Robert Allan JamesandClaude Sonnet 5
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Closes the gap block_subsystem.c needs before any of 2h's real work (blkio_usb.c, attach wiring, hot-detach) can start: this driver is fully async/polled with no way for a synchronous caller (blkio_read()/ blkio_info() etc.) to get a result back. xhci_bot_wait_for_idle() is a bounded busy-wait over xhci_poll_events() -- MUST be called only from outside xhci_poll_events()'s own call frame, never from within it or a next_action dispatch (recursion into live Event Ring/ERDP processing, same class of hazard already documented for doorbell rings in this driver). xhci_get_dev() exposes the module-static device handle to outside callers that didn't observe the original hotplug event. SCSI READ CAPACITY(10) (opcode 0x25) is the other half -- nothing could learn a device's block size/capacity before this. First attempt sent it bare and hit the classic first-command UNIT ATTENTION (CSW FAILED); fixed with the same TUR-guard pattern READ(10) already used, generalized via a new bot_tur_chain_target field so TEST UNIT READY's PASS handling can chain into either command. bot_data_buf grown 512->1024 bytes (one Forth block = two 512-byte SCSI blocks, per block_subsystem.c's own 1KiB-unit convention). Verified live via a temporary probe (hot-attached disk/usb-thumbdrive- test.img via QMP, reverted after capture): TUR-guarded READ CAPACITY10 correctly reported last LBA=0x1ffff, block size=0x200 -- exactly 64MiB, matching the test image byte for byte -- followed by a TUR-guarded 1024-byte/2-block READ10, both PASS. All three architectures re-verified clean, probe-free boot to ok> on the reverted tree. FABRIC-2.md Section X 2h updated with the writeup; the blkio_usb.c backend itself is next. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 5 <noreply@anthropic.com> Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01CXjAPTEKrgY2Mrk25KoLDn
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