features.Get().EnableNextSlotStateCache {
+	// If slasher is configured, forward the attestations in the block via
+	// an event feed for processing.
+	if features.Get().EnableSlasher {
+		// Feed the indexed attestation to slasher if enabled. This action
+		// is done in the background to avoid adding more load to this critical code path.
 		go func() {
-			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
-			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
-			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
-			slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
-			defer cancel()
-			if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(slotCtx, blockRoot[:], postState); err != nil {
-				log.WithError(err).Debug("could not update next slot state cache")
+			// Using a different context to prevent timeouts as this operation can be expensive
+			// and we want to avoid affecting the critical code path.
+			ctx := context.TODO()
+			for _, att := range signed.Block().Body().Attestations() {
+				committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, preState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get attestation committee")
+					tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+					return
+				}
+				indexedAtt, err := attestation.ConvertToIndexed(ctx, att, committee)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.WithError(err).Error("Could not convert to indexed attestation")
+					tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+					return
+				}
+				s.cfg.SlasherAttestationsFeed.Send(indexedAtt)
 			}
 		}()
 	}
 
 	// Update justified check point.
-	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch {
+	currJustifiedEpoch := s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch
+	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > currJustifiedEpoch {
 		if err := s.updateJustified(ctx, postState); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -155,6 +170,27 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed block.SignedBeaconBlock, b
 		},
 	})
 
+	// Updating next slot state cache can happen in the background. It shouldn't block rest of the process.
+	if features.Get().EnableNextSlotStateCache {
+		go func() {
+			// Use a custom deadline here, since this method runs asynchronously.
+			// We ignore the parent method's context and instead create a new one
+			// with a custom deadline, therefore using the background context instead.
+			slotCtx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), slotDeadline)
+			defer cancel()
+			if err := transition.UpdateNextSlotCache(slotCtx, blockRoot[:], postState); err != nil {
+				log.WithError(err).Debug("could not update next slot state cache")
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	// Save justified check point to db.
+	if postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch > currJustifiedEpoch {
+		if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, postState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Update finalized check point.
 	if newFinalized {
 		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, postState.FinalizedCheckpoint()); err != nil {
@@ -200,8 +236,8 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []block.SignedBeaconBlo
 	if len(blks) == 0 || len(blockRoots) == 0 {
 		return nil, nil, errors.New("no blocks provided")
 	}
-	if blks[0] == nil || blks[0].IsNil() || blks[0].Block().IsNil() {
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("nil block")
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(blks[0]); err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	b := blks[0].Block()
 
@@ -232,7 +268,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blks []block.SignedBeaconBlo
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
 		// Save potential boundary states.
-		if core.IsEpochStart(preState.Slot()) {
+		if slots.IsEpochStart(preState.Slot()) {
 			boundaries[blockRoots[i]] = preState.Copy()
 			if err := s.handleEpochBoundary(ctx, preState); err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not handle epoch boundary state")
@@ -315,7 +351,7 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 
 	if postState.Slot()+1 == s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
 		// Update caches for the next epoch at epoch boundary slot - 1.
-		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, core.NextEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, coreTime.NextEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		copied := postState.Copy()
@@ -323,7 +359,7 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(copied); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, copied); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	} else if postState.Slot() >= s.nextEpochBoundarySlot {
@@ -331,17 +367,17 @@ func (s *Service) handleEpochBoundary(ctx context.Context, postState state.Beaco
 			return err
 		}
 		var err error
-		s.nextEpochBoundarySlot, err = core.StartSlot(core.NextEpoch(postState))
+		s.nextEpochBoundarySlot, err = slots.EpochStart(coreTime.NextEpoch(postState))
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
 		// Update caches at epoch boundary slot.
 		// The following updates have short cut to return nil cheaply if fulfilled during boundary slot - 1.
-		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, core.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(postState, coreTime.CurrentEpoch(postState)); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(postState); err != nil {
+		if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, postState); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
@@ -363,7 +399,7 @@ func (s *Service) insertBlockAndAttestationsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Contex
 	}
 	// Feed in block's attestations to fork choice store.
 	for _, a := range blk.Body().Attestations() {
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, st, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -16,12 +15,13 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
 // CurrentSlot returns the current slot based on time.
 func (s *Service) CurrentSlot() types.Slot {
-	return core.CurrentSlot(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()))
+	return slots.CurrentSlot(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()))
 }
 
 // getBlockPreState returns the pre state of an incoming block. It uses the parent root of the block
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (s *Service) getBlockPreState(ctx context.Context, b block.BeaconBlock) (st
 	}
 
 	// Verify block slot time is not from the future.
-	if err := core.VerifySlotTime(preState.GenesisTime(), b.Slot(), params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.VerifyTime(preState.GenesisTime(), b.Slot(), params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func (s *Service) VerifyBlkDescendant(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) error
 // verifyBlkFinalizedSlot validates input block is not less than or equal
 // to current finalized slot.
 func (s *Service) verifyBlkFinalizedSlot(b block.BeaconBlock) error {
-	finalizedSlot, err := core.StartSlot(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+	finalizedSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -135,59 +135,45 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkFinalizedSlot(b block.BeaconBlock) error {
 // shouldUpdateCurrentJustified prevents bouncing attack, by only update conflicting justified
 // checkpoints in the fork choice if in the early slots of the epoch.
 // Otherwise, delay incorporation of new justified checkpoint until next epoch boundary.
-// See https://ethresear.ch/t/prevention-of-bouncing-attack-on-ffg/6114 for more detailed analysis and discussion.
+//
+// Spec code:
+// def should_update_justified_checkpoint(store: Store, new_justified_checkpoint: Checkpoint) -> bool:
+//    """
+//    To address the bouncing attack, only update conflicting justified
+//    checkpoints in the fork choice if in the early slots of the epoch.
+//    Otherwise, delay incorporation of new justified checkpoint until next epoch boundary.
+//
+//    See https://ethresear.ch/t/prevention-of-bouncing-attack-on-ffg/6114 for more detailed analysis and discussion.
+//    """
+//    if compute_slots_since_epoch_start(get_current_slot(store)) < SAFE_SLOTS_TO_UPDATE_JUSTIFIED:
+//        return True
+//
+//    justified_slot = compute_start_slot_at_epoch(store.justified_checkpoint.epoch)
+//    if not get_ancestor(store, new_justified_checkpoint.root, justified_slot) == store.justified_checkpoint.root:
+//        return False
+//
+//    return True
 func (s *Service) shouldUpdateCurrentJustified(ctx context.Context, newJustifiedCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint) (bool, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.shouldUpdateCurrentJustified")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	if core.SlotsSinceEpochStarts(s.CurrentSlot()) < params.BeaconConfig().SafeSlotsToUpdateJustified {
+	if slots.SinceEpochStarts(s.CurrentSlot()) < params.BeaconConfig().SafeSlotsToUpdateJustified {
 		return true, nil
 	}
-	var newJustifiedBlockSigned block.SignedBeaconBlock
-	justifiedRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros(bytesutil.ToBytes32(newJustifiedCheckpt.Root))
-	var err error
-	if s.hasInitSyncBlock(justifiedRoot) {
-		newJustifiedBlockSigned = s.getInitSyncBlock(justifiedRoot)
-	} else {
-		newJustifiedBlockSigned, err = s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, justifiedRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-	}
-	if newJustifiedBlockSigned == nil || newJustifiedBlockSigned.IsNil() || newJustifiedBlockSigned.Block().IsNil() {
-		return false, errors.New("nil new justified block")
-	}
 
-	newJustifiedBlock := newJustifiedBlockSigned.Block()
-	jSlot, err := core.StartSlot(s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch)
+	jSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(s.justifiedCheckpt.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
-	if newJustifiedBlock.Slot() <= jSlot {
-		return false, nil
-	}
-	var justifiedBlockSigned block.SignedBeaconBlock
-	cachedJustifiedRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros(bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.justifiedCheckpt.Root))
-	if s.hasInitSyncBlock(cachedJustifiedRoot) {
-		justifiedBlockSigned = s.getInitSyncBlock(cachedJustifiedRoot)
-	} else {
-		justifiedBlockSigned, err = s.cfg.BeaconDB.Block(ctx, cachedJustifiedRoot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	if justifiedBlockSigned == nil || justifiedBlockSigned.IsNil() || justifiedBlockSigned.Block().IsNil() {
-		return false, errors.New("nil justified block")
-	}
-	justifiedBlock := justifiedBlockSigned.Block()
-	b, err := s.ancestor(ctx, justifiedRoot[:], justifiedBlock.Slot())
+	justifiedRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros(bytesutil.ToBytes32(newJustifiedCheckpt.Root))
+	b, err := s.ancestor(ctx, justifiedRoot[:], jSlot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
 	if !bytes.Equal(b, s.justifiedCheckpt.Root) {
 		return false, nil
 	}
+
 	return true, nil
 }
 
@@ -212,7 +198,7 @@ func (s *Service) updateJustified(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaco
 		}
 	}
 
-	return s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, cpt)
+	return nil
 }
 
 // This caches input checkpoint as justified for the service struct. It rotates current justified to previous justified,
@@ -348,7 +334,7 @@ func (s *Service) finalizedImpliesNewJustified(ctx context.Context, state state.
 		}
 
 		// Update justified if store justified is not in chain with finalized check point.
-		finalizedSlot, err := core.StartSlot(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+		finalizedSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -377,7 +363,7 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk block.B
 	parentRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.ParentRoot())
 	slot := blk.Slot()
 	// Fork choice only matters from last finalized slot.
-	fSlot, err := core.StartSlot(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+	fSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go

@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
 	assert.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(genesis)))
@@ -133,12 +134,13 @@ func TestStore_OnBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
@@ -188,9 +190,10 @@ func TestRemoveStateSinceLastFinalized_EmptyStartSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	params.UseMinimalConfig()
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	service.genesisTime = time.Now()
 
 	update, err := service.shouldUpdateCurrentJustified(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)})
@@ -222,9 +225,12 @@ func TestShouldUpdateJustified_ReturnFalse(t *testing.T) {
 	params.UseMinimalConfig()
 	defer params.UseMainnetConfig()
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
+	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})
+
 	lastJustifiedBlk := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	lastJustifiedBlk.Block.ParentRoot = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'G'}, 32)
 	lastJustifiedRoot, err := lastJustifiedBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -249,12 +255,13 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromStateSummary(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	s, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(&ethpb.BeaconState{Slot: 1, GenesisValidatorsRoot: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -282,12 +289,13 @@ func TestCachedPreState_CanGetFromDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	genesisStateRoot := [32]byte{}
 	genesis := blocks.NewGenesisBlock(genesisStateRoot[:])
@@ -319,9 +327,10 @@ func TestUpdateJustified_CouldUpdateBest(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	signedBlock := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(signedBlock)))
@@ -352,9 +361,10 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}
 
@@ -390,9 +400,10 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)}
 
@@ -431,9 +442,10 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore = protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{'A'})
 	// Set finalized epoch to 1.
 	service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}
@@ -574,7 +586,7 @@ func TestCurrentSlot_HandlesOverflow(t *testing.T) {
 }
 func TestAncestorByDB_CtxErr(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{})
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	cancel()
@@ -586,9 +598,10 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b1 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b1.Block.Slot = 1
@@ -629,9 +642,10 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAncestor_CanUseForkchoice(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b1 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b1.Block.Slot = 1
@@ -668,9 +682,10 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b1 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b1.Block.Slot = 1
@@ -705,9 +720,10 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestEnsureRootNotZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	service.genesisRoot = [32]byte{'a'}
 
 	r := service.ensureRootNotZeros(params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash)
@@ -760,8 +776,9 @@ func TestFinalizedImpliesNewJustified(t *testing.T) {
 		beaconState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(test.args.stateCheckPoint))
-		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
+		service, err := NewService(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		service.cfg = &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 		service.justifiedCheckpt = test.args.cachedCheckPoint
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpb.StateSummary{Root: bytesutil.PadTo(test.want.Root, 32)}))
 		genesisState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
@@ -852,8 +869,9 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
-		service, err := NewService(ctx, &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})})
+		service, err := NewService(ctx)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		service.cfg = &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB), ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
 		service.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{
 			Root: tt.args.finalizedRoot[:],
 		}
@@ -869,9 +887,10 @@ func TestVerifyBlkDescendant(t *testing.T) {
 func TestUpdateJustifiedInitSync(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	gBlk := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	gRoot, err := gBlk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -897,9 +916,10 @@ func TestUpdateJustifiedInitSync(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHandleEpochBoundary_BadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	s, err := util.NewBeaconState()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -911,9 +931,10 @@ func TestHandleEpochBoundary_BadMetrics(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestHandleEpochBoundary_UpdateFirstSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	cfg := &Config{}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 1024)
 	service.head = &head{state: s}
@@ -927,15 +948,16 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		DepositCache:    depositCache,
 		StateNotifier:   &mock.MockStateNotifier{},
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	gs, keys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, gs))
@@ -957,6 +979,14 @@ func TestOnBlock_CanFinalize(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(3), service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch)
 	require.Equal(t, types.Epoch(2), service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch)
+
+	// The update should persist in DB.
+	j, err := service.cfg.BeaconDB.JustifiedCheckpoint(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, j.Epoch, service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt().Epoch)
+	f, err := service.cfg.BeaconDB.FinalizedCheckpoint(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, f.Epoch, service.FinalizedCheckpt().Epoch)
 }
 
 func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
@@ -964,14 +994,15 @@ func TestInsertFinalizedDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		DepositCache:    depositCache,
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	gs, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, gs))

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
@@ -19,10 +18,16 @@ import (
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
+// AttestationStateFetcher allows for retrieving a beacon state corresponding to the block
+// root of an attestation's target checkpoint.
+type AttestationStateFetcher interface {
+	AttestationTargetState(ctx context.Context, target *ethpb.Checkpoint) (state.BeaconState, error)
+}
+
 // AttestationReceiver interface defines the methods of chain service receive and processing new attestations.
 type AttestationReceiver interface {
+	AttestationStateFetcher
 	ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
-	AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (state.BeaconState, error)
 	VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) error
 }
@@ -43,21 +48,21 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Att
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AttestationPreState returns the pre state of attestation.
-func (s *Service) AttestationPreState(ctx context.Context, att *ethpb.Attestation) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	ss, err := core.StartSlot(att.Data.Target.Epoch)
+// AttestationTargetState returns the pre state of attestation.
+func (s *Service) AttestationTargetState(ctx context.Context, target *ethpb.Checkpoint) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	ss, err := slots.EpochStart(target.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := core.ValidateSlotClock(ss, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.ValidateClock(ss, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return s.getAttPreState(ctx, att.Data.Target)
+	return s.getAttPreState(ctx, target)
 }
 
 // VerifyLmdFfgConsistency verifies that attestation's LMD and FFG votes are consistency to each other.
 func (s *Service) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestation) error {
-	targetSlot, err := core.StartSlot(a.Data.Target.Epoch)
+	targetSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(a.Data.Target.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -82,7 +87,7 @@ func (s *Service) VerifyFinalizedConsistency(ctx context.Context, root []byte) e
 	}
 
 	f := s.FinalizedCheckpt()
-	ss, err := core.StartSlot(f.Epoch)
+	ss, err := slots.EpochStart(f.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -141,7 +146,7 @@ func (s *Service) processAttestations(ctx context.Context) {
 		// This delays consideration in the fork choice until their slot is in the past.
 		// https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/dev/specs/phase0/fork-choice.md#validate_on_attestation
 		nextSlot := a.Data.Slot + 1
-		if err := core.VerifySlotTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), nextSlot, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
+		if err := slots.VerifyTime(uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix()), nextSlot, params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity); err != nil {
 			continue
 		}
 

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/transition"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
@@ -20,9 +19,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 	prysmTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 )
 
+var (
+	_ = AttestationReceiver(&Service{})
+	_ = AttestationStateFetcher(&Service{})
+)
+
 func TestAttestationCheckPtState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	helpers.ClearCache()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
@@ -30,8 +35,8 @@ func TestAttestationCheckPtState_FarFutureSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	chainService := setupBeaconChain(t, beaconDB)
 	chainService.genesisTime = time.Now()
 
-	e := types.Epoch(core.MaxSlotBuffer/uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) + 1)
-	_, err := chainService.AttestationPreState(context.Background(), &ethpb.Attestation{Data: &ethpb.AttestationData{Target: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: e}}})
+	e := types.Epoch(slots.MaxSlotBuffer/uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch) + 1)
+	_, err := chainService.AttestationTargetState(context.Background(), &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: e})
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "exceeds max allowed value relative to the local clock", err)
 }
 
@@ -39,9 +44,10 @@ func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_NotOK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b32 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b32.Block.Slot = 32
@@ -67,9 +73,10 @@ func TestVerifyLMDFFGConsistent_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	cfg := &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{})}
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 
 	b32 := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	b32.Block.Slot = 32
@@ -96,15 +103,16 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}),
 		StateGen:        stategen.New(beaconDB),
 		AttPool:         attestations.NewPool(),
 	}
-	service, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
-	service.genesisTime = prysmTime.Now().Add(-1 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second)
+	service, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	service.genesisTime = prysmTime.Now().Add(-1 * time.Duration(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot) * time.Second)
+	service.cfg = cfg
 	genesisState, pks := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)
 	require.NoError(t, genesisState.SetGenesisTime(uint64(prysmTime.Now().Unix())-params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot))
 	require.NoError(t, service.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesisState))

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go

@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -101,7 +101,10 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []block.SignedBe
 		reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block().Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), s.finalizedCheckpt)
 	}
 
-	if err := s.VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(s.ctx); err != nil {
+	if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlocks(ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := s.wsVerifier.VerifyWeakSubjectivity(s.ctx, s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch); err != nil {
 		// log.Fatalf will prevent defer from being called
 		span.End()
 		// Exit run time if the node failed to verify weak subjectivity checkpoint.
@@ -142,7 +145,7 @@ func (s *Service) handlePostBlockOperations(b block.BeaconBlock) error {
 // This checks whether it's time to start saving hot state to DB.
 // It's time when there's `epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB` epochs of non-finality.
 func (s *Service) checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx context.Context) error {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot())
 	// Prevent `sinceFinality` going underflow.
 	var sinceFinality types.Epoch
 	if currentEpoch > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block_test.go

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
 			require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
 
