oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/opte

Clean up ioctl path

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Rust
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Description

Ioctls originally went through a DLD specific mechanism but after #321 we'll be handling them directly. As part of that change the general structure wasn't changed to minimize the changes needed. This issue is reevaluate and see if we should handle things differently now that we don't have to stick to the dld ioc semantics. (We may also decide it's ok as-is but nice to have an issue to track this).

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reviewing the ioctl changes in #321 and tracing the current ioctl path and its remaining DLD-specific structure. Determine whether the post-#321 design should change or remain as-is; done means reaching and documenting that decision, with any resulting cleanup identified.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
networking
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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