linux-kernel - Re: Aerospace and linux

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Date:	Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:23:46 +0200
From:	Massimiliano Galanti <massiblue@...ero.it>
To:	Brian Gordon <legerde@...il.com>,
	Chris Friesen <cfriesen@...tel.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Aerospace and linux


> What about .ro and .text sections of an executable?   I would think
> kernel support for that would be required.   If its application data,
> then all sorts of things are possible like you described.   Ive also
> seen critical ram variables be stored in triplicate and then
> compared/voted just to ensure no silent SEU corruption.

Maybe slightly off topic but... if flash is safer than ram, what about 
using XIP (where possible, e.g. on NORs)? That would not put .data 
sections into ram, at least.

-- 
Massimiliano
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