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test(e2e): ignore benign 'Insufficient valid txs' block-build-failed in epochs tests#23424

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test(e2e): ignore benign 'Insufficient valid txs' block-build-failed in epochs tests#23424
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Summary

Fixes the e2e_epochs/epochs_mbps "builds multiple blocks per slot with L2 to L1 messages" flake that hard-failed the merge-train/spartan CI in run 26150606646 (log 1779264300727828).

Root cause

The block builder emits block-build-failed with reason "Insufficient valid txs" whenever it attempts to build a block but the mempool happens to be empty at that exact moment (sequencer-client checkpoint_proposal_job.ts). In the failing run, sequencer-2 successfully built a 6-block checkpoint at slot 14, then tried to build a 7th block within the same slot after all 5 L2→L1 test txs had already been mined — the empty mempool produced the benign event.

EpochsTestContext.watchSequencerEvents already explicitly excludes block-tx-count-check-failed for exactly this reason (see existing comment on L512). block-build-failed with reason "Insufficient valid txs" is the same "not enough txs to build a block" case, just detected after the builder started processing rather than during the pre-check. The retry hit the same race, producing a hard CI failure.

Fix

In watchSequencerEvents, drop block-build-failed events whose reason is exactly "Insufficient valid txs". The other failure path in checkpoint_proposal_job.ts (the catch block) emits block-build-failed with the exception's message, so genuine block-builder errors still surface.

