Add option to unblind bids from all relays.

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ dev:
   - start validator registrations randomly in middle 80% of each epoch, to avoid overloading relays
   - reduce CPU and memory requirements for refreshing validator information
   - implement exclusion list for builders
+  - add option to attempt unblinding of payloads from all contacted relays
 
 1.7.6:
   - add User-Agent header to HTTP requests

docs/configuration.md

@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ graffiti:
   static:
     value: 'My graffiti'
 
+# beaconblockproposer provides control of the beacon block proposal process.
+beaconblockproposer:
+  # If unblind-from-all-relays is true then Vouch will use all relays that it asked for blocks to unblind the
+  # selected bid.  This can potentially increase the reliability of obtaining an unblinded block, but will increment
+  # failures in the eth_builder_client_operations_total metric for the relays that do not know of the bid.
+  unblind-from-all-relays: false
+
 # submitter submits data to beacon nodes.  If not present the nodes in beacon-node-address above will be used.
 submitter:
   # style can currently only be 'multinode'

main.go

@@ -680,6 +680,7 @@ func startSigningServices(ctx context.Context,
 		standardbeaconblockproposer.WithRANDAORevealSigner(signerSvc.(signer.RANDAORevealSigner)),
 		standardbeaconblockproposer.WithBeaconBlockSigner(signerSvc.(signer.BeaconBlockSigner)),
 		standardbeaconblockproposer.WithBlobSidecarSigner(signerSvc.(signer.BlobSidecarSigner)),
+		standardbeaconblockproposer.WithUnblindFromAllRelays(viper.GetBool("beaconblockproposer.unblind-from-all-relays")),
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, nil, nil, nil, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to start beacon block proposer service")

services/beaconblockproposer/standard/parameters.go

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type parameters struct {
 	randaoRevealSigner         signer.RANDAORevealSigner
 	beaconBlockSigner          signer.BeaconBlockSigner
 	blobSidecarSigner          signer.BlobSidecarSigner
+	unblindFromAllRelays       bool
 }
 
 // Parameter is the interface for service parameters.
@@ -146,6 +147,13 @@ func WithBlobSidecarSigner(signer signer.BlobSidecarSigner) Parameter {
 	})
 }
 
+// WithUnblindFromAllRelays will unblind blocks from all relays if set.
+func WithUnblindFromAllRelays(unblindFromAll bool) Parameter {
+	return parameterFunc(func(p *parameters) {
+		p.unblindFromAllRelays = unblindFromAll
+	})
+}
+
 // parseAndCheckParameters parses and checks parameters to ensure that mandatory parameters are present and correct.
 func parseAndCheckParameters(params ...Parameter) (*parameters, error) {
 	parameters := parameters{

services/beaconblockproposer/standard/propose.go

@@ -241,9 +241,15 @@ func (s *Service) proposeBlockWithAuction(ctx context.Context,
 		return auctionResultFailedCanTryWithout
 	}
 
-	// Select the relays with the block we need that are capable of unblinding the block.
-	providers := make([]builderclient.UnblindedProposalProvider, 0, len(auctionResults.Providers))
-	for _, provider := range auctionResults.Providers {
+	// Select the relays to unblind the proposal.
+	providers := make([]builderclient.UnblindedProposalProvider, 0, len(auctionResults.AllProviders))
+	var unblindingCandidates []builderclient.BuilderBidProvider
+	if s.unblindFromAllRelays {
+		unblindingCandidates = auctionResults.AllProviders
+	} else {
+		unblindingCandidates = auctionResults.Providers
+	}
+	for _, provider := range unblindingCandidates {
 		unblindedProposalProvider, isProvider := provider.(builderclient.UnblindedProposalProvider)
 		if !isProvider {
 			log.Warn().Str("provider", provider.Name()).Msg("Auctioneer cannot unblind the proposal")

services/beaconblockproposer/standard/service.go

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ type Service struct {
 	randaoRevealSigner         signer.RANDAORevealSigner
 	beaconBlockSigner          signer.BeaconBlockSigner
 	blobSidecarSigner          signer.BlobSidecarSigner
+	unblindFromAllRelays       bool
 }
 
 // module-wide log.
@@ -82,6 +83,7 @@ func New(ctx context.Context, params ...Parameter) (*Service, error) {
 		randaoRevealSigner:         parameters.randaoRevealSigner,
 		beaconBlockSigner:          parameters.beaconBlockSigner,
 		blobSidecarSigner:          parameters.blobSidecarSigner,
+		unblindFromAllRelays:       parameters.unblindFromAllRelays,
 	}
 
 	return s, nil