feat(sim): boot_images module + Pi 3 emulation restored
Pi 3 simulation had been broken since at least April 2026 (51
fail-events / 24h per docs/PI3_EMULATION_BROKEN.md). Two distinct
defects compounded:
1. qemu_manager.py hard-coded paths for kernel8.img, a device-tree
blob (under a DOS 8.3 short name!), and a 5.4 GiB Raspberry Pi OS
SD image — none of which shipped in the repo or were pulled at
image build.
2. qemu-system-arm + qemu-utils were missing from the Docker image
entirely, so even with the boot files in place QEMU couldn't
launch. Add both to Dockerfile.standalone (~200 MB).
The architecture fix is a new `app.services.boot_images` module:
* Manifest-driven (boot_images/manifest.json, versioned in repo,
declares SHA256 + size for each file, supports an optional
`compressed.{encoding,sha256,size_bytes}` block for assets shipped
as .zst).
* `BootImageProvider` materialises files lazily, atomically (temp +
rename), verifies SHA256 pre- AND post-decompression, caches under
/var/cache/velxio/boot-images, serialises concurrent get() calls
per image set via asyncio.Lock.
* `AssetDownloader` Protocol with two impls:
- `LicenseGatedDownloader` — same flow ESP32 / RISC-V QEMU libs
use (VELXIO_BINARY_BASE_URL + VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY).
- `LocalDirectoryDownloader` — for tests + in-prod use where the
licence-module storage is already on the same filesystem (saves
the loopback HTTP roundtrip on a 1.4 GiB blob).
* `build_downloader_from_env()` picks one — local-dir wins if both
sets of env vars are present, so the prod box short-circuits to
direct disk reads automatically.
* Lifespan hook in qemu_manager.py pre-warms the cache on container
boot so first-time user requests don't pay the 30-60 s download
+ decompress latency.
Adding a future board kind (Pi 4 / Pi 5) is now: upload assets via
upload-binary.sh, append an entry to manifest.json, register a
lifespan pre-warm in the new board's service module. Zero edits to
provider.py / downloader.py.
Manifest entries for raspberry-pi-3:
kernel8.img 9 695 883 bytes (uncompressed)
bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb 34 687 bytes (uncompressed)
raspios-trixie-armhf.img 5 729 419 264 bytes raw
/ 1 488 002 803 bytes .zst on wire (zstd -19)
source: 2026-04-21 build from raspberrypi.com
Tests: 21 new unit tests covering manifest parsing, integrity
helpers, both downloaders, and the provider's idempotent /
concurrent / integrity / decompression / warmup paths. In-process
FakeDownloader keeps the suite under 1 s and httpx-free.
Docs: new docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md describes the architecture, on-disk
layout, named-volume operation, and the procedure for adding a new
image set.
2026-05-16 10:41:01 +07:00
{
"_comment" : "Source of truth for QEMU boot files. Adding a new board kind means appending an entry under image_sets; the BootImageProvider picks it up via load_manifest() with no Python edits. SHA256s are verified after download; mismatches raise IntegrityError and the cache slot is not populated. See docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md for the architecture." ,
"version" : 1 ,
"image_sets" : {
"raspberry-pi-3" : {
"description" : "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B boot files — kernel, device tree, and Raspberry Pi OS Trixie (armhf) SD image. Targets the QEMU 'raspi3b' machine type. The SD image ships compressed (zstd -19) to cut the licence-endpoint download from ~5.3 GiB to ~1.4 GiB; the provider decompresses on the host into the named volume cache." ,
"images" : [
{
"name" : "kernel8.img" ,
"asset_id" : "kernel8-pi3" ,
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"sha256" : "2f87328ab8d36c266ac0545e59a7eed53841e146a75e0010929d3dafd0209310" ,
"size_bytes" : 24367616 ,
"version" : "2026-03-11+raw"
feat(sim): boot_images module + Pi 3 emulation restored
Pi 3 simulation had been broken since at least April 2026 (51
fail-events / 24h per docs/PI3_EMULATION_BROKEN.md). Two distinct
defects compounded:
1. qemu_manager.py hard-coded paths for kernel8.img, a device-tree
blob (under a DOS 8.3 short name!), and a 5.4 GiB Raspberry Pi OS
SD image — none of which shipped in the repo or were pulled at
image build.