-			cfg := &Config{
+			cfg := &config{
 				BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 				ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 					0, // justifiedEpoch
@@ -136,8 +136,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
 				StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 			}
-			s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+			s, err := NewService(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
+			s.cfg = cfg
 			require.NoError(t, s.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesis))
 			gBlk, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -165,7 +166,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	genesisBlockRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(nil)
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, genesis, genesisBlockRoot))
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 		ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 			0, // justifiedEpoch
@@ -177,8 +178,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockUpdateHead(t *testing.T) {
 		StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
 		StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 	}
-	s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	s, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = cfg
 	require.NoError(t, s.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesis))
 	gBlk, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 			beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 			genesisBlockRoot, err := genesis.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			cfg := &Config{
+			cfg := &config{
 				BeaconDB: beaconDB,
 				ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(
 					0, // justifiedEpoch
@@ -258,8 +260,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 				StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{RecordEvents: true},
 				StateGen:      stategen.New(beaconDB),
 			}
-			s, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+			s, err := NewService(ctx)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
+			s.cfg = cfg
 			err = s.saveGenesisData(ctx, genesis)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			gBlk, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.GenesisBlock(ctx)
@@ -284,8 +287,9 @@ func TestService_ReceiveBlockBatch(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestService_HasInitSyncBlock(t *testing.T) {
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{}})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = &config{StateNotifier: &blockchainTesting.MockStateNotifier{}}
 	r := [32]byte{'a'}
 	if s.HasInitSyncBlock(r) {
 		t.Error("Should not have block")
@@ -299,8 +303,9 @@ func TestService_HasInitSyncBlock(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Enabling(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = &config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	st := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch.Mul(uint64(epochsSinceFinalitySaveHotStateDB))
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now().Add(time.Duration(-1*int64(st)*int64(params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)) * time.Second)
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
@@ -312,8 +317,9 @@ func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Enabling(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Disabling(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = &config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{}
 	require.NoError(t, s.checkSaveHotStateDB(context.Background()))
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
@@ -325,8 +331,9 @@ func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Disabling(t *testing.T) {
 func TestCheckSaveHotStateDB_Overflow(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	hook := logTest.NewGlobal()
-	s, err := NewService(context.Background(), &Config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)})
+	s, err := NewService(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	s.cfg = &config{StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}
 	s.finalizedCheckpt = &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 10000000}
 	s.genesisTime = time.Now()
 

beacon-chain/blockchain/service.go

@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async/event"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ const headSyncMinEpochsAfterCheckpoint = 128
 // Service represents a service that handles the internal
 // logic of managing the full PoS beacon chain.
 type Service struct {
-	cfg                   *Config
+	cfg                   *config
 	ctx                   context.Context
 	cancel                context.CancelFunc
 	genesisTime           time.Time
@@ -64,11 +64,11 @@ type Service struct {
 	initSyncBlocksLock    sync.RWMutex
 	justifiedBalances     []uint64
 	justifiedBalancesLock sync.RWMutex
-	wsVerified            bool
+	wsVerifier            *WeakSubjectivityVerifier
 }
 
-// Config options for the service.
-type Config struct {
+// config options for the service.
+type config struct {
 	BeaconBlockBuf          int
 	ChainStartFetcher       powchain.ChainStartFetcher
 	BeaconDB                db.HeadAccessDatabase
@@ -82,54 +82,40 @@ type Config struct {
 	ForkChoiceStore         f.ForkChoicer
 	AttService              *attestations.Service
 	StateGen                *stategen.State
+	SlasherAttestationsFeed *event.Feed
 	WeakSubjectivityCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint
+	FinalizedStateAtStartUp state.BeaconState
 }
 
 // NewService instantiates a new block service instance that will
 // be registered into a running beacon node.
-func NewService(ctx context.Context, cfg *Config) (*Service, error) {
+func NewService(ctx context.Context, opts ...Option) (*Service, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	return &Service{
-		cfg:                  cfg,
+	srv := &Service{
 		ctx:                  ctx,
 		cancel:               cancel,
 		boundaryRoots:        [][32]byte{},
 		checkpointStateCache: cache.NewCheckpointStateCache(),
 		initSyncBlocks:       make(map[[32]byte]block.SignedBeaconBlock),
 		justifiedBalances:    make([]uint64, 0),
-	}, nil
+		cfg:                  &config{},
+	}
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		if err := opt(srv); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	var err error
+	srv.wsVerifier, err = NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier(srv.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt, srv.cfg.BeaconDB)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return srv, nil
 }
 
 // Start a blockchain service's main event loop.
 func (s *Service) Start() {
-	// For running initial sync with state cache, in an event of restart, we use
-	// last finalized check point as start point to sync instead of head
-	// state. This is because we no longer save state every slot during sync.
-	cp, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.FinalizedCheckpoint(s.ctx)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Could not fetch finalized cp: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(cp.Root)
-	// Before the first finalized epoch, in the current epoch,
-	// the finalized root is defined as zero hashes instead of genesis root hash.
-	// We want to use genesis root to retrieve for state.
-	if r == params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash {
-		genesisBlock, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.GenesisBlock(s.ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			log.Fatalf("Could not fetch finalized cp: %v", err)
-		}
-		if genesisBlock != nil && !genesisBlock.IsNil() {
-			r, err = genesisBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
-			if err != nil {
-				log.Fatalf("Could not tree hash genesis block: %v", err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	beaconState, err := s.cfg.StateGen.StateByRoot(s.ctx, r)
-	if err != nil {
-		log.Fatalf("Could not fetch beacon state by root: %v", err)
-	}
+	beaconState := s.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp
 
 	// Make sure that attestation processor is subscribed and ready for state initializing event.
 	attestationProcessorSubscribed := make(chan struct{}, 1)
@@ -174,7 +160,7 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 		s.prevFinalizedCheckpt = ethpb.CopyCheckpoint(finalizedCheckpoint)
 		s.resumeForkChoice(justifiedCheckpoint, finalizedCheckpoint)
 
-		ss, err := core.StartSlot(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+		ss, err := slots.EpochStart(s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Fatalf("Could not get start slot of finalized epoch: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -189,9 +175,11 @@ func (s *Service) Start() {
 			}
 		}
 
-		if err := s.VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(s.ctx); err != nil {
+		// not attempting to save initial sync blocks here, because there shouldn't be until
+		// after the statefeed.Initialized event is fired (below)
+		if err := s.wsVerifier.VerifyWeakSubjectivity(s.ctx, s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch); err != nil {
 			// Exit run time if the node failed to verify weak subjectivity checkpoint.
-			log.Fatalf("Could not verify weak subjectivity checkpoint: %v", err)
+			log.Fatalf("could not verify initial checkpoint provided for chain sync, with err=: %v", err)
 		}
 
 		s.cfg.StateNotifier.StateFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
@@ -296,7 +284,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeBeaconChain(
 	if err := helpers.UpdateCommitteeCache(genesisState, 0 /* genesis epoch */); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(genesisState); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.UpdateProposerIndicesInCache(ctx, genesisState); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -380,8 +368,8 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get genesis block from db")
 	}
-	if genesisBlock == nil || genesisBlock.IsNil() {
-		return errors.New("no genesis block in db")
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(genesisBlock); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 	genesisBlkRoot, err := genesisBlock.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -401,7 +389,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 	finalizedRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros(bytesutil.ToBytes32(finalized.Root))
 	var finalizedState state.BeaconState
 
-	finalizedState, err = s.cfg.StateGen.Resume(ctx)
+	finalizedState, err = s.cfg.StateGen.Resume(ctx, s.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized state from db")
 	}
@@ -411,7 +399,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve head block")
 		}
-		headEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(headBlock.Block().Slot())
+		headEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(headBlock.Block().Slot())
 		var epochsSinceFinality types.Epoch
 		if headEpoch > finalized.Epoch {
 			epochsSinceFinality = headEpoch - finalized.Epoch
@@ -423,7 +411,7 @@ func (s *Service) initializeChainInfo(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not hash head block")
 			}
-			finalizedState, err := s.cfg.StateGen.Resume(ctx)
+			finalizedState, err := s.cfg.StateGen.Resume(ctx, s.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp)
 			if err != nil {
 				return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get finalized state from db")
 			}

beacon-chain/blockchain/service_norace_test.go

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func init() {
 func TestChainService_SaveHead_DataRace(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 	}
 	go func() {
 		require.NoError(t, s.saveHead(context.Background(), [32]byte{}))

beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/async/event"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/cache/depositcache"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	b "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed"
 	statefeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state"
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	logTest "github.com/sirupsen/logrus/hooks/test"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
@@ -94,11 +94,12 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 		DepositContainers: []*ethpb.DepositContainer{},
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	web3Service, err = powchain.NewService(ctx, &powchain.Web3ServiceConfig{
-		BeaconDB:        beaconDB,
-		HttpEndpoints:   []string{endpoint},
-		DepositContract: common.Address{},
-	})
+	web3Service, err = powchain.NewService(
+		ctx,
+		powchain.WithDatabase(beaconDB),
+		powchain.WithHttpEndpoints([]string{endpoint}),
+		powchain.WithDepositContractAddress(common.Address{}),
+	)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unable to set up web3 service")
 
 	attService, err := attestations.NewService(ctx, &attestations.Config{Pool: attestations.NewPool()})
@@ -107,7 +108,7 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 	depositCache, err := depositcache.New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	cfg := &Config{
+	cfg := &config{
 		BeaconBlockBuf:    0,
 		BeaconDB:          beaconDB,
 		DepositCache:      depositCache,
@@ -123,8 +124,9 @@ func setupBeaconChain(t *testing.T, beaconDB db.Database) *Service {
 	// Safe a state in stategen to purposes of testing a service stop / shutdown.
 	require.NoError(t, cfg.StateGen.SaveState(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(bState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root), bState))
 
-	chainService, err := NewService(ctx, cfg)
+	chainService, err := NewService(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unable to setup chain service")
+	chainService.cfg = cfg
 	chainService.genesisTime = time.Unix(1, 0) // non-zero time
 
 	return chainService
@@ -149,7 +151,7 @@ func TestChainStartStop_Initialized(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
-
+	chainService.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = s
 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
 
@@ -176,7 +178,7 @@ func TestChainStartStop_GenesisZeroHashes(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, s, blkRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveJustifiedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]}))
-
+	chainService.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = s
 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
 
@@ -247,7 +249,7 @@ func TestChainService_CorrectGenesisRoots(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, blkRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: blkRoot[:]}))
-
+	chainService.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = s
 	// Test the start function.
 	chainService.Start()
 
@@ -281,8 +283,9 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(headBlock)))
-	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: core.SlotToEpoch(finalizedSlot), Root: headRoot[:]}))
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
+	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: slots.ToEpoch(finalizedSlot), Root: headRoot[:]}))
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
+	c.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = headState
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
 	headBlk, err := c.HeadBlock(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -322,7 +325,7 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_SetHeadAtGenesis(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, genesisRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(headBlock)))
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
 	s, err := c.HeadState(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -375,12 +378,12 @@ func TestChainService_InitializeChainInfo_HeadSync(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveState(ctx, headState, headRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveHeadBlockRoot(ctx, headRoot))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconDB.SaveFinalizedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{
-		Epoch: core.SlotToEpoch(finalizedBlock.Block.Slot),
+		Epoch: slots.ToEpoch(finalizedBlock.Block.Slot),
 		Root:  finalizedRoot[:],
 	}))
 
-	c := &Service{cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
-
+	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)}}
+	c.cfg.FinalizedStateAtStartUp = headState
 	require.NoError(t, c.initializeChainInfo(ctx))
 	s, err := c.HeadState(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -417,7 +420,7 @@ func TestChainService_SaveHeadNoDB(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
+		cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
 	}
 	blk := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	blk.Block.Slot = 1
@@ -439,7 +442,7 @@ func TestHasBlock_ForkChoiceAndDB(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:              &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg:              &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 		finalizedCheckpt: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -457,7 +460,7 @@ func TestServiceStop_SaveCachedBlocks(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:            &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
+		cfg:            &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, StateGen: stategen.New(beaconDB)},
 		ctx:            ctx,
 		cancel:         cancel,
 		initSyncBlocks: make(map[[32]byte]block.SignedBeaconBlock),
@@ -488,7 +491,7 @@ func BenchmarkHasBlockDB(b *testing.B) {
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg: &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 	}
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	require.NoError(b, s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlock(ctx, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(block)))
@@ -505,7 +508,7 @@ func BenchmarkHasBlockForkChoiceStore(b *testing.B) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(b)
 	s := &Service{
-		cfg:              &Config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
+		cfg:              &config{ForkChoiceStore: protoarray.New(0, 0, [32]byte{}), BeaconDB: beaconDB},
 		finalizedCheckpt: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: make([]byte, 32)},
 	}
 	block := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlock{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{}}}

beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing",
     visibility = [
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
+        "//testing:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
     ],
     deps = [

beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go

@@ -294,17 +294,17 @@ func (s *ChainService) ReceiveAttestationNoPubsub(context.Context, *ethpb.Attest
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AttestationPreState mocks AttestationPreState method in chain service.
-func (s *ChainService) AttestationPreState(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Attestation) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+// AttestationTargetState mocks AttestationTargetState method in chain service.
+func (s *ChainService) AttestationTargetState(_ context.Context, _ *ethpb.Checkpoint) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	return s.State, nil
 }
 
 // HeadValidatorsIndices mocks the same method in the chain service.
-func (s *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(_ context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func (s *ChainService) HeadValidatorsIndices(ctx context.Context, epoch types.Epoch) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	if s.State == nil {
 		return []types.ValidatorIndex{}, nil
 	}
-	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s.State, epoch)
+	return helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s.State, epoch)
 }
 
 // HeadSeed mocks the same method in the chain service.

beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks.go

@@ -4,57 +4,94 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/filters"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
-// VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot verifies the weak subjectivity root in the service struct.
+var errWSBlockNotFound = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db")
+var errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch = errors.New("weak subjectivity root not found in db within epoch")
+
+type weakSubjectivityDB interface {
+	HasBlock(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) bool
+	BlockRoots(ctx context.Context, f *filters.QueryFilter) ([][32]byte, error)
+}
+
+type WeakSubjectivityVerifier struct {
+	enabled  bool
+	verified bool
+	root     [32]byte
+	epoch    types.Epoch
+	slot     types.Slot
+	db       weakSubjectivityDB
+}
+
+// NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier validates a checkpoint, and if valid, uses it to initialize a weak subjectivity verifier
+func NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier(wsc *ethpb.Checkpoint, db weakSubjectivityDB) (*WeakSubjectivityVerifier, error) {
+	// TODO(7342): Weak subjectivity checks are currently optional. When we require the flag to be specified
+	// per 7342, a nil checkpoint, zero-root or zero-epoch should all fail validation
+	// and return an error instead of creating a WeakSubjectivityVerifier that permits any chain history.
+	if wsc == nil || len(wsc.Root) == 0 || wsc.Epoch == 0 {
+		return &WeakSubjectivityVerifier{
+			enabled: false,
+		}, nil
+	}
+	startSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(wsc.Epoch)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &WeakSubjectivityVerifier{
+		enabled:  true,
+		verified: false,
+		root:     bytesutil.ToBytes32(wsc.Root),
+		epoch:    wsc.Epoch,
+		db:       db,
+		slot:     startSlot,
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// VerifyWeakSubjectivity verifies the weak subjectivity root in the service struct.
 // Reference design: https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/blob/master/specs/phase0/weak-subjectivity.md#weak-subjectivity-sync-procedure
-func (s *Service) VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(ctx context.Context) error {
-	// TODO(7342): Remove the following to fully use weak subjectivity in production.
-	if s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt == nil || len(s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Root) == 0 || s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Epoch == 0 {
+func (v *WeakSubjectivityVerifier) VerifyWeakSubjectivity(ctx context.Context, finalizedEpoch types.Epoch) error {
+	if v.verified || !v.enabled {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Do nothing if the weak subjectivity has previously been verified,
-	// or weak subjectivity epoch is higher than last finalized epoch.
-	if s.wsVerified {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Epoch > s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch {
+	// Two conditions are described in the specs:
+	// IF epoch_number > store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch,
+	// then ASSERT during block sync that block with root block_root
+	// is in the sync path at epoch epoch_number. Emit descriptive critical error if this assert fails,
+	// then exit client process.
+	// we do not handle this case ^, because we can only blocks that have been processed / are currently
+	// in line for finalization, we don't have the ability to look ahead. so we only satisfy the following:
+	// IF epoch_number <= store.finalized_checkpoint.epoch,
+	// then ASSERT that the block in the canonical chain at epoch epoch_number has root block_root.
+	// Emit descriptive critical error if this assert fails, then exit client process.
+	if v.epoch > finalizedEpoch {
 		return nil
 	}
+	log.Infof("Performing weak subjectivity check for root %#x in epoch %d", v.root, v.epoch)
 
-	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Root)
-	log.Infof("Performing weak subjectivity check for root %#x in epoch %d", r, s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Epoch)
-	// Save initial sync cached blocks to DB.
-	if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlocks(ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	// A node should have the weak subjectivity block in the DB.
-	if !s.cfg.BeaconDB.HasBlock(ctx, r) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("node does not have root in DB: %#x", r)
-	}
-
-	startSlot, err := core.StartSlot(s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Epoch)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	if !v.db.HasBlock(ctx, v.root) {
+		return errors.Wrap(errWSBlockNotFound, fmt.Sprintf("missing root %#x", v.root))
 	}
+	filter := filters.NewFilter().SetStartSlot(v.slot).SetEndSlot(v.slot + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	// A node should have the weak subjectivity block corresponds to the correct epoch in the DB.
-	filter := filters.NewFilter().SetStartSlot(startSlot).SetEndSlot(startSlot + params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
-	roots, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.BlockRoots(ctx, filter)
+	roots, err := v.db.BlockRoots(ctx, filter)
 	if err != nil {
-		return err
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error while retrieving block roots to verify weak subjectivity")
 	}
 	for _, root := range roots {
-		if r == root {
+		if v.root == root {
 			log.Info("Weak subjectivity check has passed")
-			s.wsVerified = true
+			v.verified = true
 			return nil
 		}
 	}
 
-	return fmt.Errorf("node does not have root in db corresponding to epoch: %#x %d", r, s.cfg.WeakSubjectivityCheckpt.Epoch)
+	return errors.Wrap(errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch, fmt.Sprintf("root=%#x, epoch=%d", v.root, v.epoch))
 }

beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"context"
 	"testing"
 
