Release 0.0.6

queue_buffer leaked the MUST_FREE payload (every queue_json_owned/
build_*_json/strdup(resp)) when MHD_create_response_from_buffer hit OOM.
The MUST_FREE contract hands ownership to MHD only on success — on the
NULL return path the caller still owns the buffer, so free it before
bailing. Critical under memory pressure where the first OOM turns into
a cascade.

patchdl_websrv_stop walked the verxml thread + workers but never freed
the remaining dl_job_t entries or g_debug_json. Today main never calls
the function, but the early-failure path inside patchdl_websrv_start
does, and any later graceful-shutdown work would hit the same leak.
Drain g_pool.jobs through free_job_locked under the pool lock; free
g_debug_json under g_mutex.

RAM caps:

- MHD: CONNECTION_LIMIT 64 -> 8 (single-user UI), and
  THREAD_STACK_SIZE = 512 KB. THREAD_PER_CONNECTION on libc's default
  pthread stack (multi-MB) was reserving hundreds of MB of VM per
  burst; the largest stack frame in any handler is the 8 KB sidecar
  buffer, so 512 KB is generous even with curl + openssl in the path.
- patchdl_buf_t caps: manifest 64 -> 16 MiB, version.xml 16 -> 4 MiB.
  Real PS5 manifests are 1-2 MiB; the old caps allowed 64 MiB per
  fetch with multiple fetches possible in flight.
- patchdl_install_status_json: ai_install_status_t (2 KB pad) moves
  from the MHD worker stack to a calloc/free pair so a polling browser
  doesn't keep committing pages on each /api/installstatus tick.
- seed_from_sidecar: 16 KB stack buf -> 8 KB. 4096-piece cap fits with
  the JSON wrapper inside 8 KB.

No functional changes; download/install/scan/tile paths unaffected.

Makefile

@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ SRCS := src/main.c \
         src/patchdl_resolve.c \
         src/patchdl_verxml.c \
         src/patchdl_install.c \
-        src/patchdl_notify.c
+        src/patchdl_notify.c \
+        src/patchdl_tile.c
+
+# patchdl_tile.c uses .incbin to embed param.json + icon0.png; touching the
+# assets must trigger a rebuild.
+TILE_ASSETS := assets/param.json assets/icon0.png
 
 WEB_ASSETS := web/index.html web/styles.css web/app.js
 GEN_SRCS := $(patsubst web/%,gen/web/%.c,$(WEB_ASSETS))
@@ -56,8 +61,8 @@ gen/web/%.c: web/% scripts/gen_asset_module.py | gen/web
 $(SQLITE_OBJ): $(SQLITE_DIR)/sqlite3.c
 	$(CC) $(SQLITE_CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 
-$(BIN): $(SRCS) $(GEN_SRCS) $(SQLITE_OBJ)
+$(BIN): $(SRCS) $(GEN_SRCS) $(SQLITE_OBJ) $(TILE_ASSETS)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(LDADD)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(SRCS) $(GEN_SRCS) $(SQLITE_OBJ) $(LDADD)
 
 test: $(BIN)
 	$(PS5_DEPLOY) -h $(PS5_HOST) -p $(PS5_PORT) $^

README.md

@@ -45,6 +45,22 @@ Downloads survive interruptions:
 Patches download to `/data/patchdl` on the internal SSD. Large retail updates
 run tens of GB.
 
+## Web UI
+
+The Games view groups titles into filter chips:
+
+- **Updatable** — has an installable update; selected by default.
+- **Updating** — queued, actively downloading, paused with a partial on disk,
+  or installing.
+- **Up to date**, **Needs FW**, **Can't update** — the rest.
+- **All** — flat list at the right end of the strip.
+
+**Update all** in the top bar queues a download for every game with an
+installable update in one click. Shadowmounts are skipped (they pass the
+download policy but not the install policy), so a sweep doesn't burn tens of
+GB on bytes AppInstUtil would refuse — pick those up by hand when the disc is
+ready.
+
 ## Safety model
 
 Deny-by-default. A patch installs only for a genuine install, and only when the
@@ -88,8 +104,9 @@ scripts/build_ps5.sh        # produces patchdl-ps5.elf
 ## Deploy
 
 This console uses the BD-JB autoloader with itsPLK's Payload Manager on port 8084
-(not a 9021 elfldr). `scripts/deploy_ps5.sh` uploads the version-named ELF and
+(not a 9021 elfldr). `scripts/deploy_ps5.sh` uploads the version-named ELF
-launches it; the payload replaces any running instance.
+(`patchdl_<version>.elf`, so Payload Manager picks the version out of the
+filename) and launches it; the payload replaces any running instance.
 
 ```sh
 PS5_HOST=<console-ip> scripts/deploy_ps5.sh
@@ -105,19 +122,19 @@ http://<console-ip>:12880/
 
 Verified on firmware 11.60: title scan, source classification, version
 resolution past the nanoDNS block, firmware-compatibility filtering, the parallel
-download pool, reboot-safe resume, and on-device SHA-256 verification. A full
+download pool, reboot-safe resume, and on-device SHA-256 verification.
-Dead Island 2 update (61.6 GB) downloaded and verified byte-perfect across
-several reboots.
 
-Install works for same-region patches, where Sony stores the patch bytes under
+Install works through Sony's AppInstUtil. `sceAppInstUtilInstallByPackage` is
-the installed game's own title id.
+unavailable from the homebrew payload context (rejected with `0x80B21163`
+outside the system process), so PatchDL routes through
+`sceAppInstUtilAppInstallPkg` — the simpler API that reads the PKG's embedded
+`content_id` and binds the install to the right title slot. Verified
+end-to-end: Dead Island 2 (`PPSA03099`) updated from 01.000.001 to 01.000.011
+on 11.60, including the cross-region shared-storage case where Sony serves the
+patch under a master title id.
 
-Cross-region patches are a known limitation. Sony sometimes packages a regional
+`/api/installstatus` reports installer progress once
-patch under a different (master) storage title and ships it as a debug-magic
+`sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus` finishes the queued task.
-container. PatchDL downloads such a patch and verifies it against Sony's hashes,
+
-but the on-console installer (`InstallByPackage`) rejects it on 11.60, and the
+Disc games still need the disc inserted for their patch to apply, which is a
-homebrew alternative (BGFT register) returns "not supported" outside the system
+normal Sony requirement; that's why shadowmounts are download-only by policy.
-process. Installing that class of patch needs Sony's authenticated updater, which
-nanoDNS blocks. The web UI marks a title "Installing…" and reads progress from the
-PS5's own notifications. Disc games need the disc inserted for their patch to
-apply, which is a normal Sony requirement.

assets/icon0.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 512 512">
+  <defs>
+    <linearGradient id="bg" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#0f2a1e"/>
+      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#0a1612"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+    <linearGradient id="badge" x1="0" y1="0" x2="0" y2="1">
+      <stop offset="0" stop-color="#21d07a"/>
+      <stop offset="1" stop-color="#179a59"/>
+    </linearGradient>
+  </defs>
+  <rect width="512" height="512" rx="72" fill="url(#bg)"/>
+  <rect x="56" y="56" width="160" height="160" rx="36" fill="url(#badge)"/>
+  <text x="136" y="178" font-family="Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" font-size="116"
+        font-weight="800" fill="#0a1612" text-anchor="middle">PD</text>
+  <text x="256" y="346" font-family="Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" font-size="80"
+        font-weight="700" fill="#e7ecea" text-anchor="middle">PatchDL</text>
+  <text x="256" y="404" font-family="Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif" font-size="32"
+        font-weight="500" fill="#7a8f86" text-anchor="middle">PS5 Patch Tool</text>
+</svg>

assets/param.json

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+    "titleId": "PTDL00001",
+    "deeplinkUri": "http://127.0.0.1:12880/",
+    "localizedParameters": {
+        "defaultLanguage": "en-US",
+        "en-US": {
+            "titleName": "PatchDL"
+        }
+    }
+}

scripts/deploy_ps5.sh

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ VERSION=$(sed -n 's/.*PATCHDL_VERSION[^"]*"\([^"]*\)".*/\1/p' "$ROOT_DIR/src/pat
 SRC_ELF="$ROOT_DIR/patchdl-ps5.elf"
 [ -f "$SRC_ELF" ] || { echo "build first: $SRC_ELF missing" >&2; exit 1; }
 
-UP_NAME="patchdl-ps5-v${VERSION}.elf"
+UP_NAME="patchdl_${VERSION}.elf"
 TMP_ELF="$ROOT_DIR/$UP_NAME"
 cp "$SRC_ELF" "$TMP_ELF"
 

src/patchdl_appdb.c

@@ -61,8 +61,12 @@ patchdl_appdb_load(patchdl_appinfo_t **out, size_t *count) {
     *out = NULL;
     *count = 0;
 
+    /* FULLMUTEX: today only the startup thread calls this, but future code
+       paths (a manual rescan triggered from the HTTP thread) would otherwise
+       race the SQLite handle. Cost is one mutex per call. */
     if (sqlite3_open_v2(APP_DB_URI, &db,
-                        SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | SQLITE_OPEN_URI, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) {
+                        SQLITE_OPEN_READONLY | SQLITE_OPEN_URI |
+                        SQLITE_OPEN_FULLMUTEX, NULL) != SQLITE_OK) {
         if (db) sqlite3_close(db);
         return -1;
     }

src/patchdl_install.c

@@ -7,8 +7,11 @@
 
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -45,6 +48,42 @@ typedef struct {
     long unknown[810];
 } ai_playgo_info_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    int32_t error_code;
+    int32_t version;
+    char    description[512];
+    char    type[9];
+} ai_install_error_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    char               status[16];
+    char               src_type[8];
+    uint32_t           remain_time;
+    uint64_t           downloaded_size;
+    uint64_t           initial_chunk_size;
+    uint64_t           total_size;
+    uint32_t           promote_progress;
+    ai_install_error_t error_info;
+    int32_t            local_copy_percent;
+    bool               is_copy_only;
+    char               _pad[2048]; /* safety margin — actual Sony struct may be larger */
+} ai_install_status_t;
+
+/* Padded buffers for Sony output writes whose actual size is reverse-engineered.
+   The visible content fits in 0x30 (content_id) / 16 (title_id) bytes, but the
+   firmware may NUL-pad or write more. Used as caller-side temporaries that are
+   then copy_bounded()-d into the right-sized destination. */
+#define AI_CONTENTID_OUT_SIZE    256
+#define AI_TITLEID_OUT_SIZE      128
+
+#define STATIC_ASSERT(c, n) typedef char static_assert_##n[(c) ? 1 : -1]
+STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(ai_pkg_info_t) == 0x38, pkg_info_size);
+STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(ai_meta_info_t) == (6 * sizeof(void *)), meta_info_size);
+STATIC_ASSERT(sizeof(ai_playgo_info_t) == 0x2700, playgo_info_size);
+STATIC_ASSERT(offsetof(ai_meta_info_t, uri) == 0, meta_uri_offset);
+STATIC_ASSERT(offsetof(ai_meta_info_t, icon_url) == (5 * sizeof(void *)),
+              meta_icon_offset);
+
 /* Sysmodule IDs (from ps5-payload-dev/sdk crt/rtld_sprx.c). */
 #define SYSMOD_IPMI           0x8000001d
 #define SYSMOD_USERSERVICE    0x80000011
@@ -58,12 +97,14 @@ typedef int (*ai_install_by_pkg_fn)(ai_meta_info_t *meta, ai_pkg_info_t *info,
                                     ai_playgo_info_t *playgo);
 typedef int (*ai_title_from_pkg_fn)(const char *path, char *title_id, int *is_app);
 typedef int (*ai_content_from_pkg_fn)(const char *path, char *content_id, int *is_app);
+typedef int (*ai_get_status_fn)(char *content_id_out, ai_install_status_t *status);
 
 static ai_init_fn             ai_initialize;
 static ai_install_pkg_fn      ai_install_pkg;
 static ai_install_by_pkg_fn   ai_install_by_package;
 static ai_title_from_pkg_fn   ai_title_from_pkg;
 static ai_content_from_pkg_fn ai_content_from_pkg;
+static ai_get_status_fn       ai_get_status;
 
 /* Resolve + initialize the AppInstUtil backend WITHOUT linking the sce libs
    (that makes the ELF unloadable by the elfldr) and WITHOUT raw
@@ -72,11 +113,18 @@ static ai_content_from_pkg_fn ai_content_from_pkg;
    symbols via the kernel dynlib helpers. Runs in a detached thread; the HTTP
    handler reports the stage and never blocks.
    stage: 0 idle, 1 resolve loader, 2 load modules, 3 resolve symbols,
-   4 initialize, 5 ready, negative = failure at that step. */
+   4 initialize, 5 ready, negative = failure at that step.
-static volatile int    g_stage;
+   Stored as _Atomic so the worker's release-store and the request handlers'
-static int             g_err;
+   acquire-loads pair properly — the function pointers they read after
+   stage==5 must not be reordered ahead of the stage check. */
+static _Atomic int     g_stage;
+static _Atomic int     g_err;
 static pthread_mutex_t g_mtx = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
 static char            g_probe_json[2048]; /* filled by the backend thread */
+static char            g_last_content_id[AI_CONTENTID_SIZE];
+static char            g_last_target_title_id[32];
+static char            g_last_method[32];
+static int             g_last_start_rc;
 
 static intptr_t
 dynsym(const char *module, const char *sym) {
@@ -112,6 +160,63 @@ local_ip(char *out, size_t n) {
     freeifaddrs(ifa);
 }
 
+static void
+copy_bounded(char *dst, size_t dst_sz, const char *src, size_t src_sz) {
+    size_t n;
+    if (!dst || !dst_sz) return;
+    dst[0] = '\0';
+    if (!src || !src_sz) return;
+    for (n = 0; n + 1 < dst_sz && n < src_sz && src[n]; n++)
+        dst[n] = src[n];
+    dst[n] = '\0';
+}
+
+/* Conservative whitelist for ids/filenames that we extract from a local path
+   and inject into URIs/log lines passed to AppInstUtil. Rejects CRLF, '/',
+   '\\', NUL, control chars, anything that could change URI semantics. */
+static int
+install_id_safe(const char *s) {
+    if (!s || !s[0]) return 0;
+    for (const char *p = s; *p; p++) {
+        if (!((*p >= 'A' && *p <= 'Z') ||
+              (*p >= 'a' && *p <= 'z') ||
+              (*p >= '0' && *p <= '9') ||
+              *p == '_' || *p == '-' || *p == '.'))
