hardware: remove legacy model validation classification

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The project follows Semantic Versioning. Release candidates are pre-release buil
 
 ### Development
 
-- Removed the legacy per-model confirmation dialog before Gaming Optimised on `SupportedIntelMac` systems. Model validation remains informational; the global `95%` / Boost Disabled CPU policy is unchanged.
+- Removed the legacy per-model validation classification and confirmation UI. Apple hardware with an Intel CPU now determines `SupportedIntelMac` directly; exact model identity remains reporting/persistence context and fan writes remain gated by the live capability family. The global `95%` / Boost Disabled CPU policy is unchanged.
 - Advanced the `main` development identity to `0.5.0-rc.2` after publication of `v0.5.0-rc.1` so post-release source builds cannot be confused with the immutable published RC artifact.
 - `0.5.0-rc.2` is a development target only at this point. No tag or GitHub Release has been created for it.
 - Published stable `v0.4.0` and pre-release `v0.5.0-rc.1` remain unchanged.

README.md

@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ See [0.5.0-rc.2 GlobalMaskFpe2 Hardware Validation Record](docs/0.5.0-rc.2-GLOBA
 
 The processor Gaming profile is available on `SupportedIntelMac` systems. Fan-write eligibility is not granted merely because a machine is an Intel Mac or is believed to contain T2.
 
-`0.5.0-rc.1` requires the fresh runtime AppleSMC fingerprint documented in [Hardware Compatibility](docs/HARDWARE-COMPATIBILITY.md) and [Fan Control](docs/FAN-CONTROL.md). A machine that passes that family gate may be eligible for writes even if its model is not individually whitelisted, but that is not a claim of physical validation for that model.
+Current development builds determine `SupportedIntelMac` from Apple hardware plus an Intel CPU; the exact model identifier does not decide normal processor-profile eligibility. Fan writes separately require the fresh runtime AppleSMC fingerprint documented in [Hardware Compatibility](docs/HARDWARE-COMPATIBILITY.md) and [Fan Control](docs/FAN-CONTROL.md). Physical validation records are evidence for the observed capability mechanisms, not runtime permission lists.
 
 ## Fan-control dependency: Macs Fan Control 1.5.16
 

docs/HARDWARE-COMPATIBILITY.md

@@ -26,13 +26,15 @@ Stable `0.4.0` remains unchanged and remains the latest stable release.
 
 Passing the `0.5.0-rc.1` family gate is a runtime compatibility decision. It is **not** a statement that the detected Mac model has been physically tested by the BCPC project.
 
+Current development builds determine normal `SupportedIntelMac` eligibility directly from detected Apple hardware and an Intel CPU. Exact model identity remains useful hardware/reporting context, but it is neither a processor-profile whitelist nor a fan-write permission gate.
+
 ## Compatibility matrix
 
-| Model / observed family | Processor profile | Fan monitoring | Current development fan writes | Crash fan recovery | Validation status |
+| Model / observed family | Processor profile | Fan monitoring | Current development fan writes | Crash fan recovery | Physical evidence |
 |---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|
 | `MacBookPro16,1` / `PerFanModeFloat32` | Yes | Yes | Capability-qualified | Yes | **Physically verified end-to-end** |
 | `MacBookPro12,1` / `GlobalMaskFpe2` | Yes | Yes | Capability-qualified for proven one-fan topology | Implemented with v4 journal; fake restart-tested | **One-fan physical write/readback/Apple Auto round trip PASS** |
-| Other `SupportedIntelMac` | Yes | Capability-dependent | Only when an exact bounded live family fingerprint passes | Only for valid BCPC-owned compatible-family state | **Not individually physically validated** |
+| Other `SupportedIntelMac` | Yes | Capability-dependent | Only when an exact bounded live family fingerprint passes | Only for valid BCPC-owned compatible-family state | No model-specific physical record required for platform eligibility |
 
 ## Global Gaming Optimised processor target
 

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/App.xaml.cs

@@ -88,8 +88,7 @@ private async Task RunAppleSmcActivationHelperAsync(
         {
             logger.Info("Elevated AppleSMC activation helper started.");
 
