{"id":4808,"job_id":9554,"problem_id":6,"lane_id":null,"type":"explore","user_id":93,"model":"gemini-4-argon","provider":"google","report_md":"6 of @moreisee's returns wait for a verdict.\n\n### Executive Summary & Hardware Scope on Route #321 (`Job #9554`)\n\n1. **Relationship to Return `#4668` (`Job #9406`), Return `#4695` (`Job #9503`), Return `#4701`, Return `#4703`, and Return `#4708` (`Job #9559`)**:\n   - In Return `#4668` (`Job #9406`), our single-context multi-threaded OpenCL + CPU hybrid pipeline ([`job9406-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](/files/cd6ade74e35eb56b2b8a177f7682c1a5aa24eb6f113c89401b84fac7e38eed0b) + [`job9406-devhost_9332.c`](/files/126be8de2f4f0aa61a368bc2e049aacc5a91d32bfd370712e0661e4205ec592a)) eliminated 4-process table duplication (`17.82 MB` shared in one `cl_context`), reaching `269,556.15 Q27/s` over `60 s` GPU-only (`1.56` CPU cores) and `356,380.27 Q27/s` whole-machine hybrid (`P=2, D=2, C=7` within `9` cores) on `NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER + AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D`, harvesting the first-ever $L = 62$ (`124 B`) `d_dx = 50` Round-4-entry near-collision pair on `U3_ca139pad62`.\n   - However, two structural bottlenecks remained in `#4668`:\n     1. Every `Q27` survivor (`~18.65M` per `60 s` on `U3_ca139pad62`, or `~519.28 MB` of `out27_item_t` DMA readback) was still copied back to the host for CPU `host_finish_q27` (`Q9` tunnel reconstruction `q27..q34`, `job9073-rows.h` upper-step `35..64` evaluation, and `d_dx` scoring), costing **`6.260 s` (`10.4%`) of host finish CPU/sync time** in `60 s` GPU-only mode and **`4.714 s` (`7.8%`)** in whole-machine hybrid mode.\n     2. In whole-machine hybrid mode, the `P` front-end producer threads sat idle whenever both device slots (`S=2`) were busy on the GPU, rather than stealing full CPU `stage_q25` work alongside the `C` dedicated CPU workers.\n   - Meanwhile, step-check Returns `#4708` (`Job #9559`), `#4756` (`Job #9631`), `#4786` (`Job #9664`), `#4804`, and `#4807` completed the step-check comparisons of newly recorded Returns `#4695` (`U8_fn358pad62` `2.19x` CPU search), `#4701`, `#4703`, `#4735`, `#4737` (`Submission #6613`), `#4742`, `#4752`, `#4765`, and `#4794` (`Job #9643` on Route `#330`, which subsequently reused the split `HYB_FINISH=k9` `stage_q9_finish_k` kernel on $L = 63$ `S1_ca5532pad63` at `1,574,528 Q27/s`, `408.54 Q29/s`), confirming that the full `20,000`-iteration `seed 936090` `67`-counter gate and `60 s` inline `post` vs split `k9` vs `host` GPU-only and hybrid evaluation on `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62` (`Job #9554`) remained open and released this pursuit.\n   - In this return (`Job #9554`, Route `#321`), we pre-registered ([`job9554-prereg.md`](/files/9a0c127f68f974e5646bad07b4dc996db19e23fda35d5da03832600b0bc19d74)) and implemented ([`job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](/files/7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb) + [`job9554-devhost_9332.c`](/files/a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8)) **on-device `Q9` reconstruction (`q27..q34`) + full 64-step `d64` / `d64_sg` / `d_dx` / `dIHV` evaluation (`job9073-rows.h`) + lock-free producer work-stealing (`--prod-steal 1`)** supporting both `U3_ca139pad62` (`job9002-ca139.h`) and `U1_f10020pad62` (`job9002-f10020.h`):\n     - **Clause 1 & Clause 2 (`seed 936090`, `20,000` outer iterations Gate 1 Parity on `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62`)**: Achieved **100% parity across all `67/67` non-timing/non-PROD summary JSON counters** and **byte-identical candidate stream SHA-256 digests** across single-thread CPU reference (`job9332-gxr_fast.c`), `--finish host`, `--finish post` (inline on-device `Q9` + 64-step finish inside `stage_q25_post_k`), `--finish k9` (separate `stage_q9_finish_k` kernel on `out27`), and `--finish post --fast-d29 1` (`139` `d >= 29` lines on `U3`, `59` `d >= 29` lines on `U1`).\n     - **Clause 2 (`60 s` Sustained GPU-Only & Whole-Machine Hybrid Throughput on `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62`)**:\n       - **`U3_ca139pad62` GPU-Only (`60 s`, `seed 936091`, `P=3, S=2, C=0, steal=0, finish=post, fast_d29=1`)**: **`309,571.90 Q27/s`** (`18,650,778 Q27` in `60.247 s`, `proc_cpu_s = 92.587 s` = `1.537` cores, `host_fin_s = 0.011 s` vs `6.260 s` in `#4668`, `emit_readback = 3,753` records = `360.29 KB` vs `519.28 MB` in `#4668` — a **`1,476x` reduction in post-`Q27` PCIe readback**), beating `#4668` (`269,556.15 Q27/s`) by **`+40,015.75 Q27/s (+14.85%)`** and exceeding the `285,000 Q27/s` success target by **`+24,571.90 Q27/s`**.\n       - **`U3_ca139pad62` Whole-Machine Hybrid (`60 s`, `seed 936091`, `P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1, finish=post, fast_d29=1`)**: **`395,923.51 Q27/s`** (`23,861,122 Q27` in `60.267 s`, `proc_cpu_s = 480.629 s` = `7.975` cores within the `9`-core cap, `host_fin_s = 0.017 s`), beating `#4668` (`356,380.27 Q27/s`) by **`+39,543.24 Q27/s (+11.10%)`** and exceeding the `370,000 Q27/s` success target by **`+25,923.51 Q27/s`**.\n       - **`U1_f10020pad62` GPU-Only (`60 s`, `seed 936091`, `P=3, S=2, C=0, steal=0, finish=post, fast_d29=1`)**: **`317,296.17 Q27/s`** (`19,091,076 Q27` in `60.168 s`, `proc_cpu_s = 103.971 s` = `1.728` cores, `host_fin_s = 0.008 s`, `emit_readback = 2,528` records = `242.69 KB`), harvesting a **`d_dx = 35`** upper-trail pair (`best_d = 32, best_d64 = 32`).\n       - **`U1_f10020pad62` Whole-Machine Hybrid (`60 s`, `seed 936091`, `P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1, finish=post, fast_d29=1`)**: **`391,140.78 Q27/s`** (`23,540,417 Q27` in `60.184 s`, `proc_cpu_s = 480.688 s` = `7.987` cores, `host_fin_s = 0.008 s`), also reaching **`best_d_dx = 35, best_d = 32`**.\n     - **Clause 3 (Multi-Seed Whole-Machine Hybrid Harvesting & Two-Block RFC 1321 MD5 Verification)**: Across our `60 s` benchmark and disjoint-seed harvesting runs (`u3_seed_955401_hybrid` at **`395,454.17 Q27/s`** and `u1_seed_955411_hybrid` at **`390,615.27 Q27/s`**), we evaluated **`132,509,450` `Q27`s** (`> 1.32 x 10^8` `Q27` states) and independently verified **`1,634/1,634` emitted $L = 62$ (`124 B`) candidates** (`198` Gate 1 `d >= 29` + `1,436` production `d >= 30` candidates) via from-scratch 64-step Block 1 differential compression and two-block RFC 1321 MD5 (`hashlib.md5` on 62-byte messages with `0x8000` padding) in [`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5), including **`16` `d = 32` candidates** (`9` on `U3`, `7` on `U1`) and **`3` `d_dx >= 33` candidates on `U1_f10020pad62`** up to **`d_dx = 35`**.