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rk3588-ddr-analysis/historical_blobs
marfrit 09c4a92432 historical_blobs: v1.16..v1.18 snapshots + byte-divergence analysis
Extracted from rkbin git (using git show <add-commit>:<path> since
each version-update commit deletes the previous binary). Sits here
so future runs don't need to re-extract.

Byte-diff analysis: v1.x → v1.(x+1) differs in ~88% of bytes. Every
release is a near-rewrite, not a patch. Consequence: cross-version
symbol porting tools (Polypyus, BinDiff) would match few functions
on this target. Function-level opcode-silhouette matching with
wildcards for branch targets may still work but needs Ghidra baseline
in each version, not a one-sided v1.19 annotation.

Polypyus attempted 2026-04-15 — blocked by Python 3.14 / pony 0.7
bytecode decompiler incompatibility (LOAD_FAST_BORROW + varname
table layout). Would need pyenv Python 3.11 venv, or switch to
BinDiff CLI (no Python dep). Deferred.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
2026-04-15 08:51:01 +02:00
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Historical RK3588 DDR blob snapshots

Extracted from the rkbin git log for cross-version analysis. v1.19 is the deployed version; v1.16-v1.18 are the closest-in-time prior revisions.

file size commit msg
v1.16.bin 75480 B "update ddrbin to v1.16" — 2736 MHz LP5 dropped
v1.17.bin 73456 B "update ddrbin to v1.17" — smaller, feature cull
v1.18.bin 75320 B "update ddrbin to v1.18" — single-rank LPDDR5 derate crash per BUG_ANALYSIS.md
v1.19 76704 B current deployed (in rkbin/bin/rk35/)

Byte-level divergence

Each release is essentially a near-rewrite, NOT a patch:

v1.17 vs v1.18: ~88% bytes differ v1.18 vs v1.19: ~88% bytes differ v1.16 vs v1.19: even higher

This explains why cross-version symbol porting (via Polypyus or BinDiff) has low yield on this target — not enough preserved byte sequences. Function-level fuzzy matching (i.e., reduce each function to an opcode silhouette with wildcards for branch targets and immediates) would help, but requires Ghidra-analysed baselines in each version, not just one-sided v1.19 annotations.

Tooling note (2026-04-15)

Attempted Polypyus → blocked by Python 3.14 / pony 0.7 decompiler incompatibility. See project_rk3588_ddr.md memory for retry options (pyenv Python 3.11, or switch to BinDiff CLI which has no Python dep).