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From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca>
To: Jes Sorensen <jes@sunsite.dk>
Cc: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] [PATCH] C exceptions in kernel
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Jes Sorensen writes:
> Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> writes:
> 
> > So you have arch dependent code which has to be done for all
> > architectures before any driver can use it and the code has to be kept
> > up to date by each arch maintainer.  Tell me again why the existing
> > mechanisms are not working and why we need exceptions?  IOW, what
> > existing problem justifies all the extra arch work and maintenance?
> 
> Sorry, can't tell you why as I agree wholeheartedly with you. My
> point was that even if it was possible to implement exceptions 'for
> free' on all architectures, then it's still not what we want in the
> kernel. It's just too gross and makes people think about the code
> the wrong way.

This seems worthy of a new FAQ entry: http://www.tux.org/lkml/#s15-5
And while I was at it, I moved a bunch of these religious questions
into their own section. Section 1 is a bit of a hodge-podge.

				Regards,

					Richard....
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