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In-Flight Reboot?

Posted by michael on from the no-problems-until-you-have-to-fsck dept.

steelem writes "The Washington Post is running a story about how the F-22 Raptor's software requires in-flight reboots. Apparently the 2 million line software project is 93% done. Knowing most projects I've been on, it'll stay that way for another few years."

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  1. Beyond grasp by DigiShaman · · Score: 5, Insightful

    I've said it a hundred times and I will say it again. Software is getting way to complex for human management in developing bug-free code.

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  2. Re:LinuxBIOS in flight computers by pfleming · · Score: 5, Insightful

    "Some systems are obviously more important than others; it probably doesn't matter if the target identification system fails for a few seconds." Unless you're on the wrong end of the target id system. We have enough 'friendly fire'(although who cares how 'friendly' it is when you're dead?) problems already. I don't care what OS it's using, it needs to be fixed.

  3. Re:LinuxBIOS in flight computers by cperciva · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's a training issue. Pilots need to learn that "cannot identify target" means *wait*, not *shoot now*.

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  4. Re:Hah by clbyjack81 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The article stated that the reboots were for subsystems, not the fly-by-wire systems or the navigational system. The main problems have been in the sensor-weapon integration. This is one reason why the plane is not yet in full-scale production.

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