remove unused type def

* ser/des methods for BlobSidecarsByRootReq

* lint

---------

Co-authored-by: Kasey Kirkham <kasey@users.noreply.github.com>

.golangci.yml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ linters:
 linters-settings:
   gocognit:
     # TODO: We should target for < 50
-    min-complexity: 65
+    min-complexity: 69
 
 output:
   print-issued-lines: true

README.md

@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 [![Build status](https://badge.buildkite.com/b555891daf3614bae4284dcf365b2340cefc0089839526f096.svg?branch=master)](https://buildkite.com/prysmatic-labs/prysm)
 [![Go Report Card](https://goreportcard.com/badge/github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm)](https://goreportcard.com/report/github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm)
-[![Consensus_Spec_Version 1.2.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Consensus%20Spec%20Version-v1.2.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/tree/v1.2.0)
-[![Execution_API_Version 1.0.0-beta.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/Execution%20API%20Version-v1.0.0.beta.1-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/tree/v1.0.0-beta.1/src/engine)
+[![Consensus_Spec_Version 1.3.0](https://img.shields.io/badge/Consensus%20Spec%20Version-v1.3.0-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/tree/v1.3.0)
+[![Execution_API_Version 1.0.0-beta.2](https://img.shields.io/badge/Execution%20API%20Version-v1.0.0.beta.2-blue.svg)](https://github.com/ethereum/execution-apis/tree/v1.0.0-beta.2/src/engine)
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WORKSPACE

@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ filegroup(
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/EIPs/archive/5480440fe51742ed23342b68cf106cefd427e39d.tar.gz",
 )
 
-consensus_spec_version = "v1.3.0-rc.4"
+consensus_spec_version = "v1.3.0-rc.5"
 
 bls_test_version = "v0.1.1"
 
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "519da3cbb181fe927e41b0d13c3aaad5f5f38fe0ba87ca51bd09a661c738bd6c",
+    sha256 = "266006512e71e62396e8f31be01639560c9d59a93c38220fd8f51fabefc8f5f3",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/general.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "894404302d3d4b0f3080d3221204c19de4e837f1b129f468a66747103174412e",
+    sha256 = "2ebf483830165909cb7961562fd369dedf079997a4832cc215a543898a73aa46",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/minimal.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "ca7a594a2f4be1103e01b5a1416f75a328b7555eae8b26308c07f80fa6d0f255",
+    sha256 = "333718ba5c907e0a99580caa8d28dd710543b3b271e4251581006d0e101fbce9",
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-spec-tests/releases/download/%s/mainnet.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )
 
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ filegroup(
     visibility = ["//visibility:public"],
 )
     """,
-    sha256 = "b4ed6c077c5f0857361412515b319fc8b26730c7d701d3245b5e6849b3974a4f",
+    sha256 = "78b6925b5a4208e32385fa4387d2c27b381a8ddd18d66d5a7787e7846b86bfc8",
     strip_prefix = "consensus-specs-" + consensus_spec_version[1:],
     url = "https://github.com/ethereum/consensus-specs/archive/refs/tags/%s.tar.gz" % consensus_spec_version,
 )

api/client/beacon/client.go

@@ -483,7 +483,7 @@ func (fsr *forkScheduleResponse) OrderedForkSchedule() (forks.OrderedSchedule, e
 		version := bytesutil.ToBytes4(vSlice)
 		ofs = append(ofs, forks.ForkScheduleEntry{
 			Version: version,
-			Epoch:   primitives.Epoch(uint64(epoch)),
+			Epoch:   primitives.Epoch(epoch),
 		})
 	}
 	sort.Sort(ofs)

beacon-chain/blockchain/BUILD.bazel

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ go_library(
     name = "go_default_library",
     srcs = [
         "chain_info.go",
+        "chain_info_forkchoice.go",
         "error.go",
         "execution_engine.go",
         "forkchoice_update_execution.go",

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info.go

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice"
 	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -28,12 +28,25 @@ type ChainInfoFetcher interface {
 	CanonicalFetcher
 	ForkFetcher
 	HeadDomainFetcher
+	ForkchoiceFetcher
 }
 
-// HeadUpdater defines a common interface for methods in blockchain service
-// which allow to update the head info
-type HeadUpdater interface {
+// ForkchoiceFetcher defines a common interface for methods that access directly
+// forkchoice information. These typically require a lock and external callers
+// are requested to call methods within this blockchain package that takes care
+// of locking forkchoice
+type ForkchoiceFetcher interface {
+	Ancestor(context.Context, []byte, primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error)
+	CachedHeadRoot() [32]byte
+	GetProposerHead() [32]byte
+	SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(uint64)
 	UpdateHead(context.Context, primitives.Slot)
+	HighestReceivedBlockSlot() primitives.Slot
+	ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch() (uint64, error)
+	InsertNode(context.Context, state.BeaconState, [32]byte) error
+	ForkChoiceDump(context.Context) (*ethpbv1.ForkChoiceDump, error)
+	NewSlot(context.Context, primitives.Slot) error
+	ProposerBoost() [32]byte
 }
 
 // TimeFetcher retrieves the Ethereum consensus data that's related to time.
@@ -67,7 +80,6 @@ type HeadFetcher interface {
 
 // ForkFetcher retrieves the current fork information of the Ethereum beacon chain.
 type ForkFetcher interface {
-	ForkChoicer() forkchoice.ForkChoicer
 	CurrentFork() *ethpb.Fork
 	GenesisFetcher
 	TimeFetcher
@@ -96,25 +108,25 @@ type OptimisticModeFetcher interface {
 
 // FinalizedCheckpt returns the latest finalized checkpoint from chain store.
 func (s *Service) FinalizedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	cp := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	return &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 }
 
 // PreviousJustifiedCheckpt returns the current justified checkpoint from chain store.
 func (s *Service) PreviousJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	cp := s.ForkChoicer().PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	return &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 }
 
 // CurrentJustifiedCheckpt returns the current justified checkpoint from chain store.
 func (s *Service) CurrentJustifiedCheckpt() *ethpb.Checkpoint {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	cp := s.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	return &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 }
 
@@ -277,8 +289,8 @@ func (s *Service) CurrentFork() *ethpb.Fork {
 
 // IsCanonical returns true if the input block root is part of the canonical chain.
 func (s *Service) IsCanonical(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, error) {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
 	// If the block has not been finalized, check fork choice store to see if the block is canonical
 	if s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(blockRoot) {
 		return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsCanonical(blockRoot), nil
@@ -288,14 +300,6 @@ func (s *Service) IsCanonical(ctx context.Context, blockRoot [32]byte) (bool, er
 	return s.cfg.BeaconDB.IsFinalizedBlock(ctx, blockRoot), nil
 }
 
-// ChainHeads returns all possible chain heads (leaves of fork choice tree).
-// Heads roots and heads slots are returned.
-func (s *Service) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot) {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Tips()
-}
-
 // HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex returns the validator index of the `pubkey` in current head state.
 func (s *Service) HeadPublicKeyToValidatorIndex(pubKey [fieldparams.BLSPubkeyLength]byte) (primitives.ValidatorIndex, bool) {
 	s.headLock.RLock()
@@ -320,11 +324,6 @@ func (s *Service) HeadValidatorIndexToPublicKey(_ context.Context, index primiti
 	return v.PublicKey(), nil
 }
 
-// ForkChoicer returns the forkchoice interface.
-func (s *Service) ForkChoicer() forkchoice.ForkChoicer {
-	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore
-}
-
 // IsOptimistic returns true if the current head is optimistic.
 func (s *Service) IsOptimistic(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	if slots.ToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot()) < params.BeaconConfig().BellatrixForkEpoch {
@@ -334,8 +333,8 @@ func (s *Service) IsOptimistic(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	headRoot := s.head.root
 	s.headLock.RUnlock()
 
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
 	optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(headRoot)
 	if err == nil {
 		return optimistic, nil
@@ -351,14 +350,14 @@ func (s *Service) IsOptimistic(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 // IsFinalized returns true if the input root is finalized.
 // It first checks latest finalized root then checks finalized root index in DB.
 func (s *Service) IsFinalized(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	if s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint().Root == root {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	if s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint().Root == root {
 		return true
 	}
 	// If node exists in our store, then it is not
 	// finalized.
-	if s.ForkChoicer().HasNode(root) {
+	if s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(root) {
 		return false
 	}
 	return s.cfg.BeaconDB.IsFinalizedBlock(ctx, root)
@@ -368,17 +367,17 @@ func (s *Service) IsFinalized(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool {
 // This in particular means that the blockroot is a descendant of the
 // finalized checkpoint
 func (s *Service) InForkchoice(root [32]byte) bool {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	return s.ForkChoicer().HasNode(root)
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(root)
 }
 
 // IsOptimisticForRoot takes the root as argument instead of the current head
 // and returns true if it is optimistic.
 func (s *Service) IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) (bool, error) {
-	s.ForkChoicer().RLock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
 	optimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(root)
-	s.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
 	if err == nil {
 		return optimistic, nil
 	}
@@ -436,12 +435,42 @@ func (s *Service) IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) (bool,
 	return !isCanonical, nil
 }
 
+// Ancestor returns the block root of an ancestry block from the input block root.
+//
+// Spec pseudocode definition:
+//
+//	def get_ancestor(store: Store, root: Root, slot: Slot) -> Root:
+//	 block = store.blocks[root]
+//	 if block.slot > slot:
+//	     return get_ancestor(store, block.parent_root, slot)
+//	 elif block.slot == slot:
+//	     return root
+//	 else:
+//	     # root is older than queried slot, thus a skip slot. Return most recent root prior to slot
+//	     return root
+func (s *Service) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestor")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)
+	// Get ancestor root from fork choice store instead of recursively looking up blocks in DB.
+	// This is most optimal outcome.
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	ar, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.AncestorRoot(ctx, r, slot)
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		// Try getting ancestor root from DB when failed to retrieve from fork choice store.
+		// This is the second line of defense for retrieving ancestor root.
+		ar, err = s.ancestorByDB(ctx, r, slot)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ar[:], nil
+}
+
 // SetGenesisTime sets the genesis time of beacon chain.
 func (s *Service) SetGenesisTime(t time.Time) {
 	s.genesisTime = t
 }
-
-// ForkChoiceStore returns the fork choice store in the service.
-func (s *Service) ForkChoiceStore() forkchoice.ForkChoicer {
-	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore
-}

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_forkchoice.go

@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+package blockchain
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
+)
+
+// CachedHeadRoot returns the corresponding value from Forkchoice
+func (s *Service) CachedHeadRoot() [32]byte {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()
+}
+
+// GetProposerHead returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) GetProposerHead() [32]byte {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.GetProposerHead()
+}
+
+// SetForkChoiceGenesisTime sets the genesis time in Forkchoice
+func (s *Service) SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(timestamp uint64) {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetGenesisTime(timestamp)
+}
+
+// HighestReceivedBlockSlot returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) HighestReceivedBlockSlot() primitives.Slot {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HighestReceivedBlockSlot()
+}
+
+// ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch() (uint64, error) {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch()
+}
+
+// InsertNode is a wrapper for node insertion which is self locked
+func (s *Service) InsertNode(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, root [32]byte) error {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root)
+}
+
+// ForkChoiceDump returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) ForkChoiceDump(ctx context.Context) (*ethpbv1.ForkChoiceDump, error) {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ForkChoiceDump(ctx)
+}
+
+// NewSlot returns the corresponding value from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) NewSlot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) error {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.NewSlot(ctx, slot)
+}
+
+// ProposerBoost wraps the corresponding method from forkchoice
+func (s *Service) ProposerBoost() [32]byte {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ProposerBoost()
+}
+
+// ChainHeads returns all possible chain heads (leaves of fork choice tree).
+// Heads roots and heads slots are returned.
+func (s *Service) ChainHeads() ([][32]byte, []primitives.Slot) {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RLock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.RUnlock()
+	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Tips()
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/chain_info_test.go

@@ -71,12 +71,6 @@ func TestHeadRoot_Nil(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.DeepEqual(t, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:], headRoot, "Incorrect pre chain start value")
 }
 
-func TestService_ForkChoiceStore(t *testing.T) {
-	c := &Service{cfg: &config{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}}
-	p := c.ForkChoiceStore()
-	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(0), p.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch)
-}
-
 func TestFinalizedCheckpt_GenesisRootOk(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	beaconDB := testDB.SetupDB(t)
@@ -559,7 +553,7 @@ func TestService_IsFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	c := &Service{cfg: &config{BeaconDB: beaconDB, ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}}
 	r1 := [32]byte{'a'}
-	require.NoError(t, c.ForkChoiceStore().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
+	require.NoError(t, c.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{
 		Root: r1,
 	}))
 	b := util.NewBeaconBlock()

beacon-chain/blockchain/execution_engine.go

@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get execution payload for head block")
 		return nil, nil
 	}
-	finalizedHash := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedPayloadBlockHash()
-	justifiedHash := s.ForkChoicer().JustifiedPayloadBlockHash()
+	finalizedHash := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedPayloadBlockHash()
+	justifiedHash := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedPayloadBlockHash()
 	fcs := &enginev1.ForkchoiceState{
 		HeadBlockHash:      headPayload.BlockHash(),
 		SafeBlockHash:      justifiedHash[:],
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyForkchoiceUpdate(ctx context.Context, arg *notifyForkcho
 			if len(lastValidHash) == 0 {
 				lastValidHash = defaultLatestValidHash
 			}
-			invalidRoots, err := s.ForkChoicer().SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, headRoot, headBlk.ParentRoot(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
+			invalidRoots, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, headRoot, headBlk.ParentRoot(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
 			if err != nil {
 				log.WithError(err).Error("Could not set head root to invalid")
 				return nil, nil
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewPayload(ctx context.Context, postStateVersion int,
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
-		invalidRoots, err := s.ForkChoicer().SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
+		invalidRoots, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.SetOptimisticToInvalid(ctx, root, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), bytesutil.ToBytes32(lastValidHash))
 		if err != nil {
 			return false, err
 		}
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ func (s *Service) getPayloadAttribute(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState,
 
 	var attr payloadattribute.Attributer
 	switch st.Version() {
-	case version.Capella:
+	case version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		withdrawals, err := st.ExpectedWithdrawals()
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get expected withdrawals to get payload attribute")

beacon-chain/blockchain/forkchoice_update_execution.go

@@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ func (s *Service) forkchoiceUpdateWithExecution(ctx context.Context, newHeadRoot
 // shouldOverrideFCU checks whether the incoming block is still subject to being
 // reorged or not by the next proposer.
 func (s *Service) shouldOverrideFCU(newHeadRoot [32]byte, proposingSlot primitives.Slot) bool {
-	headWeight, err := s.ForkChoicer().Weight(newHeadRoot)
+	headWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(newHeadRoot)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", newHeadRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
 	}
 	currentSlot := s.CurrentSlot()
 	if proposingSlot == currentSlot {
-		proposerHead := s.ForkChoicer().GetProposerHead()
+		proposerHead := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.GetProposerHead()
 		if proposerHead != newHeadRoot {
 			return true
 		}
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ func (s *Service) shouldOverrideFCU(newHeadRoot [32]byte, proposingSlot primitiv
 			params.BeaconConfig().SecondsPerSlot)
 		lateBlockFailedAttemptSecondThreshold.Inc()
 	} else {
-		if s.ForkChoicer().ShouldOverrideFCU() {
+		if s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.ShouldOverrideFCU() {
 			return true
 		}
 		secs, err := slots.SecondsSinceSlotStart(currentSlot,

beacon-chain/blockchain/head.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import (
 // UpdateAndSaveHeadWithBalances updates the beacon state head after getting justified balanced from cache.
 // This function is only used in spec-tests, it does save the head after updating it.
 func (s *Service) UpdateAndSaveHeadWithBalances(ctx context.Context) error {
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 	headRoot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not update head")
@@ -94,18 +96,18 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, newHeadRoot [32]byte, headBlock
 	}
 	oldHeadRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(r)
 	if headBlock.Block().ParentRoot() != oldHeadRoot {
-		commonRoot, forkSlot, err := s.ForkChoicer().CommonAncestor(ctx, oldHeadRoot, newHeadRoot)
+		commonRoot, forkSlot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CommonAncestor(ctx, oldHeadRoot, newHeadRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithError(err).Error("Could not find common ancestor root")
 			commonRoot = params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash
 		}
 		dis := headSlot + newHeadSlot - 2*forkSlot
 		dep := math.Max(uint64(headSlot-forkSlot), uint64(newHeadSlot-forkSlot))
-		oldWeight, err := s.ForkChoicer().Weight(oldHeadRoot)
+		oldWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(oldHeadRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", oldHeadRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
 		}
-		newWeight, err := s.ForkChoicer().Weight(newHeadRoot)
+		newWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(newHeadRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", newHeadRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
 		}
@@ -123,7 +125,7 @@ func (s *Service) saveHead(ctx context.Context, newHeadRoot [32]byte, headBlock
 		reorgDistance.Observe(float64(dis))
 		reorgDepth.Observe(float64(dep))
 
-		isOptimistic, err := s.ForkChoicer().IsOptimistic(newHeadRoot)
+		isOptimistic, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.IsOptimistic(newHeadRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if node is optimistically synced")
 		}
@@ -363,7 +365,7 @@ func (s *Service) notifyNewHeadEvent(
 // This saves the Attestations and BLSToExecChanges between `orphanedRoot` and the common ancestor root that is derived using `newHeadRoot`.
 // It also filters out the attestations that is one epoch older as a defense so invalid attestations don't flow into the attestation pool.
 func (s *Service) saveOrphanedOperations(ctx context.Context, orphanedRoot [32]byte, newHeadRoot [32]byte) error {
-	commonAncestorRoot, _, err := s.ForkChoicer().CommonAncestor(ctx, newHeadRoot, orphanedRoot)
+	commonAncestorRoot, _, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CommonAncestor(ctx, newHeadRoot, orphanedRoot)
 	switch {
 	// Exit early if there's no common ancestor and root doesn't exist, there would be nothing to save.
 	case errors.Is(err, forkchoice.ErrUnknownCommonAncestor):

beacon-chain/blockchain/head_test.go

@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ func TestSaveOrphanedAtts(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, blk.Block.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block.ParentRoot), [32]byte{}, ojc, ofc)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, blk)
 	}
 
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func TestSaveOrphanedAtts_CanFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, blk.Block.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block.ParentRoot), [32]byte{}, ojc, ofc)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, blk)
 	}
 
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ func TestSaveOrphanedAtts_DoublyLinkedTrie(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, blk.Block.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block.ParentRoot), [32]byte{}, ojc, ofc)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, blk)
 	}
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ func TestSaveOrphanedAtts_CanFilter_DoublyLinkedTrie(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, blk.Block.Slot, r, bytesutil.ToBytes32(blk.Block.ParentRoot), [32]byte{}, ojc, ofc)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, beaconDB, blk)
 	}
 

beacon-chain/blockchain/log.go

@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ func logStateTransitionData(b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) error {
 			log = log.WithField("txCount", len(txs))
 			txsPerSlotCount.Set(float64(len(txs)))
 		}
-
+	}
+	if b.Version() >= version.Deneb {
+		k, err := b.Body().BlobKzgCommitments()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log = log.WithField("blobCount", len(k))
 	}
 	log.Info("Finished applying state transition")
 	return nil
@@ -96,6 +102,7 @@ func logBlockSyncStatus(block interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock, blockRoot [32]byte
 			"finalizedEpoch": finalized.Epoch,
 			"finalizedRoot":  fmt.Sprintf("0x%s...", hex.EncodeToString(finalized.Root)[:8]),
 			"epoch":          slots.ToEpoch(block.Slot()),
+			"version":        version.String(block.Version()),
 		}).Info("Synced new block")
 	}
 	return nil

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block.go

@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 	}
 
 	// Verify that the parent block is in forkchoice
-	if !s.ForkChoicer().HasNode(b.ParentRoot()) {
+	if !s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(b.ParentRoot()) {
 		return ErrNotDescendantOfFinalized
 	}
 
 	// Save current justified and finalized epochs for future use.
-	currStoreJustifiedEpoch := s.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	currStoreFinalizedEpoch := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	currStoreJustifiedEpoch := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
+	currStoreFinalizedEpoch := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
 	preStateFinalizedEpoch := preState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
 	preStateJustifiedEpoch := preState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint().Epoch
 
@@ -187,18 +187,18 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 		}()
 	}
 
-	justified := s.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	justified := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	start := time.Now()
 	headRoot, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Head(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Warn("Could not update head")
 	}
 	if blockRoot != headRoot {
-		receivedWeight, err := s.ForkChoicer().Weight(blockRoot)
+		receivedWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(blockRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", blockRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
 		}
-		headWeight, err := s.ForkChoicer().Weight(headRoot)
+		headWeight, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Weight(headRoot)
 		if err != nil {
 			log.WithField("root", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", headRoot)).Warn("could not determine node weight")
 		}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func (s *Service) onBlock(ctx context.Context, signed interfaces.ReadOnlySignedB
 
 	// Save finalized check point to db and more.
 	postStateFinalizedEpoch := postState.FinalizedCheckpoint().Epoch
-	finalized := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	if finalized.Epoch > currStoreFinalizedEpoch || (finalized.Epoch == postStateFinalizedEpoch && finalized.Epoch > preStateFinalizedEpoch) {
 		if err := s.updateFinalized(ctx, &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: finalized.Epoch, Root: finalized.Root[:]}); err != nil {
 			return err
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ func (s *Service) InsertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx context.Context, slashing
 	for _, slashing := range slashings {
 		indices := blocks.SlashableAttesterIndices(slashing)
 		for _, index := range indices {
-			s.ForkChoicer().InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, primitives.ValidatorIndex(index))
+			s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertSlashedIndex(ctx, primitives.ValidatorIndex(index))
 		}
 	}
 }

