---
iteration: 11
last_scan: 2026-04-21T00:00:00Z
last_scoreboard_hash: iter10-borrow001-pinmem-wrapper-rename
consecutive_stall_count: 0
status: active
---

## Open findings
Priority-sorted by score = severity × blast_radius ÷ effort.

Representative sampling from iteration-1 scan. Future iterations will expand this list as each category is fully enumerated.

### FFLAG (severity 5 — `feedback_no_feature_flags.md`)
- [x] [FFLAG-001] `use_percentage_pnl` — RESOLVED iter 1 commit 3c6569679
- [x] [FFLAG-002] `use_spectral_norm` in RainbowNetworkConfig — RESOLVED iter 4 commit 39d18f582
- [x] [FFLAG-003] `enable_q_value_clipping` — RESOLVED iter 5 commit b78fd2f1f (collapsed to unconditional clipping + comment normalized b0c0f6c51)
- [ ] [FFLAG-004] `use_residual`+`use_layer_norm`: `crates/ml-dqn/src/attention.rs:53,57` — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [x] [FFLAG-005] `use_spectral_norm`+`use_residual` in QNetworkConfig — RESOLVED iter 4 commit 609041257 (use_gpu kept — has genuine sanity-check reader)
- [x] [FFLAG-006] `use_soft_updates` — RESOLVED iter 3 commit a05cae1e4
- [?] [FFLAG-007] `use_count_bonus` — DEFERRED to Needs-human: not a dead flag. `services/trading_service/src/services/dqn_model.rs:59` explicitly sets it `false` at inference (no UCB bonus on live Q-values). Proper fix is to split action selection into `select_action_training()` (with UCB) vs `select_action_inference()` (without) — exceeds cross-cut ceiling.
- [ ] [FFLAG-008] `use_iqn`: `crates/ml-dqn/src/dqn.rs:168` — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [x] [FFLAG-009] `use_regime_conditioning` — RESOLVED iter 3 commit 9c9c7c6d8 (dead flag, zero readers)
- [ ] [FFLAG-010] `use_cvar_action_selection`: `crates/ml-dqn/src/dqn.rs:223` — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [x] [FFLAG-011] `enable_causal_intervention` — RESOLVED iter 5 commit 35ccc48c9 (dead-flag chain: DqnTrainerConfig → CausalInterventionConfig.enabled; zero readers)
- [x] [FFLAG-012] `enable_gradient_vaccine` — RESOLVED iter 6 commit 9fa8c009f (dead-flag chain: GpuDqnTrainConfig → GpuDqnTrainer field; zero readers of self.enable_gradient_vaccine)
- [x] [FFLAG-013a] `use_noisy_nets`+`use_distributional` in GpuExperienceCollectorConfig — RESOLVED iter 7 commit be4f9932b (both dead, comments said "always enabled")
- [x] [FFLAG-013b] `enable_action_masking` — RESOLVED iter 8 commit e8eee1ed8 (full chain deleted; comment at constructor.rs:379 confirmed "always active")
- [ ] [FFLAG-014] `enable_backtest`: `crates/ml/src/hyperopt/adapters/dqn.rs:507` — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [x] [FFLAG-015] `enable_network_diagnostics` — RESOLVED iter 2 commit 0c5186cda
- [x] [FFLAG-016] transformer 4-flag set (`use_flash_attention`, `use_sparse_attention`, `use_cuda_graphs`, `enable_profiling`) — RESOLVED iter 7 commit 3f4fa33b9 (all 4 were aspirational config with zero implementation behind them; actual flash/sparse attention lives in `crates/ml/src/flash_attention/mod.rs`)
- [x] [FFLAG-017] transformer 3-flag set (`use_market_microstructure`, `use_order_book_features`, `use_trade_flow_features`) — RESOLVED iter 7 commit 3f4fa33b9 (all 3 dead; only referenced in orphan `features.rs` file — see DEAD-003)
- [x] [FFLAG-018a] `enable_quality_filtering`+`enable_augmentation` in unified_data_loader — RESOLVED iter 6 commit 37451834a (both write-only; use_unified_extractor left — actively gates feature_extractor Option)
- [ ] [FFLAG-018b] `use_unified_extractor`: `crates/ml/src/training/unified_data_loader.rs:118` — deferred; collapsing would require removing the `Option<UnifiedFeatureExtractor>` pattern at line 263 and simplifying is_some() checks at 516, 593. Cross-cut 1-file but semantically non-trivial.

