sots-re/findings/subsystems
alex 849c5069fc lane F: x87 precision sensitivity measured; STATE_CHECKSUM 3.5 closed
Seven End Turns from ref-turn2.sav on VM140, six control words, whole-state
checksum on every post-turn autosave.

53-bit and 64-bit x87 give byte-identical state across all 35,394 leaves, so
an x64/SSE port computing in IEEE double has NO double-rounding budget to
preserve and floats=bits is free. Two settings do move state, each reproduced
on a repeat run:

  0x007f (24-bit)   Sys[112 "Gamma Cephei"]/Pop2/PopG/PopC 540000000 -> 540000002
  0x1a7f (round-up) Flt[34 "Beta Fleet"]/Pos/.[0] and /Pos/.[2], 1 ULP each

So the port must hold intermediates at 53 bits and use round-to-nearest --
both SSE defaults, now measured rather than assumed, each with a named
regression witness.

The briefed triple was under-powered: 0x027f is 53-bit (it differs from 0x127f
only in bit 12, infinity control, ignored since the 387) and 0x137f is 64-bit,
not a rounding change. Run as written all three come back identical, and that
would have "proved" something false on both axes that matter.

Evidence the forced word actually held: read-back at each force site plus 38
independent in-pipeline hook samples per run spanning turn phases 4, 6 and 8,
all reading the forced value. Mars::Application::Run calls
_controlfp(0x50000,0x3070300) at 0x0089f606 every frame, which is 0x127f, so
forcing at StrategyClient::EndTurn is wiped before the turn runs;
StrategyServer::BeginProcessTurn is the point that works.

Also re-confirms the End-Turn determinism oracle on engine cef889e:
bb4fd9ac... / 978041ac... unchanged.

New tools: verify/fpu-cw/cw_census.py, verify/fpu-cw/trace_bitdiff.py (the
latter exists because under a forced 24-bit word the CRT's own %g rendering
degrades, so trace text is not a valid comparison surface).
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.keep.md scaffold RE campaign: board, backlog, findings template, verify tree 2026-09-07 14:40:44 -04:00
battle-load-profile.md battle-load: profile filed, bug parked; sampler + resume recipe kept 2026-09-07 16:43:14 -04:00
data-model.md data-model: fix example section path (CRAIC, caught by vfs oracle) 2026-09-07 17:41:45 -04:00
data-parsers.md verify: mars data parsers proven 100% on 1595 files; catalogs; tech-tree graph 2026-09-07 15:22:55 -04:00
determinism-oracle.md verified: End-Turn oracle byte-identical cross-process; stream tag corrections 2026-09-07 17:46:20 -04:00
events.md events: 161 call sites are spread over 113 functions, not 110 2026-09-08 02:47:42 -04:00
formula-gaps.md events: recover the player event-posting API (lane E) 2026-09-08 02:47:11 -04:00
fpu-precision-sensitivity.md lane F: x87 precision sensitivity measured; STATE_CHECKSUM 3.5 closed 2026-09-08 05:07:53 -04:00
golden-trace-recapture.md lane X: x86 displacement xref scanner; pin sizeof(ObservedTech) and its append site 2026-09-08 04:44:18 -04:00
loader-prototypes.md loader prototypes M1-M4 + app spine signatures; address contract 80 entries; first-wins parity bug logged 2026-09-07 17:45:24 -04:00
movefleet-position-rounding.md lane M: MoveFleet position rounding closed; VM140 released; types 2-5 still uncovered 2026-09-08 03:51:39 -04:00
observedtech-append.md lane X: x86 displacement xref scanner; pin sizeof(ObservedTech) and its append site 2026-09-08 04:44:18 -04:00
running-the-game.md verified: real saves parse; ServerPlayer/StarFleet/StarShip confirmed, ServerSystem conditional gaps listed; game-run recipe 2026-09-07 16:09:28 -04:00
setresearched-cascade.md lane X: x86 displacement xref scanner; pin sizeof(ObservedTech) and its append site 2026-09-08 04:44:18 -04:00
strategic-turn-internals.md events: recover the player event-posting API (lane E) 2026-09-08 02:47:11 -04:00
strings-and-config.md strings/config: battle-load smoking gun (affinity), lockstep sim, net map, Mods override 2026-09-07 14:58:36 -04:00
tech-effects.md b2 static findings: tech effects corrections, full g_TechIdNames dump; contract 176->211 2026-09-08 00:01:04 -04:00
ui-screen-map.md ui/flow: 36-screen catalog, turn state machine; screens are C++ not data 2026-09-07 15:18:14 -04:00