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_helpers.go

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (s *Service) verifyBlkPreState(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlyBe
 // verifyBlkFinalizedSlot validates input block is not less than or equal
 // to current finalized slot.
 func (s *Service) verifyBlkFinalizedSlot(b interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlock) error {
-	finalized := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	finalizedSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(finalized.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -146,39 +146,6 @@ func (s *Service) updateFinalized(ctx context.Context, cp *ethpb.Checkpoint) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-// ancestor returns the block root of an ancestry block from the input block root.
-//
-// Spec pseudocode definition:
-//
-//	def get_ancestor(store: Store, root: Root, slot: Slot) -> Root:
-//	 block = store.blocks[root]
-//	 if block.slot > slot:
-//	     return get_ancestor(store, block.parent_root, slot)
-//	 elif block.slot == slot:
-//	     return root
-//	 else:
-//	     # root is older than queried slot, thus a skip slot. Return most recent root prior to slot
-//	     return root
-func (s *Service) ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
-	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestor")
-	defer span.End()
-
-	r := bytesutil.ToBytes32(root)
-	// Get ancestor root from fork choice store instead of recursively looking up blocks in DB.
-	// This is most optimal outcome.
-	ar, err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.AncestorRoot(ctx, r, slot)
-	if err != nil {
-		// Try getting ancestor root from DB when failed to retrieve from fork choice store.
-		// This is the second line of defense for retrieving ancestor root.
-		ar, err = s.ancestorByDB(ctx, r, slot)
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-	}
-
-	return ar[:], nil
-}
-
 // This retrieves an ancestor root using DB. The look up is recursively looking up DB. Slower than `ancestorByForkChoiceStore`.
 func (s *Service) ancestorByDB(ctx context.Context, r [32]byte, slot primitives.Slot) (root [32]byte, err error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "blockChain.ancestorByDB")
@@ -210,7 +177,7 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk interfa
 	pendingNodes := make([]*forkchoicetypes.BlockAndCheckpoints, 0)
 
 	// Fork choice only matters from last finalized slot.
-	finalized := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	fSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(finalized.Epoch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -236,7 +203,7 @@ func (s *Service) fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(ctx context.Context, blk interfa
 	if len(pendingNodes) == 1 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	if root != s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalized.Root) && !s.ForkChoicer().HasNode(root) {
+	if root != s.ensureRootNotZeros(finalized.Root) && !s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.HasNode(root) {
 		return ErrNotDescendantOfFinalized
 	}
 	return s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertChain(ctx, pendingNodes)

beacon-chain/blockchain/process_block_test.go

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func TestStore_OnBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, tt := range tests {
 		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			fRoot := bytesutil.ToBytes32(roots[0])
-			require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Root: fRoot}))
+			require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Root: fRoot}))
 			root, err := tt.blk.Block.HashTreeRoot()
 			assert.NoError(t, err)
 			wsb, err := consensusblocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(tt.blk)
@@ -288,9 +288,9 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_CanSave(t *testing.T) {
 	r0 := bytesutil.ToBytes32(roots[0])
 	state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 0, r0, service.originBlockRoot, [32]byte{}, fcp, fcp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 	fcp2 := &forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: r0}
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fcp2))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fcp2))
 
 	err = service.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(
 		context.Background(), wsb.Block(), beaconState.FinalizedCheckpoint(), beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint())
@@ -339,9 +339,9 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_RootsMatch(t *testing.T) {
 	r0 := bytesutil.ToBytes32(roots[0])
 	state, blkRoot, err := prepareForkchoiceState(ctx, 0, r0, service.originBlockRoot, [32]byte{}, fcp, fcp)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, state, blkRoot))
 	fcp2 := &forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: r0}
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fcp2))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fcp2))
 
 	err = service.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(
 		context.Background(), wsb.Block(), beaconState.FinalizedCheckpoint(), beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint())
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ func TestFillForkChoiceMissingBlocks_FilterFinalized(t *testing.T) {
 	beaconState, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 32)
 
 	// Set finalized epoch to 2.
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2, Root: r64}))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2, Root: r64}))
 	err = service.fillInForkChoiceMissingBlocks(
 		context.Background(), wsb.Block(), beaconState.FinalizedCheckpoint(), beaconState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -600,14 +600,14 @@ func TestAncestor_HandleSkipSlot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Slots 100 to 200 are skip slots. Requesting root at 150 will yield root at 100. The last physical block.
-	r, err := service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
+	r, err := service.Ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r100 {
 		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
 	}
 
 	// Slots 1 to 100 are skip slots. Requesting root at 50 will yield root at 1. The last physical block.
-	r, err = service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 50)
+	r, err = service.Ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 50)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r1 {
 		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseForkchoice(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
 	}
 
-	r, err := service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
+	r, err := service.Ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r100 {
 		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ func TestAncestor_CanUseDB(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
 
-	r, err := service.ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
+	r, err := service.Ancestor(context.Background(), r200[:], 150)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	if bytesutil.ToBytes32(r) != r100 {
 		t.Error("Did not get correct root")
@@ -1363,7 +1363,7 @@ func Test_verifyBlkFinalizedSlot_invalidBlock(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	service, err := NewService(ctx, opts...)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, service.ForkChoicer().UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
+	require.NoError(t, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}))
 	blk := util.HydrateBeaconBlock(&ethpb.BeaconBlock{Slot: 1})
 	wb, err := consensusblocks.NewBeaconBlock(blk)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -1459,7 +1459,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
-	jc := service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(0), jc.Epoch)
 
 	// import a block that justifies the second epoch
@@ -1474,14 +1474,14 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	jc = service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
 
 	sjc := validHeadState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(0), sjc.Epoch)
 	lvh := b.Block.Body.ExecutionPayload.ParentHash
 	// check our head
-	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 
 	// import another block to find out that it was invalid
 	mockEngine = &mockExecution.EngineClient{ErrNewPayload: execution.ErrAcceptedSyncingPayloadStatus, ErrForkchoiceUpdated: execution.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus, ForkChoiceUpdatedResp: lvh}
@@ -1500,7 +1500,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	// Check that forkchoice's head is the last invalid block imported. The
 	// store's headroot is the previous head (since the invalid block did
 	// not finish importing) one and that the node is optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, root, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	headRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot))
@@ -1522,7 +1522,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_FCU(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Check the newly imported block is head, it justified the right
 	// checkpoint and the node is no longer optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, root, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	sjc = service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
 	require.Equal(t, jc.Epoch, sjc.Epoch)
 	require.Equal(t, jc.Root, bytesutil.ToBytes32(sjc.Root))
@@ -1619,7 +1619,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we haven't justified the second epoch yet
-	jc := service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(0), jc.Epoch)
 
 	// import a block that justifies the second epoch
@@ -1634,14 +1634,14 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, firstInvalidRoot)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	jc = service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc = service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
 
 	sjc := validHeadState.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(0), sjc.Epoch)
 	lvh := b.Block.Body.ExecutionPayload.ParentHash
 	// check our head
-	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 
 	// import another block to find out that it was invalid
 	mockEngine = &mockExecution.EngineClient{ErrNewPayload: execution.ErrInvalidPayloadStatus, NewPayloadResp: lvh}
@@ -1660,7 +1660,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	// Check that forkchoice's head and store's headroot are the previous head (since the invalid block did
 	// not finish importing and it was never imported to forkchoice). Check
 	// also that the node is optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	headRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, firstInvalidRoot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot))
@@ -1682,7 +1682,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_NewPayload(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Check the newly imported block is head, it justified the right
 	// checkpoint and the node is no longer optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, root, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	sjc = service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
 	require.Equal(t, jc.Epoch, sjc.Epoch)
 	require.Equal(t, jc.Root, bytesutil.ToBytes32(sjc.Root))
@@ -1802,9 +1802,9 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Check that we have justified the second epoch
-	jc := service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
-	invalidHeadRoot := service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot()
+	invalidHeadRoot := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()
 
 	// import block 19 to find out that the whole chain 13--18 was in fact
 	// invalid
@@ -1825,7 +1825,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	// Check that forkchoice's head and store's headroot are the previous head (since the invalid block did
 	// not finish importing and it was never imported to forkchoice). Check
 	// also that the node is optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	headRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot))
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
 	// Check that the head is still INVALID and the node is still optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	optimistic, err = service.IsOptimistic(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, optimistic)
@@ -1877,7 +1877,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 	}
 	// Head should still be INVALID and the node optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, invalidHeadRoot, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	optimistic, err = service.IsOptimistic(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, optimistic)
@@ -1893,7 +1893,7 @@ func TestStore_NoViableHead_Liveness(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	err = service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.Equal(t, root, service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot())
+	require.Equal(t, root, service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot())
 	sjc = service.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(4), sjc.Epoch)
 	optimistic, err = service.IsOptimistic(ctx)
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, service.onBlock(ctx, wsb, root))
 	}
 	// Check that we have justified the second epoch
-	jc := service.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	jc := service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), jc.Epoch)
 
 	// import block 19 to find out that the whole chain 13--18 was in fact
@@ -2045,7 +2045,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, service.StartFromSavedState(genesisState))
 
 	// Forkchoice has the genesisRoot loaded at startup
-	require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot()))
+	require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()))
 	// Service's store has the finalized state as headRoot
 	headRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -2072,7 +2072,7 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
 	// We use onBlockBatch here because the valid chain is missing in forkchoice
 	require.NoError(t, service.onBlockBatch(ctx, []interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock{wsb}, [][32]byte{root}))
 	// Check that the head is now VALID and the node is not optimistic
-	require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot()))
+	require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()))
 	headRoot, err = service.HeadRoot(ctx)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, root, bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot))

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_attestation.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (s *Service) VerifyLmdFfgConsistency(ctx context.Context, a *ethpb.Attestat
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	r, err := s.ancestor(ctx, a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot, targetSlot)
+	r, err := s.Ancestor(ctx, a.Data.BeaconBlockRoot, targetSlot)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -100,17 +100,15 @@ func (s *Service) spawnProcessAttestationsRoutine(stateFeed *event.Feed) {
 			case <-s.ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case <-pat.C():
-				s.ForkChoicer().Lock()
 				s.UpdateHead(s.ctx, s.CurrentSlot()+1)
-				s.ForkChoicer().Unlock()
 			case <-st.C():
-				s.ForkChoicer().Lock()
-				if err := s.ForkChoicer().NewSlot(s.ctx, s.CurrentSlot()); err != nil {
+				s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+				if err := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.NewSlot(s.ctx, s.CurrentSlot()); err != nil {
 					log.WithError(err).Error("could not process new slot")
 				}
+				s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 
 				s.UpdateHead(s.ctx, s.CurrentSlot())
-				s.ForkChoicer().Unlock()
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -120,7 +118,8 @@ func (s *Service) spawnProcessAttestationsRoutine(stateFeed *event.Feed) {
 // The caller of this function MUST hold a lock in forkchoice
 func (s *Service) UpdateHead(ctx context.Context, proposingSlot primitives.Slot) {
 	start := time.Now()
-
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 	// This function is only called at 10 seconds or 0 seconds into the slot
 	disparity := params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaximumGossipClockDisparity
 	if !features.Get().DisableReorgLateBlocks {

beacon-chain/blockchain/receive_block.go

@@ -67,12 +67,12 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlock(ctx context.Context, block interfaces.ReadOnlySig
 	}
 
 	// Reports on block and fork choice metrics.
-	cp := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	finalized := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 	reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block().Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), finalized)
 
 	// Log block sync status.
-	cp = s.ForkChoicer().JustifiedCheckpoint()
+	cp = s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.JustifiedCheckpoint()
 	justified := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 	if err := logBlockSyncStatus(blockCopy.Block(), blockRoot, justified, finalized, receivedTime, uint64(s.genesisTime.Unix())); err != nil {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Unable to log block sync status")
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []interfaces.Rea
 		})
 
 		// Reports on blockCopy and fork choice metrics.
-		cp := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+		cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 		finalized := &ethpb.Checkpoint{Epoch: cp.Epoch, Root: bytesutil.SafeCopyBytes(cp.Root[:])}
 		reportSlotMetrics(blockCopy.Block().Slot(), s.HeadSlot(), s.CurrentSlot(), finalized)
 	}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (s *Service) ReceiveBlockBatch(ctx context.Context, blocks []interfaces.Rea
 	if err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.SaveBlocks(ctx, s.getInitSyncBlocks()); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	finalized := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	if finalized == nil {
 		return errNilFinalizedInStore
 	}
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ func (s *Service) HasBlock(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte) bool {
 
 // ReceiveAttesterSlashing receives an attester slashing and inserts it to forkchoice
 func (s *Service) ReceiveAttesterSlashing(ctx context.Context, slashing *ethpb.AttesterSlashing) {
-	s.ForkChoicer().Lock()
-	defer s.ForkChoicer().Unlock()
+	s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Lock()
+	defer s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.Unlock()
 	s.InsertSlashingsToForkChoiceStore(ctx, []*ethpb.AttesterSlashing{slashing})
 }
 
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ func (s *Service) checkSaveHotStateDB(ctx context.Context) error {
 	currentEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(s.CurrentSlot())
 	// Prevent `sinceFinality` going underflow.
 	var sinceFinality primitives.Epoch
-	finalized := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+	finalized := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 	if finalized == nil {
 		return errNilFinalizedInStore
 	}

beacon-chain/blockchain/service_test.go

@@ -57,6 +57,11 @@ type mockBroadcaster struct {
 	broadcastCalled bool
 }
 
+func (mb *mockBroadcaster) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
 func (mb *mockBroadcaster) Broadcast(_ context.Context, _ proto.Message) error {
 	mb.broadcastCalled = true
 	return nil

beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/BUILD.bazel

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ go_library(
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/eth/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/blockchain/testing/mock.go

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpbv1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/eth/v1"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -67,11 +68,12 @@ type ChainService struct {
 	ReceiveBlockMockErr         error
 	OptimisticCheckRootReceived [32]byte
 	FinalizedRoots              map[[32]byte]bool
+	OptimisticRoots             map[[32]byte]bool
 }
 
-// ForkChoicer mocks the same method in the chain service
-func (s *ChainService) ForkChoicer() forkchoice.ForkChoicer {
-	return s.ForkChoiceStore
+func (s *ChainService) Ancestor(ctx context.Context, root []byte, slot primitives.Slot) ([]byte, error) {
+	r, err := s.ForkChoiceStore.AncestorRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(root), slot)
+	return r[:], err
 }
 
 // StateNotifier mocks the same method in the chain service.
@@ -457,7 +459,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) InForkchoice(_ [32]byte) bool {
 // IsOptimisticForRoot mocks the same method in the chain service.
 func (s *ChainService) IsOptimisticForRoot(_ context.Context, root [32]byte) (bool, error) {
 	s.OptimisticCheckRootReceived = root
-	return s.Optimistic, nil
+	return s.OptimisticRoots[root], nil
 }
 
 // UpdateHead mocks the same method in the chain service.
@@ -467,7 +469,7 @@ func (s *ChainService) UpdateHead(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) {
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Error("could not update head")
 	}
-	err = s.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, st, root)
+	err = s.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root)
 	if err != nil {
 		logrus.WithError(err).Error("could not insert node to forkchoice")
 	}
@@ -514,3 +516,74 @@ func prepareForkchoiceState(
 	st, err := state_native.InitializeFromProtoBellatrix(base)
 	return st, blockRoot, err
 }
+
+// CachedHeadRoot mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) CachedHeadRoot() [32]byte {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()
+	}
+	return [32]byte{}
+}
+
+// GetProposerHead mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) GetProposerHead() [32]byte {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.GetProposerHead()
+	}
+	return [32]byte{}
+}
+
+// SetForkchoiceGenesisTime mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(timestamp uint64) {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		s.ForkChoiceStore.SetGenesisTime(timestamp)
+	}
+}
+
+// ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch() (uint64, error) {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch()
+	}
+	return 0, nil
+}
+
+// HighestReceivedBlockSlot mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) HighestReceivedBlockSlot() primitives.Slot {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.HighestReceivedBlockSlot()
+	}
+	return 0
+}
+
+// InsertNode mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) InsertNode(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, root [32]byte) error {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.InsertNode(ctx, st, root)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ForkChoiceDump mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) ForkChoiceDump(ctx context.Context) (*ethpbv1.ForkChoiceDump, error) {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.ForkChoiceDump(ctx)
+	}
+	return nil, nil
+}
+
+// NewSlot mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) NewSlot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot) error {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.NewSlot(ctx, slot)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// ProposerBoost mocks the same method in the chain service
+func (s *ChainService) ProposerBoost() [32]byte {
+	if s.ForkChoiceStore != nil {
+		return s.ForkChoiceStore.ProposerBoost()
+	}
+	return [32]byte{}
+}

beacon-chain/blockchain/weak_subjectivity_checks_test.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func TestService_VerifyWeakSubjectivityRoot(t *testing.T) {
 				wsVerifier: wv,
 			}
 			require.NoError(t, fcs.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(&forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: tt.finalizedEpoch}))
-			cp := s.ForkChoicer().FinalizedCheckpoint()
+			cp := s.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.FinalizedCheckpoint()
 			err = s.wsVerifier.VerifyWeakSubjectivity(context.Background(), cp.Epoch)
 			if tt.wantErr == nil {
 				require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/core/capella/upgrade.go

@@ -9,6 +9,110 @@ import (
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )
 
+// UpgradeToDeneb updates inputs a generic state to return the version Deneb state.
+func UpgradeToDeneb(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
+	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
+
+	currentSyncCommittee, err := state.CurrentSyncCommittee()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	nextSyncCommittee, err := state.NextSyncCommittee()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	prevEpochParticipation, err := state.PreviousEpochParticipation()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	currentEpochParticipation, err := state.CurrentEpochParticipation()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	inactivityScores, err := state.InactivityScores()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	payloadHeader, err := state.LatestExecutionPayloadHeader()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	txRoot, err := payloadHeader.TransactionsRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	wdRoot, err := payloadHeader.WithdrawalsRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	wi, err := state.NextWithdrawalIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	vi, err := state.NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	summarires, err := state.HistoricalSummaries()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	s := &ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb{
+		GenesisTime:           state.GenesisTime(),
+		GenesisValidatorsRoot: state.GenesisValidatorsRoot(),
+		Slot:                  state.Slot(),
+		Fork: &ethpb.Fork{
+			PreviousVersion: state.Fork().CurrentVersion,
+			CurrentVersion:  params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkVersion,
+			Epoch:           epoch,
+		},
+		LatestBlockHeader:           state.LatestBlockHeader(),
+		BlockRoots:                  state.BlockRoots(),
+		StateRoots:                  state.StateRoots(),
+		HistoricalRoots:             [][]byte{},
+		Eth1Data:                    state.Eth1Data(),
+		Eth1DataVotes:               state.Eth1DataVotes(),
+		Eth1DepositIndex:            state.Eth1DepositIndex(),
+		Validators:                  state.Validators(),
+		Balances:                    state.Balances(),
+		RandaoMixes:                 state.RandaoMixes(),
+		Slashings:                   state.Slashings(),
+		PreviousEpochParticipation:  prevEpochParticipation,
+		CurrentEpochParticipation:   currentEpochParticipation,
+		JustificationBits:           state.JustificationBits(),
+		PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint: state.PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint(),
+		CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint:  state.CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint(),
+		FinalizedCheckpoint:         state.FinalizedCheckpoint(),
+		InactivityScores:            inactivityScores,
+		CurrentSyncCommittee:        currentSyncCommittee,
+		NextSyncCommittee:           nextSyncCommittee,
+		LatestExecutionPayloadHeader: &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadHeaderDeneb{
+			ParentHash:       payloadHeader.ParentHash(),
+			FeeRecipient:     payloadHeader.FeeRecipient(),
+			StateRoot:        payloadHeader.StateRoot(),
+			ReceiptsRoot:     payloadHeader.ReceiptsRoot(),
+			LogsBloom:        payloadHeader.LogsBloom(),
+			PrevRandao:       payloadHeader.PrevRandao(),
+			BlockNumber:      payloadHeader.BlockNumber(),
+			GasLimit:         payloadHeader.GasLimit(),
+			GasUsed:          payloadHeader.GasUsed(),
+			Timestamp:        payloadHeader.Timestamp(),
+			ExtraData:        payloadHeader.ExtraData(),
+			BaseFeePerGas:    payloadHeader.BaseFeePerGas(),
+			BlockHash:        payloadHeader.BlockHash(),
+			ExcessDataGas:    make([]byte, 32),
+			TransactionsRoot: txRoot,
+			WithdrawalsRoot:  wdRoot,
+		},
+		NextWithdrawalIndex:          wi,
+		NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex: vi,
+		HistoricalSummaries:          summarires,
+	}
+
+	return state_native.InitializeFromProtoUnsafeDeneb(s)
+}
+
 // UpgradeToCapella updates a generic state to return the version Capella state.
 func UpgradeToCapella(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	epoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)

beacon-chain/core/epoch/epoch_processing.go

@@ -353,7 +353,7 @@ func ProcessRandaoMixesReset(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error)
 }
 
 // ProcessHistoricalDataUpdate processes the updates to historical data during epoch processing.
-// From Capella onward, per spec,state's historical summaries are updated instead of historical roots.
+// From Capella onward, per spec, state's historical summaries are updated instead of historical roots.
 func ProcessHistoricalDataUpdate(state state.BeaconState) (state.BeaconState, error) {
 	currentEpoch := time.CurrentEpoch(state)
 	nextEpoch := currentEpoch + 1

beacon-chain/core/time/slot_epoch.go

@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ func CanUpgradeToCapella(slot primitives.Slot) bool {
 	return epochStart && capellaEpoch
 }
 
+// CanUpgradeToDeneb returns true if the input `slot` can upgrade to Deneb.
+// Spec code:
+// If state.slot % SLOTS_PER_EPOCH == 0 and compute_epoch_at_slot(state.slot) == DENEB_FORK_EPOCH
+func CanUpgradeToDeneb(slot primitives.Slot) bool {
+	epochStart := slots.IsEpochStart(slot)
+	DenebEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(slot) == params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch
+	return epochStart && DenebEpoch
+}
+
 // CanProcessEpoch checks the eligibility to process epoch.
 // The epoch can be processed at the end of the last slot of every epoch.
 //

beacon-chain/core/transition/BUILD.bazel

@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/execution:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
-        "//beacon-chain/core/transition/interop:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
@@ -46,6 +45,7 @@ go_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_protolambda_go_kzg//eth:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
         "@io_opencensus_go//trace:go_default_library",
     ],

beacon-chain/core/transition/transition.go

@@ -302,6 +302,14 @@ func ProcessSlots(ctx context.Context, state state.BeaconState, slot primitives.
 				return nil, err
 			}
 		}
+
+		if time.CanUpgradeToDeneb(state.Slot()) {
+			state, err = capella.UpgradeToDeneb(state)
+			if err != nil {
+				tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+				return nil, err
+			}
+		}
 	}
 
 	if highestSlot < state.Slot() {

beacon-chain/core/transition/transition_no_verify_sig.go

@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/protolambda/go-kzg/eth"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/altair"
 	b "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/blocks"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition/interop"
 	v "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/validators"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/interfaces"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/crypto/bls"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/monitoring/tracing"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
+
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
 )
 
