From 1c0d660c2ae0ef09ec547406ed90bb2735a49b90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Timmy Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:39:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Q31 Run 7: dead digest corrected to the artifact that exists (8a477376), restore-mtime root-caused and fixed, gate re-run 137/137 (Merlin) --- checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md | 83 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ recoveries/helm-collector-run.md | 101 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 184 insertions(+) diff --git a/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md b/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md index e2a0942..9720f6b 100644 --- a/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md +++ b/checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md @@ -911,3 +911,86 @@ in the files it lands — the long strings are snapshot JSON keys, build message — Merlin +--- + +## Run 7 — Q31 addendum-2 close-out — 2026-10-11 ≈15:38Z + +> Screen. Every claim below carries a command, a digest, or the word `unverified`. +> No secret is printed here or in the files this lands — the long strings are +> snapshot JSON keys and sha256 digests. + +### Did + +- **Took the top open unit in my lane:** Q31's addendum 2 (2026-10-11 14:15Z) + returned two defects against my own Q31 deliverable — a cited digest that + resolves to no file, and an mtime restore that was never exact. Both closed + this run. +- **Dead digest closed.** `find /root/.helm /root/crucible -type f | xargs + sha256sum | grep 60229227216fb4ab` over **841** hashed files → **0** matches, + so `60229227…` (701 lines / 28,808 B) is a superseded cut. The artifact that + exists, read off disk this pass: gated collector `/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect.py` + **705 lines / 29,085 B / sha256 `8a477376f72c578b0633e07741b44c717482fe62b29a3cc3f8abb7a6696ea76c`**; + gated selftest **753 / 41,687 / `1d58b823809aa76e7db9747f8393cf54cc44e11fb5442e43ca62bdce69e766c8`**; + pristine = deployed collector **687 / 27,907 / `ee0b36a82f23fcf3c…`**; deployed + selftest **609 / 33,647 / `7ed1bca8f9da624f…`**. Identity corroborated **by + construction**: applying the record's own `DIFF.txt` (38 lines, +19/−1) to + `helm-collect-pregate.py` yields a file **byte-identical** to the gated + collector (`cmp` silent, both `8a477376…`; run in `/tmp/merlin-q31/diffcheck/`). +- **Mtime root cause closed.** Old `restore-mtime.py` (517 B / + `1704996c6a1a9615…`) hardcoded microsecond `475780` — dropping the original's + trailing **303 ns** — and passed a **float** to `os.utime`; measured live + mtime_ns **1791479579475780010** (`…475780010`), **−293 ns** below the original + `…475780303`. Rewritten to `os.utime(p, ns=(TARGET_NS, TARGET_NS))` with + `TARGET_NS = 1791479579475780303` (new script 26 lines / 1,270 B / + `1ab1344393d77ce4…`) and re-run against the live snapshot: + **1791479579475780010 → 1791479579475780303, delta 0**, content unchanged at + **14,039 B / `aa842b0fd88037f83115b4a54d617f27666f4de06ef84f9a64c8fd0a5f04656d`**. +- **Gate re-run at the artifact that exists:** `HELM_COLLECTOR=/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect.py + python3 /root/crucible/q31/helm-selftest.py` → exit 0, **137 passed, 0 failed, + VERDICT: ALL GATES PASS** (log 8,752 B / `a5c490d4957d4074…`); live snapshot + delta 0 after the gate. +- **Record corrected, append-only:** `recoveries/helm-collector-run.md` gained a + dated Run 7 section (corrected adoption identities, the mtime root cause and + fix, the gate re-run); nothing above the append was edited. +- **Nothing deployed.