ClaudeBox log: https://claudebox.work/s/ed927253171f52af?run=1

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@spalladino spalladino marked this pull request as ready for review May 20, 2026 09:26
@spalladino spalladino merged commit 56210ac into merge-train/spartan May 20, 2026
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danielntmd pushed a commit to danielntmd/aztec-packages that referenced this pull request Jun 4, 2026
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refactor(p2p): merge FastTxCollection into TxCollection with sequential
pipeline (AztecProtocol#23245)
refactor(publisher): bundle-level simulate; drop per-action enqueue sims
(AztecProtocol#23165)
refactor(stdlib): remove deprecated RevertCode/TxExecutionResult aliases
(AztecProtocol#23249)
test(e2e): fix race in 'proposer invalidates multiple checkpoints'
(AztecProtocol#23259)
fix: clean up old jobs regardless of pending status (AztecProtocol#23260)
refactor(p2p): remove unused sendBatchRequest (AztecProtocol#23273)
chore(p2p): remove proposal_tx_collector leftovers (AztecProtocol#23276)
feat: slash truncated checkpoint proposals (AztecProtocol#23250)
refactor: remove unused map in attestation pool (AztecProtocol#23284)
chore(p2p): assert last block in checkpoint proposal is correct (AztecProtocol#23274)
refactor(l1-tx-utils): use DateProvider for fail-fast timeout check
(AztecProtocol#23257)
feat(sandbox): support proposer pipelining in local network (AztecProtocol#23277)
test(e2e): fix race in broadcasted_invalid_block_proposal_slash under
pipelining (AztecProtocol#23302)
fix(archiver): atomic getter for L2 tips (AztecProtocol#23295)
fix(sequencer): use targetSlot in tryVoteWhenEscapeHatchOpen under
pipelining (AztecProtocol#23296)
fix(world-state): make fork close idempotent for pruned forks (AztecProtocol#23298)
test(e2e): migrate passing tests to proposer pipelining (AztecProtocol#23275)
chore: update dashboard (AztecProtocol#23312)
chore: Revert "feat(sandbox): support proposer pipelining in local
network" (AztecProtocol#23313)
test: slash on bad attestation (AztecProtocol#23184)
feat(slasher): per-slot data-withholding watcher (A-523, A-525) (AztecProtocol#23116)
test(e2e): enable pipelining on e2e debug trace (AztecProtocol#23301)
test(e2e): enable pipelining on l1-to-l2 test (AztecProtocol#23300)
test(e2e): switch fee_settings to organic fee bumps under pipelining
(AztecProtocol#23303)
fix(ci): retry sqlite3mc-wasm download on transient DNS/TLS failures
(AztecProtocol#23333)
test(e2e): wait for real oracle rotation in fee_settings inflate helper
(AztecProtocol#23334)
test(e2e): anchor e2e_amm PXE to checkpointed tip under pipelining
(AztecProtocol#23336)
fix(spartan-bench): tolerate older node images in SlasherConfig schema
(AztecProtocol#23351)
fix: interrupt prover jobs in stop (AztecProtocol#23358)
test(e2e): enable pipelining on bot, fees, and avm simulator tests
(AztecProtocol#23329)
feat(sentinel): end-of-epoch evaluation with re-execution outcomes
(AztecProtocol#23286)
feat: slash for invalid checkpoint proposals (AztecProtocol#23270)
fix: fork closure in epoch proving jobs (AztecProtocol#23390)
fix(slasher): anchor watcher scans at archiver synced L2 slot (AztecProtocol#23394)
fix: avoid npm uplink for aztec-up local publishes (AztecProtocol#23396)
test(e2e): ignore benign 'Insufficient valid txs' block-build-failed in
epochs tests (AztecProtocol#23424)
chore: refactor weekly proving test wait (AztecProtocol#23395)
refactor: add fifo set (AztecProtocol#23271)
feat(sandbox): support proposer pipelining in local network (AztecProtocol#23327)
fix(p2p): validate BLOCK_TXS in BatchTxRequester (AztecProtocol#23371)
chore(p2p): simplify IBatchRequestTxValidator (AztecProtocol#23373)
feat(sequencer): AutomineSequencer for single-sequencer e2e tests
(AztecProtocol#23354)
fix(prover): wait for previous epoch to be proven (AztecProtocol#23458)
chore: collocate provers (AztecProtocol#23439)
chore: rm staging-ignition (AztecProtocol#23440)
chore: rm unused networks (AztecProtocol#23441)
test(e2e): migrate block_building, multi_validator_node,
publisher_funding, invalid_checkpoint_proposal to pipelining (AztecProtocol#23414)
fix(archiver): reconcile local blocks with L1 checkpoints by block
number (AztecProtocol#23461)
feat: Updated slash conditions on block proposals (AztecProtocol#23466)
test(e2e): migrate HA full test to pipelining (AztecProtocol#23463)
chore: update resource profiles (AztecProtocol#23442)
chore: update debug log levels (AztecProtocol#23456)
test: fix flaky sentinel_status_slash by asserting the fault on the
checkpoint slot (AztecProtocol#23483)
feat(slasher): slash checkpoint equivocation between P2P and L1 (A-980)
(AztecProtocol#23436)
refactor(slasher): rename ATTESTED_DESCENDANT_OF_INVALID ->
PROPOSED_DESCENDANT_OF_CHECKPOINT_WITH_INVALID_ATTESTATIONS (AztecProtocol#23468)
fix: reject block proposals in poisoned slots (AztecProtocol#23411)
fix: retry nargo dep + solc downloads to survive transient DNS drops
(AztecProtocol#23490)
fix: enrich json-rpc tracing (AztecProtocol#23412)
feat: add trace export controls (AztecProtocol#23413)
test(e2e): assert no equivocation offenses in HA full test (AztecProtocol#23496)
test: cover invalid checkpoint proposal slashing (AztecProtocol#23503)
test(e2e): migrate more e2e suites to proposer pipelining (AztecProtocol#23482)
test: flag e2e_slashing_attested_invalid_proposal as flake under
pipelining (AztecProtocol#23501)
test: flag e2e_p2p_duplicate_proposal_slash as flake under pipelining
(AztecProtocol#23515)
test(e2e): require cross-observer agreement on sentinel fault slot
(AztecProtocol#23513)
test: flag e2e_ha_full afterAll hook timeout as flake under pipelining
(AztecProtocol#23524)
fix(e2e): propagate l1ContractsArgs into node config so archiver matches
L1 (AztecProtocol#23514)
test: flag e2e_multi_validator_node_key_store P2P tx-dropped failure as
flake (AztecProtocol#23528)
test(cheat-codes): retry warpL2TimeAtLeastTo in-current-slot test on L1
race (AztecProtocol#23533)
test(e2e_ha_full): parallel HA peer node teardown with per-node deadline
(AztecProtocol#23539)
test: flag e2e_ha_full as flake under HA pipelining (AztecProtocol#23541)
test(ci): skip e2e_ha_full entirely on merge-train/spartan (AztecProtocol#23542)
test(ci): skip e2e_multi_validator_node_key_store entirely on
merge-train/spartan (AztecProtocol#23544)
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