Start from Justified checkpoint by default (#15636)

By default when starting a node, we load the finalized checkpoint from
db and set it as head. When the chain has not been finalizing for a
while and the user does not start from the latest head, it may still be
benefitial to start from the latest justified checkpoint that has to be
a descendant of the finalized one.
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Potuz
2025-08-27 12:50:10 -03:00
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parent e0aecb9c32
commit 349d9d2fd0
4 changed files with 13 additions and 11 deletions

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@@ -2132,13 +2132,13 @@ func TestNoViableHead_Reboot(t *testing.T) {
// Forkchoice has the genesisRoot loaded at startup
require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, service.ensureRootNotZeros(service.cfg.ForkChoiceStore.CachedHeadRoot()))
// Service's store has the finalized state as headRoot
// Service's store has the justified checkpoint root as headRoot (verified below through justified checkpoint comparison)
headRoot, err := service.HeadRoot(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, genesisRoot, bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot))
require.NotEqual(t, bytesutil.ToBytes32(params.BeaconConfig().ZeroHash[:]), bytesutil.ToBytes32(headRoot)) // Ensure head is not zero
optimistic, err := service.IsOptimistic(ctx)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.Equal(t, false, optimistic)
require.Equal(t, true, optimistic) // Head is now optimistic when starting from justified checkpoint
// Check that the node's justified checkpoint does not agree with the
// last valid state's justified checkpoint

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@@ -30,24 +30,24 @@ func (s *Service) setupForkchoice(st state.BeaconState) error {
func (s *Service) startupHeadRoot() [32]byte {
headStr := features.Get().ForceHead
cp := s.FinalizedCheckpt()
fRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros([32]byte(cp.Root))
jp := s.CurrentJustifiedCheckpt()
jRoot := s.ensureRootNotZeros([32]byte(jp.Root))
if headStr == "" {
return fRoot
return jRoot
}
if headStr == "head" {
root, err := s.cfg.BeaconDB.HeadBlockRoot()
if err != nil {
log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get head block root, starting with finalized block as head")
return fRoot
log.WithError(err).Error("Could not get head block root, starting with justified block as head")
return jRoot
}
log.Infof("Using Head root of %#x", root)
return root
}
root, err := bytesutil.DecodeHexWithLength(headStr, 32)
if err != nil {
log.WithError(err).Error("Could not parse head root, starting with finalized block as head")
return fRoot
log.WithError(err).Error("Could not parse head root, starting with justified block as head")
return jRoot
}
return [32]byte(root)
}

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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Test_startupHeadRoot(t *testing.T) {
})
defer resetCfg()
require.Equal(t, service.startupHeadRoot(), gr)
require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Could not get head block root, starting with finalized block as head")
require.LogsContain(t, hook, "Could not get head block root, starting with justified block as head")
})
st, _ := util.DeterministicGenesisState(t, 64)