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Re:size_t-to-int vulnerability in Linux’s filesystem layer by bigiain on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @08:30PM (#27900921)
"Lets put the graphics drivers in ring 0, for better performance!" -- Windows NT architects, 1996

"Ummm, lets not do that, it's not such a great idea..." -- Windows Vista team, 2006

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Re:size_t-to-int vulnerability in Linux’s filesystem layer by fomine3 on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @12:15AM (#27902261)
Initial Windows NT uses user mode graphic driver, then NT 4.0 move it kernel mode.

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions//cc750820...

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Re:size_t-to-int vulnerability in Linux’s filesystem layer by bigiain on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @01:41AM (#27902712)
Yep. In about '96.

(Well, it came out late '96, so I suppose a bunch of that was actually done in '95.)

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Re:size_t-to-int vulnerability in Linux’s filesystem layer by Spivak on Tuesday July 20, 2021 @10:43PM (#27901791)
Different trade offs for different eras and different constraints.
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