@@ -57,9 +59,6 @@ func ExecuteStateTransitionNoVerifyAnySig(
 	defer span.End()
 	var err error
 
-	interop.WriteBlockToDisk(signed, false /* Has the block failed */)
-	interop.WriteStateToDisk(st)
-
 	parentRoot := signed.Block().ParentRoot()
 	st, err = ProcessSlotsUsingNextSlotCache(ctx, st, parentRoot[:], signed.Block().Slot())
 	if err != nil {
@@ -256,7 +255,7 @@ func ProcessOperationsNoVerifyAttsSigs(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
-	case version.Altair, version.Bellatrix, version.Capella:
+	case version.Altair, version.Bellatrix, version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		state, err = altairOperations(ctx, state, signedBeaconBlock)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
@@ -356,9 +355,48 @@ func ProcessBlockForStateRoot(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "process_sync_aggregate failed")
 	}
 
+	if signed.Block().Version() == version.Deneb {
+		err := ValidateBlobKzgs(ctx, signed.Block().Body())
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not validate blob kzgs")
+		}
+	}
+
 	return state, nil
 }
 
+// ValidateBlobKzgs validates the blob kzgs in the beacon block.
+//
+// Spec code:
+// def process_blob_kzg_commitments(state: BeaconState, body: BeaconBlockBody):
+//
+//	assert verify_kzg_commitments_against_transactions(body.execution_payload.transactions, body.blob_kzg_commitments)
+func ValidateBlobKzgs(ctx context.Context, body interfaces.ReadOnlyBeaconBlockBody) error {
+	_, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "core.state.ValidateBlobKzgs")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	payload, err := body.Execution()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get execution payload from block")
+	}
+	blkKzgs, err := body.BlobKzgCommitments()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get blob kzg commitments from block")
+	}
+	kzgs := make(eth.KZGCommitmentSequenceImpl, len(blkKzgs))
+	for i := range blkKzgs {
+		kzgs[i] = bytesutil.ToBytes48(blkKzgs[i])
+	}
+	txs, err := payload.Transactions()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get transactions from payload")
+	}
+	if err := eth.VerifyKZGCommitmentsAgainstTransactions(txs, kzgs); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 // This calls altair block operations.
 func altairOperations(
 	ctx context.Context,

beacon-chain/db/iface/interface.go

@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ type ReadOnlyDatabase interface {
 	// Fee recipients operations.
 	FeeRecipientByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.ValidatorIndex) (common.Address, error)
 	RegistrationByValidatorID(ctx context.Context, id primitives.ValidatorIndex) (*ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1, error)
+
+	// Blob operations.
+	BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error)
+	BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx context.Context, slot primitives.Slot, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error)
+
 	// origin checkpoint sync support
 	OriginCheckpointBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error)
 	BackfillBlockRoot(ctx context.Context) ([32]byte, error)
@@ -89,6 +94,10 @@ type NoHeadAccessDatabase interface {
 	SaveFeeRecipientsByValidatorIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []primitives.ValidatorIndex, addrs []common.Address) error
 	SaveRegistrationsByValidatorIDs(ctx context.Context, ids []primitives.ValidatorIndex, regs []*ethpb.ValidatorRegistrationV1) error
 
+	// Blob operations.
+	SaveBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, sidecars []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error
+	DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte) error
+
 	CleanUpDirtyStates(ctx context.Context, slotsPerArchivedPoint primitives.Slot) error
 }
 

beacon-chain/db/kv/BUILD.bazel

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ go_library(
     srcs = [
         "archived_point.go",
         "backup.go",
+        "blob.go",
         "blocks.go",
         "checkpoint.go",
         "deposit_contract.go",
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ go_test(
     srcs = [
         "archived_point_test.go",
         "backup_test.go",
+        "blob_test.go",
         "blocks_test.go",
         "checkpoint_test.go",
         "deposit_contract_test.go",
@@ -107,9 +109,11 @@ go_test(
         "//consensus-types/interfaces:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/testing:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
+        "//testing/assertions:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/db/kv/blob.go

@@ -0,0 +1,182 @@
+package kv
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	types "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	bolt "go.etcd.io/bbolt"
+	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
+)
+
+// SaveBlobSidecar saves the blobs for a given epoch in the sidecar bucket. When we receive a blob:
+//
+//  1. Convert slot using a modulo operator to [0, maxSlots] where maxSlots = MAX_BLOB_EPOCHS*SLOTS_PER_EPOCH
+//
+//  2. Compute key for blob as bytes(slot_to_rotating_buffer(blob.slot)) ++ bytes(blob.slot) ++ blob.block_root
+//
+//  3. Begin the save algorithm:  If the incoming blob has a slot bigger than the saved slot at the spot
+//     in the rotating keys buffer, we overwrite all elements for that slot.
+func (s *Store) SaveBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, scs []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	if len(scs) == 0 {
+		return errors.New("nil or empty blob sidecars")
+	}
+	slot := scs[0].Slot
+
+	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		encodedBlobSidecar, err := encode(ctx, &ethpb.BlobSidecars{Sidecars: scs})
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		bkt := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket)
+		c := bkt.Cursor()
+		newKey := blobSidecarKey(scs[0])
+		rotatingBufferPrefix := newKey[0:8]
+		var replacingKey []byte
+		for k, _ := c.Seek(rotatingBufferPrefix); bytes.HasPrefix(k, rotatingBufferPrefix); k, _ = c.Next() {
+			if len(k) != 0 {
+				replacingKey = k
+				oldSlotBytes := replacingKey[8:16]
+				oldSlot := bytesutil.BytesToSlotBigEndian(oldSlotBytes)
+				if oldSlot >= slot {
+					return fmt.Errorf("attempted to save blob with slot %d but already have older blob with slot %d", slot, oldSlot)
+				}
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		// If there is no element stored at blob.slot % MAX_SLOTS_TO_PERSIST_BLOBS, then we simply
+		// store the blob by key and exit early.
+		if len(replacingKey) == 0 {
+			return bkt.Put(newKey, encodedBlobSidecar)
+		}
+
+		if err := bkt.Delete(replacingKey); err != nil {
+			log.WithError(err).Warnf("Could not delete blob with key %#x", replacingKey)
+		}
+		return bkt.Put(newKey, encodedBlobSidecar)
+	})
+}
+
+// BlobSidecarsByRoot retrieves the blobs for the given beacon block root.
+// If the `indices` argument is omitted, all blobs for the root will be returned.
+// Otherwise, the result will be filtered to only include the specified indices.
+// An error will result if an invalid index is specified.
+func (s *Store) BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx context.Context, root [32]byte, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsByRoot")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	var enc []byte
+	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		c := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket).Cursor()
+		// Bucket size is bounded and bolt cursors are fast. Moreover, a thin caching layer can be added.
+		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+			if bytes.HasSuffix(k, root[:]) {
+				enc = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if enc == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	sc := &ethpb.BlobSidecars{}
+	if err := decode(ctx, enc, sc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return filterForIndices(sc, indices...)
+}
+
+func filterForIndices(sc *ethpb.BlobSidecars, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	if len(indices) == 0 {
+		return sc.Sidecars, nil
+	}
+	// NB: This loop assumes that the BlobSidecars value stores the complete set of blobs for a block
+	// in ascending order from eg 0..3, without gaps. This allows us to assume the indices argument
+	// maps 1:1 with indices in the BlobSidecars storage object.
+	maxIdx := uint64(len(sc.Sidecars)) - 1
+	sidecars := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, len(indices))
+	for i, idx := range indices {
+		if idx > maxIdx {
+			return nil, errors.Wrapf(ErrNotFound, "BlobSidecars missing index: index %d", idx)
+		}
+		sidecars[i] = sc.Sidecars[idx]
+	}
+	return sidecars, nil
+}
+
+// BlobSidecarsBySlot retrieves BlobSidecars for the given slot.
+// If the `indices` argument is omitted, all blobs for the root will be returned.
+// Otherwise, the result will be filtered to only include the specified indices.
+// An error will result if an invalid index is specified.
+func (s *Store) BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx context.Context, slot types.Slot, indices ...uint64) ([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.BlobSidecarsBySlot")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	var enc []byte
+	if err := s.db.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		c := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket).Cursor()
+		// Bucket size is bounded and bolt cursors are fast. Moreover, a thin caching layer can be added.
+		for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
+			slotInKey := bytesutil.BytesToSlotBigEndian(k[8:16])
+			if slotInKey == slot {
+				enc = v
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if enc == nil {
+		return nil, ErrNotFound
+	}
+	sc := &ethpb.BlobSidecars{}
+	if err := decode(ctx, enc, sc); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return filterForIndices(sc, indices...)
+}
+
+// DeleteBlobSidecar returns true if the blobs are in the db.
+func (s *Store) DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx context.Context, beaconBlockRoot [32]byte) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "BeaconDB.DeleteBlobSidecar")
+	defer span.End()
+	return s.db.Update(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
+		bkt := tx.Bucket(blobsBucket)
+		c := bkt.Cursor()
+		for k, _ := c.First(); k != nil; k, _ = c.Next() {
+			if bytes.HasSuffix(k, beaconBlockRoot[:]) {
+				if err := bkt.Delete(k); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+}
+
+// We define a blob sidecar key as: bytes(slot_to_rotating_buffer(blob.slot)) ++ bytes(blob.slot) ++ blob.block_root
+// where slot_to_rotating_buffer(slot) = slot % MAX_SLOTS_TO_PERSIST_BLOBS.
+func blobSidecarKey(blob *ethpb.BlobSidecar) []byte {
+	slotsPerEpoch := params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch
+	maxEpochsToPersistBlobs := params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest
+	maxSlotsToPersistBlobs := types.Slot(maxEpochsToPersistBlobs.Mul(uint64(slotsPerEpoch)))
+	slotInRotatingBuffer := blob.Slot.ModSlot(maxSlotsToPersistBlobs)
+	key := bytesutil.SlotToBytesBigEndian(slotInRotatingBuffer)
+	key = append(key, bytesutil.SlotToBytesBigEndian(blob.Slot)...)
+	key = append(key, blob.BlockRoot...)
+	return key
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/blob_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,239 @@
+package kv
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
+	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assertions"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
+)
+
+func equalBlobSlices(expect []*ethpb.BlobSidecar, got []*ethpb.BlobSidecar) error {
+	if len(expect) != len(got) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("mismatched lengths, expect=%d, got=%d", len(expect), len(got))
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(expect); i++ {
+		es := expect[i]
+		gs := got[i]
+		var e string
+		assertions.DeepEqual(assertions.SprintfAssertionLoggerFn(&e), es, gs)
+		if e != "" {
+			return errors.New(e)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func TestStore_BlobSidecars(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx := context.Background()
+
+	t.Run("empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 0)
+		require.ErrorContains(t, "nil or empty blob sidecars", db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+	})
+	t.Run("empty by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, [32]byte{})
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("empty by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, 1)
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by root (one)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 1)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by root (max)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve valid subset by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		// we'll request indices 0 and 3, so make a slice with those indices for comparison
+		expect := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, 2)
+		expect[0] = scs[0]
+		expect[1] = scs[3]
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot), 0, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(expect, got))
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), got[0].Index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), got[1].Index)
+	})
+	t.Run("error for invalid index when retrieving by root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot), uint64(len(scs)))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by slot (one)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, 1)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, 1, len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve by slot (max)", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+	})
+	t.Run("save and retrieve valid subset by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		// we'll request indices 0 and 3, so make a slice with those indices for comparison
+		expect := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, 2)
+		expect[0] = scs[0]
+		expect[1] = scs[3]
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot, 0, 3)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(expect, got))
+
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(0), got[0].Index)
+		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), got[1].Index)
+	})
+	t.Run("error for invalid index when retrieving by slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsBySlot(ctx, scs[0].Slot, uint64(len(scs)))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrNotFound)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("delete works", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+		require.NoError(t, db.DeleteBlobSidecar(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot)))
+		got, err = db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+		require.Equal(t, 0, len(got))
+	})
+	t.Run("saving a blob with older slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(scs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+		require.ErrorContains(t, "but already have older blob with slot", db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+	})
+	t.Run("saving a new blob for rotation", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := setupDB(t)
+		scs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs))
+		require.Equal(t, int(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock), len(scs))
+		oldBlockRoot := scs[0].BlockRoot
+		got, err := db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(oldBlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(scs, got))
+
+		newScs := generateBlobSidecars(t, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBlobsPerBlock)
+		newRetentionSlot := primitives.Slot(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MinEpochsForBlobsSidecarsRequest.Mul(uint64(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch)))
+		newScs[0].Slot = scs[0].Slot + newRetentionSlot
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, newScs))
+
+		_, err = db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(oldBlockRoot))
+		require.ErrorIs(t, ErrNotFound, err)
+
+		got, err = db.BlobSidecarsByRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(newScs[0].BlockRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, equalBlobSlices(newScs, got))
+	})
+}
+
+func generateBlobSidecars(t *testing.T, n uint64) []*ethpb.BlobSidecar {
+	blobSidecars := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, n)
+	for i := uint64(0); i < n; i++ {
+		blobSidecars[i] = generateBlobSidecar(t, i)
+	}
+	return blobSidecars
+}
+
+func generateBlobSidecar(t *testing.T, index uint64) *ethpb.BlobSidecar {
+	blockRoot := make([]byte, 32)
+	_, err := rand.Read(blockRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	slot := make([]byte, 8)
+	_, err = rand.Read(slot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blockParentRoot := make([]byte, 32)
+	_, err = rand.Read(blockParentRoot)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	proposerIndex := make([]byte, 8)
+	_, err = rand.Read(proposerIndex)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blobData := make([]byte, 131072)
+	_, err = rand.Read(blobData)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	blob := &enginev1.Blob{
+		Data: blobData,
+	}
+	kzgCommitment := make([]byte, 48)
+	_, err = rand.Read(kzgCommitment)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	kzgProof := make([]byte, 48)
+	_, err = rand.Read(kzgProof)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	return &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+		BlockRoot:       blockRoot,
+		Index:           index,
+		Slot:            primitives.Slot(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(slot)),
+		BlockParentRoot: blockParentRoot,
+		ProposerIndex:   primitives.ValidatorIndex(binary.LittleEndian.Uint64(proposerIndex)),
+		Blob:            blob,
+		KzgCommitment:   kzgCommitment,
+		KzgProof:        kzgProof,
+	}
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/blocks.go

@@ -818,6 +818,16 @@ func unmarshalBlock(_ context.Context, enc []byte) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBea
 		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(capellaBlindKey):]); err != nil {
 			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not unmarshal blinded Capella block")
 		}
+	case hasDenebKey(enc):
+		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	case hasDenebBlindKey(enc):
+		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		if err := rawBlock.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebBlindKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not unmarshal blinded Deneb block")
+		}
 	default:
 		// Marshal block bytes to phase 0 beacon block.
 		rawBlock = &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlock{}
@@ -854,6 +864,8 @@ func marshalBlockFull(
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	switch blk.Version() {
+	case version.Deneb:
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Capella:
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Bellatrix:
@@ -888,6 +900,8 @@ func marshalBlockBlinded(
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not marshal blinded block")
 	}
 	switch blk.Version() {
+	case version.Deneb:
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebBlindKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Capella:
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaBlindKey, encodedBlock...)), nil
 	case version.Bellatrix:

beacon-chain/db/kv/key.go

@@ -37,3 +37,17 @@ func hasCapellaBlindKey(enc []byte) bool {
 	}
 	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(capellaBlindKey)], capellaBlindKey)
 }
+
+func hasDenebKey(enc []byte) bool {
+	if len(denebKey) >= len(enc) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(denebKey)], denebKey)
+}
+
+func hasDenebBlindKey(enc []byte) bool {
+	if len(denebBlindKey) >= len(enc) {
+		return false
+	}
+	return bytes.Equal(enc[:len(denebBlindKey)], denebBlindKey)
+}

beacon-chain/db/kv/kv.go

@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ var Buckets = [][]byte{
 
 	feeRecipientBucket,
 	registrationBucket,
+
+	blobsBucket,
 }
 
 // NewKVStore initializes a new boltDB key-value store at the directory

beacon-chain/db/kv/schema.go

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ var (
 	finalizedCheckpointKey     = []byte("finalized-checkpoint")
 	powchainDataKey            = []byte("powchain-data")
 	lastValidatedCheckpointKey = []byte("last-validated-checkpoint")
+	blobsBucket                = []byte("blobs")
 
 	// Below keys are used to identify objects are to be fork compatible.
 	// Objects that are only compatible with specific forks should be prefixed with such keys.
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ var (
 	capellaKey                 = []byte("capella")
 	capellaBlindKey            = []byte("blind-capella")
 	saveBlindedBeaconBlocksKey = []byte("save-blinded-beacon-blocks")
+	denebKey                   = []byte("deneb")
+	denebBlindKey              = []byte("blind-deneb")
+
 	// block root included in the beacon state used by weak subjectivity initial sync
 	originCheckpointBlockRootKey = []byte("origin-checkpoint-block-root")
 	// block root tracking the progress of backfill, or pointing at genesis if backfill has not been initiated

beacon-chain/db/kv/state.go

@@ -473,6 +473,19 @@ func (s *Store) unmarshalState(_ context.Context, enc []byte, validatorEntries [
 	}
 
 	switch {
+	case hasDenebKey(enc):
+		protoState := &ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb{}
+		if err := protoState.UnmarshalSSZ(enc[len(denebKey):]); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to unmarshal encoding for Deneb")
+		}
+		ok, err := s.isStateValidatorMigrationOver()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		if ok {
+			protoState.Validators = validatorEntries
+		}
+		return statenative.InitializeFromProtoUnsafeDeneb(protoState)
 	case hasCapellaKey(enc):
 		// Marshal state bytes to capella beacon state.
 		protoState := &ethpb.BeaconStateCapella{}
@@ -580,6 +593,19 @@ func marshalState(ctx context.Context, st state.ReadOnlyBeaconState) ([]byte, er
 			return nil, err
 		}
 		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(capellaKey, rawObj...)), nil
+	case *ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb:
+		rState, ok := st.ToProtoUnsafe().(*ethpb.BeaconStateDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("non valid inner state")
+		}
+		if rState == nil {
+			return nil, errors.New("nil state")
+		}
+		rawObj, err := rState.MarshalSSZ()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return snappy.Encode(nil, append(denebKey, rawObj...)), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("invalid inner state")
 	}

beacon-chain/execution/engine_client.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const (
 	NewPayloadMethod = "engine_newPayloadV1"
 	// NewPayloadMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	NewPayloadMethodV2 = "engine_newPayloadV2"
+	NewPayloadMethodV3 = "engine_newPayloadV3"
 	// ForkchoiceUpdatedMethod v1 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	ForkchoiceUpdatedMethod = "engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1"
 	// ForkchoiceUpdatedMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
@@ -43,6 +44,9 @@ const (
 	GetPayloadMethod = "engine_getPayloadV1"
 	// GetPayloadMethodV2 v2 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	GetPayloadMethodV2 = "engine_getPayloadV2"
+	GetPayloadMethodV3 = "engine_getPayloadV3"
+	// GetBlobsBundleMethod v1 request string for JSON-RPC.
+	GetBlobsBundleMethod = "engine_getBlobsBundleV1"
 	// ExchangeTransitionConfigurationMethod v1 request string for JSON-RPC.
 	ExchangeTransitionConfigurationMethod = "engine_exchangeTransitionConfigurationV1"
 	// ExecutionBlockByHashMethod request string for JSON-RPC.
@@ -89,6 +93,7 @@ type EngineCaller interface {
 	) error
 	ExecutionBlockByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash, withTxs bool) (*pb.ExecutionBlock, error)
 	GetTerminalBlockHash(ctx context.Context, transitionTime uint64) ([]byte, bool, error)
+	GetBlobsBundle(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte) (*pb.BlobsBundle, error)
 }
 
 var EmptyBlockHash = errors.New("Block hash is empty 0x0000...")
@@ -126,6 +131,15 @@ func (s *Service) NewPayload(ctx context.Context, payload interfaces.ExecutionDa
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
 		}
+	case *pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb:
+		payloadPb, ok := payload.Proto().(*pb.ExecutionPayloadDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, errors.New("execution data must be a Deneb execution payload")
+		}
+		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, NewPayloadMethodV3, payloadPb)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
+		}
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("unknown execution data type")
 	}
@@ -173,7 +187,7 @@ func (s *Service) ForkchoiceUpdated(
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, handleRPCError(err)
 		}
-	case version.Capella:
+	case version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		a, err := attrs.PbV2()
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, nil, err
@@ -215,6 +229,15 @@ func (s *Service) GetPayload(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte, slot primit
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, d)
 	defer cancel()
 
+	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+		result := &pb.ExecutionPayloadDenebWithValue{}
+		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetPayloadMethodV3, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, handleRPCError(err)
+		}
+		return blocks.WrappedExecutionPayloadDeneb(result.Payload, big.NewInt(0).SetBytes(bytesutil.ReverseByteOrder(result.Value)))
+	}
+
 	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
 		result := &pb.ExecutionPayloadCapellaWithValue{}
 		err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetPayloadMethodV2, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
@@ -422,6 +445,19 @@ func (s *Service) ExecutionBlocksByHashes(ctx context.Context, hashes []common.H
 	return execBlks, nil
 }
 
