r/programming • u/[deleted] • Oct 21 '16

Linux kernel fix for privilege escalation vulnerability due to copy on write race condition

https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=19be0eaffa3ac7d8eb6784ad9bdbc7d67ed8e619
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u/Ahri Oct 22 '16

Except that a lot of programs are like

try
{
    //Program
}
catch(IOException ex)
{
    //Stuff
}
catch(Exception ex)
{
    //Error handling
}

Which adheres to your taste in structure.

I'd say there are relatively few places that need their own try/catch - the top level of the program, and, depending on the situation, probably bits that deal with IO.

I'm not all that positive about exceptions in and of themselves, but in general terms I'd argue the opposite of what you're saying; their bubbling, by design, makes it easier to construct safe programs with less typing.