So let's overcome the ancient designs... (that's _application_, not
kernel design)
> and bugs
> in them should not crash the system.
cp somelargefile /dev/kmem will crash every Un*x. It's designed that way. ;-)
root has a loaded gun, so he can shoot himself in the foot in any way
he likes.
olaf
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