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feat(core): introduce systask emulation

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Authored by cepetr

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feat(core): introduce systask emulation

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The short version

What changed, and why it matters

This commit adds a software-based emulation of Trezor's multitasking 'systask' system for the desktop emulator. Previously the emulator faked task functions as empty stubs; now it uses real POSIX threads and condition variables to mimic how tasks switch on the real hardware. It also moves some system shutdown helpers into a shared file used by both real devices and the emulator. There is no direct evidence this fixes a security bug; it is primarily an engineering change to make the emulator behave more like the real device.

Recommended action

Treat as a normal engineering commit. Reviewers should verify that the new pthread-based scheduler correctly handles all wait/signal edge cases, that the shared system_exit paths preserve previous device behavior, and that the SDL event-loop kernel-task guard does not introduce deadlocks or event starvation in the emulator. No security patch or incident response is indicated by the supplied materials.

Security signals we found

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New threading/concurrency code using pthreads and condition variables in the emulator path

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Shared system shutdown path introduced across stm32f4, stm32u5, and unix builds

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SDL event polling restricted to kernel task context to avoid thread-safety issues

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Risk score

Why this scored 22/100

Our methodology →
Potential impact 3/30
Exploitability 4/25
Stealth signal 3/15
Affected reach 5/15
Confidence 4/10
Evidence quality 3/5
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