Incorporate post-merge feedback

[dv-msft]

Description

This PR addresses the post-merge feedback for the 'circular references fix' PR

Testing

User mode:

• Ensure that the unit_tests.exe test suite passes successfully.

Kernel Mode:

• Ensure that the api_test.exe test suite passes successfully, multiple times back-to-back.
• The epbfcore.sys driver can be unloaded and re-loaded successfully after a multiple pass test run.

Documentation

No new documentation required.

Fixes: #1509 #1510

[codecov]

Codecov Report

Merging #2027 (5b24ef5) into main (f50dcb9) will increase coverage by 2.87%.
The diff coverage is 53.33%.

@@            Coverage Diff             @@
##             main    #2027      +/-   ##
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+ Coverage   82.65%   85.52%   +2.87%     
==========================================
  Files         152      148       -4     
  Lines       27547    26344    -1203     
==========================================
- Hits        22768    22532     -236     
+ Misses       4779     3812     -967     

Impacted Files	Coverage Δ
libs/platform/ebpf_object.c	79.16% <0.00%> (ø)
netebpfext/net_ebpf_ext_xdp.c	53.95% <42.10%> (-0.31%)	⬇️
libs/execution_context/ebpf_maps.c	90.57% <80.00%> (ø)
libs/thunk/windows/platform.cpp	12.29% <0.00%> (-62.30%)	⬇️
tests/libs/util/service_helper.cpp	38.88% <0.00%> (-10.03%)	⬇️
tests/sample/ext/app/sample_ext_app.cpp	92.59% <0.00%> (-6.00%)	⬇️
ebpfapi/rpc_client.cpp	53.57% <0.00%> (-2.57%)	⬇️
tests/libs/util/socket_helper.cpp	47.05% <0.00%> (-2.32%)	⬇️
tests/libs/common/common_tests.cpp	92.38% <0.00%> (-1.91%)	⬇️
... and 9 more

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