-            var hardwareDetectionService = new HardwareDetectionService(
-                new ModelSupportRegistry());
+            var hardwareDetectionService = new HardwareDetectionService();
             var helper = new AppleSmcBackendActivationHelper(
                 hardwareDetectionService,
                 new FanSafetyPolicy(),

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/Diagnostics/CompatibilityReportService.cs

@@ -225,12 +225,15 @@ private static string BuildReport(
         builder.AppendLine($"PERFBOOSTMODE DC: {FormatUInt32(powerState?.BoostModeDc)}");
         builder.AppendLine($"Processor state readable: {FormatYesNo(profileSupport.PowerStateReadable)}");
         builder.AppendLine();
-        builder.AppendLine("Power validation");
-        builder.AppendLine("----------------");
+        builder.AppendLine("Platform & profile support");
+        builder.AppendLine("--------------------------");
         builder.AppendLine($"Gaming Optimised eligibility: {FormatYesNo(profileSupport.GamingOptimisedEligible)}");
-        builder.AppendLine($"Model validation level: {verificationResult.ValidationLevel}");
         builder.AppendLine($"Platform support: {verificationResult.PlatformSupport}");
-        builder.AppendLine($"Validation details: {FormatValue(verificationResult.Message)}");
+        if (!verificationResult.IsSupportedIntelMac
+            && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(verificationResult.Message))
+        {
+            builder.AppendLine($"Platform details: {FormatValue(verificationResult.Message)}");
+        }
         builder.AppendLine();
         builder.AppendLine("Restore");
         builder.AppendLine("-------");

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/Diagnostics/DiagnosticReportService.cs

@@ -229,8 +229,11 @@ private static string BuildReport(
         builder.AppendLine("Platform & Profile Support");
         builder.AppendLine("--------------------------");
         builder.AppendLine($"Platform support: {verificationResult.PlatformSupport}");
-        builder.AppendLine($"Model validation: {verificationResult.ValidationLevel}");
-        builder.AppendLine($"Verification message: {FormatValue(verificationResult.Message)}");
+        if (!verificationResult.IsSupportedIntelMac
+            && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(verificationResult.Message))
+        {
+            builder.AppendLine($"Platform details: {FormatValue(verificationResult.Message)}");
+        }
         builder.AppendLine($"Processor power settings readable: {FormatYesNo(profileSupport.PowerStateReadable)}");
         builder.AppendLine($"Gaming Optimised eligible: {FormatYesNo(profileSupport.GamingOptimisedEligible)}");
 

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/HardwareDetection/HardwareDetectionService.cs

@@ -5,15 +5,6 @@ namespace BootCampPerformanceControl.HardwareDetection;
 
 public sealed class HardwareDetectionService : IHardwareDetectionService
 {
-    private readonly IModelSupportRegistry _modelSupportRegistry;
-
-    public HardwareDetectionService(IModelSupportRegistry modelSupportRegistry)
-    {
-        ArgumentNullException.ThrowIfNull(modelSupportRegistry);
-
-        _modelSupportRegistry = modelSupportRegistry;
-    }
-
     public async Task<HardwareSnapshot> DetectAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         try
@@ -42,7 +33,6 @@ public ModelVerificationResult VerifyModel(HardwareSnapshot snapshot)
                 manufacturer,
                 model,
                 PlatformSupportStatus.DetectionIncomplete,
-                ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested,
                 "Hardware detection was incomplete. Platform compatibility could not be determined.");
         }
 
@@ -53,7 +43,6 @@ public ModelVerificationResult VerifyModel(HardwareSnapshot snapshot)
                 manufacturer,
                 model,
                 PlatformSupportStatus.UnsupportedNonApple,
-                ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested,
                 "BootCamp Performance Control requires an Apple Mac running Windows through Boot Camp.");
         }
 
@@ -65,7 +54,6 @@ public ModelVerificationResult VerifyModel(HardwareSnapshot snapshot)
                 manufacturer,
                 model,
                 PlatformSupportStatus.DetectionIncomplete,
-                ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested,
                 "Processor information could not be determined from hardware detection.");
         }
 
