In message <wn5pt6mw1jc.fsf at linhd-2.ca.nortel.com> you wrote: > > Well, X server doesn't run in the same vm space as the > kernel. however, on my PC, X is the thing that would most likely to > put the system into an unusable state (frozen keyboard, mouse and > screen).
This just means that X is crashed. I'm pretty sure the system is stillr unning fine, and you can for example login over the network. This example has lttle relevance to embedded system. > QNX's drivers run in their own process space but they still have > direct access to the hardware. A driver can screw up the hw regardless > whatever vm-sandbox in which it run. Indeed. Best regards, Wolfgang Denk -- Software Engineering: Embedded and Realtime Systems, Embedded Linux Phone: (+49)-8142-4596-87 Fax: (+49)-8142-4596-88 Email: wd at denx.de Dear Lord: I just want *one* one-armed manager so I never have to hear "On the other hand", again. ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/
