Re: Kernel BUG at page_alloc.c:117!

From: Nix
Date: Thu Dec 08 2005 - 09:12:42 EST


On 6 Dec 2005, Rob Landley whispered secretively:
> On Monday 05 December 2005 09:05, zine el abidine Hamid wrote:
>
>> PS : The user's manual definition of The Watch-Dog
>> Timer is : "a device to ensure thet standalone systems
>> can always recover from abnormal conditions that cause
>> the system to crash. These conditions may result from
>> an external EMI or software bug."
>
> Such as the power supply filling up with dust and catching fire.
>
> Rather an optimistic user's manual, really...

The Algol-68 people considered this problem long ago:
<http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-help/2004-11/msg00107.html>.

--
`Don't confuse the shark with the remoras.' --- Rob Landley

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