Date: Thu, 2 Oct 1997 17:45:31 -0700 (PDT)
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To: Peter Berdeklis <peter AT atmosp DOT physics DOT utoronto DOT ca>, djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Nate Eldredge <eldredge AT ap DOT net>
Subject: Re: Int-Hooking, DOS vs LINUX 
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At 02:20  10/2/1997 GMT, Peter Berdeklis wrote:
>On Tue, 30 Sep 1997, Arthur Bredrick wrote:
>
>>  Why would it be good to forbid hooking interrupts when it is obviously
>> useful in many situations?
> [really good discussion of portability snipped]
Also, when hooking interrupts it is very easy to screw up the system. Linux
and other Unices are multiuser systems, and nobody is allowed to do anything
that could crash the system and mess up other users. That's the main reason
why it's disallowed.

Nate Eldredge
eldredge AT ap DOT net