Comment Comment by jjnoakes No, you are wrong.First, mapping that page doesn't cause all null pointer dereferences to segfault.And second, the language doesn't require a segfault. In fact, it explicitly permits the implementation to do whatever it likes.That is the difference between safe and unsafe. It is in the language definition. parent jjnoakes 12 years ago
First, mapping that page doesn't cause all null pointer dereferences to segfault.
And second, the language doesn't require a segfault. In fact, it explicitly permits the implementation to do whatever it likes.
That is the difference between safe and unsafe. It is in the language definition.