[ILUG] programming query...

[Paul Jakma]

On Sat, 28 Jul 2001, kevin lyda wrote:

> and then i go from api calls to ipc.  complexity scampers up, performance
> scampers down.  going down that road, a less complex way would be
> rpc, but i'm trying to explore options that keep performance high and
> complexity low.  a single process with a well defined api gives me that.

indeed... but you're looking to make your process as bulletproof as
possible from bugs contained in a loadable object file, no? even with
a fortified malloc, the module can surely still fsck up the process,
no?

> added bonus is that mmalloc can give me persistence if i want that.

cool...

> and i'm ignoring the amazingly unportable clone call.

unportable, but it does mean you can put the loaded code into a
seperate VM context while still sharing fds.

you could make it an added feature if compiled on linux:

"-DROBUST: This feature makes the programme more robust against bugs
in loadable modules. Currently only available on linux."

> kevin

anyway.. just another option, that's all.

--paulj