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We Need Hardware Traps for Integer Overflow
How many problem domains require wrapping signed integers or non-wrapping unsigned integers? Can the current undefined case be replaced with a trap and everything else be left intact?
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- 126
- HN comments
- 109
- Submissions
- 1
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- 11 commenters
Systems & PerformanceHardware & Electronics2014
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2014 | We Need Hardware Traps for Integer Overflow by mmastrac | 126 | 109 |
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