Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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Researched against the official raspberrypi.com config.txt reference and one real, working Pi 5 bare-metal project's own checked-in config.txt (leopoldch/BatMetal), not assumed from general Pi knowledge: - kernel=kernel_2712.img, os_check=0, device_tree=bcm2712-rpi-5-b.dtb - enable_uart=1 added (correction to the item's original text): costs nothing when unused, and is the only diagnostic channel that would survive a framebuffer failure on the untested mailbox path (rpi5_native_boot.c). - arm_64bit=1 dropped (correction to the item's original text): confirmed inert on Pi 5 by official docs. - dtparam=pciex1 researched, deliberately omitted with rationale recorded -- community-reported only, not needed until item 5's re-scoped RP1/PCIe work. - os_check=0 vs. BatMetal's own config (which omits it) recorded as an open, unresolved discrepancy rather than silently picked. boot_media/rpi5/README.md notes the one remaining gap this exposes: kernel_2712.img names a file nothing currently builds (item 1's separate-image build target is still outstanding future work). Doc-and-config only, no compiled code changed. Three-arch QEMU acceptance (amd64/aarch64/riscv64, in order) run to confirm non-regression only. 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