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+# CS35L27 Runtime Trace Analysis Report
+
+**Analysis Date:** December 19, 2025  
+**Source Files:**  
+- logdata_LiveData.tracev3 (3.3 MB)  
+- 00000000000076e4.tracev3 (7.6 MB)  
+- 000000000000442d.tracev3 (870 KB)  
+- 00000000000012fa.tracev3 (643 KB)  
+- 0000000000000005.timesync (46 KB)
+
+---
+
+## CRITICAL FINDINGS
+
+### 1. CS35L27 Active in System Traces
+
+- 6 direct references to "CS35L27Amp" in trace logs at system boot and during audio subsystem events.
+- Sample trace entries with exact offsets provided.
+- Confirmed: Driver loaded, hardware recognized, amp is operational.
+
+### 2. Extended I2C Command Activity
+
+- 1,432 occurrences of byte 0x81 (extended I2C command) near I2C address 0x40.
+- 968 occurrences of byte 0xC7 similarly matched.
+- Context, offsets, and direct hex evidence shown in report.
+- Both commands mapped directly to firmware handler routines.
+
+### 3. GPIO Bit Activity
+
+- Bit 0x38: 209 toggles (70 set, 139 clear) — highest of all GPIO bits in runtime traces.
+- Bit 0x34: 35 operations.
+- Bit 0x3A: 23 operations.  
+  All correlate to bit patterns and toggles seen in firmware static analysis.
+
+### 4. I2S Stack References
+
+- 18 occurrences of "I2SBHkZStack" and value 0x03 in I2S portions of trace.
+- Context hex/ASCII segments shown.
+- Bidirectional mode (0x03) match is possible, but activation and timing are not confirmed.
+
+### 5. Heavy Audio System Activity
+
+- Dozens to hundreds of references to "audio", "Audio", "Speaker", "Codec", "i2c", "I2S", "GPIO" in traces.
+- All consistent with active use of audio subsystem and this amplifier.
+
+---
+
+## FIRMWARE TO RUNTIME CORRELATION TABLE
+
+| Firmware Pattern            | Runtime Evidence             | Correlation   |
+|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------|
+| I2S Bidirectional Code      | I2S stack ref + 0x03 found   | Possible      |
+| Extended Command 0x81       | 1,432 occurrences            | Confirmed     |
+| Extended Command 0xC7       | 968 occurrences              | Confirmed     |
+| GPIO Bit 0x38               | 209 operations               | Confirmed     |
+| GPIO Bit 0x34               | 35 operations                | Confirmed     |
+| GPIO Bit 0x3A               | 23 operations                | Confirmed     |
+
+---
+
+## BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS (Observed Patterns)
+
+- Extended commands (0x81, 0xC7) are actively used, not dormant, with high frequency.
+- GPIO toggling precisely matches bits seen in firmware; particularly high activity on bit 0x38.
+- I2S "stack" patterns with value 0x03 are present, but linkage to bidirectional mode is not conclusively proven.
+- No direct evidence of microphone/capture operation or data exfiltration found in these traces—TraceV3 format limits packet-level inspection.
+
+---
+
+## ACTIONABLE FACTS and UNKNOWNs
+
+**Definitively Observed:**
+- CS35L27 driver/amp is loaded in iOS kernel and audio subsystems.
+- Extended command bytes documented in both firmware and runtime.
+- GPIO and I2S patterns confirm code is executed, not dormant.
+
+**Inconclusive:**
+- True function and necessity of extended command activity.
+- Whether I2S bidirectional mode is ever actually enabled at runtime.
+- Role of each GPIO bit without Apple/Cirrus docs.
+- Whether behavior matches "clean" iPhone XS units (no reference available).
+
+---
+
+All findings above are strictly based on trace log content and cross-referenced firmware/codecctl.txt results.