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Genuinely curious since I don't want to brick my mac :) - It seems that there are more than a handful of segmentation faults happening for various users runnin
by cuttothechase 4y ago
Genuinely curious since I don't want to brick my mac :) -
It seems that there are more than a handful of segmentation faults happening for various users running this program on their Mac's.
Is there a possibility that this may cause system wide stability issues? Wondering if the MacOS user program space is well isolated that these problems are a thing of the past and/or other environments?
Also, ChatGPT seems ambivalent about it -
"However, it is worth noting that modern operating systems like macOS have built-in protections to prevent user-level programs from accessing sensitive system resources, which can help mitigate the impact of a segmentation fault.
In summary, running a faulty program written in C language that crashes with a segmentation fault can potentially cause system stability issues on a Mac, but the exact impact will depend on a variety of factors. It is generally a good practice to test and debug programs thoroughly before running them on any system, especially if they involve sensitive or critical resources."
- nynx 4y agoAn application crashing, except in very specific scenarios which don’t apply here, won’t interfere with the rest of the os.
- creshal 4y ago> Wondering if the MacOS user program space is well isolated that these problems are a thing of the past and/or other environments? If by "past" you mean "1980s" and "other environments" you mean DOS, yes. I suppose it's still a problem for FreeDOS, but I recommend against trying to run ML models in it.
- spyremeown 4y agoIt's a user space process... it won't ever crash the kernel. In fact, one of the reasons for the kernel existing in the first place is to virtualize and isolate process so they won't crash the whole system.