Re: [RFC] [PATCH] C exceptions in kernel

Pete Zaitcev (zaitcev@redhat.com)
Sat, 23 Feb 2002 05:11:36 -0500


>> The attached patch implements C exceptions in the kernel,
>
> Bad idea ...

Why is it bad? I can see a couple of reasons, but this does
not help me undestand your, unspecified, reasons.

>> which *don't* depend on special support from the compiler.
>
> ... which can be implemented in simple ANSI-C. See below.

Right, but the question is, do we support setjump/longjump
in kernel? The patch as I saw it does reimplement a similar thing
(check out its assembler fragments).

-- Pete
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