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reth inserts every resolved payload into the engine tree as an already-executed block and only prunes such non-canonical blocks below a finalized block. The sequencer CL assembles a candidate on every fast tick (300ms), discards it when it carries no transactions without telling the EL, and never sends a finalized tag, so every discarded empty candidate stayed in memory for the life of the process (about 7.6KB each, roughly 0.5-1 per second while the chain is idle). Build empty blocks without the executed-block artifacts so they are never pre-inserted. The empty blocks the CL does commit are executed on import instead, which is cheap for a block without transactions and also means the sequencer validates them the way every follower does. Blocks with transactions keep the artifacts and the already-seen import path. Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_013oN3EyKzA7m5ykYdT5g6WL
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<excerpt>communication channel to ... BuilderService`] that can retrieve ... impl PayloadStore where T: PayloadTypes, { /// Resolves the payload job and returns the best payload that has been built so far. /// /// Note: depending on the installed [`PayloadJobGenerator`], this may or may not terminate the /// job, See [`PayloadJob::resolve`]. pub fn resolve_kind( &self, id: PayloadId, kind: PayloadKind, ) -> impl Future >> { self.inner.resolve_kind(id, kind) } /// Resolves the payload job and returns the best payload that has been built so far. pub async fn resolve( &self, id: PayloadId, ) -> Option<Result<T::BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>> { self.resolve_kind(id, PayloadKind::Earliest).await } /// Returns the best payload for the given identifier. /// /// Note: this merely returns the best payload so far and does not resolve the job. pub async fn best_payload( &self, id: PayloadId, ) -> Option<Result<T::BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>> { self.inner.best_payload(id).await ... Sender half of the message channel to the ... to_service: mpsc::UnboundedSender<PayloadServiceCommand >, ... impl PayloadBuilderHandle { /// Creates a new payload builder handle for the given channel. /// /// Note: this is only used internally by the [`PayloadBuilderService`] to manage the payload /// building flow See [`PayloadBuilderService::poll`] for implementation details. pub const fn new(to_service: mpsc::UnboundedSender<PayloadServiceCommand >) -> Self { Self { to_service } } /// Sends a message to the service to start building a new payload for the given payload. /// /// Returns a receiver that will receive the payload id. pub fn send_new_payload( &self, input: BuildNewPayload, ) -> Receiver<Result<PayloadId, PayloadBuilderError>> { let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel(); let span = debug_span!(parent: Span::current(), "payload_job"); let _ = self.to_service.send(PayloadServiceCommand::BuildNewPayload(input.into(), span, tx)); rx } /// Returns the best payload for the given identifier. /// Note: this does not resolve the job if it&`#39`;s still in progress. pub async fn best_payload( &self, id: PayloadId, ) -> Option<Result<T::BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>> { let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel(); self.to_service.send(PayloadServiceCommand::BestPayload(id, tx)).ok()?; rx.await.ok()? } /// Resolves the payload job and returns the best payload that has been built so far. /// /// # Cancellation safety /// /// The future returned by this method is not cancellation-safe. This method sends the resolve /// command before returning the future, so dropping the returned future drops the response /// receiver and cancels the job identified by `id`. pub fn resolve_kind( &self, id: PayloadId, kind: PayloadKind, ) -> impl Future >> { let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel(); let sent = self.to_service.send(PayloadServiceCommand::Resolve(id, kind, tx)).is_ok(); async move { if !sent { return None } match rx.await.transpose()? { Ok(fut) => Some(fut.await), Err(e) => Some(Err(e.into())), } } } ... /// The type that knows ... , T::Built ... boundedReceiverStream ... _tx.clone ... _events_handle ... /// Returns true if the given payload is currently being built ... fn contains_payload ... self, id ... .payload_jobs.iter ... (_, job_id, _)| *job_id == id ... /// Returns the best payload for the given identifier that has been built so far. ... fn best_payload(&self, id: PayloadId) -> Option<Result<T::BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>> { ... = self .payload_jobs .iter() .find(|(_, job_id, _)| *job_id == id) .map(|(j, _, _)| j.best_payload().map(|p| p.into())); if let Some(Ok(ref best)) = res { self.metrics.set_best_revenue(best.block().number(), f64::from(best.fees())); } res } /// Returns the best payload for the given identifier that has been built so far. /// /// If the job should be terminated, this removes it from ac…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<excerpt># crates/payload/builder/src/traits.rs - Branch: 596049e0 - Repository: paradigmxyz/reth --- //! Trait abstractions used by the payload crate. use alloy_rpc_types::engine::PayloadId; use reth_chain_state::CanonStateNotification; use reth_payload_builder_primitives::PayloadBuilderError; use reth_payload_primitives::{BuiltPayload, PayloadAttributes, PayloadKind}; use reth_primitives_traits::NodePrimitives; use std::future::Future; use crate::service::BuildNewPayload; /// A type that can build a payload. /// /// This type is a [`Future`] that resolves