microsoft / microsoft/demikernel

[inetstack] Support `shutdown`

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Rust
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Description

Description

We currently don't support the shutdown operation. We should, if we aim a compliant TCP API.

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Research direction

Start by reading the inetstack TCP API and its existing socket operations to determine where shutdown belongs and how comparable operations behave. Define the expected compliant TCP semantics and verify the implementation with the relevant inetstack networking tests; done means shutdown is supported without breaking existing TCP operations.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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