From b66471c67f24b6c29a3e5461720c8620310815c6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Alex Stokes Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2022 10:54:23 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] clarify local building should happen in parallel (#46) --- specs/validator.md | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specs/validator.md b/specs/validator.md index c12dfd9..af9acbd 100644 --- a/specs/validator.md +++ b/specs/validator.md @@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ the following actions: The external builder network offers a service for proposers that may from time to time fail to produce a timely block. Honest proposers who elect to use the external builder network **MUST** also build a block locally in the event that the external builder network fails to provide a `SignedBuilderBid` in time in order to propagate the full -`SignedBeaconBlock` during the proposer's slot. +`SignedBeaconBlock` during the proposer's slot. The local build task should begin in parallel to any use of the external +builder network. Honest proposers using the external builder network will give the builders a duration of `BUILDER_PROPOSAL_DELAY_TOLERANCE` to provide a `SignedBuilderBid` before the external builder is considered to have hit