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	testDB "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/db/testing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
@@ -23,59 +24,57 @@ func TestService_VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	tests := []struct {
 		wsVerified     bool
-		wantErr        bool
+		wantErr        error
 		checkpt        *ethpb.Checkpoint
 		finalizedEpoch types.Epoch
-		errString      string
 		name           string
 	}{
 		{
-			name:    "nil root and epoch",
-			wantErr: false,
+			name: "nil root and epoch",
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "already verified",
 			checkpt:        &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2},
 			finalizedEpoch: 2,
 			wsVerified:     true,
-			wantErr:        false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "not yet to verify, ws epoch higher than finalized epoch",
 			checkpt:        &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2},
 			finalizedEpoch: 1,
-			wantErr:        false,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "can't find the block in DB",
 			checkpt:        &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'a'}, 32), Epoch: 1},
 			finalizedEpoch: 3,
-			wantErr:        true,
-			errString:      "node does not have root in DB",
+			wantErr:        errWSBlockNotFound,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "can't find the block corresponds to ws epoch in DB",
 			checkpt:        &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r[:], Epoch: 2}, // Root belongs in epoch 1.
 			finalizedEpoch: 3,
-			wantErr:        true,
-			errString:      "node does not have root in db corresponding to epoch",
+			wantErr:        errWSBlockNotFoundInEpoch,
 		},
 		{
 			name:           "can verify and pass",
 			checkpt:        &ethpb.Checkpoint{Root: r[:], Epoch: 1},
 			finalizedEpoch: 3,
-			wantErr:        false,
 		},
 	}
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			wv, err := NewWeakSubjectivityVerifier(tt.checkpt, beaconDB)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 			s := &Service{
-				cfg:              &Config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, WeakSubjectivityCheckpt: tt.checkpt},
-				wsVerified:       tt.wsVerified,
+				cfg:              &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, WeakSubjectivityCheckpt: tt.checkpt},
 				finalizedCheckpt: &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: tt.finalizedEpoch},
+				wsVerifier:       wv,
 			}
-			if err := s.VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(context.Background()); (err != nil) != tt.wantErr {
-				require.ErrorContains(t, tt.errString, err)
+			err = s.wsVerifier.VerifyWeakSubjectivity(context.Background(), s.finalizedCheckpt.Epoch)
+			if tt.wantErr == nil {
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+			} else {
+				require.Equal(t, true, errors.Is(err, tt.wantErr))
 			}
 		})
 	}

beacon-chain/cache/committee.go

@@ -3,8 +3,11 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"math"
 	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	lru "github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
@@ -13,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 	lruwrpr "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/cache/lru"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/slice"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
+	mathutil "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -37,6 +40,7 @@ var (
 type CommitteeCache struct {
 	CommitteeCache *lru.Cache
 	lock           sync.RWMutex
+	inProgress     map[string]bool
 }
 
 // committeeKeyFn takes the seed as the key to retrieve shuffled indices of a committee in a given epoch.
@@ -52,14 +56,16 @@ func committeeKeyFn(obj interface{}) (string, error) {
 func NewCommitteesCache() *CommitteeCache {
 	return &CommitteeCache{
 		CommitteeCache: lruwrpr.New(int(maxCommitteesCacheSize)),
+		inProgress:     make(map[string]bool),
 	}
 }
 
 // Committee fetches the shuffled indices by slot and committee index. Every list of indices
 // represent one committee. Returns true if the list exists with slot and committee index. Otherwise returns false, nil.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
+func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	if err := c.checkInProgress(ctx, seed); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 
 	obj, exists := c.CommitteeCache.Get(key(seed))
 	if exists {
@@ -79,7 +85,7 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) Committee(slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.C
 		committeeCountPerSlot = item.CommitteeCount / uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)
 	}
 
-	indexOffSet, err := math.Add64(uint64(index), uint64(slot.ModSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch).Mul(committeeCountPerSlot)))
+	indexOffSet, err := mathutil.Add64(uint64(index), uint64(slot.ModSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch).Mul(committeeCountPerSlot)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -106,9 +112,10 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) AddCommitteeShuffledList(committees *Committees) error
 }
 
 // ActiveIndices returns the active indices of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
+func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(ctx context.Context, seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+	if err := c.checkInProgress(ctx, seed); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	obj, exists := c.CommitteeCache.Get(key(seed))
 
 	if exists {
@@ -127,9 +134,11 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, e
 }
 
 // ActiveIndicesCount returns the active indices count of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
-	c.lock.RLock()
-	defer c.lock.RUnlock()
+func (c *CommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(ctx context.Context, seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
+	if err := c.checkInProgress(ctx, seed); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+
 	obj, exists := c.CommitteeCache.Get(key(seed))
 	if exists {
 		CommitteeCacheHit.Inc()
@@ -152,6 +161,29 @@ func (c *CommitteeCache) HasEntry(seed string) bool {
 	return ok
 }
 
+// MarkInProgress a request so that any other similar requests will block on
+// Get until MarkNotInProgress is called.
+func (c *CommitteeCache) MarkInProgress(seed [32]byte) error {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+	s := key(seed)
+	if c.inProgress[s] {
+		return ErrAlreadyInProgress
+	}
+	c.inProgress[s] = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MarkNotInProgress will release the lock on a given request. This should be
+// called after put.
+func (c *CommitteeCache) MarkNotInProgress(seed [32]byte) error {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+	s := key(seed)
+	delete(c.inProgress, s)
+	return nil
+}
+
 func startEndIndices(c *Committees, index uint64) (uint64, uint64) {
 	validatorCount := uint64(len(c.ShuffledIndices))
 	start := slice.SplitOffset(validatorCount, c.CommitteeCount, index)
@@ -166,3 +198,28 @@ func startEndIndices(c *Committees, index uint64) (uint64, uint64) {
 func key(seed [32]byte) string {
 	return string(seed[:])
 }
+
+func (c *CommitteeCache) checkInProgress(ctx context.Context, seed [32]byte) error {
+	delay := minDelay
+	// Another identical request may be in progress already. Let's wait until
+	// any in progress request resolves or our timeout is exceeded.
+	for {
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return ctx.Err()
+		}
+
+		c.lock.RLock()
+		if !c.inProgress[key(seed)] {
+			c.lock.RUnlock()
+			break
+		}
+		c.lock.RUnlock()
+
+		// This increasing backoff is to decrease the CPU cycles while waiting
+		// for the in progress boolean to flip to false.
+		time.Sleep(time.Duration(delay) * time.Nanosecond)
+		delay *= delayFactor
+		delay = math.Min(delay, maxDelay)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

beacon-chain/cache/committee_disabled.go

@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@
 // This file is used in fuzzer builds to bypass global committee caches.
 package cache
 
-import types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
+)
 
 // FakeCommitteeCache is a struct with 1 queue for looking up shuffled indices list by seed.
 type FakeCommitteeCache struct {
@@ -16,7 +20,7 @@ func NewCommitteesCache() *FakeCommitteeCache {
 
 // Committee fetches the shuffled indices by slot and committee index. Every list of indices
 // represent one committee. Returns true if the list exists with slot and committee index. Otherwise returns false, nil.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) Committee(slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) Committee(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, seed [32]byte, index types.CommitteeIndex) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
@@ -32,12 +36,12 @@ func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) AddProposerIndicesList(seed [32]byte, indices []typ
 }
 
 // ActiveIndices returns the active indices of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndices(ctx context.Context, seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
 // ActiveIndicesCount returns the active indices count of a given seed stored in cache.
-func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ActiveIndicesCount(ctx context.Context, seed [32]byte) (int, error) {
 	return 0, nil
 }
 
@@ -55,3 +59,13 @@ func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) ProposerIndices(seed [32]byte) ([]types.ValidatorIn
 func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) HasEntry(string) bool {
 	return false
 }
+
+// MarkInProgress is a stub.
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) MarkInProgress(seed [32]byte) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+// MarkNotInProgress is a stub.
+func (c *FakeCommitteeCache) MarkNotInProgress(seed [32]byte) error {
+	return nil
+}

beacon-chain/cache/committee_fuzz_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"testing"
 
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_FuzzCommitteesByEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := 0; i < 100000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(c)
 		require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(c))
-		_, err := cache.Committee(0, c.Seed, 0)
+		_, err := cache.Committee(context.Background(), 0, c.Seed, 0)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_FuzzActiveIndices(t *testing.T) {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(c)
 		require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(c))
 
-		indices, err := cache.ActiveIndices(c.Seed)
+		indices, err := cache.ActiveIndices(context.Background(), c.Seed)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, c.SortedIndices, indices)
 	}

beacon-chain/cache/committee_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package cache
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"math"
 	"sort"
 	"strconv"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_CommitteesByEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 
 	slot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
 	committeeIndex := types.CommitteeIndex(1)
-	indices, err := cache.Committee(slot, item.Seed, committeeIndex)
+	indices, err := cache.Committee(context.Background(), slot, item.Seed, committeeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if indices != nil {
 		t.Error("Expected committee not to exist in empty cache")
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_CommitteesByEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(item))
 
 	wantedIndex := types.CommitteeIndex(0)
-	indices, err = cache.Committee(slot, item.Seed, wantedIndex)
+	indices, err = cache.Committee(context.Background(), slot, item.Seed, wantedIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	start, end := startEndIndices(item, uint64(wantedIndex))
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveIndices(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()
 
 	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
-	indices, err := cache.ActiveIndices(item.Seed)
+	indices, err := cache.ActiveIndices(context.Background(), item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if indices != nil {
 		t.Error("Expected committee not to exist in empty cache")
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveIndices(t *testing.T) {
 
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(item))
 
-	indices, err = cache.ActiveIndices(item.Seed)
+	indices, err = cache.ActiveIndices(context.Background(), item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, item.SortedIndices, indices)
 }
@@ -77,13 +78,13 @@ func TestCommitteeCache_ActiveCount(t *testing.T) {
 	cache := NewCommitteesCache()
 
 	item := &Committees{Seed: [32]byte{'A'}, SortedIndices: []types.ValidatorIndex{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6}}
-	count, err := cache.ActiveIndicesCount(item.Seed)
+	count, err := cache.ActiveIndicesCount(context.Background(), item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, 0, count, "Expected active count not to exist in empty cache")
 
 	require.NoError(t, cache.AddCommitteeShuffledList(item))
 
-	count, err = cache.ActiveIndicesCount(item.Seed)
+	count, err = cache.ActiveIndicesCount(context.Background(), item.Seed)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, len(item.SortedIndices), count)
 }
@@ -127,6 +128,6 @@ func TestCommitteeCacheOutOfRange(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	_ = cache.CommitteeCache.Add(key, comms)
 
-	_, err = cache.Committee(0, seed, math.MaxUint64) // Overflow!
+	_, err = cache.Committee(context.Background(), 0, seed, math.MaxUint64) // Overflow!
 	require.NotNil(t, err, "Did not fail as expected")
 }

beacon-chain/cache/committees.go

@@ -10,9 +10,6 @@ import (
 // a Committee struct.
 var ErrNotCommittee = errors.New("object is not a committee struct")
 
-// ErrNonCommitteeKey will be returned when the committee key does not exist in cache.
-var ErrNonCommitteeKey = errors.New("committee key does not exist")
-
 // Committees defines the shuffled committees seed.
 type Committees struct {
 	CommitteeCount  uint64

beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package depositcache
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"math/big"
@@ -54,6 +53,7 @@ type DepositCache struct {
 	pendingDeposits   []*dbpb.DepositContainer
 	deposits          []*dbpb.DepositContainer
 	finalizedDeposits *FinalizedDeposits
+	depositsByKey     map[[48]byte][]*dbpb.DepositContainer
 	depositsLock      sync.RWMutex
 }
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ func New() (*DepositCache, error) {
 	return &DepositCache{
 		pendingDeposits:   []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
 		deposits:          []*dbpb.DepositContainer{},
+		depositsByKey:     map[[48]byte][]*ethpb.DepositContainer{},
 		finalizedDeposits: &FinalizedDeposits{Deposits: finalizedDepositsTrie, MerkleTrieIndex: -1},
 	}, nil
 }
@@ -95,10 +96,15 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDeposit(ctx context.Context, d *ethpb.Deposit, blo
 	}
 	// Keep the slice sorted on insertion in order to avoid costly sorting on retrieval.
 	heightIdx := sort.Search(len(dc.deposits), func(i int) bool { return dc.deposits[i].Index >= index })
+	depCtr := &dbpb.DepositContainer{Deposit: d, Eth1BlockHeight: blockNum, DepositRoot: depositRoot[:], Index: index}
 	newDeposits := append(
-		[]*dbpb.DepositContainer{{Deposit: d, Eth1BlockHeight: blockNum, DepositRoot: depositRoot[:], Index: index}},
+		[]*dbpb.DepositContainer{depCtr},
 		dc.deposits[heightIdx:]...)
 	dc.deposits = append(dc.deposits[:heightIdx], newDeposits...)
+	// Append the deposit to our map, in the event no deposits
+	// exist for the pubkey , it is simply added to the map.
+	pubkey := bytesutil.ToBytes48(d.Data.PublicKey)
+	dc.depositsByKey[pubkey] = append(dc.depositsByKey[pubkey], depCtr)
 	historicalDepositsCount.Inc()
 	return nil
 }
@@ -112,6 +118,13 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertDepositContainers(ctx context.Context, ctrs []*dbp
 
 	sort.SliceStable(ctrs, func(i int, j int) bool { return ctrs[i].Index < ctrs[j].Index })
 	dc.deposits = ctrs
+	for _, c := range ctrs {
+		// Use a new value, as the reference
+		// of c changes in the next iteration.
+		newPtr := c
+		pKey := bytesutil.ToBytes48(newPtr.Deposit.Data.PublicKey)
+		dc.depositsByKey[pKey] = append(dc.depositsByKey[pKey], newPtr)
+	}
 	historicalDepositsCount.Add(float64(len(ctrs)))
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +149,10 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) InsertFinalizedDeposits(ctx context.Context, eth1Deposit
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not hash deposit data. Finalized deposit cache not updated.")
 			return
 		}
-		depositTrie.Insert(depHash[:], insertIndex)
+		if err = depositTrie.Insert(depHash[:], insertIndex); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not insert deposit hash")
+			return
+		}
 		insertIndex++
 	}
 
@@ -199,13 +215,15 @@ func (dc *DepositCache) DepositByPubkey(ctx context.Context, pubKey []byte) (*et
 
 	var deposit *ethpb.Deposit
 	var blockNum *big.Int
-	for _, ctnr := range dc.deposits {
-		if bytes.Equal(ctnr.Deposit.Data.PublicKey, pubKey) {
-			deposit = ctnr.Deposit
-			blockNum = big.NewInt(int64(ctnr.Eth1BlockHeight))
-			break
-		}
+	deps, ok := dc.depositsByKey[bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubKey)]
+	if !ok || len(deps) == 0 {
+		return deposit, blockNum
 	}
+	// We always return the first deposit if a particular
+	// validator key has multiple deposits assigned to
+	// it.
+	deposit = deps[0].Deposit
+	blockNum = big.NewInt(int64(deps[0].Eth1BlockHeight))
 	return deposit, blockNum
 }
 

beacon-chain/cache/depositcache/deposits_cache_test.go

@@ -44,31 +44,31 @@ func TestInsertDeposit_MaintainsSortedOrderByIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	}{
 		{
 			blkNum:      0,
-			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{},
+			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &dbpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: []byte{'A'}}},
 			index:       0,
 			expectedErr: "",
 		},
 		{
 			blkNum:      0,
-			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{},
+			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &dbpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: []byte{'B'}}},
 			index:       3,
 			expectedErr: "wanted deposit with index 1 to be inserted but received 3",
 		},
 		{
 			blkNum:      0,
-			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{},
+			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &dbpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: []byte{'C'}}},
 			index:       1,
 			expectedErr: "",
 		},
 		{
 			blkNum:      0,
-			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{},
+			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &dbpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: []byte{'D'}}},
 			index:       4,
 			expectedErr: "wanted deposit with index 2 to be inserted but received 4",
 		},
 		{
 			blkNum:      0,
-			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{},
+			deposit:     &ethpb.Deposit{Data: &dbpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: []byte{'E'}}},
 			index:       2,
 			expectedErr: "",
 		},
@@ -316,8 +316,7 @@ func TestDepositsNumberAndRootAtHeight(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDepositByPubkey_ReturnsFirstMatchingDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 	dc, err := New()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-
-	dc.deposits = []*dbpb.DepositContainer{
+	ctrs := []*dbpb.DepositContainer{
 		{
 			Eth1BlockHeight: 9,
 			Deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{
@@ -359,6 +358,7 @@ func TestDepositByPubkey_ReturnsFirstMatchingDeposit(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 		},
 	}
+	dc.InsertDepositContainers(context.Background(), ctrs)
 
 	pk1 := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)
 	dep, blkNum := dc.DepositByPubkey(context.Background(), pk1)
@@ -626,24 +626,28 @@ func TestPruneProofs_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 		index   int64
 	}{
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   0,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk0"), 48)}},
+			index: 0,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   1,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)}},
+			index: 1,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   2,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk2"), 48)}},
+			index: 2,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   3,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk3"), 48)}},
+			index: 3,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -669,24 +673,26 @@ func TestPruneProofs_SomeAlreadyPruned(t *testing.T) {
 		index   int64
 	}{
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil},
-			index:   0,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil, Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
+				PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk0"), 48)}},
+			index: 0,
+		},
+		{
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil, Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
+				PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)}}, index: 1,
 		},
 		{
 			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: nil},
-			index:   1,
-		},
-		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(), Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk2"), 48)}},
 			index:   2,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   3,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk3"), 48)}},
+			index: 3,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -709,24 +715,28 @@ func TestPruneProofs_PruneAllWhenDepositIndexTooBig(t *testing.T) {
 		index   int64
 	}{
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   0,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk0"), 48)}},
+			index: 0,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   1,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)}},
+			index: 1,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   2,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk2"), 48)}},
+			index: 2,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   3,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk3"), 48)}},
+			index: 3,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -752,24 +762,28 @@ func TestPruneProofs_CorrectlyHandleLastIndex(t *testing.T) {
 		index   int64
 	}{
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   0,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk0"), 48)}},
+			index: 0,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   1,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)}},
+			index: 1,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   2,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk2"), 48)}},
+			index: 2,
 		},
 		{
-			blkNum:  0,
-			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof()},
-			index:   3,
+			blkNum: 0,
+			deposit: &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(),
+				Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk3"), 48)}},
+			index: 3,
 		},
 	}
 
@@ -785,6 +799,36 @@ func TestPruneProofs_CorrectlyHandleLastIndex(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, [][]byte(nil), dc.deposits[3].Deposit.Proof)
 }
 
+func TestDepositMap_WorksCorrectly(t *testing.T) {
+	dc, err := New()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	pk0 := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk0"), 48)
+	dep, _ := dc.DepositByPubkey(context.Background(), pk0)
+	var nilDep *ethpb.Deposit
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, nilDep, dep)
+
+	dep = &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(), Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: pk0, Amount: 1000}}
+	assert.NoError(t, dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), dep, 1000, 0, [32]byte{}))
+
+	dep, _ = dc.DepositByPubkey(context.Background(), pk0)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nilDep, dep)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1000), dep.Data.Amount)
+
+	dep = &ethpb.Deposit{Proof: makeDepositProof(), Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{PublicKey: pk0, Amount: 10000}}
+	assert.NoError(t, dc.InsertDeposit(context.Background(), dep, 1000, 1, [32]byte{}))
+
+	// Make sure we have the same deposit returned over here.
+	dep, _ = dc.DepositByPubkey(context.Background(), pk0)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, nilDep, dep)
+	assert.Equal(t, uint64(1000), dep.Data.Amount)
+
+	// Make sure another key doesn't work.
+	pk1 := bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("pk1"), 48)
+	dep, _ = dc.DepositByPubkey(context.Background(), pk1)
+	assert.DeepEqual(t, nilDep, dep)
+}
+
 func makeDepositProof() [][]byte {
 	proof := make([][]byte, int(params.BeaconConfig().DepositContractTreeDepth)+1)
 	for i := range proof {

beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache.go

@@ -120,26 +120,22 @@ func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkInProgress(r [32]byte) error {
 
