{
  "verdict": "inconclusive",
  "impact": "none",
  "confidence": "certain",
  "reproduce": {
    "build": "n/a (hardware-gated: requires AMD Sea Islands GPU + crafted VBIOS)",
    "run": "on CI hardware: flash VBIOS with vdd_dep_on_mclk = 7-8 distinct entries; amdgpu DPM enable drives ci_populate_all_memory_levels / ci_populate_initial_mc_reg_table / ci_update_dpm_settings",
    "expected": "in-object heap corruption of struct ci_smumgr (LinkLevel[0..2] via MemoryLevel[6..7]; trailing ci_mc_reg_table via mc_regs.data[6..7]); corrupted SMC state / instability"
  },
  "kernel_refs": [
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c:1314",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c:1339",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c:1794",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.c:2819",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/smumgr/ci_smumgr.h:27",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/smu7_discrete.h:325",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/inc/smu7_discrete.h:408",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/smu7_hwmgr.c:704",
    "sys/dev/drm/amd/powerplay/hwmgr/processpptables.c:391"
  ],
  "artifacts": [
    "README.md",
    "VERDICT.md",
    "fix.diff",
    "env.txt",
    "manifest.json",
    "verdict.json"
  ]
}