On Mon, 05 May 2003 20:36:32 PDT, Michael Swift <mikesw@cs.washington.edu> said:
> I'm working on a Linux patch to prevent buggy modules/drivers from causing
> the kernel to crash. Instead, the kernel detects a crash in the driver, and
> trans parently restarts the module. Currently this patch supports network
> interface card drivers, sound drivers, and file systems.
What are you planning to do about protecting a buggy module/driver from causing
a crash by stomping on somebody *elses* memory and corrupting some unrelated
data structure?
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