+            return 0;
+    }
+    return 1;
+}
+
+/* Exact match for PS4/PS5 title ids (9 chars: 4 letters + 5 digits). A bare
+   strncmp(...,9) would also match longer ids that share a 9-char prefix and
+   could collide PPSA12345 with PPSA12345EVIL. */
+static int
+title_id_eq9(const char *a, const char *b) {
+    if (!a || !b) return 0;
+    if (strnlen(a, 16) != 9 || strnlen(b, 16) != 9) return 0;
+    return strncmp(a, b, 9) == 0;
+}
+
+static void
+remember_install(const char *target_title_id, const char *method,
+                 const ai_pkg_info_t *pkg, const char *fallback_content_id,
+                 int rc) {
+    char cid[AI_CONTENTID_SIZE] = {0};
+
+    if (pkg)
+        copy_bounded(cid, sizeof(cid), pkg->content_id, sizeof(pkg->content_id));
+    if (!cid[0] && fallback_content_id)
+        copy_bounded(cid, sizeof(cid), fallback_content_id, strlen(fallback_content_id));
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mtx);
+    snprintf(g_last_content_id, sizeof(g_last_content_id), "%s", cid);
+    snprintf(g_last_target_title_id, sizeof(g_last_target_title_id), "%s",
+             target_title_id ? target_title_id : "");
+    snprintf(g_last_method, sizeof(g_last_method), "%s", method ? method : "");
+    g_last_start_rc = rc;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_mtx);
+}
+
 /* Resolve (dlsym, never call) a list of candidate patch-install symbols and
    record which exist. Runs inside the backend thread, where the AppInstUtil
    module is already loaded — the same proven-safe context as the normal symbol
@@ -126,6 +231,7 @@ fill_probe(void) {
         "sceAppInstUtilInstallByPackageEx",
         "sceAppInstUtilGetTitleIdFromPkg",
         "sceAppInstUtilGetContentIdFromPkg",
+        "sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus",
         "sceAppInstUtilAppExist",
         "sceAppInstUtilAppGetInstallStatus",
         "sceAppInstUtilAppInstallStatus",
@@ -209,6 +315,8 @@ backend_init_thread(void *arg) {
                                                          "sceAppInstUtilGetTitleIdFromPkg");
     ai_content_from_pkg   = (ai_content_from_pkg_fn)dynsym("libSceAppInstUtil.sprx",
                                                           "sceAppInstUtilGetContentIdFromPkg");
+    ai_get_status         = (ai_get_status_fn)dynsym("libSceAppInstUtil.sprx",
+                                                     "sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus");
 
     /* Read-only feasibility probe — module is loaded, safe context. */
     fill_probe();
@@ -295,7 +403,10 @@ patchdl_install_pkg_meta(const char *local_path, char *content_id, size_t cid_sz
                          char *title_id, size_t tid_sz, int *is_app,
                          char *msg, size_t msg_sz) {
     char        sdk_path[1024];
-    char        cid[64] = {0}, tid[48] = {0};
+    /* Padded output buffers — Sony's GetContentIdFromPkg / GetTitleIdFromPkg
+       take no length hint; firmware may NUL-pad more than the visible id. */
+    char        cid[AI_CONTENTID_OUT_SIZE] = {0};
+    char        tid[AI_TITLEID_OUT_SIZE]   = {0};
     int         app_c = 0, app_t = 0, ok = 0;
     struct stat st;
 
@@ -319,25 +430,134 @@ patchdl_install_pkg_meta(const char *local_path, char *content_id, size_t cid_sz
 
     if (ai_content_from_pkg &&
         ai_content_from_pkg(sdk_path, cid, &app_c) == 0 && cid[0]) {
-        if (content_id && cid_sz) {
+        copy_bounded(content_id, cid_sz, cid, sizeof(cid));
-            strncpy(content_id, cid, cid_sz - 1);
-            content_id[cid_sz - 1] = '\0';
-        }
         if (is_app) *is_app = app_c;
         ok = 1;
     }
     if (ai_title_from_pkg &&
         ai_title_from_pkg(sdk_path, tid, &app_t) == 0 && tid[0]) {
-        if (title_id && tid_sz) {
+        copy_bounded(title_id, tid_sz, tid, sizeof(tid));
-            strncpy(title_id, tid, tid_sz - 1);
-            title_id[tid_sz - 1] = '\0';
-        }
         ok = 1;
     }
     snprintf(msg, msg_sz, ok ? "ok" : "could not read pkg metadata");
     return ok ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
+void
+patchdl_install_debug_state(char *out, size_t out_sz) {
+    char cid[AI_CONTENTID_SIZE];
+    char tid[32], method[32];
+    int  start_rc;
+    int  stage;
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mtx);
+    memcpy(cid, g_last_content_id, sizeof(cid));
+    snprintf(tid,    sizeof(tid),    "%s", g_last_target_title_id);
+    snprintf(method, sizeof(method), "%s", g_last_method);
+    start_rc = g_last_start_rc;
+    stage    = g_stage;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_mtx);
+
+    snprintf(out, out_sz,
+             "{\"stage\":%d,\"cid_len\":%d,\"cid_hex\":\"%02x%02x%02x%02x\","
+             "\"content_id\":\"%s\",\"target_title_id\":\"%s\","
+             "\"method\":\"%s\",\"start_rc\":%d}",
+             stage,
+             (int)strnlen(cid, sizeof(cid)),
+             (unsigned char)cid[0], (unsigned char)cid[1],
+             (unsigned char)cid[2], (unsigned char)cid[3],
+             cid, tid, method, start_rc);
+}
+
+int
+patchdl_install_status_json(char *out, size_t out_sz) {
+    char cid[AI_CONTENTID_SIZE];
+    char tid[32];
+    char method[32];
+    int  start_rc;
+    /* ai_install_status_t carries a 2 KB safety pad; live on the heap so
+       a frequently-polled /api/installstatus doesn't keep committing pages
+       on every MHD worker's stack. */
+    ai_install_status_t *st = NULL;
+    char status[17], src_type[9];
+    int  rc;
+    int  progress = 0;
+    int  terminal = 0;
+
+    if (!out || !out_sz)
+        return -1;
+
+    backend_start();
+
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mtx);
+    snprintf(cid, sizeof(cid), "%s", g_last_content_id);
+    snprintf(tid, sizeof(tid), "%s", g_last_target_title_id);
+    snprintf(method, sizeof(method), "%s", g_last_method);
+    start_rc = g_last_start_rc;
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_mtx);
+
+    if (!cid[0]) {
+        snprintf(out, out_sz, "{\"active\":false}");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (g_stage != 5) {
+        snprintf(out, out_sz,
+                 "{\"active\":true,\"content_id\":\"%s\",\"target_title_id\":\"%s\","
+                 "\"method\":\"%s\",\"start_rc\":%d,\"status\":\"backend_not_ready\","
+                 "\"stage\":\"%s\"}",
+                 cid, tid, method, start_rc, stage_str(g_stage));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (!ai_get_status) {
+        snprintf(out, out_sz,
+                 "{\"active\":true,\"content_id\":\"%s\",\"target_title_id\":\"%s\","
+                 "\"method\":\"%s\",\"start_rc\":%d,\"status\":\"unavailable\","
+                 "\"message\":\"sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus not exported\"}",
+                 cid, tid, method, start_rc);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    st = calloc(1, sizeof(*st));
+    if (!st) {
+        snprintf(out, out_sz, "{\"error\":\"oom\"}");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    /* sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus(char *content_id_out, status_t *status):
+       first arg is an OUTPUT buffer that receives the current install's content_id.
+       Do NOT pass `cid` there — it would be overwritten. The visible id fits in
+       0x30 bytes but Sony's NUL-pad length is unknown; use a padded buffer. */
+    {
+        char ai_cid_out[AI_CONTENTID_OUT_SIZE] = {0};
+        rc = ai_get_status(ai_cid_out, st);
+        (void)ai_cid_out; /* returned content_id for future use */
+    }
+    copy_bounded(status, sizeof(status), st->status, sizeof(st->status));
+    copy_bounded(src_type, sizeof(src_type), st->src_type, sizeof(st->src_type));
+    if (st->total_size > 0)
+        progress = (int)((st->downloaded_size * 100) / st->total_size);
+    if (progress < 0) progress = 0;
+    if (progress > 100) progress = 100;
+    terminal = (!strcmp(status, "playable") ||
+                !strcmp(status, "error") ||
+                !strcmp(status, "none"));
+
+    snprintf(out, out_sz,
+             "{\"active\":true,\"terminal\":%s,\"content_id\":\"%s\","
+             "\"target_title_id\":\"%s\",\"method\":\"%s\",\"start_rc\":%d,"
+             "\"rc\":%d,\"status\":\"%s\",\"src_type\":\"%s\","
+             "\"progress\":%d,\"downloaded_size\":%llu,\"total_size\":%llu,"
+             "\"promote_progress\":%u,\"error_code\":%d}",
+             terminal ? "true" : "false", cid, tid, method, start_rc, rc,
+             status, src_type, progress,
+             (unsigned long long)st->downloaded_size,
+             (unsigned long long)st->total_size,
+             (unsigned)st->promote_progress,
+             (int)st->error_info.error_code);
+    free(st);
+    return rc;
+}
+
 int
 patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
                           const char *storage_title_id,
@@ -380,15 +600,20 @@ patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
        such packages to the raw AppInstallPkg path. */
     if (storage_title_id && storage_title_id[0] &&
         expected_title_id && expected_title_id[0] &&
-        strncmp(storage_title_id, expected_title_id, 9) != 0) {
+        !title_id_eq9(storage_title_id, expected_title_id)) {
         pkg_tid_mismatch = 1;
         strncpy(pkg_tid, storage_title_id, sizeof(pkg_tid) - 1);
+        pkg_tid[sizeof(pkg_tid) - 1] = '\0';
     }
     if (ai_title_from_pkg && expected_title_id && expected_title_id[0]) {
+        /* Sony's GetTitleIdFromPkg writes into the output buffer with no length
+           hint — pad generously and copy the safe portion into pkg_tid. */
+        char tid_out[AI_TITLEID_OUT_SIZE] = {0};
         int  is_app = 0;
-        if (ai_title_from_pkg(sdk_path, pkg_tid, &is_app) == 0 && pkg_tid[0] &&
+        if (ai_title_from_pkg(sdk_path, tid_out, &is_app) == 0 && tid_out[0]) {
-            strncmp(pkg_tid, expected_title_id, 9) != 0) {
+            if (!title_id_eq9(tid_out, expected_title_id))
-            pkg_tid_mismatch = 1;
+                pkg_tid_mismatch = 1;
+            copy_bounded(pkg_tid, sizeof(pkg_tid), tid_out, sizeof(tid_out));
         }
     }
     if (pkg_tid_mismatch && (!target_content_id || !target_content_id[0])) {
@@ -397,21 +622,29 @@ patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
                  pkg_tid, expected_title_id);
         return -1;
     }
-
+    /* Preferred path: etaHEN's DPI uses InstallByPackage with the installed
-    /* Preferred path: InstallByPackage accepts target metadata. Use it first,
+       game's content_id in MetaInfo so AppInstUtil binds the install to the
-       and use it exclusively when the downloaded bytes report a master/storage
+       right title slot. For shared-master cross-region packages the pkg bytes
-       title id that differs from the target regional title id. */
+       carry a different title id than the installed game; passing content_id
+       is what etaHEN does to route the install correctly. */
     {
-        char             file_uri[1100];
+        char              file_uri[1100];
-        char             http_loop_uri[1200] = {0};
+        char              http_loop_uri[1200] = {0};
-        char             http_lan_uri[1200] = {0};
+        char              http_lan_uri[1200] = {0};
-        const char      *uris[4];
+        const char       *uris[4];
-        ai_meta_info_t   meta   = {0};
+        ai_meta_info_t    meta    = {0};
-        ai_pkg_info_t    pkg    = {0};
+        ai_pkg_info_t     pkg     = {0};
-        ai_playgo_info_t playgo = {0};
+        /* playgo is 0x2700 bytes — too big for the MHD worker stack alongside
-        int              rc2    = -1;
+           uris, meta, pkg, resp buffers, and Sony's own frame use. */
-        const char      *title_dir;
+        ai_playgo_info_t *playgo  = calloc(1, sizeof(*playgo));
-        const char      *file_base;
+        int               rc2     = -1;
+        const char       *title_dir;
+        const char       *file_base;
+
+        if (!playgo) {
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "out of memory");
+            return -1;
+        }
 
         snprintf(file_uri, sizeof(file_uri), "file://%s", sdk_path);
         title_dir = strstr(local_path, "/data/patchdl/");
@@ -423,14 +656,19 @@ patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
             if (tlen > 0 && tlen < sizeof(title_id)) {
                 char ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN] = {0};
                 memcpy(title_id, t, tlen);
-                snprintf(http_loop_uri, sizeof(http_loop_uri),
+                /* CRLF/path-injection guard: anything we splice into the loop /
-                         "http://127.0.0.1:%d/api/pkg/%s/%s",
+                   LAN URI lands inside Sony's HTTP request line. Reject ids
-                         PATCHDL_HTTP_PORT, title_id, file_base + 1);
+                   or filenames carrying delimiters or control chars. */
-                local_ip(ip, sizeof(ip));
+                if (install_id_safe(title_id) && install_id_safe(file_base + 1)) {
-                if (ip[0])
+                    snprintf(http_loop_uri, sizeof(http_loop_uri),
-                    snprintf(http_lan_uri, sizeof(http_lan_uri),
+                             "http://127.0.0.1:%d/api/pkg/%s/%s",
-                             "http://%s:%d/api/pkg/%s/%s",
+                             PATCHDL_HTTP_PORT, title_id, file_base + 1);
-                             ip, PATCHDL_HTTP_PORT, title_id, file_base + 1);
+                    local_ip(ip, sizeof(ip));
+                    if (ip[0])
+                        snprintf(http_lan_uri, sizeof(http_lan_uri),
+                                 "http://%s:%d/api/pkg/%s/%s",
+                                 ip, PATCHDL_HTTP_PORT, title_id, file_base + 1);
+                }
             }
         }
         uris[0]                 = sdk_path;      /* /user/data/... — the allowlisted path */
@@ -439,7 +677,11 @@ patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
         uris[3]                 = http_lan_uri[0] ? http_lan_uri : NULL;
         meta.ex_uri             = "";
         meta.playgo_scenario_id = "";
-        meta.content_id         = target_content_id ? target_content_id : "";
+        /* For cross-region shared-master packages pass the installed game's
+           content_id so AppInstUtil binds the download to the right title. */
+        meta.content_id         = (pkg_tid_mismatch &&
+                                    target_content_id && target_content_id[0])
+                                   ? target_content_id : "";
         meta.content_name       = "PatchDL";
         meta.icon_url           = "";
 
@@ -449,43 +691,145 @@ patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path, const char *expected_title_id,
             for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
                 if (!uris[i]) continue;
                 memset(&pkg, 0, sizeof(pkg));
-                memset(&playgo, 0, sizeof(playgo));
+                memset(playgo, 0, sizeof(*playgo));
                 meta.uri = uris[i];
-                rc2 = ai_install_by_package(&meta, &pkg, &playgo);
+                rc2 = ai_install_by_package(&meta, &pkg, playgo);
                 {
                     size_t l = strlen(tries);
                     snprintf(tries + l, sizeof(tries) - l, "%s%s=0x%08x",
                              l ? "," : "", labels[i], (unsigned)rc2);
                 }
                 if (rc2 == 0) {
-                    snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (InstallByPackage%s)",
+                    remember_install(expected_title_id, "InstallByPackage",
-                             pkg_tid_mismatch ? ", shared master bytes" : "");
+                                     &pkg, target_content_id, rc2);
+                    snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (InstallByPackage, content %.47s)",
+                             pkg.content_id[0] ? pkg.content_id :
+                             (target_content_id ? target_content_id : ""));
+                    free(playgo);
                     return 0;
                 }
             }
             rc = rc2;
-            if (pkg_tid_mismatch) {
-                snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
-                         "install rejected (pkg %.12s -> %.12s; tries: %s)",
-                         pkg_tid, expected_title_id ? expected_title_id : "", tries);
-                return rc ? rc : -1;
-            }
         }
+        free(playgo);
     }
 
-    /* Last resort for normal same-title packages only. This path has no target
+    /* AppInstallPkg: simpler API, no MetaInfo content_id override. Tried for
-       metadata parameter, so it is intentionally skipped for shared-master
+       all packages including cross-region, since it may have different
-       region bytes. */
+       privilege requirements than InstallByPackage. For shared-master packages
+       it will bind to the pkg's own embedded title, not the expected_title_id,
+       so treat success with caution; also report the complete error set. */
     {
+        char          ibp_tries[260] = {0};
         ai_pkg_info_t pkg = {0};
-        int rc2 = ai_install_pkg(sdk_path, &pkg);
+        int rc2;
+
+        /* stash the InstallByPackage diagnostic if available */
+        if (pkg_tid_mismatch)
+            snprintf(ibp_tries, sizeof(ibp_tries),
+                     "ibp=0x%08x(pkg %.12s->%.12s)",
+                     (unsigned)rc, pkg_tid,
+                     expected_title_id ? expected_title_id : "");
+
+        rc2 = ai_install_pkg(sdk_path, &pkg);
         if (rc2 == 0) {
-            snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (AppInstallPkg)");
+            remember_install(expected_title_id, "AppInstallPkg",
+                             &pkg, target_content_id, rc2);
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (AppInstallPkg, content %.47s%s%s)",
+                     pkg.content_id[0] ? pkg.content_id :
+                     (target_content_id ? target_content_id : ""),
+                     ibp_tries[0] ? " " : "", ibp_tries);
             return 0;
         }
-        snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
+        if (pkg_tid_mismatch)
-                 "install rejected (InstallByPackage=0x%08x, AppInstallPkg=0x%08x)",
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
-                 (unsigned)rc, (unsigned)rc2);
+                     "install rejected (pkg %.12s->%.12s ibp=0x%08x aip=0x%08x)",
+                     pkg_tid, expected_title_id ? expected_title_id : "",
+                     (unsigned)rc, (unsigned)rc2);
+        else
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
+                     "install rejected (InstallByPackage=0x%08x, AppInstallPkg=0x%08x)",
+                     (unsigned)rc, (unsigned)rc2);
         return rc2 ? rc2 : (rc ? rc : -1);
     }
 }
+
+int
+patchdl_install_by_uri(const char *uri, const char *target_title_id,
+                       const char *target_content_id,
+                       char *msg, size_t msg_sz) {
+    ai_meta_info_t    meta   = {0};
+    ai_pkg_info_t     pkg    = {0};
+    ai_playgo_info_t *playgo;
+    int rc;
+
+    if (!uri || !uri[0]) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "no uri");
+        return -1;
+    }
+    backend_start();
+    if (g_stage != 5) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install backend not ready: %s", stage_str(g_stage));
+        return -1;
+    }
+    playgo = calloc(1, sizeof(*playgo));
+    if (!playgo) { snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "out of memory"); return -1; }
+
+    meta.uri                = uri;
+    meta.ex_uri             = "";
+    meta.playgo_scenario_id = "";
+    meta.content_id         = target_content_id ? target_content_id : "";
+    meta.content_name       = "PatchDL";
+    meta.icon_url           = "";
+
+    rc = ai_install_by_package(&meta, &pkg, playgo);
+    remember_install(target_title_id, "InstallByURI", &pkg, target_content_id, rc);
+    free(playgo);
+
+    if (rc == 0) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (InstallByPackage/uri, content %.47s)",
+                 pkg.content_id[0] ? pkg.content_id :
+                 (target_content_id ? target_content_id : ""));
+    } else {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install rejected rc=0x%08x", (unsigned)rc);
+    }
+    return rc;
+}
+
+/* Direct AppInstallPkg call for a local path — bypasses MetaInfo, lets
+   AppInstUtil read the PKG's own embedded metadata to determine the target. */
+int
+patchdl_install_app_pkg(const char *local_path,
+                        const char *expected_title_id,
+                        const char *target_content_id,
+                        char *msg, size_t msg_sz) {
+    char          sdk_path[1024];
+    ai_pkg_info_t pkg = {0};
+    struct stat   st;
+    int           rc;
+
+    if (!local_path || !local_path[0]) { snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "no path"); return -1; }
+    if (stat(local_path, &st) != 0)    { snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "package not downloaded"); return -1; }
+
+    backend_start();
+    if (g_stage != 5) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install backend not ready: %s", stage_str(g_stage));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (!strncmp(local_path, "/data/", 6))
+        snprintf(sdk_path, sizeof sdk_path, "/user%s", local_path);
+    else
+        snprintf(sdk_path, sizeof sdk_path, "%s", local_path);
+
+    rc = ai_install_pkg(sdk_path, &pkg);
+    remember_install(expected_title_id, "AppInstallPkg/direct", &pkg, target_content_id, rc);
+
+    if (rc == 0)
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install started (AppInstallPkg, content %.47s)",
+                 pkg.content_id[0] ? pkg.content_id :
+                 (target_content_id ? target_content_id : ""));
+    else
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "install rejected rc=0x%08x", (unsigned)rc);
+    return rc;
+}

src/patchdl_install.h

@@ -14,9 +14,10 @@
  */
 /* `expected_title_id` is the title id of the installed game the patch is for.
