From 52e94178d3173eba1c52de3fd6a844c576cea0bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scannito <stefano.cannito@cern.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:41:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update TRK README

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 Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
index 9730c6f6efff7..2ee418629ab9c 100644
--- a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
+++ b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
@@ -15,14 +15,13 @@ Configurables for various sub-detectors are presented in the following Table:
 | Subsystem          | Available options                                       | Comments                                                         |
 | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `TRKBase.layoutVD` | `kIRIS4` (default), `kIRISFullCyl`, `kIRIS5`, `kIRIS4a` | [link to definitions](./base/include/TRKBase/TRKBaseParam.h) |
-| `TRKBase.layoutML` | `kCylinder`, `kTurboStaves` (default), `kStaggered`     |                                                                  |
-| `TRKBase.layoutOT` | `kCylinder`, `kTurboStaves`, `kStaggered` (default)     |                                                                  |
+| `TRKBase.layoutMLOT` | `kCylindrical`, `kSegmented` (default)     |                                                                  |
 | `TRKBase.layoutSRV` | `kPeacockv1` (default), `kLOISymm` | `kLOISymm` produces radially symmetric service volumes, as used in the LoI |
 
 For example, a geometry with fully cylindrical tracker barrel (for all layers in VD, ML and OT) can be obtained by
 ```bash
 o2-sim-serial-run5 -n 1 -g pythia8hi -m A3IP TRK FT3 TF3 \
-  --configKeyValues "TRKBase.layoutVD=kIRISFullCyl;TRKBase.layoutML=kCylinder;TRKBase.layoutOL=kCylinder"
+  --configKeyValues "TRKBase.layoutVD=kIRISFullCyl;TRKBase.layoutMLOT=kCylindrical"
 ```
 
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From 704211d55b8c984a9cbfc5e63fbd8231f1d68347 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scannito <stefano.cannito@cern.ch>
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:45:55 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Update TRK README 2

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 Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
index 2ee418629ab9c..a061a06be66f3 100644
--- a/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
+++ b/Detectors/Upgrades/ALICE3/TRK/README.md
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ Configurables for various sub-detectors are presented in the following Table:
 | Subsystem          | Available options                                       | Comments                                                         |
 | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- |
 | `TRKBase.layoutVD` | `kIRIS4` (default), `kIRISFullCyl`, `kIRIS5`, `kIRIS4a` | [link to definitions](./base/include/TRKBase/TRKBaseParam.h) |
-| `TRKBase.layoutMLOT` | `kCylindrical`, `kSegmented` (default)     |                                                                  |
+| `TRKBase.layoutMLOT` | `kCylindrical`, `kSegmented` (default)     | `kSegmented` produced a Turbo layout for ML and a Staggered layout for OT                                                                 |
 | `TRKBase.layoutSRV` | `kPeacockv1` (default), `kLOISymm` | `kLOISymm` produces radially symmetric service volumes, as used in the LoI |
 
 For example, a geometry with fully cylindrical tracker barrel (for all layers in VD, ML and OT) can be obtained by