Many panic!() / unwrap() calls in parse_field_list
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Description
This is a low priority unfixed issue from The Mega Issue (https://github.com/rust-osdev/acpi/issues/315)
It's probably worth making some of the panics into Errors, at some point.
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- 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
Start at the parse_field_list entry point and read the linked Mega Issue #315 for the broader context. Inventory the panic! and unwrap() paths there, determine which can return Errors without changing valid parsing behavior, and confirm that the selected cases are no longer unrecoverable panics.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- operating-systems
- Issue type
- Refactor
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Active
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100