I can't speak for JunOS, but none of the "new" IOS operating systems are run to completion. This includes IOS-XE, XR and NX-OS.
On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 2:36 AM, Saku Ytti <s...@ytti.fi> wrote: > When we start on that premise, we can do silly things like write > run-to-completion operating systems like IOS and JunOS (rpd). Which means > single guy making one bad judgement call, and whole OS is bad. > > Of course run-to-completion is most optimum way to execute code, if your > code is flawless, but that ship has sailed. Possibly when IOS started CPU > time was premium and it was cheaper to through code review money at the > problem. > But today it clearly is cheaper to add power to control plane and have > levels of abstraction in control-plane which saves the system from bad > code, i.e. design your control-plane assuming code you deliver isn't good. >
