From 50ad8d521c9fe773bee6b592096840c1841c1177 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Git Sagar Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2026 13:27:40 -0300 Subject: [PATCH] macOS README: soak results Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5.1 Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01XsESshRCoBoUVWV9qKURUF --- lib/images/macos/README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/lib/images/macos/README.md b/lib/images/macos/README.md index 6525f20..037a403 100644 --- a/lib/images/macos/README.md +++ b/lib/images/macos/README.md @@ -83,6 +83,19 @@ and `vmix-install.sh`; every event is logged with a reason): `tools/soak.sh macos.images.tahoe.upstream 3` rebuilds an image N times and tabulates outcome, duration, boots, resets, panics and retries. +Measured 2026-09-09 on the build host (Ryzen 7 7840HS, ZFS), Tahoe 26.6.2, +VirtualSMC-only, PE install — 3 of 3 builds completed: + +| run | minutes | kernel boots | prepare tries | panics (self-recovered) | reboot deaths | +|-----|---------|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------------| +| 1 | 30 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +| 2 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +| 3 | 26 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | + +What still happens: a kernel panic at one of the guest's own reboots during the +install (GPF in launchd's context right after `MACH Reboot`). XNU reboots +itself within seconds and the install continues; the driver only intervenes +if no kernel comes back within 60 s. Known, logged, not yet root-caused. ## Debugging