Re: Setting memory allocators for library functions.

[Matt Dillon]

:>     things work.  Then try coding conditionals all the way through to fix
:>     it... and don't forget you need to propogate the error condition back
:>     up the procedure chain too so the original caller knows why it failed.
:
:So, it all comes down to reimplementing the UNIX kernel in a language
:that supports exceptions, just like Linus suggested :) 
:
:       -Arun

    Not really.  UNIX works just fine, it gives you plenty sufficient control
    over your environment and you can write your programs pretty much in 
    whatever language you like.  But no amount of OS control will magically
    save a badly written program from itself.  The best you can hope for is to
    reduce the collateral damage by setting appropriate resource limits.
    Allowing a program to run the OS itself out of VM, with or without
    overcommit, is (being generous) just plain dumb.

                                                -Matt


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