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rpi5_native_start masks x0 down to the documented 32-bit DTB-pointer range (the firmware's own entry protocol leaves the upper 32 bits unspecified), stores it into g_rpi5_dtb_ptr for the still-open DTB->BootInfo constructor (item 2) to read, then switches sp to a dedicated 2 MiB BSS stack -- this path has no EDK2 boot stack to inherit, unlike every other entry path in this codebase. Intentionally halts (wfe/b loop) afterward rather than tail-calling into item 2's constructor, which doesn't exist yet -- no stub function pretending to be more than it is. Not yet linked at the real 0x80000 load address; that needs its own linker script/build target, not scoped into this item. Compiles and links into the existing ARCH=aarch64 QEMU/UEFI acceptance build as dead code (ELF kernel build's KERNEL_ASM wildcards every *.S in arch/aarch64/; nothing there branches to it), same as rpi5_dtb.c/rpi5_mailbox.c before it. Verified 3-arch boot to ok>/zuse)ok>. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_019YcT3H2PQeyujrzjqS3Var
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