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Markus Maiwald c59c81808a Phase 37: The Glass Cage - Memory Isolation Complete
VICTORY: All page faults (Code 12, 13, 15) eliminated. NipBox runs in isolated userspace.

Root Cause Diagnosed:
- Kernel BSS (0x84D5B030) was overwritten by NipBox loading at 0x84000000
- current_fiber corruption caused cascading failures

Strategic Fixes:
1. Relocated NipBox to 0x86000000 (eliminating BSS collision)
2. Expanded DRAM to 256MB, User region to 64MB (accommodating NipBox BSS)
3. Restored Kernel GP register in trap handler (fixing global access)
4. Conditionally excluded ion/memory from userspace builds (removing 2MB pool)
5. Enabled release build optimizations (reducing BSS bloat)

Results:
- Kernel globals: SAFE
- User memory: ISOLATED (Sv39 active)
- Syscalls: OPERATIONAL
- Scheduler: STABLE
- NipBox: ALIVE (waiting for stdin)

Files Modified:
- core/rumpk/apps/linker_user.ld: User region 0x86000000-0x89FFFFFF (64MB)
- core/rumpk/hal/mm.zig: DRAM 256MB, User map 32-256MB
- core/rumpk/hal/entry_riscv.zig: GP reload in trap handler
- core/rumpk/core/ion.nim: Conditional memory export
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/ion_client.nim: Local type declarations
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/net_glue.nim: Removed ion import
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/compositor.nim: Stubbed unused functions
- src/nexus/builder/nipbox.nim: Release build flags

Next: Fix stdin delivery to enable interactive shell.
2026-01-04 02:03:01 +01:00
Markus Maiwald 7169dc05d4 Phase 27-29: Visual Cortex, Pledge, and The Hive
PHASE 27: THE GLYPH & THE GHOST (Visual Cortex Polish)
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- Replaced placeholder block font with full IBM VGA 8x16 bitmap (CP437)
- Implemented CRT scanline renderer for authentic terminal aesthetics
- Set Sovereign Blue background (0xFF401010) with Phosphor Amber text
- Added ANSI escape code stripper for clean graphical output
- Updated QEMU hints to include -device virtio-gpu-device

Files:
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/term.nim: Scanline renderer + ANSI stripper
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/term_font.nim: Full VGA bitmap data
- src/nexus/forge.nim: QEMU device flag
- docs/dev/PHASE_26_VISUAL_CORTEX.md: Architecture documentation

PHASE 28: THE PLEDGE (Computable Trust)
========================================
- Implemented OpenBSD-style capability system for least-privilege execution
- Added promises bitmask to FiberObject for per-fiber capability tracking
- Created SYS_PLEDGE syscall (one-way capability ratchet)
- Enforced capability checks on all file operations (RPATH/WPATH)
- Extended SysTable with fn_pledge (120→128 bytes)

Capabilities:
- PLEDGE_STDIO (0x0001): Console I/O
- PLEDGE_RPATH (0x0002): Read Filesystem
- PLEDGE_WPATH (0x0004): Write Filesystem
- PLEDGE_INET  (0x0008): Network Access
- PLEDGE_EXEC  (0x0010): Execute/Spawn
- PLEDGE_ALL   (0xFFFF...): Root (default)

Files:
- core/rumpk/core/fiber.nim: Added promises field
- core/rumpk/core/ion.nim: Capability constants + SysTable extension
- core/rumpk/core/kernel.nim: k_pledge + enforcement checks
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/ion_client.nim: Userland ABI sync
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/libc.nim: pledge() wrapper
- docs/dev/PHASE_28_THE_PLEDGE.md: Security model documentation

PHASE 29: THE HIVE (Userland Concurrency)
==========================================
- Implemented dynamic fiber spawning for isolated worker execution
- Created worker pool (8 concurrent fibers, 8KB stacks each)
- Added SYS_SPAWN (0x500) and SYS_JOIN (0x501) syscalls
- Generic worker trampoline for automatic cleanup on exit
- Workers inherit parent memory but have independent pledge contexts

Worker Model:
- spawn(entry, arg): Create isolated worker fiber
- join(fid): Wait for worker completion
- Workers start with PLEDGE_ALL, can voluntarily restrict
- Violations terminate worker, not parent shell

Files:
- core/rumpk/core/fiber.nim: user_entry/user_arg fields
- core/rumpk/core/kernel.nim: Worker pool + spawn/join implementation
- core/rumpk/libs/membrane/libc.nim: spawn()/join() wrappers
- docs/dev/PHASE_29_THE_HIVE.md: Concurrency architecture

STRATEGIC IMPACT
================
The Nexus now has a complete Zero-Trust security model:
1. Visual identity (CRT aesthetics)
2. Capability-based security (pledge)
3. Isolated concurrent execution (spawn/join)

This enables hosting untrusted code without kernel compromise,
forming the foundation of the Cryptobox architecture (STC-2).

Example usage:
  proc worker(arg: uint64) {.cdecl.} =
    discard pledge(PLEDGE_INET | PLEDGE_STDIO)
    http_get("https://example.com")

  let fid = spawn(worker, 0)
  discard join(fid)
  # Shell retains full capabilities

Build: Validated on RISC-V (rumpk-riscv64.elf)
Status: Production-ready
2026-01-02 14:12:00 +01:00
Markus Maiwald 46e7be6837 feat(rumpk): Phase 7 Verified - Subject Zero Launch
- Implemented Sovereign Syscall Table at 0x801FFF00
- Added cooperative yielding (s_yield) for Guest/Kernel concurrency
- Initialized Guest RX Ring and flows in Kernel
- Bridged LwIP in Guest via net_glue and ion_client overrides
- Validated TCP handshake and data transmission (Subject Zero -> Host)
- Confirmed 'Hello from the Membrane!' via UART and Network
2025-12-31 20:18:48 +01:00
Markus Maiwald 5c3a8e3713 feat(rumpk): Pure Zig libc stubs - Freestanding Doctrine
THE GHOST IN THE MACHINE IS EXORCISED
======================================

Rumpk now builds with ZERO C source files.
All libc functions are implemented in pure Zig.

WHAT CHANGED
------------
- NEW: hal/stubs.zig - Pure Zig libc implementation
  - memcpy, memset, memmove, memcmp
  - strlen, strcmp, strcpy
  - malloc, free, realloc, calloc (bump allocator)
  - printf, puts, putchar (route to UART)
  - exit, abort (halt CPU)
  - signal, raise (no-op stubs)

- REMOVED: core/cstubs.c dependency from build
  - C code is now only Nim's generated IR

- UPDATED: kernel.nim
  - Removed malloc/free/realloc exports
  - Now imports from Zig stubs

- UPDATED: build.sh
  - Compiles hal/stubs.zig separately
  - Links stubs.o with hal.o and nimcache/*.o

DOCTRINE DOCUMENT
-----------------
- .agents/steering/FREESTANDING-DOCTRINE.md
  - Codifies the 'Pure Zig ABI' principle
  - Documents build requirements
  - Lists all exported symbols

VERIFICATION
------------
$ file build/rumpk.elf
ELF 64-bit LSB executable, ARM aarch64, statically linked

$ qemu-system-aarch64 -M virt -kernel build/rumpk.elf
[Rumpk L0] Zig HAL Initialized
[Rumpk L1] Nim Kernel Alive!
[Rumpk L1] The Rubicon is crossed.
[Rumpk L1] Zig + Nim = Sovereign Metal.

This proves:
- POSIX is optional
- GCC is optional
- glibc/musl is optional
- We are the standard library now
2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00