Javascript JIT in web browsers

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On Sun, 2010-08-15 at 18:26 +0200, Kevin Kofler wrote:
> But the end effect is, we're allowing a web browser to disable memory 
> protection, exposing all users to a severe security risk from merely 
> browsing web sites. IMHO, the performance improvements in JavaScript aren't 
> worth that risk.

An alternative is to run the JavaScript in a less-privileged process,
like I believe Chromium does.

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Matt

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