On Sat, 9 Nov 2002, Julio Merino wrote:

# Hardware problems should be managed by the kernel. For example, if a media
# fails repeatly (like a wrong CD or a floppy), the kernel should be able to
# stop the read/write, send an error signal to the requesting process and
# reset the drive. What I mean is that the kernel should detect these error
# conditions and stop the processes. Isn't it?

Julio, I think you have JUST perfectly illustrated that line which separates
the real world from the kernel's vision of same.

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