Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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plic_init() now takes boot_info->dtb (threaded through apic_init()) and tries fdt_find_node_by_compatible(dtb, "sifive,plic-1.0.0") -> fdt_find_prop_in_node(..., "reg", ...) before falling back to the QEMU-virt-specific constant it previously hardcoded unconditionally. Reuses the node-scoped DTB lookup primitive built for the aarch64 GIC base fix unchanged. s_plic_base is now a runtime uintptr_t, same shape as apic.c's s_gicd_base/s_gicc_base. This system's QEMU/UEFI riscv64 firmware does not forward a DTB to the guest (timer.c's own timebase-frequency read falls back too, confirmed in this boot's own log), so only the no-DTB fallback branch is exercised here -- the success branch (a real DTB with a matching PLIC node) stays unverified until real Milk-V Mars hardware. FABRIC-3.md's first-drafted claim that the success branch would run (based on a stale comment in plic.c's own pre-fix header) was checked against the actual log and corrected before this commit. 3-arch acceptance: amd64/aarch64 don't compile these files, so their runs are non-regression on untouched files only. riscv64's own boot log confirms the fallback path prints exactly as designed and boot reaches zuse)ok> unchanged. 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