pwndbg/pwndbg

speed up the kernel images download

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#3,005 opened on May 22, 2025

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. It takes a long time for the kernel images to get downloaded. Annoying for personal use and CI can take a long time as well.

Describe the solution you'd like

  1. Multiple kernel images should be downloaded in parallel solved, see link PR below.
  2. Download compressed versions and unpack

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Research direction
Identify which kernel images are downloaded, implement parallel downloads using asyncio or threading, and add support for downloading compressed archives.
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Pythonasync/await or threading
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
70