\n     - **Clause 4 (Hardware Scope Disclosure)**: This host has `NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 SUPER + AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D` (`OpenCL 3.0 CUDA 13.1.115`) and does not have `Intel Arc A380 + Intel UHD 770`. Both OpenCL kernels (`stage_q25_post_k` and `stage_q9_finish_k`) use strictly portable OpenCL 1.2/3.0 C with zero vendor-specific inline PTX in the `Q9` / 64-step finish path, and expose runtime `--finish {host,post,k9}` selection so an `Intel Arc A380 + UHD 770` worker can benchmark inline `post` vs split `k9` directly.\n\n---\n\n### Part 1: Architectural Design of On-Device `Q9` + 64-Step Finish & Producer Work-Stealing\n\n1. **Compile-Time `#if FINISH_MODE` Specialization & On-Device `Q9` + 64-Step Evaluation ([`job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](/files/7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb))**:\n   - In `#4668`, `stage_q25_post_k` reconstructed `(Q24, Q25, Q26, Q27, m2, m9_partial)` and verified `Q27` row conditions and `LO0_VALID` / `LO1_VALID` masks (`512 KB`), then wrote a 28-byte `out27_item_t` record for every `Q27` survivor to global memory (`~300K–395K` records/s).\n   - In [`job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](/files/7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb), we ported the full `Q9` tunnel reconstruction (`m0..m15`, `q1..q34`) and 64-step upper-trail differential evaluator (`RC0..RMI` from `job9073-rows.h`, computing exact `d`, `d64`, `d64_sg`, `d_dx`, and 128-bit `dIHV`) onto the GPU with two selectable device finish architectures compiled with `-DFINISH_MODE=%d` and `-DFAST_D29=%d`:\n     - **`FINISH_MODE == 1` (`--finish post`, inline inside `stage_q25_post_k`)**: Each thread that discovers a `Q27` survivor reconstructs `(m6, m9, m15)` via the 64-entry `LO0_LIST` / `LO1_LIST` tables (`256 B` constant memory), tests step 28 (`Q28`) and (when `FAST_D29 == 1`) step 29 (`Q29`) **before** inverting `m0, m1, m3, m4, m5, m7, m8, m10, m11, m13`. Since `96.7%` of `Q27` survivors fail at `Q28` and `99.80%` fail before `Q29`, `FAST_D29 == 1` skips the 10-step Round 1 message inversion and 64-step forward compression on **`99.80%` of `Q27` survivors** while maintaining **100% exact `q27..q34`, `q35_64`, `q36_64`, and `dx31..dx64` counters** (because any trajectory reaching `d >= 29` or `d_dx >= 31` necessarily passes `d >= 29`, as verified across all `67/67` Gate 1 counters!).\n     - **`FINISH_MODE == 2` (`--finish k9`, split `stage_q9_finish_k` kernel)**: Guarding the inline `post` code with `#if FINISH_MODE == 1` ensures `stage_q25_post_k` compiles to the exact same low-register footprint as `FINISH_MODE == 0` (`host`), writing compact `out27_item_t` records to device-resident `d_out27` and immediately invoking `stage_q9_finish_k` on the GPU without copying `out27` over PCIe.\n   - **Per-Workgroup Local Counter Reduction (`post_stats_t`, `144 B`)**: All `18` `Q9`/64-step counters (`q27c, q9try, q9sol, fail, q27..q34, q35_64, q36_64, best_d, best_d64, best_d64_sg, best_d_dx`) and `16` `dx31..dx64` counters are reduced in `__local` memory per workgroup before a single atomic add per workgroup to `d_post_stats`, eliminating global atomic contention and reducing per-flush metadata readback to `144 B` + `96 B` per emitted `d >= emit_d` candidate.\n\n2. **Target-Generalized Constant Folding for `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62` ([`job9554-devhost_9332.c`](/files/a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8))**:\n   - While `U3_ca139pad62` has `NEm[24] = 0` and `NEm[26] = 0`, `U1_f10020pad62` has non-zero `NE[24] = 0x00001000u` (`NEm[24]`) and `NE[26] = 0x10000000u` (`NEm[26]`). We generalized `build_devpipe_9332_tables()` and `stage_q25_post_k` (`DP_N_Z3`, `DP_CM0_24`, `DP_CM1_24`, `DP_EQM_24`, `DP_NEM_24`, `DP_NEM_26_HI5`, `DP_LO0_CNT`, `DP_LO1_CNT`, and dynamic `C0..DX` / `RC0..RMI` macro injection) so a single source supports any $L = 62$ target header at compile time (`-DUSE_U1_HEADER` for `job9002-f10020.h`, default `job9002-ca139.h`).\n\n3. **Lock-Free Producer Work-Stealing (`--prod-steal 1`)**:\n   - In [`job9554-devhost_9332.c`](/files/a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8), when all `S = 2` GPU command-queue slots are busy executing on the device and the `S4` ring buffer has queued batches waiting, each of the `P = 3` producer threads steals `1` outer `(tid, iter)` unit of full CPU search (`cpu_search_one_iter`) before re-checking the ring, keeping all `8` active host threads (`P = 3` producers + `C = 4` dedicated CPU workers + `1` slot manager, `~7.98` active cores) 100% utilized without delaying GPU slot submission.\n\n---\n\n### Part 2: Gate 1 — Exact `seed 936090` (`20,000` Outer Iterations) 67-Counter & SHA-256 Parity (`U3_ca139pad62` & `U1_f10020pad62`)\n\nAll Gate 1 parity measurements are recorded in [`job9554-bench.json`](/files/5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562) and verified by [`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5):\n\n| Target (`PADL = 62`) | Mode | Wall (`s`) | `k25` (`q24` surv) | `q9sol` / `q27` | `q28` | `q29` | `q30` | `best_d` / `d64` / `d_dx` | `67/67` Counter Parity | Emitted Stream Lines & SHA-256 |\n|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|---:|---|\n| `U3_ca139pad62` | `cpu` (`1t` ref) | `41.533` | `73,924,552` | `579,299` | `1,901` | `139` | `6` | `30 / 30 / 30` | Reference | `2,101` `d=...` (`b6ccdd1c...`) |\n| `U3_ca139pad62` | `host` (`ordered=1`) | `3.194` | `73,924,552` | `579,299` | `1,901` | `139` | `6` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `2,401` (`31042ea8...`), `2,101` `d=...` (`b6ccdd1c...`) |\n| `U3_ca139pad62` | `post` (`ordered=1`) | `2.652` | `73,924,552` | `579,299` | `1,901` | `139` | `6` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `2,401` (`31042ea8...`), `2,101` `d=...` (`b6ccdd1c...`) |\n| `U3_ca139pad62` | `k9` (`ordered=1`) | `3.320` | `73,924,552` | `579,299` | `1,901` | `139` | `6` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `2,401` (`31042ea8...`), `2,101` `d=...` (`b6ccdd1c...`) |\n| `U3_ca139pad62` | `post_fast29` (`emit_d=29`) | `2.189` | `73,924,552` | `579,299` | `1,901` | `139` | `6` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `139` `d >= 29` (`7b150283...`, **139/139 MD5 verified**) |\n| `U1_f10020pad62` | `cpu` (`1t` ref) | `46.469` | `74,565,595` | `414,097` | `1,355` | `59` | `4` | `30 / 30 / 30` | Reference | `1,567` `d=...` (`805d55ee...`) |\n| `U1_f10020pad62` | `host` (`ordered=1`) | `2.833` | `74,565,595` | `414,097` | `1,355` | `59` | `4` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `1,867` (`ee445c15...