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Markus Maiwald ee594df8a7 feat(rumpk): Phase 4 - NPL Loader
THE PLATFORM HAS PURPOSE
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Rumpk now has a payload loading system: NPL (Nexus Payload).

OUTPUT
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[NPL]  Verification PASSED
[NPL] Executing payload...
[NPL]  Payload returned!
[NPL]  Bad sig rejected

NPL FORMAT (128-byte header)
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- Magic: \x7fNPL (4 bytes)
- Version: 1 (1 byte)
- Arch: 0xAA=ARM64, 0xEE=x86_64, 0x55=RISC-V (1 byte)
- Flags: 2 bytes
- Signature: 64 bytes (Ed25519 placeholder)
- Body Size: 8 bytes
- Reserved: 48 bytes

IMPLEMENTATION
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core/npl.nim:
- NPLHeader struct (packed, 128 bytes)
- loadNpl() - validates magic, version, arch, signature
- buildTestPayload() - creates test NPL in memory
- Signature verification (mock: rejects 0xFF)

TESTS VERIFIED
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1. Valid payload: Loads and executes RET instruction
2. Bad signature: Correctly rejected (0xFF in sig[0])
3. Cross-arch: Would reject wrong arch code

PHASE SUMMARY
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 Phase 1: Documentation (SPEC-008/009/010)
 Phase 2: Pure Zig libc (Freestanding Doctrine)
 Phase 3: Cooperative Fibers (Ping Pong)
 Phase 4: NPL Loader (with mock signature)
→ Phase 4.2: Ed25519 verification (Monocypher)
→ Phase 5: VisionFive 2 RISC-V hardware

The unikernel can now load and execute signed payloads.
Next: Real Ed25519 verification.
2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
.zig-cache feat(rumpk): Phase 4 - NPL Loader 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
boot docs(rumpk): Add module READMEs per Panopticum doctrine 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
core feat(rumpk): Phase 4 - NPL Loader 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
hal docs(rumpk): Add module READMEs per Panopticum doctrine 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
io feat: Initialize Rumpk Modular Unikernel 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
README.md feat: Initialize Rumpk Modular Unikernel 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
build.sh feat(rumpk): Multi-Architecture HAL (aarch64, x86_64, riscv64) 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
build.zig feat: Initialize Rumpk Modular Unikernel 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00
run.sh feat(rumpk): First successful Zig+Nim boot on QEMU ARM64 2025-12-31 20:18:47 +01:00

README.md

Rumpk: The Modular Unikernel

"The Kernel is a Library. The App is the OS."

Status: EXPERIMENTAL
Languages: Zig (L0) + Nim (L1)
Design: POSIX-hostile, Military-grade

Directory Structure

rumpk/
├── boot/           [L0] Entry & Architecture (Zig/Asm)
│   ├── start.S     Multiboot2/EFI entry point
│   └── arch/       Architecture-specific code
├── hal/            [L0] Hardware Abstraction (Zig)
│   ├── mm.zig      Physical/Virtual Memory
│   ├── irq.zig     Interrupt handling
│   ├── serial.zig  UART/Early logging
│   └── abi.zig     C-ABI export to Nim
├── core/           [L1] Logic (Nim)
│   ├── kernel.nim  kmain() entry
│   ├── sched.nim   LWKT Scheduler
│   ├── fiber.nim   Fiber/Context management
│   └── ring.nim    Disruptor buffer
├── sys/            [L2] ABI Glue
│   └── syscall.zig System call handlers
├── payload/        [L3] NPL/NPK Loaders
│   └── loader.nim  Signature verification
└── io/             I/O Subsystem
    └── governor.nim Adaptive War/Peace mode

Key Features

  • Adaptive I/O: War Mode (polling) ↔ Peace Mode (interrupts)
  • Disruptor Ring: Lock-free inter-fiber communication
  • SipHash IDs: Collision-resistant process identification
  • Ed25519: Only signed code executes

Specifications

Build (Coming Soon)

cd core/rumpk
zig build          # Build L0 HAL
nimble build       # Build L1 Logic