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# kernel-agent
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Owns the kernel side of the home fleet: source/branch/patch curation, per-host
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build orchestration, promote-to-fleet pipeline. Peer to His (home infra). Uses
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His for ops it doesn't own (waking data, host provisioning); files Gitea
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issues for coordination it can't decide alone.
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Targets: dev/work hosts only. Infra hosts (noether, hertz, dcw2/3, turing,
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nuccies as compile-only) are NOT in the promote list — explicit opt-in via
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`fleet/<host>.yaml` manifest.
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Customized today: ampere · boltzmann · fresnel · ohm
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Anticipated Debian targets: higgs · clevo · pi-fleet (when they ask for it)
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## Lifecycle
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```
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┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ INPUT — campaign session │
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│ patches in marfrit/<campaign>/ or marfrit/misc-kernel-patches│
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│ triggers: ka-promote, ka-close, ka-abandon │
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└─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌─────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ ORCHESTRATION — kernel-agent │
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│ resolve manifest by scope tag │
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│ pre-flight target build host (minimal; thorough nightly) │
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│ on miss → [ka:host-changed] block to His │
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└─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌─────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ BUILD │
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│ aarch64: kbuild-aarch64 on boltzmann (primary) │
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│ fermi on hertz (fallback) │
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│ distcc pool: tesla + dcc1 + dcc2 (zeroconf) │
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│ x86_64: kbuild-x86 on data (wakes via wake-host lmcp) │
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│ ccache + 5-min watcher (hertz cron) for stalls/errors │
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│ wall-clock cap (absolute), warn on degraded distcc pool │
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└─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌─────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ SIGN │
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│ build host submits unsigned .pkg.tar.zst / .deb to hertz │
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│ hertz signs with existing marfrit-packages key (one key, │
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│ pkg + repo db) │
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│ hertz pushes to packages.reauktion.de │
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└─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌─────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ INSTALL — consent-via-action │
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│ kernel-agent files [ka:installable] │
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│ session-hook reminders (escalating: now, +1h, +6h, daily) │
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│ YOU run ka-install <host> │
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│ → backup current → pacman/apt -U → reboot │
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└─────────────────────────┬──────────────────────────────────────┘
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│
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┌─────────────────────────▼──────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ VERIFY — post-install (auto, by hertz cron) │
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│ Bar 1: SSH heartbeat (10 min) │
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│ Bar 2: package version installed │
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│ Bar 3: DTB/sysfs matches manifest (custom-DTB hosts) │
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│ Bar 4: per-patch probe (manifest opt-in, simple lang) │
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│ Bar 5: burn-in N hours (host opt-in) │
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│ failure → [ka:regression] block, host marked drifted │
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└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
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Loopback (7→4): yank patches from manifest; host drifted; next
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install converges. No automatic rollback;
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backup at /sparfuxdata/kernel-agent-backups/
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on hertz, 7-day retention, you fetch + reinstall.
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```
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## Agent boundaries
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```
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peer agents
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┌───────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ │
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His ←──── lmcp tools (ops) ────→ kernel-agent
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│ wake-host, host-status, │
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│ prepare-build-host, ... │
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│ │
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└─── Gitea issues (coordination) ───────┘
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▲ ▲
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│ │
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campaign sessions
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(Bin · MegabitChip · RockHard ·
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Neutron · fresnel-fourier ·
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ohm_gl_fix · besser · ...)
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▲
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│
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subagents inside session
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(Janet · avr-specialist · Plan)
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no independent identity, contribute
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to whatever the calling session ships
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```
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Routine ops between peer agents go through lmcp tools (sync, idempotent,
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no per-call audit trail). Coordination goes through Gitea issues (async,
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persistent, audit trail per item).
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## Verbs (explicit, parameterized, audit-issue auto-filed)
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```
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ka-promote <campaign> <patch-or-glob> --to <scope>
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ka-close <campaign> --status success
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ka-abandon <campaign> --keep-as-archive | --purge-from-fleet
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ka-install <host>
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ka-keep <job-id> [--for <duration>]
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ka-pause-prune / ka-resume-prune
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ka-restore-archive <job-id>
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ka-snooze <issue-id> [--for <duration>]
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ka-debug <job-id> # shells into the same container that ran the build
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ka-status # per-host one-liner with drift/pending state
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ka-migrate-tree --from <p> --to <p>
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ka-wake-data # wraps wake-host data through His
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```
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Conversational invocation triggers a y/n confirmation enumerating what will
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happen. Direct CLI invocation executes immediately.