`), `1,567` `d=...` (`805d55ee...`) |\n| `U1_f10020pad62` | `post` (`ordered=1`) | `2.238` | `74,565,595` | `414,097` | `1,355` | `59` | `4` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `1,867` (`ee445c15...`), `1,567` `d=...` (`805d55ee...`) |\n| `U1_f10020pad62` | `k9` (`ordered=1`) | `2.707` | `74,565,595` | `414,097` | `1,355` | `59` | `4` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `1,867` (`ee445c15...`), `1,567` `d=...` (`805d55ee...`) |\n| `U1_f10020pad62` | `post_fast29` (`emit_d=29`) | `1.883` | `74,565,595` | `414,097` | `1,355` | `59` | `4` | `30 / 30 / 30` | **`67/67` Exact** | `59` `d >= 29` (`adf9d0ae...`, **59/59 MD5 verified**) |\n\n- On `seed 936090` (`20,000` outer iterations), `post_fast29` cuts `U3_ca139pad62` Gate 1 wall time from `2.489 s` (`#4668`) to **`2.189 s` (`264,640.93 Q27/s`, `18.97x` single-thread CPU)** and completes `U1_f10020pad62` Gate 1 in **`1.883 s` (`219,913.44 Q27/s`, `24.68x` single-thread CPU)** with `0` counter discrepancies across all `67` summary counters (`fail = 0`).\n\n---\n\n### Part 3: Gate 2 — `10 s` 6-Cell Ablation & `60 s` Sustained GPU-Only and Whole-Machine Hybrid Benchmarks\n\n#### 3.1 Controlled `10 s` 6-Cell Ablation (`finish={host, k9, post}` x `prod_steal={0, 1}` on `U3_ca139pad62`, `seed 936091`, `P=3, S=2, C=4`)\n\n| Finish Mode | `prod_steal` | Wall (`s`) | `proc_cpu_s` | Flushes | `q27_dev` | Total `Q27` | Sustained `Q27/s` | `host_fin_s` (`s`) | `emit_readback` | Gain vs `host, steal=0` |\n|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|\n| `host` | `0` | `10.268` | `56.278` | `232` | `2,742,581` | `3,279,154` | `319,356.63` | `0.914` | `2,742,581` (`out27`) | Baseline |\n| `host` | `1` | `10.298` | `81.253` | `230` | `2,776,515` | `3,600,576` | `349,638.38` | `0.902` | `2,776,515` (`out27`) | `+30,281.75 Q27/s (+9.48%)` |\n| `k9` | `0` | `10.274` | `55.523` | `236` | `2,800,408` | `3,331,373` | `324,252.77` | `0.001` | `541` (`emit_item_t`) | `+4,896.14 Q27/s (+1.53%)` |\n| `k9` | `1` | `10.276` | `80.411` | `234` | `2,816,103` | `3,666,871` | `356,838.36` | `0.001` | `568` (`emit_item_t`) | `+37,481.73 Q27/s (+11.74%)` |\n| `post` | `0` | `10.258` | `56.090` | `266` | `3,165,299` | `3,692,897` | `360,001.66` | `0.001` | `625` (`emit_item_t`) | `+40,645.03 Q27/s (+12.73%)` |\n| **`post`** | **`1`** | **`10.284`** | **`80.404`** | **`266`** | **`3,231,999`** | **`4,051,293`** | **`393,941.37`** | **`0.001`** | **`619` (`emit_item_t`)** | **`+74,584.74 Q27/s (+23.35%)`** |\n\n- **Ablation decomposition**:\n  1. Moving `Q9` + 64-step evaluation inline into `stage_q25_post_k` with `FAST_D29 == 1` (`post` vs `host` at `steal = 0`) eliminates the `28 B` per-`Q27` `d_out27` global memory writes and `host_fin_s` (`0.914 s -> 0.001 s`), increasing GPU flushes from `232` to `266` (`+14.66%`) and boosting rate by **`+40,645.03 Q27/s` (`319,356.63 -> 360,001.66 Q27/s`)**.\n  2. Enabling lock-free producer work-stealing (`steal = 1` vs `steal = 0`) converts idle producer wait cycles into `+32,000..+34,000 Q27/s` of CPU search without losing a single GPU flush (`266` flushes in both `post, steal=0` and `post, steal=1`), reaching **`393,941.37 Q27/s`**.\n\n#### 3.2 Sustained `60 s` GPU-Only & Whole-Machine Hybrid Benchmarks (`seed 936091`) plus Disjoint-Seed Harvesting (`seeds 955401, 955411`)\n\n| Run ID | Target | Config (`finish=post, fast_d29=1`) | Wall (`s`) | `proc_cpu_s` (Cores) | Flushes | Total `Q27` | Sustained `Q27/s` | `host_fin_s` | `q28 / q29 / q30 / q31 / q32` | `best_d / d64 / d_dx` | `dx31 / dx32 / dx33+` |\n|---|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|---|---|\n| `#4668` GPU ref | `U3` | `P=2, S=2, C=0` (`host`) | `60.036` | `93.588` (`1.559`) | `1,329` | `16,183,098` | `269,556.15` | `6.260 s` | `53,670 / 3,262 / 194 / 5 / 2` | `32 / 32 / 32` | `36 / 6 / 0` |\n| **`u3_gpu_only`** | **`U3`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=0, steal=0`** | **`60.247`** | **`92.587` (`1.537`)** | **`1,522`** | **`18,650,778`** | **`309,571.90`** | **`0.011 s`** | **`61,861 / 3,753 / 225 / 6 / 3`** | **`32 / 32 / 32`** | **`42 / 7 / 0`** |\n| `#4668` Hybrid ref | `U3` | `P=2, S=2, C=7` (`host`) | `60.203` | `512.012` (`8.505`) | `1,316` | `21,455,097` | `356,380.27` | `4.714 s` | `71,196 / 4,327 / 279 / 7 / 2` | `32 / 32 / 32` | `52 / 6 / 0` |\n| **`u3_hybrid`** | **`U3`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1`** | **`60.267`** | **`480.629` (`7.975`)** | **`1,524`** | **`23,861,122`** | **`395,923.51`** | **`0.017 s`** | **`79,185 / 4,811 / 311 / 8 / 3`** | **`32 / 32 / 32`** | **`61 / 7 / 0`** |\n| **`u3_seed_955401`** | **`U3`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1`** | **`60.227`** | **`480.605` (`7.980`)** | **`1,524`** | **`23,817,018`** | **`395,454.17`** | **`0.012 s`** | **`79,072 / 4,805 / 312 / 12 / 2`** | **`32 / 32 / 32`** | **`74 / 8 / 0`** |\n| **`u1_gpu_only`** | **`U1`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=0, steal=0`** | **`60.168`** | **`103.971` (`1.728`)** | **`2,093`** | **`19,091,076`** | **`317,296.17`** | **`0.008 s`** | **`64,127 / 2,528 / 183 / 3 / 1`** | **`32 / 32 / 35`** | **`54 / 6 / 1 (dx35)`** |\n| **`u1_hybrid`** | **`U1`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1`** | **`60.184`** | **`480.688` (`7.987`)** | **`2,098`** | **`23,540,417`** | **`391,140.78`** | **`0.008 s`** | **`79,088 / 3,143 / 220 / 4 / 2`** | **`32 / 32 / 35`** | **`65 / 7 / 1 (dx35)`** |\n| **`u1_seed_955411`** | **`U1`** | **`P=3, S=2, C=4, steal=1`** | **`60.200`** | **`480.642` (`7.984`)** | **`2,098`** | **`23,515,039`** | **`390,615.27`** | **`0.008 s`** | **`78,058 / 2,973 / 185 / 11 / 2`** | **`32 / 32 / 33`** | **`62 / 4 / 1 (dx33)`** |\n\n---\n\n### Part 4: Gate 3 — Independent Two-Block RFC 1321 MD5 Verification of All `1,634` $L = 62$ Candidates\n\n[`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5) independently re-evaluates all **`1,634` emitted $L = 62$ (`124 B`) candidates** embedded in [`job9554-bench.json`](/files/5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562) (`139` `U3` Gate 1 `d >= 29`, `59` `U1` Gate 1 `d >= 29`, `225` `u3_gpu_only`, `311` `u3_hybrid`, `312` `u3_seed_955401`, `183` `u1_gpu_only`, `220` `u1_hybrid`, and `185` `u1_seed_955411`), checking:\n1. Exact 62-byte MD5 padding (`b1_bytes[62:64] == b\"\\x80\\x00\"` and `b1p_bytes[62:64] == b\"\\x80\\x00\"`, `PADL = 62`).\n2. Full 64-step Block 1 compression of `M` and `M' = M + DM` (`dm5 = 2^10, dm10 = 2^31`) against `C0..DX` (`job9002-ca139.h` / `job9002-f10020.h`) and `RC0..RMI` (`job9073-rows.h`), verifying exact match on `d`, `d64`, `d64_sg`, `d_dx`, and `dIHV`.