+// GetBlobsBundle calls the engine_getBlobsV1 method via JSON-RPC.
+func (s *Service) GetBlobsBundle(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte) (*pb.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "powchain.engine-api-client.GetBlobsBundle")
+	defer span.End()
+
+	d := time.Now().Add(defaultEngineTimeout)
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, d)
+	defer cancel()
+	result := &pb.BlobsBundle{}
+	err := s.rpcClient.CallContext(ctx, result, GetBlobsBundleMethod, pb.PayloadIDBytes(payloadId))
+	return result, handleRPCError(err)
+}
+
 // HeaderByHash returns the relevant header details for the provided block hash.
 func (s *Service) HeaderByHash(ctx context.Context, hash common.Hash) (*types.HeaderInfo, error) {
 	var hdr *types.HeaderInfo

beacon-chain/execution/log_processing_test.go

@@ -405,8 +405,8 @@ func TestProcessETH2GenesisLog_CorrectNumOfDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 	web3Service.rpcClient = &mockExecution.RPCClient{Backend: testAcc.Backend}
 	web3Service.httpLogger = testAcc.Backend
 	web3Service.latestEth1Data.LastRequestedBlock = 0
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 	bConfig := params.MinimalSpecConfig().Copy()
 	bConfig.MinGenesisTime = 0
 	bConfig.SecondsPerETH1Block = 10
@@ -444,8 +444,8 @@ func TestProcessETH2GenesisLog_CorrectNumOfDeposits(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := uint64(0); i < params.BeaconConfig().Eth1FollowDistance; i++ {
 		testAcc.Backend.Commit()
 	}
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 
 	// Set up our subscriber now to listen for the chain started event.
 	stateChannel := make(chan *feed.Event, 1)
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ func TestProcessETH2GenesisLog_LargePeriodOfNoLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	web3Service.rpcClient = &mockExecution.RPCClient{Backend: testAcc.Backend}
 	web3Service.httpLogger = testAcc.Backend
 	web3Service.latestEth1Data.LastRequestedBlock = 0
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 	bConfig := params.MinimalSpecConfig().Copy()
 	bConfig.SecondsPerETH1Block = 10
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(bConfig)
@@ -540,14 +540,14 @@ func TestProcessETH2GenesisLog_LargePeriodOfNoLogs(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := uint64(0); i < 1500; i++ {
 		testAcc.Backend.Commit()
 	}
-	wantedGenesisTime := testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	wantedGenesisTime := testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 
 	// Forward the chain to account for the follow distance
 	for i := uint64(0); i < params.BeaconConfig().Eth1FollowDistance; i++ {
 		testAcc.Backend.Commit()
 	}
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 
 	// Set the genesis time 500 blocks ahead of the last
 	// deposit log.

beacon-chain/execution/rpc_connection.go

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package execution
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@ import (
 	contracts "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/contracts/deposit"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/io/logs"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/network/authorization"
 )
 
 func (s *Service) setupExecutionClientConnections(ctx context.Context, currEndpoint network.Endpoint) error {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (s *Service) setupExecutionClientConnections(ctx context.Context, currEndpo
 	}
 	s.depositContractCaller = depositContractCaller
 
-	// Ensure we have the correct chain and deposit IDs.
+	//Ensure we have the correct chain and deposit IDs.
 	if err := ensureCorrectExecutionChain(ctx, fetcher); err != nil {
 		client.Close()
 		errStr := err.Error()
@@ -113,9 +113,21 @@ func (s *Service) newRPCClientWithAuth(ctx context.Context, endpoint network.End
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	headers := http.Header{}
+	for _, h := range s.cfg.headers {
+		if h == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		keyValue := strings.Split(h, "=")
+		if len(keyValue) < 2 {
+			log.Warnf("Incorrect HTTP header flag format. Skipping %v", keyValue[0])
+			continue
+		}
+		headers.Set(keyValue[0], strings.Join(keyValue[1:], "="))
+	}
 	switch u.Scheme {
 	case "http", "https":
-		client, err = gethRPC.DialOptions(ctx, endpoint.Url, gethRPC.WithHTTPClient(endpoint.HttpClient()))
+		client, err = gethRPC.DialOptions(ctx, endpoint.Url, gethRPC.WithHTTPClient(endpoint.HttpClient()), gethRPC.WithHeaders(headers))
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -127,13 +139,6 @@ func (s *Service) newRPCClientWithAuth(ctx context.Context, endpoint network.End
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no known transport for URL scheme %q", u.Scheme)
 	}
-	if endpoint.Auth.Method != authorization.None {
-		header, err := endpoint.Auth.ToHeaderValue()
-		if err != nil {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		client.SetHeader("Authorization", header)
-	}
 	for _, h := range s.cfg.headers {
 		if h != "" {
 			keyValue := strings.Split(h, "=")

beacon-chain/execution/service_test.go

@@ -210,14 +210,14 @@ func TestFollowBlock_OK(t *testing.T) {
 
 	web3Service = setDefaultMocks(web3Service)
 	web3Service.rpcClient = &mockExecution.RPCClient{Backend: testAcc.Backend}
-	baseHeight := testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
+	baseHeight := testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
 	// process follow_distance blocks
 	for i := 0; i < int(params.BeaconConfig().Eth1FollowDistance); i++ {
 		testAcc.Backend.Commit()
 	}
 	// set current height
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 
 	h, err := web3Service.followedBlockHeight(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -229,8 +229,8 @@ func TestFollowBlock_OK(t *testing.T) {
 		testAcc.Backend.Commit()
 	}
 	// set current height
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().NumberU64()
-	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockHeight = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Number.Uint64()
+	web3Service.latestEth1Data.BlockTime = testAcc.Backend.Blockchain().CurrentBlock().Time
 
 	h, err = web3Service.followedBlockHeight(context.Background())
 	require.NoError(t, err)

beacon-chain/execution/testing/mock_engine_client.go

@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ type EngineClient struct {
 	TerminalBlockHash           []byte
 	TerminalBlockHashExists     bool
 	OverrideValidHash           [32]byte
+	BlobsBundle                 *pb.BlobsBundle
 	BlockValue                  *big.Int
 }
 
@@ -172,3 +173,8 @@ func (e *EngineClient) GetTerminalBlockHash(ctx context.Context, transitionTime
 		blk = parentBlk
 	}
 }
+
+// GetBlobsBundle --
+func (e *EngineClient) GetBlobsBundle(ctx context.Context, payloadId [8]byte) (*pb.BlobsBundle, error) {
+	return e.BlobsBundle, nil
+}

beacon-chain/node/BUILD.bazel

@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ go_library(
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_prometheus_client_golang//prometheus:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_fastssz//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_sirupsen_logrus//:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_urfave_cli_v2//:go_default_library",
     ],

beacon-chain/node/config.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	fastssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/cmd/beacon-chain/flags"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
@@ -189,3 +190,7 @@ func configureExecutionSetting(cliCtx *cli.Context) error {
 		" Default fee recipient will be used as a fall back", checksumAddress.Hex())
 	return params.SetActive(c)
 }
+
+func configureFastSSZHashingAlgorithm() {
+	fastssz.EnableVectorizedHTR = true
+}

beacon-chain/node/node.go

@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ func New(cliCtx *cli.Context, opts ...Option) (*BeaconNode, error) {
 	if err := configureExecutionSetting(cliCtx); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	configureFastSSZHashingAlgorithm()
 
 	// Initializes any forks here.
 	params.BeaconConfig().InitializeForkSchedule()
@@ -798,10 +799,10 @@ func (b *BeaconNode) registerRPCService() error {
 		PeerManager:                   p2pService,
 		MetadataProvider:              p2pService,
 		ChainInfoFetcher:              chainService,
-		HeadUpdater:                   chainService,
 		HeadFetcher:                   chainService,
 		CanonicalFetcher:              chainService,
 		ForkFetcher:                   chainService,
+		ForkchoiceFetcher:             chainService,
 		FinalizationFetcher:           chainService,
 		BlockReceiver:                 chainService,
 		AttestationReceiver:           chainService,

beacon-chain/p2p/BUILD.bazel

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ go_library(
         "options.go",
         "pubsub.go",
         "pubsub_filter.go",
+        "pubsub_tracer.go",
         "rpc_topic_mappings.go",
         "sender.go",
         "service.go",
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ go_library(
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/host:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/network:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/peer:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/peerstore:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//core/protocol:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//p2p/muxer/mplex:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_libp2p_go_libp2p//p2p/security/noise:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/p2p/broadcaster.go

@@ -141,6 +141,35 @@ func (s *Service) broadcastAttestation(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, att *
 	}
 }
 
+// BroadcastBlob broadcasts a blob to the p2p network, the message is assumed to be
+// broadcasted to the current fork and to the input subnet.
+func (s *Service) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blob *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.BroadcastBlob")
+	defer span.End()
+	forkDigest, err := s.currentForkDigest()
+	if err != nil {
+		err := errors.Wrap(err, "could not retrieve fork digest")
+		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Non-blocking broadcast, with attempts to discover a subnet peer if none available.
+	go s.broadcastBlob(ctx, subnet, blob, forkDigest)
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *Service) broadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar, forkDigest [4]byte) {
+	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastBlob")
+	defer span.End()
+	ctx = trace.NewContext(context.Background(), span) // clear parent context / deadline.
+
+	if err := s.broadcastObject(ctx, blobSidecar, blobSubnetToTopic(subnet, forkDigest)); err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Failed to broadcast blob sidecar")
+		tracing.AnnotateError(span, err)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s *Service) broadcastSyncCommittee(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, sMsg *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage, forkDigest [4]byte) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "p2p.broadcastSyncCommittee")
 	defer span.End()
@@ -232,3 +261,7 @@ func attestationToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
 func syncCommitteeToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat, forkDigest, subnet)
 }
+
+func blobSubnetToTopic(subnet uint64, forkDigest [4]byte) string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf(BlobSubnetTopicFormat, forkDigest, subnet)
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/fork_watcher.go

@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ func (s *Service) forkWatcher() {
 			currEpoch := slots.ToEpoch(currSlot)
 			if currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().AltairForkEpoch ||
 				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().BellatrixForkEpoch ||
-				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
+				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch ||
+				currEpoch == params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
 				// If we are in the fork epoch, we update our enr with
 				// the updated fork digest. These repeatedly does
 				// this over the epoch, which might be slightly wasteful

beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_scoring_params.go

@@ -119,6 +119,9 @@ func (s *Service) topicScoreParams(topic string) (*pubsub.TopicScoreParams, erro
 		return defaultProposerSlashingTopicParams(), nil
 	case strings.Contains(topic, GossipAttesterSlashingMessage):
 		return defaultAttesterSlashingTopicParams(), nil
+	case strings.Contains(topic, GossipBlobSidecarMessage):
+		// TODO(Deneb): Using the default block scoring. But this should be updated.
+		return defaultBlockTopicParams(), nil
 	case strings.Contains(topic, GossipBlsToExecutionChangeMessage):
 		return defaultBlsToExecutionChangeTopicParams(), nil
 	default:

beacon-chain/p2p/gossip_topic_mappings.go

@@ -21,12 +21,16 @@ var gossipTopicMappings = map[string]proto.Message{
 	SyncContributionAndProofSubnetTopicFormat: &ethpb.SignedContributionAndProof{},
 	SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat:            &ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage{},
 	BlsToExecutionChangeSubnetTopicFormat:     &ethpb.SignedBLSToExecutionChange{},
+	BlobSubnetTopicFormat:                     &ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar{},
 }
 
 // GossipTopicMappings is a function to return the assigned data type
 // versioned by epoch.
 func GossipTopicMappings(topic string, epoch primitives.Epoch) proto.Message {
 	if topic == BlockSubnetTopicFormat {
+		if epoch >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+			return &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{}
+		}
 		if epoch >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
 			return &ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{}
 		}
@@ -64,4 +68,6 @@ func init() {
 	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockBellatrix{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
 	// Specially handle Capella objects
 	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
+	// Specially handle Deneb objects
+	GossipTypeMapping[reflect.TypeOf(&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{})] = BlockSubnetTopicFormat
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/interfaces.go

@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ type Broadcaster interface {
 	Broadcast(context.Context, proto.Message) error
 	BroadcastAttestation(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, att *ethpb.Attestation) error
 	BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, sMsg *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage) error
+	BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error
 }
 
 // SetStreamHandler configures p2p to handle streams of a certain topic ID.

beacon-chain/p2p/monitoring.go

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peerstore"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus/promauto"
 )
@@ -63,6 +64,80 @@ var (
 		Name: "p2p_sync_committee_subnet_attempted_broadcasts",
 		Help: "The number of sync committee that were attempted to be broadcast.",
 	})
+
+	// Gossip Tracer Metrics
+	pubsubTopicsActive = promauto.NewGaugeVec(prometheus.GaugeOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_topic_active",
+		Help: "The topics that the peer is participating in gossipsub.",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubTopicsGraft = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_graft_total",
+		Help: "The number of graft messages sent for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubTopicsPrune = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_prune_total",
+		Help: "The number of prune messages sent for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubMessageDeliver = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_deliver_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages received for delivery of a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubMessageUndeliverable = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_undeliverable_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages received which weren't able to be delivered of a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubMessageValidate = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_validate_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages received for validation of a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubMessageDuplicate = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_duplicate_total",
+		Help: "The number of duplicate messages sent for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubMessageReject = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_reject_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages rejected of a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubPeerThrottle = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_throttle_total",
+		Help: "The number of times a peer has been throttled for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"topic"})
+	pubsubRPCRecv = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_recv_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages received via rpc for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"control_message"})
+	pubsubRPCSubRecv = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_recv_sub_total",
+		Help: "The number of subscription messages received via rpc",
+	})
+	pubsubRPCDrop = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_drop_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages dropped via rpc for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"control_message"})
+	pubsubRPCSubDrop = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_drop_sub_total",
+		Help: "The number of subscription messages dropped via rpc",
+	})
+	pubsubRPCSent = promauto.NewCounterVec(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_sent_total",
+		Help: "The number of messages sent via rpc for a particular topic",
+	},
+		[]string{"control_message"})
+	pubsubRPCSubSent = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
+		Name: "p2p_pubsub_rpc_sent_sub_total",
+		Help: "The number of subscription messages sent via rpc",
+	})
 )
 
 func (s *Service) updateMetrics() {
@@ -84,20 +159,7 @@ func (s *Service) updateMetrics() {
 			continue
 		}
 
-		// Get the agent data.
-		rawAgent, err := store.Get(pid, "AgentVersion")
-		agent, ok := rawAgent.(string)
-		if err != nil || !ok {
-			agent = "unknown"
-		}
-		foundName := "unknown"
-		for _, knownAgent := range knownAgentVersions {
-			// If the agent string matches one of our known agents, we set
-			// the value to our own, sanitized string.
-			if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(agent), knownAgent) {
-				foundName = knownAgent
-			}
-		}
+		foundName := agentFromPid(pid, store)
 		numConnectedPeersByClient[foundName] += 1
 
 		// Get peer scoring data.
@@ -123,3 +185,21 @@ func average(xs []float64) float64 {
 	}
 	return total / float64(len(xs))
 }
+
+func agentFromPid(pid peer.ID, store peerstore.Peerstore) string {
+	// Get the agent data.
+	rawAgent, err := store.Get(pid, "AgentVersion")
+	agent, ok := rawAgent.(string)
+	if err != nil || !ok {
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+	foundName := "unknown"
+	for _, knownAgent := range knownAgentVersions {
+		// If the agent string matches one of our known agents, we set
+		// the value to our own, sanitized string.
+		if strings.Contains(strings.ToLower(agent), knownAgent) {
+			foundName = knownAgent
+		}
+	}
+	return foundName
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub.go

@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ func (s *Service) pubsubOptions() []pubsub.Option {
 		pubsub.WithPeerScore(peerScoringParams()),
 		pubsub.WithPeerScoreInspect(s.peerInspector, time.Minute),
 		pubsub.WithGossipSubParams(pubsubGossipParam()),
+		pubsub.WithRawTracer(gossipTracer{host: s.host}),
 	}
 	return psOpts
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub_filter.go

@@ -57,12 +57,17 @@ func (s *Service) CanSubscribe(topic string) bool {
 		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not determine Capella fork digest")
 		return false
 	}
-
+	denebForkDigest, err := forks.ForkDigestFromEpoch(params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch, s.genesisValidatorsRoot)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.WithError(err).Error("Could not determine Capella fork digest")
+		return false
+	}
 	switch parts[2] {
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", phase0ForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", altairForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", bellatrixForkDigest):
 	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", capellaForkDigest):
+	case fmt.Sprintf("%x", denebForkDigest):
 	default:
 		return false
 	}

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub_filter_test.go

@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ func TestService_CanSubscribe(t *testing.T) {
 		formatting := []interface{}{digest}
 
 		// Special case for attestation subnets which have a second formatting placeholder.
-		if topic == AttestationSubnetTopicFormat || topic == SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat {
+		if topic == AttestationSubnetTopicFormat || topic == SyncCommitteeSubnetTopicFormat || topic == BlobSubnetTopicFormat {
 			formatting = append(formatting, 0 /* some subnet ID */)
 		}
 

beacon-chain/p2p/pubsub_tracer.go

@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package p2p
+
+import (
+	pubsub "github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p-pubsub"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/host"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/peer"
+	"github.com/libp2p/go-libp2p/core/protocol"
+	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
+)
+
+var _ = pubsub.RawTracer(gossipTracer{})
+
+// This tracer is used to implement metrics collection for messages received
+// and broadcasted through gossipsub.
+type gossipTracer struct {
+	host host.Host
+}
+
+// AddPeer .
+func (g gossipTracer) AddPeer(p peer.ID, proto protocol.ID) {
+	// no-op
+}
+
+// RemovePeer .
+func (g gossipTracer) RemovePeer(p peer.ID) {
+	// no-op
+}
+
+// Join .
+func (g gossipTracer) Join(topic string) {
+	pubsubTopicsActive.WithLabelValues(topic).Set(1)
+}
+
+// Leave .
+func (g gossipTracer) Leave(topic string) {
+	pubsubTopicsActive.WithLabelValues(topic).Set(0)
+}
+
+// Graft .
+func (g gossipTracer) Graft(p peer.ID, topic string) {
+	pubsubTopicsGraft.WithLabelValues(topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// Prune .
+func (g gossipTracer) Prune(p peer.ID, topic string) {
+	pubsubTopicsPrune.WithLabelValues(topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// ValidateMessage .
+func (g gossipTracer) ValidateMessage(msg *pubsub.Message) {
+	pubsubMessageValidate.WithLabelValues(*msg.Topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// DeliverMessage .
+func (g gossipTracer) DeliverMessage(msg *pubsub.Message) {
+	pubsubMessageDeliver.WithLabelValues(*msg.Topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// RejectMessage .
+func (g gossipTracer) RejectMessage(msg *pubsub.Message, reason string) {
+	pubsubMessageReject.WithLabelValues(*msg.Topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// DuplicateMessage .
+func (g gossipTracer) DuplicateMessage(msg *pubsub.Message) {
+	pubsubMessageDuplicate.WithLabelValues(*msg.Topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// UndeliverableMessage .
+func (g gossipTracer) UndeliverableMessage(msg *pubsub.Message) {
+	pubsubMessageUndeliverable.WithLabelValues(*msg.Topic).Inc()
+}
+
+// ThrottlePeer .
+func (g gossipTracer) ThrottlePeer(p peer.ID) {
+	agent := agentFromPid(p, g.host.Peerstore())
+	pubsubPeerThrottle.WithLabelValues(agent).Inc()
+}
+
+// RecvRPC .
+func (g gossipTracer) RecvRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC) {
+	setMetricFromRPC(pubsubRPCSubRecv, pubsubRPCRecv, rpc)
+}
+
+// SendRPC .
+func (g gossipTracer) SendRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC, p peer.ID) {
+	setMetricFromRPC(pubsubRPCSubSent, pubsubRPCSent, rpc)
+}
+
+// DropRPC .
+func (g gossipTracer) DropRPC(rpc *pubsub.RPC, p peer.ID) {
+	setMetricFromRPC(pubsubRPCSubDrop, pubsubRPCDrop, rpc)
+}
+
+func setMetricFromRPC(ctr prometheus.Counter, gauge *prometheus.CounterVec, rpc *pubsub.RPC) {
+	ctr.Add(float64(len(rpc.Subscriptions)))
+	if rpc.Control != nil {
+		gauge.WithLabelValues("graft").Add(float64(len(rpc.Control.Graft)))
+		gauge.WithLabelValues("prune").Add(float64(len(rpc.Control.Prune)))
+		gauge.WithLabelValues("ihave").Add(float64(len(rpc.Control.Ihave)))
+		gauge.WithLabelValues("iwant").Add(float64(len(rpc.Control.Iwant)))
+	}
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/rpc_topic_mappings.go

@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ const PingMessageName = "/ping"
 // MetadataMessageName specifies the name for the metadata message topic.
 const MetadataMessageName = "/metadata"
 
+const BlobSidecarsByRootName = "/blob_sidecars_by_root"
+const BlobSidecarsByRangeName = "/blob_sidecars_by_range"
+
 const (
 	// V1 RPC Topics
 	// RPCStatusTopicV1 defines the v1 topic for the status rpc method.
@@ -52,6 +55,15 @@ const (
 	// RPCMetaDataTopicV1 defines the v1 topic for the metadata rpc method.
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + MetadataMessageName + SchemaVersionV1
 
+	// RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1 is a topic for requesting blob sidecars by their block root. New in deneb.
+	// /eth2/beacon_chain/req/blob_sidecars_by_root/1/
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + BlobSidecarsByRootName + SchemaVersionV1
+
+	// RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1 is a topic for requesting blob sidecars
+	// in the slot range [start_slot, start_slot + count), leading up to the current head block as selected by fork choice.
+	// Protocol ID: /eth2/beacon_chain/req/blob_sidecars_by_range/1/ - New in deneb.
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1 = protocolPrefix + BlobSidecarsByRangeName + SchemaVersionV1
+
 	// V2 RPC Topics
 	// RPCBlocksByRangeTopicV2 defines v2 the topic for the blocks by range rpc method.
 	RPCBlocksByRangeTopicV2 = protocolPrefix + BeaconBlocksByRangeMessageName + SchemaVersionV2
@@ -83,6 +95,10 @@ var RPCTopicMappings = map[string]interface{}{
 	// RPC Metadata Message
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV1: new(interface{}),
 	RPCMetaDataTopicV2: new(interface{}),
+	// BlobSidecarsByRange v1 Message
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRangeTopicV1: new(pb.BlobSidecarsByRangeRequest),
+	// BlobSidecarsByRoot v1 Message
+	RPCBlobSidecarsByRootTopicV1: new(p2ptypes.BlobSidecarsByRootReq),
 }
 
 // Maps all registered protocol prefixes.
@@ -99,6 +115,8 @@ var messageMapping = map[string]bool{
 	BeaconBlocksByRootsMessageName: true,
 	PingMessageName:                true,
 	MetadataMessageName:            true,
+	BlobSidecarsByRangeName:        true,
+	BlobSidecarsByRootName:         true,
 }
 
