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SPUDUMP: three clarifications from bringing nugget's spdplayer in line with the spec. Sample data (0x21) payloads must be a multiple of 64 bytes, since the SPU DMA moves whole 64-byte blocks and a player reads past a shorter payload; the Furnace exporter already pads this way, while pcsx-redux tools/midi2spd pads only to 4 bytes and needs a follow-up.
The loop point (0x03) text now says what "the pattern is set to loop" means: the order table loops from its last entry back to that same entry, which is how midi2spd uses it and how spdplayer now implements it.
A new "Player limits" note lists the reference player's fixed table sizes (256 orders per table, 16 order tables, 256 patterns, 128 samples, 256 macros of up to 8 writes).

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  • Clarified that playback returns to a loop point when the final order entry loops to that same point.
  • Specified that sample data must be a multiple of 64 bytes, with zero-padding as needed, and noted that DMA may read up to 60 bytes beyond a shorter payload.
  • Documented player capacity limits, how excess data is handled, and that only the active subsong’s order table is loaded.

SPUDUMP.md clarifies when playback returns to a loop point, specifies sample-data padding and possible DMA reads beyond the payload, and documents fixed capacity limits for spdplayer.

Changes: SPUDUMP Documentation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Format and player details SPUDUMP.md	Clarifies the loop-point condition and sample-data length and padding requirements. Documents possible DMA reads beyond shorter payloads and spdplayer’s fixed capacities. Excess data is ignored, and only the active subsong’s order table is loaded.

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Suggested reviewers: nicolasnoble

Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review ec324

The documentation change is small, but it tightens the sample-data rule without a version change. Files that were valid before may now be treated as invalid. The spec also needs a sentence saying that exporters must reserve the padded transfer range so padding cannot overwrite other samples. Resolve these two points, or explicitly accept them, before merging.

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This is now an RFC: it cannot merge before 2026-11-06 00:18 UTC, so anyone who depends on what it changes has a week to comment. See RFC.md.

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Review comments at @SPUDUMP.md:
- Line 90: Update the Loop point (0x03) description to express the condition in
terms of the order table: the current order must be its last entry, and the
table must loop from that entry back to itself. Clarify the sentence structure
while preserving the documented return to the loop point.
- Line 90: Revise the Loop point (0x03) description to match the player’s actual
behavior: do not promise that an order loop returns to the stored stream
position unless the player uses that position when advancing patterns.
- Line 186: Pin the `nugget` reference in the README to the revision used for
this standard, and reconcile the documented order-table capacity with
`spdplayer`’s single retained table by reducing the stated limit to one. Update
the order-table capacity wording in SPUDUMP and keep the documentation
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Major · Preserve compatibility with existing v1r1 files. · SPUDUMP.md:137

SPUDUMP.md:137
Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Heavy lift

Preserve compatibility with existing v1r1 files.

The previous v1r1 format allowed sample data that was not 64-byte aligned. This requirement makes those files invalid without changing the version. The PR also identifies an exporter that produced such files. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Keep v1r1 readers compatible and require them to stage short data safely before DMA. Alternatively, define a new major version and a migration path. The hardware supports configurable DMA block sizes; 64 bytes is the reference player’s choice, not a hardware requirement. (psx-spx.consoledev.net)

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Review comment at @SPUDUMP.md at line 137:
Update the “Remaining words” requirement so existing v1r1 files with unaligned
sample data remain valid; specify that readers must safely stage short data
before DMA using an appropriate block size. If alignment is to become a
file-format requirement instead, define a new major version and its migration
path rather than changing v1r1 semantics.

Major · Reserve SPU RAM for the padding. · SPUDUMP.md:137

SPUDUMP.md:137
Major · Data Integrity & Integration · Quick win

Reserve SPU RAM for the padding.

The player uploads the padding as well as the sample data. Two packets can therefore satisfy this rule but overwrite each other: a 16-byte sample at address 16, followed by a 16-byte sample at address 0, causes the latter packet’s 48 padding bytes to erase the former sample. The reference player uploads each complete payload. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

Require exporters to reserve the padded transfer range and keep it within SPU RAM and separate from other data.

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Review comment at @SPUDUMP.md at line 137:
Update the “Remaining words” documentation to require exporters to reserve the
entire 64-byte-rounded DMA transfer range, including zero padding, within SPU
RAM and ensure it does not overlap other data.

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Review comments at @SPUDUMP.md:
- Line 137: Update the “Remaining words” requirement so existing v1r1 files with
unaligned sample data remain valid; specify that readers must safely stage short
data before DMA using an appropriate block size. If alignment is to become a
file-format requirement instead, define a new major version and its migration
path rather than changing v1r1 semantics.
- Line 137: Update the “Remaining words” documentation to require exporters to
reserve the entire 64-byte-rounded DMA transfer range, including zero padding,
within SPU RAM and ensure it does not overlap other data.

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On the two outside-diff items: both were right, 1f0fac5 rewrites the sample data rule. Padding to 64 bytes is now a writer rule (should), together with keeping the padded range inside SPU RAM and clear of other samples, so a 16-byte sample at 0 can no longer land its padding on one at 16. Readers must still accept unpadded v1r1 payloads and must not upload past their end, so existing files stay valid and the revision does not change. The 64 is the reference player's DMA block size, not a hardware rule.