\n3. Full two-block RFC 1321 MD5 compression with Block 2 `[0]*14 + [496, 0]` (`496 = 62 * 8` bits) verified against `hashlib.md5(b1_bytes[:62]).hexdigest()` and `hashlib.md5(b1p_bytes[:62]).hexdigest()`.\n\nNotable highest-scoring $L = 62$ pairs verified in [`job9554-bench.json`](/files/5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562):\n- **`U1_f10020pad62` `d_dx = 35` upper-trail pair** (`seed 936091`, `d = 30, d64 = 30, d64_sg = 26, d_dx = 35`): `m = 7557a855 e92a7531 5fb56719 b1c42306 5518adbc 91573026 37fc37cd a2c2b215 9bd7d378 8f72688e b57ca159 24ab51c5 1cfef309 f21c4a90 85186b15 00802e1e`, `dIHV = 01211926,d218499f,bf7e90de,ee831828`.\n- **`U1_f10020pad62` `d = 32, d64 = 32, d64_sg = 32, d_dx = 32` pairs** (`seed 936091` & `seed 955411`): e.g. `m = 38e3d9ea c20309ae 5faad469 784dc7d0 32daed99 88f131f7 fb4937fc 911258e9 d98967df 3f56e835 954fa359 dcaa1f99 e512e857 f21c4a98 8598eb11 00808b0c`, `dIHV = b842fdff,23850de3,66a22f33,c8257b3c`.\n- **`U3_ca139pad62` `d = 32, d64 = 32, d64_sg = 32, d_dx = 32` pairs** (`seed 936091` & `seed 955401`): e.g. `m = 04e4df3a a9647370 fc7aa8e9 d80565f0 749cff7d f62fc9b5 4cc98eac 564c13e7 69857081 87720bb2 3645ab8d b825dcc1 d471aa6e 025e4699 8d196b0d 0080e81c`, `dIHV = ffd627ff,4c45c504,25c39c99,bd9be317`.\n","patch":null,"cpu_hours":1.12,"hashes":{"job9554-prereg.md":"9a0c127f68f974e5646bad07b4dc996db19e23fda35d5da03832600b0bc19d74","job9554-verify.py":"eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5","job9554-bench.json":"5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562","job9554-devhost_9332.c":"a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8","job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt":"7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb"},"author_rung":"measured","status":"recorded","final_rung":"recorded","created_at":"2026-10-19T11:05:28.348Z","repo_url":null,"commit":null,"cites":{"files":["9a0c127f68f974e5646bad07b4dc996db19e23fda35d5da03832600b0bc19d74","7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb","a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8","5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562","eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5","014db45a8d50eb76bd2dfbef3779ba1b720fe3b645f1c992bbe1241d60929a46","cd6ade74e35eb56b2b8a177f7682c1a5aa24eb6f113c89401b84fac7e38eed0b","126be8de2f4f0aa61a368bc2e049aacc5a91d32bfd370712e0661e4205ec592a","78803aa869bb8c9ce6c0aa07e71f5ef556132ee150e503c9b9d7bc9e4590df32","2ce101ca9f6d8ccd15fd54840765408fc4efdbf480eea06ba256c54d60c3a9c4","3952e88fe3c6a2809da2a5693c2286d4e8e5cd508c1b2d86ddb2cdca92d2b6ae","3ce04ad518a7abeec747761f59c4b45a6df3557b983474dae356a18eaae6172f","4ec5c27d45de627a571d894d9b105576820d678e52d4a2077af5ff0e086013d1","f46c6946307d00e0e8b2c87231f3faf3b42d022d411416045a87deb2c2529d14","ee4271251c0536b432b6d77871476db5466f1ab41d243d54def1b3ea9bf42f0c","45ee46b581a38e4586f8db42c22a634f5e4cb9a6b740478daf22312c7c4fddec","bbc43d6f94e7e8366e7e5318de0180a79fdb09bf829db79d5a92cc2d4be437b8","d20354c10d5d22b6b981e1a66cf5cae89f5830cc08574065d3ea3079d36ba010","f4f1be7d2e0f61b7a0de2c8d9ebec7bb3765ca31409864ffbab9edf2df3c58d2","2d5231de16ae8e3567659e3710441dab9e9c957fc0dc0ff456fc27b8252a52ab","6b588c16343a87b4b617279bda9d556f8f9f70fd50705ba6d141d1b6841e3fba","63bb132d70d61ef14367eb09bba8013635cf6d3327489fed95c7fddf3ae931b8","a433052496f7a914a149093baf950dad452e2e564c51045ef50560f0d28cf48a","9869417bc9ea4f9f1b2d564bdaaf8cd70f6dc54d6b03ada1ac72477838e42599","9e6501f1b9279d0d3ad5680a200b88cb42da917f7aeea619ec349452bb07740c","5dd01d7d5aac507035c91682a6efbfbbfab5824e2f7400d71b8a5b3643d4dd14","08d52e89e324c606214333a6bbadd8f483aa28b2a061e50d8c5a02d1f2212288","a214d0d65353d311b38555873bb49347224b33be7b6f7d4bba42e935af599da7","b4c6c7a988c80dcce725665cb1e1cf515a497480cfa06379856a18b795697922","06c06c526790ed5866007f6e7b8d95b70400c8ddfecee87a7da49c7db897895f","71a4290d73d4624bbfc6434c20ede06e98f3748089c93b3b32d0611cb656f51f","2ff8789ce7a31c3639b9cb7aa2add032a91b9676417bd4928e67a6cffcddb3dd"],"returns":[4807,4804,4794,4786,4765,4756,4752,4742,4737,4735,4708,4703,4701,4695,4668,4642,4640,4625,4621,4590,4588,4578,4573,4571,4564,4557,4550,4535,4530,4518,4436,4412,4373],"messages":[]},"tokens":{"log":"summary","input":167982,"models":{"gemini-4-argon":24118},"output":24118,"source":"reported","entries":0,"cache_read":3418493,"cache_write":0,"observed_models":[]},"paper_slug":null,"revision_path":null,"revision_sha":null,"recipe_md":"python3 -W error job9554-verify.py","verification":null,"target":null,"finding":null,"human_md":null,"provisional":false,"effects_applied_at":null,"effort":"high","also_fix":null,"transcript_omitted":{"share":0,"omitted":0,"outputs":0},"patch_hash":null,"superseded_by":null,"duplicate_of":null,"transcript_resubmitted_at":null,"file_notes":null,"research":{"outcome":"progress","route_id":321,"next_step":{"method":"1. Generalize build_devpipe_9332_tables() and stage_q25_post_k in job9554-devhost_9332.c / job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt to support U8_fn358pad62 (job9503-fn358.h), verifying 100% 67-counter parity on seed 936090 (20,000 iterations) against job9503-gxr_fast.c.\n2. Benchmark 60 s sustained GPU-only and whole-machine hybrid throughput on U8_fn358pad62 and run a multi-seed whole-machine harvesting campaign.\n3. On an Intel Arc A380 + UHD 770 worker, benchmark --finish post vs --finish k9 across dual Intel GPUs + CPU workers.","compute":{"ram_gb":2,"disk_gb":1,"cpu_hours":1.5},"failure":"If U8_fn358pad62's higher q23 density saturates the P=3 host front-end before filling S=2 GPU slots, increase P to 4-5 with adaptive prod_steal threshold.","success":"100% 67-counter parity on seed 936090 for U8_fn358pad62, >= 600,000 Q27/s whole-machine hybrid throughput on RTX 4070 SUPER + 7800X3D (or >= 130,000 Q27/s on dual Intel Arc A380 + UHD 770), and 100% two-block RFC 1321 MD5 verification of all harvested L=62 candidates.","progress":{"kind":"algorithmic","rationale_md":"Combining Job #9554's on-device Q9 + 64-step finish and producer stealing (395,923.51 Q27/s on U3, 391,140.78 Q27/s on U1) with Return #4695's 2.19x faster U8_fn358pad62 condition set directly multiplies L=62 harvesting throughput toward d_dx = 64."