 // MarkNotInProgress will release the lock on a given request. This should be
 // called after put.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkNotInProgress(r [32]byte) error {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) MarkNotInProgress(r [32]byte) {
 	if c.disabled {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
 
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
 	delete(c.inProgress, r)
-	return nil
 }
 
 // Put the response in the cache.
-func (c *SkipSlotCache) Put(_ context.Context, r [32]byte, state state.BeaconState) error {
+func (c *SkipSlotCache) Put(_ context.Context, r [32]byte, state state.BeaconState) {
 	if c.disabled {
-		return nil
+		return
 	}
-
 	// Copy state so cached value is not mutated.
 	c.cache.Add(r, state.Copy())
-
-	return nil
 }

beacon-chain/cache/skip_slot_cache_test.go

@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ func TestSkipSlotCache_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	require.NoError(t, c.Put(ctx, r, s))
-	require.NoError(t, c.MarkNotInProgress(r))
+	c.Put(ctx, r, s)
+	c.MarkNotInProgress(r)
 
 	res, err := c.Get(ctx, r)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/BUILD.bazel

@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-load("@prysm//tools/go:def.bzl", "go_library", "go_test")
-
-go_library(
-    name = "go_default_library",
-    srcs = ["slot_epoch.go"],
-    importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core",
-    visibility = [
-        "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
-        "//contracts/deposit:__pkg__",
-        "//fuzz:__pkg__",
-        "//network/forks:__pkg__",
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:__pkg__",
-        "//runtime/interop:__pkg__",
-        "//shared/attestationutil:__pkg__",
-        "//shared/keystore:__pkg__",
-        "//slasher:__subpackages__",
-        "//testing/altair:__pkg__",
-        "//testing/benchmark/benchmark_files:__subpackages__",
-        "//testing/endtoend/evaluators:__pkg__",
-        "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
-        "//testing/spectest:__subpackages__",
-        "//testing/util:__pkg__",
-        "//tools:__subpackages__",
-        "//validator:__subpackages__",
-    ],
-    deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
-        "//config/params:go_default_library",
-        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
-        "//time:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/math:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)
-
-go_test(
-    name = "go_default_test",
-    srcs = ["slot_epoch_test.go"],
-    embed = [":go_default_library"],
-    deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
-        "//config/params:go_default_library",
-        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
-        "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
-        "//testing/require:go_default_library",
-        "//time:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
-    ],
-)

beacon-chain/core/altair/BUILD.bazel

@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ go_library(
         "//validator/client:__pkg__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/types:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v2:go_default_library",
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ go_library(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
@@ -60,10 +62,11 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/types:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v2:go_default_library",
@@ -79,6 +82,7 @@ go_test(
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "//time:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b block.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(beaconState, att.Data.Target.Epoch, indices, participatedFlags, totalBalance)
+	return SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(ctx, beaconState, att.Data.Target.Epoch, indices, participatedFlags, totalBalance)
 }
 
 // SetParticipationAndRewardProposer retrieves and sets the epoch participation bits in state. Based on the epoch participation, it rewards
@@ -99,12 +99,13 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 //    proposer_reward = Gwei(proposer_reward_numerator // proposer_reward_denominator)
 //    increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), proposer_reward)
 func SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	targetEpoch types.Epoch,
 	indices []uint64,
 	participatedFlags map[uint8]bool, totalBalance uint64) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	var epochParticipation []byte
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	var err error
 	if targetEpoch == currentEpoch {
 		epochParticipation, err = beaconState.CurrentEpochParticipation()
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ func SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(
 		}
 	}
 
-	if err := RewardProposer(beaconState, proposerRewardNumerator); err != nil {
+	if err := RewardProposer(ctx, beaconState, proposerRewardNumerator); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
@@ -141,13 +142,19 @@ func SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(
 }
 
 // HasValidatorFlag returns true if the flag at position has set.
-func HasValidatorFlag(flag, flagPosition uint8) bool {
-	return ((flag >> flagPosition) & 1) == 1
+func HasValidatorFlag(flag, flagPosition uint8) (bool, error) {
+	if flagPosition > 7 {
+		return false, errors.New("flag position exceeds length")
+	}
+	return ((flag >> flagPosition) & 1) == 1, nil
 }
 
 // AddValidatorFlag adds new validator flag to existing one.
-func AddValidatorFlag(flag, flagPosition uint8) uint8 {
-	return flag | (1 << flagPosition)
+func AddValidatorFlag(flag, flagPosition uint8) (uint8, error) {
+	if flagPosition > 7 {
+		return flag, errors.New("flag position exceeds length")
+	}
+	return flag | (1 << flagPosition), nil
 }
 
 // EpochParticipation sets and returns the proposer reward numerator and epoch participation.
@@ -173,16 +180,37 @@ func EpochParticipation(beaconState state.BeaconState, indices []uint64, epochPa
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, nil, err
 		}
-		if participatedFlags[sourceFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex) {
-			epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+		has, err := HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, nil, err
+		}
+		if participatedFlags[sourceFlagIndex] && !has {
+			epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, nil, err
+			}
 			proposerRewardNumerator += br * cfg.TimelySourceWeight
 		}
-		if participatedFlags[targetFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex) {
-			epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+		has, err = HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, nil, err
+		}
+		if participatedFlags[targetFlagIndex] && !has {
+			epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, nil, err
+			}
 			proposerRewardNumerator += br * cfg.TimelyTargetWeight
 		}
-		if participatedFlags[headFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex) {
-			epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+		has, err = HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, nil, err
+		}
+		if participatedFlags[headFlagIndex] && !has {
+			epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0, nil, err
+			}
 			proposerRewardNumerator += br * cfg.TimelyHeadWeight
 		}
 	}
@@ -196,11 +224,11 @@ func EpochParticipation(beaconState state.BeaconState, indices []uint64, epochPa
 //    proposer_reward_denominator = (WEIGHT_DENOMINATOR - PROPOSER_WEIGHT) * WEIGHT_DENOMINATOR // PROPOSER_WEIGHT
 //    proposer_reward = Gwei(proposer_reward_numerator // proposer_reward_denominator)
 //    increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), proposer_reward)
-func RewardProposer(beaconState state.BeaconState, proposerRewardNumerator uint64) error {
+func RewardProposer(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconState, proposerRewardNumerator uint64) error {
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
 	d := (cfg.WeightDenominator - cfg.ProposerWeight) * cfg.WeightDenominator / cfg.ProposerWeight
 	proposerReward := proposerRewardNumerator / d
-	i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -239,7 +267,7 @@ func RewardProposer(beaconState state.BeaconState, proposerRewardNumerator uint6
 //
 //    return participation_flag_indices
 func AttestationParticipationFlagIndices(beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair, data *ethpb.AttestationData, delay types.Slot) (map[uint8]bool, error) {
-	currEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	currEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	var justifiedCheckpt *ethpb.Checkpoint
 	if data.Target.Epoch == currEpoch {
 		justifiedCheckpt = beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()

beacon-chain/core/altair/attestation_test.go

@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ import (
 	fuzz "github.com/google/gofuzz"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -74,8 +75,8 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_NeitherCurrentNorPrevEpoch(t *testing.T) {
 	want := fmt.Sprintf(
 		"expected target epoch (%d) to be the previous epoch (%d) or the current epoch (%d)",
 		att.Data.Target.Epoch,
-		core.PrevEpoch(beaconState),
-		core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState),
+		time.PrevEpoch(beaconState),
+		time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState),
 	)
 	wsb, err := wrapper.WrappedAltairSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_CurrentEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
 	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedAltairSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -151,8 +152,8 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_PrevEpochFFGDataMismatches(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	_, err = altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), beaconState, wsb)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, want, err)
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
-	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Target.Epoch = core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Epoch = time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Target.Epoch = time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	b.Block.Body.Attestations[0].Data.Source.Root = []byte{}
 	wsb, err = wrapper.WrappedAltairSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -211,13 +212,13 @@ func TestProcessAttestations_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	cfc.Root = mockRoot[:]
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(cfc))
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	attestingIndices, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices {
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -269,14 +270,20 @@ func TestProcessAttestationNoVerify_SourceTargetHead(t *testing.T) {
 	p, err := beaconState.CurrentEpochParticipation()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	indices, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(att.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for _, index := range indices {
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyHeadFlagIndex))
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyTargetFlagIndex))
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelySourceFlagIndex))
+		has, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyHeadFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
+		has, err = altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelySourceFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
+		has, err = altair.HasValidatorFlag(p[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyTargetFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -330,12 +337,19 @@ func TestValidatorFlag_Has(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			for _, f := range tt.expected {
-				require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(tt.set, f))
+				has, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(tt.set, f)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, true, has)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func TestValidatorFlag_Has_ExceedsLength(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(0, 8)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "flag position exceeds length", err)
+}
+
 func TestValidatorFlag_Add(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		name          string
@@ -367,28 +381,37 @@ func TestValidatorFlag_Add(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedFalse: []uint8{},
 		},
 	}
-
+	var err error
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			b := uint8(0)
 			for _, f := range tt.set {
-				b = altair.AddValidatorFlag(b, f)
+				b, err = altair.AddValidatorFlag(b, f)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
 			}
 			for _, f := range tt.expectedFalse {
-				require.Equal(t, false, altair.HasValidatorFlag(b, f))
+				has, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(b, f)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, false, has)
 			}
 			for _, f := range tt.expectedTrue {
-				require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(b, f))
+				has, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(b, f)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+				require.Equal(t, true, has)
 			}
 		})
 	}
 }
 
+func TestValidatorFlag_Add_ExceedsLength(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := altair.AddValidatorFlag(0, 8)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "flag position exceeds length", err)
+}
+
 func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 	fuzzer := fuzz.NewWithSeed(0)
 	state := &ethpb.BeaconStateAltair{}
 	b := &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockAltair{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockAltair{}}
-	ctx := context.Background()
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(state)
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(b)
@@ -399,7 +422,7 @@ func TestFuzzProcessAttestationsNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		wsb, err := wrapper.WrappedAltairSignedBeaconBlock(b)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		r, err := altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(ctx, s, wsb)
+		r, err := altair.ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(context.Background(), s, wsb)
 		if err != nil && r != nil {
 			t.Fatalf("return value should be nil on err. found: %v on error: %v for state: %v and block: %v", r, err, state, b)
 		}
@@ -471,7 +494,7 @@ func TestSetParticipationAndRewardProposer(t *testing.T) {
 			beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateAltair(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee)
 			require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetSlot(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
 
-			currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+			currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 			if test.epoch == currentEpoch {
 				require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentParticipationBits(test.epochParticipation))
 			} else {
@@ -480,10 +503,10 @@ func TestSetParticipationAndRewardProposer(t *testing.T) {
 
 			b, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(beaconState)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			st, err := altair.SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(beaconState, test.epoch, test.indices, test.participatedFlags, b)
+			st, err := altair.SetParticipationAndRewardProposer(context.Background(), beaconState, test.epoch, test.indices, test.participatedFlags, b)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
-			i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(st)
+			i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), st)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			b, err = beaconState.BalanceAtIndex(i)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -586,8 +609,8 @@ func TestRewardProposer(t *testing.T) {
 		{rewardNumerator: 1000000000000, want: 34234377253},
 	}
 	for _, test := range tests {
-		require.NoError(t, altair.RewardProposer(beaconState, test.rewardNumerator))
-		i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+		require.NoError(t, altair.RewardProposer(context.Background(), beaconState, test.rewardNumerator))
+		i, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), beaconState)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		b, err := beaconState.BalanceAtIndex(i)
 		require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/altair/block.go

@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 package altair
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"errors"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	p2pType "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // ProcessSyncAggregate verifies sync committee aggregate signature signing over the previous slot block root.
@@ -42,7 +44,7 @@ import (
 //            increase_balance(state, get_beacon_proposer_index(state), proposer_reward)
 //        else:
 //            decrease_balance(state, participant_index, participant_reward)
-func ProcessSyncAggregate(s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ProcessSyncAggregate(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
 	votedKeys, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices, err := FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s, sync)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ func ProcessSyncAggregate(s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggregate)
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	return ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(s, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices)
+	return ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(ctx, s, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices)
 }
 
 // FilterSyncCommitteeVotes filters the validator public keys and indices for the ones that voted and didn't vote.
@@ -99,8 +101,8 @@ func FilterSyncCommitteeVotes(s state.BeaconStateAltair, sync *ethpb.SyncAggrega
 
 // VerifySyncCommitteeSig verifies sync committee signature `syncSig` is valid with respect to public keys `syncKeys`.
 func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconStateAltair, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey, syncSig []byte) error {
-	ps := core.PrevSlot(s.Slot())
-	d, err := helpers.Domain(s.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(ps), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	ps := slots.PrevSlot(s.Slot())
+	d, err := signing.Domain(s.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(ps), params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, s.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -109,7 +111,7 @@ func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconStateAltair, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey,
 		return err
 	}
 	sszBytes := p2pType.SSZBytes(pbr)
-	r, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(&sszBytes, d)
+	r, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(&sszBytes, d)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func VerifySyncCommitteeSig(s state.BeaconStateAltair, syncKeys []bls.PublicKey,
 }
 
 // ApplySyncRewardsPenalties applies rewards and penalties for proposer and sync committee participants.
-func ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(s state.BeaconStateAltair, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices []types.ValidatorIndex) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
+func ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair, votedIndices, didntVoteIndices []types.ValidatorIndex) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
 	activeBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -143,7 +145,7 @@ func ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(s state.BeaconStateAltair, votedIndices, didntVot
 		earnedProposerReward += proposerReward
 	}
 	// Apply proposer rewards.
-	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(s)
+	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(ctx, s)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/block_test.go

@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	p2pType "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 func TestProcessSyncCommittee_PerfectParticipation(t *testing.T) {
@@ -32,13 +34,13 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_PerfectParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	indices, err := altair.NextSyncCommitteeIndices(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ps := core.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
+	ps := slots.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
 	pbr, err := helpers.BlockRootAtSlot(beaconState, ps)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(indices))
 	for i, indice := range indices {
 		b := p2pType.SSZBytes(pbr)
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_PerfectParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 		SyncCommitteeSignature: aggregatedSig,
 	}
 
-	beaconState, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(beaconState, syncAggregate)
+	beaconState, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(context.Background(), beaconState, syncAggregate)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	// Use a non-sync committee index to compare profitability.
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_PerfectParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, true, balances[indices[0]] > balances[nonSyncIndex])
 
 	// Proposer should be more profitable than rest of the sync committee
-	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, balances[proposerIndex] > balances[indices[0]])
 
@@ -106,13 +108,13 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_MixParticipation_BadSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	indices, err := altair.NextSyncCommitteeIndices(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ps := core.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
+	ps := slots.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
 	pbr, err := helpers.BlockRootAtSlot(beaconState, ps)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(indices))
 	for i, indice := range indices {
 		b := p2pType.SSZBytes(pbr)
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -124,7 +126,7 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_MixParticipation_BadSignature(t *testing.T) {
 		SyncCommitteeSignature: aggregatedSig,
 	}
 
-	_, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(beaconState, syncAggregate)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(context.Background(), beaconState, syncAggregate)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "invalid sync committee signature", err)
 }
 
@@ -141,14 +143,14 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_MixParticipation_GoodSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	indices, err := altair.NextSyncCommitteeIndices(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ps := core.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
+	ps := slots.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
 	pbr, err := helpers.BlockRootAtSlot(beaconState, ps)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, 0, len(indices))
 	for i, indice := range indices {
 		if syncBits.BitAt(uint64(i)) {
 			b := p2pType.SSZBytes(pbr)
-			sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
+			sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -161,7 +163,7 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommittee_MixParticipation_GoodSignature(t *testing.T) {
 		SyncCommitteeSignature: aggregatedSig,
 	}
 
-	_, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(beaconState, syncAggregate)
+	_, err = altair.ProcessSyncAggregate(context.Background(), beaconState, syncAggregate)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 }
 
@@ -214,14 +216,14 @@ func Test_VerifySyncCommitteeSig(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	indices, err := altair.NextSyncCommitteeIndices(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	ps := core.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
+	ps := slots.PrevSlot(beaconState.Slot())
 	pbr, err := helpers.BlockRootAtSlot(beaconState, ps)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(indices))
 	pks := make([]bls.PublicKey, len(indices))
 	for i, indice := range indices {
 		b := p2pType.SSZBytes(pbr)
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState), &b, params.BeaconConfig().DomainSyncCommittee, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -239,7 +241,7 @@ func Test_VerifySyncCommitteeSig(t *testing.T) {
 
 func Test_ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateAltair(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxValidatorsPerCommittee)
-	beaconState, err := altair.ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(beaconState,
+	beaconState, err := altair.ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(context.Background(), beaconState,
 		[]types.ValidatorIndex{0, 1}, // voted
 		[]types.ValidatorIndex{2, 3}) // didn't vote
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ func Test_ApplySyncRewardsPenalties(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, balances[0], balances[1])
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(31999999012), balances[2])
 	require.Equal(t, balances[2], balances[3])
-	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, uint64(32000000282), balances[proposerIndex])
 }

beacon-chain/core/altair/deposit_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/trie"
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T)
 			Signature:             make([]byte, 96),
 		},
 	}
-	sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
+	sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sig := sk.Sign(sr[:])
 	deposit.Data.Signature = sig.Marshal()

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute.go

@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.Beaco
 	defer span.End()
 	vals := make([]*precompute.Validator, beaconState.NumValidators())
 	bal := &precompute.Balance{}
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	inactivityScores, err := beaconState.InactivityScores()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, err
@@ -42,12 +42,18 @@ func InitializePrecomputeValidators(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.Beaco
 		// Set validator's active status for current epoch.
 		if helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(val, currentEpoch) {
 			v.IsActiveCurrentEpoch = true
-			bal.ActiveCurrentEpoch += val.EffectiveBalance()
+			bal.ActiveCurrentEpoch, err = math.Add64(bal.ActiveCurrentEpoch, val.EffectiveBalance())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		// Set validator's active status for preivous epoch.
 		if helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(val, prevEpoch) {
 			v.IsActivePrevEpoch = true
-			bal.ActivePrevEpoch += val.EffectiveBalance()
+			bal.ActivePrevEpoch, err = math.Add64(bal.ActivePrevEpoch, val.EffectiveBalance())
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
 		}
 		vals[idx] = v
 		return nil
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ func ProcessInactivityScores(
 	defer span.End()
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
-	if core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState) == cfg.GenesisEpoch {
+	if time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState) == cfg.GenesisEpoch {
 		return beaconState, vals, nil
 	}
 
