== DF-5777 fix run: PATCHED kernel (uname #1 Sun Oct 11 20:47:22 UTC 2026), identical PoC ==
-- sc0 console rig + module build/kldload --
sc0: <System console> on motherboard
nullsplash: decoder init, adp=0xffffffff81136880 (.splash left NULL)
-- fire --
hw.nullsplash_fire: 0 -> 0
sysctl exit: 0
-- dmesg tail --
nullsplash: calling splash(adp=0xffffffff81136880, TRUE); ->splash == NULL and splash.c:205 has no guard
nullsplash: returned -- guard present?
-- guest alive, no panic, uptime confirms --
 8:56PM  up 1 min, 0 users, load averages: 0.09, 0.04, 0.01