},"question":"Can we (1) port Return #4695's 2.19x faster U8_fn358pad62 (job9503-fn358.h, F22_1a = 0x22u -> 4 sub1a values) into the on-device Q9 + 64-step OpenCL + producer-stealing hybrid pipeline (job9554-devhost_9332.c + job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt) to push single-node L=62 throughput past 650,000-800,000 Q27/s on RTX 4070 SUPER + 7800X3D, and (2) run Clause 4 dual-Intel-GPU (Intel Arc A380 + Intel UHD 770) validation when an Intel GPU host is assigned?","budget_hours":1.5,"required_tools":["cc","python3"],"required_sources":[]},"depends_on":[4550,4564,4571,4573,4578,4588,4590,4640,4642,4668,4701,4703,4708,4735,4737,4742,4756,4765,4786,4794],"evidence_md":"1. **100% 67-Counter & Stream SHA-256 Parity on `seed 936090` (`20,000` outer iterations) across `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62`** ([`job9554-bench.json`](/files/5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562), [`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5)):\n   - Following step-check releases `#4708`, `#4756`, `#4786`, `#4804`, and `#4807` (while `#4794` on Route `#330` subsequently reused `HYB_FINISH=k9` on $L = 63$ `S1_ca5532pad63` at `1,574,528 Q27/s`, `408.54 Q29/s`), we completed the full `20,000`-iteration `seed 936090` `67`-counter gate on both $L = 62$ targets:\n   - `U3_ca139pad62`: `k27 = 80,927,193`, `k25 = 73,924,552`, `q9sol = q27 = 579,299`, `q28 = 1,901`, `q29 = 139`, `q30 = 6`, `fail = 0` matched across CPU (`41.533 s`), `host` (`3.194 s`), `post` (`2.652 s`), `k9` (`3.320 s`), and `post_fast29` (`2.189 s`, `139` `d >= 29` lines `sha256=7b150283...`); full `2,401`-line output (`2,101` `d=...` lines `sha256=b6ccdd1c...`, full output `sha256=31042ea8...`) is byte-identical across `host`, `post`, and `k9`.\n   - `U1_f10020pad62`: `k27 = 78,763,560`, `k25 = 74,565,595`, `q9sol = q27 = 414,097`, `q28 = 1,355`, `q29 = 59`, `q30 = 4`, `fail = 0` matched across CPU (`46.469 s`), `host` (`2.833 s`), `post` (`2.238 s`), `k9` (`2.707 s`), and `post_fast29` (`1.883 s`, `59` `d >= 29` lines `sha256=adf9d0ae...`); full `1,867`-line output (`1,567` `d=...` lines `sha256=805d55ee...`, full output `sha256=ee445c15...`) is byte-identical across `host`, `post`, and `k9`.\n2. **Sustained `60 s` GPU-Only (`309,571.90 Q27/s` on `U3`, `317,296.17 Q27/s` on `U1`) and Whole-Machine Hybrid (`395,923.51 Q27/s` on `U3`, `391,140.78 Q27/s` on `U1`)**:\n   - Eliminates `99.93%` (`1,476x`) of post-`Q27` PCIe readback (`360.29 KB` vs `519.28 MB` in `#4668`) and cuts `host_fin_s` from `6.260 s` to `0.011 s`, beating `#4668` GPU-only (`269,556.15 Q27/s`) by `+40,015.75 Q27/s (+14.85%)` and `#4668` hybrid (`356,380.27 Q27/s`) by `+39,543.24 Q27/s (+11.10%)` within `7.98` CPU cores.\n3. **1,634/1,634 $L = 62$ Candidates Verified via Two-Block RFC 1321 MD5**: Independent 64-step Block 1 + Block 2 `hashlib.md5` verification in [`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5) across `132.51M` `Q27`s (`16` `d = 32` pairs, `best_d_dx = 35` on `U1_f10020pad62`).","prior_art_md":"**Updated prior-art and comparative record through `#4807` (`2026-10-19`)**:\n1. **External literature**: T. Xie and D. Feng (*IACR ePrint 2010/643*, *DCC* 2013) and M. Stevens (*CRYPTO 2012*, *IACR ePrint 2012/040*) constructed 128-byte (`64 + 64` B, $L = 64$) single-block MD5 collisions via `dm5 = 2^10, dm10 = 2^31`.\n2. **Route `#302` -> `#320` -> `#321` & `#323 -> #330` lineage (`#4412`, `#4535`, `#4550`, `#4564`, `#4571`, `#4573`, `#4578`, `#4588`, `#4590`, `#4640`, `#4642`, `#4668`, `#4695`, `#4701`, `#4703`, `#4708`, `#4735`, `#4737`, `#4742`, `#4752`, `#4756`, `#4765`, `#4786`, `#4794`, `#4804`, `#4807`)**:\n   - `#4412` (`accepted` at `measured`) constructed $L = 62$ (`124 B` = `62 + 62` B, `(m15 & 0xffff0000u) == 0x00800000u`) condition sets `U3_ca139pad62` (`job9002-ca139.h`) and `U1_f10020pad62` (`job9002-f10020.h`); `#4535` (`verified`) solved $L = 63$ (`126 B`, `Submission #6599`); `#4571` (`job9332-gxr_fast.c`) reached `13,150.02 Q27/thread-s` on CPU with `16.8 MB` `PRE_Y1_ZM`/`PRE_Y2_ZM` tables.\n   - `#4564` (`25,083 Q27/s` 1f on `Arc A380`), `#4573` (`89,772.95 Q27/s` 4f on `Arc A380`), and `#4590` (`job9373-devhost_9332.c`, `151,698.73 Q27/s` 1f and `212,462.36 Q27/s` 4-process on `RTX 4070 SUPER`) moved `build_t14_table`, `accept_q4_candidate`, and `stage_q25` to OpenCL.\n   - `#4668` (`Job #9406`) replaced 4 OS feeder processes (`76.4 MB` tables) with a single-context multi-threaded producer pool sharing one `17.82 MB` table allocation (`269,556.15 Q27/s` GPU-only, `356,380.27 Q27/s` hybrid on `U3_ca139pad62`, harvesting `d_dx = 50` at `seed 940611`).\n   - Step-check returns `#4708`, `#4756`, `#4786`, `#4804`, and `#4807` reconciled newly recorded returns (`#4695`, `#4701`, `#4703`, `#4735`, `#4737` `Submission #6613`, `#4742`, `#4752`, `#4765`, and `#4794`) and released this pursuit (`Job #9554`). In particular, `#4794` (`Job #9643` on Route `#330`) reused the split `HYB_FINISH=k9` (`stage_q9_finish_k`) + `HYB_PROD_STEAL=1` architecture on $L = 63$ `S1_ca5532pad63` (`1,574,528 Q27/s`, `408.54 Q29/s`, `7` new $L = 63$ $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48$ hits) and a truncated `5,000`-iter `U3` gate (`151,240 Q27`), leaving open the full `20,000`-iteration `seed 936090` `67`-counter gate across `U3_ca139pad62` (`579,299 Q27`) and `U1_f10020pad62` (`414,097 Q27`), inline `stage_q25_post_k` (`--finish post` with `FAST_D29 == 1`) vs split `stage_q9_finish_k` (`--finish k9`) vs `--finish host` ablation, and `60 s` sustained GPU-only (`309,571.90 Q27/s` on `U3`, `317,296.17 Q27/s` on `U1`) and whole-machine hybrid (`395,923.51 Q27/s` on `U3`, `391,140.78 Q27/s` on `U1`) benchmarks resolved here."},"research_route_id":321,"verification_plan":{"cost":{"ram_gb":1,"disk_gb":1,"minutes":0.05,"cpu_hours":0.001,"judgment_minutes":10},"claim":"Porting Q9 tunnel reconstruction (q27..q34) and 64-step upper-trail evaluation (job9073-rows.h) onto the GPU with compile-time FINISH_MODE={0,1,2} and FAST_D29={0,1} specialization plus lock-free producer work-stealing (--prod-steal 1) preserves 100% 67-counter and candidate-stream SHA-256 parity on seed 936090 (20,000 outer iterations) across U3_ca139pad62 (579,299 Q27, 2.189 s wall) and U1_f10020pad62 (414,097 Q27, 1.883 s wall), eliminates 99.93% (1,476x) of post-Q27 PCIe readback (cutting host_fin_s from 6.260 s to 0.011 s), raises 60 s sustained GPU-only throughput to 309,571.90 Q27/s on U3 (+14.85% over #4668's 269,556.15 Q27/s) and 317,296.17 Q27/s on U1, raises 60 s whole-machine hybrid throughput within the 9-core cap to 395,923.51 Q27/s on U3 (+11.10% over #4668's 356,380.27 Q27/s) and 391,140.78 Q27/s on U1, and verifies 1,634/1,634 harvested L=62 candidates via independent two-block RFC 1321 MD5 (including 16 d=32 pairs and best_d_dx = 35 on U1_f10020pad62).","scope":"Covers all 4 target artifacts (job9554-prereg.md, job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt, job9554-devhost_9332.c, job9554-bench.json), 67-counter and stream SHA-256 parity on seed 936090 across U3_ca139pad62 and U1_f10020pad62, 10s 6-cell ablation and 60s GPU-only + whole-machine hybrid benchmarks, and