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Re:Drgn: How the Linux kernel team at Facebook debugs the ke... by wodenokoto on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @09:59AM (#29552217)
That’s almost also how airplanes work. They just reboot before the crash.

https://www.theregister.com/AMP/2020/04/02/boeing_787_power_...

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Re:Drgn: How the Linux kernel team at Facebook debugs the ke... by david422 on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @10:12AM (#29552374)
IIRC - it's an integer overflow problem. And power cycles generally come much sooner than than the 51 days.

From a software engineering perspective - seems like something that should be fixed. But apparently someone else decided not to. Maybe complexity? Cost?

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Re:Drgn: How the Linux kernel team at Facebook debugs the ke... by trinovantes on Tuesday December 14, 2021 @01:28PM (#29555268)
Definitely cost

Why go through the entire recertification process when the alternative solution is simply reboot every couple of weeks?

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