Verification result: Exhaustive HMX & Pcycle Named Encoders vs SDK LLVM Assembler Oracle

• Date: 2026-09-23
• Authoring Harness: Pure PowerShell 7.4 named instruction encoders (src/emit/Hexagon.ps1)
• Toolchain: Zero C compiler in runtime or build loop
• Scope: Hexagon V73 HMX Matrix Operations, 64-bit Pcycle Telemetry & 64-bit Memory Operations

1. Pinned Independent Oracle Metadata

The Qualcomm Hexagon SDK LLVM assembler (hexagon-llvm-mc) is utilized exclusively as a differential instruction-encoding and syntax legality oracle. It is strictly forbidden from defining instruction ordering, packet scheduling, or physical data layout.

2. Exhaustive Operand & Modifier Sweep Results

Validation executed via tools/Test-HmxEncoders.ps1:

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 Phase 1: Named HMX & Pcycle Encoder Exhaustive Validation Suite
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[+] Pinned Assembler: /home/scott/hexagon/Hexagon_SDK/6.4.0.2/tools/HEXAGON_Tools/19.0.04/Tools/bin/hexagon-llvm-mc (SHA-256: fc64c65aca06186106a73ba93e65ddf7c906bf4905b786dc748d3f034401ea27)
[+] Pinned HMX Protos: /home/scott/hexagon/Hexagon_SDK/6.4.0.2/tools/HEXAGON_Tools/19.0.04/Tools/target/hexagon/include/hmx_hexagon_protos.h (SHA-256: b902a75377335f9e89b0ea01c3e3d4836fdebde0703d5a82328dde26af17808e)
[+] Generated 2598 legal assembly test cases across all categories.
[+] Total Tested Instructions/Packets: 2598
[+] Total Emitted Code Bytes: 19392
[+] Oracle Byte Mismatches: 0
[+] Legal Instruction Sweep: 100% BIT-EXACT MATCH WITH LLVM ORACLE
[+] Invalid Operands Tested: 14
[+] Invalid Operands Rejected: 14
[+] Invalid Operand Rejection: 100% REJECTED

TestedCases          : 2598
EmittedBytes         : 19392
OracleBytes          : 19392
Mismatches           : 0
InvalidCasesTested   : 14
InvalidCasesRejected : 14
Pass                 : True

Coverage Breakdown:

1. 64-bit Hardware Cycle Counter (pcycle):
   • Instruction: rD = s31:30 (Syntax: rD:D+1 = pcycle).
   • Swept all 16 legal register pairs (\(r1:0, r3:2, \dots, r31:30\)). All matched 100%.
   • Rejected odd destination registers (\(r1, r31\)), out-of-range (\(r32, r-1\)).
2. 64-bit Memory Store (store-d):
   • Instruction: memd(rS + #Offset) = rT:T+1.
   • Swept address registers (\(r0..r31\)), data register pairs (\(r1:0..r31:30\)), and positive/negative offsets (\(-4096 \le \text{Offset} \le 4088\)). All matched 100%.
   • Rejected unaligned offsets (#4, #7), odd source pairs (r1), and out-of-range offsets (#16384).
3. HMX Accumulator Controls:
   • mxclracc (0xa6e0c011): integer accumulator reset.
   • mxclracc.hf (0xa6e0c013): half-precision float accumulator reset.
4. HMX Accumulator Conversions (cvt):
   • cvt.hf = acc(Rs): swept all 32 source registers (\(r0..r31\)).
   • cvt.ub = acc(Rs): swept all 32 source registers (\(r0..r31\)).
   • cvt.ub = acc(Rs):sc0: swept all 32 source registers with scale 0.
   • cvt.ub = acc(Rs):sc1: swept all 32 source registers with scale 1.
5. HMX Store (mxmem-cvt):
   • mxmem(Rs, Rt) = cvt: swept all boundary pairs (\(r0, r1, r4, r7, r10, r15, r16, r28, r30, r31\)). All matched 100%.
6. HMX Dual-Slot Paired Packets:
   • mxmpy-fp16: { activation.hf = mxmem(Rs, Rt); weight.hf = mxmem(Ru, Rv) }
   • mxmpy-w8a8: { activation.ub = mxmem(Rs, Rt); weight.b = mxmem(Ru, Rv) }
   • mxmpy-w4a8: { activation.ub = mxmem(Rs, Rt); weight.n = mxmem(Ru, Rv) }
   • Swept combinations across boundary registers (\(0, 1, 4, 10, 15, 16, 28, 29, 31\)). Dual-slot packet parse bits (PP = 01 for activation load, PP = 11 for weight load) matched 100%.

3. Full ELF Library Emission Verification

Verification executed via tools/Test-HexagonEmission.ps1:

• Emitted Library: libkokoro_hmx_matrix_skel.so
• Kernel Entry: kokoro_hmx_matrix_skel_handle_invoke
• Emitted Code Bytes: 464 bytes
• Library SHA-256: 5F00169BE3340500E94B5D7FE4FF013A4EA3C6C5691252FE3BCDE0C12947E6C3
• Dynamic Imports: 0
• Dynamic Relocations: 0
• Section Table Validation: .text section extracted and compared against independent LLVM object assembly.
• Result: InstructionBytesMatch = True.

4. Verification Boundary Disclaimer

This result certifies instruction-encoding correctness only. It verifies that the emitted opcodes and packet parse bits conform exactly to the Hexagon V73 ISA specification. It does not certify physical W4 nibble layout, row/column ordering, or mathematical matrix dot-product semantics on silicon. Those physical data-layout properties will be established on hardware in Phase 3 using deliberately discriminating specimens.