 // Maps all the RPC messages which are to updated in altair.
@@ -113,6 +131,15 @@ var versionMapping = map[string]bool{
 	SchemaVersionV2: true,
 }
 
+var PreAltairV1SchemaMapping = map[string]bool{
+	StatusMessageName:              true,
+	GoodbyeMessageName:             true,
+	BeaconBlocksByRangeMessageName: true,
+	BeaconBlocksByRootsMessageName: true,
+	PingMessageName:                true,
+	MetadataMessageName:            true,
+}
+
 // VerifyTopicMapping verifies that the topic and its accompanying
 // message type is correct.
 func VerifyTopicMapping(topic string, msg interface{}) error {

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/fuzz_p2p.go

@@ -138,6 +138,11 @@ func (_ *FakeP2P) BroadcastAttestation(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.Att
 	return nil
 }
 
+// BroadcastBlob -- fake.
+func (p *FakeP2P) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage -- fake.
 func (_ *FakeP2P) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage) error {
 	return nil

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/mock_broadcaster.go

@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ func (m *MockBroadcaster) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uin
 	m.BroadcastCalled = true
 	return nil
 }
+
+// BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage records a broadcast occurred.
+func (m *MockBroadcaster) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blob *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	m.BroadcastCalled = true
+	return nil
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/testing/p2p.go

@@ -170,6 +170,11 @@ func (p *TestP2P) BroadcastAttestation(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.Att
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (p *TestP2P) BroadcastBlob(ctx context.Context, subnet uint64, blobSidecar *ethpb.SignedBlobSidecar) error {
+	p.BroadcastCalled = true
+	return nil
+}
+
 // BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage broadcasts a sync committee message.
 func (p *TestP2P) BroadcastSyncCommitteeMessage(_ context.Context, _ uint64, _ *ethpb.SyncCommitteeMessage) error {
 	p.BroadcastCalled = true

beacon-chain/p2p/topics.go

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ const (
 	GossipContributionAndProofMessage = "sync_committee_contribution_and_proof"
 	// GossipBlsToExecutionChangeMessage is the name for the bls to execution change message type.
 	GossipBlsToExecutionChangeMessage = "bls_to_execution_change"
+	// GossipBlobSidecarMessage is the name for the blob sidecar message type.
+	GossipBlobSidecarMessage = "blob_sidecar"
 
 	// Topic Formats
 	//
@@ -49,4 +51,6 @@ const (
 	SyncContributionAndProofSubnetTopicFormat = GossipProtocolAndDigest + GossipContributionAndProofMessage
 	// BlsToExecutionChangeSubnetTopicFormat is the topic format for the bls to execution change subnet.
 	BlsToExecutionChangeSubnetTopicFormat = GossipProtocolAndDigest + GossipBlsToExecutionChangeMessage
+	// BlobSubnetTopicFormat is the topic format for the blob subnet.
+	BlobSubnetTopicFormat = GossipProtocolAndDigest + GossipBlobSidecarMessage + "_%d"
 )

beacon-chain/p2p/types/BUILD.bazel

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ go_test(
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
         "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_prysmaticlabs_fastssz//:go_default_library",
     ],
 )

beacon-chain/p2p/types/object_mapping.go

@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ func InitializeDataMaps() {
 				&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockCapella{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyCapella{}}},
 			)
 		},
+		bytesutil.ToBytes4(params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkVersion): func() (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+			return blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(
+				&ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{Block: &ethpb.BeaconBlockDeneb{Body: &ethpb.BeaconBlockBodyDeneb{}}},
+			)
+		},
 	}
 
 	// Reset our metadata map.
@@ -69,5 +74,8 @@ func InitializeDataMaps() {
 		bytesutil.ToBytes4(params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkVersion): func() metadata.Metadata {
 			return wrapper.WrappedMetadataV1(&ethpb.MetaDataV1{})
 		},
+		bytesutil.ToBytes4(params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkVersion): func() metadata.Metadata {
+			return wrapper.WrappedMetadataV1(&ethpb.MetaDataV1{})
+		},
 	}
 }

beacon-chain/p2p/types/rpc_errors.go

@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ var (
 	ErrRateLimited            = errors.New("rate limited")
 	ErrIODeadline             = errors.New("i/o deadline exceeded")
 	ErrInvalidRequest         = errors.New("invalid range, step or count")
+	ErrBlobLTMinRequest       = errors.New("blob slot < minimum_request_epoch")
 )

beacon-chain/p2p/types/types.go

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 )
 
 const rootLength = 32
@@ -120,3 +121,66 @@ func (m *ErrorMessage) UnmarshalSSZ(buf []byte) error {
 	*m = errMsg
 	return nil
 }
+
+// BlobSidecarsByRootReq is used to specify a list of blob targets (root+index) in a BlobSidecarsByRoot RPC request.
+type BlobSidecarsByRootReq []*eth.BlobIdentifier
+
+// BlobIdentifier is a fixed size value, so we can compute its fixed size at start time (see init below)
+var blobIdSize int
+
+// SizeSSZ returns the size of the serialized representation.
+func (b *BlobSidecarsByRootReq) SizeSSZ() int {
+	return len(*b) * blobIdSize
+}
+
+// MarshalSSZTo marshals the block by roots request with the provided byte slice.
+func (b *BlobSidecarsByRootReq) MarshalSSZTo(dst []byte) ([]byte, error) {
+	// A List without an enclosing container is marshaled exactly like a vector, no length offset required.
+	marshalledObj, err := b.MarshalSSZ()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return append(dst, marshalledObj...), nil
+}
+
+// MarshalSSZ Marshals the block by roots request type into the serialized object.
+func (b *BlobSidecarsByRootReq) MarshalSSZ() ([]byte, error) {
+	buf := make([]byte, len(*b)*blobIdSize)
+	for i, id := range *b {
+		by, err := id.MarshalSSZ()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		copy(buf[i*blobIdSize:(i+1)*blobIdSize], by)
+	}
+	return buf, nil
+}
+
+// UnmarshalSSZ unmarshals the provided bytes buffer into the
+// block by roots request object.
+func (b *BlobSidecarsByRootReq) UnmarshalSSZ(buf []byte) error {
+	bufLen := len(buf)
+	maxLength := int(params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlobsSidecars) * blobIdSize
+	if bufLen > maxLength {
+		return errors.Errorf("expected buffer with length of upto %d but received length %d", maxLength, bufLen)
+	}
+	if bufLen%blobIdSize != 0 {
+		return errors.Wrapf(ssz.ErrIncorrectByteSize, "size=%d", bufLen)
+	}
+	count := bufLen / blobIdSize
+	*b = make([]*eth.BlobIdentifier, count)
+	for i := 0; i < count; i++ {
+		id := &eth.BlobIdentifier{}
+		err := id.UnmarshalSSZ(buf[i*blobIdSize : (i+1)*blobIdSize])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		(*b)[i] = id
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func init() {
+	sizer := &eth.BlobIdentifier{}
+	blobIdSize = sizer.SizeSSZ()
+}

beacon-chain/p2p/types/types_test.go

@@ -4,12 +4,82 @@ import (
 	"encoding/hex"
 	"testing"
 
+	ssz "github.com/prysmaticlabs/fastssz"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 )
 
+func generateBlobIdentifiers(n int) []*eth.BlobIdentifier {
+	r := make([]*eth.BlobIdentifier, n)
+	for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
+		r[i] = &eth.BlobIdentifier{
+			BlockRoot: bytesutil.PadTo([]byte{byte(i)}, 32),
+			Index:     0,
+		}
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func TestBlobSidecarsByRootReq_MarshalSSZ(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		name         string
+		ids          []*eth.BlobIdentifier
+		marshalErr   error
+		unmarshalErr error
+		unmarshalMod func([]byte) []byte
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "empty list",
+		},
+		{
+			name: "single item list",
+			ids:  generateBlobIdentifiers(1),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "10 item list",
+			ids:  generateBlobIdentifiers(10),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "wonky unmarshal size",
+			ids:  generateBlobIdentifiers(10),
+			unmarshalMod: func(in []byte) []byte {
+				in = append(in, byte(0))
+				return in
+			},
+			unmarshalErr: ssz.ErrIncorrectByteSize,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, c := range cases {
+		t.Run(c.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			r := BlobSidecarsByRootReq(c.ids)
+			by, err := r.MarshalSSZ()
+			if c.marshalErr != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.marshalErr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			if c.unmarshalMod != nil {
+				by = c.unmarshalMod(by)
+			}
+			got := &BlobSidecarsByRootReq{}
+			err = got.UnmarshalSSZ(by)
+			if c.unmarshalErr != nil {
+				require.ErrorIs(t, err, c.unmarshalErr)
+				return
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			for i, gid := range *got {
+				require.DeepEqual(t, c.ids[i], gid)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestBeaconBlockByRootsReq_Limit(t *testing.T) {
 	fixedRoots := make([][32]byte, 0)
 	for i := uint64(0); i < params.BeaconNetworkConfig().MaxRequestBlocks+100; i++ {

beacon-chain/rpc/apimiddleware/custom_hooks.go

@@ -503,6 +503,13 @@ type capellaBlockResponseJson struct {
 	Finalized           bool                                   `json:"finalized"`
 }
 
+type denebBlockResponseJson struct {
+	Version             string                               `json:"version"`
+	Data                *SignedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson `json:"data"`
+	ExecutionOptimistic bool                                 `json:"execution_optimistic"`
+	Finalized           bool                                 `json:"finalized"`
+}
+
 type bellatrixBlindedBlockResponseJson struct {
 	Version             string                                          `json:"version" enum:"true"`
 	Data                *SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixContainerJson `json:"data"`
@@ -517,6 +524,12 @@ type capellaBlindedBlockResponseJson struct {
 	Finalized           bool                                          `json:"finalized"`
 }
 
+type denebBlindedBlockResponseJson struct {
+	Version             string                                      `json:"version"`
+	Data                *SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson `json:"data"`
+	ExecutionOptimistic bool                                        `json:"execution_optimistic"`
+}
+
 func serializeV2Block(response interface{}) (apimiddleware.RunDefault, []byte, apimiddleware.ErrorJson) {
 	respContainer, ok := response.(*BlockV2ResponseJson)
 	if !ok {
@@ -565,6 +578,16 @@ func serializeV2Block(response interface{}) (apimiddleware.RunDefault, []byte, a
 			ExecutionOptimistic: respContainer.ExecutionOptimistic,
 			Finalized:           respContainer.Finalized,
 		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(respContainer.Version, strings.ToLower(ethpbv2.Version_Deneb.String())):
+		actualRespContainer = &denebBlockResponseJson{
+			Version: respContainer.Version,
+			Data: &SignedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson{
+				Message:   respContainer.Data.DenebBlock,
+				Signature: respContainer.Data.Signature,
+			},
+			ExecutionOptimistic: respContainer.ExecutionOptimistic,
+			Finalized:           respContainer.Finalized,
+		}
 	default:
 		return false, nil, apimiddleware.InternalServerError(fmt.Errorf("unsupported block version '%s'", respContainer.Version))
 	}
@@ -624,6 +647,15 @@ func serializeBlindedBlock(response interface{}) (apimiddleware.RunDefault, []by
 			ExecutionOptimistic: respContainer.ExecutionOptimistic,
 			Finalized:           respContainer.Finalized,
 		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(respContainer.Version, strings.ToLower(ethpbv2.Version_Deneb.String())):
+		actualRespContainer = &denebBlindedBlockResponseJson{
+			Version: respContainer.Version,
+			Data: &SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson{
+				Message:   respContainer.Data.DenebBlock,
+				Signature: respContainer.Data.Signature,
+			},
+			ExecutionOptimistic: respContainer.ExecutionOptimistic,
+		}
 	default:
 		return false, nil, apimiddleware.InternalServerError(fmt.Errorf("unsupported block version '%s'", respContainer.Version))
 	}
@@ -655,6 +687,11 @@ type capellaStateResponseJson struct {
 	Data    *BeaconStateCapellaJson `json:"data"`
 }
 
+type denebStateResponseJson struct {
+	Version string                `json:"version"`
+	Data    *BeaconStateDenebJson `json:"data"`
+}
+
 func serializeV2State(response interface{}) (apimiddleware.RunDefault, []byte, apimiddleware.ErrorJson) {
 	respContainer, ok := response.(*BeaconStateV2ResponseJson)
 	if !ok {
@@ -683,6 +720,11 @@ func serializeV2State(response interface{}) (apimiddleware.RunDefault, []byte, a
 			Version: respContainer.Version,
 			Data:    respContainer.Data.CapellaState,
 		}
+	case strings.EqualFold(respContainer.Version, strings.ToLower(ethpbv2.Version_Deneb.String())):
+		actualRespContainer = &denebStateResponseJson{
+			Version: respContainer.Version,
+			Data:    respContainer.Data.DenebState,
+		}
 	default:
 		return false, nil, apimiddleware.InternalServerError(fmt.Errorf("unsupported state version '%s'", respContainer.Version))
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/apimiddleware/structs.go

@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ type SignedBeaconBlockContainerV2Json struct {
 	AltairBlock    *BeaconBlockAltairJson    `json:"altair_block"`
 	BellatrixBlock *BeaconBlockBellatrixJson `json:"bellatrix_block"`
 	CapellaBlock   *BeaconBlockCapellaJson   `json:"capella_block"`
+	DenebBlock     *BeaconBlockDenebJson     `json:"deneb_block"`
 	Signature      string                    `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
 }
 
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ type SignedBlindedBeaconBlockContainerJson struct {
 	AltairBlock    *BeaconBlockAltairJson           `json:"altair_block"`
 	BellatrixBlock *BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixJson `json:"bellatrix_block"`
 	CapellaBlock   *BlindedBeaconBlockCapellaJson   `json:"capella_block"`
+	DenebBlock     *BlindedBeaconBlockDenebJson     `json:"deneb_block"`
 	Signature      string                           `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
 }
 
@@ -411,6 +413,7 @@ type BeaconBlockContainerV2Json struct {
 	AltairBlock    *BeaconBlockAltairJson    `json:"altair_block"`
 	BellatrixBlock *BeaconBlockBellatrixJson `json:"bellatrix_block"`
 	CapellaBlock   *BeaconBlockCapellaJson   `json:"capella_block"`
+	DenebBlock     *BeaconBlockDenebJson     `json:"deneb_block"`
 }
 
 type BlindedBeaconBlockContainerJson struct {
@@ -418,6 +421,7 @@ type BlindedBeaconBlockContainerJson struct {
 	AltairBlock    *BeaconBlockAltairJson           `json:"altair_block"`
 	BellatrixBlock *BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixJson `json:"bellatrix_block"`
 	CapellaBlock   *BlindedBeaconBlockCapellaJson   `json:"capella_block"`
+	DenebBlock     *BlindedBeaconBlockDenebJson     `json:"deneb_block"`
 }
 
 type SignedBeaconBlockAltairContainerJson struct {
@@ -435,6 +439,11 @@ type SignedBeaconBlockCapellaContainerJson struct {
 	Signature string                  `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
 }
 
+type SignedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson struct {
+	Message   *BeaconBlockDenebJson `json:"message"`
+	Signature string                `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
+}
+
 type SignedBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixContainerJson struct {
 	Message   *BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixJson `json:"message"`
 	Signature string                           `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
@@ -445,6 +454,11 @@ type SignedBlindedBeaconBlockCapellaContainerJson struct {
 	Signature string                         `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
 }
 
+type SignedBlindedBeaconBlockDenebContainerJson struct {
+	Message   *BlindedBeaconBlockDenebJson `json:"message"`
+	Signature string                       `json:"signature" hex:"true"`
+}
+
 type BeaconBlockAltairJson struct {
 	Slot          string                     `json:"slot"`
 	ProposerIndex string                     `json:"proposer_index"`
@@ -469,6 +483,14 @@ type BeaconBlockCapellaJson struct {
 	Body          *BeaconBlockBodyCapellaJson `json:"body"`
 }
 
+type BeaconBlockDenebJson struct {
+	Slot          string                    `json:"slot"`
+	ProposerIndex string                    `json:"proposer_index"`
+	ParentRoot    string                    `json:"parent_root" hex:"true"`
+	StateRoot     string                    `json:"state_root" hex:"true"`
+	Body          *BeaconBlockBodyDenebJson `json:"body"`
+}
+
 type BlindedBeaconBlockBellatrixJson struct {
 	Slot          string                               `json:"slot"`
 	ProposerIndex string                               `json:"proposer_index"`
@@ -485,6 +507,14 @@ type BlindedBeaconBlockCapellaJson struct {
 	Body          *BlindedBeaconBlockBodyCapellaJson `json:"body"`
 }
 
+type BlindedBeaconBlockDenebJson struct {
+	Slot          string                           `json:"slot"`
+	ProposerIndex string                           `json:"proposer_index"`
+	ParentRoot    string                           `json:"parent_root" hex:"true"`
+	StateRoot     string                           `json:"state_root" hex:"true"`
+	Body          *BlindedBeaconBlockBodyDenebJson `json:"body"`
+}
+
 type BeaconBlockBodyAltairJson struct {
 	RandaoReveal      string                     `json:"randao_reveal" hex:"true"`
 	Eth1Data          *Eth1DataJson              `json:"eth1_data"`
@@ -524,6 +554,21 @@ type BeaconBlockBodyCapellaJson struct {
 	BLSToExecutionChanges []*SignedBLSToExecutionChangeJson `json:"bls_to_execution_changes"`
 }
 
+type BeaconBlockBodyDenebJson struct {
+	RandaoReveal          string                            `json:"randao_reveal" hex:"true"`
+	Eth1Data              *Eth1DataJson                     `json:"eth1_data"`
+	Graffiti              string                            `json:"graffiti" hex:"true"`
+	ProposerSlashings     []*ProposerSlashingJson           `json:"proposer_slashings"`
+	AttesterSlashings     []*AttesterSlashingJson           `json:"attester_slashings"`
+	Attestations          []*AttestationJson                `json:"attestations"`
+	Deposits              []*DepositJson                    `json:"deposits"`
+	VoluntaryExits        []*SignedVoluntaryExitJson        `json:"voluntary_exits"`
+	SyncAggregate         *SyncAggregateJson                `json:"sync_aggregate"`
+	ExecutionPayload      *ExecutionPayloadDenebJson        `json:"execution_payload"`
+	BLSToExecutionChanges []*SignedBLSToExecutionChangeJson `json:"bls_to_execution_changes"`
+	BlobKzgCommitments    []string                          `json:"blob_kzg_commitments" hex:"true"`
+}
+
 type BlindedBeaconBlockBodyBellatrixJson struct {
 	RandaoReveal           string                      `json:"randao_reveal" hex:"true"`
 	Eth1Data               *Eth1DataJson               `json:"eth1_data"`
@@ -551,6 +596,21 @@ type BlindedBeaconBlockBodyCapellaJson struct {
 	BLSToExecutionChanges  []*SignedBLSToExecutionChangeJson  `json:"bls_to_execution_changes"`
 }
 
+type BlindedBeaconBlockBodyDenebJson struct {
+	RandaoReveal           string                            `json:"randao_reveal" hex:"true"`
+	Eth1Data               *Eth1DataJson                     `json:"eth1_data"`
+	Graffiti               string                            `json:"graffiti" hex:"true"`
+	ProposerSlashings      []*ProposerSlashingJson           `json:"proposer_slashings"`
+	AttesterSlashings      []*AttesterSlashingJson           `json:"attester_slashings"`
+	Attestations           []*AttestationJson                `json:"attestations"`
+	Deposits               []*DepositJson                    `json:"deposits"`
+	VoluntaryExits         []*SignedVoluntaryExitJson        `json:"voluntary_exits"`
+	SyncAggregate          *SyncAggregateJson                `json:"sync_aggregate"`
+	ExecutionPayloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDenebJson  `json:"execution_payload_header"`
+	BLSToExecutionChanges  []*SignedBLSToExecutionChangeJson `json:"bls_to_execution_changes"`
+	BlobKzgCommitments     []string                          `json:"blob_kzg_commitments" hex:"true"`
+}
+
 type ExecutionPayloadJson struct {
 	ParentHash    string   `json:"parent_hash" hex:"true"`
 	FeeRecipient  string   `json:"fee_recipient" hex:"true"`
@@ -586,6 +646,25 @@ type ExecutionPayloadCapellaJson struct {
 	Withdrawals   []*WithdrawalJson `json:"withdrawals"`
 }
 
+type ExecutionPayloadDenebJson struct {
+	ParentHash    string            `json:"parent_hash" hex:"true"`
+	FeeRecipient  string            `json:"fee_recipient" hex:"true"`
+	StateRoot     string            `json:"state_root" hex:"true"`
+	ReceiptsRoot  string            `json:"receipts_root" hex:"true"`
+	LogsBloom     string            `json:"logs_bloom" hex:"true"`
+	PrevRandao    string            `json:"prev_randao" hex:"true"`
+	BlockNumber   string            `json:"block_number"`
+	GasLimit      string            `json:"gas_limit"`
+	GasUsed       string            `json:"gas_used"`
+	TimeStamp     string            `json:"timestamp"`
+	ExtraData     string            `json:"extra_data" hex:"true"`
+	BaseFeePerGas string            `json:"base_fee_per_gas" uint256:"true"`
+	ExcessDataGas string            `json:"excess_data_gas" uint256:"true"`
+	BlockHash     string            `json:"block_hash" hex:"true"`
+	Transactions  []string          `json:"transactions" hex:"true"`
+	Withdrawals   []*WithdrawalJson `json:"withdrawals"`
+}
+
 type ExecutionPayloadHeaderJson struct {
 	ParentHash       string `json:"parent_hash" hex:"true"`
 	FeeRecipient     string `json:"fee_recipient" hex:"true"`
@@ -621,6 +700,25 @@ type ExecutionPayloadHeaderCapellaJson struct {
 	WithdrawalsRoot  string `json:"withdrawals_root" hex:"true"`
 }
 
