microsoft / microsoft/ebpf-for-windows
Provide alternative version of helper functions for dispatch vs passive program types
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Description
KeGetCurrentIrql is relatively expensive, but can be avoided if the function can be guaranteed that the caller is at dispatch already.
One option:
Provide two versions of helper functions, one that assumes IRQL == dispatch and one that assumes IRQL <= dispatch.
Based on the required_irql in the ebpf_program_data_t, select one of the two possible helper functions.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start by tracing the helper functions that call KeGetCurrentIrql and inspect ebpf_program_data_t, especially required_irql. Determine how dispatch and passive program types are identified, then define the completion criteria as selecting the appropriate helper version without the unnecessary IRQL query.
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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
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100