fix(engine): keep the txpool out of engine_newSafeL2Block - #180
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`engine_newSafeL2Block` reconstructs an L1-committed block from `SafeL2Data`,
but it reused the sequencer assembly builder, which unconditionally appends the
best transactions from the local pool.
On a derivation follower the pool holds gossiped transactions that the sequencer
committed to *later* blocks, so an empty committed block absorbed future
transactions. The follower forked off the sequencer at that height and later
stalled when the same transactions were supplied again at their committed
heights ("nonce too low"). `SafeL2Data` carries no expected block hash, so
nothing downstream caught the divergence: in the reported case the fork happened
at block 200 and only surfaced 114 blocks later, at block 314.
go-ethereum cannot hit this structurally. Its `NewSafeL2Block` executes the
decoded block through `BlockChain.ProcessBlock` — the ordinary block validation
path — and never involves the miner. Both symptoms fixed here follow from
morph-reth routing the safe path through the payload builder instead.
Changes:
- Add an explicit `no_tx_pool` flag to `MorphPayloadAttributes`, mirroring
scroll-reth's `ScrollPayloadAttributes`. It is deliberately explicit rather
than inferred from `transactions.is_some()`: sequencer assembly also supplies
`transactions` whenever a block carries L1 messages, and inferring it there
would stop the sequencer from packing the mempool at all. That inference is
why an earlier `no_tx_pool` was removed instead of corrected.
- Mix the flag into the payload id, so an assemble and a derivation import of
identical inputs cannot collide on the same id.
- Gate pool selection in the payload builder on the flag.
- Under `no_tx_pool`, a transaction that does not fit the block gas limit is now
a hard error instead of truncating the block. Truncation would silently seal a
different block, and with no expected hash to check against, the divergence
would surface much later. This matches `ProcessBlock` returning
`ErrGasLimitReached`. Sequencer assembly keeps stopping and sealing, which is
correct when the builder chooses the contents.
- Document `SafeL2Data.transactions` as the complete ordered block transaction
list rather than an L1-message-only list, resolving the interface mismatch
with `MorphPayloadAttributes.transactions`.
Sequencer assembly behaviour is unchanged: `assembleL2Block` and
`assembleL2BlockV2` pass `TxPoolPolicy::Include`, and the flag defaults to false
for callers that omit it.
Tests: two e2e regressions, both verified to fail against the pre-fix behaviour.
`new_safe_l2_block_ignores_txpool` preloads the follower pool with transactions
committed to later blocks, derives an earlier empty block, and asserts it stays
empty, that the transactions still replay at their committed heights without a
nonce error, and that all three follower block hashes match the sequencer's.
`new_safe_l2_block_rejects_transactions_over_gas_limit` asserts a block whose
committed transactions exceed its gas limit is rejected rather than truncated,
and leaves the canonical chain untouched.
Fixes #179
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe payload pipeline now uses an explicit ChangesDeterministic Safe Build
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Safe-block reconstruction now excludes local pool transactions, but supplied L2 transactions can still bypass the configured DA limit, allowing an invalid derived block to be built; invalid queue-index handling also occurs after execution with cleanup behavior not fully established. Merge should wait for the DA accounting issue to be fixed or explicitly accepted. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant SafeL2Data
participant EngineAPI
participant MorphPayloadBuilder
participant TxPool
SafeL2Data->>EngineAPI: Provide ordered block transactions
EngineAPI->>MorphPayloadBuilder: Build with TxPoolPolicy::Exclude
MorphPayloadBuilder->>TxPool: Skip transaction selection
MorphPayloadBuilder-->>EngineAPI: Return deterministic block payload
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In `@crates/payload/builder/src/builder.rs`:
- Around line 335-336: Update execute_l1_messages to track whether a regular L2
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Under a deterministic build the supplied transaction list may legitimately contain L2 transactions, so `execute_l1_messages` can now see a list such as `[l2_tx, l1_message]`. The queue-index check alone accepts that ordering. Consensus still rejects the resulting block post-execution via `validate_l1_messages_in_block`, so this is not a path to committing an invalid block. But failing in the builder names the actual problem — the caller supplied a badly ordered list — instead of surfacing it as a block validation error after the whole block has been executed, which matters when debugging derivation. This also puts `MorphPayloadBuilderError::L1MessageAfterRegularTx` to use; it was defined but never constructed. Adds an e2e test that a mixed `[l1_message, l2_tx]` SafeL2Data reproduces both transactions in order and advances next_l1_msg_index. That pins the newly documented "complete ordered list" contract, which had no end-to-end coverage, and guards the ordering check against inverting — a check that rejected the legal ordering would break every derived block carrying bridge traffic. Raised by CodeRabbit on #180.
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393-393: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick winCount supplied L2 transactions toward the DA limit.
