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On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 3:21 AM, Alan McKinnon <alan.mckinnon@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> On Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:17:07 +0100 |
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> Nicolas Sebrecht <nsebrecht@×××××.fr> wrote: |
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>> The 22/11/11, Alan McKinnon wrote: |
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>> > I use virtualbox and it's the one I recommend. |
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>> > The kernel modules are no better and no worse than any other |
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>> > out-of-tree modules. |
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>> You're wrong. Using the virtualbox module means you turn the kernel to |
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>> "tained crap" because of the number of problems it causes, including |
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>> random memory curruption. |
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> Care to back that up with something resembling evidence? |
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> EVERY out-of-tree module will taint the kernel. As to whether it |
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> deserves the "crap" moniker is a matter of opinion |
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> -- |
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> Alan McKinnnon |
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> alan.mckinnon@×××××.com |
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Alan, |
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I'm a happy Virtualbox user so I was surprised to see this post on |
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the LKML which I suspect pushed the consciousness of this a bit more |
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to the forefront: |
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https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/10/6/317 |
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Now, I have no problems with Virtualbox but I have no reason to |
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disbelieve these folks either. As with a lot of these things, it's the |
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devil you know or the devil you don't know. I suspect the other less |
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used solutions also have problems but not as many users, etc. |
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- Mark |
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