2. qemu-system-arm + qemu-utils were missing from the Docker image
entirely, so even with the boot files in place QEMU couldn't
launch. Add both to Dockerfile.standalone (~200 MB).
The architecture fix is a new `app.services.boot_images` module:
* Manifest-driven (boot_images/manifest.json, versioned in repo,
declares SHA256 + size for each file, supports an optional
`compressed.{encoding,sha256,size_bytes}` block for assets shipped
as .zst).
* `BootImageProvider` materialises files lazily, atomically (temp +
rename), verifies SHA256 pre- AND post-decompression, caches under
/var/cache/velxio/boot-images, serialises concurrent get() calls
per image set via asyncio.Lock.
* `AssetDownloader` Protocol with two impls:
- `LicenseGatedDownloader` — same flow ESP32 / RISC-V QEMU libs
use (VELXIO_BINARY_BASE_URL + VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY).
- `LocalDirectoryDownloader` — for tests + in-prod use where the
licence-module storage is already on the same filesystem (saves
the loopback HTTP roundtrip on a 1.4 GiB blob).
* `build_downloader_from_env()` picks one — local-dir wins if both
sets of env vars are present, so the prod box short-circuits to
direct disk reads automatically.
* Lifespan hook in qemu_manager.py pre-warms the cache on container
boot so first-time user requests don't pay the 30-60 s download
+ decompress latency.
Adding a future board kind (Pi 4 / Pi 5) is now: upload assets via
upload-binary.sh, append an entry to manifest.json, register a
lifespan pre-warm in the new board's service module. Zero edits to
provider.py / downloader.py.
Manifest entries for raspberry-pi-3:
kernel8.img 9 695 883 bytes (uncompressed)
bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb 34 687 bytes (uncompressed)
raspios-trixie-armhf.img 5 729 419 264 bytes raw
/ 1 488 002 803 bytes .zst on wire (zstd -19)
source: 2026-04-21 build from raspberrypi.com
Tests: 21 new unit tests covering manifest parsing, integrity
helpers, both downloaders, and the provider's idempotent /
concurrent / integrity / decompression / warmup paths. In-process
FakeDownloader keeps the suite under 1 s and httpx-free.
Docs: new docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md describes the architecture, on-disk
layout, named-volume operation, and the procedure for adding a new
image set.
2026-05-16 10:41:01 +07:00
} ,
{
"name" : "bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb" ,
"asset_id" : "dtb-bcm2710-rpi-3-b" ,
"sha256" : "496fa7723583a0374b5b2e2be997301368d70b411a47bc74a394291c3636ad13" ,
"size_bytes" : 34687 ,
"version" : "2026-04-21"
} ,
{
"name" : "raspios-trixie-armhf.img" ,
"asset_id" : "raspios-trixie-armhf-zst" ,
2026-05-16 22:01:46 +07:00
"sha256" : "1c5d05449be589fcdbc3283364462d40dd5efbc685e2bd5169fd857a311ff5b0" ,
feat(sim): boot_images module + Pi 3 emulation restored
Pi 3 simulation had been broken since at least April 2026 (51
fail-events / 24h per docs/PI3_EMULATION_BROKEN.md). Two distinct
defects compounded:
1. qemu_manager.py hard-coded paths for kernel8.img, a device-tree
blob (under a DOS 8.3 short name!), and a 5.4 GiB Raspberry Pi OS
SD image — none of which shipped in the repo or were pulled at
image build.
2. qemu-system-arm + qemu-utils were missing from the Docker image
entirely, so even with the boot files in place QEMU couldn't
launch. Add both to Dockerfile.standalone (~200 MB).
The architecture fix is a new `app.services.boot_images` module:
* Manifest-driven (boot_images/manifest.json, versioned in repo,
declares SHA256 + size for each file, supports an optional
`compressed.{encoding,sha256,size_bytes}` block for assets shipped
as .zst).
