fix.

Cargo.toml

@@ -36,4 +36,8 @@ eth2_ssz = { path = "version-meld/eth2_ssz" }
 enr = { path = "version-meld/enr" }
 
 [profile.bench.package.'storage']
-debug = true
+debug = true
+
+[profile.dev]
+# enabling debug_assertions will make node fail to start because of checks in `clap`.
+debug-assertions = false

common/append_merkle/src/lib.rs

@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ impl<E: HashElement, A: Algorithm<E>> AppendMerkleTree<E, A> {
             .ok_or_else(|| anyhow!("tx_seq unavailable, root={:?}", tx_seq))?
             .clone();
         // Dropping the upper layers that are not in the old merkle tree.
-        for height in (self.height() - 1)..=delta_nodes.right_most_nodes.len() {
+        for height in (delta_nodes.right_most_nodes.len()..(self.height() - 1)).rev() {
             self.node_manager.truncate_layer(height);
         }
         for (height, (last_index, right_most_node)) in
@@ -592,13 +592,15 @@ impl<E: HashElement, A: Algorithm<E>> AppendMerkleTree<E, A> {
     }
 
     pub fn reset(&mut self) {
-        for height in (self.height() - 1)..=0 {
+        for height in (0..self.height()).rev() {
             self.node_manager.truncate_layer(height);
         }
         if let Some(depth) = self.min_depth {
             for _ in 0..depth {
                 self.node_manager.add_layer();
             }
+        } else {
+            self.node_manager.add_layer();
         }
     }
 

node/storage/src/log_store/log_manager.rs

@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ impl MerkleManager {
     }
 
     fn revert_merkle_tree(&mut self, tx_seq: u64, tx_store: &TransactionStore) -> Result<()> {
+        debug!("revert merkle tree {}", tx_seq);
         // Special case for reverting tx_seq == 0
         if tx_seq == u64::MAX {
             self.pora_chunks_merkle.reset();