microsoft / microsoft/ebpf-for-windows

IOCTL's should be asynchronous

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Description

Several IOCTL calls can block while waiting for NMR contracts to load or unload. Rather than blocking the thread, the IOCTL should be made asynchronous.

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Research direction

Start by locating the IOCTL handlers and the NMR contract load and unload paths mentioned in the issue. Identify which calls can block, then establish how asynchronous completion should be represented and verify that those IOCTLs no longer block while contracts load or unload.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
operating-systems
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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