ci: make emit_verilog bit-exactness a reproducible gate (CI-02)

.github/workflows/emit-bitexact-gate.yml

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+name: Emit Bit-Exact Gate (CI-02)
+
+# Turns the one-off proof into an invariant: the programmable trainer's GENERATED
+# microsequencer RTL must stay bit-exact to the Python GF-T model over a full
+# training run (forward + backprop + weight update). Regenerates the GF-T cores
+# fresh from their .t27 specs (per L2 GENERATION, gen/ is never hand-committed),
+# emits the microsequencer for several hidden widths, and cross-checks yout u32
+# per step in Icarus Verilog. Any future change that breaks spec->RTL equivalence
+# fails here instead of silently miscomputing on silicon.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [master]
+    paths:
+      - "tools/gft_backprop_microcode.py"
+      - "tools/verify_emit_bitexact.py"
+      - "specs/ternary/gft_smul.t27"
+      - "specs/ternary/gft_sadd.t27"
+      - ".github/workflows/emit-bitexact-gate.yml"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  emit-bitexact:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: "3.12"
+
+      - name: Install Rust toolchain
+        uses: dtolnay/rust-toolchain@stable
+
+      - name: Install Icarus Verilog
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y iverilog
+
+      - name: Build t27c
+        run: cargo build --release -p t27c
+
+      - name: Prove generated RTL == GF-T model (bit-exact)
+        run: python3 tools/verify_emit_bitexact.py

docs/NOW.md

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-# NOW — verify: generated trainer RTL is bit-exact vs the model (2026-08-07)
+# NOW — ci: bit-exact emit gate makes the proof an invariant (2026-08-07)
 
 Last updated: 2026-08-07
 
+## ci: emit_verilog bit-exactness is now a reproducible gate, not a one-off (Refs #1764)
+
+- Last cycle PROVED the generated trainer RTL bit-exact vs the model once, by hand. This cycle makes it an INVARIANT: `tools/verify_emit_bitexact.py` regenerates the GF-T cores FRESH from their .t27 specs (via t27c, per L2 GENERATION -- no hand-committed gen/), emits the microsequencer for hidden widths {2,3,4,5}, and cross-checks `yout` u32 per step in Icarus Verilog over an 80-step training run
+- Self-contained + CI-friendly: SKIPs cleanly (exit 0) when iverilog or t27c is absent (never breaks Rust-only CI); a real spec->RTL divergence exits 1
+- New workflow `.github/workflows/emit-bitexact-gate.yml` (CI-02): builds t27c, installs iverilog, runs the gate on any PR touching the trainer generator or the GF-T core specs -- runs on THIS PR (self-validating)
+- => "spec->Verilog bit-exact" for the programmable trainer is now enforced on every relevant PR; a future regression fails in CI instead of silently miscomputing on silicon. Tool+CI only; Refs #1764
+
 ## verify: emit_verilog RTL == GF-T model, BIT-EXACT over a full training run (Refs #1764)
 
 - Closed a real gap in the core "spec -> Verilog, bit-exact" thesis: `emit_verilog` was only smoke-checked (`"module" in v`), never cross-checked against the Python GF-T model in a simulator. Added an iverilog harness that seeds the model from the RTL's own init lines, streams the SAME (x0,x1,t) training sequence through both, and compares `yout` u32 per step