+type ExecutionPayloadHeaderDenebJson struct {
+	ParentHash       string `json:"parent_hash" hex:"true"`
+	FeeRecipient     string `json:"fee_recipient" hex:"true"`
+	StateRoot        string `json:"state_root" hex:"true"`
+	ReceiptsRoot     string `json:"receipts_root" hex:"true"`
+	LogsBloom        string `json:"logs_bloom" hex:"true"`
+	PrevRandao       string `json:"prev_randao" hex:"true"`
+	BlockNumber      string `json:"block_number"`
+	GasLimit         string `json:"gas_limit"`
+	GasUsed          string `json:"gas_used"`
+	TimeStamp        string `json:"timestamp"`
+	ExtraData        string `json:"extra_data" hex:"true"`
+	BaseFeePerGas    string `json:"base_fee_per_gas" uint256:"true"`
+	ExcessDataGas    string `json:"excess_data_gas" uint256:"true"`
+	BlockHash        string `json:"block_hash" hex:"true"`
+	TransactionsRoot string `json:"transactions_root" hex:"true"`
+	WithdrawalsRoot  string `json:"withdrawals_root" hex:"true"`
+}
+
 type SyncAggregateJson struct {
 	SyncCommitteeBits      string `json:"sync_committee_bits" hex:"true"`
 	SyncCommitteeSignature string `json:"sync_committee_signature" hex:"true"`
@@ -877,11 +975,42 @@ type BeaconStateCapellaJson struct {
 	HistoricalSummaries          []*HistoricalSummaryJson           `json:"historical_summaries"`
 }
 
+type BeaconStateDenebJson struct {
+	GenesisTime                  string                           `json:"genesis_time"`
+	GenesisValidatorsRoot        string                           `json:"genesis_validators_root" hex:"true"`
+	Slot                         string                           `json:"slot"`
+	Fork                         *ForkJson                        `json:"fork"`
+	LatestBlockHeader            *BeaconBlockHeaderJson           `json:"latest_block_header"`
+	BlockRoots                   []string                         `json:"block_roots" hex:"true"`
+	StateRoots                   []string                         `json:"state_roots" hex:"true"`
+	HistoricalRoots              []string                         `json:"historical_roots" hex:"true"`
+	Eth1Data                     *Eth1DataJson                    `json:"eth1_data"`
+	Eth1DataVotes                []*Eth1DataJson                  `json:"eth1_data_votes"`
+	Eth1DepositIndex             string                           `json:"eth1_deposit_index"`
+	Validators                   []*ValidatorJson                 `json:"validators"`
+	Balances                     []string                         `json:"balances"`
+	RandaoMixes                  []string                         `json:"randao_mixes" hex:"true"`
+	Slashings                    []string                         `json:"slashings"`
+	PreviousEpochParticipation   EpochParticipation               `json:"previous_epoch_participation"`
+	CurrentEpochParticipation    EpochParticipation               `json:"current_epoch_participation"`
+	JustificationBits            string                           `json:"justification_bits" hex:"true"`
+	PreviousJustifiedCheckpoint  *CheckpointJson                  `json:"previous_justified_checkpoint"`
+	CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint   *CheckpointJson                  `json:"current_justified_checkpoint"`
+	FinalizedCheckpoint          *CheckpointJson                  `json:"finalized_checkpoint"`
+	InactivityScores             []string                         `json:"inactivity_scores"`
+	CurrentSyncCommittee         *SyncCommitteeJson               `json:"current_sync_committee"`
+	NextSyncCommittee            *SyncCommitteeJson               `json:"next_sync_committee"`
+	LatestExecutionPayloadHeader *ExecutionPayloadHeaderDenebJson `json:"latest_execution_payload_header"`
+	NextWithdrawalIndex          string                           `json:"next_withdrawal_index"`
+	NextWithdrawalValidatorIndex string                           `json:"next_withdrawal_validator_index"`
+}
+
 type BeaconStateContainerV2Json struct {
 	Phase0State    *BeaconStateJson          `json:"phase0_state"`
 	AltairState    *BeaconStateAltairJson    `json:"altair_state"`
 	BellatrixState *BeaconStateBellatrixJson `json:"bellatrix_state"`
 	CapellaState   *BeaconStateCapellaJson   `json:"capella_state"`
+	DenebState     *BeaconStateDenebJson     `json:"deneb_state"`
 }
 
 type ForkJson struct {
@@ -1185,7 +1314,7 @@ type EventPayloadAttributeV2Json struct {
 	ParentBlockNumber string                   `json:"parent_block_number"`
 	ParentBlockRoot   string                   `json:"parent_block_root" hex:"true"`
 	ParentBlockHash   string                   `json:"parent_block_hash" hex:"true"`
-	PayloadAttributes *PayloadAttributesV2Json `json:"payload_attributes_v2"`
+	PayloadAttributes *PayloadAttributesV2Json `json:"payload_attributes"`
 }
 
 type PayloadAttributesV1Json struct {

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/blinded_blocks_test.go

@@ -520,8 +520,10 @@ func TestServer_GetBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			Block:               chainBlk,
 			Root:                headBlock.BlockRoot,
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
-			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -734,8 +736,10 @@ func TestServer_GetBlindedBlockSSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			Block:               chainBlk,
 			Root:                headBlock.BlockRoot,
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
-			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/blocks.go

@@ -382,6 +382,14 @@ func (bs *Server) GetBlockV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.BlockRequestV2) (
 	if !errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get signed beacon block: %v", err)
 	}
+	result, err = bs.getBlockDeneb(ctx, blk)
+	if result != nil {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+	// ErrUnsupportedGetter means that we have another block type
+	if !errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get signed beacon block: %v", err)
+	}
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Unknown block type %T", blk)
 }
 
@@ -436,6 +444,14 @@ func (bs *Server) GetBlockSSZV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.BlockRequestV2
 	if !errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get signed beacon block: %v", err)
 	}
+	result, err = bs.getSSZBlockDeneb(ctx, blk)
+	if result != nil {
+		return result, nil
+	}
+	// ErrUnsupportedGetter means that we have another block type
+	if !errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get signed beacon block: %v", err)
+	}
 
 	return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Unknown block type %T", blk)
 }
@@ -817,6 +833,76 @@ func (bs *Server) getBlockCapella(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySi
 	}, nil
 }
 
+func (bs *Server) getBlockDeneb(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpbv2.BlockResponseV2, error) {
+	denebBlk, err := blk.PbDenebBlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		// ErrUnsupportedGetter means that we have another block type
+		if errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
+			if blindedDenebBlk, err := blk.PbBlindedDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				if blindedDenebBlk == nil {
+					return nil, errNilBlock
+				}
+				signedFullBlock, err := bs.ExecutionPayloadReconstructor.ReconstructFullBlock(ctx, blk)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not reconstruct full execution payload to create signed beacon block")
+				}
+				denebBlk, err = signedFullBlock.PbDenebBlock()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get signed beacon block")
+				}
+				v2Blk, err := migration.V1Alpha1BeaconBlockDenebToV2(denebBlk.Block)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not convert beacon block")
+				}
+				root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get block root")
+				}
+				isOptimistic, err := bs.OptimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, root)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if block is optimistic")
+				}
+				sig := blk.Signature()
+				return &ethpbv2.BlockResponseV2{
+					Version: ethpbv2.Version_Deneb,
+					Data: &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockContainer{
+						Message:   &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockContainer_DenebBlock{DenebBlock: v2Blk},
+						Signature: sig[:],
+					},
+					ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
+				}, nil
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if denebBlk == nil {
+		return nil, errNilBlock
+	}
+	v2Blk, err := migration.V1Alpha1BeaconBlockDenebToV2(denebBlk.Block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not convert beacon block")
+	}
+	root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get block root")
+	}
+	isOptimistic, err := bs.OptimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if block is optimistic")
+	}
+	sig := blk.Signature()
+	return &ethpbv2.BlockResponseV2{
+		Version: ethpbv2.Version_Deneb,
+		Data: &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockContainer{
+			Message:   &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockContainer_DenebBlock{DenebBlock: v2Blk},
+			Signature: sig[:],
+		},
+		ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
+	}, nil
+}
+
 func getSSZBlockPhase0(blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpbv2.SSZContainer, error) {
 	phase0Blk, err := blk.PbPhase0Block()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -1012,6 +1098,82 @@ func (bs *Server) getSSZBlockCapella(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnl
 	return &ethpbv2.SSZContainer{Version: ethpbv2.Version_CAPELLA, ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic, Data: sszData}, nil
 }
 
+func (bs *Server) getSSZBlockDeneb(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpbv2.SSZContainer, error) {
+	denebBlk, err := blk.PbDenebBlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		// ErrUnsupportedGetter means that we have another block type
+		if errors.Is(err, blocks.ErrUnsupportedGetter) {
+			if blindedDenebBlk, err := blk.PbBlindedDenebBlock(); err == nil {
+				if blindedDenebBlk == nil {
+					return nil, errNilBlock
+				}
+				signedFullBlock, err := bs.ExecutionPayloadReconstructor.ReconstructFullBlock(ctx, blk)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not reconstruct full execution payload to create signed beacon block")
+				}
+				denebBlk, err = signedFullBlock.PbDenebBlock()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get signed beacon block")
+				}
+				v2Blk, err := migration.V1Alpha1BeaconBlockDenebToV2(denebBlk.Block)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not convert signed beacon block")
+				}
+				root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get block root")
+				}
+				isOptimistic, err := bs.OptimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, root)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if block is optimistic")
+				}
+				sig := blk.Signature()
+				data := &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{
+					Message:   v2Blk,
+					Signature: sig[:],
+				}
+				sszData, err := data.MarshalSSZ()
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not marshal block into SSZ")
+				}
+				return &ethpbv2.SSZContainer{
+					Version:             ethpbv2.Version_Deneb,
+					ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
+					Data:                sszData,
+				}, nil
+			}
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if denebBlk == nil {
+		return nil, errNilBlock
+	}
+	v2Blk, err := migration.V1Alpha1BeaconBlockDenebToV2(denebBlk.Block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not convert signed beacon block")
+	}
+	root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get block root")
+	}
+	isOptimistic, err := bs.OptimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, root)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not check if block is optimistic")
+	}
+	sig := blk.Signature()
+	data := &ethpbv2.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb{
+		Message:   v2Blk,
+		Signature: sig[:],
+	}
+	sszData, err := data.MarshalSSZ()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not marshal block into SSZ")
+	}
+	return &ethpbv2.SSZContainer{Version: ethpbv2.Version_Deneb, ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic, Data: sszData}, nil
+}
+
 func (bs *Server) submitPhase0Block(ctx context.Context, phase0Blk *ethpbv1.BeaconBlock, sig []byte) error {
 	v1alpha1Blk, err := migration.V1ToV1Alpha1SignedBlock(&ethpbv1.SignedBeaconBlock{Block: phase0Blk, Signature: sig})
 	if err != nil {

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/blocks_test.go

@@ -471,6 +471,9 @@ func TestServer_GetBlockHeader(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -634,6 +637,9 @@ func TestServer_ListBlockHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(blkContainers[30].BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -1666,6 +1672,9 @@ func TestServer_GetBlockV2(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -1927,6 +1936,9 @@ func TestServer_GetBlockSSZV2(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -2098,6 +2110,9 @@ func TestServer_GetBlockRoot(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,
@@ -2494,6 +2509,9 @@ func TestServer_ListBlockAttestations(t *testing.T) {
 			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Root: blkContainers[64].BlockRoot},
 			Optimistic:          true,
 			FinalizedRoots:      map[[32]byte]bool{},
+			OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
+				bytesutil.ToBytes32(headBlock.BlockRoot): true,
+			},
 		}
 		bs := &Server{
 			BeaconDB:              beaconDB,

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/config_test.go

@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ func TestGetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	config.MaxWithdrawalsPerPayload = 74
 	config.MaxBlsToExecutionChanges = 75
 	config.MaxValidatorsPerWithdrawalsSweep = 76
+	config.DenebForkEpoch = 77
+	config.DenebForkVersion = []byte("DenebForkVersion")
 
 	var dbp [4]byte
 	copy(dbp[:], []byte{'0', '0', '0', '1'})
@@ -129,6 +131,9 @@ func TestGetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	var dam [4]byte
 	copy(dam[:], []byte{'1', '0', '0', '0'})
 	config.DomainApplicationMask = dam
+	var dbs [4]byte
+	copy(dbs[:], []byte{'0', '0', '0', '8'})
+	config.DomainBlobSidecar = dbs
 
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(config)
 
@@ -136,7 +141,7 @@ func TestGetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 	resp, err := server.GetSpec(context.Background(), &emptypb.Empty{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	assert.Equal(t, 105, len(resp.Data))
+	assert.Equal(t, 108, len(resp.Data))
 	for k, v := range resp.Data {
 		switch k {
 		case "CONFIG_NAME":
@@ -362,8 +367,14 @@ func TestGetSpec(t *testing.T) {
 		case "REORG_WEIGHT_THRESHOLD":
 			assert.Equal(t, "20", v)
 		case "SAFE_SLOTS_TO_IMPORT_OPTIMISTICALLY":
+		case "DENEB_FORK_EPOCH":
+			assert.Equal(t, "77", v)
+		case "DENEB_FORK_VERSION":
+			assert.Equal(t, "0x"+hex.EncodeToString([]byte("DenebForkVersion")), v)
+		case "DOMAIN_BLOB_SIDECAR":
+			assert.Equal(t, "0x30303038", v)
 		default:
-			t.Errorf("Incorrect key: %s", k)
+			t.Errorf("Unknown key: %s", k)
 		}
 	}
 }

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/state.go

@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetStateRoot(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateRequest) (*e
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get state: %v", err)
 	}
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetStateFork(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateRequest) (*e
 		return nil, helpers.PrepareStateFetchGRPCError(err)
 	}
 	fork := st.Fork()
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetFinalityCheckpoints(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateRe
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, helpers.PrepareStateFetchGRPCError(err)
 	}
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetRandao(ctx context.Context, req *eth2.RandaoRequest) (*eth2
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get randao mix at index %d", idx)
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/state_test.go

@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := server.GetStateRoot(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-		StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+		StateId: []byte("head"),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetStateRoot(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func TestGetStateRoot(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetStateRoot(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ func TestGetStateFork(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := server.GetStateFork(ctx, &eth.StateRequest{
-		StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+		StateId: []byte("head"),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ func TestGetStateFork(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetStateFork(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func TestGetStateFork(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetStateFork(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func TestGetFinalityCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	resp, err := server.GetFinalityCheckpoints(ctx, &eth.StateRequest{
-		StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+		StateId: []byte("head"),
 	})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ func TestGetFinalityCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetFinalityCheckpoints(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func TestGetFinalityCheckpoints(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetFinalityCheckpoints(context.Background(), &eth.StateRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -398,17 +398,17 @@ func TestGetRandao(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("no epoch requested", func(t *testing.T) {
-		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: make([]byte, 0)})
+		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: []byte("head")})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, mixCurrent, resp.Data.Randao)
 	})
 	t.Run("current epoch requested", func(t *testing.T) {
-		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: make([]byte, 0), Epoch: &epochCurrent})
+		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: []byte("head"), Epoch: &epochCurrent})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, mixCurrent, resp.Data.Randao)
 	})
 	t.Run("old epoch requested", func(t *testing.T) {
-		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: make([]byte, 0), Epoch: &epochOld})
+		resp, err := server.GetRandao(ctx, &eth2.RandaoRequest{StateId: []byte("head"), Epoch: &epochOld})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.DeepEqual(t, mixOld, resp.Data.Randao)
 	})
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ func TestGetRandao(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetRandao(context.Background(), &eth2.RandaoRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -482,7 +482,7 @@ func TestGetRandao(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetRandao(context.Background(), &eth2.RandaoRequest{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/sync_committee.go

@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func (bs *Server) ListSyncCommittees(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.StateSync
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not extract sync subcommittees: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/sync_committee_test.go

@@ -161,7 +161,8 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	db := dbTest.SetupDB(t)
 
-	chainService := &mock.ChainService{}
+	stSlot := st.Slot()
+	chainService := &mock.ChainService{Slot: &stSlot}
 	s := &Server{
 		GenesisTimeFetcher: &testutil.MockGenesisTimeFetcher{
 			Genesis: time.Now(),
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 		OptimisticModeFetcher: chainService,
 		FinalizationFetcher:   chainService,
 		BeaconDB:              db,
+		ChainInfoFetcher:      chainService,
 	}
 	req := &ethpbv2.StateSyncCommitteesRequest{StateId: stRoot[:]}
 	resp, err := s.ListSyncCommittees(ctx, req)
@@ -205,7 +207,8 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, db, blk)
 		require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, root))
 
-		chainService := &mock.ChainService{Optimistic: true}
+		stSlot := st.Slot()
+		chainService := &mock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, Slot: &stSlot}
 		s := &Server{
 			GenesisTimeFetcher: &testutil.MockGenesisTimeFetcher{
 				Genesis: time.Now(),
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher: chainService,
 			FinalizationFetcher:   chainService,
 			BeaconDB:              db,
+			ChainInfoFetcher:      chainService,
 		}
 		resp, err := s.ListSyncCommittees(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -234,10 +238,12 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 
 		headerRoot, err := st.LatestBlockHeader().HashTreeRoot()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
+		stSlot := st.Slot()
 		chainService := &mock.ChainService{
 			FinalizedRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{
 				headerRoot: true,
 			},
+			Slot: &stSlot,
 		}
 		s := &Server{
 			GenesisTimeFetcher: &testutil.MockGenesisTimeFetcher{
@@ -250,6 +256,7 @@ func TestListSyncCommittees(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher: chainService,
 			FinalizationFetcher:   chainService,
 			BeaconDB:              db,
+			ChainInfoFetcher:      chainService,
 		}
 		resp, err := s.ListSyncCommittees(ctx, req)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -310,7 +317,7 @@ func TestListSyncCommitteesFuture(t *testing.T) {
 		FinalizationFetcher:   chainService,
 		BeaconDB:              db,
 	}
-	req := &ethpbv2.StateSyncCommitteesRequest{}
+	req := &ethpbv2.StateSyncCommitteesRequest{StateId: []byte("head")}
 	epoch := 2 * params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerSyncCommitteePeriod
 	req.Epoch = &epoch
 	_, err := s.ListSyncCommittees(ctx, req)

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/beacon/validator.go

@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func (bs *Server) GetValidator(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateValidatorReq
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "Could not find validator")
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (bs *Server) ListValidators(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateValidators
 		return nil, handleValContainerErr(err)
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ func (bs *Server) ListValidatorBalances(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.Validato
 		}
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ func (bs *Server) ListCommittees(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.StateCommittees
 		}
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, bs.OptimisticModeFetcher, bs.StateFetcher, bs.ChainInfoFetcher, bs.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/debug.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (ds *Server) GetBeaconStateV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.BeaconState
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, helpers.PrepareStateFetchGRPCError(err)
 	}
-	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, beaconSt, ds.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := helpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, req.StateId, ds.OptimisticModeFetcher, ds.StateFetcher, ds.ChainInfoFetcher, ds.BeaconDB)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ func (ds *Server) GetBeaconStateV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.BeaconState
 			ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
 			Finalized:           isFinalized,
 		}, nil
+	case version.Deneb:
+		protoState, err := migration.BeaconStateDenebToProto(beaconSt)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not convert state to proto: %v", err)
+		}
+		return &ethpbv2.BeaconStateResponseV2{
+			Version: ethpbv2.Version_Deneb,
+			Data: &ethpbv2.BeaconStateContainer{
+				State: &ethpbv2.BeaconStateContainer_DenebState{DenebState: protoState},
+			},
+			ExecutionOptimistic: isOptimistic,
+		}, nil
+
 	default:
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Unsupported state version")
 	}
@@ -133,6 +146,8 @@ func (ds *Server) GetBeaconStateSSZV2(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.BeaconSt
 		ver = ethpbv2.Version_BELLATRIX
 	case version.Capella:
 		ver = ethpbv2.Version_CAPELLA
+	case version.Deneb:
+		ver = ethpbv2.Version_Deneb
 	default:
 		return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Unsupported state version")
 	}
@@ -166,7 +181,5 @@ func (ds *Server) ListForkChoiceHeadsV2(ctx context.Context, _ *emptypb.Empty) (
 
 // GetForkChoice returns a dump fork choice store.
 func (ds *Server) GetForkChoice(ctx context.Context, _ *emptypb.Empty) (*ethpbv1.ForkChoiceDump, error) {
-	ds.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer ds.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-	return ds.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().ForkChoiceDump(ctx)
+	return ds.ForkchoiceFetcher.ForkChoiceDump(ctx)
 }

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/debug_test.go

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ func TestGetBeaconStateV2(t *testing.T) {
 			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		resp, err := server.GetBeaconStateV2(context.Background(), &ethpbv2.BeaconStateRequestV2{
-			StateId: make([]byte, 0),
+			StateId: []byte("head"),
 		})
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.NotNil(t, resp)
@@ -293,7 +293,13 @@ func TestListForkChoiceHeadsV2(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	t.Run("optimistic head", func(t *testing.T) {
-		chainService := &blockchainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true}
+		chainService := &blockchainmock.ChainService{
+			Optimistic:      true,
+			OptimisticRoots: make(map[[32]byte]bool),
+		}
+		for _, sr := range expectedSlotsAndRoots {
+			chainService.OptimisticRoots[sr.Root] = true
+		}
 		server := &Server{
 			HeadFetcher:           chainService,
 			OptimisticModeFetcher: chainService,
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ func TestServer_GetForkChoice(t *testing.T) {
 	fRoot := [32]byte{'a'}
 	fc := &forkchoicetypes.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2, Root: fRoot}
 	require.NoError(t, store.UpdateFinalizedCheckpoint(fc))
-	bs := &Server{ForkFetcher: &blockchainmock.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: store}}
+	bs := &Server{ForkchoiceFetcher: &blockchainmock.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: store}}
 	res, err := bs.GetForkChoice(context.Background(), &empty.Empty{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, primitives.Epoch(2), res.FinalizedCheckpoint.Epoch, "Did not get wanted finalized epoch")

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/debug/server.go

@@ -17,5 +17,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	StateFetcher          statefetcher.Fetcher
 	OptimisticModeFetcher blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher
 	ForkFetcher           blockchain.ForkFetcher
+	ForkchoiceFetcher     blockchain.ForkchoiceFetcher
 	FinalizationFetcher   blockchain.FinalizationFetcher
+	ChainInfoFetcher      blockchain.ChainInfoFetcher
 }

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events.go

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (s *Server) streamPayloadAttributes(stream ethpbservice.Events_StreamEvents
 				ParentBlockNumber: headPayload.BlockNumber(),
 				ParentBlockRoot:   headRoot,
 				ParentBlockHash:   headPayload.BlockHash(),
-				PayloadAttributesV2: &enginev1.PayloadAttributesV2{
+				PayloadAttributes: &enginev1.PayloadAttributesV2{
 					Timestamp:             uint64(t.Unix()),
 					PrevRandao:            prevRando,
 					SuggestedFeeRecipient: headPayload.FeeRecipient(),

