danarmak · HackerTrans

2 jaar geledendiscuss

That the process/thread enters kernel mode and then is suspended waiting for IO or for some other event. As long as the thread is running your code (or, is scheduleable) it's not blocked. And then the async implementation can ensure your code cooperatively gives up the CPU for other code.

danarmak

2 jaar geledendiscuss

No, if the memory-mapped page you're accessing is in RAM, then you're just reading the RAM; there is no page fault and no syscall and nothing blocks.

You could say that any non-register memory access "blocks" but I feel that's needlessly confusing. Normal async code doesn't "block" in any relevant sense when it accesses the heap.

danarmak

3 jaar geledendiscuss

It will at the very least notice that the read data does not match the stored checksum and not return the garbage data to the application. In redundant (raidz) setups it will then read the data from another disk, and update the faulty disk. In a non-redundant setup (or if enough disks are corrupted) it will signal an IO error.

An error is preferred to silently returning garbage data!

danarmak

3 jaar geledendiscuss

I assume you mean extensions, not plugins. No, Chrome doesn't support extensions on android, but some Chromium reskins do.

That said, the most important extension usecase is adblocking, and with Manifest v4 and FLoC/Topics and SafetyNet/remote attestation, well...

danarmak

3 jaar geledendiscuss

If a kernel with the restriction removed is compiled locally and is never redistributed, why would it be illegal?

danarmak

5 jaar geledendiscuss

The second link doesn't mention "as-is", the first one does. I'll assume that's what you meant. It says,

> Though manufacturers cannot so easily escape liability, sellers can escape liability by informing the customer before the purchase that a product must be taken "as-is,” which means how the product was found when it was purchased in-store. “As-is” works because the buyer has an opportunity to inspect the product and decide whether to buy it given its condition.

On that analogy, Github and RedHat aren't liable, but the original author of the software still is.

danarmak

5 jaar geledendiscuss

If I build an unsafe boiler, and gift it to you, and then it explodes and kills you - am I not liable because it was a gift and not a sale? Can I disclaim away any liability and "fitness for purpose" when I gift you the boiler?

ETA: the first couple of Google results say that no, product liability can't be disclaimed away - particularly when there is no contract or opportunity for bargaining. I am very much not a lawyer but this sounds correct to me (i.e. this is what the law is).

https://www.findlaw.com/injury/product-liability/are-product...

https://www.eltonlaw.com/does-a-disclaimer-mean-you-cannot-f...

danarmak

7 jaar geledendiscuss

> Since JavaScript has an especially high burden for backward compatibility you can’t really remove old cruft

You can't remove features from JS runtimes (browsers or node), but you can certainly remove them from a new language version. "use strict" already did it once in JS. It can be replaced/upgraded with "use ecmascriptX.Y" for each language version.

And transpilers targeting JS and tools like packers and minifiers can enforce language versions without declaring them in each file.

comments