Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 03 Apr 1997 09:57:49 +0200 | From | Thomas Sailer <> | Subject | Re: RFC: Memory protection in modules (stability) |
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> Most of the Linux kernel bugs I've seen are ones where memory protection > offerred by micro-kernels simply wouldn't have helped. It might make > life more simpler for those who develop device drivers, but the memory
My opinion is that better documentation would help developers much more than memory protection. I had very few hard crashes when I developed my driver modules, and those I had were due to misunderstanding of other kernel subsystems, especially the tty layer.
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