[viraptor]

> "why doesn't my computer know I don't want my program to deadlock, segfault, or loop indefinitely?"

For a device which can be checked from outside (second subsystem for device self-monitoring), this is actually possible to implement and fairly common. Watchdogs are often implemented to restart automatically when the device is completely unresponsive.

[jessaustin]

I could imagine a board manufacturer doing something like this for an expensive, low-volume NIC. I still don't see how Intel could help.