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Signals is the WORST part of Unix.Signals is the WORST part of Unix.Posted Nov 19, 2010 17:06 UTC (Fri) by Cyberax (✭ supporter ✭, #52523)In reply to: Signals is the WORST part of Unix. by Yorick Parent article: Ghosts of Unix past, part 3: Unfixable designs
It's possible to drop from DPC to userlevel (in effect, replacing the currently executed code). In fact, signals are trivial to implement using DPC.
>Of course, since Unix signals are used for so many very different purposes, they cannot and should not be replaced by a single new mechanism.
Unix signals are MISused for many purposes. They are broken and should be deprecated.
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