microsoft / microsoft/WSL

Allow passthrough HCS JSON options via wslconfig

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**

This is very useful for debugging

**Describe the solution you'd like**

Add an option to wslconfig to specify the json path

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Research direction

Start by locating the wslconfig handling and the path where HCS JSON options are passed through. Determine the expected configuration syntax and how the option should reach HCS. Done means wslconfig can specify the JSON path and the value is used for debugging without breaking existing configuration behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
json
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
30/100

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