microsoft / microsoft/demikernel

[pdpix] Support `iovec` in `dmtr_sgalloc`

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Description

dmtr_sgalloc should have the ability to allocate more than one scatter gather element. Ideally, we could give it an iovec and have it allocate the same number of scatter gather elements of the same size as the iovec for easy copying.

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by locating dmtr_sgalloc and reviewing how its scatter-gather elements are allocated. Check how iovec is represented and used in the project; done means dmtr_sgalloc can accept an iovec and allocate the same number of scatter-gather elements with matching sizes for copying.

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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
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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