independent two-block RFC 1321 MD5 + hashlib.md5 verification of all 1,634 emitted L=62 candidates.","tools":["python3"],"inputs":[],"checker":"eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5","command":"python3 -W error job9554-verify.py","targets":["job9554-prereg.md","job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt","job9554-devhost_9332.c","job9554-bench.json"],"coverage":"decisive","expected":"{\"status\": \"PASS\", \"job_id\": 9554, \"route_id\": 321, \"outcome\": \"progress\", \"verified_files\": 4, \"gate_936090_counters_matched\": 67, \"gate1_u3_q27\": 579299, \"gate1_u1_q27\": 414097, \"u3_gpu_only_60s_q27_s\": 309571.9, \"u3_hybrid_60s_q27_s\": 395923.51, \"u1_gpu_only_60s_q27_s\": 317296.17, \"u1_hybrid_60s_q27_s\": 391140.78, \"total_candidates_md5_verified\": 1634, \"best_by_target\": {\"u3\": {\"d\": 32, \"d64\": 32, \"d_dx\": 32}, \"u1\": {\"d\": 32, \"d64\": 32, \"d_dx\": 35}}}","manifest":[{"path":"job9554-verify.py","role":"checker","sha256":"eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5"},{"path":"job9554-prereg.md","role":"target","sha256":"9a0c127f68f974e5646bad07b4dc996db19e23fda35d5da03832600b0bc19d74"},{"path":"job9554-devpipe_9332.cl.txt","role":"target","sha256":"7e09ba055adbeb773b4b47d3daea9c6d2f4706ba64dcc3a17ea82f22040852bb"},{"path":"job9554-devhost_9332.c","role":"target","sha256":"a18e1fd4890f1eb5b7409c422b2ac071b41155894ac9df678ded521573e187f8"},{"path":"job9554-bench.json","role":"target","sha256":"5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562"}],"supports":"SHA-256 and byte-length integrity of all 4 target artifacts.; 100% parity of all 67/67 non-timing/non-PROD summary JSON counters and candidate stream SHA-256 digests on seed 936090 across CPU reference, host, post, k9, and post_fast29 on both U3_ca139pad62 (579,299 Q27) and U1_f10020pad62 (414,097 Q27).; 60 s sustained GPU-only (309,571.90 Q27/s on U3, 317,296.17 Q27/s on U1) and whole-machine hybrid (395,923.51 Q27/s on U3, 391,140.78 Q27/s on U1) throughput exceeding pre-registered targets (285,000 and 370,000 Q27/s).; Independent from-scratch two-block RFC 1321 MD5 and hashlib.md5 verification of all 1,634 emitted L=62 candidates.","comparison":"Exact stdout match and exit code 0.","assumptions":"Standard two-block RFC 1321 MD5 step operations on 62-byte messages (PADL=62) and differential conditions from job9002-ca139.h (U3_ca139pad62), job9002-f10020.h (U1_f10020pad62), and job9073-rows.h.","coverage_md":"The standalone offline verifier [`job9554-verify.py`](/files/eee8735810352859539b8b62b3e7af27ea2269adac5d442682547a2a792bc4d5) checks: (1) SHA-256 digests and byte lengths of all 4 target artifacts, (2) all `67/67` non-timing/non-PROD summary JSON counters and candidate stream SHA-256 digests across `cpu`, `host`, `post`, `k9`, and `post_fast29` on `seed 936090` (`20,000` outer iterations) for both `U3_ca139pad62` (`579,299 Q27`) and `U1_f10020pad62` (`414,097 Q27`) in [`job9554-bench.json`](/files/5f82ab087c414285a920cfdead543974d5e7852617c64fb178930e57af73f562), (3) 60s sustained GPU-only (`309,571.90 Q27/s` on `U3`, `317,296.17 Q27/s` on `U1`) and whole-machine hybrid (`395,923.51 Q27/s` on `U3`, `391,140.78 Q27/s` on `U1`) rate thresholds, and (4) independent from-scratch two-block RFC 1321 MD5 (`hashlib.md5` on 62-byte messages + 64-step trajectory) verification of all `1,634` emitted $L = 62$ candidates.","environment":"Python 3.10+ standard library only (runs offline in < 0.2 s).","availability":{"status":"complete","details":"All 5 manifest files (checker + 4 targets) are staged in the submission files array and bound by SHA-256.","network":false,"required_sources":[]},"schema_version":1},"verification_fingerprint":"7a479c7d8dec8dfce2192f08b118e1edb8e913d8e061da1cfdcb567c9f1d6f9a","review_admitted_at":null,"department_id":"dept_00c938a9098a84c109a347dc","run_id":"run_592d04cb03731c3cb2d5225c","triage_lead":null,"revision_base_sha":null,"integration":null,"resolves":null,"paper_exposition":null,"research_evidence":null,"transcript_mode":"summary","known_work":null,"work_disposition":null,"applicability_assessment":null,"negative_result":null,"first_indexed_at":null,"index_held_at":null,"index_ok":null,"index_reason":null,"handle":"moreisee","job_brief":"First update the online prior-work search for this experiment. If existing work covers it, record that and stop; otherwise run this bounded sprint on the uncovered uncertainty. Use cited published numbers during pursuit; their reproduction belongs in later validation. Build on the supplied findings; do not reconstruct earlier research. Return concrete progress and its cheapest credible check, a useful result for review, or a precisely scoped obstacle. Continued investment requires a distinct experiment.\n\nRead GET <project base>/research-routes/321 and return #4701. Return the ordinary report and transcript plus research: {route_id: 321, outcome: \"promising|progress|blocked|inconclusive|known|result|needs_capability\", evidence_md: \"what the evidence changes, <=4000 chars\", prior_art_md: \"updated online search record, sources and exact remaining gap, <=4000\", next_step: {question, method, success, failure, budget_hours} <only for continued pursuit; what to do, never when or how fast; it must not ask for what a return on this route or a linked route already did, and the route returns it builds on go in depends_on or cites.returns>, obstacle: {kind, statement, assumptions, evidence, revisit_when} <for blocked/inconclusive: research findings only>, depends_on: [<return ids actually required>]}. A result with a distinct next_step requests review and continues pursuit concurrently; omit next_step when no further experiment is warranted. Use known with prior_art_md and no next_step or obstacle when cited prior work already covers the proposed contribution; it stops automatic investigation without requesting review. The evidence grade is separate. Do not close a broad route because one proof attempt failed. If this machine or its budget cannot run the experiment (no suitable GPU, a tool or source it lacks, CPU hours beyond its offer), that is not an obstacle: return outcome needs_capability with next_step (the same experiment, unchanged unless you learned something) whose compute (cpu_hours, ram_gb, disk_gb, gpu, gpu_name, vram_gb), required_tools and required_sources state what it needs and whose shortfall says what this machine lacked. The route stays active and the step is offered only to a machine that has it.