@@ -76,29 +64,14 @@ public ModelVerificationResult VerifyModel(HardwareSnapshot snapshot)
                 manufacturer,
                 model,
                 PlatformSupportStatus.UnsupportedNonIntel,
-                ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested,
                 "BootCamp Performance Control requires an Intel processor on Apple hardware.");
         }
 
-        var validationLevel = _modelSupportRegistry.GetValidationLevel(model);
-        var message = validationLevel switch
-        {
-            ModelValidationLevel.PerformanceValidated =>
-                "This Mac model is performance-validated for Windows processor power settings.",
-            ModelValidationLevel.FunctionallyValidated =>
-                "This Mac model is functionally validated for Windows processor power settings.",
-            ModelValidationLevel.CommunityTested =>
-                "This Mac model has community-tested reports for Windows processor power settings.",
-            _ =>
-                "This Mac model is a supported Intel Mac (not individually performance-tested)."
-        };
-
         return new ModelVerificationResult(
             manufacturer,
             model,
             PlatformSupportStatus.SupportedIntelMac,
-            validationLevel,
-            message);
+            string.Empty);
     }
 
     private static HardwareSnapshot Detect(CancellationToken cancellationToken)

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/HardwareDetection/ModelVerificationResult.cs

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ public sealed record ModelVerificationResult(
     string Manufacturer,
     string Model,
     PlatformSupportStatus PlatformSupport,
-    ModelValidationLevel ValidationLevel,
     string Message)
 {
     public bool IsApple => PlatformSupport == PlatformSupportStatus.SupportedIntelMac
@@ -20,7 +19,6 @@ public static ModelVerificationResult Unknown()
             "Unknown",
             "Unknown",
             PlatformSupportStatus.DetectionIncomplete,
-            ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested,
             "Hardware has not been detected yet.");
     }
 }

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/HardwareDetection/VerifiedHardwareModels.cs

@@ -3,5 +3,4 @@ namespace BootCampPerformanceControl.HardwareDetection;
 public static class VerifiedHardwareModels
 {
     public const string MacBookPro16_1 = "MacBookPro16,1";
-    public const string MacBookPro14_3 = "MacBookPro14,3";
 }

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/MainWindow.xaml

@@ -119,17 +119,19 @@
                         <Grid.RowDefinitions>
                             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                             <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
-                            <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
                         </Grid.RowDefinitions>
 
                         <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource LabelTextStyle}" Text="Platform support" />
                         <TextBlock Grid.Row="0" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource ValueTextStyle}" Text="{Binding PlatformSupport}" />
 
-                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource LabelTextStyle}" Text="Model validation" />
-                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource ValueTextStyle}" Text="{Binding ModelValidation}" />
-
-                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="0" Style="{StaticResource LabelTextStyle}" Text="Details" />
-                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="2" Grid.Column="1" Style="{StaticResource ValueTextStyle}" Text="{Binding CompatibilityDetails}" />
+                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="0"
+                                   Style="{StaticResource LabelTextStyle}"
+                                   Text="Details"
+                                   Visibility="{Binding IsCompatibilityDetailsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}" />
+                        <TextBlock Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="1"
+                                   Style="{StaticResource ValueTextStyle}"
+                                   Text="{Binding CompatibilityDetails}"
+                                   Visibility="{Binding IsCompatibilityDetailsVisible, Converter={StaticResource BooleanToVisibilityConverter}}" />
                     </Grid>
                 </GroupBox>
 

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/UI/AboutWindow.xaml

@@ -45,14 +45,9 @@
             <TextBlock Text="info@mkus.co.uk"
                        Style="{StaticResource BodyTextStyle}" />
 
-            <TextBlock Text="Performance-validated model:"
-                       Style="{StaticResource SectionHeadingStyle}" />
-            <TextBlock Text="MacBookPro16,1"
-                       Style="{StaticResource BodyTextStyle}" />
-
             <TextBlock Text="Fan control:"
                        Style="{StaticResource SectionHeadingStyle}" />
-            <TextBlock Text="Fan write control is available only when the live AppleSMC interface matches an exact bounded capability family. Physical model validation is tracked separately from runtime capability."
+            <TextBlock Text="Physical validation records are evidence for observed mechanisms, not runtime permission lists. Fan write control is available only when the live AppleSMC interface matches an exact bounded capability family."
                        Style="{StaticResource BodyTextStyle}"
                        Margin="0,0,0,16" />
         </StackPanel>

