specify the maximum number of blobs for each payload

Author: ralexstokes

specs/electra/beacon-chain.md

@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@
     - [New `compute_consolidation_epoch_and_update_churn`](#new-compute_consolidation_epoch_and_update_churn)
     - [Updated `slash_validator`](#updated-slash_validator)
 - [Beacon chain state transition function](#beacon-chain-state-transition-function)
+  - [Execution engine](#execution-engine)
+    - [Request data](#request-data)
+    - [Engine APIs](#engine-apis)
+      - [Modified `notify_new_payload`](#modified-notify_new_payload)
+      - [Modified `verify_and_notify_new_payload`](#modified-verify_and_notify_new_payload)
   - [Epoch processing](#epoch-processing)
     - [Updated `process_epoch`](#updated-process_epoch)
     - [Updated  `process_registry_updates`](#updated--process_registry_updates)
@@ -758,6 +763,54 @@ def slash_validator(state: BeaconState,
 
 ## Beacon chain state transition function
 
+### Execution engine
+
+#### Request data
+
+#### Engine APIs
+
+##### Modified `notify_new_payload`
+
+*Note*: The function `notify_new_payload` is modified to include the maximum number of blobs
+allowed per block.
+
+```python
+def notify_new_payload(self: ExecutionEngine,
+                       execution_payload: ExecutionPayload,
+                       parent_beacon_block_root: Root,
+                       max_blobs_per_block: uint64) -> bool:
+    """
+    Return ``True`` if and only if ``execution_payload`` is valid with respect to ``self.execution_state``.
+    """
+    ...
+```
+
+##### Modified `verify_and_notify_new_payload`
+
+```python
+def verify_and_notify_new_payload(self: ExecutionEngine,
+                                  new_payload_request: NewPayloadRequest) -> bool:
+    """
+    Return ``True`` if and only if ``new_payload_request`` is valid with respect to ``self.execution_state``.
+    """
+    execution_payload = new_payload_request.execution_payload
+    parent_beacon_block_root = new_payload_request.parent_beacon_block_root
+
+    if not self.is_valid_block_hash(execution_payload, parent_beacon_block_root):
+        return False
+
+    if not self.is_valid_versioned_hashes(new_payload_request):
+        return False
+
+    # [Modified in Electra]
+    if not self.notify_new_payload(execution_payload,
+                                   parent_beacon_block_root,
+                                   MAX_BLOBS_PER_BLOCK):
+        return False
+
+    return True
+```
+
 ### Epoch processing
 
 #### Updated `process_epoch`