@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ Baseline DTB (static)
107107```
108108
109109** Key Points:**
110- - ** Baseline contains only resources** : Hardware inventory available for allocation, loaded once via ` kerf init `
110+ - ** Baseline contains only resources** : Hardware resources available for allocation, loaded once via ` kerf init `
111111- ** Instances created via overlays** : Dynamic instance lifecycle managed through device tree overlays (DTBO)
112112- ** Overlay generation** : Computes delta between current and modified state, generates minimal DTBO
113113- ** Transactional overlays** : Each overlay is a transaction with rollback support via ` rmdir `
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ DTS: /instances/compute → /sys/kernel/multikernel/instances/
204204- Instance node name in DTS (` web-server ` ) = directory name in kernel filesystem (` instances/web-server/ ` )
205205- Kernel assigns numeric IDs, but users reference by name
206206- No manual ID coordination needed
207- - Instance directories and ` device_tree_source ` files are auto-generated by the kernel from the global device tree
207+ - Instance directories are auto-generated by the kernel from the global device tree
208208
209209## Validation Rules
210210
@@ -220,36 +220,34 @@ DTS: /instances/compute → /sys/kernel/multikernel/instances/
220220### CPU Allocation Validation
221221
222222** Rules:**
223- 1 . All CPUs must exist in hardware inventory (0 to ` total-1 ` )
224- 2 . CPUs must be in the ` available ` list (not ` host-reserved ` )
225- 3 . No CPU can be allocated to multiple instances
226- 4 . CPU lists should be explicitly enumerated
223+ 1 . CPUs must be defined in the baseline resource pool
224+ 2 . No CPU can be allocated to multiple instances
225+ 3 . CPU lists should be explicitly enumerated
227226
228227### Memory Allocation Validation
229228
230229** Rules:**
231- 1 . All memory regions must be within memory pool bounds
230+ 1 . Memory regions must be within the baseline memory pool
2322312 . Memory regions cannot overlap between instances
233- 3 . Sum of all allocations must not exceed memory pool size
232+ 3 . Sum of all allocations must not exceed baseline memory pool size
2342334 . Memory base addresses must be page-aligned (4KB = 0x1000)
235234
236235
237236### Device Allocation Validation
238237
239238** Rules:**
240- 1 . Referenced devices must exist in hardware inventory
239+ 1 . Referenced devices must be defined in the baseline
2412402 . Devices can only be allocated to one instance (exclusive access)
2422413 . Device references must be valid (no dangling phandles)
243- 4 . SR-IOV VF numbers must be within available range
244- 5 . Namespace IDs must be within available range
242+ 4 . SR-IOV VF numbers must be within device limits
243+ 5 . Namespace IDs must be within device limits
245244
246245### Global Resource Validation
247246
248247** Rules:**
2492481 . Instance names must be unique
250- 2 . Instance IDs must be unique
251- 3 . All phandle references must resolve
252- 4 . Hardware inventory must be complete and consistent
249+ 2 . All phandle references must resolve
250+ 3 . Baseline resource configuration must be complete and consistent
253251
254252
255253## Integration with Kernel
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