Robert Allan James
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The QEMU-verifiable slice of the real-hardware RNG driver (per FABRIC-3.md §G.2). New include/starkernel/rng.h + src/starkernel/rng/rng.c provide the single entropy entry point: rng_init() probes the backend set (v2.0.0: virtio-rng only) and, on no backend, prints a loud boot-time warning while rng_get_bytes() returns RNG_ERR_NO_BACKEND - never silently degrading to a deterministic seed. The backend-selection switch in rng.c is the exact seam v2.5.0's per-arch drivers (amd64 RDRAND, riscv64 Zkr, aarch64 peripheral) plug into without touching the call path. Consumers route through the unified layer instead of virtio-rng directly: capsule_mint.c (identity seed + drive_uuid) and kernel_main.c phase 8 (rng_init()). virtio_rng.c stays as the sole backend. Built clean on amd64/aarch64/riscv64. QEMU amd64 boot: POST 1012/0/0 + ok>, "rng: backend = virtio-rng" + "entropy: ready", Zuse identity confirmed from thumbdrive - mint/cert behavior unchanged. FABRIC-3.md §G.2 v2.0.0 slice marked BUILT+VERIFIED.
capsules/
FORTH personality files loaded by the VM at boot. A capsule is an immutable, content-addressed payload; its XXHash64 hash is its identity. Any mutation changes the hash and the birth protocol rejects the image.
Key files
| File | Type | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
init.4th |
(m) MAMA_INIT |
Default Mama VM personality — loaded at LBN 2048 |
ACL.4th |
user | Word-level ACL system; self-activating at boot |
zuse.4th |
user | Bootstrap superuser; loaded by ACL.4th |
doe.4th |
user | DoE workload words (EXEC-DOE) — opt-in |
init-0.4th … init-9.4th |
(p) |
Numbered personality variants |
init-l8-*.4th |
(p) |
L8 Jacquard mode variants (stable/volatile/diverse/temporal/transition/omni) |
hermes/init.4th |
(p) |
Hermes baby VM personality |
artemis/init.4th |
(p) |
Artemis baby VM personality |
Block namespace
Block ranges are shared across all loaded capsules — collisions cause silent word-definition overwrites.
| Range | Owner |
|---|---|
| 2048–2099 | init.4th |
| 2100–2199 | doe.4th |
| 3000–3999 | workload capsules |
| 4000+ | user-defined (ACL.4th, zuse.4th, …) |
Each block is limited to 1024 bytes. Verify with wc -c before committing.
See also
experiments/bare_metal/README.md— DoE protocols and block namespace rulesdocs/03-architecture/word-acl/DESIGN.md— ACL system designtools/mkcapsule.c— assembles capsules intocapsule_generated.c- Project root