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Re:Debian GNU/Hurd 2023 released by ilyt on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:40AM (#36292476)
Yeah but fact a part can crash without bringing rest down doesn't make it non-monolithic.

The fact that driver bug in theory could overwrite any other part of the kernel is what makes it monolithic.

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Re:Debian GNU/Hurd 2023 released by arp242 on Monday June 12, 2023 @08:45AM (#36292544)
Sure, I'm just saying that there is some nuance to "a driver crashing crashes the whole kernel".
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