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/events/events_test.go

@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ func TestStreamEvents_StateEvents(t *testing.T) {
 				ParentBlockNumber: 1,
 				ParentBlockRoot:   make([]byte, 32),
 				ParentBlockHash:   make([]byte, 32),
-				PayloadAttributesV2: &enginev1.PayloadAttributesV2{
+				PayloadAttributes: &enginev1.PayloadAttributesV2{
 					Timestamp:             24,
 					PrevRandao:            prevRando,
 					SuggestedFeeRecipient: make([]byte, 20),

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/BUILD.bazel

@@ -12,13 +12,16 @@ go_library(
     deps = [
         "//api/grpc:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/stategen:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1:go_default_library",
+        "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_pkg_errors//:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//codes:go_default_library",
         "@org_golang_google_grpc//status:go_default_library",
@@ -35,12 +38,21 @@ go_test(
     deps = [
         "//api/grpc:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/blockchain/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/rpc/testutil:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/state:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/state/state-native:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/testing:go_default_library",
+        "//config/fieldparams:go_default_library",
         "//config/params:go_default_library",
+        "//consensus-types/blocks:go_default_library",
         "//consensus-types/primitives:go_default_library",
+        "//encoding/bytesutil:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/engine/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/eth/v1:go_default_library",
         "//proto/migration:go_default_library",
+        "//proto/prysm/v1alpha1:go_default_library",
         "//testing/assert:go_default_library",
         "//testing/require:go_default_library",
         "//testing/util:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync.go

@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
 package helpers
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"context"
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/grpc"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/statefetcher"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/sync"
-	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 )
@@ -53,26 +56,126 @@ func ValidateSync(
 	return status.Error(codes.Unavailable, "Syncing to latest head, not ready to respond")
 }
 
-// IsOptimistic checks whether the latest block header of the passed in beacon state is the header of an optimistic block.
-func IsOptimistic(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState, optimisticModeFetcher blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher) (bool, error) {
-	header := st.LatestBlockHeader()
-	// This happens when the block at the state's slot is not missing.
-	if bytes.Equal(header.StateRoot, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]) {
-		root, err := st.HashTreeRoot(ctx)
-		if err != nil {
-			return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get state root")
+// IsOptimistic checks whether the beacon state's block is optimistic.
+func IsOptimistic(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	stateId []byte,
+	optimisticModeFetcher blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher,
+	stateFetcher statefetcher.Fetcher,
+	chainInfo blockchain.ChainInfoFetcher,
+	database db.ReadOnlyDatabase,
+) (bool, error) {
+	stateIdString := strings.ToLower(string(stateId))
+	switch stateIdString {
+	case "head":
+		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimistic(ctx)
+	case "genesis":
+		return false, nil
+	case "finalized":
+		fcp := chainInfo.FinalizedCheckpt()
+		if fcp == nil {
+			return true, errors.New("received nil finalized checkpoint")
+		}
+		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(fcp.Root))
+	case "justified":
+		jcp := chainInfo.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
+		if jcp == nil {
+			return true, errors.New("received nil justified checkpoint")
+		}
+		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(jcp.Root))
+	default:
+		if len(stateId) == 32 {
+			return isStateRootOptimistic(ctx, stateId, optimisticModeFetcher, stateFetcher, chainInfo, database)
+		} else {
+			optimistic, err := optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimistic(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check optimistic status")
+			}
+			if !optimistic {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			slotNumber, parseErr := strconv.ParseUint(stateIdString, 10, 64)
+			if parseErr != nil {
+				// ID format does not match any valid options.
+				e := statefetcher.NewStateIdParseError(parseErr)
+				return true, &e
+			}
+			fcp := chainInfo.FinalizedCheckpt()
+			if fcp == nil {
+				return true, errors.New("received nil finalized checkpoint")
+			}
+			finalizedSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(fcp.Epoch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head state's finalized slot")
+			}
+			lastValidatedCheckpoint, err := database.LastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get last validated checkpoint")
+			}
+			validatedSlot, err := slots.EpochStart(lastValidatedCheckpoint.Epoch)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get last validated slot")
+			}
+			if primitives.Slot(slotNumber) <= validatedSlot {
+				return false, nil
+			}
+			// if the finalized checkpoint is higher than the last
+			// validated checkpoint, we are syncing and have synced
+			// a finalization being optimistic
+			if validatedSlot < finalizedSlot {
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			if primitives.Slot(slotNumber) == chainInfo.HeadSlot() {
+				// We know the head is optimistic because we checked it above.
+				return true, nil
+			}
+			headRoot, err := chainInfo.HeadRoot(ctx)
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get head root")
+			}
+			r, err := chainInfo.Ancestor(ctx, headRoot, primitives.Slot(slotNumber))
+			if err != nil {
+				return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get ancestor root")
+			}
+			return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, bytesutil.ToBytes32(r))
 		}
-		header.StateRoot = root[:]
 	}
-	headRoot, err := header.HashTreeRoot()
+}
+
+func isStateRootOptimistic(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	stateId []byte,
+	optimisticModeFetcher blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher,
+	stateFetcher statefetcher.Fetcher,
+	chainInfo blockchain.ChainInfoFetcher,
+	database db.ReadOnlyDatabase,
+) (bool, error) {
+	st, err := stateFetcher.State(ctx, stateId)
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not get header root")
+		return true, errors.Wrap(err, "could not fetch state")
 	}
-	isOptimistic, err := optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, headRoot)
+	if st.Slot() == chainInfo.HeadSlot() {
+		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimistic(ctx)
+	}
+	has, roots, err := database.BlockRootsBySlot(ctx, st.Slot())
 	if err != nil {
-		return false, errors.Wrap(err, "could not check if block is optimistic")
+		return true, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get block roots for slot %d", st.Slot())
 	}
-	return isOptimistic, nil
+	if !has {
+		return true, errors.New("no block roots returned from the database")
+	}
+	for _, r := range roots {
+		b, err := database.Block(ctx, r)
+		if err != nil {
+			return true, errors.Wrapf(err, "could not obtain block")
+		}
+		if bytesutil.ToBytes32(stateId) != b.Block().StateRoot() {
+			continue
+		}
+		return optimisticModeFetcher.IsOptimisticForRoot(ctx, r)
+	}
+	// No block matching requested state root, return true.
+	return true, nil
 }
 
 // SyncDetailsJson contains information about node sync status.

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers/sync_test.go

@@ -2,14 +2,26 @@ package helpers
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2/runtime"
 	grpcutil "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/api/grpc"
 	chainmock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain/testing"
+	dbtest "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/testing"
+	doublylinkedtree "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/forkchoice/doubly-linked-tree"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/testutil"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state"
+	state_native "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/state/state-native"
 	syncmock "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/sync/initial-sync/testing"
+	fieldparams "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/fieldparams"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
+	enginev1 "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/engine/v1"
+	eth "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/assert"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/require"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/testing/util"
@@ -62,44 +74,257 @@ func TestValidateSync(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestIsOptimistic(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
-	st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
-	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	t.Run("optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockOptSyncFetcher := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true}
-		o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, st, mockOptSyncFetcher)
+	t.Run("head optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true}
+		o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("head"), cs, nil, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, true, o)
 	})
-	t.Run("not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockOptSyncFetcher := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: false}
-		o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, st, mockOptSyncFetcher)
+	t.Run("head not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: false}
+		o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("head"), cs, nil, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Equal(t, false, o)
 	})
-	t.Run("zero state root", func(t *testing.T) {
-		zeroRootSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+	t.Run("genesis", func(t *testing.T) {
+		o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("genesis"), nil, nil, nil, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		h := zeroRootSt.LatestBlockHeader()
-		h.StateRoot = make([]byte, 32)
-		require.NoError(t, zeroRootSt.SetLatestBlockHeader(h))
-		mockOptSyncFetcher := &chainmock.ChainService{}
-		_, err = IsOptimistic(ctx, st, mockOptSyncFetcher)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.DeepEqual(
-			t,
-			[32]byte{0xfc, 0x0, 0xe9, 0x6d, 0xb, 0x8b, 0x2, 0x2f, 0x61, 0xeb, 0x92, 0x10, 0xfd, 0x80, 0x84, 0x2b, 0x26, 0x61, 0xdc, 0x94, 0x5f, 0x7a, 0xf0, 0x0, 0xbc, 0x38, 0x6, 0x38, 0x71, 0x95, 0x43, 0x1},
-			mockOptSyncFetcher.OptimisticCheckRootReceived,
-		)
+		assert.Equal(t, false, o)
 	})
-	t.Run("non-zero state root", func(t *testing.T) {
-		mockOptSyncFetcher := &chainmock.ChainService{}
-		_, err = IsOptimistic(ctx, st, mockOptSyncFetcher)
-		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.DeepEqual(
-			t,
-			[32]byte{0xfc, 0x0, 0xe9, 0x6d, 0xb, 0x8b, 0x2, 0x2f, 0x61, 0xeb, 0x92, 0x10, 0xfd, 0x80, 0x84, 0x2b, 0x26, 0x61, 0xdc, 0x94, 0x5f, 0x7a, 0xf0, 0x0, 0xbc, 0x38, 0x6, 0x38, 0x71, 0x95, 0x43, 0x1},
-			mockOptSyncFetcher.OptimisticCheckRootReceived,
-		)
+	t.Run("finalized", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("finalized checkpoint is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}, OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{[32]byte{}: true}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("finalized"), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("finalized checkpoint is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("finalized"), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+	})
+	t.Run("justified", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("justified checkpoint is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, CurrentJustifiedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}, OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{[32]byte{}: true}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("justified"), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("justified checkpoint is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, CurrentJustifiedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("justified"), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+	})
+	t.Run("root", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("is head and head is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("is head and head is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			st, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: false}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32), cs, mf, cs, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("root is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			b.SetStateRoot(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32))
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+			fetcherSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			chainSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, chainSt.SetSlot(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch))
+			bRoot, err := b.Block().HashTreeRoot()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{State: chainSt, OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{bRoot: true}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: fetcherSt}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32), cs, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("root is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			b.SetStateRoot(bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32))
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+			fetcherSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			chainSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, chainSt.SetSlot(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{State: chainSt}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: fetcherSt}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32), cs, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("no canonical blocks", func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveBlock(ctx, b))
+			fetcherSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			chainSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, chainSt.SetSlot(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: false, State: chainSt, CanonicalRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: fetcherSt}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, bytesutil.PadTo([]byte("root"), 32), nil, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+	})
+	t.Run("slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+		t.Run("head is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: false}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("0"), cs, nil, nil, nil)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("is before validated slot when head is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("0"), cs, nil, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("is equal to validated slot when head is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1}}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("32"), cs, nil, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("is after validated slot and validated slot is before finalized slot", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 2}}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte("33"), cs, nil, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("is head", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			fetcherSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			chainSt, err := util.NewBeaconState()
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, chainSt.SetSlot(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Optimistic: true, State: chainSt, FinalizedCheckPoint: &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: fetcherSt}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte(strconv.Itoa(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2)), cs, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("ancestor is optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			r := bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("root"))
+			fcs := doublylinkedtree.New()
+			finalizedCheckpt := &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}
+			st, root, err := prepareForkchoiceState(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2, r, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, finalizedCheckpt, finalizedCheckpt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+			headRoot := [32]byte{'r'}
+			st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2+1, headRoot, r, [32]byte{}, finalizedCheckpt, finalizedCheckpt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Root: headRoot[:], Optimistic: true, ForkChoiceStore: fcs, OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{r: true}, FinalizedCheckPoint: finalizedCheckpt}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte(strconv.Itoa(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2)), cs, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, true, o)
+		})
+		t.Run("ancestor is not optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+			db := dbtest.SetupDB(t)
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &eth.StateSummary{Slot: fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 1, Root: []byte("root")}))
+			r := bytesutil.ToBytes32([]byte("root"))
+			fcs := doublylinkedtree.New()
+			finalizedCheckpt := &eth.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0}
+			st, root, err := prepareForkchoiceState(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2, r, [32]byte{}, [32]byte{}, finalizedCheckpt, finalizedCheckpt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+			headRoot := [32]byte{'r'}
+			st, root, err = prepareForkchoiceState(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2+1, headRoot, r, [32]byte{}, finalizedCheckpt, finalizedCheckpt)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NoError(t, fcs.InsertNode(ctx, st, root))
+			cs := &chainmock.ChainService{Root: headRoot[:], Optimistic: true, ForkChoiceStore: fcs, OptimisticRoots: map[[32]byte]bool{r: false}, FinalizedCheckPoint: finalizedCheckpt}
+			mf := &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st}
+			o, err := IsOptimistic(ctx, []byte(strconv.Itoa(fieldparams.SlotsPerEpoch*2)), cs, mf, cs, db)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Equal(t, false, o)
+		})
 	})
 }
+
+// prepareForkchoiceState prepares a beacon state with the given data to mock
+// insert into forkchoice
+func prepareForkchoiceState(
+	slot primitives.Slot,
+	blockRoot [32]byte,
+	parentRoot [32]byte,
+	payloadHash [32]byte,
+	justified *eth.Checkpoint,
+	finalized *eth.Checkpoint,
+) (state.BeaconState, [32]byte, error) {
+	blockHeader := &eth.BeaconBlockHeader{
+		ParentRoot: parentRoot[:],
+	}
+
+	executionHeader := &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadHeader{
+		BlockHash: payloadHash[:],
+	}
+
+	base := &eth.BeaconStateBellatrix{
+		Slot:                         slot,
+		RandaoMixes:                  make([][]byte, params.BeaconConfig().EpochsPerHistoricalVector),
+		BlockRoots:                   make([][]byte, 1),
+		CurrentJustifiedCheckpoint:   justified,
+		FinalizedCheckpoint:          finalized,
+		LatestExecutionPayloadHeader: executionHeader,
+		LatestBlockHeader:            blockHeader,
+	}
+
+	base.BlockRoots[0] = append(base.BlockRoots[0], blockRoot[:]...)
+	st, err := state_native.InitializeFromProtoBellatrix(base)
+	return st, blockRoot, err
+}

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/BUILD.bazel

@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/builder:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/cache:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/helpers:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations/attestations:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/operations/blstoexec:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/operations/synccommittee:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/p2p:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/rpc/eth/helpers:go_default_library",

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/server.go

@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@ package validator
 import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/cache"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/attestations"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/blstoexec"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/operations/synccommittee"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/p2p"
 	v1alpha1validator "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator"
@@ -15,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 // providing RPC endpoints intended for validator clients.
 type Server struct {
 	HeadFetcher            blockchain.HeadFetcher
-	HeadUpdater            blockchain.HeadUpdater
 	TimeFetcher            blockchain.TimeFetcher
 	SyncChecker            sync.Checker
 	AttestationsPool       attestations.Pool
@@ -24,6 +25,9 @@ type Server struct {
 	StateFetcher           statefetcher.Fetcher
 	OptimisticModeFetcher  blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher
 	SyncCommitteePool      synccommittee.Pool
+	BLSChangesPool         blstoexec.PoolManager
 	V1Alpha1Server         *v1alpha1validator.Server
 	ProposerSlotIndexCache *cache.ProposerPayloadIDsCache
+	ChainInfoFetcher       blockchain.ChainInfoFetcher
+	BeaconDB               db.ReadOnlyDatabase
 }

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/validator.go

@@ -278,7 +278,14 @@ func (vs *Server) GetSyncCommitteeDuties(ctx context.Context, req *ethpbv2.SyncC
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get duties: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	isOptimistic, err := rpchelpers.IsOptimistic(ctx, st, vs.OptimisticModeFetcher)
+	isOptimistic, err := rpchelpers.IsOptimistic(
+		ctx,
+		[]byte(strconv.FormatUint(uint64(slot), 10)),
+		vs.OptimisticModeFetcher,
+		vs.StateFetcher,
+		vs.ChainInfoFetcher,
+		vs.BeaconDB,
+	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not check if slot's block is optimistic: %v", err)
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/eth/validator/validator_test.go

@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ func TestGetSyncCommitteeDuties(t *testing.T) {
 
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, st.SetNextSyncCommittee(nextCommittee))
-	db := dbutil.SetupDB(t)
 
 	mockChainService := &mockChain.ChainService{Genesis: genesisTime}
 	vs := &Server{
@@ -636,6 +635,10 @@ func TestGetSyncCommitteeDuties(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 
 	t.Run("execution optimistic", func(t *testing.T) {
+		db := dbutil.SetupDB(t)
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveStateSummary(ctx, &ethpbalpha.StateSummary{Slot: 0, Root: []byte("root")}))
+		require.NoError(t, db.SaveLastValidatedCheckpoint(ctx, &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{Epoch: 0, Root: []byte("root")}))
+
 		parentRoot := [32]byte{'a'}
 		blk := util.NewBeaconBlock()
 		blk.Block.ParentRoot = parentRoot[:]
@@ -644,16 +647,34 @@ func TestGetSyncCommitteeDuties(t *testing.T) {
 		util.SaveBlock(t, ctx, db, blk)
 		require.NoError(t, db.SaveGenesisBlockRoot(ctx, root))
 
-		mockChainService := &mockChain.ChainService{Genesis: genesisTime, Optimistic: true}
+		slot, err := slots.EpochStart(1)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+
+		state, err := util.NewBeaconStateBellatrix()
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+		require.NoError(t, state.SetSlot(slot))
+
+		mockChainService := &mockChain.ChainService{
+			Genesis:    genesisTime,
+			Optimistic: true,
+			Slot:       &slot,
+			FinalizedCheckPoint: &ethpbalpha.Checkpoint{
+				Root:  root[:],
+				Epoch: 1,
+			},
+			State: state,
+		}
 		vs := &Server{
 			StateFetcher:          &testutil.MockFetcher{BeaconState: st},
 			SyncChecker:           &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			TimeFetcher:           mockChainService,
 			HeadFetcher:           mockChainService,
 			OptimisticModeFetcher: mockChainService,
+			ChainInfoFetcher:      mockChainService,
+			BeaconDB:              db,
 		}
 		req := &ethpbv2.SyncCommitteeDutiesRequest{
-			Epoch: 0,
+			Epoch: 1,
 			Index: []primitives.ValidatorIndex{1},
 		}
 		resp, err := vs.GetSyncCommitteeDuties(ctx, req)
@@ -702,8 +723,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:           mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:           &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:         mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:           mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:           mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:     mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:     mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:       mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:      mockExecutionChain,
@@ -814,8 +835,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:           mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:           &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:         mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:           mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:           mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:     mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:     mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:       mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:      mockExecutionChain,
@@ -1014,8 +1035,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       mockExecutionChain,
@@ -1257,8 +1278,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        mockExecutionChain,
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       mockExecutionChain,
@@ -1395,8 +1416,9 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2SSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -1558,8 +1580,9 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2SSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -1764,8 +1787,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2SSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2008,8 +2031,8 @@ func TestProduceBlockV2SSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2239,8 +2262,9 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2345,8 +2369,9 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2536,12 +2561,12 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		v1Alpha1Server := &v1alpha1validator.Server{
 			BeaconDB:               db,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			TimeFetcher:            mockChainService,
 			HeadFetcher:            mockChainService,
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{GenesisState: beaconState},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2759,12 +2784,12 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			ExecutionEngineCaller:  &mockExecution.EngineClient{PayloadIDBytes: id, ExecutionPayloadCapella: &enginev1.ExecutionPayloadCapella{BlockNumber: 1, Withdrawals: wds}, BlockValue: big.NewInt(0)},
 			BeaconDB:               db,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			TimeFetcher:            mockChainService,
 			HeadFetcher:            mockChainService,
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -2909,8 +2934,9 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlockSSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -3072,8 +3098,9 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlockSSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			HeadFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:       &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:     &mockChain.ChainService{},
-			HeadUpdater:       mockChainService,
+			TimeFetcher:       mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:       mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher: mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher: &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:   &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:  &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -3278,8 +3305,8 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlockSSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  mockChainService,
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},
@@ -3516,8 +3543,8 @@ func TestProduceBlindedBlockSSZ(t *testing.T) {
 			OptimisticModeFetcher:  &mockChain.ChainService{},
 			SyncChecker:            &mockSync.Sync{IsSyncing: false},
 			BlockReceiver:          mockChainService,
-			HeadUpdater:            mockChainService,
 			ForkFetcher:            mockChainService,
+			ForkchoiceFetcher:      mockChainService,
 			ChainStartFetcher:      &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1InfoFetcher:        &mockExecution.Chain{},
 			Eth1BlockFetcher:       &mockExecution.Chain{},

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/blocks.go

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ func convertToBlockContainer(blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, root [32]
 			}
 			ctr.Block = &ethpb.BeaconBlockContainer_BellatrixBlock{BellatrixBlock: rBlk}
 		}
-	case version.Capella:
+	case version.Capella, version.Deneb:
 		if blk.IsBlinded() {
 			rBlk, err := blk.PbBlindedCapellaBlock()
 			if err != nil {

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/beacon/server.go

@@ -46,6 +46,5 @@ type Server struct {
 	StateGen                    stategen.StateManager
 	SyncChecker                 sync.Checker
 	ReplayerBuilder             stategen.ReplayerBuilder
-	HeadUpdater                 blockchain.HeadUpdater
 	OptimisticModeFetcher       blockchain.OptimisticModeFetcher
 }

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/BUILD.bazel

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ go_library(
         "//beacon-chain/core/signing:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/time:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/transition:go_default_library",
+        "//beacon-chain/core/transition/interop:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/core/validators:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db:go_default_library",
         "//beacon-chain/db/kv:go_default_library",
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ go_library(
         "//time/slots:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common:go_default_library",
         "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//common/hexutil:go_default_library",
+        "@com_github_ethereum_go_ethereum//core/types: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",

