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elf: fail if vnode already open for writing

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
66/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Active
Tech stack
c

Research direction

Start with the related TODO in kernel-src/sys/elf.c at line 155 and read the surrounding ELF loading logic. Determine what should happen when the vnode is already open for writing, then implement the TODO’s failure behavior. Done when that case fails as intended and the relevant project checks pass.

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Description

enhancement
Dominant language
C
Stars
629
Forks
36
Avg merge
1d 23m
Merged PRs (30d)
8

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