when the job is done (e.g. complete, timed out) or it /// failed. It&`#39`;s not supposed to return the best payload built when it resolves, instead /// [`PayloadJob::best_payload`] should be used for that. /// /// A `PayloadJob` must always be prepared to return the best payload built so far to ensure there /// is a valid payload to deliver to the CL, so it does not miss a slot, even if the payload is /// empty. /// /// Note: A `PayloadJob` need to be cancel safe because it might be dropped after the CL has requested the payload via `engine_getPayloadV1` (see also engine API docs) pub trait PayloadJob: Future > { /// Represents the payload attributes type that is used to spawn this payload job. type PayloadAttributes: PayloadAttributes + std::fmt::Debug; /// Represents the future that resolves the block that&`#39`;s returned to the CL. type ResolvePayloadFuture: Future > + Send + &`#39`;static; /// Represents the built payload type that is returned to the CL. type BuiltPayload: BuiltPayload + Clone + std::fmt::Debug; /// Returns the best payload that has been built so far. /// /// Note: This is never called by the CL. fn best_payload(&self) -> Result<Self::BuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>; /// Returns the payload attributes for the payload being built. fn payload_attributes(&self) -> Result<Self::PayloadAttributes, PayloadBuilderError>; /// Returns the payload timestamp for the payload being built. /// The default implementation allocates full attributes only to /// extract the timestamp. Provide your own implementation if you /// need performance here. fn payload_timestamp(&self) -> Result<u64, PayloadBuilderError> { Ok(self.payload_attributes()?.timestamp()) } /// Called when the payload is requested by the CL. /// /// This is invoked on `engine_getPayloadV2` and `engine_getPayloadV1`. /// /// The timeout for returning the payload to the CL is 1s, thus the future returned should /// resolve in under 1 second. /// /// Ideally this is the best payload built so far, or an empty block without transactions, if /// nothing has been built yet. /// /// According to the spec: /// > Client software MAY stop the corresponding build process after serving this call. /// /// It is at the discretion of the implementer whether the build job should be kept alive or /// terminated. /// /// If this returns [`KeepPayloadJobAlive::Yes`], then the [`PayloadJob`] will be polled /// once more. If this returns [`KeepPayloadJobAlive::No`] then the [`PayloadJob`] will be /// dropped after this call. /// /// # Cancellation safety /// /// The returned `ResolvePayloadFuture` is not /// cancellation-safe. Dropping it cancels resolving the payload and, when the corresponding /// handle resolve call has removed the payload job, cancels the job identified by that /// `payload_id`. /// /// The [`PayloadKind`] determines how the payload should be resolved in the /// `ResolvePayloadFuture`. [`PayloadKind::Earliest`] should return the earliest available /// payload (as fast as possible), e.g. racing an empty payload job against a pending job if /// there&`#39`;s no payload available yet. [`PayloadKind::WaitForPending`] is allowed to wait /// until a built payload is available. fn resolve_kind( &mut self, kind: PayloadKind, ) -> (Self::ResolvePayloadFuture, KeepPayloadJobAlive); /// Resolves the payload as fast as possible. /// /// See also [`PayloadJob::res…[truncated]</excerpt>
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<excerpt># crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs - Branch: 596049e0 - Repository: paradigmxyz/reth --- //! This crate defines abstractions to create and update payloads (blocks): //! - [`PayloadJobGenerator`]: a type that knows how to create new jobs for creating payloads based //! on `PayloadAttributes`. //! - [`PayloadJob`]: a type that yields (better) payloads over time. //! //! This crate comes with the generic [`PayloadBuilderService`] responsible for managing payload //! jobs. //! //! ## Node integration //! //! In a standard node the [`PayloadBuilderService`] sits downstream of the engine API, or rather //! the component that handles requests from the consensus layer like `engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1`. //! //! Payload building is enabled if the forkchoice update request contains payload attributes. //! //! See also the engine API docs //! If the forkchoice update request is `VALID` and contains payload attributes the //! [`PayloadBuilderService`] will create a new [`PayloadJob`] via the given [`PayloadJobGenerator`] //! and start polling it until the payload is requested by the CL and the payload job is resolved //! (see [`PayloadJob::resolve`]). //! //! ## Example //! //! A simple example of a [`PayloadJobGenerator`] that creates empty blocks: //! //! ``` //! use std::future::Future; //! use std::pin::Pin; //! use std::sync::Arc; //! use std::task::{Context, Poll}; //! use alloy_consensus::{Header, Block}; //! use alloy_primitives::B256; //! use reth_payload_builder::PayloadId; //! use alloy_primitives::U256; //! use reth_payload_builder::{EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError, KeepPayloadJobAlive, PayloadJob, PayloadJobGenerator, PayloadKind}; //! use reth_primitives_traits::{RecoveredBlock, SealedBlock}; //! use alloy_rpc_types::engine::PayloadAttributes; //! use reth_payload_builder::BuildNewPayload; //! //! /// The generator type that creates new jobs that builds empty blocks. //! pub struct EmptyBlockPayloadJobGenerator; //! //! impl PayloadJobGenerator for EmptyBlockPayloadJobGenerator { //! type Job = EmptyBlockPayloadJob; //! //! /// This