diff --git a/local/docs/CONSOLE-TO-KDE-DESKTOP-PLAN.md b/local/docs/CONSOLE-TO-KDE-DESKTOP-PLAN.md
index 7e546075..96232a78 100644
--- a/local/docs/CONSOLE-TO-KDE-DESKTOP-PLAN.md
+++ b/local/docs/CONSOLE-TO-KDE-DESKTOP-PLAN.md
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ and what must happen, in what order, to reach a usable KDE Plasma desktop.**
 | firmware-loader | **builds** | enabled | scheme:firmware; blob loading verified |
 | GPU firmware | **fetched** | partial | amdgpu/i915 blobs available via fetch-firmware.sh |
 | virtio-gpu | **builds** | in redox-drm | 220-line DRM/KMS backend for QEMU testing |
-| CS ioctl | **missing** | — | GPU command submission not implemented; gating hardware rendering |
+| CS ioctl | **protocol exists** | redox-drm scheme | Private CS submit/wait ioctls defined; hardware backend returns unavailable pending GPU driver | |
 
-**Verdict**: Display infrastructure exists. Hardware rendering blocked on CS ioctl + hardware validation.
+**Verdict**: Display infrastructure exists. Hardware rendering blocked on GPU driver backend + hardware validation (CS ioctl protocol exists).
 
 ### LAYER 2 — Mesa/Graphics
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ and what must happen, in what order, to reach a usable KDE Plasma desktop.**
 | iris (Intel HW) | **not built** | — | Not cross-compiled for Redox target |
 | OSMesa | **builds** | enabled | Off-screen software rendering |
 
-**Verdict**: Software rendering works (llvmpipe). Hardware renderers need cross-compilation + CS ioctl.
+**Verdict**: Software rendering works (llvmpipe). Hardware renderers need cross-compilation; CS ioctl protocol exists, backend validation pending.
 
 ### LAYER 3 — Wayland/Compositor
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ and what must happen, in what order, to reach a usable KDE Plasma desktop.**
 
 | Blocker | Layer | Impact |
 |---------|-------|--------|
-| GPU CS ioctl | DRM | Hardware rendering impossible without command submission |
+| GPU CS ioctl backend | DRM | Protocol exists in redox-drm; hardware backend validation pending |
 | Mesa HW renderers cross-compilation | Mesa | radeonsi/iris not built for Redox target |
 | KWin runtime proof | Compositor | Reduced-feature real build exists; bounded runtime proof requires Qt6Quick downstream validation |
 | kirigami real build | KDE | QML-dependent; needs Qt6Quick downstream proof |
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ and what must happen, in what order, to reach a usable KDE Plasma desktop.**
 | Blocker | What's needed |
 |---------|---------------|
 | Qt6Quick/QML downstream proof | Qt6Quick/QML runtime proof (QML JIT disabled for Redox); blocks kirigami + real KWin + Plasma |
-| Hardware GPU validation | Real AMD/Intel GPU; blocks CS ioctl vendor semantics + Mesa HW renderers |
+| Hardware GPU validation | Real AMD/Intel GPU; blocks hardware backend validation; CS ioctl protocol exists |
 | Bare-metal validation | Real hardware; blocks all hardware claims |
 
 ### Deferred (not on critical path for minimal session proof)