[BusyBox] insmod with uClibc mystery bugs

Larry Doolittle ldoolitt at recycle.lbl.gov
Wed Apr 25 16:52:26 UTC 2001


Matt asked
> Why are we working around a theoretical kernel bug?

Because even potential infinite loops make me squirm,
and the cost is so small.

Don't think of it as a theoretical kernel bug, think of it as
a possible API bug.  It's good software practice to behave
robustly, even when the other side of an API doesn't do what
you expect.

      - Larry





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