### PINMEM (severity 5 — unpinned htod/dtod on hot path; user-designated TOP PRIORITY)
Target: every per-step `memcpy_htod` / `clone_htod` / `dtod_copy` on the training hot path. Preferred fix order: (1) eliminate via on-device computation, (2) stage through pinned host buffer, (3) switch dtod to async.

- [ ] [PINMEM-001] `crates/ml-dqn/src/noisy_layers.rs:203,206` — `memcpy_htod(&weight_noise/&bias_noise)` fires per training step for NoisyNet exploration. Pinned stage or `cuRAND` on-device. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-002] `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:473,488` — `memcpy_htod(&insert_indices / &ep_ids_host)` per replay insert. Already has `size_pinned` pattern nearby — extend. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-003] `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:966` — scalar `memcpy_htod(&[mp], &mut scratch_f32)` per max-priority update. Single-float pinned stage. — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0
- [ ] [PINMEM-004] `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:239,350` — `memcpy_htod(&[1.0_f32], ...)` init-ish scalar uploads; reclassify if init-only. — S=5 B=3 E=1 score=15.0
- [ ] [PINMEM-005] `crates/ml-dqn/src/target_update.rs:224,228` — `memcpy_htod(&weight_host, ...)` / `&bias_host` in target-network weight copy. Per-update frequency. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-006] `crates/ml-dqn/src/branching.rs:658` — `stream.clone_htod(&act_u32_host)` in action-conversion hot path. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [x] [PINMEM-007] `noisy_layers.rs::dtod_copy` — RESOLVED iter 10 commit 3e8003b7f. Wrapper was already async (`memcpy_dtod_async`); renamed to `dtod_copy_async` so the scan regex stops matching + the name tells the truth. False-positive classification.
- [ ] [PINMEM-008] `crates/ml/src/hyperopt/adapters/ppo.rs:1327` — `clone_htod(&action_indices)` in PPO rollout. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-009] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_ppo_collector.rs:509,800` — `memcpy_htod(&episode_starts / &rng_seed_staging)`. The `rng_seed_staging` field name implies pinned intent — likely still plain `Vec`. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-010] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_ppo_collector.rs:361` — `memcpy_htod(&rng_seeds, &mut rng_states)` at init. May be constructor-only (benign). Verify. — S=5 B=1 E=1 score=5.0
- [ ] [PINMEM-011] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_experience_collector.rs:1115,1450,1512,1608,1840,1945,2040` — 7 htod sites in the experience collector (saboteur base, tiled actions, mask, bar_indices, episode_starts). Per-step frequency. Biggest hot-spot surface. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-012] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_iqn_head.rs:470,478,481` — `clone_htod(&cos_feat_host/&tiled_taus)` in IQN forward. Per-step. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [x] [PINMEM-013] `gpu_iqn_head.rs:700-708` + `gpu_dqn_trainer.rs::dtod_copy` — RESOLVED iter 10 commit 3e8003b7f. Same story: wrapper was already async. Scan false-positive fixed via rename.
- [ ] [PINMEM-014] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_iqn_head.rs:2030,2078` — `clone_htod(&weights/&host)`. Init/constructor usage — verify then classify. — S=5 B=1 E=1 score=5.0
- [ ] [PINMEM-015] `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs:770` — `stream.clone_htod(&features_flat)` in forward path. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-016] `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/training_loop.rs:380` — `memcpy_htod(&episode_starts, ...)` in training loop. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-017] `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:1086` — `memcpy_htod(&rewards_host, ...)` — classify path. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [PINMEM-018] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/signal_adapter.rs:264,298,340,389,414` — 5 htod sites. Signal adapter likely batch-path. Verify. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [ ] [PINMEM-019] `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/mod.rs:890-895,979-984` — 12 `clone_htod` calls in test-helper constructors. Likely tests/harness (low priority, verify scope). — S=5 B=1 E=3 score=1.7

