RE: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #9136: simple script with infinite function calls causes seg fault
| From: | Sean R. Bright | Date: | Tue, 06 Feb 2001 23:35:58 +0000 |
| Subject: | RE: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #9136: simple script with infinite function calls causes seg fault | ||
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That's a good reason :)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Anil Madhavapeddy [mailto:anil@recoil.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 06, 2001 6:36 PM
> To: elixer@erols.com
> Cc: php-dev@lists.php.net
> Subject: Re: [PHP-DEV] PHP 4.0 Bug #9136: simple script with infinite
> function calls causes seg fault
>
>
> Sean R. Bright wrote:
> >
> > Because I don't consider it a problem that needs solving.
> I am probably
> > overlooking some notoriously famous algorithm, but I can't
> think of a
> valid
> > reason for such functionality to exist unless someone is
> purposely trying
> to
> > bring a system to its knees.
> >
>
> How about ... no PHP script should ever cause the webserver
> to segfault?
> Segfaults are bad.
>
> Anil
>
>