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Quote: SPIN capabilities are Modula pointers; pointers cannot be forged or dereferenced incorrectly; minimal overhead

topics > all references > references a-b > QuoteRef: bersBN12_1995 , p. 270



Topic:
safe use of pointers
Topic:
security by capabilities

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All kernel resources in SPIN are referenced by … SPIN implements capabilities directly using pointers … The [Modula-3] compiler, at compile-time, prevents a pointer … overhead for using a pointer, passing it across … pointer or its referent.   Google-1   Google-2

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