It's OT, but ... this list could use more volume.
-Paul
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Arbitrary systems, pl.n.:
Systems about which nothing general can be said, save "nothing
general can be said."
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Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 14:46:17 -0500
From: jsyn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: potentially harmful code
I've noticed a very disturbing trend in my src-grokking --
Apparently, I've uncovered a GNU boy-band conspiracy, complete with code hidden
within various unix distributions that tracks and tabulates their performance.
For a few examples, see the following:
['BB' here refers to 'boy band']
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/gcse.c: VISITED is a pointer to a working buffer for tracking
which BB's have been visited.
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/graph.c: enum bb_state { NOT_IN_BB, IN_ONE_BB,
IN_MULTIPLE_BB };
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/final.c:struct bb_list {
[nsync]
src/gnu/usr.bin/cvs/lib/strerror.c:#if defined (EL2NSYNC)
src/sys/ufs/lfs/lfs.h: u_int nsync_writes;
src/sys/ufs/lfs/lfs_segment.c: ++lfs_stats.nsync_writes;
src/usr.bin/error/error.h:#define nsyncerrors class_count[C_SYNC]
[backstreet boys]
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/config/m68k/sun3.h: struct bb *blocks;
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/flow.c: in BB_NOTE, if any. */
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/gcse.c: /* BB loops on itself. */
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/haifa-sched.c: N=2: bb's probabilities, detailed ready list
info, unit/insn info.
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/haifa-sched.c:#define BB_TO_BLOCK(bb)
(rgn_bb_table[current_blocks + (bb)])
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/haifa-sched.c: When analysis is completed for bb, we update
for its successors:
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/haifa-sched.c: bb_succ = BLOCK_TO_BB (b_succ);
src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/opcodes/ppc-opc.c:#define BBOYBI_MASK (BBOYCB_MASK |
BI_MASK)
src/gnu/usr.bin/gas/opcode/ppc.h:{ "bdz", BBO(16,BODZ,0,0), BBOYBI_MASK,
COM, { BD } },
[98 degrees]
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/mips-tfile.c: sc_Nil, /* 98 */
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/fixinc/fixincl.x: * Description 98 - Zzz_Ki_Iface fix
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/fixinc/inclhack.sh: # Fix 98: Zzz_Ki_Iface
src/gnu/egcs/gcc/java/parse.c:case 98:
src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/minimon.h:#define CHANNEL1 98
src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/gdb/doc/stabs.texinfo: .byte 98
src/gnu/usr.bin/binutils/include/mpw/mpw.h:#define EACCES 98
There are plenty of other examples, just read the source!
In the face of this overwhelming evidence, need I say any more?
>;->
jsyn
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