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Reserve schedule: reserve freeze · case 01

A frozen reserve is overwritten by a late seller amendment.

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ROOT CAUSE

A frozen reserve is overwritten by a late seller amendment.

VERIFIED REPAIR

For reserve freeze, apply the stipulated decision x["current_reserve"] if x["frozen"] else x["submitted_reserve"].

Unsuccessful approach: The attempted repair uses x["current_reserve"]; the explicit regression cases demonstrate that this still violates the stipulated auction rule.

Case contract

A seller precommits a reserve schedule before an auction. Reserve changes have effective rounds, approval and disclosure states. A hidden reserve can block sale but must not be represented as a competing bidder. The model certifies schedules rather than selecting a second-price payment. Named decision reserve-freeze: For reserve freeze, apply the stipulated decision x["current_reserve"] if x["frozen"] else x["submitted_reserve"].

Why this case matters

Offline administrative auction model for software failure analysis.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = max(((t,v) for t,v in zip(x["starts"],x["values"]) if t<=x["round"]),default=(0,None))[1]
    v1 = max(((t,v) for t,v,a in zip(x["starts"],x["values"],x["approved"]) if t<=x["round"] and a),default=(0,None))[1]
    v2 = x["current_reserve"] if x["disclosed"] else None
    v3 = x["submitted_reserve"]
    v4 = max(x["submitted_reserve"],x["floor"],x["seller_minimum"])
    v5 = x["floor"]<=x["submitted_reserve"]<=x["ceiling"]
    v6 = max(x["lot_minimum"],x["current_reserve"]*x["quantity"])
    v7 = len(x["real_bids"])
    v8 = x["current_reserve"] if x["withdrawn"] else x["submitted_reserve"]
    v9 = x["submitted_reserve"] if x["round"]>=x["grant_round"] else x["current_reserve"]
    return {'effective-reserve-step':v0,'approved-reserve-step':v1,'hidden-reserve-redaction':v2,'reserve-freeze':v3,'reserve-lower-bound':v4,'reserve-range-admission':v5,'whole-lot-reserve':v6,'reserve-not-a-bidder':v7,'withdrawn-reserve-amendment':v8,'grant-round-activation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('seller floor binds / frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('normal contract', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('seller floor binds', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('amendment starts this round', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 3}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('first round', {'round': 1, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('last round', {'round': 6, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('all approved', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, True, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('public reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': True, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('reserve below floor', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 4, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'quantity', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['reserve-freeze'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
frozen reserve810Failed
seller floor binds / frozen reserve810Failed
normal contract88Passed
seller floor binds88Passed
amendment starts this round88Passed
first round88Passed
last round88Passed
all approved88Passed
public reserve88Passed
reserve below floor44Passed

SHA-256 / d98f4754fb5058431651c837a4d22eb09a4b58569af97bc56584e98391c5fcfb

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = max(((t,v) for t,v in zip(x["starts"],x["values"]) if t<=x["round"]),default=(0,None))[1]
    v1 = max(((t,v) for t,v,a in zip(x["starts"],x["values"],x["approved"]) if t<=x["round"] and a),default=(0,None))[1]
    v2 = x["current_reserve"] if x["disclosed"] else None
    v3 = x["current_reserve"]
    v4 = max(x["submitted_reserve"],x["floor"],x["seller_minimum"])
    v5 = x["floor"]<=x["submitted_reserve"]<=x["ceiling"]
    v6 = max(x["lot_minimum"],x["current_reserve"]*x["quantity"])
    v7 = len(x["real_bids"])
    v8 = x["current_reserve"] if x["withdrawn"] else x["submitted_reserve"]
    v9 = x["submitted_reserve"] if x["round"]>=x["grant_round"] else x["current_reserve"]
    return {'effective-reserve-step':v0,'approved-reserve-step':v1,'hidden-reserve-redaction':v2,'reserve-freeze':v3,'reserve-lower-bound':v4,'reserve-range-admission':v5,'whole-lot-reserve':v6,'reserve-not-a-bidder':v7,'withdrawn-reserve-amendment':v8,'grant-round-activation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('seller floor binds / frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('normal contract', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('seller floor binds', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('amendment starts this round', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 3}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('first round', {'round': 1, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('last round', {'round': 6, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('all approved', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, True, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('public reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': True, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('reserve below floor', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 4, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'quantity', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['reserve-freeze'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
frozen reserve1010Passed
seller floor binds / frozen reserve1010Passed
normal contract108Failed
seller floor binds108Failed
amendment starts this round108Failed
first round108Failed
last round108Failed
all approved108Failed
public reserve108Failed
reserve below floor104Failed

