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.
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- 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