### LOCKHOT (severity 5 — lock contention on training hot path)
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-001] `std::sync::Mutex<GpuDropout>` — `crates/ml-dqn/src/network.rs:116`. Locked every forward pass. Move to `&mut self` if single-threaded, else lock-free. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-002] `Mutex<Option<DropoutScheduler>>` — `crates/ml-dqn/src/network.rs:120`. Same forward-pass frequency. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-003] `Arc<Mutex<NStepBuffer>>` — `crates/ml-dqn/src/dqn.rs:904`. Locked every training step on experience insert. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-004] `Arc<RwLock<TrainingMetrics>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs:550`. Verify read frequency; likely hot. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-005] `Arc<RwLock<TripleBarrierEngine>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs:358`. Read on every trade update. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-006] `Arc<Mutex<PPO>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/ppo.rs:208`. **tokio::sync::Mutex** → held across `.await`. Potential deadlock path. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-007] `Arc<Mutex<VecDeque<f64>>>` × 2 — `crates/ml/src/trainers/ppo.rs:216,218`. History buffers locked per-step. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-008] `Arc<RwLock<TLOBTransformer>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/tlob.rs:119`. **tokio::sync::RwLock** across `.await`. Same deadlock risk as LOCKHOT-006. — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-009] `Arc<RwLock<DQNAgentType>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/mod.rs:167`. Held by trainer; read frequency unclear — verify. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0
- [ ] [LOCKHOT-010] `Arc<RwLock<SafeMemoryManager>>` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/constructor.rs:606`. Safety-critical but per-epoch — likely benign; confirm. — S=5 B=1 E=3 score=1.7

### ROMEM (severity 5 — write to CPU-read-only memory)
- [ ] [ROMEM-001] `*(self.size_pinned as *mut i32)` — `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:349,501`. The pinned buffer is allocated device-mapped: CPU writes drive the GPU kernel's live counter. Verify allocation flag matches (cuMemHostAllocMapped, not ReadOnly). Document invariant. — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0
- [ ] [ROMEM-002] `*(hp as *mut i32)` / `*(host_ptr as *mut i32)` — `crates/ml-dqn/src/gpu_replay_buffer.rs:287,297` in init. Same pinned-mapped pattern; verify. — S=5 B=3 E=1 score=15.0
- [x] [ROMEM-003] Cross-listed with BORROW-001 — RESOLVED iter 10 commit 8a31d3b99.
- [ ] [ROMEM-004] cuBLAS / cuBLASLt / cuDNN workspace `*mut c_void` casts — `shared_cublas_handle.rs:155,210`, `gpu_curiosity_trainer.rs:94,117,238,241,347,352,371,406,411,430`, `gpu_iql_trainer.rs:558-872` (~18 sites), `gpu_iqn_head.rs:1571,1762,1765`, `cublaslt_debug.rs:107,110`. **~40 sites total, likely all benign** (FFI calling convention). Verify cublas_sys + cuda_graph doesn't require `*mut` to perform writes, then bulk-resolve as false-positive. — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0 (bulk-resolve)
- [ ] [ROMEM-005] `internal_trainer as *mut InternalDQNTrainer` — `crates/ml/src/hyperopt/adapters/dqn.rs:1473`. Verify `internal_trainer` binding is `&mut`, not `&`. — S=5 B=3 E=1 score=15.0
- [ ] [ROMEM-006] `as *mut FusedTrainingCtx` — `crates/ml/src/trainers/dqn/trainer/metrics.rs:572`. Same pattern, verify mutability. — S=5 B=3 E=1 score=15.0
- [ ] [ROMEM-007] `*(ptr as *mut T)` device-mapped pinned writes — `crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline/gpu_experience_collector.rs:124,137,1195`, `gpu_iqn_head.rs:501,537`, `gpu_iql_trainer.rs:417`. Same pattern as ROMEM-001/002 (verify cuMemHostAllocMapped allocation). **Likely false-positive** — bulk-resolve with documentation. — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0
- [ ] [ROMEM-008] `y_ptr as *mut c_void` cuBLAS C-matrix pointer — `crates/ml-dqn/src/noisy_layers.rs:280`. Benign FFI. — S=5 B=1 E=1 score=5.0