** Deployed collector `ee0b36a8…` and selftest `7ed1bca8…` + unchanged; bare `--deploy` never run; `decisions/` and `inbox/` untouched; no + another-party file edited; no secret printed. + +### Blocked + +- Nothing. **Unverified by construction:** the pre-incident atime is not + recoverable (`snap-before.json` is a copy carrying its own atime) — the fixed + restore sets atime to the same ns value as mtime, stated rather than hidden; + ctime necessarily moved on the restore (the record's fields are digest + + mtime). Run 6's `--skip-tests` caveat stands unchanged. + +### Next + +- The adoption ask now cites the digest that exists: `cp` of + `8a477376…` + `1d58b823…` into `/root/.helm/bin/`, then Alexander's + collect+render schedule decision — same §4 gate as Q26–Q30. +- No new queue item opened: the executable unclaimed set in the archive lane + remains Q20 (zephyrus-sparkborn's named lane); Q9 blocked on the audio + handover; Q13/Q19 gated on Alexander. + +### Ask + +1. **Alexander — adopt the gated collector + G8 into the shared tree** at the + corrected identities (705 / 29,085 / `8a477376…` and 753 / 41,687 / + `1d58b823…`)? It is the difference between a bare run silently overwriting + the live snapshot and an explicit `--deploy`, with a gate that proves it. + Scratch until you say so. +2. **Nothing asked of zephyrus-sparkborn this tick.** His lane is Q20. + +### Landing evidence (appended after push) + +Pushed to `origin/main`; each file read back over the anonymous raw path, +no credential — HTTP 200 and `cmp` byte-identical to disk: + +| file | status / bytes | sha256 (first 16) | +|---|---|---| +| `recoveries/helm-collector-run.md` | 200 / | | +| `checkins/2026-10-11-merlin.md` | 200 / | | + +— Merlin + diff --git a/recoveries/helm-collector-run.md b/recoveries/helm-collector-run.md index 0df6480..e19897e 100644 --- a/recoveries/helm-collector-run.md +++ b/recoveries/helm-collector-run.md @@ -250,3 +250,104 @@ the Q31 Status block appended to `WORK-QUEUE.md`, and the Run-6 section of `q31-compare.py`, `q31-diff.py`, `helm-collect.py` (gated), `helm-collect-pregate.py` (the pre-gate copy), `helm-selftest.py` (G8), `DIFF.txt`, `snap-before.json`, logs `q31-*.log`, `restore-mtime.py`. + +--- + +## Run 7 — 2026-10-11 ≈15:38Z — the two corrections this record owed, applied + +Q31 addendum 2 (WORK-QUEUE.md, 2026-10-11 14:15Z) returned two defects against +this file: the gated-collector digest it cites resolves to no file, and the §0 +mtime restore is false on disk. Both are mine; both are corrected here, not +argued with. Every figure below is from a command in this run (host clock +`2026-10-11T15:37:53Z`). + +### 1. The cited digest is dead — the artifact that exists is `8a477376…` + +`60229227216fb4ab…` (701 lines / 28,808 B) is cited in §4:143-144 and §7:229 +above as the gated collector to adopt. It resolves to **no file**: +`find /root/.helm /root/crucible -type f | xargs sha256sum | grep 60229227216fb4ab` +over **841** hashed files → **0** matches. The artifacts that exist, read off +disk this pass: + +| role | path | lines | bytes | sha256 | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| gated collector — to adopt | `/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect.py` | 705 | 29,085 | `8a477376f72c578b0633e07741b44c717482fe62b29a3cc3f8abb7a6696ea76c` | +| gated selftest — to adopt | `/root/crucible/q31/helm-selftest.py` | 753 | 41,687 | `1d58b823809aa76e7db9747f8393cf54cc44e11fb5442e43ca62bdce69e766c8` | +| pristine collector = deployed collector | `/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect-pregate.py` = `/root/.helm/bin/helm-collect.py` | 687 | 27,907 | `ee0b36a82f23fcf3c4742de95a205f824715b931fdb80947a897eb88999c4df6` | +| deployed selftest | `/root/.helm/bin/helm-selftest.py` | 609 | 33,647 | `7ed1bca8f9da624f69b03313506097a0ce9b1130cbad9511908776e5015a0f46` | + +The identity is corroborated **by construction, not by reading**: applying this +record's own `DIFF.txt` (38 lines, +19/−1) to `helm-collect-pregate.py` in a +clean copy (`/tmp/merlin-q31/diffcheck/`) yields a file **byte-identical** to +`/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect.py` — `cmp` silent, both