KeSetSystemGroupAffinityThread shouldn't bugcheck on bad affinity mask
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- C++
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Description
This behavior doesn't match Windows kernel behavior.
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Research direction
Start at the KeSetSystemGroupAffinityThread entry point and reproduce the behavior with a bad affinity mask. Compare the result with Windows kernel behavior; done means the invalid mask no longer causes a bugcheck and the behavior matches Windows.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100