small fix

consensus/fork_choice/src/fork_choice.rs

@@ -894,8 +894,18 @@ where
                     }
                 }
             }
+        } else if let Ok(bid) = block.body().signed_execution_payload_bid() {
+            // Gloas (ePBS): the block carries a bid instead of an inline payload.
+            // The execution payload will arrive later via an envelope, so mark as
+            // optimistic using the committed block hash from the bid.
+            let block_hash = bid.message.block_hash;
+            if block_hash == ExecutionBlockHash::zero() {
+                ExecutionStatus::irrelevant()
             } else {
-            // There is no payload to verify.
+                ExecutionStatus::Optimistic(block_hash)
+            }
+        } else {
+            // There is no payload to verify (pre-merge).
             ExecutionStatus::irrelevant()
         };
 

consensus/proto_array/src/proto_array.rs

@@ -398,6 +398,13 @@ impl ProtoArray {
             node.payload_status = PAYLOAD_STATUS_FULL;
         }
 
+        // Mark the execution status as valid now that the payload has been verified.
+        // This is critical for Gloas blocks which start as Optimistic(block_hash).
+        if let ExecutionStatus::Optimistic(block_hash) = node.execution_status {
+            node.execution_status = ExecutionStatus::Valid(block_hash);
+            self.propagate_execution_payload_validation_by_index(index)?;
+        }
+
         Ok(())
     }