oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/hubris

Allow kernel to be built without app table

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Description

Kernel depends on the contents of the app table at runtime but only the location of the table at build time. Since the app table includes the entry point of each task, it necessarily depends on having built all of the tasks. If we use tricks similar to how peer tasks are resolved, the compilation of the kernel will no longer be dependent on the build output of the tasks.

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Research direction

Start by tracing how the kernel consumes the app table at runtime and how its location is supplied at build time. Compare that path with the existing peer-task resolution approach, then define how kernel compilation can avoid task build outputs while preserving app-table entry points.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
embedded-iot, 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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