Unaligned atomic reading of a 64-bit variable
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- C++
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Description
[`KUSER_SHARED_DATA->SystemTime`](https://github.com/DymOK93/KTL/blob/master/runtime/src/chrono_impl.cpp#L49) is 4-byte aligned
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Research direction
Start with runtime/src/chrono_impl.cpp at line 49, where KUSER_SHARED_DATA->SystemTime is read. Check the alignment and atomic-read assumptions for this 64-bit variable in the Windows kernel context. Done means the SystemTime read no longer performs an unaligned atomic access.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100