SHA-256 / ded3df1bb8b6d34a88766aa4682d06030e37f76f1a57e2778a9c90517610137f

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(x):
    v0 = max(((t,v) for t,v in zip(x["starts"],x["values"]) if t<=x["round"]),default=(0,None))[1]
    v1 = max(((t,v) for t,v,a in zip(x["starts"],x["values"],x["approved"]) if t<=x["round"] and a),default=(0,None))[1]
    v2 = x["current_reserve"] if x["disclosed"] else None
    v3 = x["current_reserve"] if x["frozen"] else x["submitted_reserve"]
    v4 = max(x["submitted_reserve"],x["floor"],x["seller_minimum"])
    v5 = x["floor"]<=x["submitted_reserve"]<=x["ceiling"]
    v6 = max(x["lot_minimum"],x["current_reserve"]*x["quantity"])
    v7 = len(x["real_bids"])
    v8 = x["current_reserve"] if x["withdrawn"] else x["submitted_reserve"]
    v9 = x["submitted_reserve"] if x["round"]>=x["grant_round"] else x["current_reserve"]
    return {'effective-reserve-step':v0,'approved-reserve-step':v1,'hidden-reserve-redaction':v2,'reserve-freeze':v3,'reserve-lower-bound':v4,'reserve-range-admission':v5,'whole-lot-reserve':v6,'reserve-not-a-bidder':v7,'withdrawn-reserve-amendment':v8,'grant-round-activation':v9}
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
fixtures = [('frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('seller floor binds / frozen reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': True, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [10, 20, 30, 40, 50]), ('normal contract', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('seller floor binds', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 15, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('amendment starts this round', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 3}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('first round', {'round': 1, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('last round', {'round': 6, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('all approved', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, True, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('public reserve', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': True, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 8, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [8, 16, 24, 32, 40]), ('reserve below floor', {'round': 3, 'starts': [1, 3, 5], 'values': [12, 9, 6], 'approved': [True, False, True], 'disclosed': False, 'frozen': False, 'submitted_reserve': 4, 'current_reserve': 10, 'floor': 7, 'seller_minimum': 5, 'ceiling': 20, 'quantity': 3, 'lot_minimum': 24, 'real_bids': [11, 8], 'reserve_as_bid': 10, 'withdrawn': False, 'grant_round': 4}, [4, 8, 12, 16, 20])]
def vary(value):
 if type(value) is int: return value*N
 if isinstance(value,list): return [vary(v) for v in value]
 if isinstance(value,dict): return {k:(v if k in ['count', 'delivery_index', 'disputed', 'maximum_set', 'minimum_set', 'quantity', 'stage', 'threshold', 'waived'] else vary(v)) for k,v in value.items()}
 return value
for label, request, expected in fixtures:
 check(label, solve(vary(request))['reserve-freeze'], expected[N-1])
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
frozen reserve1010Passed
seller floor binds / frozen reserve1010Passed
normal contract88Passed
seller floor binds88Passed
amendment starts this round88Passed
first round88Passed
last round88Passed
all approved88Passed
public reserve88Passed
reserve below floor44Passed

SHA-256 / 92a227ac57d45dd41dec0ce1906cf597a97e3ad5ef44150acab28ab3aef28704

Verification & scope

Stipulated toy auction rules, not a venue specification, financial advice, optimization claim, or live trading implementation. Nonnegative integer inputs and internally aligned list fields only. This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:46:19.592851+00:00.

Case digest / 8d58e0c104d230b974ba33ad5e1a713d0b8107ed0f557fac31692a818831a13e