tools/verify_emit_bitexact.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+"""Bit-exact gate for the programmable trainer's generated RTL.
+
+Regenerates the GF-T arithmetic cores from their .t27 specs (via t27c), emits the
+microsequencer for several hidden widths via emit_verilog(), and proves in a
+simulator that the generated RTL is BIT-EXACT to the Python GF-T model over a full
+training run (forward + backprop + weight update), comparing yout u32 per step.
+
+Self-contained and CI-friendly: if t27c or iverilog is unavailable it prints SKIP
+and exits 0 (so it never breaks a Rust-only CI); a real mismatch exits 1. Run:
+    python3 tools/verify_emit_bitexact.py
+"""
+import os, re, sys, shutil, subprocess, tempfile, importlib.util, random
+
+ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
+SMUL_SPEC = os.path.join(ROOT, "specs/ternary/gft_smul.t27")
+SADD_SPEC = os.path.join(ROOT, "specs/ternary/gft_sadd.t27")
+ARCHS = [(2, 2, 1), (2, 3, 1), (2, 4, 1), (2, 5, 1)]  # hidden width is the free axis
+STEPS = 80
+
+
+def skip(msg):
+    print(f"SKIP verify_emit_bitexact: {msg}")
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+
+def find_t27c():
+    for p in ("target/debug/t27c", "target/release/t27c"):
+        cand = os.path.join(ROOT, p)
+        if os.path.exists(cand):
+            return cand
+    return shutil.which("t27c")
+
+
+def load_gen():
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+        "gbm", os.path.join(ROOT, "tools/gft_backprop_microcode.py"))
+    m = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec); spec.loader.exec_module(m)
+    return m
+
+
+def gen_core(t27c, spec, out):
+    v = subprocess.run([t27c, "gen-verilog", spec], capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if v.returncode != 0 or "module" not in v.stdout:
+        skip(f"t27c gen-verilog failed for {os.path.basename(spec)}")
+    open(out, "w").write(v.stdout)
+
+
+def check(g, arch, workdir):
+    v = g.emit_verilog(*arch, "bpx")
+    reg, steps = g.gen(*arch)
+    rf = [0] * len(reg)
+    for idx, val in re.findall(r"rf\[(\d+)\]<=32'd(\d+);", v):
+        rf[int(idx)] = int(val)
+    random.seed(101)
+    seq = []
+    for _ in range(STEPS):
+        a = round(random.uniform(-1, 1), 3); b = round(random.uniform(-1, 1), 3)
+        t = float(int((a > 0) != (b > 0)))
+        seq.append((a, b, t))
+    py = []
+    for (a, b, t) in seq:
+        rf[reg["x0"]] = g.enc(a); rf[reg["x1"]] = g.enc(b); rf[reg["t0"]] = g.enc(t)
+        g.run(steps, rf); py.append(rf[reg["y0"]] & 0xFFFFFFFF)
+    tb = [v, "`timescale 1ns/1ps", "module tb;",
+          "  reg clk=0; always #2.5 clk=~clk;",
+          "  reg rst=1,start=0; reg [31:0] x0=0,x1=0,t=0; wire [31:0] y; wire done;",
+          "  bpx dut(.clk(clk),.rst(rst),.start(start),.x0i(x0),.x1i(x1),.ti(t),.yout(y),.done(done));",
+          "  task step(input [31:0] a,input [31:0] b,input [31:0] tt); begin",
+          "    x0=a;x1=b;t=tt;@(posedge clk);start=1;@(posedge clk);start=0;wait(done);@(posedge clk);$display(\"Y %0d\",y);",
+          "  end endtask",
+          "  initial begin rst=1; repeat(6)@(posedge clk); rst=0; @(posedge clk);"]
+    for (a, b, t) in seq:
+        tb.append(f"    step(32'd{g.enc(a)},32'd{g.enc(b)},32'd{g.enc(t)});")
+    tb += ["    $display(\"END\"); $finish; end",
+           "  initial begin #40000000 $display(\"TIMEOUT\"); $finish; end", "endmodule"]
+    tbf = os.path.join(workdir, "tb.v"); open(tbf, "w").write("\n".join(tb))
+    vvp = os.path.join(workdir, "tb.vvp")
+    r = subprocess.run(["iverilog", "-o", vvp, tbf,
+                        os.path.join(workdir, "GftSmul.v"), os.path.join(workdir, "GftSadd.v")],
+                       capture_output=True, text=True)
+    if r.returncode != 0:
+        print(f"FAIL {arch}: iverilog compile error\n{r.stderr}"); return False
+    out = subprocess.run(["vvp", vvp], capture_output=True, text=True).stdout
+    rtl = [int(x) for x in re.findall(r"^Y (\d+)$", out, re.M)]
+    if len(rtl) != len(py):
+        print(f"FAIL {arch}: step count RTL={len(rtl)} PY={len(py)}"); return False
+    mism = [(i, p, r_) for i, (p, r_) in enumerate(zip(py, rtl)) if p != r_]
+    if mism:
+        print(f"FAIL {arch}: {len(mism)}/{len(py)}; first step {mism[0][0]} py={mism[0][1]} rtl={mism[0][2]}")
+        return False
+    print(f"OK {arch}: RTL == model BIT-EXACT over {len(py)} training steps (final yout={py[-1]})")
+    return True
+
+
+def main():
+    if not shutil.which("iverilog") or not shutil.which("vvp"):
+        skip("iverilog/vvp not on PATH")
+    t27c = find_t27c()
+    if not t27c:
+        skip("t27c binary not found (build with `cargo build` first)")
+    if not (os.path.exists(SMUL_SPEC) and os.path.exists(SADD_SPEC)):
+        skip("gft_smul.t27 / gft_sadd.t27 specs not found")
+    g = load_gen()
+    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as wd:
+        gen_core(t27c, SMUL_SPEC, os.path.join(wd, "GftSmul.v"))
+        gen_core(t27c, SADD_SPEC, os.path.join(wd, "GftSadd.v"))
+        ok = all(check(g, a, wd) for a in ARCHS)
+    print("ALL BIT-EXACT" if ok else "MISMATCH")
+    sys.exit(0 if ok else 1)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()