From 0c3af7c89f4593928c1eb3b7c398656fb7d90d6a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jeb Bearer <jeb@espressosys.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2024 11:26:10 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Handle genesis payload edge case

---
 sequencer/src/persistence/sql.rs | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/sequencer/src/persistence/sql.rs b/sequencer/src/persistence/sql.rs
index 70ec3f3bf..260ca8d4a 100644
--- a/sequencer/src/persistence/sql.rs
+++ b/sequencer/src/persistence/sql.rs
@@ -768,6 +768,10 @@ async fn collect_garbage(
         if let Some(proposal) = da_proposals.remove(&view) {
             let payload = Payload::from_bytes(&proposal.encoded_transactions, &proposal.metadata);
             leaf.fill_block_payload_unchecked(payload);
+        } else if view == ViewNumber::genesis().u64() {
+            // We don't get a DA proposal for the genesis view, but we know what the payload always
+            // is.
+            leaf.fill_block_payload_unchecked(Payload::empty().0);
         } else {
             tracing::debug!(view, "DA proposal not available at decide");
         }