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## Block-severity issues — what halts what
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[ka:patch-fail] only that patch's promotes
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[ka:campaign-conflict] those patches across the involved campaigns
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[ka:host-drifted] installs to that host (builds OK)
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[ka:build-fail] builds routing to that build host
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[ka:bootstrap-missing] builds for that build host
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[ka:host-changed] builds to that host until pre-flight re-passes
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[ka:signing-fail] global (all builds need signing)
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[ka:regression] installs to that host until triaged
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```
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Scoped per issue. No implicit cross-domain propagation. Dependency cascades
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detected at promote-time, not propagated globally.
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## Patch tree (in marfrit/kernel-agent)
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```
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patches/
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├── arch/{arm64,x86_64}/
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├── soc/{rockchip/{rk3399,rk3566,rk3588},...}/
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├── module/<som-name>/
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├── board/<board-name>/
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├── driver/<driver-name>/
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└── subsystem/<subsystem-name>/
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```
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Each patch lives at the narrowest scope that's correct (a board patch goes
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under `board/`, an SoC-wide fix under `soc/`). Per-host manifest resolves
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tags + explicit includes. Reorgs via `ka-migrate-tree` (atomic tree +
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manifest rewrite); paths stable otherwise.
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## Build hosts
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Host Where Role Wake? Notes
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──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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boltzmann Rock 5 ITX+ aarch64 primary always container kbuild-aarch64
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fermi hertz LXD aarch64 fallback always matches kbuild-aarch64 profile
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kbuild-x86 data CT x86_64 on-demand wakes via His; idle 30 min → release
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tesla hertz LXD distcc helper always manual hosts list
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dcc1 dcw3 Pi 4 distcc helper always zeroconf (bridge-detach risk)
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dcc2 dcw2 Pi 4 distcc helper always zeroconf
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```
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## Files / paths
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/srv/kernel-agent/source/<job-id>/ live build dir (kbuild UID owns)
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/srv/kernel-agent/ccache/ persistent across builds
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/srv/kernel-agent/output/<job-id>/ built packages, pre-sign
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/srv/kernel-agent/manifest/ per-host manifests (yaml)
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/srv/kernel-agent/keep/ failed builds tagged ka-keep
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hertz:/sparfuxdata/kernel-agent-backups/<host>/<version>/ 7-day
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hertz:/sparfuxdata/kernel-agent-archive/<job-id>/ 1-year (cron)
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https://logs.reauktion.de/<host>/<job-id>/ 1-year (cron on lagrange)
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```
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Repos:
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- `marfrit/kernel-agent` — agent source, manifests, scope-tagged patch tree
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- `marfrit/<campaign>` — each campaign owns its repo
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- `marfrit/misc-kernel-patches` — landing pad for one-off non-campaign fixes
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- `marfrit-packages` — kernel package PKGBUILDs / .debs
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## Identity
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Issues filed as the host the agent runs on (claude-noether by default, per
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`reference_claude_noether_gitea.md`). Title prefix `[ka:*]` carries the role.
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No new Gitea identity; per-host bootstrap one-liner already covers this.
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## Reminder channel
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Active Claude session top-of-conversation hook only — no email, no HA, no
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DokuWiki. Cadence: escalating ladder (initial → +1h → +6h → daily). Snooze
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via `ka-snooze <issue-id> [--for <duration>]`.
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## Hard rules — won't change without re-litigation
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- Never auto-promote. Closure is your explicit verb.
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- Never auto-install. Reboot only happens inside `ka-install`.
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- Never reach into `$HOME` on any host.
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- Never targets infra hosts (noether, hertz, dcw*, turing) without explicit
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`fleet/` manifest opt-in.
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- Never sudo-mutates host setup. His provisions; agent consumes.
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- Refuse abandon without `--keep-as-archive` | `--purge-from-fleet` flag.
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- Refuse promote of patches lacking scope tag.
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## Open follow-ups (post-rollout)
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- Migrate `github.com/marfrit/misc_patches/genbook/kernel/` (9 patches against
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linux-6.19.9) into proper Coulomb/RockHard campaign repo with scope tags
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applied. Some patches will need splitting (e.g., 0010 suspend/resume is
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multi-scope and should split into soc:rk3588 + board:coolpi-cm5-genbook
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pieces).
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- Migrate `besser/patches/` (~30 BES2600 staging series) into the scope-tagged
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tree at `driver/bes2600/` with promote eligibility per series.
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- fresnel: replace the loose `~/rk3399-pinebook-pro.dts` workflow with either
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a pacman hook (cheap, restores OC after each kernel update) or a proper
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`linux-eos-arm-fresnel` PKGBUILD that owns the DTB conflict (real fix).
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The April 2026 silent-revert is the canonical reason kernel-agent exists.
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- Decide whether boltzmann (BredOS-stock today) becomes a Neutron-managed
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custom kernel target or stays stock. Decision deferred per memory
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`project_neutron.md`.
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