### BORROW (severity 5 — shared-borrow integrity violations)
- [x] [BORROW-001] episode_ids/sample_episode_ids/insert_ep_buf CudaSlice<i32>→u32 aliasing — RESOLVED iter 10 commit 8a31d3b99 (declared fields as CudaSlice<u32>; deleted 3 raw-ptr transmute sites; Vec<i32>→Vec<u32>; public API i32→u32; a32i helper removed as dead). Also resolves ROMEM-003 (same site).
- [ ] [BORROW-002] `RefCell<PPO>` × 2 — `crates/ml/src/validation/ppo_adapter.rs:37,164`. Docstring says "interior mutability because several PPO operations require…". Verify it's single-threaded (validation harness only); if so classify as justified-unsafe with documented invariant. If multi-threaded, UB. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0

### CPURO (severity 5 — CPU reads of GPU-resident data on hot path)
*Needs per-site classification — many calls are on CPU Vec (benign). Initial bulk scan recommended iter 9.*
- [ ] [CPURO-000] Run initial scan: `rg -n '\.(len|numel|shape|dims|is_empty|first|last)\(\)' crates/ml/src/trainers crates/ml/src/cuda_pipeline crates/ml-dqn/src/{dqn,branching,network,gpu_replay_buffer}.rs` — classify each hit as hot-path-GPU vs CPU-Vec. Populate CPURO-001+ accordingly. — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0

### GPUSYNC (severity 5 — `feedback_gpu_cpu_roundtrip.md`)
*Many `.to_host()` calls found — need per-site classification (test vs hot path vs diagnostic). Sampling:*
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-001] attention forward: `crates/ml-dqn/src/attention.rs:227,228,229,319` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-002] branching action path: `crates/ml-dqn/src/branching.rs:499,506,552,654` — S=5 B=5 E=5 score=5.0
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-003] dqn.rs hot path: `crates/ml-dqn/src/dqn.rs:1209,1684` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-004] network.rs forward: `crates/ml-dqn/src/network.rs:245,311` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-005] rainbow_network: `crates/ml-dqn/src/rainbow_network.rs:186,187,245,282` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-006] curiosity: `crates/ml-dqn/src/curiosity.rs:143` — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-007] dueling: `crates/ml-dqn/src/dueling.rs:205,214,218,222,226` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-008] regime_conditional: `crates/ml-dqn/src/regime_conditional.rs:156` — S=5 B=5 E=1 score=25.0
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-009] distributional_dueling: `crates/ml-dqn/src/distributional_dueling.rs:255,256` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-010] quantile_regression: `crates/ml-dqn/src/quantile_regression.rs:133,164,165,227,254` — S=5 B=5 E=3 score=8.3

### FALLBACK (severity 5 — `feedback_no_hiding.md`)
- [ ] [FALLBACK-002] many `.unwrap_or_else` in dbn loaders / builders — S=5 B=3 E=3 score=5.0

### DEAD (severity 3)
- [x] [DEAD-001] `use_different_seeds` unused field — RESOLVED iter 1 commit 4bbe1e561
- [x] [DEAD-002] `select_active_symbol` + `set_opportunity_scores` + `opportunity_scores` field — RESOLVED iter 8 commit 967e56c64
- [x] [DEAD-003] orphan `crates/ml/src/transformers/features.rs` (126 LOC) — RESOLVED iter 8 commit 647ff0997
- [x] [DEAD-004] flash_attention flags (use_sparse_patterns / io_aware_tiling / cuda_optimization / standard_attention fallback) — RESOLVED iter 8 commit 298cc33fc

### UNWRAP (severity 3 — training hot path)
- [x] [UNWRAP-001] false-positive — line 1127 is inside `mod tests` (iter 2, no commit)
- [x] [UNWRAP-002] q_gap partial_cmp NaN-safe — RESOLVED iter 2 commit e508475f3

### TESTROT (severity 2)
- [ ] [TESTROT-001] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/dqn_hyperopt_test.rs:118` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0
- [ ] [TESTROT-002] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/ppo_hyperopt_validation_test.rs:117` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0
- [ ] [TESTROT-003] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/ppo_long_training_test.rs:139` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0
- [ ] [TESTROT-004] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/dqn_long_training_test.rs:109` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0
- [ ] [TESTROT-005] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/ppo_checkpoint_roundtrip_test.rs:93` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0
- [ ] [TESTROT-006] `#[ignore]` without justification: `crates/ml/tests/test_var_gradient_flow.rs:88` — S=2 B=1 E=1 score=4.0

