Per the directive "no follow ups include in spec", expanded the
Phase 3 design to include three previously-out-of-scope items:
1. β as a separate 7th reward component (not added to r_trail)
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Contract change from `reward_components_per_sample[6]` →
`reward_components_per_sample[7]`. Migrated atomically per
`feedback_no_partial_refactor` across every consumer:
- experience_kernels.cu (producer site at segment_complete)
- reward_component_ema_kernel.cu (iterate 0..7)
- reward_decomp_diag_kernel.cu (emit column 6)
- reward_component_mag_ratio_compute_kernel.cu (axis 6)
- reward_subsystem_controller_kernel.cu (7-weight output)
- gpu_experience_collector.rs + gpu_dqn_trainer.rs (buffer alloc
+ HEALTH_DIAG print format)
- reward_component_monitor.rs (7-component EMA reader)
- health_diag_kernel.cu (snap layout)
- training_loop.rs (sp11_reward + reward_split lines)
New ISV slot REWARD_AUX_ALIGN_EMA_INDEX for the component EMA.
2. SP11 controller emits scale_β adaptively
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New ISV slot `SP22_AUX_ALIGN_SCALE_INDEX`. Producer:
reward_subsystem_controller_kernel extended to 7 weight outputs.
Anchor: REWARD_AUX_ALIGN_EMA_INDEX. Target: ~10% of total reward
magnitude. Bounds [0.05, 2.0]. Cold-start sentinel 0 per
`pearl_first_observation_bootstrap` — β no-op until first emit.
state_reset_registry registers both slots as FoldReset category.
3. Encoder-state[121] gradient routing — DECISION committed
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Option (i) — both paths open. `dbatch_states[121] +=` flows
gradient into both α's W and the encoder's column for slot 121.
Long-term robust: encoder may eventually learn additively (belt
+ suspenders). Empirical observable: compare W magnitudes vs
encoder column-norm for state[121] in post-smoke telemetry.
Explicitly OUT of scope (with reasoning, not deferral)
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A2 (eval-side α + β + aux trunk forward at eval): the same
architectural deferral logic from H6 Phase 1. Adding aux
infrastructure to GpuBacktestEvaluator should follow positive
training-side evidence rather than precede it. A3 NULL-fallback at
eval makes both α and β no-ops at eval-time, isolating the verdict
to training-side. Becomes a separate spec if Phase 3 confirms.
Scope estimate updated
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~21–31 hr engineering (roughly 3-4 working days) — up from the
earlier "~10–16 hr" YAGNI estimate. The bulk of the addition is the
7-component contract migration touching ~8 kernel/source files
atomically and the SP11 controller extension.
Verification gates expanded
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6. **7-component contract sanity** (smoke cycle 1): HEALTH_DIAG
sp11_reward shows 7 weights including w_aux; reward_split shows 7
components including aux_align; both non-zero within the first
epoch after the SP11 controller's first emit. If still zero,
either the controller emit is broken OR the β producer isn't
firing.
Refs
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- pearl_no_deferrals_for_complementary_fixes (combined plan)
- pearl_no_partial_refactor (7-component atomic contract)
- pearl_controller_anchors_isv_driven (SP11 scale_β anchor)
- pearl_first_observation_bootstrap (cold-start sentinel 0)
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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