KernelTrap - linux-kernel

Quote: The Real Bug

Jeremy — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 15:38:36 +0000

"The _real_ bug is clearly in the hardware design that allows you to brick those things without apparently even having a lock bit. I'm hoping Intel doesn't treat this as just a software bug. Some hw designer should be thinking hard about which orifice they put their head up in."

Quote: Serious Dragons There

Jeremy — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 14:39:37 +0000

"Be careful -- there are some serious dragons there in the presence of multiple threads."

Quote: Good Enough Is Never Good Enough

Jeremy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:06:21 +0000

"'Good enough' is never good enough ;) What is the ideal implementation? Let's implement that."

Quote: Maybe I'm Overly Pessimistic

Jeremy — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 02:53:07 +0000

"The C standard will eventually support concurrency (they are working on it), and it will almost inevitably be a horrible pile of stinking sh*t, and we'll continue to use the gcc inline asms instead, but then the gcc people will ignore our complaints when they break the compiler, and say that we should use the stinking pile-of-sh*t ones that are built in.

Quote: History Is A One Way Street

Jeremy — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:29:27 +0000

"History is a one way street, and you might as well have the fs known the way it is so that people remember 'reiser oh wasn't he the guy who..' - unless you are trying to market the fs I guess."

Quote: Security Is Not An Absolute

Jeremy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:27:51 +0000

"Security is not an absolute. Just as the terrorists win if it can induce the White House to shred the constitution and force us all to live in a constant state of fear, it is also pointless to induce people to install software that horrifically slows down their server so badly that you can't get anything done."