is invoked when the node receives payload attributes from the beacon node via `engine_forkchoiceUpdatedV1` //! fn new_payload_job(&self, input: BuildNewPayload, _id: PayloadId) -> Result<Self::Job, PayloadBuilderError> { //! Ok(EmptyBlockPayloadJob{ attributes: input.attributes, parent: input.parent_hash }) //! } //! //! } //! //! /// A [PayloadJob] that builds empty blocks. //! pub struct EmptyBlockPayloadJob { //! attributes: PayloadAttributes, //! parent: B256, //! } //! //! impl PayloadJob for EmptyBlockPayloadJob { //! type PayloadAttributes = PayloadAttributes; //! type ResolvePayloadFuture = futures_util::future::Ready<Result<EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError>>; //! type BuiltPayload = EthBuiltPayload; //! //! fn best_payload(&self) -> Result<EthBuiltPayload, PayloadBuilderError> { //! // NOTE: some fields are omitted here for brevity //! let block = Block { //! header: Header { //! parent_hash: self.parent, //! timestamp: self.attributes.timestamp, //! beneficiary: self.attributes.suggested_fee_recipient, //! ..Default::default() //! }, //! ..Default::default() //! }; //! let block = RecoveredBlock::new_sealed(SealedBlock::seal_slow(block), vec![]); //! let payload = EthBuiltPayload::new(Arc::new(block), U256::ZERO, None, None); //! Ok(payload) //! } //! //! fn payload_attributes(&self) -> Result<PayloadAttributes, PayloadBuilderError> { //! Ok(self.attributes.clone()) //! } //! //! fn payload_timestamp(&self) -> Result<u64, PayloadBuilderError> { //! Ok(self.attributes.timestamp) //! } //! //! fn resolve_kind(&mut self, _kind: PayloadKind) -> (Self::ResolvePayloadFuture, KeepPayloadJobAlive) { //! let payload = self.best_payload(); //! (futures_util::future::ready(payload), KeepPayloadJobAlive::No) //! } //! } //! //! /// A [PayloadJob] is a future that&`#39`;s being polled by the `PayloadBuilderServ…[truncated]</excerpt>
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Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/payload/builder/src/service.rs
- 2: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/payload/builder/src/traits.rs
- 3: https://reth.rs/docs/reth/payload/trait.PayloadJob.html
- 4: GitHub issue 26302 in paradigmxyz/reth (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 5: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/payload/builder/src/lib.rs
- 6: https://reth.rs/docs/reth_engine_tree/tree/payload_validator/index.html
- 7: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/engine/tree/src/engine.rs
- 8: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/0acebab68c5bb9326a589dcb5503728122d60571/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/mod.rs
- 9: https://github.com/psonet/reth/blob/2352158b/crates/engine/tree/src/tree/payload_validator.rs
- 10: https://reth.rs/docs/reth/payload/struct.PayloadBuilderHandle.html
- 11: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/e2e-test-utils/src/payload.rs
- 12: https://reth.rs/docs/reth_payload_builder/struct.PayloadBuilderService.html
- 13: https://github.com/paradigmxyz/reth/blob/596049e0/crates/engine/local/src/miner.rs
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Synchronize the engine-tree absence assertions.
assemble_l2_block_v2 waits for payload construction, but not for the engine-tree consumer to process the built-payload event. The 500 ms sleeps can therefore finish before a buggy empty-payload insertion updates pending_block. The later transaction poll and block import occur after the vulnerable assertions and do not protect them.
Wait for an acknowledgement or other state transition ordered after engine-tree processing before both pending_block_num_hash() == None checks. Do not use the built-payload event receipt alone as the barrier.
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In `@crates/node/tests/it/engine.rs` at line 1077, Update the test around both
`pending_block_num_hash() == None` assertions to wait for an acknowledgement or
state transition ordered after engine-tree processing before checking absence;
do not rely on `assemble_l2_block_v2` completion or the built-payload event
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crates/node/builder/src/launch/engine.rs→InsertExecutedBlock) and only prunes non-canonical tree blocks below a finalized block (crates/engine/tree/src/tree/state.rs,remove_until).engine_setBlockTags(derivation only runs whensigner == nil), so the FCU finalized is always zero and every discarded empty candidate stayed in the tree for the life of the process: about 7.6KB each, 0.5–1 per second while the chain is idle, i.e. 0.3–0.65GB per day.Tests
block_building::empty_block_carries_no_executed_block: empty payloads carry no artifacts, transfer payloads still do.engine::empty_candidate_is_not_pre_inserted_into_engine_tree: an assembled empty candidate never becomes the tree's pending block; a candidate with a transaction still does and imports as before.engine::empty_block_with_past_timestamp_is_rejected_on_import: a committed empty block now goes through full validation — an empty block whose timestamp precedes its parent is rejected by the sequencer itself instead of being written to its chain and rejected by every follower.inserted_already_executed_blocks = 0and the tree holds 6 blocks for K = 2000 and K = 6000, with RSS flat between the two runs.make lint,cargo test --doc --all,make test,make test-e2e(131 passed).Notes
reth_consensus_engine_beacon_executed_blocksis the tree size and worth an alert.assembleis a separate change.https://claude.ai/code/session_013oN3EyKzA7m5ykYdT5g6WL
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