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I disagree with "Not completing the operation at all, is not really any better than getting the wrong answer." Getting the wrong answer can lead to security vul
by josephcsible 4y ago
I disagree with "Not completing the operation at all, is not really any better than getting the wrong answer." Getting the wrong answer can lead to security vulnerabilities and subtle but pervasive data corruption.
- flumpcakes 4y agoHardware also corrupts data. I would always want a kernel to continue as best it can, than flat out panic. This isn't an electron app, this is software that can be deployed to anything and everything. Any kernel that did panic would stop getting used by the majority of people pretty fast as being "too unreliable".
- fiedzia 4y ago> Any kernel that did panic would stop getting used by the majority of people pretty fast as being "too unreliable". So will kernel that corrupts data, but panic is much easier to fix than corrupted data because it's closer to the source of the problem.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 4y agoThey don't say it's not better, they say it's not really better.