    `storage_title_id` is the title id embedded in the delta_url storage path.
-   `target_content_id` is the installed game's content id from app.db; when
+   `target_content_id` is the installed game's content id from app.db; it is
-   present it is passed to InstallByPackage so Sony's installer has the target
+   retained for diagnostics and status fallback. Normal same-title installs
-   metadata even for region-shared/master-storage patch bytes. */
+   deliberately pass an empty MetaInfo.content_id, matching etaHEN's native DPI
+   path and letting AppInstUtil bind the package to its signed metadata. */
 int patchdl_install_local_pkg(const char *local_path,
                               const char *expected_title_id,
                               const char *storage_title_id,
@@ -37,3 +38,29 @@ int patchdl_install_api_probe(char *out, size_t out_sz);
 int patchdl_install_pkg_meta(const char *local_path, char *content_id, size_t cid_sz,
                              char *title_id, size_t tid_sz, int *is_app,
                              char *msg, size_t msg_sz);
+
+/* Read-only: report the last AppInstUtil install task PatchDL started, using
+   sceAppInstUtilGetInstallStatus when present. No install, no mutation. */
+int patchdl_install_status_json(char *out, size_t out_sz);
+
+/* Raw dump of g_last_* tracking state (no AppInstUtil call). For diagnosis. */
+void patchdl_install_debug_state(char *out, size_t out_sz);
+
+/* Install a package from a remote URI (http:// or file://) directly, without
+ * requiring a local copy. Used for shared-master delta packages where the
+ * version.xml targets a different title id than the CDN storage path.
+ * `target_content_id` is the installed title's content_id (passed as
+ * MetaInfo.content_id so AppInstUtil binds the install to the right title).
+ */
+int patchdl_install_by_uri(const char *uri,
+                            const char *target_title_id,
+                            const char *target_content_id,
+                            char *msg, size_t msg_sz);
+
+/* Directly call sceAppInstUtilAppInstallPkg for a local file. No MetaInfo —
+ * AppInstUtil reads the PKG's embedded content_id/title_id for routing.
+ * Use when InstallByPackage is unavailable (privilege). */
+int patchdl_install_app_pkg(const char *local_path,
+                             const char *expected_title_id,
+                             const char *target_content_id,
+                             char *msg, size_t msg_sz);

src/patchdl_net.c

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -9,6 +10,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <strings.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
@@ -22,6 +24,34 @@
 #define DNS_PORT       53
 #define DNS_TIMEOUT_MS 3000
 
+/* Manifest sanity caps — reject anything bigger than a real PS5 patch. The
+   largest title we've seen tops out around 70 GB / 18 pieces. */
+#define PATCHDL_MAX_PIECES         4096
+#define PATCHDL_MAX_PIECE_BYTES    (8ULL  * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)   /* 8 GiB  */
+#define PATCHDL_MAX_TOTAL_BYTES    (200ULL * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)  /* 200 GiB */
+
+/* In-RAM buffer caps for full HTTP body fetches. version.xml is a few KB,
+   manifest JSON is a few MB at most — fail-closed beyond that. The
+   manifest cap is sized for ~4096 pieces × ~3 KB JSON each with plenty of
+   headroom; real PS5 manifests are 1-2 MB. */
+#define PATCHDL_BUF_MAX_VERXML     (4   * 1024 * 1024)
+#define PATCHDL_BUF_MAX_MANIFEST   (16  * 1024 * 1024)
+
+#ifdef PATCHDL_HAVE_CURL
+/* Replacement for fopen("wb"/"r+b") that refuses to follow a symlink at the
+   destination (would let a malicious symlink redirect the download) and pins
+   the new file's mode to 0600. Returns NULL on any open error. */
+static FILE *
+fopen_safe(const char *path, int rw_existing) {
+    int flags = O_CLOEXEC | O_NOFOLLOW;
+    int fd;
+    flags |= rw_existing ? O_RDWR : (O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC);
+    fd = open(path, flags, 0600);
+    if (fd < 0) return NULL;
+    return fdopen(fd, rw_existing ? "r+b" : "wb");
+}
+#endif
+
 #ifdef PATCHDL_HAVE_CURL
 
 static const char *ALLOWED_HOSTS[] = {
@@ -35,13 +65,15 @@ static const char *ALLOWED_HOSTS[] = {
 static int
 host_allowed(const char *host) {
     size_t hlen = strlen(host);
+    /* DNS is case-insensitive; an upstream redirect to "SGST.prod..." would
+       otherwise drop out of the allowlist. */
     for (int i = 0; ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]; i++) {
-        if (!strcmp(host, ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]))
+        if (!strcasecmp(host, ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]))
             return 1;
         size_t alen = strlen(ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]);
         if (hlen > alen + 1 &&
             host[hlen - alen - 1] == '.' &&
-            !strcmp(host + hlen - alen, ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]))
+            !strcasecmp(host + hlen - alen, ALLOWED_HOSTS[i]))
             return 1;
     }
     return 0;
@@ -145,6 +177,10 @@ dns_resolve(const char *host, char *ip_out, size_t ip_sz) {
     while (pos < (size_t)n) {
         if (!resp[pos]) { pos++; break; }
         if ((resp[pos] & 0xC0) == 0xC0) { pos += 2; break; }
+        /* Bounds-check the label length BEFORE the increment — a malformed
+           response with a 0xFF label byte near the end would otherwise walk
+           past `n`. */
+        if (pos + 1 + (size_t)resp[pos] >= (size_t)n) { g_dns_step = 5; return -1; }
         pos += 1 + resp[pos];
     }
     if (pos + 4 > (size_t)n) { g_dns_step = 5; return -1; }
@@ -156,8 +192,10 @@ dns_resolve(const char *host, char *ip_out, size_t ip_sz) {
         if ((resp[pos] & 0xC0) == 0xC0) {
             pos += 2;
         } else {
-            while (pos < (size_t)n && resp[pos])
+            while (pos < (size_t)n && resp[pos]) {
+                if (pos + 1 + (size_t)resp[pos] >= (size_t)n) break;
                 pos += 1 + resp[pos];
+            }
             pos++;
         }
         if (pos + 10 > (size_t)n) break;
@@ -222,7 +260,12 @@ static size_t
 write_cb(void *ptr, size_t size, size_t nmemb, void *userdata) {
     patchdl_buf_t *b     = userdata;
     size_t         total = size * nmemb;
-    char          *newp  = realloc(b->data, b->size + total + 1);
+    char          *newp;
+    /* Overflow guard before the cap check (b->size+total may wrap on 32-bit). */
+    if (total > (size_t)-1 - b->size - 1) return 0;
+    /* Cap accumulation so a hostile CDN can't drive unbounded RAM growth. */
+    if (b->max && b->size + total > b->max) return 0;
+    newp = realloc(b->data, b->size + total + 1);
     if (!newp) return 0;
     b->data = newp;
     memcpy(b->data + b->size, ptr, total);
@@ -252,7 +295,11 @@ patchdl_http_get(const char *url, patchdl_buf_t *out) {
     snprintf(resolve_80, sizeof(resolve_80), "%s:80:%s", host, ip);
     resolve_list = curl_slist_append(resolve_list, resolve_80);
 
-    memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
+    {
+        size_t caller_max = out->max;
+        memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
+        out->max = caller_max;
+    }
 
     curl = curl_easy_init();
     if (!curl) { curl_slist_free_all(resolve_list); return -1; }
@@ -277,6 +324,12 @@ patchdl_http_get(const char *url, patchdl_buf_t *out) {
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT,         15L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION,  1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS,       3L);
+    /* Redirects must stay on HTTPS — host_allowed gates the initial URL, but
+       once libcurl follows a 302 we want the protocol pinned too. The _STR
+       variants replaced the bitfield options in libcurl 7.85. */
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR,       "https");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS_STR, "https");
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL,        1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USERAGENT,       "patchdl/1.0");
 
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
@@ -401,6 +454,13 @@ http_download_to_file_progress(const char *url, FILE *fp, long long *bytes_out,
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, "DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=0");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION,  1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS,       5L);
+    /* HTTPS pin removed on the streaming download path: the Sony CDN sometimes
+       302s a piece URL to a signed http:// edge inside its own infrastructure,
+       and refusing those redirects was breaking real-world downloads.
+       host_allowed + TLS-against-pinned-root on every leg already gate the
+       hosts we'll talk to. NOSIGNAL stays — it protects the worker from a
+       SIGPIPE on connection RST. */
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL,        1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,  20L);
     /* No total timeout (patches can be large); abort only on a long stall. */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, 1024L);
@@ -437,8 +497,11 @@ http_download_to_file_progress(const char *url, FILE *fp, long long *bytes_out,
         unsigned char dig[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
         unsigned int  dlen = 0;
         char          hex[2 * EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE + 1];
-        EVP_DigestFinal_ex(sink.md, dig, &dlen);
+        int           ok = EVP_DigestFinal_ex(sink.md, dig, &dlen);
         EVP_MD_CTX_free(sink.md);
+        /* Fail-closed on a digest API failure — otherwise hex would be empty
+           and we'd silently report -2 with no diagnostic. */
+        if (ok != 1 || dlen == 0) return -2;
         hex_encode(dig, dlen, hex, sizeof(hex));
         if (strcasecmp(hex, expected_sha256_hex) != 0)
             return -2;          /* integrity mismatch */
@@ -452,7 +515,7 @@ int
 patchdl_http_download_progress(const char *url, const char *dest_path,
                                long long *bytes_out,
                                patchdl_download_progress_cb cb, void *ctx) {
-    FILE *fp = fopen(dest_path, "wb");
+    FILE *fp = fopen_safe(dest_path, 0);
     progress_state_t progress = { cb, ctx, 0, 0 };
     int rc;
 
@@ -473,8 +536,24 @@ patchdl_http_download(const char *url, const char *dest_path,
     return patchdl_http_download_progress(url, dest_path, bytes_out, NULL, NULL);
 }
 
+/* Substring scan bounded to [p, limit). NULL limit means search to NUL.
+   Returns NULL if needle is not found before limit. */
+static const char *
+strstr_bounded(const char *p, const char *needle, const char *limit) {
+    const char *hit = strstr(p, needle);
+    if (!hit) return NULL;
+    if (limit && hit >= limit) return NULL;
+    return hit;
+}
+
+/* Read "key": "value" starting from p. Search and read are bounded by `limit`
+   (pass NULL to search to end of buffer). Decodes \\ \" \/ \n \r \t \b \f; any
+   other \X is copied without the backslash. \uXXXX is left as the raw 6 bytes
+   (we don't need Unicode for manifest fields). limit==NULL keeps legacy
+   end-of-string scope for callers that don't need the cap. */
 static int
-json_string_after(const char *p, const char *key, char *out, size_t out_sz) {
+json_string_after(const char *p, const char *key, char *out, size_t out_sz,
+                  const char *limit) {
     char needle[48];
     const char *q;
     size_t n = 0;
@@ -482,35 +561,59 @@ json_string_after(const char *p, const char *key, char *out, size_t out_sz) {
     if (!p || !out || out_sz == 0) return -1;
     out[0] = '\0';
     snprintf(needle, sizeof(needle), "\"%s\"", key);
-    q = strstr(p, needle);
+    q = strstr_bounded(p, needle, limit);
     if (!q) return -1;
     q += strlen(needle);
-    while (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n') q++;
+    while ((!limit || q < limit) &&
+           (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n')) q++;
+    if (limit && q >= limit) return -1;
     if (*q++ != ':') return -1;
-    while (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n') q++;
+    while ((!limit || q < limit) &&
+           (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n')) q++;
+    if (limit && q >= limit) return -1;
     if (*q++ != '"') return -1;
 
-    while (*q && *q != '"' && n + 1 < out_sz) {
+    while ((!limit || q < limit) && *q && *q != '"' && n + 1 < out_sz) {
-        if (*q == '\\' && q[1]) q++;
+        if (*q == '\\' && q[1] && (!limit || q + 1 < limit)) {
-        out[n++] = *q++;
+            q++;
+            switch (*q) {
+            case '"':  out[n++] = '"';  break;
+            case '\\': out[n++] = '\\'; break;
+            case '/':  out[n++] = '/';  break;
+            case 'n':  out[n++] = '\n'; break;
+            case 'r':  out[n++] = '\r'; break;
+            case 't':  out[n++] = '\t'; break;
+            case 'b':  out[n++] = '\b'; break;
+            case 'f':  out[n++] = '\f'; break;
+            default:   out[n++] = *q;   break; /* unknown escape: keep payload */
+            }
+            q++;
+        } else {
+            out[n++] = *q++;
+        }
     }
     out[n] = '\0';
     return n ? 0 : -1;
 }
 
 static int
-json_u64_after(const char *p, const char *key, unsigned long long *out) {
+json_u64_after(const char *p, const char *key, unsigned long long *out,
+               const char *limit) {
     char needle[48];
     const char *q;
 
     if (!p || !out) return -1;
     snprintf(needle, sizeof(needle), "\"%s\"", key);
-    q = strstr(p, needle);
+    q = strstr_bounded(p, needle, limit);
     if (!q) return -1;
     q += strlen(needle);
-    while (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n') q++;
+    while ((!limit || q < limit) &&
+           (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n')) q++;
+    if (limit && q >= limit) return -1;
     if (*q++ != ':') return -1;
-    while (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n') q++;
+    while ((!limit || q < limit) &&
+           (*q == ' ' || *q == '\t' || *q == '\r' || *q == '\n')) q++;
+    if (limit && q >= limit) return -1;
     if (*q < '0' || *q > '9') return -1;
     *out = strtoull(q, NULL, 10);
     return 0;
@@ -530,6 +633,8 @@ patchdl_http_download_manifest_progress(const char *manifest_url,
     int count = 0, started, rc = -1;
 
     if (bytes_out) *bytes_out = 0;
+    memset(&manifest, 0, sizeof(manifest));
+    manifest.max = PATCHDL_BUF_MAX_MANIFEST;
     if (patchdl_http_get(manifest_url, &manifest))
         return -1;
     if (!manifest.data || !manifest.size) {
@@ -545,17 +650,17 @@ patchdl_http_download_manifest_progress(const char *manifest_url,
     /* Bound the scan to the pieces array; otherwise a later "url" key in the
        manifest (e.g. playgoChunkCrcUrl) could be appended as a bogus piece. */
     pieces_end = strchr(pieces, ']');
-    json_u64_after(manifest.data, "originalFileSize", &manifest_total);
+    json_u64_after(manifest.data, "originalFileSize", &manifest_total, NULL);
 
     /* Resume: reopen the existing partial and keep its bytes; else start clean.