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execute_supplied_transactionsnow handles regular L2 transactions in deterministic builds, but passes0astx_size.ExecutionInfo::is_tx_over_limitstherefore does not enforcemax_da_block_sizefor supplied L2 bytes. The function also does not increasecumulative_da_bytes_used, so a safe payload can exceed the configured DA cap.Compute the encoded size for non-L1 supplied transactions, pass it to
is_tx_over_limits, and add it tocumulative_da_bytes_usedafter successful execution. Keep L1 message size at zero because L1 messages are excluded from DA accounting.Proposed fix
let tx_gas = recovered_tx.gas_limit(); + let is_l1_msg = recovered_tx.is_l1_msg(); + let tx_size = if is_l1_msg { + 0 + } else { + tx_bytes.len() as u64 + }; - if info.is_tx_over_limits(tx_gas, 0, block_gas_limit) { + if info.is_tx_over_limits(tx_gas, tx_size, block_gas_limit) { ... } - let is_l1_msg = recovered_tx.is_l1_msg(); if is_l1_msg { ... } info.gas_pool_used += if is_l1_msg { tx_gas } else { gas_used }; + info.cumulative_da_bytes_used += tx_size;🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@crates/payload/builder/src/builder.rs`:
- Line 393: Update execute_supplied_transactions to compute encoded sizes for
non-L1 supplied transactions, pass that size instead of 0 to
ExecutionInfo::is_tx_over_limits, and add it to cumulative_da_bytes_used only
after successful execution; preserve zero-size accounting for L1 messages.
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engine_newSafeL2Blockmust deterministically reconstruct the L1-committed L2 block fromSafeL2Data. It reused the sequencer assembly builder instead, which unconditionally appends the best transactions from the local pool.On a derivation follower the pool holds gossiped transactions that the sequencer committed to later blocks, so an empty committed block absorbed future transactions. The follower forked off the sequencer at that height, then stalled when the same transactions were supplied again at their committed heights (
nonce 8 too low, expected 10).SafeL2Datacarries no expected block hash, state root, or receipts root — only the transaction list — so the reconstructed block's own hash is accepted as authoritative and nothing downstream catches the divergence. In the reported case the fork happened at block 200 and only surfaced 114 blocks later, at block 314.Why go-ethereum is not affected
NewSafeL2Block(eth/catalyst/l2_api.go:274) executes the decoded block throughBlockChain.ProcessBlock— the ordinary block validation path — and never involves the miner:Reading the pool is therefore structurally impossible there, and a transaction that does not fit the gas limit is a hard error (
ErrGasLimitReachedincore/state_processor.go:110) rather than a truncation point. Both symptoms fixed here follow from morph-reth routing the safe path through the payload builder, whose semantics are "choose the contents, best effort".Changes
no_tx_poolflag onMorphPayloadAttributes, mirroring scroll-reth'sScrollPayloadAttributes. Deliberately explicit rather than inferred fromtransactions.is_some(): sequencer assembly also suppliestransactionswhenever a block carries L1 messages, and inferring the flag there would stop the sequencer from packing the mempool at all. That inference is why an earlierno_tx_poolwas removed rather than corrected (6c0ccaa).TxPoolPolicyenum at the engine-api build entry points instead of a barebool.build_l2_payloadalready takes three positionalOptionarguments, and getting this one wrong silently forks the chain rather than failing.no_tx_pool, a transaction that does not fit the block gas limit is a hard error (BlockGasLimitExceeded) instead of truncating the block. Truncation would silently seal a different block, and with no expected hash to check against the divergence would surface much later. Sequencer assembly keeps stopping and sealing, which is correct when the builder chooses the contents.SafeL2Data.transactionsis documented as the complete ordered block transaction list rather than an L1-message-only list, resolving the interface mismatch withMorphPayloadAttributes.transactions.Sequencer assembly behaviour is unchanged:
assembleL2BlockandassembleL2BlockV2passTxPoolPolicy::Include, and the flag defaults tofalsefor callers that omit it, so no consensus-layer change is required to deploy this.Tests
Two e2e regressions, both verified to fail against the pre-fix behaviour rather than merely passing after it:
new_safe_l2_block_ignores_txpoolderived block 1 must stay empty: the follower pool must not leak into a committed blocknew_safe_l2_block_rejects_transactions_over_gas_limita derived block that cannot fit its committed transactions must be rejected, not silently truncatedThe first covers the regression scenario requested in #179: it preloads the follower pool with transactions committed to later blocks, derives an earlier empty block and asserts it stays empty, then asserts both transactions still replay at their committed heights without a nonce error and that all three follower block hashes equal the sequencer's.
Full runs: 103 e2e, 648 unit,
cargo fmt --check, and both clippy passes clean. (morph-chainspec's doctest fails with a SIGKILL on this machine on a cleanmaintoo — a local environment issue, unrelated to this change.)Follow-up worth tracking separately
SafeL2Datahas no expected block hash, which is why this fork stayed invisible for 114 blocks. Derivation does know the hash committed on L1, so havingnewSafeL2Blockverify the reconstructed block against it would turn this whole class of divergence into an immediate, local failure. That is an additive hardening change on both clients and does not belong in this fix.Fixes #179
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