During February 2025, Sam Smith focused on enhancing core stability in the CTSRD-CHERI/cheribsd repository by addressing a critical kernel memory bootstrap issue in the purecap RISC-V kernel. Using C and leveraging expertise in embedded systems and kernel development, Sam fixed the KVA mapping bounds and improved virtual_avail generation to fully encompass the kmem bootstrap range. This technical solution eliminated boot-time kmem_init failures and aligned memory management with vm_map and kmem_init expectations, resulting in more reliable kernel boot processes. The work demonstrated a deep understanding of low-level memory management and contributed to improved robustness for RISC-V kernel deployments.