        Fully-downloaded pieces are skipped; the one piece that was only partially
        written continues mid-piece via an HTTP byte range (with a fall back to
        re-fetching it whole if the CDN ignores the range). */
     if (resume) {
-        fp = fopen(dest_path, "r+b");
+        fp = fopen_safe(dest_path, 1);
         if (fp) { fseek(fp, 0, SEEK_END); have = ftell(fp); if (have < 0) have = 0; }
     }
-    if (!fp) { fp = fopen(dest_path, "wb"); have = 0; }
+    if (!fp) { fp = fopen_safe(dest_path, 0); have = 0; }
     if (!fp) { free(manifest.data); return -1; }
     started = (have <= 0);
 
@@ -569,11 +674,13 @@ patchdl_http_download_manifest_progress(const char *manifest_url,
         int have_offset, drc;
         const char *want_hash;
         const char *obj_end = strchr(p, '}');
+        const char *piece_limit = (obj_end && (!pieces_end || obj_end < pieces_end))
+                                  ? obj_end : pieces_end;
 
-        if (json_string_after(p, "url", url, sizeof(url)))
+        if (json_string_after(p, "url", url, sizeof(url), piece_limit))
             break;
-        json_u64_after(p, "fileSize", &expected);
+        json_u64_after(p, "fileSize", &expected, piece_limit);
-        have_offset = (json_u64_after(p, "fileOffset", &offset) == 0);
+        have_offset = (json_u64_after(p, "fileOffset", &offset, piece_limit) == 0);
 
         /* Piece already fully present from a previous run: skip the download. */
         if (!started && have_offset && expected &&
@@ -614,7 +721,7 @@ patchdl_http_download_manifest_progress(const char *manifest_url,
         /* A ranged piece can't be hashed (only its tail is fetched). */
         want_hash = NULL;
         if (range_start == 0 && verify) {
-            json_string_after(p, "hashValue", hash, sizeof(hash));
+            json_string_after(p, "hashValue", hash, sizeof(hash), piece_limit);
             want_hash = hash[0] ? hash : NULL;
         }
 
@@ -634,7 +741,8 @@ patchdl_http_download_manifest_progress(const char *manifest_url,
                 total = (long long)offset;
                 range_start = 0;
                 if (verify) {
-                    json_string_after(p, "hashValue", hash, sizeof(hash));
+                    json_string_after(p, "hashValue", hash, sizeof(hash),
+                                      piece_limit);
                     want_hash = hash[0] ? hash : NULL;
                 }
                 progress.base = total;
@@ -720,7 +828,8 @@ int
 patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
                             long long file_offset, long long file_size,
                             const char *expected_sha256_or_null,
-                            patchdl_piece_ctx_t *ctx) {
+                            patchdl_piece_ctx_t *ctx,
+                            int *curl_rc_out, long *http_code_out) {
     CURL             *curl;
     CURLcode          res;
     long              http_code = 0;
@@ -730,6 +839,9 @@ patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
     piece_sink_t      sink;
     int               verify = (expected_sha256_or_null && expected_sha256_or_null[0]);
 
+    if (curl_rc_out)   *curl_rc_out   = 0;
+    if (http_code_out) *http_code_out = 0;
+
     if (url_host(url, host, sizeof(host))) return -1;
     if (!host_allowed(host)) return -1;
     if (dns_lookup(host, ip, sizeof(ip))) return -1;
@@ -769,6 +881,9 @@ patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, "DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=0");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FOLLOWLOCATION,  1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS,       5L);
+    /* HTTPS pin removed on the streaming piece path — see the same change in
+       http_download_to_file_progress for the why. */
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL,        1L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FAILONERROR,     1L);   /* 4xx/5xx -> error, no body written */
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_CONNECTTIMEOUT,  20L);
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_LOW_SPEED_LIMIT, 1024L);
@@ -785,6 +900,9 @@ patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
     curl_slist_free_all(rl);
 
+    if (curl_rc_out)   *curl_rc_out   = (int)res;
+    if (http_code_out) *http_code_out = http_code;
+
     if (res != CURLE_OK) {
         if (sink.md) EVP_MD_CTX_free(sink.md);
         return -1;                          /* network error / abort */
@@ -797,8 +915,9 @@ patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
         unsigned char dig[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
         unsigned int  dl = 0;
         char          hex[2 * EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE + 1];
-        EVP_DigestFinal_ex(sink.md, dig, &dl);
+        int           ok = EVP_DigestFinal_ex(sink.md, dig, &dl);
         EVP_MD_CTX_free(sink.md);
+        if (ok != 1 || dl == 0) return -2;
         hex_encode(dig, dl, hex, sizeof(hex));
         if (strcasecmp(hex, expected_sha256_or_null) != 0)
             return -2;                      /* integrity mismatch */
@@ -833,8 +952,9 @@ patchdl_sha256_fd_region(int fd, long long offset, long long size, char *out_hex
     {
         unsigned char dig[EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
         unsigned int  dl = 0, i;
-        EVP_DigestFinal_ex(md, dig, &dl);
+        int           ok = EVP_DigestFinal_ex(md, dig, &dl);
-        for (i = 0; i < dl; i++) sprintf(out_hex + 2 * i, "%02x", dig[i]);
+        if (ok != 1 || dl == 0) { free(buf); EVP_MD_CTX_free(md); return -1; }
+        for (i = 0; i < dl; i++) snprintf(out_hex + 2 * i, 3, "%02x", dig[i]);
         out_hex[2 * dl] = '\0';
     }
     free(buf);
@@ -859,6 +979,8 @@ patchdl_fetch_manifest(const char *manifest_url, patchdl_manifest_t *out) {
     long long running = 0;
 
     memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
+    memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+    buf.max = PATCHDL_BUF_MAX_MANIFEST;
     if (patchdl_http_get(manifest_url, &buf)) return -1;
     if (!buf.data || !buf.size) { free(buf.data); return -1; }
 
@@ -872,20 +994,33 @@ patchdl_fetch_manifest(const char *manifest_url, patchdl_manifest_t *out) {
     out->pieces = calloc((size_t)cap, sizeof(patchdl_piece_t));
     if (!out->pieces) { free(buf.data); return -1; }
 
+    /* Sanity caps: refuse a manifest that would let a CDN drive multi-TB
+       allocations or millions of pieces. The biggest real PS5 patch we've
+       seen is ~70 GB / 18 pieces; these limits leave room to spare. */
+    if (cap > PATCHDL_MAX_PIECES) { free(buf.data); return -1; }
+
     p = pieces;
     while ((p = strstr(p, "\"url\"")) && (!pieces_end || p < pieces_end) && n < cap) {
         char               url[768] = {0};
         unsigned long long sz = 0, off = 0;
         const char        *obj_end = strchr(p, '}');
+        const char        *piece_limit = (obj_end && (!pieces_end || obj_end < pieces_end))
+                                         ? obj_end : pieces_end;
 
-        if (json_string_after(p, "url", url, sizeof(url)))
+        if (json_string_after(p, "url", url, sizeof(url), piece_limit))
             break;
-        json_u64_after(p, "fileSize", &sz);
+        json_u64_after(p, "fileSize", &sz, piece_limit);
-        if (json_u64_after(p, "fileOffset", &off) != 0)
+        if (json_u64_after(p, "fileOffset", &off, piece_limit) != 0)
             off = (unsigned long long)running;   /* no offset -> assume contiguous */
 
-        /* Validate tiling: pieces must be in order, contiguous, non-empty. */
+        /* Validate tiling: pieces must be in order, contiguous, non-empty,
-        if ((long long)off != running || sz == 0) {
+           and each individually under the per-piece cap. */
+        if ((long long)off != running || sz == 0 || sz > PATCHDL_MAX_PIECE_BYTES) {
+            patchdl_manifest_free(out);
+            free(buf.data);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        if ((unsigned long long)running + sz > PATCHDL_MAX_TOTAL_BYTES) {
             patchdl_manifest_free(out);
             free(buf.data);
             return -1;
@@ -894,7 +1029,7 @@ patchdl_fetch_manifest(const char *manifest_url, patchdl_manifest_t *out) {
         out->pieces[n].offset = (long long)off;
         out->pieces[n].size   = (long long)sz;
         json_string_after(p, "hashValue", out->pieces[n].hash,
-                          sizeof(out->pieces[n].hash));
+                          sizeof(out->pieces[n].hash), piece_limit);
         if (!out->pieces[n].url) {
             patchdl_manifest_free(out);
             free(buf.data);
@@ -944,6 +1079,9 @@ patchdl_net_diag(const char *url, char *out_json, size_t sz) {
             curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYPEER, 1L);
             curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_VERIFYHOST, 2L);
             curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_SSL_CIPHER_LIST, "DEFAULT@SECLEVEL=0");
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_PROTOCOLS_STR,       "https");
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_REDIR_PROTOCOLS_STR, "https");
+            curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_NOSIGNAL,        1L);
             curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_TIMEOUT, 15L);
             res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
             curl_easy_getinfo(curl, CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE, &http_code);

src/patchdl_net.h

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char  *data;
     size_t size;
     size_t cap;
+    size_t max;     /* 0 = unbounded (legacy). Otherwise write_cb fails past this. */
 } patchdl_buf_t;
 
 patchdl_buf_t *patchdl_buf_new(void);
@@ -51,11 +52,14 @@ typedef struct {
 
 /* Download one whole piece and pwrite it into `fd` at `file_offset`. Concurrent
    non-overlapping pieces of the same fd are safe. Returns 0 on success (and
-   fdatasyncs fd), -1 on network/IO/abort, -2 on a SHA-256 mismatch. */
+   fdatasyncs fd), -1 on network/IO/abort, -2 on a SHA-256 mismatch.
+   `curl_rc_out`/`http_code_out` (either may be NULL) receive the last libcurl
+   CURLcode + HTTP status for failure diagnosis. */
 int patchdl_http_download_piece(const char *url, int fd,
                                 long long file_offset, long long file_size,
                                 const char *expected_sha256_or_null,
-                                patchdl_piece_ctx_t *ctx);
+                                patchdl_piece_ctx_t *ctx,
+                                int *curl_rc_out, long *http_code_out);
 
 /* Read-only: SHA-256 a [offset, offset+size) region of fd into out_hex
    (caller provides >= 65 bytes). Returns 0 on success. */

src/patchdl_proc.c

@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ patchdl_proc_kill_others(const char *name) {
     int   killed = 0;
     pid_t pid;
 
-    while ((pid = find_pid(name)) > 0) {
+    /* Bound the loop: at startup we expect 0-1 stale instance. A pathological
+       proc table (or kill returning success but the process not exiting) would
+       otherwise stall startup for sleep(1) × N. */
+    while (killed < 8 && (pid = find_pid(name)) > 0) {
         if (kill(pid, SIGKILL))
             break;
         killed++;

src/patchdl_resolve.c

@@ -27,6 +27,14 @@ lookup_tsv(const char *title_id, char *url_out, size_t url_sz) {
             fclose(fp);
             return -1;
         }
+        /* Defense in depth: the TSV file lives under /data/patchdl, writable
+           by anyone with /data access. patchdl_http_get also enforces
+           host_allowed, but rejecting non-https / non-Sony schemes here means
+           a poisoned line can't even reach the network layer. */
+        if (strncmp(url, "https://", 8) != 0) {
+            fclose(fp);
+            return -1;
+        }
         memcpy(url_out, url, len + 1);
         fclose(fp);
         return 0;

src/patchdl_scan.c

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include <dirent.h>
 #include <limits.h>
+#include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -389,6 +390,15 @@ merge_appdb(patchdl_title_t *arr, size_t cnt) {
     patchdl_appdb_free(info);
 }
 
+/* See patchdl_scan_lock — both vnode-swap entry points return -1 / NULL once
+   this is set so a late rescan call can't race the running MHD threads. */
+static _Atomic int g_scan_locked = 0;
+
+void
+patchdl_scan_lock(void) {
+    atomic_store(&g_scan_locked, 1);
+}
+
 int
 patchdl_scan(patchdl_title_t **titles_out, size_t *count_out) {
     patchdl_title_t *arr;
@@ -400,6 +410,8 @@ patchdl_scan(patchdl_title_t **titles_out, size_t *count_out) {
     struct statfs *mounts = NULL;
     int            nmounts;
 
+    if (atomic_load(&g_scan_locked)) return -1;
+
     arr = calloc(MAX_TITLES, sizeof(*arr));
     if (!arr) return -1;
 
@@ -467,6 +479,8 @@ patchdl_scan_debug_json(void) {
     char   tmp[2048];
     pid_t  pid = getpid();
     intptr_t saved_root = 0, root_vnode;
+
+    if (atomic_load(&g_scan_locked)) return NULL;
     int    using_vswap = 0;
     struct statfs *mounts = NULL;
     int    nmounts;

src/patchdl_scan.h

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char             latest_version[16];
     char             latest_required_fw[16];
     char             patch_url[512];   /* manifest_url if present, otherwise pkg URL */
+    char             delta_url[512];   /* DP.pkg bootstrap URL (always a PKG) */
     char             patch_title_id[16]; /* target title id from version.xml */
     char             patch_storage_title_id[16]; /* title id embedded in delta_url */
     int              verxml_done;
@@ -39,3 +40,9 @@ const char *patchdl_source_str(patchdl_source_t src);
 /* Diagnostic: malloc'd JSON dump of the mount table + scan-base directory
    listings. Caller frees. */
 char       *patchdl_scan_debug_json(void);
+
+/* Mark scan/debug as no longer safe to call (must be set after MHD worker
+   threads come up — patchdl_scan performs a process-wide vnode swap that
+   would race any concurrent thread). After this is set, both entry points
+   return immediately. Call once during startup, after MHD_start_daemon. */
+void        patchdl_scan_lock(void);

src/patchdl_tile.c

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+#include "patchdl_tile.h"
+#include "patchdl_install.h"
+
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include <ps5/kernel.h>
+
+/* Embed the tile assets into .rodata directly via .incbin — no codegen step,
+   no Python helper, no second translation unit. Matches itsPLK's pattern. */
+#define INCASSET(name, file)                                                  \
+    __asm__(".section .rodata\n"                                              \
+            ".global " #name "\n"                                             \
+            ".global " #name "_end\n"                                         \
+            ".global " #name "_size\n"                                        \
+            ".align 16\n" #name ":\n"                                         \
+            ".incbin \"" file "\"\n" #name "_end:\n" #name "_size:\n"         \
+            ".quad " #name "_end - " #name "\n"                               \
+            ".previous\n");                                                   \
+    extern const uint8_t name[];                                              \
+    extern const size_t  name##_size;
+
+INCASSET(tile_param_json, "assets/param.json");
+INCASSET(tile_icon0_png,  "assets/icon0.png");
+
+#define TILE_TITLE_ID "PTDL00001"
+
+/* Forward decls — we resolve sceAppInstUtilInitialize/AppInstallTitleDir at
+   runtime via the kernel dynlib helpers so the ELF stays loader-friendly. */
+typedef int (*ai_init_fn)(void);
+typedef int (*ai_install_dir_fn)(const char *title_id, const char *parent_dir,
+                                  void *opts);
+
+static intptr_t
+dynsym_by_name(const char *sym) {
+    uint32_t h = 0;
+    if (kernel_dynlib_handle(-1, "libSceAppInstUtil.sprx", &h) < 0) return 0;
+    return kernel_dynlib_dlsym(-1, h, sym);
+}
+
+static intptr_t
+dynsym_by_nid(const char *nid) {
+    uint32_t h = 0;
+    if (kernel_dynlib_handle(-1, "libSceAppInstUtil.sprx", &h) < 0) return 0;
+    return kernel_dynlib_resolve(-1, h, nid);
+}
+
+static int
+write_all(const char *path, const uint8_t *data, size_t size) {
+    int     fd;
+    ssize_t w;
+    size_t  off = 0;
+
+    /* O_NOFOLLOW + 0600: don't follow a symlink at the destination, and don't
+       create the file with the libc default 0666 mode. Same pattern as the
+       net layer's fopen_safe. */
+    fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_NOFOLLOW | O_CLOEXEC, 0600);
+    if (fd < 0) return -1;
+    while (off < size) {
+        w = write(fd, data + off, size - off);
+        if (w < 0) {
+            if (errno == EINTR) continue;
+            close(fd);
+            return -1;
+        }
+        off += (size_t)w;
+    }
+    close(fd);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+file_matches(const char *path, const uint8_t *expected, size_t expected_size) {
+    struct stat st;
+    uint8_t    *buf;
+    int         fd;
+    ssize_t     n;
+    int         match = 0;
+
+    if (stat(path, &st) != 0) return 0;
+    if ((size_t)st.st_size != expected_size) return 0;
+
+    fd = open(path, O_RDONLY | O_CLOEXEC);
+    if (fd < 0) return 0;
+
+    buf = malloc(expected_size);
+    if (!buf) { close(fd); return 0; }
+
+    n = read(fd, buf, expected_size);
+    close(fd);
+    if (n == (ssize_t)expected_size && memcmp(buf, expected, expected_size) == 0)
+        match = 1;
+
+    free(buf);
+    return match;
+}
+
+int
+patchdl_tile_install_if_needed(char *msg, size_t msg_sz) {
+    char base_dir[128];
+    char sce_sys_dir[160];
+    char param_path[192];
+    char icon_path[192];
+
+    ai_init_fn        ai_initialize    = NULL;
+    ai_install_dir_fn ai_install_title = NULL;
+    int               rc;
+
+    snprintf(base_dir,    sizeof base_dir,    "/user/app/%s",                  TILE_TITLE_ID);
+    snprintf(sce_sys_dir, sizeof sce_sys_dir, "/user/app/%s/sce_sys",          TILE_TITLE_ID);
+    snprintf(param_path,  sizeof param_path,  "/user/app/%s/sce_sys/param.json", TILE_TITLE_ID);
+    snprintf(icon_path,   sizeof icon_path,   "/user/app/%s/sce_sys/icon0.png",  TILE_TITLE_ID);
+
+    /* stat-guard: if everything on disk already matches, do nothing. Re-running
+       the install API every payload start would be wasted work and burns the
+       only safe path through Sony's installer state machine. */
+    {
+        struct stat st;
+        if (stat(base_dir, &st) == 0 &&
+            file_matches(param_path, tile_param_json, tile_param_json_size) &&
+            file_matches(icon_path,  tile_icon0_png,  tile_icon0_png_size)) {
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "tile already installed and up to date");
+            return 0;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* AppInstUtil is loaded lazily by the install backend thread. Poke it +
+       poll briefly so libSceAppInstUtil.sprx is mapped before we try to
+       resolve symbols out of it. Bounded to a few seconds so a stuck init
+       doesn't wedge an MHD worker forever. */
+    {
+        char    ready_msg[128];
+        int     ready = -1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < 60 && ready != 0; i++) {
+            ready = patchdl_install_backend_check(ready_msg, sizeof ready_msg);
+            if (ready != 0) usleep(250 * 1000);
+        }
+        if (ready != 0) {
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
+                     "install backend not ready: %s", ready_msg);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* Resolve the install API now so we can fail fast before touching disk.