@@ -85,7 +91,7 @@ func ProcessInactivityScores(
 
 	bias := cfg.InactivityScoreBias
 	recoveryRate := cfg.InactivityScoreRecoveryRate
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	finalizedEpoch := beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	for i, v := range vals {
 		if !precompute.EligibleForRewards(v) {
@@ -98,7 +104,10 @@ func ProcessInactivityScores(
 				v.InactivityScore -= 1
 			}
 		} else {
-			v.InactivityScore += bias
+			v.InactivityScore, err = math.Add64(v.InactivityScore, bias)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, nil, err
+			}
 		}
 
 		if !helpers.IsInInactivityLeak(prevEpoch, finalizedEpoch) {
@@ -147,7 +156,19 @@ func ProcessEpochParticipation(
 	sourceIdx := cfg.TimelySourceFlagIndex
 	headIdx := cfg.TimelyHeadFlagIndex
 	for i, b := range cp {
-		if HasValidatorFlag(b, targetIdx) && vals[i].IsActiveCurrentEpoch {
+		has, err := HasValidatorFlag(b, sourceIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if has && vals[i].IsActiveCurrentEpoch {
+			vals[i].IsCurrentEpochAttester = true
+		}
+		has, err = HasValidatorFlag(b, targetIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if has && vals[i].IsActiveCurrentEpoch {
+			vals[i].IsCurrentEpochAttester = true
 			vals[i].IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester = true
 		}
 	}
@@ -156,17 +177,31 @@ func ProcessEpochParticipation(
 		return nil, nil, err
 	}
 	for i, b := range pp {
-		if HasValidatorFlag(b, sourceIdx) && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
-			vals[i].IsPrevEpochAttester = true
+		has, err := HasValidatorFlag(b, sourceIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
 		}
-		if HasValidatorFlag(b, targetIdx) && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
+		if has && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
+			vals[i].IsPrevEpochAttester = true
+			vals[i].IsPrevEpochSourceAttester = true
+		}
+		has, err = HasValidatorFlag(b, targetIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if has && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
+			vals[i].IsPrevEpochAttester = true
 			vals[i].IsPrevEpochTargetAttester = true
 		}
-		if HasValidatorFlag(b, headIdx) && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
+		has, err = HasValidatorFlag(b, headIdx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
+		if has && vals[i].IsActivePrevEpoch {
 			vals[i].IsPrevEpochHeadAttester = true
 		}
 	}
-	bal = precompute.UpdateBalance(vals, bal)
+	bal = precompute.UpdateBalance(vals, bal, beaconState.Version())
 	return vals, bal, nil
 }
 
@@ -179,7 +214,7 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 ) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
 	// Don't process rewards and penalties in genesis epoch.
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
-	if core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState) == cfg.GenesisEpoch {
+	if time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState) == cfg.GenesisEpoch {
 		return beaconState, nil
 	}
 
@@ -200,7 +235,10 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 
 		// Compute the post balance of the validator after accounting for the
 		// attester and proposer rewards and penalties.
-		balances[i] = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], attsRewards[i])
+		balances[i], err = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], attsRewards[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		balances[i] = helpers.DecreaseBalanceWithVal(balances[i], attsPenalties[i])
 
 		vals[i].AfterEpochTransitionBalance = balances[i]
@@ -221,7 +259,7 @@ func AttestationsDelta(beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair, bal *precompute.Bala
 	penalties = make([]uint64, numOfVals)
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	finalizedEpoch := beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	increment := cfg.EffectiveBalanceIncrement
 	factor := cfg.BaseRewardFactor
@@ -230,7 +268,10 @@ func AttestationsDelta(beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair, bal *precompute.Bala
 	inactivityDenominator := cfg.InactivityScoreBias * cfg.InactivityPenaltyQuotientAltair
 
 	for i, v := range vals {
-		rewards[i], penalties[i] = attestationDelta(bal, v, baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator, leak)
+		rewards[i], penalties[i], err = attestationDelta(bal, v, baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator, leak)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	return rewards, penalties, nil
@@ -240,11 +281,11 @@ func attestationDelta(
 	bal *precompute.Balance,
 	val *precompute.Validator,
 	baseRewardMultiplier, inactivityDenominator uint64,
-	inactivityLeak bool) (reward, penalty uint64) {
+	inactivityLeak bool) (reward, penalty uint64, err error) {
 	eligible := val.IsActivePrevEpoch || (val.IsSlashed && !val.IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch)
 	// Per spec `ActiveCurrentEpoch` can't be 0 to process attestation delta.
 	if !eligible || bal.ActiveCurrentEpoch == 0 {
-		return 0, 0
+		return 0, 0, nil
 	}
 
 	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
@@ -259,7 +300,7 @@ func attestationDelta(
 	headWeight := cfg.TimelyHeadWeight
 	reward, penalty = uint64(0), uint64(0)
 	// Process source reward / penalty
-	if val.IsPrevEpochAttester && !val.IsSlashed {
+	if val.IsPrevEpochSourceAttester && !val.IsSlashed {
 		if !inactivityLeak {
 			n := baseReward * srcWeight * (bal.PrevEpochAttested / increment)
 			reward += n / (activeIncrement * weightDenominator)
@@ -289,9 +330,12 @@ func attestationDelta(
 	// Process finality delay penalty
 	// Apply an additional penalty to validators that did not vote on the correct target or slashed
 	if !val.IsPrevEpochTargetAttester || val.IsSlashed {
-		n := effectiveBalance * val.InactivityScore
+		n, err := math.Mul64(effectiveBalance, val.InactivityScore)
+		if err != nil {
+			return 0, 0, err
+		}
 		penalty += n / inactivityDenominator
 	}
 
-	return reward, penalty
+	return reward, penalty, nil
 }

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_precompute_test.go

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package altair
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
@@ -62,6 +63,21 @@ func TestInitializeEpochValidators_Ok(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, wantedBalances, b, "Incorrect wanted balance")
 }
 
+func TestInitializeEpochValidators_Overflow(t *testing.T) {
+	ffe := params.BeaconConfig().FarFutureEpoch
+	s, err := stateAltair.InitializeFromProto(&ethpb.BeaconStateAltair{
+		Slot: params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
+		Validators: []*ethpb.Validator{
+			{WithdrawableEpoch: ffe, ExitEpoch: ffe, EffectiveBalance: math.MaxUint64},
+			{WithdrawableEpoch: ffe, ExitEpoch: ffe, EffectiveBalance: math.MaxUint64},
+		},
+		InactivityScores: []uint64{0, 1},
+	})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, _, err = InitializePrecomputeValidators(context.Background(), s)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "could not read every validator: addition overflows", err)
+}
+
 func TestInitializeEpochValidators_BadState(t *testing.T) {
 	s, err := stateAltair.InitializeFromProto(&ethpb.BeaconStateAltair{
 		Validators:       []*ethpb.Validator{{}},
@@ -90,14 +106,18 @@ func TestProcessEpochParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 		IsActivePrevEpoch:            true,
 		IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch:   true,
 		CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
+		IsCurrentEpochAttester:       true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester:          true,
+		IsPrevEpochSourceAttester:    true,
 	}, validators[1])
 	require.DeepEqual(t, &precompute.Validator{
 		IsActiveCurrentEpoch:         true,
 		IsActivePrevEpoch:            true,
 		IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch:   true,
 		CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
+		IsCurrentEpochAttester:       true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester:          true,
+		IsPrevEpochSourceAttester:    true,
 		IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester: true,
 		IsPrevEpochTargetAttester:    true,
 	}, validators[2])
@@ -106,7 +126,9 @@ func TestProcessEpochParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 		IsActivePrevEpoch:            true,
 		IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch:   true,
 		CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
+		IsCurrentEpochAttester:       true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester:          true,
+		IsPrevEpochSourceAttester:    true,
 		IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester: true,
 		IsPrevEpochTargetAttester:    true,
 		IsPrevEpochHeadAttester:      true,
@@ -120,8 +142,10 @@ func TestProcessEpochParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProcessEpochParticipation_InactiveValidator(t *testing.T) {
 	generateParticipation := func(flags ...uint8) byte {
 		b := byte(0)
+		var err error
 		for _, flag := range flags {
-			b = AddValidatorFlag(b, flag)
+			b, err = AddValidatorFlag(b, flag)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
 		}
 		return b
 	}
@@ -159,6 +183,7 @@ func TestProcessEpochParticipation_InactiveValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		IsActiveCurrentEpoch:         false,
 		IsActivePrevEpoch:            true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester:          true,
+		IsPrevEpochSourceAttester:    true,
 		IsPrevEpochTargetAttester:    true,
 		IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch:   true,
 		CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
@@ -168,7 +193,9 @@ func TestProcessEpochParticipation_InactiveValidator(t *testing.T) {
 		IsActivePrevEpoch:            true,
 		IsWithdrawableCurrentEpoch:   true,
 		CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance: params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
+		IsCurrentEpochAttester:       true,
 		IsPrevEpochAttester:          true,
+		IsPrevEpochSourceAttester:    true,
 		IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester: true,
 		IsPrevEpochTargetAttester:    true,
 		IsPrevEpochHeadAttester:      true,
@@ -395,8 +422,12 @@ func TestProcessInactivityScores_NonEligibleValidator(t *testing.T) {
 func testState() (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	generateParticipation := func(flags ...uint8) byte {
 		b := byte(0)
+		var err error
 		for _, flag := range flags {
-			b = AddValidatorFlag(b, flag)
+			b, err = AddValidatorFlag(b, flag)
+			if err != nil {
+				return 0
+			}
 		}
 		return b
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec.go

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package altair
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 //        state.current_sync_committee = state.next_sync_committee
 //        state.next_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(state)
 func ProcessSyncCommitteeUpdates(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.BeaconStateAltair) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
-	nextEpoch := core.NextEpoch(beaconState)
+	nextEpoch := time.NextEpoch(beaconState)
 	if nextEpoch%params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSyncCommitteePeriod == 0 {
 		nextSyncCommittee, err := beaconState.NextSyncCommittee()
 		if err != nil {

beacon-chain/core/altair/epoch_spec_test.go

@@ -3,13 +3,14 @@ package altair_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
@@ -58,7 +59,7 @@ func TestProcessSyncCommitteeUpdates_CanRotate(t *testing.T) {
 	require.DeepEqual(t, next, c)
 
 	// Test boundary condition.
-	slot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * types.Slot(core.CurrentEpoch(s)+params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSyncCommitteePeriod)
+	slot := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch * types.Slot(time.CurrentEpoch(s)+params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSyncCommitteePeriod)
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetSlot(slot))
 	boundaryCommittee, err := altair.NextSyncCommittee(context.Background(), s)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -181,3 +182,16 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
+func TestProcessSlashings_BadValue(t *testing.T) {
+	base := &ethpb.BeaconStateAltair{
+		Slot:       0,
+		Validators: []*ethpb.Validator{{Slashed: true}},
+		Balances:   []uint64{params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance},
+		Slashings:  []uint64{math.MaxUint64, 1e9},
+	}
+	s, err := stateAltair.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = epoch.ProcessSlashings(s, params.BeaconConfig().ProportionalSlashingMultiplierAltair)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "addition overflows", err)
+}

beacon-chain/core/altair/sync_committee.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	coreTime "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 const maxRandomByte = uint64(1<<8 - 1)
@@ -97,8 +98,8 @@ func NextSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair) (*ethpb.S
 //        i += 1
 //    return sync_committee_indices
 func NextSyncCommitteeIndices(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconStateAltair) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
-	epoch := core.NextEpoch(s)
-	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(s, epoch)
+	epoch := coreTime.NextEpoch(s)
+	indices, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorIndices(ctx, s, epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -185,15 +186,15 @@ func IsSyncCommitteeAggregator(sig []byte) (bool, error) {
 
 // ValidateSyncMessageTime validates sync message to ensure that the provided slot is valid.
 func ValidateSyncMessageTime(slot types.Slot, genesisTime time.Time, clockDisparity time.Duration) error {
-	if err := core.ValidateSlotClock(slot, uint64(genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
+	if err := slots.ValidateClock(slot, uint64(genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	messageTime, err := core.SlotToTime(uint64(genesisTime.Unix()), slot)
+	messageTime, err := slots.ToTime(uint64(genesisTime.Unix()), slot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	currentSlot := core.SlotsSince(genesisTime)
-	slotStartTime, err := core.SlotToTime(uint64(genesisTime.Unix()), currentSlot)
+	currentSlot := slots.Since(genesisTime)
+	slotStartTime, err := slots.ToTime(uint64(genesisTime.Unix()), currentSlot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -214,8 +215,8 @@ func ValidateSyncMessageTime(slot types.Slot, genesisTime time.Time, clockDispar
 		return fmt.Errorf(
 			"sync message slot %d not within allowable range of %d to %d (current slot)",
 			slot,
-			lowerBound.Unix(),
-			upperBound.Unix(),
+			uint64(lowerBound.Unix()-genesisTime.Unix())/params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot,
+			uint64(upperBound.Unix()-genesisTime.Unix())/params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot,
 		)
 	}
 	return nil

beacon-chain/core/altair/transition.go

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ProcessEpoch(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconStateAltair) (state.Bea
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not process rewards and penalties")
 	}
 
-	state, err = e.ProcessRegistryUpdates(state)
+	state, err = e.ProcessRegistryUpdates(ctx, state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not process registry updates")
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade.go

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package altair
 import (
 	"context"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	statealtair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import (
 //    post.next_sync_committee = get_next_sync_committee(post)
 //    return post
 func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconStateAltair, error) {
-	epoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 
 	numValidators := state.NumValidators()
 	s := &ethpb.BeaconStateAltair{
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.Beacon
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	newState, err = TranslateParticipation(newState, prevEpochAtts)
+	newState, err = TranslateParticipation(ctx, newState, prevEpochAtts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ func UpgradeToAltair(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.Beacon
 //        for index in get_attesting_indices(state, data, attestation.aggregation_bits):
 //            for flag_index in participation_flag_indices:
 //                epoch_participation[index] = add_flag(epoch_participation[index], flag_index)
-func TranslateParticipation(state *statealtair.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (*statealtair.BeaconState, error) {
+func TranslateParticipation(ctx context.Context, state *statealtair.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (*statealtair.BeaconState, error) {
 	epochParticipation, err := state.PreviousEpochParticipation()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ func TranslateParticipation(state *statealtair.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.Pendin
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -161,14 +161,35 @@ func TranslateParticipation(state *statealtair.BeaconState, atts []*ethpb.Pendin
 		targetFlagIndex := cfg.TimelyTargetFlagIndex
 		headFlagIndex := cfg.TimelyHeadFlagIndex
 		for _, index := range indices {
-			if participatedFlags[sourceFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex) {
-				epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+			has, err := HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
 			}
-			if participatedFlags[targetFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex) {
-				epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+			if participatedFlags[sourceFlagIndex] && !has {
+				epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], sourceFlagIndex)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 			}
-			if participatedFlags[headFlagIndex] && !HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex) {
-				epochParticipation[index] = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+			has, err = HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if participatedFlags[targetFlagIndex] && !has {
+				epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], targetFlagIndex)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+			}
+			has, err = HasValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+			if err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			if participatedFlags[headFlagIndex] && !has {
+				epochParticipation[index], err = AddValidatorFlag(epochParticipation[index], headFlagIndex)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}

beacon-chain/core/altair/upgrade_test.go

@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	stateAltair "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v2"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
@@ -19,13 +18,14 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestTranslateParticipation(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
 	s, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisStateAltair(t, 64)
 	st, ok := s.(*stateAltair.BeaconState)
 	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(st.Slot()+params.BeaconConfig().MinAttestationInclusionDelay))
 
 	var err error
-	newState, err := altair.TranslateParticipation(st, nil)
+	newState, err := altair.TranslateParticipation(ctx, st, nil)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	participation, err := newState.PreviousEpochParticipation()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -50,20 +50,26 @@ func TestTranslateParticipation(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 
-	newState, err = altair.TranslateParticipation(newState, pendingAtts)
+	newState, err = altair.TranslateParticipation(ctx, newState, pendingAtts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	participation, err = newState.PreviousEpochParticipation()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.DeepNotSSZEqual(t, make([]byte, 64), participation)
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, pendingAtts[0].Data.Slot, pendingAtts[0].Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, st, pendingAtts[0].Data.Slot, pendingAtts[0].Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	indices, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(pendingAtts[0].AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for _, index := range indices {
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyHeadFlagIndex))
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyTargetFlagIndex))
-		require.Equal(t, true, altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelySourceFlagIndex))
+		has, err := altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelySourceFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
+		has, err = altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyTargetFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
+		has, err = altair.HasValidatorFlag(participation[index], params.BeaconConfig().TimelyHeadFlagIndex)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.Equal(t, true, has)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -72,8 +78,6 @@ func TestUpgradeToAltair(t *testing.T) {
 	preForkState := st.Copy()
 	aState, err := altair.UpgradeToAltair(context.Background(), st)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	_, ok := aState.(state.BeaconStateAltair)
-	require.Equal(t, true, ok)
 
 	require.Equal(t, preForkState.GenesisTime(), aState.GenesisTime())
 	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, preForkState.GenesisValidatorRoot(), aState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
@@ -108,7 +112,7 @@ func TestUpgradeToAltair(t *testing.T) {
 	require.DeepSSZEqual(t, &ethpb.Fork{
 		PreviousVersion: st.Fork().CurrentVersion,
 		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().AltairForkVersion,
-		Epoch:           core.CurrentEpoch(st),
+		Epoch:           time.CurrentEpoch(st),
 	}, f)
 	csc, err := aState.CurrentSyncCommittee()
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/blocks/BUILD.bazel

@@ -21,11 +21,12 @@ go_library(
         "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
         "//testing/spectest:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/util:__pkg__",
-        "//validator/accounts:__pkg__",
+        "//validator:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ go_library(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/slashings:go_default_library",
         "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
@@ -73,8 +75,9 @@ go_test(
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     shard_count = 2,
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p/types:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
@@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ go_test(
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation.go

@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@ func ProcessAttestationsNoVerifySignature(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b block.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
@@ -51,8 +52,8 @@ func VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(att); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	currEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
+	currEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState)
 	data := att.Data
 	if data.Target.Epoch != prevEpoch && data.Target.Epoch != currEpoch {
 		return fmt.Errorf(
@@ -96,7 +97,7 @@ func VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 			params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch,
 		)
 	}
-	activeValidatorCount, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorCount(beaconState, att.Data.Target.Epoch)
+	activeValidatorCount, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorCount(ctx, beaconState, att.Data.Target.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -105,12 +106,12 @@ func VerifyAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return fmt.Errorf("committee index %d >= committee count %d", att.Data.CommitteeIndex, c)
 	}
 
