On Mon, 19 Aug 2024 at 14:57, David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 19.08.24 22:35, Linus Torvalds wrote: > > > > Maybe. Or it might just lock up the machine. > > Yes, regarding the security concerns it might be a bit better that way. > (no security expert, so I cannot judge ...) The thing is, in a static universe where time does not flow, that might be true. But in such a universe, we wouldn't actually be alive, much less do kernel development. In *REALITY*, security is not a single point in time. Real security is about the *future* more than it is about anything else.