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i've seen photos of the bsod from an affected machine, the error code is `PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA`. here's some helpful takeaways from this incident:

1) mistakes in kernel-level drivers can and will crash the entire os

2) do not write kernel-level drivers

3) do not write kernel-level drivers

4) do not write kernel-level drivers

5) if you really need a kernel-level driver, do not write it in a memory unsafe language

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