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Subject: Re: Handle kernel module crashes
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On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 10:18 AM, Florent Peterschmitt <
florent@peterschmitt.fr> wrote:

> Hello,
>
> It's not a problem but a question, and it's quite simple:
>
> How does FreeBSD handle crash from a single kernel module ?
>
> If the module internally crashes, does the entire system does too or
> FreeBSD will continue to live ?
>
> Thanks
>

There is no separation between kernel modules and the kernel proper.  A
crash in a kernel module will crash the entire system.