-	if err := helpers.VerifyAttestationBitfieldLengths(beaconState, att); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.VerifyAttestationBitfieldLengths(ctx, beaconState, att); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attestation bitfields")
 	}
 
 	// Verify attesting indices are correct.
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -136,10 +137,10 @@ func ProcessAttestationNoVerifySignature(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	currEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	currEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	data := att.Data
 	s := att.Data.Slot
-	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	proposerIndex, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func VerifyAttestationSignature(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyB
 	if err := helpers.ValidateNilAttestation(att); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, beaconState, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ func VerifyIndexedAttestation(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyBea
 	if err := attestation.IsValidAttestationIndices(ctx, indexedAtt); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(
 		beaconState.Fork(),
 		indexedAtt.Data.Target.Epoch,
 		params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester,

beacon-chain/core/blocks/attestation_test.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -40,13 +41,13 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetCurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(cfc))
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.AppendCurrentEpochAttestations(&ethpb.PendingAttestation{}))
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	attestingIndices1, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs := make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices1))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices1 {
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att1.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att1.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -62,13 +63,13 @@ func TestProcessAggregatedAttestation_OverlappingBits(t *testing.T) {
 		AggregationBits: aggBits2,
 	}
 
-	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	attestingIndices2, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = make([]bls.Signature, len(attestingIndices2))
 	for i, indice := range attestingIndices2 {
-		sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att2.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
+		sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, att2.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, privKeys[indice])
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		sig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -227,7 +228,7 @@ func TestConvertToIndexed_OK(t *testing.T) {
 			Signature:        att.Signature,
 		}
 
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		ia, err := attestation.ConvertToIndexed(context.Background(), att, committee)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
 				Source: &ethpb.Checkpoint{},
 			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{1},
-			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:        make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 			Data: util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{47, 99, 101},
-			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:        make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 			Data: util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{21, 72},
-			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:        make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		}},
 		{attestation: &ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 			Data: util.HydrateAttestationData(&ethpb.AttestationData{
@@ -297,14 +298,14 @@ func TestVerifyIndexedAttestation_OK(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}),
 			AttestingIndices: []uint64{100, 121, 122},
-			Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:        make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		}},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		var sig []bls.Signature
 		for _, idx := range tt.attestation.AttestingIndices {
-			sb, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, tt.attestation.Data.Target.Epoch, tt.attestation.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, keys[idx])
+			sb, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, tt.attestation.Data.Target.Epoch, tt.attestation.Data, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, keys[idx])
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			validatorSig, err := bls.SignatureFromBytes(sb)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -405,7 +406,7 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 		PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
 	}))
 
-	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att1 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
@@ -413,9 +414,9 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 			Slot: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	prevDomain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch-1, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	prevDomain, err := signing.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch-1, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, prevDomain)
+	root, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, prevDomain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	var sigs []bls.Signature
 	for i, u := range comm1 {
@@ -424,7 +425,7 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	att1.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
 
-	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), st, 1*params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch+1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att2 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
@@ -433,9 +434,9 @@ func TestVerifyAttestations_HandlesPlannedFork(t *testing.T) {
 			CommitteeIndex: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	currDomain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	currDomain, err := signing.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, currDomain)
+	root, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, currDomain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = nil
 	for i, u := range comm2 {
@@ -464,7 +465,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetSlot(5))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(validators))
 
-	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att1 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
@@ -472,9 +473,9 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing
 			Slot: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
+	root, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	var sigs []bls.Signature
 	for i, u := range comm1 {
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing
 	}
 	att1.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
 
-	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att2 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_VerifiesMultipleAttestations(t *testing
 			CommitteeIndex: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
+	root, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = nil
 	for i, u := range comm2 {
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_AcrossFork(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetValidators(validators))
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetFork(&ethpb.Fork{Epoch: 1, CurrentVersion: []byte{0, 1, 2, 3}, PreviousVersion: []byte{0, 1, 1, 1}}))
 
-	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm1, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, st, 1 /*slot*/, 0 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att1 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm1))),
@@ -536,9 +537,9 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_AcrossFork(t *testing.T) {
 			Slot: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(st.Fork(), st.Fork().Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, st.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
+	root, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	var sigs []bls.Signature
 	for i, u := range comm1 {
@@ -547,7 +548,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_AcrossFork(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	att1.Signature = bls.AggregateSignatures(sigs).Marshal()
 
-	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
+	comm2, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, st, 1 /*slot*/, 1 /*committeeIndex*/)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	att2 := util.HydrateAttestation(&ethpb.Attestation{
 		AggregationBits: bitfield.NewBitlist(uint64(len(comm2))),
@@ -556,7 +557,7 @@ func TestRetrieveAttestationSignatureSet_AcrossFork(t *testing.T) {
 			CommitteeIndex: 1,
 		},
 	})
-	root, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
+	root, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sigs = nil
 	for i, u := range comm2 {

beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing.go

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/slashings"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // ProcessAttesterSlashings is one of the operations performed
@@ -42,40 +42,60 @@ func ProcessAttesterSlashings(
 	slashings []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing,
 	slashFunc slashValidatorFunc,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	for idx, slashing := range slashings {
-		if err := VerifyAttesterSlashing(ctx, beaconState, slashing); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not verify attester slashing %d", idx)
+	var err error
+	for _, slashing := range slashings {
+		beaconState, err = ProcessAttesterSlashing(ctx, beaconState, slashing, slashFunc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
-		slashableIndices := slashableAttesterIndices(slashing)
-		sort.SliceStable(slashableIndices, func(i, j int) bool {
-			return slashableIndices[i] < slashableIndices[j]
-		})
-		currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
-		var err error
-		var slashedAny bool
-		var val state.ReadOnlyValidator
-		for _, validatorIndex := range slashableIndices {
-			val, err = beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex))
+	}
+	return beaconState, nil
+}
+
+// ProcessAttesterSlashing processes individual attester slashing.
+func ProcessAttesterSlashing(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	beaconState state.BeaconState,
+	slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing,
+	slashFunc slashValidatorFunc,
+) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	if err := VerifyAttesterSlashing(ctx, beaconState, slashing); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify attester slashing")
+	}
+	slashableIndices := SlashableAttesterIndices(slashing)
+	sort.SliceStable(slashableIndices, func(i, j int) bool {
+		return slashableIndices[i] < slashableIndices[j]
+	})
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	var err error
+	var slashedAny bool
+	var val state.ReadOnlyValidator
+	for _, validatorIndex := range slashableIndices {
+		val, err = beaconState.ValidatorAtIndexReadOnly(types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if helpers.IsSlashableValidator(val.ActivationEpoch(), val.WithdrawableEpoch(), val.Slashed(), currentEpoch) {
+			cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
+			var slashingQuotient uint64
+			switch {
+			case beaconState.Version() == version.Phase0:
+				slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotient
+			case beaconState.Version() == version.Altair:
+				slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair
+			default:
+				return nil, errors.New("unknown state version")
+			}
+			beaconState, err = slashFunc(ctx, beaconState, types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex), slashingQuotient, cfg.ProposerRewardQuotient)
 			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
-			if helpers.IsSlashableValidator(val.ActivationEpoch(), val.WithdrawableEpoch(), val.Slashed(), currentEpoch) {
-				cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
-				slashingQuotient := cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotient
-				if beaconState.Version() == version.Altair {
-					slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair
-				}
-				beaconState, err = slashFunc(beaconState, types.ValidatorIndex(validatorIndex), slashingQuotient, cfg.ProposerRewardQuotient)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not slash validator index %d",
-						validatorIndex)
-				}
-				slashedAny = true
+				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not slash validator index %d",
+					validatorIndex)
 			}
+			slashedAny = true
 		}
-		if !slashedAny {
-			return nil, errors.New("unable to slash any validator despite confirmed attester slashing")
-		}
+	}
+	if !slashedAny {
+		return nil, errors.New("unable to slash any validator despite confirmed attester slashing")
 	}
 	return beaconState, nil
 }
@@ -132,7 +152,8 @@ func IsSlashableAttestationData(data1, data2 *ethpb.AttestationData) bool {
 	return isDoubleVote || isSurroundVote
 }
 
-func slashableAttesterIndices(slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) []uint64 {
+// SlashableAttesterIndices returns the intersection of attester indices from both attestations in this slashing.
+func SlashableAttesterIndices(slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) []uint64 {
 	if slashing == nil || slashing.Attestation_1 == nil || slashing.Attestation_2 == nil {
 		return nil
 	}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/attester_slashing_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
 	})
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	signingRoot, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	sig0 := privKeys[0].Sign(signingRoot[:])
 	sig1 := privKeys[1].Sign(signingRoot[:])
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	att2 := util.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
 	})
-	signingRoot, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	sig0 = privKeys[0].Sign(signingRoot[:])
 	sig1 = privKeys[1].Sign(signingRoot[:])
@@ -177,9 +177,9 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatusAltair(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
 	})
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	signingRoot, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	sig0 := privKeys[0].Sign(signingRoot[:])
 	sig1 := privKeys[1].Sign(signingRoot[:])
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatusAltair(t *testing.T) {
 	att2 := util.HydrateIndexedAttestation(&ethpb.IndexedAttestation{
 		AttestingIndices: []uint64{0, 1},
 	})
-	signingRoot, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	sig0 = privKeys[0].Sign(signingRoot[:])
 	sig1 = privKeys[1].Sign(signingRoot[:])

beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_operations_fuzz_test.go

@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ func TestFuzzProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify_10000(t *testing.T) {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(block)
 		s, err := v1.InitializeFromProtoUnsafe(state)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		_, err = ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(s, block.Slot, block.ProposerIndex, block.ParentRoot, []byte{})
+		_, err = ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(context.Background(), s, block.Slot, block.ProposerIndex, block.ParentRoot, []byte{})
 		_ = err
 	}
 }
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ func TestFuzzslashableAttesterIndices_10000(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10000; i++ {
 		fuzzer.Fuzz(attesterSlashing)
-		slashableAttesterIndices(attesterSlashing)
+		SlashableAttesterIndices(attesterSlashing)
 	}
 }
 

beacon-chain/core/blocks/block_regression_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {
 		AttestingIndices: setA,
 		Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), 0, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconAttester, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	signingRoot, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att1.Data, domain)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	var aggSigs []bls.Signature
 	for _, index := range setA {
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func TestProcessAttesterSlashings_RegressionSlashableIndices(t *testing.T) {
 		AttestingIndices: setB,
 		Signature:        make([]byte, 96),
 	}
-	signingRoot, err = helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
+	signingRoot, err = signing.ComputeSigningRoot(att2.Data, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err, "Could not get signing root of beacon block header")
 	aggSigs = []bls.Signature{}
 	for _, index := range setB {

beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/trie"
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func ProcessDeposits(
 // BatchVerifyDepositsSignatures batch verifies deposit signatures.
 func BatchVerifyDepositsSignatures(ctx context.Context, deposits []*ethpb.Deposit) (bool, error) {
 	var err error
-	domain, err := helpers.ComputeDomain(params.BeaconConfig().DomainDeposit, nil, nil)
+	domain, err := signing.ComputeDomain(params.BeaconConfig().DomainDeposit, nil, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -169,7 +170,7 @@ func ProcessDeposit(beaconState state.BeaconState, deposit *ethpb.Deposit, verif
 	index, ok := beaconState.ValidatorIndexByPubkey(bytesutil.ToBytes48(pubKey))
 	if !ok {
 		if verifySignature {
-			domain, err := helpers.ComputeDomain(params.BeaconConfig().DomainDeposit, nil, nil)
+			domain, err := signing.ComputeDomain(params.BeaconConfig().DomainDeposit, nil, nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, newValidator, err
 			}
@@ -266,7 +267,7 @@ func verifyDepositDataWithDomain(ctx context.Context, deps []*ethpb.Deposit, dom
 			WithdrawalCredentials: dep.Data.WithdrawalCredentials,
 			Amount:                dep.Data.Amount,
 		}
-		sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(depositMessage, domain)
+		sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(depositMessage, domain)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/deposit_test.go

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/container/trie"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_MerkleBranchFailsVerification(t *testing.T) {
 		Data: &ethpb.Deposit_Data{
 			PublicKey:             bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{1, 2, 3}, 48),
 			WithdrawalCredentials: make([]byte, 32),
-			Signature:             make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:             make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		},
 	}
 	leaf, err := deposit.Data.HashTreeRoot()
@@ -139,10 +139,10 @@ func TestProcessDeposits_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T)
 			PublicKey:             sk.PublicKey().Marshal(),
 			Amount:                1000,
 			WithdrawalCredentials: make([]byte, 32),
-			Signature:             make([]byte, 96),
+			Signature:             make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 		},
 	}
-	sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
+	sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sig := sk.Sign(sr[:])
 	deposit.Data.Signature = sig.Marshal()
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ func TestProcessDeposit_RepeatedDeposit_IncreasesValidatorBalance(t *testing.T)
 			Signature:             make([]byte, 96),
 		},
 	}
-	sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
+	sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(deposit.Data, bytesutil.ToBytes(3, 32))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sig := sk.Sign(sr[:])
 	deposit.Data.Signature = sig.Marshal()

beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit.go

@@ -6,12 +6,13 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // ValidatorAlreadyExitedMsg defines a message saying that a validator has already exited.
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ var ValidatorCannotExitYetMsg = "validator has not been active long enough to ex
 //    # Initiate exit
 //    initiate_validator_exit(state, voluntary_exit.validator_index)
 func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
-	_ context.Context,
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	exits []*ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ func ProcessVoluntaryExits(
 		if err := VerifyExitAndSignature(val, beaconState.Slot(), beaconState.Fork(), exit, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot()); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not verify exit %d", idx)
 		}
-		beaconState, err = v.InitiateValidatorExit(beaconState, exit.Exit.ValidatorIndex)
+		beaconState, err = v.InitiateValidatorExit(ctx, beaconState, exit.Exit.ValidatorIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -102,13 +103,13 @@ func VerifyExitAndSignature(
 	if err := verifyExitConditions(validator, currentSlot, exit); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, exit.Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainVoluntaryExit, genesisRoot)
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(fork, exit.Epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainVoluntaryExit, genesisRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 	valPubKey := validator.PublicKey()
-	if err := helpers.VerifySigningRoot(exit, valPubKey[:], signed.Signature, domain); err != nil {
-		return helpers.ErrSigFailedToVerify
+	if err := signing.VerifySigningRoot(exit, valPubKey[:], signed.Signature, domain); err != nil {
+		return signing.ErrSigFailedToVerify
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -134,7 +135,7 @@ func VerifyExitAndSignature(
 //    # Initiate exit
 //    initiate_validator_exit(state, voluntary_exit.validator_index)
 func verifyExitConditions(validator state.ReadOnlyValidator, currentSlot types.Slot, exit *ethpb.VoluntaryExit) error {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(currentSlot)
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(currentSlot)
 	// Verify the validator is active.
 	if !helpers.IsActiveValidatorUsingTrie(validator, currentEpoch) {
 		return errors.New("non-active validator cannot exit")

beacon-chain/core/blocks/exit_test.go

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -112,7 +113,7 @@ func TestProcessVoluntaryExits_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	val.PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
 	require.NoError(t, state.UpdateValidatorAtIndex(0, val))
-	exits[0].Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, core.CurrentEpoch(state), exits[0].Exit, params.BeaconConfig().DomainVoluntaryExit, priv)
+	exits[0].Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, time.CurrentEpoch(state), exits[0].Exit, params.BeaconConfig().DomainVoluntaryExit, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()

beacon-chain/core/blocks/genesis.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func NewGenesisBlock(stateRoot []byte) *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock {
 			ParentRoot: zeroHash,
 			StateRoot:  bytesutil.PadTo(stateRoot, 32),
 			Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBody{
-				RandaoReveal: make([]byte, 96),
+				RandaoReveal: make([]byte, params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 				Eth1Data: &ethpb.Eth1Data{
 					DepositRoot: make([]byte, 32),
 					BlockHash:   make([]byte, 32),

beacon-chain/core/blocks/header.go

@@ -39,18 +39,18 @@ import (
 //    proposer = state.validators[block.proposer_index]
 //    assert not proposer.slashed
 func ProcessBlockHeader(
-	_ context.Context,
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	block block.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(block); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(block); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	bodyRoot, err := block.Block().Body().HashTreeRoot()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	beaconState, err = ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(beaconState, block.Block().Slot(), block.Block().ProposerIndex(), block.Block().ParentRoot(), bodyRoot[:])
+	beaconState, err = ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(ctx, beaconState, block.Block().Slot(), block.Block().ProposerIndex(), block.Block().ParentRoot(), bodyRoot[:])
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ func ProcessBlockHeader(
 //    proposer = state.validators[block.proposer_index]
 //    assert not proposer.slashed
 func ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	slot types.Slot, proposerIndex types.ValidatorIndex,
 	parentRoot, bodyRoot []byte,
@@ -99,7 +100,7 @@ func ProcessBlockHeaderNoVerify(
 	if beaconState.Slot() != slot {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("state slot: %d is different than block slot: %d", beaconState.Slot(), slot)
 	}
-	idx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	idx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/header_test.go

@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	p2ptypes "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/p2p/types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -47,20 +48,20 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_ImproperBlockSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	block.Block.ProposerIndex = pID
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
 	block.Block.Body.RandaoReveal = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A', 'B', 'C'}, 96)
 	block.Block.ParentRoot = latestBlockSignedRoot[:]
-	block.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	block.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[proposerIdx].Slashed = false
 	validators[proposerIdx].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_WrongProposerSig(t *testing.T) {
 	lbhdr, err := beaconState.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_WrongProposerSig(t *testing.T) {
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
 	block.Block.Body.RandaoReveal = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A', 'B', 'C'}, 96)
 	block.Block.ParentRoot = lbhdr[:]
-	block.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx+1])
+	block.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx+1])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	_, err = blocks.ProcessBlockHeader(context.Background(), beaconState, wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(block))
@@ -119,12 +120,12 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_DifferentSlots(t *testing.T) {
 
 	lbhsr, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	blockSig, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
 	block := util.HydrateSignedBeaconBlock(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{
@@ -158,14 +159,14 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_PreviousBlockRootNotSignedRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	bh := state.LatestBlockHeader()
 	bh.Slot = 9
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(bh))
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	blockSig, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[5896].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
-	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
@@ -199,15 +200,15 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_SlashedProposer(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, state.SetLatestBlockHeader(bh))
 	parentRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	sszBytes := p2ptypes.SSZBytes("hello")
-	blockSig, err := helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	blockSig, err := signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, &sszBytes, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	validators[12683].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
-	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
@@ -243,22 +244,22 @@ func TestProcessBlockHeader_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	block.Block.ProposerIndex = pID
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
 	block.Block.Body.RandaoReveal = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A', 'B', 'C'}, 96)
 	block.Block.ParentRoot = latestBlockSignedRoot[:]
-	block.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	block.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	bodyRoot, err := block.Block.Body.HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Failed to hash block bytes got")
 
