oxidecomputer / oxidecomputer/propolis
block: Support non-DMA requests
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Description
The block device abstraction assumes that all requests are doing DMA to/from guest memory. There may be future devices or situations where that does not hold true. We should consider how to act on non-guest buffers for data transfer.
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Research direction
Start by tracing the block device abstraction and its request/data-transfer path; no specific files or tests are named in the issue. Clarify how non-guest buffers should be represented and handled before choosing an implementation. Done means the behavior is agreed, implemented, and covered by regression tests.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100