On: Reverse Engineering the DualShock 4

[nix23]

Ah nice do we try to find excuses that monolithic kernel's are not so bad at all right?

And it's totally ok that those (any) "high-quality" driver can crash the system?

>Linux uses modules, some other BSD not.

Has nothing todo with modules, if it's loaded it's in kernel-space. Not others...OpenBSD is the ONE.

BTW: For those butt-hurt ones (that i blatantly attacked poor linux), it not just about linux but should we no create operating-systems where this is not possible? Just asking...

[svorakang → nix23]

What you're asking for is a microkernel os, or at least a generic kernel shim to interface a user space driver.

Example of microkernel: QNX.

Example of userspace driver: fuse.

I'm not familiar with the architecture of OpenBSD, does it run it's drivers in userspace?

[nix23 → svorakang]

>I'm not familiar with the architecture of OpenBSD, does it run it's drivers in userspace?

No it's the BSD without modules.

>Example of microkernel: QNX.

Yes and minix, hurd and TrueUnix64 just some other examples.

[anthk → nix23]

Fun you say this, but I panicked a few OpenBSD releases before by just using a USB hub and some SD card adapters.

And I remind you I helped with some OpenBSD ports such as Mednafen, so I am not saying this as a bluff. The mail list is clear.

[nix23 → anthk]

I am not talking about BSD vs Linux, i am talking about systems where no shitty driver can bring down the system....i say that as a FreeBSD user btw.

[anthk → nix23]

I had panics with FBSD too. It will happen to you at least once.

[nix23 → anthk]

I have panics about your reading capability ;)