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/blocks.go

@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ func sendVerifiedBlocks(stream ethpb.BeaconNodeValidator_StreamBlocksAltairServe
 			return nil
 		}
 		b.Block = &ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse_CapellaBlock{CapellaBlock: phBlk}
+	case version.Deneb:
+		pb, err := data.SignedBlock.Proto()
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrap(err, "could not get protobuf block")
+		}
+		phBlk, ok := pb.(*ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			log.Warn("Mismatch between version and block type, was expecting SignedBeaconBlockDeneb")
+			return nil
+		}
+		b.Block = &ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse_DenebBlock{DenebBlock: phBlk}
 	}
 
 	if err := stream.Send(b); err != nil {
@@ -149,6 +160,8 @@ func (vs *Server) sendBlocks(stream ethpb.BeaconNodeValidator_StreamBlocksAltair
 		b.Block = &ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse_BellatrixBlock{BellatrixBlock: p}
 	case *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockCapella:
 		b.Block = &ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse_CapellaBlock{CapellaBlock: p}
+	case *ethpb.SignedBeaconBlockDeneb:
+		b.Block = &ethpb.StreamBlocksResponse_DenebBlock{DenebBlock: p}
 	default:
 		log.Errorf("Unknown block type %T", p)
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/hexutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	emptypb "github.com/golang/protobuf/ptypes/empty"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/blockchain"
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 	blockfeed "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/feed/block"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/helpers"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/core/transition/interop"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/beacon-chain/db/kv"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/config/params"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/blocks"
@@ -24,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/consensus-types/primitives"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/encoding/bytesutil"
 	ethpb "github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/proto/prysm/v1alpha1"
+	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/runtime/version"
 	"github.com/prysmaticlabs/prysm/v4/time/slots"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 	"go.opencensus.io/trace"
@@ -49,14 +52,12 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 	}
 
 	// process attestations and update head in forkchoice
-	vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().Lock()
-	vs.HeadUpdater.UpdateHead(ctx, vs.ForkFetcher.CurrentSlot())
-	headRoot := vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().CachedHeadRoot()
-	parentRoot := vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().GetProposerHead()
+	vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.UpdateHead(ctx, vs.TimeFetcher.CurrentSlot())
+	headRoot := vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.CachedHeadRoot()
+	parentRoot := vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.GetProposerHead()
 	if parentRoot != headRoot {
 		blockchain.LateBlockAttemptedReorgCount.Inc()
 	}
-	vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().Unlock()
 
 	// An optimistic validator MUST NOT produce a block (i.e., sign across the DOMAIN_BEACON_PROPOSER domain).
 	if slots.ToEpoch(req.Slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().BellatrixForkEpoch {
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 	vs.setSyncAggregate(ctx, sBlk)
 
 	// Set execution data. New in Bellatrix.
-	if err := vs.setExecutionData(ctx, sBlk, head); err != nil {
+	blobs, err := vs.setExecutionData(ctx, sBlk, head)
+	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not set execution data: %v", err)
 	}
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 
 	sr, err := vs.computeStateRoot(ctx, sBlk)
 	if err != nil {
+		interop.WriteBlockToDisk(sBlk, true /*failed*/)
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not compute state root: %v", err)
 	}
 	sBlk.SetStateRoot(sr)
@@ -139,6 +142,46 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not convert block to proto: %v", err)
 	}
+	if slots.ToEpoch(req.Slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch {
+		blk, ok := pb.(*ethpb.BeaconBlockDeneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not cast block to BeaconBlockDeneb")
+		}
+		br, err := blk.HashTreeRoot()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not get block root: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// TODO: Better error handling. If something is wrong with the blob, we don't want to fail block production. Also should check if the kzg commitment matches.
+		validatorBlobs := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, len(blk.Body.BlobKzgCommitments))
+		var gethBlobs types.Blobs
+		for _, b := range blobs {
+			var gethBlob types.Blob
+			copy(gethBlob[:], b.Data)
+			gethBlobs = append(gethBlobs, gethBlob)
+		}
+		commitments, _, proofs, err := gethBlobs.ComputeCommitmentsAndProofs()
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, status.Errorf(codes.Internal, "Could not compute commitments and proofs: %v", err)
+		}
+		for i, b := range blobs {
+			validatorBlobs[i] = &ethpb.BlobSidecar{
+				BlockRoot:       br[:],
+				Index:           uint64(i),
+				Slot:            blk.Slot,
+				BlockParentRoot: blk.ParentRoot,
+				ProposerIndex:   blk.ProposerIndex,
+				Blob:            b,
+				KzgCommitment:   commitments[i][:],
+				KzgProof:        proofs[i][:],
+			}
+		}
+		blkAndBlobs := &ethpb.BeaconBlockDenebAndBlobs{
+			Block: blk,
+			Blobs: validatorBlobs,
+		}
+		return &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock_Deneb{Deneb: blkAndBlobs}}, nil
+	}
 	if slots.ToEpoch(req.Slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().CapellaForkEpoch {
 		if sBlk.IsBlinded() {
 			return &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock{Block: &ethpb.GenericBeaconBlock_BlindedCapella{BlindedCapella: pb.(*ethpb.BlindedBeaconBlockCapella)}}, nil
@@ -162,11 +205,7 @@ func (vs *Server) GetBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.BlockRequest) (
 func (vs *Server) ProposeBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.GenericSignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpb.ProposeResponse, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ProposerServer.ProposeBeaconBlock")
 	defer span.End()
-	blk, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(req.Block)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "Could not decode block: %v", err)
-	}
-	return vs.proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx, blk)
+	return vs.proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx, req)
 }
 
 // PrepareBeaconProposer caches and updates the fee recipient for the given proposer.
@@ -249,9 +288,15 @@ func (vs *Server) GetFeeRecipientByPubKey(ctx context.Context, request *ethpb.Fe
 	}, nil
 }
 
-func (vs *Server) proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpb.ProposeResponse, error) {
+func (vs *Server) proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, req *ethpb.GenericSignedBeaconBlock) (*ethpb.ProposeResponse, error) {
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ProposerServer.proposeGenericBeaconBlock")
 	defer span.End()
+
+	blk, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(req.Block)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, status.Errorf(codes.InvalidArgument, "Could not decode block: %v", err)
+	}
+
 	root, err := blk.Block().HashTreeRoot()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not tree hash block: %v", err)
@@ -269,16 +314,6 @@ func (vs *Server) proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.
 		}
 	}
 
-	// Do not block proposal critical path with debug logging or block feed updates.
-	defer func() {
-		log.WithField("blockRoot", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(root[:]))).Debugf(
-			"Block proposal received via RPC")
-		vs.BlockNotifier.BlockFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
-			Type: blockfeed.ReceivedBlock,
-			Data: &blockfeed.ReceivedBlockData{SignedBlock: blk},
-		})
-	}()
-
 	// Broadcast the new block to the network.
 	blkPb, err := blk.Proto()
 	if err != nil {
@@ -295,6 +330,39 @@ func (vs *Server) proposeGenericBeaconBlock(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("could not process beacon block: %v", err)
 	}
 
+	if blk.Version() >= version.Deneb {
+		b, ok := req.GetBlock().(*ethpb.GenericSignedBeaconBlock_Deneb)
+		if !ok {
+			return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "Could not cast block to Deneb")
+		}
+		scs := make([]*ethpb.BlobSidecar, len(b.Deneb.Blobs))
+		for i, sidecar := range b.Deneb.Blobs {
+			scs[i] = sidecar.Message
+			// Hehehe skip index 1 and let peers handle it.
+			if sidecar.Message.Index == 1 {
+				continue
+			}
+			if err := vs.P2P.BroadcastBlob(ctx, sidecar.Message.Index, sidecar); err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not broadcast blob sidecar")
+			}
+		}
+		if len(scs) > 0 {
+			if err := vs.BeaconDB.SaveBlobSidecar(ctx, scs); err != nil {
+				return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not save blob sidecar")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Do not block proposal critical path with debug logging or block feed updates.
+	defer func() {
+		log.WithField("blockRoot", fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bytesutil.Trunc(root[:]))).Debugf(
+			"Block proposal received via RPC")
+		vs.BlockNotifier.BlockFeed().Send(&feed.Event{
+			Type: blockfeed.ReceivedBlock,
+			Data: &blockfeed.ReceivedBlockData{SignedBlock: blk},
+		})
+	}()
+
 	return &ethpb.ProposeResponse{
 		BlockRoot: root[:],
 	}, nil

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_attestations.go

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ func (vs *Server) packAttestations(ctx context.Context, latestState state.Beacon
 // filter separates attestation list into two groups: valid and invalid attestations.
 // The first group passes the all the required checks for attestation to be considered for proposing.
 // And attestations from the second group should be deleted.
-func (a proposerAtts) filter(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (proposerAtts, proposerAtts) {
+func (a proposerAtts) filter(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (proposerAtts, proposerAtts, error) {
 	validAtts := make([]*ethpb.Attestation, 0, len(a))
 	invalidAtts := make([]*ethpb.Attestation, 0, len(a))
 	var attestationProcessor func(context.Context, state.BeaconState, *ethpb.Attestation) (state.BeaconState, error)
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ func (a proposerAtts) filter(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (propose
 		}
 	} else {
 		// Exit early if there is an unknown state type.
-		return validAtts, invalidAtts
+		return validAtts, invalidAtts, errors.Errorf("unknown state type: %v", st.Version())
 	}
 
 	for _, att := range a {
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ func (a proposerAtts) filter(ctx context.Context, st state.BeaconState) (propose
 		}
 		invalidAtts = append(invalidAtts, att)
 	}
-	return validAtts, invalidAtts
+	return validAtts, invalidAtts, nil
 }
 
 // sortByProfitability orders attestations by highest slot and by highest aggregation bit count.
@@ -247,7 +247,10 @@ func (vs *Server) validateAndDeleteAttsInPool(ctx context.Context, st state.Beac
 	ctx, span := trace.StartSpan(ctx, "ProposerServer.validateAndDeleteAttsInPool")
 	defer span.End()
 
-	validAtts, invalidAtts := proposerAtts(atts).filter(ctx, st)
+	validAtts, invalidAtts, err := proposerAtts(atts).filter(ctx, st)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if err := vs.deleteAttsInPool(ctx, invalidAtts); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_bellatrix.go

@@ -37,11 +37,11 @@ var builderGetPayloadMissCount = promauto.NewCounter(prometheus.CounterOpts{
 const blockBuilderTimeout = 1 * time.Second
 
 // Sets the execution data for the block. Execution data can come from local EL client or remote builder depends on validator registration and circuit breaker conditions.
-func (vs *Server) setExecutionData(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, headState state.BeaconState) error {
+func (vs *Server) setExecutionData(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, headState state.BeaconState) ([]*enginev1.Blob, error) {
 	idx := blk.Block().ProposerIndex()
 	slot := blk.Block().Slot()
 	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) < params.BeaconConfig().BellatrixForkEpoch {
-		return nil
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
 	canUseBuilder, err := vs.canUseBuilder(ctx, slot, idx)
@@ -55,14 +55,14 @@ func (vs *Server) setExecutionData(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBea
 		} else {
 			switch {
 			case blk.Version() >= version.Capella:
-				localPayload, err := vs.getExecutionPayload(ctx, slot, idx, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), headState)
+				localPayload, _, err := vs.getExecutionPayload(ctx, slot, idx, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), headState)
 				if err != nil {
-					return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get execution payload")
+					return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get execution payload")
 				}
 				// Compare payload values between local and builder. Default to the local value if it is higher.
 				localValue, err := localPayload.Value()
 				if err != nil {
-					return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get local payload value")
+					return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get local payload value")
 				}
 				builderValue, err := builderPayload.Value()
 				if err != nil {
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (vs *Server) setExecutionData(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBea
 
 				withdrawalsMatched, err := matchingWithdrawalsRoot(localPayload, builderPayload)
 				if err != nil {
-					return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to match withdrawals root")
+					return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to match withdrawals root")
 				}
 				// If we can't get the builder value, just use local block.
 				if builderValue.Cmp(localValue) > 0 && withdrawalsMatched { // Builder value is higher and withdrawals match.
@@ -79,31 +79,38 @@ func (vs *Server) setExecutionData(ctx context.Context, blk interfaces.SignedBea
 					if err := blk.SetExecution(builderPayload); err != nil {
 						log.WithError(err).Warn("Proposer: failed to set builder payload")
 					} else {
-						return nil
+						return nil, nil
 					}
 				}
 				log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{
 					"localValue":   localValue,
 					"builderValue": builderValue,
 				}).Warn("Proposer: using local execution payload because higher value")
-				return blk.SetExecution(localPayload)
+				return nil, blk.SetExecution(localPayload)
 			default: // Bellatrix case.
 				blk.SetBlinded(true)
 				if err := blk.SetExecution(builderPayload); err != nil {
 					log.WithError(err).Warn("Proposer: failed to set builder payload")
 				} else {
-					return nil
+					return nil, nil
 				}
 			}
 		}
-
 	}
 
-	executionData, err := vs.getExecutionPayload(ctx, slot, idx, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), headState)
+	executionData, blobsBundle, err := vs.getExecutionPayload(ctx, slot, idx, blk.Block().ParentRoot(), headState)
 	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get execution payload")
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to get execution payload")
 	}
-	return blk.SetExecution(executionData)
+	if slots.ToEpoch(slot) >= params.BeaconConfig().DenebForkEpoch && len(blobsBundle.KzgCommitments) > 0 {
+		// TODO: check block hash matches blob bundle hash
+		if err := blk.SetBlobKzgCommitments(blobsBundle.KzgCommitments); err != nil {
+			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "could not set blob kzg commitments")
+		}
+		return blobsBundle.Blobs, blk.SetExecution(executionData)
+	}
+
+	return nil, blk.SetExecution(executionData)
 }
 
 // This function retrieves the payload header given the slot number and the validator index.
@@ -187,17 +194,17 @@ func (vs *Server) getPayloadHeaderFromBuilder(ctx context.Context, slot primitiv
 		"builderPubKey": fmt.Sprintf("%#x", bid.Pubkey()),
 		"blockHash":     fmt.Sprintf("%#x", header.BlockHash()),
 	}).Info("Received header with bid")
+
 	return header, nil
 }
 
 // This function retrieves the full payload block using the input blind block. This input must be versioned as
 // bellatrix blind block. The output block will contain the full payload. The original header block
 // will be returned the block builder is not configured.
-func (vs *Server) unblindBuilderBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+func (vs *Server) unblindBuilderBlock(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-
 	// No-op if the input block is not version blind and bellatrix.
 	if b.Version() != version.Bellatrix || !b.IsBlinded() {
 		return b, nil

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_bellatrix_test.go

@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ func TestServer_setExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Run("No builder configured. Use local block", func(t *testing.T) {
 		blk, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlockCapella())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState))
+		_, err = vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		e, err := blk.Block().Body().Execution()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(1), e.BlockNumber()) // Local block
@@ -117,11 +118,12 @@ func TestServer_setExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 		wb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlockBellatrix())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chain := &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New(), Genesis: time.Now(), Block: wb}
-		vs.ForkFetcher = chain
-		vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+		vs.ForkchoiceFetcher = chain
+		vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 		vs.TimeFetcher = chain
 		vs.HeadFetcher = chain
-		require.NoError(t, vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState))
+		_, err = vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		e, err := blk.Block().Body().Execution()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(1), e.BlockNumber()) // Local block because incorrect withdrawals
@@ -171,10 +173,11 @@ func TestServer_setExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		chain := &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New(), Genesis: time.Now(), Block: wb}
 		vs.ForkFetcher = chain
-		vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+		vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 		vs.TimeFetcher = chain
 		vs.HeadFetcher = chain
-		require.NoError(t, vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState))
+		_, err = vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		e, err := blk.Block().Body().Execution()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(2), e.BlockNumber()) // Builder block
@@ -183,7 +186,8 @@ func TestServer_setExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 		blk, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlockCapella())
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vs.ExecutionEngineCaller = &powtesting.EngineClient{PayloadIDBytes: id, ExecutionPayloadCapella: &v1.ExecutionPayloadCapella{BlockNumber: 3}, BlockValue: big.NewInt(3)}
-		require.NoError(t, vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState))
+		_, err = vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		e, err := blk.Block().Body().Execution()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(3), e.BlockNumber()) // Local block
@@ -195,7 +199,8 @@ func TestServer_setExecutionData(t *testing.T) {
 			ErrGetHeader: errors.New("fault"),
 		}
 		vs.ExecutionEngineCaller = &powtesting.EngineClient{PayloadIDBytes: id, ExecutionPayloadCapella: &v1.ExecutionPayloadCapella{BlockNumber: 4}, BlockValue: big.NewInt(0)}
-		require.NoError(t, vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState))
+		_, err = vs.setExecutionData(context.Background(), blk, capellaTransitionState)
+		require.NoError(t, err)
 		e, err := blk.Block().Body().Execution()
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, uint64(4), e.BlockNumber()) // Local block
@@ -366,10 +371,10 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tests := []struct {
 		name        string
-		blk         interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
+		blk         interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock
 		mock        *builderTest.MockBuilderService
 		err         string
-		returnedBlk interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock
+		returnedBlk interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock
 	}{
 		{
 			name: "nil block",
@@ -378,12 +383,12 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "old block version",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			blk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				wb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return wb
 			}(),
-			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				wb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBeaconBlock())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return wb
@@ -391,7 +396,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "not configured",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			blk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				wb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return wb
@@ -399,7 +404,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 			mock: &builderTest.MockBuilderService{
 				HasConfigured: false,
 			},
-			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				wb, err := blocks.NewSignedBeaconBlock(util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix())
 				require.NoError(t, err)
 				return wb
@@ -407,7 +412,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "submit blind block error",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			blk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix()
 				b.Block.Slot = 1
 				b.Block.ProposerIndex = 2
@@ -424,7 +429,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "head and payload root mismatch",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			blk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix()
 				b.Block.Slot = 1
 				b.Block.ProposerIndex = 2
@@ -436,7 +441,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				HasConfigured: true,
 				Payload:       p,
 			},
-			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := util.NewBeaconBlockBellatrix()
 				b.Block.Slot = 1
 				b.Block.ProposerIndex = 2
@@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			name: "can get payload",
-			blk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			blk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := util.NewBlindedBeaconBlockBellatrix()
 				b.Block.Slot = 1
 				b.Block.ProposerIndex = 2
@@ -475,7 +480,7 @@ func TestServer_getBuilderBlock(t *testing.T) {
 				HasConfigured: true,
 				Payload:       p,
 			},
-			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock {
+			returnedBlk: func() interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock {
 				b := util.NewBeaconBlockBellatrix()
 				b.Block.Slot = 1
 				b.Block.ProposerIndex = 2

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_builder.go

@@ -41,15 +41,12 @@ func (vs *Server) validatorRegistered(ctx context.Context, id primitives.Validat
 
 // circuitBreakBuilder returns true if the builder is not allowed to be used due to circuit breaker conditions.
 func (vs *Server) circuitBreakBuilder(s primitives.Slot) (bool, error) {
-	if vs.ForkFetcher == nil || vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer() == nil {
+	if vs.ForkchoiceFetcher == nil {
 		return true, errors.New("no fork choicer configured")
 	}
 
-	vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().RLock()
-	defer vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().RUnlock()
-
 	// Circuit breaker is active if the missing consecutive slots greater than `MaxBuilderConsecutiveMissedSlots`.
-	highestReceivedSlot := vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().HighestReceivedBlockSlot()
+	highestReceivedSlot := vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.HighestReceivedBlockSlot()
 	maxConsecutiveSkipSlotsAllowed := params.BeaconConfig().MaxBuilderConsecutiveMissedSlots
 	diff, err := s.SafeSubSlot(highestReceivedSlot)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -71,7 +68,7 @@ func (vs *Server) circuitBreakBuilder(s primitives.Slot) (bool, error) {
 	}
 
 	// Circuit breaker is active if the missing slots per epoch (rolling window) greater than `MaxBuilderEpochMissedSlots`.
-	receivedCount, err := vs.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch()
+	receivedCount, err := vs.ForkchoiceFetcher.ReceivedBlocksLastEpoch()
 	if err != nil {
 		return true, err
 	}

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_builder_test.go

@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ func TestServer_circuitBreakBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	_, err := s.circuitBreakBuilder(0)
 	require.ErrorContains(t, "no fork choicer configured", err)
 
-	s.ForkFetcher = &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}
-	s.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	s.ForkchoiceFetcher = &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}
+	s.ForkchoiceFetcher.SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 	b, err := s.circuitBreakBuilder(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBuilderConsecutiveMissedSlots + 1)
 	require.NoError(
 		t,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func TestServer_circuitBreakBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 	st, blkRoot, err := createState(1, [32]byte{'a'}, [32]byte{}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, ojc, ofc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, s.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, s.ForkchoiceFetcher.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
 	b, err = s.circuitBreakBuilder(params.BeaconConfig().MaxBuilderConsecutiveMissedSlots)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, false, b)
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func TestServer_circuitBreakBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	params.OverrideBeaconConfig(cfg)
 	st, blkRoot, err = createState(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch, [32]byte{'b'}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, ojc, ofc)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	require.NoError(t, s.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
+	require.NoError(t, s.ForkchoiceFetcher.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
 	b, err = s.circuitBreakBuilder(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, true, b)
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func TestServer_circuitBreakBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	for i := primitives.Slot(2); i <= want+2; i++ {
 		st, blkRoot, err = createState(i, [32]byte{byte(i)}, [32]byte{'a'}, params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash, ojc, ofc)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		require.NoError(t, s.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
+		require.NoError(t, s.ForkchoiceFetcher.InsertNode(ctx, st, blkRoot))
 	}
 	b, err = s.circuitBreakBuilder(params.BeaconConfig().SlotsPerEpoch + 1)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -99,8 +99,8 @@ func TestServer_canUseBuilder(t *testing.T) {
 	proposerServer := &Server{}
 	ctx := context.Background()
 
-	proposerServer.ForkFetcher = &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}
-	proposerServer.ForkFetcher.ForkChoicer().SetGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
+	proposerServer.ForkchoiceFetcher = &blockchainTest.ChainService{ForkChoiceStore: doublylinkedtree.New()}
+	proposerServer.ForkchoiceFetcher.SetForkChoiceGenesisTime(uint64(time.Now().Unix()))
 	reg, err := proposerServer.canUseBuilder(ctx, params.BeaconConfig().MaxBuilderConsecutiveMissedSlots+1, 0)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, false, reg)

beacon-chain/rpc/prysm/v1alpha1/validator/proposer_capella.go

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (vs *Server) setBlsToExecData(blk interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, headState s
 	}
 }
 
-func (vs *Server) unblindBuilderBlockCapella(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.ReadOnlySignedBeaconBlock, error) {
+func (vs *Server) unblindBuilderBlockCapella(ctx context.Context, b interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock) (interfaces.SignedBeaconBlock, error) {
 	if err := consensusblocks.BeaconBlockIsNil(b); err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "block is nil")
 	}