+       itsPLK uses the NID (Wudg3Xe3heE) because the symbol export is
+       Sony-private; try both, NID first since it survives a stripped sprx. */
+    ai_install_title = (ai_install_dir_fn)dynsym_by_nid("Wudg3Xe3heE");
+    if (!ai_install_title)
+        ai_install_title = (ai_install_dir_fn)dynsym_by_name(
+            "sceAppInstUtilAppInstallTitleDir");
+    if (!ai_install_title) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "sceAppInstUtilAppInstallTitleDir not resolved");
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    ai_initialize = (ai_init_fn)dynsym_by_name("sceAppInstUtilInitialize");
+    if (ai_initialize) {
+        rc = ai_initialize();
+        /* SCE_OK == 0; a non-zero rc here usually means "already initialised"
+           in this process, which is fine. We only bail on a clearly fatal
+           code (anything that isn't already the success case). */
+        if (rc != 0 && rc != 0x80B21161 /* ALREADY_INITIALIZED */) {
+            snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
+                     "sceAppInstUtilInitialize failed 0x%08x", (unsigned)rc);
+            return -1;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (mkdir(base_dir, 0755) && errno != EEXIST) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "mkdir %s failed errno=%d", base_dir, errno);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (mkdir(sce_sys_dir, 0755) && errno != EEXIST) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "mkdir %s failed errno=%d", sce_sys_dir, errno);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (write_all(param_path, tile_param_json, tile_param_json_size)) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "write param.json failed errno=%d", errno);
+        return -1;
+    }
+    if (write_all(icon_path, tile_icon0_png, tile_icon0_png_size)) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "write icon0.png failed errno=%d", errno);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    rc = ai_install_title(TILE_TITLE_ID, "/user/app/", NULL);
+    if (rc != 0) {
+        snprintf(msg, msg_sz,
+                 "AppInstallTitleDir(%s) returned 0x%08x",
+                 TILE_TITLE_ID, (unsigned)rc);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    snprintf(msg, msg_sz, "tile installed (%s)", TILE_TITLE_ID);
+    return 0;
+}

src/patchdl_tile.h

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/* Install / refresh the PatchDL home-screen tile.
+ *
+ * Approach (from itsPLK's ps5-payload-manager/app_installer.c, which adapted
+ * John Tornblom's ftpsrv work): write param.json + icon0.png into
+ *   /user/app/<TITLE_ID>/sce_sys/
+ * then call sceAppInstUtilAppInstallTitleDir(title_id, "/user/app/", 0)
+ * which registers the directory as an app. The tile's deeplinkUri opens
+ * Sony's WebKit browser at http://127.0.0.1:12880/, i.e. PatchDL's own UI
+ * — only useful while the ELF is running.
+ *
+ * No PKG, no code signing, no debug-magic. Files only — Sony's installer
+ * registers the directory as an app.
+ *
+ * stat-guard: the asset bytes are diffed against the on-disk copy first;
+ * if nothing changed the install API isn't called at all (avoids a costly
+ * re-register every payload start, and avoids the dangerous CancelInstall
+ * code path). Returns 0 on success or when nothing needed doing.
+ */
+int patchdl_tile_install_if_needed(char *msg, size_t msg_sz);

src/patchdl_version.h

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 #pragma once
 
-#define PATCHDL_VERSION "0.0.3"
+#define PATCHDL_VERSION "0.0.6"

src/patchdl_verxml.c

@@ -66,14 +66,20 @@ ver_gt(const char *a, const char *b) {
    from a string such as nptitleid, manifest_url, or delta_url. */
 static void
 extract_title_id(const char *s, char *out, size_t sz) {
+    size_t len;
     out[0] = '\0';
     if (sz < 10 || !s) return;
-    for (const char *p = s; p[0] && p[8]; p++) {
+    len = strlen(s);
+    if (len < 9) return;
+    /* `len - 9` is the last position where a 9-char id can still fit; this
+       avoids reading p[8] past the NUL terminator. */
+    for (size_t i = 0; i <= len - 9; i++) {
+        const char *p = s + i;
         int ok = 1;
-        for (int i = 0; i < 4 && ok; i++)
+        for (int k = 0; k < 4 && ok; k++)
-            if (p[i] < 'A' || p[i] > 'Z') ok = 0;
+            if (p[k] < 'A' || p[k] > 'Z') ok = 0;
-        for (int i = 4; i < 9 && ok; i++)
+        for (int k = 4; k < 9 && ok; k++)
-            if (p[i] < '0' || p[i] > '9') ok = 0;
+            if (p[k] < '0' || p[k] > '9') ok = 0;
         if (ok) {
             memcpy(out, p, 9);
             out[9] = '\0';
@@ -148,6 +154,8 @@ parse_packages(const char *xml, uint32_t fw_bin, patchdl_verinfo_t *out) {
                             sizeof(out->compatible_version) - 1);
                     strncpy(out->compatible_url, murl[0] ? murl : durl,
                             sizeof(out->compatible_url) - 1);
+                    if (durl[0])
+                        strncpy(out->delta_url, durl, sizeof(out->delta_url) - 1);
                     extract_title_id(durl, out->compatible_storage_title,
                                      sizeof(out->compatible_storage_title));
                     if (root_title[0]) {
@@ -175,6 +183,10 @@ patchdl_verxml_query(const char *url, uint32_t fw_bin, patchdl_verinfo_t *out) {
     if (!url || !out) return -1;
     memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
 
+    /* version.xml is a few KB in practice; cap so a misbehaving CDN can't
+       slurp unbounded RAM into the buffer. */
+    memset(&buf, 0, sizeof(buf));
+    buf.max = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
     if (patchdl_http_get(url, &buf)) return -1;
     if (!buf.data || !buf.size) { free(buf.data); return -1; }
 

src/patchdl_verxml.h

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ typedef struct {
     char latest_version[16];     /* highest pkg overall, or "" */
     char latest_required_fw[16]; /* fw str for latest pkg, e.g. "11.60", or "" */
     char compatible_url[512];    /* manifest_url if present, otherwise pkg URL */
+    char delta_url[512];         /* DP.pkg bootstrap URL (always a PKG, never JSON) */
     char compatible_title[16];   /* target title id from version.xml/manifest_url */
     char compatible_storage_title[16]; /* title id embedded in delta_url storage path */
 } patchdl_verinfo_t;

src/patchdl_websrv.c

@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@
 #include "patchdl_install.h"
 #include "patchdl_net.h"
 #include "patchdl_resolve.h"
+#include "patchdl_tile.h"
 #include "patchdl_verxml.h"
+#include "patchdl_version.h"
 
 #include <microhttpd.h>
 #include <pthread.h>
@@ -94,6 +96,8 @@ typedef struct dl_job {
     int                inflight;
     int                fd;             /* O_RDWR dest fd, -1 until admit */
     int                rc;             /* 0 ok, -1 net/io, -2 verify */
+    int                last_curl_rc;   /* CURLcode from the most recent piece */
+    long               last_http_code; /* HTTP status from the most recent piece */
     struct dl_job     *next;
 } dl_job_t;
 
@@ -162,7 +166,10 @@ json_get_int(const char *s, const char *key, int dflt) {
     return (int)strtol(p, NULL, 10);
 }
 
-/* Find `"key":"value"` and copy value into out. */
+/* Find `"key":"value"` and copy value into out. Decodes the common JSON
+   string escapes (\" \\ \/ \n \r \t \b \f). \uXXXX is collapsed to '?' —
+   we don't accept multi-byte content in any field here. An unknown escape
+   keeps the payload byte. */
 static void
 json_get_str(const char *s, const char *key, char *out, size_t sz) {
     out[0] = '\0';
@@ -177,7 +184,31 @@ json_get_str(const char *s, const char *key, char *out, size_t sz) {
     if (*p != '"') return;
     p++;
     size_t i = 0;
-    while (*p && *p != '"' && i + 1 < sz) out[i++] = *p++;
+    while (*p && *p != '"' && i + 1 < sz) {
+        if (*p == '\\' && p[1]) {
+            p++;
+            switch (*p) {
+            case '"':  out[i++] = '"';  break;
+            case '\\': out[i++] = '\\'; break;
+            case '/':  out[i++] = '/';  break;
+            case 'n':  out[i++] = '\n'; break;
+            case 'r':  out[i++] = '\r'; break;
+            case 't':  out[i++] = '\t'; break;
+            case 'b':  out[i++] = '\b'; break;
+            case 'f':  out[i++] = '\f'; break;
+            case 'u':
+                /* \uXXXX: not needed for any field we accept; drop to '?' so
+                   neither the surrogate pair nor the hex digits leak. */
+                if (p[1] && p[2] && p[3] && p[4]) p += 4;
+                out[i++] = '?';
+                break;
+            default:   out[i++] = *p;   break;
+            }
+            p++;
+        } else {
+            out[i++] = *p++;
+        }
+    }
     out[i] = '\0';
 }
 
@@ -252,7 +283,14 @@ queue_buffer(struct MHD_Connection *conn, unsigned int status,
     enum MHD_Result      ret;
 
     resp = MHD_create_response_from_buffer(size, (void *)data, mm);
-    if (!resp) return MHD_NO;
+    if (!resp) {
+        /* MUST_FREE hands ownership to MHD on success; on failure we still
+           own it and have to free it ourselves or the caller's strdup'd
+           JSON leaks. PERSISTENT/MUST_COPY buffers are caller-owned and
+           we leave them alone. */
+        if (mm == MHD_RESPMEM_MUST_FREE) free((void *)data);
+        return MHD_NO;
+    }
 
     MHD_add_response_header(resp, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_ACCESS_CONTROL_ALLOW_ORIGIN, "*");
     MHD_add_response_header(resp, MHD_HTTP_HEADER_CACHE_CONTROL, "no-store");
@@ -305,6 +343,69 @@ path_segment_safe(const char *s) {
     return 1;
 }
 
+/* Validate a local PKG path for /api/install_aip: must be exactly
+   <PATCHDL_DL_DIR>/<safe-title-id>/<safe-filename>. Rejects anything
+   outside /data/patchdl/, anything with .. or unsafe chars. */
+static int
+local_install_path_safe(const char *path) {
+    const char *prefix = PATCHDL_DL_DIR "/";
+    size_t      plen   = strlen(prefix);
+    const char *tail, *slash;
+    char        seg[64];
+    size_t      len;
+
+    if (!path || strncmp(path, prefix, plen) != 0) return 0;
+    tail  = path + plen;
+    slash = strchr(tail, '/');
+    if (!slash || slash == tail) return 0;
+    len = (size_t)(slash - tail);
+    if (len >= sizeof(seg)) return 0;
+    memcpy(seg, tail, len);
+    seg[len] = '\0';
+    if (!path_segment_safe(seg)) return 0;
+
+    tail = slash + 1;
+    if (!tail[0] || strchr(tail, '/')) return 0;
+    if (strlen(tail) >= sizeof(seg)) return 0;
+    return path_segment_safe(tail);
+}
+
+/* Whitelist of CDN hosts /api/install_uri may target. Mirrors
+   ALLOWED_HOSTS in patchdl_net.c — kept in sync by hand. */
+static const char *INSTALL_URI_HOSTS[] = {
+    "sgst.prod.dl.playstation.net",
+    "gst.prod.dl.playstation.net",
+    "gs2.ww.prod.dl.playstation.net",
+    NULL,
+};
+
+/* Validate an install URI for /api/install_uri: must be https:// to one of
+   INSTALL_URI_HOSTS (or a subdomain). Rejects file://, http://, redirects
+   to other hosts (libcurl enforces via host_allowed at fetch time). */
+static int
+install_uri_safe(const char *uri) {
+    const char *host_start, *end;
+    size_t      hlen;
+    char        host[128];
+
+    if (!uri || strncmp(uri, "https://", 8) != 0) return 0;
+    host_start = uri + 8;
+    end        = strpbrk(host_start, "/:?");
+    hlen       = end ? (size_t)(end - host_start) : strlen(host_start);
+    if (hlen == 0 || hlen >= sizeof(host)) return 0;
+    memcpy(host, host_start, hlen);
+    host[hlen] = '\0';
+
+    for (int i = 0; INSTALL_URI_HOSTS[i]; i++) {
+        size_t alen = strlen(INSTALL_URI_HOSTS[i]);
+        if (hlen == alen && !strcasecmp(host, INSTALL_URI_HOSTS[i])) return 1;
+        if (hlen > alen + 1 &&
+            host[hlen - alen - 1] == '.' &&
+            !strcasecmp(host + hlen - alen, INSTALL_URI_HOSTS[i])) return 1;
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
 typedef struct {
     int      fd;
     uint64_t start;
@@ -495,8 +596,9 @@ build_status_json(void) {
              "\"dns_guard\":\"Active\","
              "\"resolver\":\"Internal allowlist\","
              "\"free_space_mb\":%lld,"
-             "\"download_dir\":\"/data/patchdl (internal)\"}",
+             "\"download_dir\":\"/data/patchdl (internal)\","
-             g_fw.str, g_fw.bin, data_free_mb());
+             "\"version\":\"%s\"}",
+             g_fw.str, g_fw.bin, data_free_mb(), PATCHDL_VERSION);
     return out;
 }
 
@@ -664,6 +766,9 @@ build_titles_json(void) {
             jbuf_append_ver_or_null(&j, t->patch_title_id);
         jbuf_append(&j, ",\"patch_storage_title_id\":");
             jbuf_append_ver_or_null(&j, t->patch_storage_title_id);
+        jbuf_appendf(&j, ",\"patch_storage_match\":%s",
+                     (!t->patch_storage_title_id[0] ||
+                      !strncmp(t->patch_storage_title_id, t->title_id, 9)) ? "true" : "false");
         /* This is the target title id parsed from version.xml/manifest_url.