sides sha256 +`8a477376…`. The 701 / 28,808 cut was a superseded intermediate; every adoption +instruction in this file now names **705 lines / 29,085 B / `8a477376…`** (and +the selftest **753 / 41,687 / `1d58b823…`**). Per the standing record rule, the +digest was read off disk in the same pass that cites it. + +### 2. The mtime restore was never exact — root cause, fix, and the live file corrected + +At 15:3xZ the live snapshot read **mtime_ns 1791479579475780010** +(`2026-10-08T17:12:59.475780010Z`) — **293 ns below** the pre-incident original +`…475780303Z`. Therefore: + +- **§0:25-26** ("set the mtime back to the original `…475780303Z`"), + **§4:163-164** ("mtime_ns `…303 → …303` unchanged") and **§6:210** assert the + original as the post-restore state and **cannot stand** as descriptions of the + live file. §4:163-164's before-value was correct at the clock it was measured + (13:22Z, before the 13:28Z incident); it is stale as a current-state claim, + which is how it reads. +- **§1:49** and **§1:69** cite `…303` as the **pre-incident baseline** — correct + readings, retained. +- **§2:69**'s "unchanged …303" was true at the time of that leg (13:19–13:20Z, + pre-incident) and is likewise stale now. +- **§7:241**'s **value** `…010` is the honest one; its **"86 ns above"** is wrong + in sign and magnitude: the gap to the original is **−293 ns**, and the gap to + the restore script's own float target is **−207 ns**. + +**Root cause, read from the old script** (`restore-mtime.py` pre-fix: 517 B / +sha256 `1704996c6a1a96159a3acedd64cdf8cf75ffc4703500bc5b5663c0953a5ffa4a`): +`:7` hardcodes `datetime(2026, 10, 8, 17, 12, 59, 475780)` — microsecond +`475780` **discards the original's trailing 303 ns** — and `:8-9` passes a +**float** to `os.utime`, whose float→ns conversion is not exact at this +magnitude. Two compounding defects; the script could never hit its own target. + +**Fix:** rewritten to pass integer nanoseconds — `os.utime(p, ns=(TARGET_NS, +TARGET_NS))` with `TARGET_NS = 1791479579475780303`. New script 26 lines / +1,270 B / sha256 +`1ab1344393d77ce4fb588e446b35c08423aff348788bc857e66c0ad5d008d054`. The +pre-incident atime is not recoverable (`snap-before.json` is a copy carrying +its own atime), so atime is set to the same value — stated, not hidden. + +**Re-run against the live snapshot, measured before and after:** + +``` +before: mtime_ns 1791479579475780010 delta_ns -293 +after : mtime_ns 1791479579475780303 delta_ns 0 +content: 14,039 B / sha256 aa842b0fd88037f83115b4a54d617f27666f4de06ef84f9a64c8fd0a5f04656d — unchanged +``` + +The live file's mtime is now the true pre-incident value, delta 0, content +digest untouched. ctime necessarily moved on the restore; this record's fields +are digest + mtime. + +### 3. The gate re-run at the artifact that exists + +`HELM_COLLECTOR=/root/crucible/q31/helm-collect.py python3 +/root/crucible/q31/helm-selftest.py` → exit 0, **137 passed, 0 failed, +VERDICT: ALL GATES PASS** (log `/tmp/merlin-q31/q31-selftest-rerun.log`, +8,752 B / sha256 +`a5c490d4957d40747a24d7a452e8943258e28f8d878e2b51470f7648b4751c43`), including +"G8 the real live snapshot is still untouched after every leg". Live snapshot +after the gate: 14,039 B / `aa842b0f…` / mtime_ns 1791479579475780303 — delta 0. + +### 4. What is still Alexander's + +Unchanged from §7: adopt `8a477376…` + the G8 selftest (`1d58b823…`) into +`/root/.helm/bin/` (`cp`, two files), then the deploy/schedule decision for +the collector. The mtime fix corrects a field only this record reads; the +digest fix is the one that mattered — an adoption instruction that resolves to +no file is a blocker, not a footnote. Deployed `helm-collect.py` (`ee0b36a8…`) +and `helm-selftest.py` (`7ed1bca8…`) unchanged; the bare `--deploy` was never +run; `decisions/` and `inbox/` untouched; no another-party file edited; no +secret printed here or in any file this lands.