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[proposerIdx].Slashed = false
 	validators[proposerIdx].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()
@@ -302,19 +303,19 @@ func TestBlockSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	latestBlockSignedRoot, err := state.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	priv, err := bls.RandKey()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	pID, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	block := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 	block.Block.Slot = 10
 	block.Block.ProposerIndex = pID
 	block.Block.Body.RandaoReveal = bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{'A', 'B', 'C'}, 96)
 	block.Block.ParentRoot = latestBlockSignedRoot[:]
-	block.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
+	block.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(state, currentEpoch, block.Block, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, priv)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(state)
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), state)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	validators[proposerIdx].Slashed = false
 	validators[proposerIdx].PublicKey = priv.PublicKey().Marshal()

beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing.go

@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
 )
 
-type slashValidatorFunc func(st state.BeaconState, vid types.ValidatorIndex, penaltyQuotient, proposerRewardQuotient uint64) (state.BeaconState, error)
+type slashValidatorFunc func(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, vid types.ValidatorIndex, penaltyQuotient, proposerRewardQuotient uint64) (state.BeaconState, error)
 
 // ProcessProposerSlashings is one of the operations performed
 // on each processed beacon block to slash proposers based on
@@ -43,35 +45,55 @@ type slashValidatorFunc func(st state.BeaconState, vid types.ValidatorIndex, pen
 //
 //    slash_validator(state, header_1.proposer_index)
 func ProcessProposerSlashings(
-	_ context.Context,
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	slashings []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing,
 	slashFunc slashValidatorFunc,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	var err error
-	for idx, slashing := range slashings {
-		if slashing == nil {
-			return nil, errors.New("nil proposer slashings in block body")
-		}
-		if err = VerifyProposerSlashing(beaconState, slashing); err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not verify proposer slashing %d", idx)
-		}
-		cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
-		slashingQuotient := cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotient
-		if beaconState.Version() == version.Altair {
-			slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair
-		}
-		beaconState, err = slashFunc(beaconState, slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex, slashingQuotient, cfg.ProposerRewardQuotient)
+	for _, slashing := range slashings {
+		beaconState, err = ProcessProposerSlashing(ctx, beaconState, slashing, slashFunc)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not slash proposer index %d", slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex)
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
 	return beaconState, nil
 }
 
+// ProcessProposerSlashing processes individual proposer slashing.
+func ProcessProposerSlashing(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	beaconState state.BeaconState,
+	slashing *ethpb.ProposerSlashing,
+	slashFunc slashValidatorFunc,
+) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	var err error
+	if slashing == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("nil proposer slashings in block body")
+	}
+	if err = VerifyProposerSlashing(beaconState, slashing); err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify proposer slashing")
+	}
+	cfg := params.BeaconConfig()
+	var slashingQuotient uint64
+	switch {
+	case beaconState.Version() == version.Phase0:
+		slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotient
+	case beaconState.Version() == version.Altair:
+		slashingQuotient = cfg.MinSlashingPenaltyQuotientAltair
+	default:
+		return nil, errors.New("unknown state version")
+	}
+	beaconState, err = slashFunc(ctx, beaconState, slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex, slashingQuotient, cfg.ProposerRewardQuotient)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not slash proposer index %d", slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex)
+	}
+	return beaconState, nil
+}
+
 // VerifyProposerSlashing verifies that the data provided from slashing is valid.
 func VerifyProposerSlashing(
-	beaconState state.BeaconState,
+	beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 	slashing *ethpb.ProposerSlashing,
 ) error {
 	if slashing.Header_1 == nil || slashing.Header_1.Header == nil || slashing.Header_2 == nil || slashing.Header_2.Header == nil {
@@ -92,12 +114,12 @@ func VerifyProposerSlashing(
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	if !helpers.IsSlashableValidatorUsingTrie(proposer, core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)) {
+	if !helpers.IsSlashableValidatorUsingTrie(proposer, time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)) {
 		return fmt.Errorf("validator with key %#x is not slashable", proposer.PublicKey())
 	}
 	headers := []*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{slashing.Header_1, slashing.Header_2}
 	for _, header := range headers {
-		if err := helpers.ComputeDomainVerifySigningRoot(beaconState, pIdx, core.SlotToEpoch(hSlot),
+		if err := signing.ComputeDomainVerifySigningRoot(beaconState, pIdx, slots.ToEpoch(hSlot),
 			header.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, header.Signature); err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not verify beacon block header")
 		}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/proposer_slashing_test.go

@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 func TestProcessProposerSlashings_UnmatchedHeaderSlots(t *testing.T) {
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_ValidatorNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
 					Slot:          0,
 					BodyRoot:      []byte("foo"),
 				},
-				Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("A"), 96),
+				Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("A"), params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 			},
 			Header_2: &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
 				Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_ValidatorNotSlashable(t *testing.T) {
 					Slot:          0,
 					BodyRoot:      []byte("bar"),
 				},
-				Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("B"), 96),
+				Signature: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("B"), params.BeaconConfig().BLSSignatureLength),
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	var err error
-	header1.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header1.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
+	header1.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header1.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	header2 := util.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatus(t *testing.T) {
 			StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("B"), 32),
 		},
 	})
-	header2.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header2.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
+	header2.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header2.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	slashings := []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatusAltair(t *testing.T) {
 		}),
 	}
 	var err error
-	header1.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header1.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
+	header1.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header1.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	header2 := util.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func TestProcessProposerSlashings_AppliesCorrectStatusAltair(t *testing.T) {
 			StateRoot:     bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("B"), 32),
 		},
 	})
-	header2.Signature, err = helpers.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header2.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
+	header2.Signature, err = signing.ComputeDomainAndSign(beaconState, 0, header2.Header, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, privKeys[proposerIdx])
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	slashings := []*ethpb.ProposerSlashing{
@@ -329,15 +329,15 @@ func TestVerifyProposerSlashing(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 
 			sk := sks[tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header.ProposerIndex]
-			d, err := helpers.Domain(tt.args.beaconState.Fork(), core.SlotToEpoch(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header.Slot), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, tt.args.beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+			d, err := signing.Domain(tt.args.beaconState.Fork(), slots.ToEpoch(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header.Slot), params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, tt.args.beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			if tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Signature == nil {
-				sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header, d)
+				sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Header, d)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				tt.args.slashing.Header_1.Signature = sk.Sign(sr[:]).Marshal()
 			}
 			if tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Signature == nil {
-				sr, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Header, d)
+				sr, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Header, d)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				tt.args.slashing.Header_2.Signature = sk.Sign(sr[:]).Marshal()
 			}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao.go

@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/hash"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // ProcessRandao checks the block proposer's
@@ -27,15 +27,15 @@ import (
 //    mix = xor(get_randao_mix(state, epoch), hash(body.randao_reveal))
 //    state.randao_mixes[epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR] = mix
 func ProcessRandao(
-	_ context.Context,
+	ctx context.Context,
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	b block.SignedBeaconBlock,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	if err := helpers.VerifyNilBeaconBlock(b); err != nil {
+	if err := helpers.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	body := b.Block().Body()
-	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(beaconState)
+	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ func ProcessRandaoNoVerify(
 	beaconState state.BeaconState,
 	randaoReveal []byte,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
 	// If block randao passed verification, we XOR the state's latest randao mix with the block's
 	// randao and update the state's corresponding latest randao mix value.
 	latestMixesLength := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector

beacon-chain/core/blocks/randao_test.go

@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -20,12 +21,12 @@ import (
 func TestProcessRandao_IncorrectProposerFailsVerification(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 	// We fetch the proposer's index as that is whom the RANDAO will be verified against.
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	epoch := types.Epoch(0)
 	buf := make([]byte, 32)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, uint64(epoch))
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), epoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	root, err := (&ethpb.SigningData{ObjectRoot: buf, Domain: domain}).HashTreeRoot()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ func TestProcessRandao_IncorrectProposerFailsVerification(t *testing.T) {
 func TestProcessRandao_SignatureVerifiesAndUpdatesLatestStateMixes(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 
-	epoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	epochSignature, err := util.RandaoReveal(beaconState, epoch, privKeys)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ func TestProcessRandao_SignatureVerifiesAndUpdatesLatestStateMixes(t *testing.T)
 		wrapper.WrappedPhase0SignedBeaconBlock(b),
 	)
 	require.NoError(t, err, "Unexpected error processing block randao")
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	mix := newState.RandaoMixes()[currentEpoch%params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector]
 	assert.DeepNotEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], mix, "Expected empty signature to be overwritten by randao reveal")
 }
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ func TestProcessRandao_SignatureVerifiesAndUpdatesLatestStateMixes(t *testing.T)
 func TestRandaoSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, privKeys := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 100)
 
-	epoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
 	epochSignature, err := util.RandaoReveal(beaconState, epoch, privKeys)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ func TestRandaoSignatureSet_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 	}
 
-	set, err := blocks.RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState, block.Body.RandaoReveal)
+	set, err := blocks.RandaoSignatureSet(context.Background(), beaconState, block.Body.RandaoReveal)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	verified, err := set.Verify()
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature.go

@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // retrieves the signature set from the raw data, public key,signature and domain provided.
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ func verifySignature(signedData, pub, signature, domain []byte) error {
 		return err
 	}
 	if !rSig.Verify(publicKey, root[:]) {
-		return helpers.ErrSigFailedToVerify
+		return signing.ErrSigFailedToVerify
 	}
 	return nil
 }
@@ -66,8 +67,8 @@ func VerifyBlockSignature(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 	proposerIndex types.ValidatorIndex,
 	sig []byte,
 	rootFunc func() ([32]byte, error)) error {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -76,19 +77,34 @@ func VerifyBlockSignature(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 		return err
 	}
 	proposerPubKey := proposer.PublicKey
-	return helpers.VerifyBlockSigningRoot(proposerPubKey, sig, domain, rootFunc)
+	return signing.VerifyBlockSigningRoot(proposerPubKey, sig, domain, rootFunc)
+}
+
+// VerifyBlockHeaderSignature verifies the proposer signature of a beacon block header.
+func VerifyBlockHeaderSignature(beaconState state.BeaconState, header *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader) error {
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	proposer, err := beaconState.ValidatorAtIndex(header.Header.ProposerIndex)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	proposerPubKey := proposer.PublicKey
+	return signing.VerifyBlockHeaderSigningRoot(header.Header, proposerPubKey, header.Signature, domain)
 }
 
 // VerifyBlockSignatureUsingCurrentFork verifies the proposer signature of a beacon block. This differs
 // from the above method by not using fork data from the state and instead retrieving it
 // via the respective epoch.
 func VerifyBlockSignatureUsingCurrentFork(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, blk block.SignedBeaconBlock) error {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(blk.Block().Slot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(blk.Block().Slot())
 	fork, err := forks.Fork(currentEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(fork, currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -97,7 +113,7 @@ func VerifyBlockSignatureUsingCurrentFork(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 		return err
 	}
 	proposerPubKey := proposer.PublicKey
-	return helpers.VerifyBlockSigningRoot(proposerPubKey, blk.Signature(), domain, blk.Block().HashTreeRoot)
+	return signing.VerifyBlockSigningRoot(proposerPubKey, blk.Signature(), domain, blk.Block().HashTreeRoot)
 }
 
 // BlockSignatureSet retrieves the block signature set from the provided block and its corresponding state.
@@ -105,8 +121,8 @@ func BlockSignatureSet(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 	proposerIndex types.ValidatorIndex,
 	sig []byte,
 	rootFunc func() ([32]byte, error)) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -115,15 +131,17 @@ func BlockSignatureSet(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	proposerPubKey := proposer.PublicKey
-	return helpers.BlockSignatureSet(proposerPubKey, sig, domain, rootFunc)
+	return signing.BlockSignatureSet(proposerPubKey, sig, domain, rootFunc)
 }
 
 // RandaoSignatureSet retrieves the relevant randao specific signature set object
 // from a block and its corresponding state.
-func RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
+func RandaoSignatureSet(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 	reveal []byte,
 ) (*bls.SignatureSet, error) {
-	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(beaconState)
+	buf, proposerPub, domain, err := randaoSigningData(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -135,18 +153,18 @@ func RandaoSignatureSet(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState,
 }
 
 // retrieves the randao related signing data from the state.
-func randaoSigningData(beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) ([]byte, []byte, []byte, error) {
-	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(beaconState)
+func randaoSigningData(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) ([]byte, []byte, []byte, error) {
+	proposerIdx, err := helpers.BeaconProposerIndex(ctx, beaconState)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get beacon proposer index")
 	}
 	proposerPub := beaconState.PubkeyAtIndex(proposerIdx)
 
-	currentEpoch := core.SlotToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
+	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(beaconState.Slot())
 	buf := make([]byte, 32)
 	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(buf, uint64(currentEpoch))
 
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(beaconState.Fork(), currentEpoch, params.BeaconConfig().DomainRandao, beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, err
 	}
@@ -169,7 +187,7 @@ func createAttestationSignatureSet(
 	msgs := make([][32]byte, len(atts))
 	for i, a := range atts {
 		sigs[i] = a.Signature
-		c, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		c, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, beaconState, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -192,7 +210,7 @@ func createAttestationSignatureSet(
 		}
 		pks[i] = aggP
 
-		root, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(ia.Data, domain)
+		root, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(ia.Data, domain)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get signing root of object")
 		}
@@ -220,7 +238,7 @@ func AttestationSignatureSet(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeac
 	var preForkAtts []*ethpb.Attestation
 	var postForkAtts []*ethpb.Attestation
 	for _, a := range atts {
-		if core.SlotToEpoch(a.Data.Slot) < fork.Epoch {
+		if slots.ToEpoch(a.Data.Slot) < fork.Epoch {
 			preForkAtts = append(preForkAtts, a)
 		} else {
 			postForkAtts = append(postForkAtts, a)
@@ -230,7 +248,7 @@ func AttestationSignatureSet(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeac
 
 	// Check attestations from before the fork.
 	if fork.Epoch > 0 && len(preForkAtts) > 0 { // Check to prevent underflow and there is valid attestations to create sig set.
-		prevDomain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch-1, dt, gvr)
+		prevDomain, err := signing.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch-1, dt, gvr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -249,7 +267,7 @@ func AttestationSignatureSet(ctx context.Context, beaconState state.ReadOnlyBeac
 
 	if len(postForkAtts) > 0 {
 		// Then check attestations from after the fork.
-		currDomain, err := helpers.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch, dt, gvr)
+		currDomain, err := signing.Domain(fork, fork.Epoch, dt, gvr)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}

beacon-chain/core/blocks/signature_test.go

@@ -4,8 +4,9 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/signing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/crypto/bls"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/wrapper"
@@ -14,6 +15,53 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
 )
 
+func TestVerifyBlockHeaderSignature(t *testing.T) {
+	beaconState, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	privKey, err := bls.RandKey()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	validators := make([]*ethpb.Validator, 1)
+	validators[0] = &ethpb.Validator{
+		PublicKey:             privKey.PublicKey().Marshal(),
+		WithdrawalCredentials: make([]byte, 32),
+		EffectiveBalance:      params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance,
+	}
+	err = beaconState.SetValidators(validators)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Sign the block header.
+	blockHeader := util.HydrateSignedBeaconHeader(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockHeader{
+		Header: &ethpb.BeaconBlockHeader{
+			Slot:          0,
+			ProposerIndex: 0,
+		},
+	})
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(
+		beaconState.Fork(),
+		0,
+		params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer,
+		beaconState.GenesisValidatorRoot(),
+	)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	htr, err := blockHeader.Header.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	container := &ethpb.SigningData{
+		ObjectRoot: htr[:],
+		Domain:     domain,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	signingRoot, err := container.HashTreeRoot()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Set the signature in the block header.
+	blockHeader.Signature = privKey.Sign(signingRoot[:]).Marshal()
+
+	// Sig should verify.
+	err = blocks.VerifyBlockHeaderSignature(beaconState, blockHeader)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+}
+
 func TestVerifyBlockSignatureUsingCurrentFork(t *testing.T) {
 	params.SetupTestConfigCleanup(t)
 	bCfg := params.BeaconConfig()
@@ -29,9 +77,9 @@ func TestVerifyBlockSignatureUsingCurrentFork(t *testing.T) {
 		CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().AltairForkVersion,
 		PreviousVersion: params.BeaconConfig().GenesisForkVersion,
 	}
-	domain, err := helpers.Domain(fData, 100, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, bState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
+	domain, err := signing.Domain(fData, 100, params.BeaconConfig().DomainBeaconProposer, bState.GenesisValidatorRoot())
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
-	rt, err := helpers.ComputeSigningRoot(altairBlk.Block, domain)
+	rt, err := signing.ComputeSigningRoot(altairBlk.Block, domain)
 	assert.NoError(t, err)
 	sig := keys[0].Sign(rt[:]).Marshal()
 	altairBlk.Signature = sig

beacon-chain/core/epoch/BUILD.bazel

@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ go_library(
         "//testing/spectest:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//config/features:go_default_library",
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go

@@ -5,13 +5,14 @@
 package epoch
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
 	"sort"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/features"
@@ -55,8 +56,8 @@ func (s sortableIndices) Less(i, j int) bool {
 //    Note: ``get_total_balance`` returns ``EFFECTIVE_BALANCE_INCREMENT`` Gwei minimum to avoid divisions by zero.
 //    """
 //    return get_total_balance(state, get_unslashed_attesting_indices(state, attestations))
-func AttestingBalance(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (uint64, error) {
-	indices, err := UnslashedAttestingIndices(state, atts)
+func AttestingBalance(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) (uint64, error) {
+	indices, err := UnslashedAttestingIndices(ctx, state, atts)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get attesting indices")
 	}
@@ -86,12 +87,12 @@ func AttestingBalance(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAtte
 //    for index in activation_queue[:get_validator_churn_limit(state)]:
 //        validator = state.validators[index]
 //        validator.activation_epoch = compute_activation_exit_epoch(get_current_epoch(state))
-func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+func ProcessRegistryUpdates(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	vals := state.Validators()
 	var err error
 	ejectionBal := params.BeaconConfig().EjectionBalance
-	activationEligibilityEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state) + 1
+	activationEligibilityEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state) + 1
 	for idx, validator := range vals {
 		// Process the validators for activation eligibility.
 		if helpers.IsEligibleForActivationQueue(validator) {
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error)
 		isActive := helpers.IsActiveValidator(validator, currentEpoch)
 		belowEjectionBalance := validator.EffectiveBalance <= ejectionBal
 		if isActive && belowEjectionBalance {
-			state, err = validators.InitiateValidatorExit(state, types.ValidatorIndex(idx))
+			state, err = validators.InitiateValidatorExit(ctx, state, types.ValidatorIndex(idx))
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not initiate exit for validator %d", idx)
 			}
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error)
 
