Re: a question of error codes bill One (bill1@key.cc.utah.edu)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 11:40:52 -0600

Jonathan S. Shapiro wrote:
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> Is this correct, or should the segment keeper pass the original fault
> code to the domain keeper?
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> [...]
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>Pros and cons on that last? It's a very easy change
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Personal opinion:

It shouldn't be forced to.
An error handler should be able to pass the error of it's chosing when it bumps things up stairs. I can envision a handler that knows a lot about the errors it handles, and can determine that a pattern of errors it is seeing is the result of some larger problem... At that point it should have the right to pass back whatever it thinks appropriate.

But that's just an opinion.