igvm: igvm crate must offer mode where failure to recognize a header is not fatal
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Description
The igvm_defs specification is intended to allow older loaders to load newer files. The current igvm implementation does not do this, on seeing headers it does not recognize, it will emit a failure instead of ignoring the header.
Add a mode to support this.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the igvm crate's header-recognition path and the failure emitted for unrecognized headers, then compare that behavior with the igvm_defs specification. Add a selectable mode in which unknown headers are ignored rather than treated as fatal, and verify both modes preserve the expected behavior for recognized and unrecognized headers.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100