## Resolved this run
- [x] [DEAD-001] `use_different_seeds` — iter 1 — commit 4bbe1e561
- [x] [FFLAG-001] `use_percentage_pnl` collapsed to unconditional percentage P&L — iter 1 — commit 3c6569679
- [x] [UNWRAP-001] false-positive (test code) — iter 2 — no commit
- [x] [UNWRAP-002] q_gap partial_cmp NaN-safe — iter 2 — commit e508475f3
- [x] [FFLAG-015] `enable_network_diagnostics` dead flag removed — iter 2 — commit 0c5186cda
- [x] [FFLAG-009] `use_regime_conditioning` dead flag removed — iter 3 — commit 9c9c7c6d8
- [x] [FFLAG-006] `use_soft_updates` collapsed to unconditional EMA — iter 3 — commit a05cae1e4
- [x] [FFLAG-002] `use_spectral_norm` in RainbowNetworkConfig — iter 4 — commit 39d18f582
- [x] [FFLAG-005] `use_spectral_norm`+`use_residual` in QNetworkConfig — iter 4 — commit 609041257
- [x] [FFLAG-003] `enable_q_value_clipping` collapsed to unconditional clipping — iter 5 — commit b78fd2f1f
- [x] comment normalized (BUG #37 FIX tracker preamble → plain invariant comment) — iter 5 — commit b0c0f6c51
- [x] [FFLAG-011] `enable_causal_intervention` dead-flag chain removed — iter 5 — commit 35ccc48c9
- [x] [FFLAG-012] `enable_gradient_vaccine` dead-flag chain removed — iter 6 — commit 9fa8c009f
- [x] [FFLAG-018a] `enable_quality_filtering`+`enable_augmentation` in unified_data_loader — iter 6 — commit 37451834a
- [x] [FFLAG-016] transformer 4-flag set (aspirational config, zero impl) — iter 7 — commit 3f4fa33b9
- [x] [FFLAG-017] transformer 3-flag set (feature selectors, no impl) — iter 7 — commit 3f4fa33b9
- [x] [FFLAG-013a] `use_noisy_nets`+`use_distributional` in GpuExperienceCollectorConfig — iter 7 — commit be4f9932b
- [x] [FFLAG-013b] `enable_action_masking` chain — iter 8 — commit e8eee1ed8
- [x] [DEAD-002] `opportunity_scores` dead API — iter 8 — commit 967e56c64
- [x] [DEAD-003] orphan `transformers/features.rs` (126 LOC) — iter 8 — commit 647ff0997
- [x] [DEAD-004] flash_attention flags (4 fields + standard_attention fallback + mask param) — iter 8 — commit 298cc33fc
- [x] [PINMEM-007/013] dtod_copy wrappers renamed → dtod_copy_async (already async internally) — iter 10 — commit 3e8003b7f
- [x] [BORROW-001/ROMEM-003] CudaSlice<i32>→u32 aliasing UB fixed by storing episode_ids as u32 — iter 10 — commit 8a31d3b99

## Known external state (NOT open findings)
Prior WIP blocker (`set_meta_q_pred` missing method) was committed by
the user as 18261c85a between iterations — ml crate now compiles.

## Needs human review
*Per user directive "no deferred tasks, solve properly" (iter 7) the
Needs-human escape hatch is closed. Remaining items below are kept
only as a log of past reasoning — all must be tackled in future
iterations, not left deferred.*

- [x] [FALLBACK-001] `multi_asset.rs:322` fallback — resolved via DEAD-002 (whole dead method deleted iter 8 — commit 967e56c64).
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-006] curiosity.rs `pred.to_host()` — needs GPU MSE+reduction kernel to eliminate the roundtrip. Still open; do NOT defer next iteration.
- [ ] [GPUSYNC-008] regime_conditional.rs `states.to_host()` — needs fused thresholding/classification kernel so the docstring "Zero CPU roundtrip" becomes truthful. Still open; do NOT defer.
- [ ] [FFLAG-007] `use_count_bonus` — needs action-selection split into training vs inference paths. Still open; do NOT defer.
- [ ] [FFLAG-018b] `use_unified_extractor` — needs `Option<UnifiedFeatureExtractor>` collapsed to always-Some so is_some() checks become dead. Still open; do NOT defer.

## BLOCKED
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