 	// Only activate just enough validators according to the activation churn limit.
 	limit := uint64(len(activationQ))
-	activeValidatorCount, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorCount(state, currentEpoch)
+	activeValidatorCount, err := helpers.ActiveValidatorCount(ctx, state, currentEpoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get active validator count")
 	}
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ func ProcessRegistryUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error)
 //            penalty = penalty_numerator // total_balance * increment
 //            decrease_balance(state, ValidatorIndex(index), penalty)
 func ProcessSlashings(state state.BeaconState, slashingMultiplier uint64) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(state)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get total active balance")
@@ -179,7 +180,10 @@ func ProcessSlashings(state state.BeaconState, slashingMultiplier uint64) (state
 	slashings := state.Slashings()
 	totalSlashing := uint64(0)
 	for _, slashing := range slashings {
-		totalSlashing += slashing
+		totalSlashing, err = math.Add64(totalSlashing, slashing)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 	}
 
 	// a callback is used here to apply the following actions  to all validators
@@ -210,7 +214,7 @@ func ProcessSlashings(state state.BeaconState, slashingMultiplier uint64) (state
 //    if next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_ETH1_VOTING_PERIOD == 0:
 //        state.eth1_data_votes = []
 func ProcessEth1DataReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1
 
 	// Reset ETH1 data votes.
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@ func ProcessEffectiveBalanceUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState,
 //    # Reset slashings
 //    state.slashings[next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_SLASHINGS_VECTOR] = Gwei(0)
 func ProcessSlashingsReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1
 
 	// Set total slashed balances.
@@ -338,7 +342,7 @@ func ProcessSlashingsReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 //    # Set randao mix
 //    state.randao_mixes[next_epoch % EPOCHS_PER_HISTORICAL_VECTOR] = get_randao_mix(state, current_epoch)
 func ProcessRandaoMixesReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1
 
 	// Set RANDAO mix.
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ func ProcessRandaoMixesReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error)
 //        historical_batch = HistoricalBatch(block_roots=state.block_roots, state_roots=state.state_roots)
 //        state.historical_roots.append(hash_tree_root(historical_batch))
 func ProcessHistoricalRootsUpdate(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1
 
 	// Set historical root accumulator.
@@ -460,12 +464,12 @@ func ProcessFinalUpdates(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 //    for a in attestations:
 //        output = output.union(get_attesting_indices(state, a.data, a.aggregation_bits))
 //    return set(filter(lambda index: not state.validators[index].slashed, output))
-func UnslashedAttestingIndices(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
+func UnslashedAttestingIndices(ctx context.Context, state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, atts []*ethpb.PendingAttestation) ([]types.ValidatorIndex, error) {
 	var setIndices []types.ValidatorIndex
 	seen := make(map[uint64]bool)
 
 	for _, att := range atts {
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, state, att.Data.Slot, att.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}

beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing_test.go

@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 package epoch_test
 
 import (
+	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"math"
 	"testing"
 
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -46,7 +48,7 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_CanSortAndFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
+	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(context.Background(), beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices)-1; i++ {
 		if indices[i] >= indices[i+1] {
@@ -59,7 +61,7 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_CanSortAndFilter(t *testing.T) {
 	validators = beaconState.Validators()
 	validators[slashedValidator].Slashed = true
 	require.NoError(t, beaconState.SetValidators(validators))
-	indices, err = epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
+	indices, err = epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(context.Background(), beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices); i++ {
 		assert.NotEqual(t, slashedValidator, indices[i], "Slashed validator %d is not filtered", slashedValidator)
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ func TestUnslashedAttestingIndices_DuplicatedAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(beaconState, atts)
+	indices, err := epoch.UnslashedAttestingIndices(context.Background(), beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
 	for i := 0; i < len(indices)-1; i++ {
@@ -138,7 +140,7 @@ func TestAttestingBalance_CorrectBalance(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	balance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(beaconState, atts)
+	balance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(context.Background(), beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	wanted := 256 * params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance
 	assert.Equal(t, wanted, balance)
@@ -241,7 +243,7 @@ func TestProcessSlashings_SlashedLess(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestProcessFinalUpdates_CanProcess(t *testing.T) {
 	s := buildState(t, params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerHistoricalRoot-1, uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch))
-	ce := core.CurrentEpoch(s)
+	ce := time.CurrentEpoch(s)
 	ne := ce + 1
 	require.NoError(t, s.SetEth1DataVotes([]*ethpb.Eth1Data{}))
 	balances := s.Balances()
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_NoRotation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d", i)
@@ -315,8 +317,8 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_EligibleToActivate(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, currentEpoch+1, validator.ActivationEligibilityEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected activation eligibility epoch", i)
@@ -344,7 +346,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_ActivationCompletes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_ValidatorsEjected(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxSeedLookahead+1, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
@@ -393,7 +395,7 @@ func TestProcessRegistryUpdates_CanExits(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	beaconState, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(beaconState)
+	newState, err := epoch.ProcessRegistryUpdates(context.Background(), beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	for i, validator := range newState.Validators() {
 		assert.Equal(t, exitEpoch, validator.ExitEpoch, "Could not update registry %d, unexpected exit slot", i)
@@ -439,3 +441,16 @@ func buildState(t testing.TB, slot types.Slot, validatorCount uint64) state.Beac
 	}
 	return s
 }
+
+func TestProcessSlashings_BadValue(t *testing.T) {
+	base := &ethpb.BeaconState{
+		Slot:       0,
+		Validators: []*ethpb.Validator{{Slashed: true}},
+		Balances:   []uint64{params.BeaconConfig().MaxEffectiveBalance},
+		Slashings:  []uint64{math.MaxUint64, 1e9},
+	}
+	s, err := v1.InitializeFromProto(base)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = epoch.ProcessSlashings(s, params.BeaconConfig().ProportionalSlashingMultiplier)
+	require.ErrorContains(t, "addition overflows", err)
+}

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/BUILD.bazel

@@ -16,14 +16,16 @@ go_library(
         "//testing/spectest:__subpackages__",
     ],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//math:go_default_library",
         "//monitoring/tracing:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
+        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
@@ -41,15 +43,16 @@ go_test(
     ],
     embed = [":go_default_library"],
     deps = [
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/epoch:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//math:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:go_default_library",
+        "//runtime/version:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation.go

@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/monitoring/tracing"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 			return nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check validator attested previous epoch")
 		}
 
-		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(state, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+		committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(ctx, state, a.Data.Slot, a.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
 		}
@@ -64,14 +65,14 @@ func ProcessAttestations(
 		vp = UpdateValidator(vp, v, indices, a, a.Data.Slot)
 	}
 
-	pBal = UpdateBalance(vp, pBal)
+	pBal = UpdateBalance(vp, pBal, state.Version())
 
 	return vp, pBal, nil
 }
 
 // AttestedCurrentEpoch returns true if attestation `a` attested once in current epoch and/or epoch boundary block.
 func AttestedCurrentEpoch(s state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, a *ethpb.PendingAttestation) (bool, bool, error) {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(s)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(s)
 	var votedCurrentEpoch, votedTarget bool
 	// Did validator vote current epoch.
 	if a.Data.Target.Epoch == currentEpoch {
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@ func AttestedCurrentEpoch(s state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, a *ethpb.PendingAttestati
 
 // AttestedPrevEpoch returns true if attestation `a` attested once in previous epoch and epoch boundary block and/or the same head.
 func AttestedPrevEpoch(s state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, a *ethpb.PendingAttestation) (bool, bool, bool, error) {
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(s)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(s)
 	var votedPrevEpoch, votedTarget, votedHead bool
 	// Did validator vote previous epoch.
 	if a.Data.Target.Epoch == prevEpoch {
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ func UpdateValidator(vp []*Validator, record *Validator, indices []uint64, a *et
 }
 
 // UpdateBalance updates pre computed balance store.
-func UpdateBalance(vp []*Validator, bBal *Balance) *Balance {
+func UpdateBalance(vp []*Validator, bBal *Balance, stateVersion int) *Balance {
 	for _, v := range vp {
 		if !v.IsSlashed {
 			if v.IsCurrentEpochAttester {
@@ -179,7 +180,10 @@ func UpdateBalance(vp []*Validator, bBal *Balance) *Balance {
 			if v.IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester {
 				bBal.CurrentEpochTargetAttested += v.CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance
 			}
-			if v.IsPrevEpochAttester {
+			if stateVersion == version.Phase0 && v.IsPrevEpochAttester {
+				bBal.PrevEpochAttested += v.CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance
+			}
+			if stateVersion == version.Altair && v.IsPrevEpochSourceAttester {
 				bBal.PrevEpochAttested += v.CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance
 			}
 			if v.IsPrevEpochTargetAttester {

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/attestation_test.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/testing/util"
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ func TestUpdateBalance(t *testing.T) {
 		PrevEpochTargetAttested:    100 * params.BeaconConfig().EffectiveBalanceIncrement,
 		PrevEpochHeadAttested:      200 * params.BeaconConfig().EffectiveBalanceIncrement,
 	}
-	pBal := precompute.UpdateBalance(vp, &precompute.Balance{})
+	pBal := precompute.UpdateBalance(vp, &precompute.Balance{}, version.Phase0)
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, wantedPBal, pBal, "Incorrect balance calculations")
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +182,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 	pVals, _, err = precompute.ProcessAttestations(context.Background(), beaconState, pVals, &precompute.Balance{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err := helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att1.Data.Slot, att1.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	indices, err := attestation.AttestingIndices(att1.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ func TestProcessAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 			t.Error("Not a prev epoch attester")
 		}
 	}
-	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
+	committee, err = helpers.BeaconCommitteeFromState(context.Background(), beaconState, att2.Data.Slot, att2.Data.CommitteeIndex)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	indices, err = attestation.AttestingIndices(att2.AggregationBits, committee)
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/justification_finalization.go

@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@ package precompute
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/time/slots"
 )
 
 // ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute processes justification and finalization during
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 //    current_target_balance = get_attesting_balance(state, current_attestations)
 //    weigh_justification_and_finalization(state, total_active_balance, previous_target_balance, current_target_balance)
 func ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state state.BeaconState, pBal *Balance) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	canProcessSlot, err := core.StartSlot(2 /*epoch*/)
+	canProcessSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(2 /*epoch*/)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -78,8 +79,8 @@ func ProcessJustificationAndFinalizationPreCompute(state state.BeaconState, pBal
 //        state.finalized_checkpoint = old_current_justified_checkpoint
 func weighJustificationAndFinalization(state state.BeaconState,
 	totalActiveBalance, prevEpochTargetBalance, currEpochTargetBalance uint64) (state.BeaconState, error) {
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(state)
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(state)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(state)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	oldPrevJustifiedCheckpoint := state.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	oldCurrJustifiedCheckpoint := state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
 

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/new.go

@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"context"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, s state.BeaconState) ([]*Validator, *Balance, erro
 	pValidators := make([]*Validator, s.NumValidators())
 	pBal := &Balance{}
 
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(s)
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(s)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(s)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(s)
 
 	if err := s.ReadFromEveryValidator(func(idx int, val state.ReadOnlyValidator) error {
 		// Was validator withdrawable or slashed

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty.go

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ package precompute
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 	proRewardsFunc proposerRewardsFunc,
 ) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	// Can't process rewards and penalties in genesis epoch.
-	if core.CurrentEpoch(state) == 0 {
+	if time.CurrentEpoch(state) == 0 {
 		return state, nil
 	}
 
@@ -47,7 +47,10 @@ func ProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute(
 
 		// Compute the post balance of the validator after accounting for the
 		// attester and proposer rewards and penalties.
-		validatorBals[i] = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(validatorBals[i], attsRewards[i]+proposerRewards[i])
+		validatorBals[i], err = helpers.IncreaseBalanceWithVal(validatorBals[i], attsRewards[i]+proposerRewards[i])
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
 		validatorBals[i] = helpers.DecreaseBalanceWithVal(validatorBals[i], attsPenalties[i])
 
 		vp[i].AfterEpochTransitionBalance = validatorBals[i]
@@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ func AttestationsDelta(state state.ReadOnlyBeaconState, pBal *Balance, vp []*Val
 	numOfVals := state.NumValidators()
 	rewards := make([]uint64, numOfVals)
 	penalties := make([]uint64, numOfVals)
-	prevEpoch := core.PrevEpoch(state)
+	prevEpoch := time.PrevEpoch(state)
 	finalizedEpoch := state.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 
 	sqrtActiveCurrentEpoch := math.IntegerSquareRoot(pBal.ActiveCurrentEpoch)

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/reward_penalty_test.go

@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/go-bitfield"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/epoch"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	v1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state/v1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestAttestationDeltaPrecompute(t *testing.T) {
 	bp.PrevEpochHeadAttested = bp.PrevEpochHeadAttested * 2 / 3
 	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	attestedBalance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(beaconState, atts)
+	attestedBalance, err := epoch.AttestingBalance(context.Background(), beaconState, atts)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	totalBalance, err := helpers.TotalActiveBalance(beaconState)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ func TestProcessRewardsAndPenaltiesPrecompute_SlashedInactivePenalty(t *testing.
 	rewards, penalties, err := AttestationsDelta(beaconState, bp, vp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	finalityDelay := core.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
+	finalityDelay := time.PrevEpoch(beaconState) - beaconState.FinalizedCheckpointEpoch()
 	for _, i := range slashedAttestedIndices {
 		base, err := baseReward(beaconState, i)
 		require.NoError(t, err, "Could not get base reward")

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/slashing.go

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ package precompute
 
 import (
 	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/eth2-types"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/time"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/math"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 // ProcessSlashingsPrecompute processes the slashed validators during epoch processing.
 // This is an optimized version by passing in precomputed total epoch balances.
 func ProcessSlashingsPrecompute(s state.BeaconState, pBal *Balance) error {
-	currentEpoch := core.CurrentEpoch(s)
+	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(s)
 	exitLength := params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSlashingsVector
 
 	// Compute the sum of state slashings

beacon-chain/core/epoch/precompute/type.go

@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@ type Validator struct {
 	IsCurrentEpochTargetAttester bool
 	// IsPrevEpochAttester is true if the validator attested previous epoch.
 	IsPrevEpochAttester bool
+	// IsPrevEpochSourceAttester is true if the validator attested to source previous epoch. [Only for Altair]
+	IsPrevEpochSourceAttester bool
 	// IsPrevEpochTargetAttester is true if the validator attested previous epoch target.
 	IsPrevEpochTargetAttester bool
 	// IsHeadAttester is true if the validator attested head.
 	IsPrevEpochHeadAttester bool
 
-	// CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance is how much effective balance this validator validator has current epoch.
+	// CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance is how much effective balance this validator has current epoch.
 	CurrentEpochEffectiveBalance uint64
 	// InclusionSlot is the slot of when the attestation gets included in the chain.
 	InclusionSlot types.Slot

beacon-chain/core/feed/BUILD.bazel

@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed",
     visibility = [
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
-        "//shared:__subpackages__",
+        "//testing/slasher/simulator:__subpackages__",
     ],
 )

beacon-chain/core/feed/operation/events.go

@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-// Package operation contains types for block operation-specific events fired
-// during the runtime of a beacon node such as attestations, voluntary
-// exits, and slashings.
+// Package operation contains types for block operation-specific events fired during the runtime of a beacon node.
 package operation
 
 import (
@@ -18,6 +16,9 @@ const (
 
 	// ExitReceived is sent after an voluntary exit object has been received from the outside world (eg in RPC or sync)
 	ExitReceived
+
+	// SyncCommitteeContributionReceived is sent after a sync committee contribution object has been received.
+	SyncCommitteeContributionReceived
 )
 
 // UnAggregatedAttReceivedData is the data sent with UnaggregatedAttReceived events.
@@ -37,3 +38,9 @@ type ExitReceivedData struct {
 	// Exit is the voluntary exit object.
 	Exit *ethpb.SignedVoluntaryExit
 }
+
+// SyncCommitteeContributionReceivedData is the data sent with SyncCommitteeContributionReceived objects.
+type SyncCommitteeContributionReceivedData struct {
+	// Contribution is the sync committee contribution object.
+	Contribution *ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof
+}

beacon-chain/core/feed/state/BUILD.bazel

@@ -7,7 +7,10 @@ go_library(
         "notifier.go",
     ],
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/feed/state",
-    visibility = ["//beacon-chain:__subpackages__"],
+    visibility = [
+        "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
+        "//testing/slasher/simulator:__subpackages__",
+    ],
     deps = [
         "//async/event:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/core/helpers/BUILD.bazel

@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ go_library(
         "randao.go",
         "rewards_penalties.go",
         "shuffle.go",
-        "signing_root.go",
         "sync_committee.go",
         "validators.go",
         "weak_subjectivity.go",
@@ -18,18 +17,20 @@ go_library(
     importpath = "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/beacon-chain/core/helpers",
     visibility = [
         "//beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
+        "//cmd/beacon-chain:__subpackages__",
         "//contracts/deposit:__pkg__",
+        "//crypto/keystore:__pkg__",
         "//fuzz:__pkg__",
         "//network/forks:__pkg__",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:__subpackages__",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/attestation:__pkg__",
         "//runtime/interop:__pkg__",
-        "//shared/attestationutil:__pkg__",
-        "//shared/keystore:__pkg__",
         "//slasher:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/altair:__pkg__",
         "//testing/benchmark/benchmark_files:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/endtoend/evaluators:__pkg__",
         "//testing/fuzz:__pkg__",
+        "//testing/slasher/simulator:__pkg__",
         "//testing/spectest:__subpackages__",
         "//testing/util:__pkg__",
         "//tools:__subpackages__",
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ go_library(
     ],
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//container/slice:go_default_library",
@@ -49,8 +50,10 @@ go_library(
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1/block:go_default_library",
         "//time:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_ferranbt_fastssz//:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus/promauto:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
@@ -67,7 +70,6 @@ go_test(
         "randao_test.go",
         "rewards_penalties_test.go",
         "shuffle_test.go",
-        "signing_root_test.go",
         "sync_committee_test.go",
         "validators_test.go",
         "weak_subjectivity_test.go",
@@ -76,7 +78,7 @@ go_test(
     shard_count = 2,
     deps = [
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v1:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/v2:go_default_library",
@@ -91,7 +93,7 @@ go_test(
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "//time:go_default_library",
-        "@com_github_google_gofuzz//:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_eth2_types//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_go_bitfield//:go_default_library",
     ],