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/UI/AppCompositionRoot.cs

@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ internal static MainApplicationComposition CreateMainApplication(IApplicationLog
 
         var restoreSnapshotStore = new JsonRestoreSnapshotStore(logger);
         var ownershipStore = new JsonFanOverrideOwnershipStore(logger);
-        var modelSupportRegistry = new ModelSupportRegistry();
-        var hardwareDetectionService = new HardwareDetectionService(modelSupportRegistry);
+        var hardwareDetectionService = new HardwareDetectionService();
         var profileCatalog = new ProfileCatalog();
         var profileExecutionResolver = new ProfileExecutionResolver();
         var fanProfileExecutionResolver = new FanProfileExecutionResolver();

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/UI/MainViewModel.cs

@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ViewModelBase
     private string _gpu = "Not detected";
     private string _windowsVersion = "Not detected";
     private string _platformSupport = "Not checked";
-    private string _modelValidation = "Not checked";
-    private string _compatibilityDetails = "Not checked";
+    private string _compatibilityDetails = string.Empty;
     private string _activePowerScheme = "Not read";
     private string _processorMaximumAc = "Not read";
     private string _processorMaximumDc = "Not read";
@@ -267,18 +266,20 @@ public string PlatformSupport
         private set => SetProperty(ref _platformSupport, value);
     }
 
-    public string ModelValidation
-    {
-        get => _modelValidation;
-        private set => SetProperty(ref _modelValidation, value);
-    }
-
     public string CompatibilityDetails
     {
         get => _compatibilityDetails;
-        private set => SetProperty(ref _compatibilityDetails, value);
+        private set
+        {
+            if (SetProperty(ref _compatibilityDetails, value))
+            {
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsCompatibilityDetailsVisible));
+            }
+        }
     }
 
+    public bool IsCompatibilityDetailsVisible => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(CompatibilityDetails);
+
     public string ActivePowerScheme
     {
         get => _activePowerScheme;
@@ -533,7 +534,7 @@ private async Task RefreshAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken)
                 }
 
                 _logger.Info(
-                    $"Hardware detection completed. Detected Mac model: {verificationResult.Model}. Platform support: {verificationResult.PlatformSupport}. Validation level: {verificationResult.ValidationLevel}.");
+                    $"Hardware detection completed. Detected Mac model: {verificationResult.Model}. Platform support: {verificationResult.PlatformSupport}.");
             }
             catch (Exception exception) when (exception is not OperationCanceledException)
             {
@@ -1453,8 +1454,9 @@ private void ApplyHardware(HardwareSnapshot snapshot)
     private void ApplyCompatibility(ModelVerificationResult verificationResult)
     {
         PlatformSupport = PlatformSupportFormatter.FormatPlatformSupport(verificationResult.PlatformSupport);
-        ModelValidation = PlatformSupportFormatter.FormatModelValidation(verificationResult.ValidationLevel);
-        CompatibilityDetails = verificationResult.Message;
+        CompatibilityDetails = verificationResult.IsSupportedIntelMac
+            ? string.Empty
+            : verificationResult.Message;
     }
 
     private static bool HasUsableFanModelIdentity(

src/BootCampPerformanceControl/UI/PlatformSupportFormatter.cs

@@ -15,16 +15,4 @@ public static string FormatPlatformSupport(PlatformSupportStatus status)
             _ => "Not checked"
         };
     }
-
-    public static string FormatModelValidation(ModelValidationLevel level)
-    {
-        return level switch
-        {
-            ModelValidationLevel.PerformanceValidated => "Performance validated",
-            ModelValidationLevel.FunctionallyValidated => "Functionally validated",
-            ModelValidationLevel.CommunityTested => "Community tested",
-            ModelValidationLevel.NotIndividuallyTested => "Not individually tested",
-            _ => "Not checked"
-        };
-    }
 }