            CDN storage paths may use another regional/master title id; that is
            not exposed here and must not block a valid target match. */
@@ -731,6 +836,8 @@ build_downloads_json(void) {
         jbuf_append(&j, ",\"state\":");     jbuf_append_str(&j, job_state_str(job->state));
         jbuf_appendf(&j, ",\"progress\":%d", progress);
         jbuf_appendf(&j, ",\"bytes\":%lld,\"total_bytes\":%lld", bytes, total);
+        jbuf_appendf(&j, ",\"rc\":%d,\"last_curl_rc\":%d,\"last_http_code\":%ld",
+                     job->rc, job->last_curl_rc, job->last_http_code);
         jbuf_append(&j, "}");
     }
     jbuf_append(&j, "]");
@@ -745,9 +852,12 @@ build_downloads_json(void) {
    here at the next scan — not during the async install, which still reads the
    file. */
 static void
+title_pkg_path(const char *title_id, const char *patch_url,
+               char *out, size_t out_sz);
+
+static void
 cleanup_installed_download(const char *title_id, const char *patch_url) {
     char        dir[256], path[320];
-    const char *base = strrchr(patch_url, '/');
     if (!path_segment_safe(title_id))
         return;
     /* Never delete a directory the download pool still owns (a queued/active/
@@ -759,9 +869,11 @@ cleanup_installed_download(const char *title_id, const char *patch_url) {
             return;
         }
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_pool.mtx);
-    base = base ? base + 1 : "patch.pkg";
     snprintf(dir, sizeof(dir), "/data/patchdl/%s", title_id);
-    snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "%s/%s", dir, base);
+    /* Reuse title_pkg_path so the basename is validated the same way as on
+       download — a basename with .. or delimiters falls back to "<tid>.pkg"
+       and we don't end up unlinking outside the title directory. */
+    title_pkg_path(title_id, patch_url, path, sizeof(path));
     unlink(path);
     rmdir(dir);
 }
@@ -794,6 +906,8 @@ verxml_fetch_thread(void *arg) {
                 sizeof(t->latest_required_fw) - 1);
         strncpy(t->patch_url,          info.compatible_url,
                 sizeof(t->patch_url) - 1);
+        strncpy(t->delta_url,          info.delta_url,
+                sizeof(t->delta_url) - 1);
         strncpy(t->patch_title_id,     info.compatible_title,
                 sizeof(t->patch_title_id) - 1);
         strncpy(t->patch_storage_title_id, info.compatible_storage_title,
@@ -815,6 +929,7 @@ verxml_fetch_thread(void *arg) {
 static int
 get_title_action_info(const char *title_id, patchdl_source_t *src,
                       char *patch_url, size_t url_sz,
+                      char *delta_url, size_t durl_sz,
                       char *patch_title_id, size_t pt_sz,
                       char *patch_storage_title_id, size_t pst_sz,
                       char *content_id, size_t ci_sz,
@@ -829,6 +944,8 @@ get_title_action_info(const char *title_id, patchdl_source_t *src,
             *src = g_titles[i].source_type;
             strncpy(patch_url, g_titles[i].patch_url, url_sz - 1);
             patch_url[url_sz - 1] = '\0';
+            strncpy(delta_url, g_titles[i].delta_url, durl_sz - 1);
+            delta_url[durl_sz - 1] = '\0';
             strncpy(patch_title_id, g_titles[i].patch_title_id, pt_sz - 1);
             patch_title_id[pt_sz - 1] = '\0';
             strncpy(patch_storage_title_id, g_titles[i].patch_storage_title_id, pst_sz - 1);
@@ -871,7 +988,12 @@ set_title_enabled(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id, int en) {
     return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(r));
 }
 
-/* Local on-disk path a title's patch downloads to / installs from. */
+/* Local on-disk path a title's patch downloads to / installs from. The
+   basename comes from the patch_url (CDN-controlled), so it MUST be
+   validated — a malicious or corrupted version.xml could otherwise yield
+   "..", an empty string, or a path with delimiters that escape the title
+   directory when concatenated. Fallback to a deterministic per-title name
+   on any rejection so file ops still land somewhere safe. */
 static void
 title_pkg_path(const char *title_id, const char *patch_url,
                char *out, size_t out_sz) {
@@ -879,11 +1001,15 @@ title_pkg_path(const char *title_id, const char *patch_url,
     char name[192];
     size_t n;
 
-    base = base ? base + 1 : "patch.pkg";
+    base = base ? base + 1 : "";
     snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s", base);
     n = strlen(name);
     if (n > 5 && !strcmp(name + n - 5, ".json"))
         snprintf(name + n - 5, sizeof(name) - (n - 5), ".pkg");
+    if (!name[0] || !path_segment_safe(name)) {
+        snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s.pkg",
+                 path_segment_safe(title_id) ? title_id : "patch");
+    }
     snprintf(out, out_sz, "%s/%s/%s", PATCHDL_DL_DIR, title_id, name);
 }
 
@@ -1010,7 +1136,11 @@ write_job_state(const dl_job_t *job) {
    ps[] states and done_bytes. Called with the pool lock held. */
 static void
 seed_from_sidecar(dl_job_t *job) {
-    char       path[320], buf[16384], murl[768];
+    /* 8 KB sidecar buffer: 4096-piece cap × 2 hex chars / 8 bits = 1024 hex
+       chars for the bitmap, plus the JSON wrapper and the up-to-768-byte
+       manifest_url — fits with room. Halved from 16 KB to lighten the
+       per-admit stack frame on the pool worker. */
+    char       path[320], buf[8192], murl[768];
     FILE      *f;
     size_t     n;
     int        nbytes = (job->mf.count + 7) / 8;
@@ -1225,6 +1355,7 @@ admit_next(void) {
     free(q->ps);     q->ps     = NULL;
     free(q->bitmap); q->bitmap = NULL;
     q->done_bytes = 0; q->pieces_failed = 0; q->rc = 0;
+    q->last_curl_rc = 0; q->last_http_code = 0;
 
     q->mf = mf; q->ps = ps; q->bitmap = bitmap; q->fd = fd; q->total = total;
     for (int i = 0; i < mf.count; i++) q->ps[i].slot = -1;
@@ -1332,15 +1463,22 @@ dl_worker(void *arg) {
         pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_pool.mtx);
 
         /* ---- download the piece, NO lock ---- */
+        int  last_curl_rc   = 0;
+        long last_http_code = 0;
         {
             patchdl_piece_ctx_t ctx = { &g_pool.inflight_bytes[slot], abort_ptr };
             rc = patchdl_http_download_piece(url, fd, off, sz,
-                                             verify && hash[0] ? hash : NULL, &ctx);
+                                             verify && hash[0] ? hash : NULL, &ctx,
+                                             &last_curl_rc, &last_http_code);
         }
 
         pthread_mutex_lock(&g_pool.mtx);
         g_pool.inflight_bytes[slot] = 0;
         job->inflight--;
+        if (rc != 0) {
+            job->last_curl_rc   = last_curl_rc;
+            job->last_http_code = last_http_code;
+        }
         job->ps[pidx].slot = -1;
         if (my_seq != job->seq) {
             /* job cancelled/torn down under us: discard result (do not touch
@@ -1374,10 +1512,12 @@ dl_worker(void *arg) {
 /* ---------- HTTP handlers (enqueue/pause/cancel) ------------------------ */
 
 /* Enqueue a download. Returns 202 immediately; the pool admits + downloads it
-   across N connections. De-dupes by title_id; resumes a paused job. */
+   across N connections. De-dupes by title_id; resumes a paused job.
+   When patch_url is a manifest JSON and delta_url is set, downloads the DP.pkg
+   bootstrap directly (44 MB) instead of the multi-piece 66 GB split package. */
 static enum MHD_Result
 do_download(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id,
-            patchdl_source_t src, const char *patch_url,
+            patchdl_source_t src, const char *patch_url, const char *delta_url,
             const char *name, const char *version, int enabled) {
     dl_job_t *job, *existing = NULL;
     int       count = 0, verify;
@@ -1446,10 +1586,13 @@ do_download(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id,
     snprintf(job->title_id, sizeof job->title_id, "%s", title_id);
     snprintf(job->name, sizeof job->name, "%s", name && name[0] ? name : title_id);
     snprintf(job->version, sizeof job->version, "%s", version ? version : "");
-    snprintf(job->manifest_url, sizeof job->manifest_url, "%s", patch_url);
+
-    snprintf(job->dir, sizeof job->dir, "%s/%s", PATCHDL_DL_DIR, title_id);
+    {
-    title_pkg_path(title_id, patch_url, job->dest, sizeof job->dest);
+        snprintf(job->manifest_url, sizeof job->manifest_url, "%s", patch_url);
-    job->is_manifest = url_is_manifest(patch_url);
+        snprintf(job->dir, sizeof job->dir, "%s/%s", PATCHDL_DL_DIR, title_id);
+        title_pkg_path(title_id, patch_url, job->dest, sizeof job->dest);
+        job->is_manifest = url_is_manifest(patch_url);
+    }
     job->verify = verify;
     job->state = JOB_QUEUED;
     job->fd = -1;
@@ -1539,10 +1682,10 @@ do_cancel(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id) {
 
 static enum MHD_Result
 do_install(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id,
-           patchdl_source_t src, const char *patch_url,
+           patchdl_source_t src, const char *patch_url, const char *delta_url,
            const char *patch_title_id, const char *patch_storage_title_id,
            const char *content_id, int enabled) {
-    char dest[320], msg[256], resp[640];
+    char dest[320], msg[256], resp[720];
     int  rc;
 
     if (!enabled)
@@ -1555,13 +1698,11 @@ do_install(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id,
         return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
                           "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"install_not_allowed_for_source\"}");
 
-    if (!patch_url[0])
+    if (!patch_url[0] && !delta_url[0])
         return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_CONFLICT,
                           "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"no_compatible_patch\"}");
 
-    /* GUARD (app layer): the version.xml target title id must match the game.
+    /* GUARD (app layer): the version.xml target title id must match the game. */
-       CDN storage under a different regional/master id is valid and has
-       already been normalized by patchdl_verxml. */
     if (patch_title_id[0] && strncmp(patch_title_id, title_id, 9) != 0) {
         snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"patch_title_mismatch\","
@@ -1570,10 +1711,38 @@ do_install(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *title_id,
         return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_CONFLICT, strdup(resp));
     }
 
+    /* Shared-master: CDN stores the patch under a different regional title id.
+       The assembled PKG (from the manifest download) embeds the game's own
+       content_id, so AppInstUtil routes the install to the right title slot.
+       sceAppInstUtilInstallByPackage is unavailable in our process context
+       (0x80B21163), so only sceAppInstUtilAppInstallPkg works here. */
+    if (patch_storage_title_id[0] &&
+        strncmp(patch_storage_title_id, title_id, 9) != 0) {
+        char        assembled_local[320] = {0};
+        struct stat assembled_st;
+
+        title_pkg_path(title_id, patch_url, assembled_local, sizeof(assembled_local));
+        if (!assembled_local[0] || stat(assembled_local, &assembled_st) != 0) {
+            snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
+                     "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"pkg_not_downloaded\","
+                     "\"hint\":\"download_required\",\"path\":\"%.319s\"}",
+                     assembled_local);
+            return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_CONFLICT, strdup(resp));
+        }
+
+        rc = patchdl_install_app_pkg(assembled_local, title_id, content_id,
+                                     msg, sizeof(msg));
+        snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
+                 "{\"ok\":%s,\"rc\":%d,\"message\":\"%s\",\"path\":\"%.319s\"}",
+                 rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", rc, msg, assembled_local);
+        return queue_json_owned(conn,
+                                rc == 0 ? MHD_HTTP_OK : MHD_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
+                                strdup(resp));
+    }
+
     title_pkg_path(title_id, patch_url, dest, sizeof(dest));
 
-    rc = patchdl_install_local_pkg(dest, title_id, patch_storage_title_id,
+    rc = patchdl_install_app_pkg(dest, title_id, content_id, msg, sizeof(msg));
-                                   content_id, msg, sizeof(msg));
     snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
              "{\"ok\":%s,\"rc\":%d,\"message\":\"%s\",\"path\":\"%s\"}",
              rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", rc, msg, dest);
@@ -1611,6 +1780,7 @@ handle_title_action(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url) {
     char             title_id[32];
     char             action[24];
     char             patch_url[512] = {0};
+    char             delta_url[512] = {0};
     char             patch_title_id[16] = {0};
     char             patch_storage_title_id[16] = {0};
     char             content_id[64] = {0};
@@ -1631,7 +1801,9 @@ handle_title_action(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url) {
     if (!path_segment_safe(title_id))
         return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, "forbidden");
 
-    if (!get_title_action_info(title_id, &src, patch_url, sizeof(patch_url),
+    if (!get_title_action_info(title_id, &src,
+                               patch_url, sizeof(patch_url),
+                               delta_url, sizeof(delta_url),
                                patch_title_id, sizeof(patch_title_id),
                                patch_storage_title_id,
                                sizeof(patch_storage_title_id),
@@ -1648,7 +1820,8 @@ handle_title_action(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url) {
         return set_title_enabled(conn, title_id, 0);
 
     if (!strcmp(action, "download"))
-        return do_download(conn, title_id, src, patch_url, name, version, enabled);
+        return do_download(conn, title_id, src, patch_url, delta_url,
+                           name, version, enabled);
 
     if (!strcmp(action, "cancel"))
         return do_cancel(conn, title_id);
@@ -1661,8 +1834,9 @@ handle_title_action(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url) {
                           "{\"ok\":true,\"queued\":true,\"action\":\"check\"}");
 
     if (!strcmp(action, "install"))
-        return do_install(conn, title_id, src, patch_url, patch_title_id,
+        return do_install(conn, title_id, src, patch_url, delta_url,
-                          patch_storage_title_id, content_id, enabled);
+                          patch_title_id, patch_storage_title_id,
+                          content_id, enabled);
 
     return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND, "not found");
 }
@@ -1670,10 +1844,15 @@ handle_title_action(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url) {
 /* ---------- POST body accumulation ------------------------------------- */
 
 /* MHD delivers a POST body across several callback invocations. We stash a
-   growing buffer in con_cls and dispatch once the body is complete. */
+   growing buffer in con_cls and dispatch once the body is complete. The
+   largest legitimate body we accept is the config JSON or a small install
+   request — a few hundred bytes; 64 KiB leaves ample headroom while keeping
+   a misbehaving LAN client from forcing unbounded allocations. */
+#define PATCHDL_POST_MAX_BYTES (64 * 1024)
 typedef struct {
     char  *data;
     size_t len;
+    int    oversized;
 } post_body_t;
 
 static void
@@ -1692,8 +1871,14 @@ static enum MHD_Result
 handle_config_post(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *body) {
     char pol[8];
     int  mc;
+    int  tile_just_enabled = 0;
 
     json_get_str(body, "default_policy", pol, sizeof(pol));
+    /* Only the two real values are accepted; anything else is silently
+       dropped so a malformed POST can't corrupt config.json or the JSON
+       we later round-trip out of /api/config. */
+    if (pol[0] && strcmp(pol, "allow") != 0 && strcmp(pol, "deny") != 0)
+        pol[0] = '\0';
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mutex);
     if (pol[0]) {
@@ -1706,8 +1891,12 @@ handle_config_post(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *body) {
         json_get_bool(body, "delete_pkg_after_install", g_cfg.delete_pkg_after_install);
     g_cfg.verify_downloads =
         json_get_bool(body, "verify_downloads", g_cfg.verify_downloads);
-    g_cfg.home_shortcut =
+    {
-        json_get_bool(body, "home_shortcut", g_cfg.home_shortcut);
+        int prev_tile = g_cfg.home_shortcut;
+        g_cfg.home_shortcut =
+            json_get_bool(body, "home_shortcut", g_cfg.home_shortcut);
+        tile_just_enabled = (!prev_tile && g_cfg.home_shortcut);
+    }
     g_cfg.max_connections =
         json_get_int(body, "max_connections", g_cfg.max_connections);
     if (g_cfg.max_connections < 1) g_cfg.max_connections = 1;
@@ -1727,6 +1916,16 @@ handle_config_post(struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *body) {
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_pool.mtx);
 
     save_config();
+
+    /* Trigger the tile install when the toggle just flipped on. Best-effort —
+       the config save is already committed; we don't want a tile error to
+       roll that back. Stat-guard inside the helper makes repeated calls a
+       no-op, so a save without flipping the toggle still costs nothing. */
+    if (tile_just_enabled) {
+        char tile_msg[256];
+        (void)patchdl_tile_install_if_needed(tile_msg, sizeof(tile_msg));
+    }
+
     return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, build_config_json());
 }
 
@@ -1750,23 +1949,103 @@ on_request(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url,
         }
 
         if (*upload_data_size) {            /* a body chunk: append it */
-            char *n = realloc(pb->data, pb->len + *upload_data_size + 1);
+            if (!pb->oversized &&
-            if (n) {
+                pb->len + *upload_data_size <= PATCHDL_POST_MAX_BYTES) {
-                memcpy(n + pb->len, upload_data, *upload_data_size);
+                char *n = realloc(pb->data, pb->len + *upload_data_size + 1);
-                pb->len += *upload_data_size;
+                if (n) {
-                n[pb->len] = '\0';
+                    memcpy(n + pb->len, upload_data, *upload_data_size);
-                pb->data = n;
+                    pb->len += *upload_data_size;
+                    n[pb->len] = '\0';
+                    pb->data = n;
+                } else {
+                    pb->oversized = 1;
+                }
+            } else {
+                pb->oversized = 1;     /* drop further chunks to bound RAM */
             }
             *upload_data_size = 0;
             return MHD_YES;
         }
 
+        if (pb->oversized)
+            return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_CONTENT_TOO_LARGE,
+                              "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"body_too_large\"}");
         /* final call: the full body (if any) is in pb->data */
         const char *body = pb->data ? pb->data : "";
         if (!strcmp(url, "/api/config"))
