Re: Good point of Linux over Windows NT
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 22 Jan 1997 20:38:38 +0000 (GMT)
> Also, doesn't everybody still remember the article that was around
> linux-kernel a few weeks ago, stating that NT has a scheduling bug that
> allows any program to render a machine useless? Somebody may even have it
> in ActiveX control somewhere in the web!
Yes - the priority bug. Its not as bad as the latest one - telnet to
the right port on NT4.0 (including with service packups 1 and 2) and
type a few chars. Close the connection and the NT server CPU hits 100%
it goes very slowly and it stays like it
Alan