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DateSat, 23 Feb 2002 05:11:36 -0500
FromPete Zaitcev <>
SubjectRe: [RFC] [PATCH] C exceptions in kernel
>> The attached patch implements C exceptions in the kernel,
> 
> Bad idea ...

Why is it bad? I can see a couple of reasons, but this does
not help me undestand your, unspecified, reasons.

>> which *don't* depend on special support from the compiler.
> 
> ... which can be implemented in simple ANSI-C.  See below.

Right, but the question is, do we support setjump/longjump
in kernel? The patch as I saw it does reimplement a similar thing
(check out its assembler fragments).

-- Pete
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