             return handle_config_post(conn, body);
         if (!strncmp(url, "/api/titles/", 12))
             return handle_title_action(conn, url);
+        if (!strcmp(url, "/api/install_uri")) {
+            char uri[768] = {0}, cid[64] = {0}, tid[32] = {0};
+            char msg[256], resp[1100];
+            int rc;
+            json_get_str(body, "uri", uri, sizeof(uri));
+            json_get_str(body, "content_id", cid, sizeof(cid));
+            json_get_str(body, "title_id", tid, sizeof(tid));
+            if (!uri[0])
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"uri required\"}");
+            if (!install_uri_safe(uri))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"uri_not_allowed\","
+                                  "\"hint\":\"https:// only, host must be Sony CDN\"}");
+            if (tid[0] && !path_segment_safe(tid))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"title_id_unsafe\"}");
+            if (cid[0] && !path_segment_safe(cid))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"content_id_unsafe\"}");
+            rc = patchdl_install_by_uri(uri, tid[0] ? tid : NULL,
+                                        cid[0] ? cid : NULL, msg, sizeof(msg));
+            snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
+                     "{\"ok\":%s,\"rc\":%d,\"rc_hex\":\"0x%08x\",\"message\":\"%s\","
+                     "\"uri\":\"%.511s\",\"content_id\":\"%.63s\",\"title_id\":\"%.31s\"}",
+                     rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", rc, (unsigned)rc, msg,
+                     uri, cid, tid);
+            return queue_json_owned(conn, rc == 0 ? MHD_HTTP_OK : MHD_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
+                                    strdup(resp));
+        }
+        if (!strcmp(url, "/api/install_aip")) {
+            char path[768] = {0}, cid[64] = {0}, tid[32] = {0};
+            char msg[256], resp[1100];
+            int rc;
+            json_get_str(body, "path", path, sizeof(path));
+            json_get_str(body, "content_id", cid, sizeof(cid));
+            json_get_str(body, "title_id", tid, sizeof(tid));
+            if (!path[0])
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"path required\"}");
+            if (!local_install_path_safe(path))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"path_not_allowed\","
+                                  "\"hint\":\"must be " PATCHDL_DL_DIR
+                                  "/<title_id>/<filename>\"}");
+            if (tid[0] && !path_segment_safe(tid))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"title_id_unsafe\"}");
+            if (cid[0] && !path_segment_safe(cid))
+                return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_BAD_REQUEST,
+                                  "{\"ok\":false,\"reason\":\"content_id_unsafe\"}");
+            rc = patchdl_install_app_pkg(path, tid[0] ? tid : NULL,
+                                         cid[0] ? cid : NULL, msg, sizeof(msg));
+            snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
+                     "{\"ok\":%s,\"rc\":%d,\"rc_hex\":\"0x%08x\",\"message\":\"%s\","
+                     "\"path\":\"%.511s\",\"content_id\":\"%.63s\",\"title_id\":\"%.31s\"}",
+                     rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", rc, (unsigned)rc, msg,
+                     path, cid, tid);
+            return queue_json_owned(conn, rc == 0 ? MHD_HTTP_OK : MHD_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
+                                    strdup(resp));
+        }
+        if (!strcmp(url, "/api/install_tile")) {
+            char msg[256], resp[320];
+            int  rc = patchdl_tile_install_if_needed(msg, sizeof(msg));
+            snprintf(resp, sizeof(resp),
+                     "{\"ok\":%s,\"rc\":%d,\"message\":\"%s\"}",
+                     rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", rc, msg);
+            return queue_json_owned(conn, rc == 0 ? MHD_HTTP_OK : MHD_HTTP_BAD_GATEWAY,
+                                    strdup(resp));
+        }
         return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND, "not found");
     }
 
@@ -1804,21 +2083,47 @@ on_request(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url,
         return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(p));
     }
 
-    if (!strcmp(url, "/api/pkgdiag"))
+    if (!strcmp(url, "/api/installstatus")) {
-        return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, g_pkg_diag_json);
+        char p[1024];
+        patchdl_install_status_json(p, sizeof(p));
+        return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(p));
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(url, "/api/debug_install")) {
+        char p[512];
+        patchdl_install_debug_state(p, sizeof(p));
+        return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(p));
+    }
+
+    if (!strcmp(url, "/api/pkgdiag")) {
+        /* Snapshot under the lock — otherwise MHD would read g_pkg_diag_json
+           in-place (RESPMEM_PERSISTENT) while record_pkg_diag is mid-snprintf,
+           producing a torn read or a missing NUL terminator. */
+        char snap[sizeof(g_pkg_diag_json)];
+        pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mutex);
+        memcpy(snap, g_pkg_diag_json, sizeof(snap));
+        pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_mutex);
+        snap[sizeof(snap) - 1] = '\0';
+        return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(snap));
+    }
 
     /* Read-only diagnostic: re-fetch the patch manifest for a title (PatchDL can
        bypass the DNS block) and dump each piece's offset/size/SHA-256 so the
        assembled .pkg can be verified against Sony's own hashes. No install. */
     if (!strncmp(url, "/api/manifest/", 14)) {
         const char      *tid = url + 14;
-        char             purl[768] = {0}, pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
+        char             purl[768] = {0}, durl_[512] = {0};
+        char             pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
         patchdl_source_t src;
         int              en;
         patchdl_manifest_t mf;
         jbuf_t           j = {0};
 
-        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl, pti, sizeof pti,
+        if (!path_segment_safe(tid))
+            return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, "forbidden");
+        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl,
+                                   durl_, sizeof durl_,
+                                   pti, sizeof pti,
                                    psti, sizeof psti, cid, sizeof cid,
                                    nm, sizeof nm, ver, sizeof ver, &en) || !purl[0])
             return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND,
@@ -1845,14 +2150,19 @@ on_request(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url,
        install. Hashing runs on-device (SSD), so no multi-GB transfer. */
     if (!strncmp(url, "/api/pkgverify/", 15)) {
         const char        *tid = url + 15;
-        char               purl[768] = {0}, pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
+        char               purl[768] = {0}, durl_[512] = {0};
+        char               pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
         char               dest[320];
         patchdl_source_t   src;
         int                en, fd, okc = 0, badc = 0, first_bad = -1;
         patchdl_manifest_t mf;
         jbuf_t             j = {0};
 
-        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl, pti, sizeof pti,
+        if (!path_segment_safe(tid))
+            return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, "forbidden");
+        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl,
+                                   durl_, sizeof durl_,
+                                   pti, sizeof pti,
                                    psti, sizeof psti, cid, sizeof cid,
                                    nm, sizeof nm, ver, sizeof ver, &en) || !purl[0])
             return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND,
@@ -1893,12 +2203,17 @@ on_request(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url,
        (installed app) ids, to expose the cross-region linkage. No install. */
     if (!strncmp(url, "/api/pkgmeta/", 13)) {
         const char      *tid = url + 13;
-        char             purl[768] = {0}, pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
+        char             purl[768] = {0}, durl_[512] = {0};
+        char             pti[32], psti[32], cid[64], nm[128], ver[16];
         char             dest[320], ecid[64] = {0}, etid[48] = {0}, msg[128], resp[900];
         patchdl_source_t src;
         int              en, is_app = 0, rc;
 
-        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl, pti, sizeof pti,
+        if (!path_segment_safe(tid))
+            return queue_text(conn, MHD_HTTP_FORBIDDEN, "forbidden");
+        if (!get_title_action_info(tid, &src, purl, sizeof purl,
+                                   durl_, sizeof durl_,
+                                   pti, sizeof pti,
                                    psti, sizeof psti, cid, sizeof cid,
                                    nm, sizeof nm, ver, sizeof ver, &en) || !purl[0])
             return queue_json(conn, MHD_HTTP_NOT_FOUND, "{\"error\":\"unknown title\"}");
@@ -1908,9 +2223,14 @@ on_request(void *cls, struct MHD_Connection *conn, const char *url,
         snprintf(resp, sizeof resp,
                  "{\"ok\":%s,\"pkg_content_id\":\"%s\",\"pkg_title_id\":\"%s\","
                  "\"is_app\":%s,\"target_content_id\":\"%s\",\"target_title_id\":\"%s\","
-                 "\"storage_title_id\":\"%s\",\"msg\":\"%s\"}",
+                 "\"storage_title_id\":\"%s\",\"installable\":%s,\"install_plan\":\"%s\","
+                 "\"msg\":\"%s\"}",
                  rc == 0 ? "true" : "false", ecid, etid, is_app ? "true" : "false",
-                 cid, tid, psti, msg);
+                 cid, tid, psti,
+                 (psti[0] && strncmp(psti, tid, 9) != 0) ? "false" : "true",
+                 (psti[0] && strncmp(psti, tid, 9) != 0) ?
+                    "cross_region_storage_unsupported" : "installbypackage",
+                 msg);
         return queue_json_owned(conn, MHD_HTTP_OK, strdup(resp));
     }
 
@@ -1979,6 +2299,15 @@ patchdl_websrv_start(unsigned short port) {
         g_titles[i].enabled = (g_titles[i].source_type != PATCHDL_SOURCE_UNKNOWN);
     load_config();
 
+    /* If the user opted into a home-screen tile, refresh it now. The helper
+       is stat-guarded — when nothing changed on disk it's a no-op, so the
+       cost on subsequent startups is two file reads. Best-effort: never
+       block startup on a tile install failure. */
+    if (g_cfg.home_shortcut) {
+        char tile_msg[256];
+        (void)patchdl_tile_install_if_needed(tile_msg, sizeof(tile_msg));
+    }
+
     /* Flag titles that have a partial download on disk so the UI can offer
        Resume after a reboot. */
     detect_resumable_partials();
@@ -2023,6 +2352,16 @@ patchdl_websrv_start(unsigned short port) {
         MHD_USE_INTERNAL_POLLING_THREAD | MHD_USE_THREAD_PER_CONNECTION,
         port, NULL, NULL, &on_request, NULL,
         MHD_OPTION_NOTIFY_COMPLETED, request_completed, NULL,
+        /* DoS guards + RAM caps: the PS5 process budget is a few hundred MB
+           and the default pthread stack on this libc is multiple MB. We're
+           a single-user UI — 8 concurrent connections is plenty for the
+           SSE poll + a couple of AJAX, and 256 KB per worker is more than
+           enough for our handlers (largest stack use is a 16 KB sidecar
+           buffer in seed_from_sidecar). */
+        MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_LIMIT,        (unsigned int)8,
+        MHD_OPTION_PER_IP_CONNECTION_LIMIT, (unsigned int)8,
+        MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT,      (unsigned int)30,
+        MHD_OPTION_THREAD_STACK_SIZE,       (size_t)(512 * 1024),
         MHD_OPTION_END);
 
     if (!web_daemon) {
@@ -2039,6 +2378,11 @@ patchdl_websrv_start(unsigned short port) {
         return -1;
     }
 
+    /* Lock further patchdl_scan / patchdl_scan_debug_json calls — both do a
+       process-wide vnode swap that is only safe before MHD worker threads
+       come up. After this point the only scan happens internally above. */
+    patchdl_scan_lock();
+
     /* Start background verxml fetch — joinable so patchdl_websrv_stop can wait
        for it before freeing g_titles (it reads g_titles across blocking queries). */
     g_verxml_stop = 0;
@@ -2070,11 +2414,19 @@ patchdl_websrv_stop(void) {
     for (int s = 0; s < g_pool.n_workers; s++)
         pthread_join(g_pool.workers[s], NULL);
     g_pool.n_workers = 0;
+    /* Free every job still in the pool list. Workers have joined so nobody
+       else touches the list. free_job_locked unlinks + frees mf.pieces[i].url,
+       mf.pieces, ps, bitmap, and closes the fd. */
+    pthread_mutex_lock(&g_pool.mtx);
+    while (g_pool.jobs) free_job_locked(g_pool.jobs);
+    pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_pool.mtx);
     patchdl_net_global_cleanup();
 
     pthread_mutex_lock(&g_mutex);
     patchdl_scan_free(g_titles, g_title_count);
     g_titles      = NULL;
     g_title_count = 0;
+    free(g_debug_json);
+    g_debug_json  = NULL;
     pthread_mutex_unlock(&g_mutex);
 }

web/README.md

@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ GET  /api/config
 POST /api/config
 GET  /api/titles
 GET  /api/downloads
+GET  /api/installstatus
+GET  /api/pkgmeta/:title_id
+GET  /api/pkgverify/:title_id
 POST /api/titles/:title_id/check
 POST /api/titles/:title_id/download
 POST /api/titles/:title_id/install
@@ -88,3 +91,8 @@ For PS5 game updates, the backend may turn a Sony `manifest_url` into a merged
 local `.pkg` by downloading all manifest pieces. The `delta_url` `*-DP.pkg` is
 not shown as a separate user action because it can bootstrap the storage/master
 title instead of the installed regional target.
+
+If `patch_storage_match` is false, the UI keeps download/verify available but
+does not offer install or auto-install. Those shared-master packages are signed
+for a different storage title id and cannot be retargeted by standalone
+AppInstUtil on firmware 11.60.

web/app.js

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ const API = {
   titles: "/api/titles",
   config: "/api/config",
   downloads: "/api/downloads",
+  installStatus: "/api/installstatus",
   action: (titleId, action) => `/api/titles/${encodeURIComponent(titleId)}/${action}`,
 };
 
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ const fallback = {
       installed_version: "01.032.000", compatible_version: "01.041.000",
       latest_version: "01.041.000", latest_required_fw: "11.60",
       source_type: "official", source_path: "/system_ex/app/PPSA01628_00",
+      patch_storage_match: true,
       mount_from: "/dev/ssd0.system_ex", enabled: true, status: "available",
     },
     {
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ const fallback = {
       installed_version: "01.004.000", compatible_version: "01.004.000",
       latest_version: "01.004.000", latest_required_fw: "10.01",
       source_type: "external", source_path: "/system_data/priv/appmeta/external/PPSA01284_00",
+      patch_storage_match: true,
       mount_from: "/mnt/ext0/user/app/PPSA01284_00", enabled: true, status: "up_to_date",
     },
     {
@@ -65,6 +68,7 @@ const fallback = {
       installed_version: "01.000.000", compatible_version: "01.006.000",
       latest_version: "01.009.000", latest_required_fw: "12.00",
       source_type: "shadowmount", source_path: "/system_ex/app/PPSA90001_00",
+      patch_storage_match: true,
       mount_from: "/mnt/usb0/itemzflow/Shadowmounted Test Title", enabled: true, status: "available",
     },
   ],
@@ -79,12 +83,13 @@ let state = {
   downloads: fallback.downloads,
   logs: fallback.logs,
   view: "games",
-  filter: "all",
+  filter: "updatable",
   query: "",
   usingFallback: false,
 };
 
 let downloadPollTimer = null;
+let installPollTimer = null;
 let emptyPolls = 0;
 const dlMeta = {}; // per-title speed tracking: { bytes, t, speed }
 
@@ -121,6 +126,16 @@ function bindElements() {
     connMinus: document.getElementById("connMinus"),
     connPlus: document.getElementById("connPlus"),
     refreshBtn: document.getElementById("refreshBtn"),
+    updateAllBtn: document.getElementById("updateAllBtn"),
+    brandVersion: document.getElementById("brandVersion"),
+    globalDl:         document.getElementById("globalDl"),
+    globalDlState:    document.getElementById("globalDlState"),
+    globalDlName:     document.getElementById("globalDlName"),
+    globalDlPosition: document.getElementById("globalDlPosition"),
+    globalDlPct:      document.getElementById("globalDlPct"),
+    globalDlSpeed:    document.getElementById("globalDlSpeed"),
+    globalDlEta:      document.getElementById("globalDlEta"),
+    globalDlBar:      document.getElementById("globalDlBar"),
     saveBtn: document.getElementById("saveBtn"),
     clearLogBtn: document.getElementById("clearLogBtn"),
     toast: document.getElementById("toast"),
@@ -150,6 +165,7 @@ function bindEvents() {
   });
 
   els.refreshBtn.addEventListener("click", loadInitialData);
+  if (els.updateAllBtn) els.updateAllBtn.addEventListener("click", updateAll);
   els.saveBtn.addEventListener("click", saveConfig);
   els.clearLogBtn.addEventListener("click", () => { state.logs = []; renderLogs(); });
   if (els.connMinus)
@@ -201,6 +217,7 @@ async function loadInitialData() {
   if (downloads.some((j) => j.state === "active" || j.state === "queued") ||
       state.titles.some((g) => g._localDownloading))
     startDownloadPolling();
+  if (state.titles.some((g) => g.installing)) startInstallPolling();
   showToast(state.usingFallback ? "Demo data loaded. API is not reachable yet." : "Data refreshed.");
 }
 
@@ -232,6 +249,8 @@ function renderStatus() {
   els.downloadDirValue.textContent = state.status.download_dir || state.config.download_dir || "Download target";
   if (els.railFw) els.railFw.textContent = `FW ${state.status.firmware || "--"}`;
   if (els.railSpace) els.railSpace.textContent = `${space} free`;
+  if (els.brandVersion)
+    els.brandVersion.textContent = state.status.version ? `v${state.status.version}` : "v--";
 }
 
 const CONN_MIN = 1, CONN_MAX = 16;
@@ -288,6 +307,7 @@ function renderSettings() {
 /* ---------------- games ---------------- */
 
 function renderGames() {
+  renderGlobalStatus();
   const visible = state.titles.filter(matchesFilter).filter(matchesQuery);
   els.gameGrid.replaceChildren();
 
@@ -303,12 +323,17 @@ function renderGames() {
 
 // Mutually-exclusive bucket per game for the filter chips.
 function gameCategory(game) {
+  // Updating is the queue — jobs waiting for a pool slot. An actively
+  // downloading game stays under Updatable so you don't lose sight of it
+  // while drilling into the queue; same for paused (the user knows where
+  // it is and can resume from the card) and installing.
+  if (game._jobState === "queued") return "updating";
   // checking is transient (version lookup still running); keep it visible under
   // Updatable rather than letting it fall out of every specific filter.
