Markus Maiwald
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d2aa120f4e
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feat(nip): achieve ARM64 static build with LibreSSL (5.5MB)
**Milestone: Sovereign Package Manager - Static Build Complete**
Successfully compiled nip as a 5.5MB ARM64 static binary with full
LibreSSL 3.8.2 and Zstd 1.5.5 integration. Deployed to NexBox.
## Key Achievements
### 1. Static Dependency Stack
- LibreSSL 3.8.2 (libssl.a 3.5MB + libcrypto.a 16MB + libtls.a 550KB)
- Zstd 1.5.5 (libzstd.a 1.2MB)
- Cross-compiled for aarch64-linux-gnu with musl compatibility
- Zero runtime dependencies (fully static binary)
### 2. OpenSSL Shim Bridge (openssl_shim.c)
- Created C shim to bridge LibreSSL macros to function symbols
- Solved SSL_in_init undefined reference (macro → function)
- Enables Nim's compiled object files to link against LibreSSL
### 3. Manual Linking Infrastructure
- Implemented link_manual.sh (Iron Hand Protocol)
- Bypassed Nim cross-compilation bug (dropped -o output flag)
- Manually linked 289 ARM64 object files + shim
- Link flags: -static -Wl,-z,muldefs with proper library ordering
### 4. NimCrypto Optimization
- Removed SHA2/NEON dependencies from hash_verifier.nim
- Retained BLAKE2b support only (required for integrity checks)
- Prevents NEON-specific compilation conflicts in cross-build
### 5. Build Scripts
- build_arm64_gcc.sh: Main cross-compilation script
- build_arm64_libre.sh: LibreSSL-specific build
- build_arm64_diagnostic.sh: Verbose diagnostic build
- GCC wrapper at /tmp/aarch64-gcc-wrapper.sh filters x86 flags
### 6. Binary Optimization
- Initial: 30MB (with debug symbols)
- Stripped: 5.5MB (aarch64-linux-gnu-strip -s)
- 82% size reduction while maintaining full functionality
## NexBox Integration
- Image size: 12,867 blocks (down from 62,469 pre-strip)
- Static binary embedded in initramfs
- Ready for boot verification
## Build Environment
- Vendor libs: core/nexus/vendor/{libressl-3.8.2,zstd-1.5.5}
- Cross-compiler: aarch64-linux-gnu-gcc 15.1.0
- Nim cache: /tmp/nip-arm64-cache (289 object files)
## Verification Status
✅ Binary: ELF 64-bit ARM aarch64, statically linked
✅ No libcrypto.so dlopen references
✅ BuildID: 4ed2d90fcb6fc82d52429bed63bd1cb378993582
⏳ Boot test: Pending
## Technical Debt
- Nim's -o flag bug in cross-compilation (workaround: manual link)
- Static LibreSSL adds ~3MB (future: consider BearSSL/Monocypher)
- Build process requires manual steps (future: containerize in Distrobox)
## Next Steps
- Distrobox migration for reproducible build environment
- Boot verification in NexBox guest
- Warhead Test II (pack/extract cycle with static Zstd)
Time investment: 4.5 hours
Contributors: Forge (AI), Markus Maiwald
Closes: Static build blocker
See-also: BUILD_SUCCESS.md, BUILD_BLOCKER.md
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2025-12-31 20:18:45 +01:00 |
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Markus Maiwald
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46f7867237
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feat(rumk): v0.5 LWKT scheduler with NPL loading
Rumk hypervisor milestone - December 27, 2025:
v0.1: LWKT foundation (1552B)
- Message types, thread descriptors, per-CPU state
- Cooperative scheduler, syscall dispatch
- RISC-V trap handling
v0.2: MLFQ scheduler (2176B)
- 4-level priority queues (RT/High/Normal/Idle)
- Trust-adjusted quanta
- Demote/promote/starvation handling
v0.3: Work stealing + zero-idle (2880B)
- Per-CPU MLFQ queues
- Lockless work stealing
- WFI-based idle (OpenBSD style)
v0.4: IPI + per-CPU cache (3072B)
- CLINT IPI for cross-core wake
- 16-slot per-CPU cache
- Stats tracking
v0.5: NPL loading (3088B)
- NplHeader, LoadedNpl, NplRegistry
- loadNpl(), unloadNpl(), verifySignature()
- ProvChain NPL events
Ready for VisionFive 2 hardware demo (Jan 15, 2026)
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2025-12-31 20:18:40 +01:00 |