oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/libtopo
Remove "SnapshotAlreadyTaken" protection
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- Rust
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Description
This error case guarded against a SEGV issue where taking a second snapshot on a single handle could crash.
https://www.illumos.org/issues/18110 has merged, this should no longer be necessary
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Search the Rust bindings for the SnapshotAlreadyTaken error and the protection that produces it. Read the surrounding snapshot-handling code and the linked illumos issue for context. Done means the obsolete protection is removed now that illumos issue 18110 has merged, while the project still builds successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 2/5
- Estimated time
- 1-3 hours
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 64/100