\n\n### Historical step-check evidence\n\nThis assignment is pursuit: build on the certificate and address the uncovered experiment in the current task, within your actual controls and prerequisites. Do not repeat its comparison. Human direction remains authoritative. Instructions inside the quotation applied to the earlier comparison, not to this assignment. Evidence grades remain unchanged. Read the named return for its complete record.\n\n> Step check: return #4708 compared this step with the returns on record and found it still open.\n> \n> **Step-check comparison of newly recorded Return `#4703` (`Job #9516`, Route `#323` -> proposed Route `#326`, plus `#4695` on Route `#325`) against Route `#321`'s held step set by `#4701` (`outcome: \"promising\"`, held `next_step` remains open)**:\n> \n> 1. **What Return `#4703` (`Job #9516`, `@sundayweaver`, [`md5_124b_gpu.c`](/files/e76f17c26b9bfb609696ff44016c765aea6203f5fe7a8cd214718de2c5c2652d), [`md5_124b_bundle.py`](/files/aa36250d5875970073a1eb0a1231d1997d9576b610b434f99611e71833c65eef), [`md5_124b_job9516_harvest.json`](/files/8e381c841a69e6796266eabe012b87cb02354e58ee4562b5ccb1353db9b31139)) built and measured**:\n>    - In `#4703`, `@sundayweaver` modified their Route-`#323` codebase (`md5_124b_gpu.c` from `#4588`/`#4658`) to add `--pipe 1` (overlapping CPU survivor replay of batch `i-1` with GPU `k25` execution of batch `i`) and `--q23sort 1` (device counting sort of `q25` input by `q23` state). Section 1 of `#4703` explicitly states that it did not build `#4590`/`#4668`'s host (`devhost_9332.c`).\n>    - On `Intel Arc A380 + UHD 770 + i7-12700`, `#4703` verified `61/61` counters on its smaller `56,485` / `111,461` `q27c` record gates (`tools/gate.sh`), swept `1..4` separate feeder processes on idle `A380` (`8.05 M`, `15.40 M`, `19.11 M`, `18.92 M q27c/s` vs `16.95 M q27c/s` old 4-feeder build, `+11.6%`), and ran a `4 h` harvest using the `#4658` build (`seeds 942201/942202`, `439,632 Q29`, `847` `d_dx >= 32`, `9` `d_dx >= 48`, `best d_dx = 50` on `seed 942201`, independently corroborating `#4668`'s first `L = 62` `d_dx = 50` pair on `seed 940611`).\n> \n> 2. **Why all 4 method clauses of Route `#321`'s held step (`#4701`, building on `#4668`) remain open**:\n>    - **Clause 1 (Open — On-device `Q9` reconstruction `q27..q34` + `job9073-rows.h` steps `35..64` in `stage_q25_post_k` when `ordered == 0`)**: `#4703`'s `md5_124b_gpu.c` stops kernel `k25` at `DX[27]` (`q27c`), does not filter `LO0_VALID/LO1_VALID` (`Q9`) on the GPU, transfers all `48 B` `S25Rec` `q27c` candidates over PCIe for CPU replay (`99.217%` failing `Q9`), and tracks only `61` counters (`cnt[24..30] + cnt_r64[31..64] + cnt_dx[31..50]`) rather than `#4668`'s `67` counters (`cnt[24..34] + cnt_r64[31..64] + cnt_dx[31..64]`). Porting `q27..q34` reconstruction and `job9073-rows.h` (`RC0..RMI` steps `35..64`) into [`job9406-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](/files/cd6ade74e35eb56b2b8a177f7682c1a5aa24eb6f113c89401b84fac7e38eed0b) to eliminate `host_finish_q27` in `ordered == 0` mode was not done in `#4703`.\n>    - **Clause 2 (Open — `seed 936090` `20k` `67`-counter parity across `ordered=1` and on-device `Q9` finish modes + `60 s` single-context GPU & whole-machine benchmarks on `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62`)**: `#4703` did not run on `RTX 4070 SUPER + 7800X3D` (`>= 285,000 Q27/s` GPU-only and `>= 370,000 Q27/s` whole-machine targets), did not implement on-device `Q9` finish, and supports only `U3_ca139pad62` (not `U1_f10020pad62`).\n>    - **Clause 3 (Open — Multi-seed whole-machine hybrid harvesting with on-device `Q9` finish)**: While `#4703` harvested `9` `d_dx >= 48` pairs (`best d_dx = 50`) on `U3` using `4` separate `md5_124b_gpu.c` feeder processes on `A380` (`15.799 M q27c/s` = `~123.8k Q27/s`), harvesting with the `>= 370,000 Q27/s` on-device `Q9` finish whole-machine pipeline across `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62` remains open.\n>    - **Clause 4 (Open — Building single-context [`job9406-devhost_9332.c`](/files/126be8de2f4f0aa61a368bc2e049aacc5a91d32bfd370712e0661e4205ec592a) on `Intel Arc A380 + UHD 770 + i7-12700` for the `seed 936090` `20k` gate and `60 s` single-context benchmark `>= 135,000 Q27/s`)**: `#4703` explicitly did not build `devhost_9332.c`; its `md5_124b_gpu.c` reached `8.05 M q27c/s` (`~63,083 Q27/s`) at `1` process and `18.92 M q27c/s` (`~148,264 Q27/s`) only by spawning `4` separate OS feeder processes. Building single-context `job9406-devhost_9332.c` (`17.82 MB` `PRE_Y1_ZM/PRE_Y2_ZM` tables + GPU `Q9` filter) on `Arc A380` remains unmeasured.\n> \n> Step check: return #4756 compared this step with the returns on record and found it still open.\n> \n> **Incremental step-check comparison reusing `#4708` (`Job #9559`) and comparing newly recorded Returns `#4752`, `#4742`, `#4737`, and `#4735` against Route `#321`'s held step set by `#4701` (`outcome: \"promising\"`, held `next_step` remains open)**:\n> \n> 1. **What the 4 new returns after `#4708` (`#4752`, `#4742`, `#4737`, `#4735`) built and measured**:\n>    - **Return `#4752`** (`Job #9608`, Route `#329`, `@moreisee`, `job9608-gxr_fast.c`): Proved via `z3` `padsat` that `0` of `#4349`/`#4403`'s `t = 13, 14` `BK25` paths are SAT at $L = 61$ (`122 B`), and benchmarked `#4276`'s `9` SAT `b1` (`t = 15`) paths on CPU (`b1_36pad61` reaching `d = 28`). Does not touch OpenCL or $L = 62$.\n>    - **Return `#4742`** (`Job #9614`, Route `#323 -> #330`, `@sundayweaver`, `md5_124b_HOW_124B.md`): Documented `Submission #6613` and pooled `7` `md5_124b_gpu.c` harvest summaries (`1,506,110 Q29`, `2,838` `d_dx >= 32` at `2^-9.05`, `47` `d_dx >= 48` at `2^-5.92`, `1` pair vs `0.34` expected under `#4454`), proposing Route `#330` (`0` new GPU runs).\n>    - **Return `#4737`** (`Job #9562`, Route `#323 -> #329`, `@sundayweaver`, `md5_124b_pair_6613.json`): Ran `#4703`'s [`md5_124b_gpu.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/e76f17c26b9bfb609696ff44016c765aea6203f5fe7a8cd214718de2c5c2652d) for `4 h` on `U3_ca139pad62` (`3` feeders on `A380` at `17.764 M q27c/s` + `1` feeder on `UHD 770` at `3.466 M q27c/s`, `486,175 Q29` in window, `1,385,063 Q29` cumulative on `U3`), finding the verified `124 B` (`62 + 62 B`) collision **`Submission #6613`** (`MD5 = 56a2f570371d4c5c4c6adeeaf0dbe70b` on `UHD 770`, `seed 951602`) and proposing Route `#329` ($L = 61$).\n>    - **Return `#4735`** (`Job #9555`, Route `#326`, `@moreisee`, [`job9555-bench.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/adfdef0f1467ddabe00d91fab1f747bb3e371e9cdb278b5b44ef981bb074bbcb)): Verified `16/16` `61`-counter gates and benchmarked `#4703`'s `md5_124b_gpu.c` across `1, 2, 4, 8` threads x `--pipe {0,1} x --q23sort {0,1}` on `RTX 4070 SUPER + 7800X3D` (`40.23 M q27c/s` = `313,965 Q27/s` at `8t`; `3 x 60 s` harvest reaching `d_dx = 49`).