* `BootImageProvider` materialises files lazily, atomically (temp +
rename), verifies SHA256 pre- AND post-decompression, caches under
/var/cache/velxio/boot-images, serialises concurrent get() calls
per image set via asyncio.Lock.
* `AssetDownloader` Protocol with two impls:
- `LicenseGatedDownloader` — same flow ESP32 / RISC-V QEMU libs
use (VELXIO_BINARY_BASE_URL + VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY).
- `LocalDirectoryDownloader` — for tests + in-prod use where the
licence-module storage is already on the same filesystem (saves
the loopback HTTP roundtrip on a 1.4 GiB blob).
* `build_downloader_from_env()` picks one — local-dir wins if both
sets of env vars are present, so the prod box short-circuits to
direct disk reads automatically.
* Lifespan hook in qemu_manager.py pre-warms the cache on container
boot so first-time user requests don't pay the 30-60 s download
+ decompress latency.
Adding a future board kind (Pi 4 / Pi 5) is now: upload assets via
upload-binary.sh, append an entry to manifest.json, register a
lifespan pre-warm in the new board's service module. Zero edits to
provider.py / downloader.py.
Manifest entries for raspberry-pi-3:
kernel8.img 9 695 883 bytes (uncompressed)
bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb 34 687 bytes (uncompressed)
raspios-trixie-armhf.img 5 729 419 264 bytes raw
/ 1 488 002 803 bytes .zst on wire (zstd -19)
source: 2026-04-21 build from raspberrypi.com
Tests: 21 new unit tests covering manifest parsing, integrity
helpers, both downloaders, and the provider's idempotent /
concurrent / integrity / decompression / warmup paths. In-process
FakeDownloader keeps the suite under 1 s and httpx-free.
Docs: new docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md describes the architecture, on-disk
layout, named-volume operation, and the procedure for adding a new
image set.
2026-05-16 10:41:01 +07:00
"size_bytes" : 5729419264 ,
2026-05-16 22:01:46 +07:00
"version" : "2026-04-21+ttyAMA1" ,
feat(sim): boot_images module + Pi 3 emulation restored
Pi 3 simulation had been broken since at least April 2026 (51
fail-events / 24h per docs/PI3_EMULATION_BROKEN.md). Two distinct
defects compounded:
1. qemu_manager.py hard-coded paths for kernel8.img, a device-tree
blob (under a DOS 8.3 short name!), and a 5.4 GiB Raspberry Pi OS
SD image — none of which shipped in the repo or were pulled at
image build.
2. qemu-system-arm + qemu-utils were missing from the Docker image
entirely, so even with the boot files in place QEMU couldn't
launch. Add both to Dockerfile.standalone (~200 MB).
The architecture fix is a new `app.services.boot_images` module:
* Manifest-driven (boot_images/manifest.json, versioned in repo,
declares SHA256 + size for each file, supports an optional
`compressed.{encoding,sha256,size_bytes}` block for assets shipped
as .zst).
* `BootImageProvider` materialises files lazily, atomically (temp +
rename), verifies SHA256 pre- AND post-decompression, caches under
/var/cache/velxio/boot-images, serialises concurrent get() calls
per image set via asyncio.Lock.
* `AssetDownloader` Protocol with two impls:
- `LicenseGatedDownloader` — same flow ESP32 / RISC-V QEMU libs
use (VELXIO_BINARY_BASE_URL + VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY).
- `LocalDirectoryDownloader` — for tests + in-prod use where the
licence-module storage is already on the same filesystem (saves
the loopback HTTP roundtrip on a 1.4 GiB blob).
* `build_downloader_from_env()` picks one — local-dir wins if both
sets of env vars are present, so the prod box short-circuits to
direct disk reads automatically.
* Lifespan hook in qemu_manager.py pre-warms the cache on container
boot so first-time user requests don't pay the 30-60 s download
+ decompress latency.
Adding a future board kind (Pi 4 / Pi 5) is now: upload assets via
upload-binary.sh, append an entry to manifest.json, register a
lifespan pre-warm in the new board's service module. Zero edits to
provider.py / downloader.py.
