| From: | Paul Hill |
| Date: | 12 Jun 2000 at 00:24:14 |
| Subject: | Re: MP vs. good programs (was: Re: Off topic, and libraries :)) |
On 11-Jun-00 11:33:44, Lee Atkins wrote:
>> Memory protection doesn't exclude this. And I'm sure any so called
>> talented coder would prefer memory protection over nothing any day of the
>> week... :-)
>Memory protection IMHO is a waste of good processor time.. You just have to
>know your code inside out. If you dont its bound to be full of bugs. In the
>end its all down to the quality of your testing. Coming from a safety
>critical point of view, memory protection is a waste of time.
1. Memory protection uses hardley any processor time. Try Linux/68k. In
many cases it's *faster* than AmigaOS. Quite a few people mentioned
Windows which has a very poor MP implementation.
2. Its *impossible* to fully test the code for a reasonable sized program.
You never know what users are going to do with your programs.
Memory protection is essential on a modern OS.
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