rust-osdev / rust-osdev/bootloader

looks possible to use std::fs::File::write_all

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Description

Rust has write_all() in std::fs::File, it may be able to write certain numbers (machine code) into a file. Can it replace some Assembly and remove some Nightly feature usages in this repo?

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Start by reviewing the repository's Assembly and Nightly feature usages alongside the std::fs::File::write_all documentation. Determine which machine-code writes could use write_all and whether replacing them preserves the bootloader's behavior; done means documenting or implementing a justified replacement scope.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
operating-systems
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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