Alpha.8 spec

[zilm13]

PR Description

• Use list instead of Vector in the Store class (Use list instead of Vector in the Store class ethereum/consensus-specs#5208) - we have different structure, doesn't affect
• Use MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD in proposer preferences (Use MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD in proposer preferences ethereum/consensus-specs#5215) - 58f3446 - detached in Use MIN_SEED_LOOKAHEAD in proposer preferences #10731
• Count PTC votes from duplicated validators (Count PTC votes from duplicated validators ethereum/consensus-specs#5222) - d3f3cb5 includes applying attestations from block which we missed - detached in Count PTC votes from duplicated validators + apply attestations from blocks #10732
• Split out partial columns feature (Split out partial columns feature ethereum/consensus-specs#5226) - we don't have this feature yet
• Modify notify_forkchoice_updated (Modify notify_forkchoice_updated ethereum/consensus-specs#5197) - 3cd6570 - detached in Modify notify_forkchoice_updated to reflect parents EL block hash in Gloas for safe/finalized #10747
• Force the proposer to reorg unavailable blocks (Force the proposer to reorg unavailable blocks ethereum/consensus-specs#5186) - 4830660 - detached in Force the proposer to reorg unavailable blocks #10741
• Raise MIN_BUILDER_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY to 8192 epochs (Raise MIN_BUILDER_WITHDRAWABILITY_DELAY to 8192 epochs ethereum/consensus-specs#5223) - done in Optimize onboarding builders at the fork + add BuilderIndexCache #10729
• Introduce separate payload availability deadline (Introduce separate payload availability deadline ethereum/consensus-specs#5212) 2488a21 - detached in Introduce separate payload availability deadline + make naturalSet/Map only write ordered #10749
• Add target_gas_limit to PayloadAttributes (Add target_gas_limit to PayloadAttributes ethereum/consensus-specs#5235) - c4ab2de - detached in Add target_gas_limit to PayloadAttributes #10748
• Add note about validating deposit signatures before the fork (Add note about validating deposit signatures before the fork ethereum/consensus-specs#5227) - postponed, see Gloas: pre-validate pending deposit signatures before fork #10730
• Check gas limit consistency with the target (Check gas limit consistency with the target ethereum/consensus-specs#5236) - 43d2ee1 - detached in Check gas limit consistency with the target #10760
• Optimize strategy for onboarding builders at the fork (Optimize strategy for onboarding builders at the fork ethereum/consensus-specs#5254) - Optimize onboarding builders at the fork + add BuilderIndexCache #10729
• Specrefs - 207a7ae - Specrefs alpha8 #10771
• Reference tests - implemented in a496358 . Still failing 2 tests: mainnet - fork/fork > fork_invalid_validator_deposit_followed_by_builder_credentials and minimal - fork/fork > fork_invalid_validator_deposit_followed_by_builder_credentials, probably it will be fixed when all steps are in place. Also networking/gossip_beacon_aggregate_and_proof and networking/gossip_beacon_attestation are still ignored, need further investigation - detached in Reftests alpha8 #10762
• Networking tests extra. Not alpha.8 related, but we could take it: af3d146 - done in Enable gossip attestation and aggregate ref-test #10770

UPDATE: now checkboxes reflect what is detached/merged into separate PRs

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Documentation

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Changelog

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[rolfyone]

is this done now via other prs?

[zilm13]

@rolfyone i want to keep this until we clear with #10770 which uses files from here

[rolfyone]

should be good to close now, but will let zilm13 do it

[zilm13]

everything is detached to separate PRs, we could close this one