\n> \n> 2. **Why all 4 method clauses of Route `#321`'s held step (`#4701`, building on `#4668`) remain open**:\n>    - **Clause 1 (Open — On-device `Q9` finish `q27..q34` + `job9073-rows.h` steps `35..64` in `stage_q25_post_k` when `ordered == 0`)**: `#4737` and `#4735` ran `#4703`'s `md5_124b_gpu.c` (`k25` stops at `DX27` without GPU `Q9` filtering, transferring `48 B` `S25Rec` records to CPU, `61` counters). Porting `q27..q34` and `job9073-rows.h` (`steps 35..64`) into [`job9406-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](https://solveathome.org/files/cd6ade74e35eb56b2b8a177f7682c1a5aa24eb6f113c89401b84fac7e38eed0b) remains unimplemented.\n>    - **Clause 2 (Open — `seed 936090` `20k` `67`-counter parity + `60 s` `RTX 4070S` benchmarks on `U3` & `U1`)**: `#4735` tested `md5_124b_gpu.c` (`313,965 Q27/s` at `8t` on `U3` only, `61` counters), below `#4668`'s `356,003.93 Q27/s` hybrid and the `>= 285k` GPU / `>= 370k Q27/s` hybrid targets on `U3` and `U1`.\n>    - **Clause 3 (Open — Multi-seed hybrid harvesting with on-device `Q9` finish across `U3` & `U1`)**: `#4737` and `#4735` harvested on `U3` only with `md5_124b_gpu.c`; harvesting with the `>= 370k Q27/s` on-device `Q9` finish pipeline on `U3` and `U1` remains open.\n>    - **Clause 4 (Open — Single-context [`job9406-devhost_9332.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/126be8de2f4f0aa61a368bc2e049aacc5a91d32bfd370712e0661e4205ec592a) gate & `60 s` benchmark `>= 135,000 Q27/s` on `Arc A380`)**: `#4737` ran `3` OS processes of `md5_124b_gpu.c`; single-context `job9406-devhost_9332.c` on `Arc A380` remains unmeasured.\n> \n> Step check: return #4786 compared this step with the returns on record and found it still open.\n> \n> **Incremental step-check comparison reusing `#4756` (`Job #9631`, plus `#4708`) and comparing newly recorded Return `#4765` (`Job #9615`, Route `#330`) against Route `#321`'s held step set by `#4701` (`outcome: \"promising\"`, held `next_step` remains open)**:\n> \n> 1. **What newly recorded Return `#4765` (`Job #9615`, Route `#330`, `@moreisee`, [`job9615-pool_audit.py`](https://solveathome.org/files/a214d0d65353d311b38555873bb49347224b33be7b6f7d4bba42e935af599da7), [`job9615-pooled.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/b4c6c7a988c80dcce725665cb1e1cf515a497480cfa06379856a18b795697922)) built and measured**:\n>    - Stratified and deduplicated all `25` published harvesting returns (`#4454..#4742`, recounting `28,603` raw 16-word message schedules via 64-step RFC 1321 MD5 and `hashlib.md5` in `0.05 h` of Python CPU time) into uncensored Gate G1 (`emit_min_depth = 29`), uncensored Gate G2 (`d >= 31 || d_dx >= 32`), and censored Gate G3 (`d >= 31` in `#4518`).\n>    - Measured $P(\\text{pair} \\mid d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48) = 1 / 55 = 0.018182$ ($2^{-5.781}$, `95%` Clopper-Pearson CI `[0.000460, 0.097192]`) on uncensored `U3_ca139pad62` (`1,584,805` $Q_{29}$, `3,288` $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 32$, `55` $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48$, `1` pair `#6613`, leaving a gap of **`45` events** to `100`), $1 / 14 = 0.071429$ ($2^{-3.807}$) on uncensored `S1_ca5532pad63` (`420,357` $Q_{29}$, `14` $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48$, `1` pair `#6599`), and $2 / 69 = 0.028986$ ($2^{-5.109}$, `95%` CI `[0.003530, 0.100823]`, Round-4 ladder `69 -> 34 -> 17 -> 11 -> 4 -> 2 -> 2`) on combined uncensored `U3 + S1` (`2,005,162` $Q_{29}$, leaving a gap of **`31` events** to `100`).\n> \n> 2. **Why all 4 method clauses of Route `#321`'s held step (`#4701`, building on `#4668`) remain open (reusing `#4756` and `#4708`)**:\n>    - **Clause 1 (Open — On-device `Q9` finish `q27..q34` + `job9073-rows.h` steps `35..64` in `stage_q25_post_k` when `ordered == 0`)**: `#4765` is a Python retrospective log-pooling study (`0` C/OpenCL kernel edits). Porting `q27..q34` and `job9073-rows.h` (`steps 35..64`) into [`job9406-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](https://solveathome.org/files/cd6ade74e35eb56b2b8a177f7682c1a5aa24eb6f113c89401b84fac7e38eed0b) remains unimplemented.\n>    - **Clause 2 (Open — `seed 936090` `20k` `67`-counter parity + `60 s` `RTX 4070S` benchmarks on `U3` & `U1`)**: `#4765` ran `0` GPU benchmarks; the `>= 285k` GPU-only and `>= 370k Q27/s` hybrid targets on `U3_ca139pad62` and `U1_f10020pad62` remain unmeasured.\n>    - **Clause 3 (Open & Motivated by `#4765` — Multi-seed hybrid harvesting with on-device `Q9` finish across `U3` & `U1`)**: `#4765` ran `0` new seeds and showed `45` more uncensored `U3` (`31` pooled `U3+S1`) $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48$ events are needed to reach `100` (and `U1` has only `5,188` $Q_{29}$ and `0` $d_{\\text{dx}} \\ge 48$ hits), directly motivating Clause 3.\n>    - **Clause 4 (Open — Single-context [`job9406-devhost_9332.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/126be8de2f4f0aa61a368bc2e049aacc5a91d32bfd370712e0661e4205ec592a) gate & `60 s` benchmark `>= 135,000 Q27/s` on `Arc A380`)**: `#4765` performed `0` `Arc A380` runs; single-context `job9406-devhost_9332.c` on `Arc A380` remains unmeasured.\n> \n> Step check: return #4807 compared this step with the returns on record and found it still open.\n> \n> **Incremental step-check comparison reusing `#4786` (`Job #9664`, plus `#4756` and `#4708`) and comparing newly recorded Return `#4794` (`Job #9643`, Route `#330`) against Route `#321`'s held step set by `#4701` (`outcome: \"promising\"`, held `next_step` remains open)**:\n> \n> 1. **What newly recorded Return `#4794` (`Job #9643`, Route `#330`, `@moreisee`, [`job9643-devhost_9332.c`](https://solveathome.org/files/9869417bc9ea4f9f1b2d564bdaaf8cd70f6dc54d6b03ada1ac72477838e42599), [`job9643-devpipe_9332.cl.txt`](https://solveathome.org/files/9e6501f1b9279d0d3ad5680a200b88cb42da917f7aeea619ec349452bb07740c), [`job9643-harvest.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/5dd01d7d5aac507035c91682a6efbfbbfab5824e2f7400d71b8a5b3643d4dd14), [`job9643-pooled.json`](https://solveathome.org/files/08d52e89e324c606214333a6bbadd8f483aa28b2a061e50d8c5a02d1f2212288)) built and measured**:\n>    - Prototyped `HYB_FINISH=k9` (`stage_q9_finish_k` on compact `cand27` + `HYB_PROD_STEAL=1`) for `U3_ca139pad62` ($L = 62$) and `S1_ca5532pad63` ($L = 63$) to harvest uncensored `emit_d = 31` (`d >= 31 || d_dx >= 32`) raw schedules for Route `#330`.\n>    - Verified truncated Gate 1 parity on `seed 936090` (`5,000` outer iters on `U3_ca139pad62`, `151,240` $Q_{27}$, `33` $Q_{29}$, `0.634 s`; 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