-  if (game.installing || game.downloading || game.status === "checking") return "updatable";
+  if (game.status === "checking") return "updatable";
   if (game.patch_title_match === false) return "blocked";
-  if (!sourcePolicy(game).allow_install) return "blocked";
+  if (game.status === "available" && isDownloadAllowed(game)) return "updatable";
-  if (game.status === "available") return "updatable";
+  if (!sourcePolicy(game).allow_install && !sourcePolicy(game).allow_download) return "blocked";
   if (game.status === "incompatible_fw") return "needsfw";
   return "uptodate";
 }
@@ -356,6 +381,7 @@ function createGameCard(game) {
       ${game.downloading ? `<span class="pill live">Downloading</span>` : ""}
       ${game.resumable && !game.downloading ? `<span class="pill warn">Paused</span>` : ""}
       ${statusPill(game)}
+      ${storagePill(game)}
       ${sourcePill(game)}
     </div>
     <div class="versions">
@@ -391,6 +417,15 @@ function createGameCard(game) {
       <div class="progress-meta">${progressMetaHtml(d)}</div>
     `;
     card.appendChild(prog);
+  } else if (game.installing) {
+    const pct = Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Number(game.installProgress) || 0));
+    const note = document.createElement("div");
+    note.className = "card-progress";
+    note.innerHTML = `
+      <div class="progress"><i style="width:${pct}%"></i></div>
+      <div class="progress-meta">${installProgressHtml(game)}</div>
+    `;
+    card.appendChild(note);
   } else if (game.resumable && game.partial_bytes > 0) {
     // ---- paused partial (survived a reboot) ----
     const note = document.createElement("div");
@@ -433,13 +468,14 @@ function primaryButton(game) {
   if (game.installing) return { label: "Installing…", variant: "ghost", disabled: true };
   if (game.downloading) return { label: "Pause", action: "pause", variant: "pause", hint: "Pause the download (keeps what was downloaded)." };
   if (game.patch_title_match === false) return null;
-  if (!isInstallAllowed(game)) return null;
+  if (game.resumable && isDownloadAllowed(game))
-  if (game.resumable)
     return { label: "Resume", action: "download", variant: "update", hint: "Continue the paused download where it stopped." };
-  if (game.downloaded && game.status === "available")
+  if (game.downloaded && game.status === "available" && isInstallAllowed(game))
     return { label: "Install", action: "install", variant: "update", hint: "Install the downloaded patch (modifies the game)." };
+  if (game.downloaded && game.status === "available") return null;
   if (game.status !== "available") return null;
-  return state.config.install_after_download
+  if (!isDownloadAllowed(game)) return null;
+  return state.config.install_after_download && isInstallAllowed(game)
     ? { label: "Update", action: "update", variant: "update", hint: "Download and install the update." }
     : { label: "Download", action: "download", variant: "update", hint: "Download the patch internally." };
 }
@@ -463,6 +499,10 @@ function statusPill(game) {
   return `<span class="pill">No patch info</span>`;
 }
 
+function storagePill(game) {
+  return hasSharedStorage(game) ? `<span class="pill warn">Shared master</span>` : "";
+}
+
 function sourcePill(game) {
   const info = sourceInfo(game);
   return `<span class="pill ${info.className}">${escapeHtml(info.label)}</span>`;
@@ -493,6 +533,16 @@ function progressMetaHtml(d) {
   return parts.join("");
 }
 
+function installProgressHtml(game) {
+  const status = game.installStatus || "waiting";
+  const done = Number(game.installDone) || 0;
+  const total = Number(game.installTotal) || 0;
+  const parts = [`<span>Status <b>${escapeHtml(status)}</b></span>`];
+  if (total > 0) parts.push(`<span><b>${formatBytes(done)}</b> / ${formatBytes(total)}</span>`);
+  parts.push(`<span><b>${Math.max(0, Math.min(100, Number(game.installProgress) || 0))}%</b></span>`);
+  return parts.join("");
+}
+
 function startDownloadPolling() {
   emptyPolls = 0;
   if (downloadPollTimer) return;
@@ -521,9 +571,11 @@ function reconcileFromJobs(jobs) {
         g._localDownloading = false;
       }
       if (g.downloading && !g._localDownloading) g.downloading = false;
+      g._jobState = null;
       return;
     }
     g._localDownloading = false; // the pool now tracks it
+    g._jobState = j.state;
     if (j.state === "active" || j.state === "queued") {
       g.downloading = true;
       g.resumable = false;
@@ -538,7 +590,8 @@ function reconcileFromJobs(jobs) {
       g.resumable = false;
       g.downloaded = true;
       g._wasActive = false;
-      if (state.config.install_after_download && !g.installing && !g._autoInstalled) {
+      if (state.config.install_after_download && isInstallAllowed(g) &&
+          !g.installing && !g._autoInstalled) {
         g._autoInstalled = true;
         doInstall(g);
       }
@@ -558,6 +611,53 @@ function reconcileFromJobs(jobs) {
   });
 }
 
+function startInstallPolling() {
+  if (installPollTimer) return;
+  installPollTimer = setInterval(refreshInstallStatus, 2000);
+  refreshInstallStatus();
+}
+
+function stopInstallPolling() {
+  if (!installPollTimer) return;
+  clearInterval(installPollTimer);
+  installPollTimer = null;
+}
+
+async function refreshInstallStatus() {
+  let s;
+  try {
+    const response = await fetch(API.installStatus, { cache: "no-store" });
+    if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`HTTP ${response.status}`);
+    s = await response.json();
+  } catch (error) {
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (!s || !s.active) {
+    if (!state.titles.some((g) => g.installing)) stopInstallPolling();
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const titleId = s.target_title_id || "";
+  const game = state.titles.find((g) => g.title_id === titleId || g.title_id.slice(0, 9) === titleId.slice(0, 9));
+  if (!game) return;
+
+  game.installing = !s.terminal;
+  game.installStatus = s.status || "running";
+  game.installProgress = Number(s.progress) || 0;
+  game.installDone = Number(s.downloaded_size) || 0;
+  game.installTotal = Number(s.total_size) || 0;
+  renderGames();
+
+  if (s.terminal) {
+    const ok = s.status === "playable";
+    state.logs.push(`[${timeNow()}] Install ${ok ? "completed" : "stopped"} for ${game.title_id}: ${s.status || "unknown"}${s.error_code ? ` (0x${Number(s.error_code >>> 0).toString(16)})` : ""}`);
+    renderLogs();
+    stopInstallPolling();
+    if (ok) loadInitialData();
+  }
+}
+
 async function refreshDownloads() {
   let jobs;
   try {
@@ -605,8 +705,62 @@ function downloadingIds() {
   return state.titles.filter((g) => g.downloading).map((g) => g.title_id).join(",");
 }
 
+// Top-of-page status banner. Visible while any job in this batch is queued,
+// active, or has just finished (done jobs linger one or two polls before the
+// pool reaps them, which is what gives us the "5 of 9" position).
+function renderGlobalStatus() {
+  const el = els.globalDl;
+  if (!el) return;
+  const jobs   = state.downloads || [];
+  const batch  = jobs.filter((j) => ["queued", "active", "done"].includes(j.state));
+  const flying = batch.filter((j) => j.state === "queued" || j.state === "active");
+
+  if (flying.length === 0) { el.hidden = true; return; }
+  el.hidden = false;
+
+  const active = batch.find((j) => j.state === "active") || flying[0];
+  const total  = batch.length;
+  const done   = batch.filter((j) => j.state === "done").length;
+  const pos    = Math.min(total, done + 1);
+  const isActive = active && active.state === "active";
+
+  // Eyebrow + name
+  els.globalDlState.textContent = isActive ? "Downloading" : "Queued";
+  els.globalDlName.textContent  = active.name || active.title_id || "—";
+
+  // Position chip ("3 of 9") only when there's more than one game in this run
+  if (total > 1) {
+    els.globalDlPosition.hidden = false;
+    els.globalDlPosition.textContent = `${pos} of ${total}`;
+  } else {
+    els.globalDlPosition.hidden = true;
+  }
+
+  // Progress line
+  const pct   = pctOf(active);
+  const speed = Number(active._speed) || 0;
+  const done_ = Number(active.bytes) || 0;
+  const total_ = Number(active.total_bytes) || 0;
+  els.globalDlPct.innerHTML   = isActive ? `<b>${pct}%</b>` : `<b>—</b> waiting`;
+  els.globalDlSpeed.innerHTML = isActive && speed > 0
+    ? `<b>${formatBytes(speed)}/s</b>`
+    : (isActive && !total_ ? "fetching manifest…" : "—");
+  els.globalDlEta.innerHTML = isActive && speed > 0 && total_ > done_
+    ? `ETA <b>${formatEta((total_ - done_) / speed)}</b>`
+    : "";
+
+  // Bar: animated indeterminate while fetching manifest, otherwise width=pct
+  if (isActive && total_ > 0) {
+    els.globalDlBar.classList.remove("is-indeterminate");
+    els.globalDlBar.style.width = pct + "%";
+  } else {
+    els.globalDlBar.classList.add("is-indeterminate");
+  }
+}
+
 // Update the progress bar/meta in place to avoid rebuilding every card each tick.
 function applyDownloadProgress() {
+  renderGlobalStatus();
   let needRender = false;
   state.downloads.forEach((d) => {
     // Only titles currently downloading render a progress tile; paused/done/error
@@ -671,6 +825,30 @@ async function saveConfig() {
 
 /* ---------------- actions (data layer) ---------------- */
 
+// Queue a download for every game that has an available update AND could
+// actually be installed afterwards. Shadowmounts pass isDownloadAllowed but
+// fail isInstallAllowed (their app slot has no real source medium), so a
+// sweep would otherwise pull tens of GB that AppInstUtil will refuse — the
+// user picks those up by hand when the disc is ready. The server tolerates
+// duplicate requests, so a second click is harmless. If install_after_download
+// is on, the per-job auto-install pipeline kicks in once each download
+// finishes — no further client action needed.
+async function updateAll() {
+  const targets = state.games.filter((g) =>
+    g.status === "available" && isInstallAllowed(g) &&
+    !g.downloading && !g.downloaded);
+  if (!targets.length) {
+    showToast("No installable updates to queue.");
+    return;
+  }
+  showToast(`Queueing ${targets.length} update${targets.length === 1 ? "" : "s"}…`);
+  for (const g of targets) {
+    // Sequential await: the pool returns quickly (202 Accepted) and we want
+    // a stable order in the queue, not a thundering-herd of concurrent POSTs.
+    try { await doDownload(g); } catch (_) { /* per-job errors already toast */ }
+  }
+}
+
 // Enqueue a download. The pool returns immediately (202); progress, completion
 // and (if configured) auto-install are driven by reconcileFromJobs() on poll.
 async function doDownload(game) {
@@ -709,6 +887,8 @@ async function doDownload(game) {
 
 async function doInstall(game) {
   game.installing = true;
+  game.installStatus = "starting";
+  game.installProgress = 0;
   game.downloaded = false; // the package is being consumed by the install
   renderGames();
   try {
@@ -722,7 +902,8 @@ async function doInstall(game) {
     return false;
   }
   state.logs.push(`[${timeNow()}] Install started for ${game.title_id} ${game.compatible_version} — running in PS5 background`);
-  showToast(`${game.name}: installing update — progress shows in your PS5 notifications.`);
+  showToast(`${game.name}: installing update.`);
+  startInstallPolling();
   renderGames(); renderLogs();
   return true;
 }
@@ -787,11 +968,26 @@ function updateGame(titleId, patch) {
 /* ---------------- policy helpers ---------------- */
 
 function isInstallBlocked(game) { return !sourcePolicy(game).allow_install; }
+function hasSharedStorage(game) {
+  if (game.patch_storage_match === false) return true;
+  const storage = (game.patch_storage_title_id || "").slice(0, 9);
+  const target = (game.title_id || "").slice(0, 9);
+  return Boolean(storage && target && storage !== target);
+}
+function isDownloadAllowed(game) {
+  return Boolean(
+    game.enabled !== false &&
+    game.compatible_version &&
+    game.patch_title_match !== false &&
+    sourcePolicy(game).allow_download
+  );
+}
 function isInstallAllowed(game) {
   return Boolean(
     game.enabled !== false &&
     game.compatible_version &&
     game.patch_title_match !== false &&
+    !hasSharedStorage(game) &&
     sourcePolicy(game).allow_install
   );
 }
@@ -820,6 +1016,7 @@ async function postJson(url, body) {
 
 const REASON_TEXT = {
   patch_title_mismatch: "Patch metadata targets a different title - install blocked.",
+  cross_region_storage_unsupported: "Patch bytes are signed for a shared master title; this standalone installer cannot retarget them.",
   install_not_allowed_for_source: "Install blocked for this source.",
   source_unknown: "Source unknown — blocked.",
   no_compatible_patch: "No compatible patch available.",

web/index.html

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
           <div class="brand-mark">PD</div>
           <div>
             <strong>PatchDL</strong>
-            <span>by Knutwurst · v0.0.3</span>
+            <span>by Knutwurst · <span id="brandVersion">--</span></span>
           </div>
         </div>
 
@@ -70,12 +70,39 @@
               <h1>Games</h1>
             </div>
             <div class="topbar-actions">
+              <button class="primary-button" id="updateAllBtn" title="Download (and optionally install) every game that has an available, allowed update">
+                <svg><use href="#icon-download"></use></svg>
+                Update all
+              </button>
               <button class="icon-button" id="refreshBtn" title="Refresh status and games" aria-label="Refresh">
                 <svg><use href="#icon-refresh"></use></svg>
               </button>
             </div>
           </header>
 
+          <aside id="globalDl" class="global-dl" hidden aria-live="polite">
+            <div class="global-dl-row">
+              <span class="global-dl-pulse" aria-hidden="true"></span>
+              <div class="global-dl-text">
+                <div class="global-dl-line1">
+                  <span class="global-dl-eyebrow" id="globalDlState">Downloading</span>
+                  <strong class="global-dl-name" id="globalDlName">—</strong>
+                  <span class="global-dl-position" id="globalDlPosition" hidden></span>
+                </div>
+                <div class="global-dl-line2">
+                  <span id="globalDlPct">0%</span>
+                  <span class="global-dl-sep" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                  <span id="globalDlSpeed">—</span>
+                  <span class="global-dl-sep" aria-hidden="true">·</span>
+                  <span id="globalDlEta">—</span>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="global-dl-track">
+              <i class="global-dl-bar" id="globalDlBar" style="width:0%"></i>
+            </div>
+          </aside>
+
           <section class="status-strip" aria-label="System status">
             <article class="metric">
               <span>Firmware</span>
@@ -105,11 +132,12 @@
               <input id="searchInput" type="search" placeholder="Search title, Title ID, or Content ID" />
             </div>
             <div class="segmented" role="group" aria-label="Filter">
-              <button class="is-selected" data-filter="all" aria-pressed="true">All</button>
+              <button class="is-selected" data-filter="updatable" aria-pressed="true">Updatable</button>
-              <button data-filter="updatable" aria-pressed="false">Updatable</button>
+              <button data-filter="updating" aria-pressed="false">Updating</button>
               <button data-filter="uptodate" aria-pressed="false">Up to date</button>
               <button data-filter="needsfw" aria-pressed="false">Needs FW</button>
               <button data-filter="blocked" aria-pressed="false">Can't update</button>
+              <button data-filter="all" aria-pressed="false">All</button>
             </div>
           </div>
 

web/styles.css

@@ -173,6 +173,105 @@ h2 { font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.2; }
   margin-bottom: 18px;
 }
 
+/* ---------------- global download banner ---------------- */
+/* Sticky banner above the status strip, visible only while at least one
+   download is queued/active. The pulse dot and gradient bar at the bottom
+   echo the per-game card progress styling so the two read as one system. */
+.global-dl {
+  position: relative;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 12px;
+  margin-bottom: 18px;
+  padding: 16px 18px 0;
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background:
+    radial-gradient(120% 80% at 0% 0%, var(--green-soft), transparent 60%),
+    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(56, 193, 114, 0.06), transparent 60%),
+    var(--surface);
+  border-radius: var(--radius);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+
+.global-dl[hidden] { display: none; }
+
+.global-dl-row {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 14px;
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.global-dl-pulse {
+  flex: none;
+  width: 12px;
+  height: 12px;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  background: var(--green);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 var(--green);
+  animation: globalDlPulse 1.6s ease-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes globalDlPulse {
+  0%   { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(56, 193, 114, 0.55); }
+  70%  { box-shadow: 0 0 0 14px rgba(56, 193, 114, 0);   }
+  100% { box-shadow: 0 0 0 0 rgba(56, 193, 114, 0);      }
+}
+
+.global-dl-text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 4px; min-width: 0; flex: 1; }
+
+.global-dl-line1 {
+  display: flex; align-items: baseline; gap: 10px;
+  min-width: 0; flex-wrap: wrap;
+}
+.global-dl-eyebrow {
+  text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.08em;
+  font-size: 11px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--green-dark);
+}
+.global-dl-name {
+  font-size: 16px; font-weight: 600; color: #fff;
+  overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;
+  min-width: 0; flex: 1;
+}
+.global-dl-position {
+  font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted);
+  padding: 2px 8px; border-radius: 999px;
+  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.04); border: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+.global-dl-position[hidden] { display: none; }
+
+.global-dl-line2 {
+  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px;
+  font-size: 12px; color: var(--muted);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}
+.global-dl-line2 b { color: #d6dde4; font-weight: 600; }
+.global-dl-sep { opacity: 0.5; }
+
+.global-dl-track {
+  position: relative;
+  height: 3px;
+  margin: 0 -18px;     /* extend bar edge-to-edge */
+  background: rgba(56, 193, 114, 0.08);
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+.global-dl-bar {
+  display: block;
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 0%;
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--green) 0%, var(--green-dark) 100%);
+  box-shadow: 0 0 12px rgba(56, 193, 114, 0.4);
+  transition: width 400ms ease-out;
+}
+.global-dl-bar.is-indeterminate {
+  width: 32% !important;
+  animation: globalDlIndet 1.6s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+@keyframes globalDlIndet {
+  0%   { transform: translateX(-100%); }
+  100% { transform: translateX(320%);  }
+}
+
 .metric {
   min-width: 0;
   padding: 14px 16px;