Manifest entries for raspberry-pi-3:
kernel8.img 9 695 883 bytes (uncompressed)
bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb 34 687 bytes (uncompressed)
raspios-trixie-armhf.img 5 729 419 264 bytes raw
/ 1 488 002 803 bytes .zst on wire (zstd -19)
source: 2026-04-21 build from raspberrypi.com
Tests: 21 new unit tests covering manifest parsing, integrity
helpers, both downloaders, and the provider's idempotent /
concurrent / integrity / decompression / warmup paths. In-process
FakeDownloader keeps the suite under 1 s and httpx-free.
Docs: new docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md describes the architecture, on-disk
layout, named-volume operation, and the procedure for adding a new
image set.
2026-05-16 10:41:01 +07:00
"compressed" : {
"encoding" : "zstd" ,
2026-05-16 22:01:46 +07:00
"sha256" : "2f5e62277cba51bc66f4a2d76666eae34e8ef5a1fbba4169b9f2824830afe115" ,
"size_bytes" : 1488004697
feat(sim): boot_images module + Pi 3 emulation restored
Pi 3 simulation had been broken since at least April 2026 (51
fail-events / 24h per docs/PI3_EMULATION_BROKEN.md). Two distinct
defects compounded:
1. qemu_manager.py hard-coded paths for kernel8.img, a device-tree
blob (under a DOS 8.3 short name!), and a 5.4 GiB Raspberry Pi OS
SD image — none of which shipped in the repo or were pulled at
image build.
2. qemu-system-arm + qemu-utils were missing from the Docker image
entirely, so even with the boot files in place QEMU couldn't
launch. Add both to Dockerfile.standalone (~200 MB).
The architecture fix is a new `app.services.boot_images` module:
* Manifest-driven (boot_images/manifest.json, versioned in repo,
declares SHA256 + size for each file, supports an optional
`compressed.{encoding,sha256,size_bytes}` block for assets shipped
as .zst).
* `BootImageProvider` materialises files lazily, atomically (temp +
rename), verifies SHA256 pre- AND post-decompression, caches under
/var/cache/velxio/boot-images, serialises concurrent get() calls
per image set via asyncio.Lock.
* `AssetDownloader` Protocol with two impls:
- `LicenseGatedDownloader` — same flow ESP32 / RISC-V QEMU libs
use (VELXIO_BINARY_BASE_URL + VELXIO_LICENSE_KEY).
- `LocalDirectoryDownloader` — for tests + in-prod use where the
licence-module storage is already on the same filesystem (saves
the loopback HTTP roundtrip on a 1.4 GiB blob).
* `build_downloader_from_env()` picks one — local-dir wins if both
sets of env vars are present, so the prod box short-circuits to
direct disk reads automatically.
* Lifespan hook in qemu_manager.py pre-warms the cache on container
boot so first-time user requests don't pay the 30-60 s download
+ decompress latency.
Adding a future board kind (Pi 4 / Pi 5) is now: upload assets via
upload-binary.sh, append an entry to manifest.json, register a
lifespan pre-warm in the new board's service module. Zero edits to
provider.py / downloader.py.
Manifest entries for raspberry-pi-3:
kernel8.img 9 695 883 bytes (uncompressed)
bcm2710-rpi-3-b.dtb 34 687 bytes (uncompressed)
raspios-trixie-armhf.img 5 729 419 264 bytes raw
/ 1 488 002 803 bytes .zst on wire (zstd -19)
source: 2026-04-21 build from raspberrypi.com
Tests: 21 new unit tests covering manifest parsing, integrity
helpers, both downloaders, and the provider's idempotent /
concurrent / integrity / decompression / warmup paths. In-process
FakeDownloader keeps the suite under 1 s and httpx-free.
Docs: new docs/BOOT_IMAGES.md describes the architecture, on-disk
layout, named-volume operation, and the procedure for adding a new
image set.
2026-05-16 10:41:01 +07:00
}
}
]
}
}
}