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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""DDR blob emulator — runs a raw (plaintext) RK3588 DDR init blob
+in Unicorn, stubs MMIO reads to a constant byte. Intent: smoke-test a
+patched blob to catch crashes/hangs before committing to a real flash.
+
+Usage: blob_emu.py <blob.bin> [--stub 0x00|0xFF] [--max N] [--trace]
+"""
+import argparse, sys
+from unicorn import *
+from unicorn.arm64_const import *
+
+BLOB_BASE  = 0x00000000
+BLOB_SIZE  = 0x00200000   # 2 MB slot
+STACK_BASE = 0x00400000
+STACK_SIZE = 0x00100000
+RET_STUB   = 0x00800000
+RET_SIZE   = 0x00001000
+
+MMIO = [
+    (0xFD580000, 0x00020000, "GRF"),
+    (0xFD5F0000, 0x00010000, "BUS_GRF"),
+    (0xFD7C0000, 0x00040000, "CRU"),
+    (0xFD8C0000, 0x00010000, "SCRU"),
+    (0xFE010000, 0x00020000, "DDRC"),
+    (0xFE030000, 0x00010000, "FW_DDR"),
+    (0xFE050000, 0x00010000, "SGRF"),
+    (0xFE0C0000, 0x00040000, "DDRPHY"),
+    (0xFE400000, 0x00010000, "PMU"),
+    (0xFECC0000, 0x00010000, "SCRAMBLE"),
+    (0xFF000000, 0x00100000, "SRAM_BOOT"),
+]
+
+def run(blob_path, stub_byte, max_insn, trace, entry=0):
+    blob = open(blob_path, "rb").read()
+    print(f"blob: {blob_path}  size=0x{len(blob):x}  stub=0x{stub_byte:02x}")
+
+    uc = Uc(UC_ARCH_ARM64, UC_MODE_ARM)
+    uc.mem_map(BLOB_BASE, BLOB_SIZE, UC_PROT_ALL)
+    uc.mem_write(BLOB_BASE, blob)
+    uc.mem_map(STACK_BASE, STACK_SIZE, UC_PROT_ALL)
+    uc.mem_map(RET_STUB,   RET_SIZE,   UC_PROT_ALL)
+    uc.mem_write(RET_STUB, b"\x00\x00\x20\xd4")   # brk #0
+
+    for base, sz, _ in MMIO:
+        uc.mem_map(base, sz, UC_PROT_ALL)
+
+    state = {"count": 0, "last_pc": 0, "same_pc": 0, "max_pc": 0}
+    stub_word = int.from_bytes(bytes([stub_byte]) * 8, "little")
+
+    def hook_code(uc, addr, size, ud):
+        state["count"] += 1
+        if addr == state["last_pc"]:
+            state["same_pc"] += 1
+            if state["same_pc"] > 5000:
+                print(f"HANG at PC=0x{addr:x} after {state['count']} insns")
+                uc.emu_stop()
+        else:
+            state["same_pc"] = 0
+            state["last_pc"] = addr
+        if addr > state["max_pc"]:
+            state["max_pc"] = addr
+        if state["count"] >= max_insn:
+            print(f"LIMIT at PC=0x{addr:x} (max_pc=0x{state['max_pc']:x}, {state['count']} insns)")
+            uc.emu_stop()
+        if trace and state["count"] % 10000 == 0:
+            print(f"[{state['count']}] PC=0x{addr:x}")
+
+    def hook_mmio_read(uc, typ, addr, size, val, ud):
+        v = stub_word & ((1 << (size * 8)) - 1)
+        uc.mem_write(addr, v.to_bytes(size, "little"))
+
+    uc.hook_add(UC_HOOK_CODE, hook_code, begin=BLOB_BASE, end=BLOB_BASE + BLOB_SIZE)
+    for base, sz, _ in MMIO:
+        uc.hook_add(UC_HOOK_MEM_READ, hook_mmio_read, begin=base, end=base + sz)
+
+    uc.reg_write(UC_ARM64_REG_SP, STACK_BASE + STACK_SIZE - 16)
+    uc.reg_write(UC_ARM64_REG_X30, RET_STUB)
+
+    try:
+        uc.emu_start(BLOB_BASE + entry, RET_STUB, count=max_insn)
+    except UcError as e:
+        pc = uc.reg_read(UC_ARM64_REG_PC)
+        print(f"EXC at PC=0x{pc:x}: {e}  (max_pc=0x{state['max_pc']:x}, {state['count']} insns)")
+        return 1
+
+    print(f"HALT  insns={state['count']}  max_pc=0x{state['max_pc']:x}")
+    return 0
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    ap = argparse.ArgumentParser()
+    ap.add_argument("blob")
+    ap.add_argument("--stub", default="0x00")
+    ap.add_argument("--max", type=int, default=200_000)
+    ap.add_argument("--trace", action="store_true")
+    ap.add_argument("--entry", default="0x0", help="start PC (0x40 skips version check)")
+    a = ap.parse_args()
+    sys.exit(run(a.blob, int(a.stub, 0), a.max, a.trace, int(a.entry, 0)))