From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Original-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Delivered-To: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr Received: from nez-perce.inria.fr (nez-perce.inria.fr [192.93.2.78]) by yquem.inria.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 702AFBDDB for ; Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:23:59 +0200 (CEST) Received: from mx1.polytechnique.org (mx1.polytechnique.org [129.104.30.34]) by nez-perce.inria.fr (8.13.0/8.13.0) with ESMTP id j839Nx7V022767 for ; Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:23:59 +0200 Received: from [192.168.0.11] (falcal.net [81.56.73.55]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by ssl.polytechnique.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9716233168; Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:23:57 +0200 (CEST) In-Reply-To: <87slwny8xs.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> References: <87slwny8xs.fsf@mid.deneb.enyo.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v734) Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=sha1; boundary=Apple-Mail-33--744127176; protocol="application/pkcs7-signature" Message-Id: <2D13837B-0BDC-4E14-86DE-ADCCE2E3BC78@m4x.org> Cc: caml-list@yquem.inria.fr From: Damien Bobillot Subject: Re: [Caml-list] Unsafe features Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 11:24:03 +0200 To: Florian Weimer X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.734) X-AV-Checked: ClamAV using ClamSMTP at djali.polytechnique.org (Sat Sep 3 11:23:58 2005 +0200 (CEST)) X-DCC--Metrics: djali 32702; Body=1 Fuz1=1 Fuz2=1 X-Org-Mail: damien.bobillot.2002@polytechnique.org X-Miltered: at nez-perce with ID 43196BAF.000 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! X-Spam: no; 0.00; damien:01 damien:01 caml-list:01 flowed:01 florian:01 ocaml:01 compiler:01 run-time:01 pointer:01 deallocation:01 heap:01 pkcs:01 065:98 emu:98 1341:98 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.3 (2005-04-27) on yquem.inria.fr X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=disabled version=3.0.3 --Apple-Mail-33--744127176 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; delsp=yes; format=flowed Le 2 sept. 05 =E0 14:02, Florian Weimer a =E9crit : > Has Ocaml any unsafe features? With "unsafe", I mean constructs > which, when (ab)used in certain ways, make further reasoning about the > behavior of the program impossible (and neither the compiler nor the > run-time system provides a diagnosis). Examples in other languages > are out-of-bounds array access, null pointer dereference, integer > arithmetic overflow, premature deallocation of heap objects, wrong > type declarations -- you get the idea. > > The C language interface falls into this category. Are there any > other problematic areas? The Obj.magic function. I don't know exactly what it does, but I =20 think it does arbitrary type conversions. --=20 Damien alias Schmurtz aim:goim?screenname=3Dschmuuurtz --Apple-Mail-33--744127176 Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Content-Type: application/pkcs7-signature; name=smime.p7s Content-Disposition: attachment; filename=smime.p7s MIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAqCAMIACAQExCzAJBgUrDgMCGgUAMIAGCSqGSIb3DQEHAQAAoIIGIjCCAtsw ggJEoAMCAQICAw54xzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFADBiMQswCQYDVQQGEwJaQTElMCMGA1UEChMcVGhh d3RlIENvbnN1bHRpbmcgKFB0eSkgTHRkLjEsMCoGA1UEAxMjVGhhd3RlIFBlcnNvbmFsIEZyZWVt YWlsIElzc3VpbmcgQ0EwHhcNMDUwNDEzMTc1MTAxWhcNMDYwNDEzMTc1MTAxWjBJMR8wHQYDVQQD ExZUaGF3dGUgRnJlZW1haWwgTWVtYmVyMSYwJAYJKoZIhvcNAQkBFhdkYW1pZW4uYm9iaWxsb3RA bTR4Lm9yZzCCASIwDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEBBQADggEPADCCAQoCggEBAJ1TOYBqwJ42s0Fzz56jY1p0 fplGyikFgoNEUKGnOpqt4vpeoqUppAnORt2yvdQJxfIkhsWkrD/diiPS7MTF73wcxlSJtqYzVzPK G/2WDm6dBinuWCIyWYFhtGedyxbap3kJW44H7cL7HUVVxZ0JhOIOTsjCoEzaeKnML7bctbIJeXEE lErfbDv2jA1PDG1ru5dx+Q+AmbexX92ygnntE6aX3QZLSbhrytg4yCRdV8cOyQ9eFruZBI42RJv3 nJXevjUOr4n+y/7bzijAJj4BFyUU+dllvj6bmk5brnUXheCSOD0Ci20dqGNC1MyJ43b6MoIrbW7j JwYIv12D6KuWoaUCAwEAAaM0MDIwIgYDVR0RBBswGYEXZGFtaWVuLmJvYmlsbG90QG00eC5vcmcw DAYDVR0TAQH/BAIwADANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQQFAAOBgQB0u5b6wgwsbcyzDHJTzshlCn4gshxWtU/1 mH77gBCpsY8L554YV4/Tvm1PzmDzErm++drQf5HMy8sEFjmwLvNfBP0BqtkSqsdRFGR4wHzTjMhS EW5LgmlaccqBQzqQrANtzglgBVbtmBDAV92qHjQslwHK4FohCRRzGl4DLQmqBDCCAz8wggKooAMC AQICAQ0wDQYJKoZIhvcNAQEFBQAwgdExCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMRUwEwYDVQQIEwxXZXN0ZXJuIENh cGUxEjAQBgNVBAcTCUNhcGUgVG93bjEaMBgGA1UEChMRVGhhd3RlIENvbnN1bHRpbmcxKDAmBgNV BAsTH0NlcnRpZmljYXRpb24gU2VydmljZXMgRGl2aXNpb24xJDAiBgNVBAMTG1RoYXd0ZSBQZXJz b25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBDQTErMCkGCSqGSIb3DQEJARYccGVyc29uYWwtZnJlZW1haWxAdGhhd3Rl LmNvbTAeFw0wMzA3MTcwMDAwMDBaFw0xMzA3MTYyMzU5NTlaMGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYD VQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29u YWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQTCBnzANBgkqhkiG9w0BAQEFAAOBjQAwgYkCgYEAxKY8VXNV +065yplaHmjAdQRwnd/p/6Me7L3N9VvyGna9fww6YfK/Uc4B1OVQCjDXAmNaLIkVcI7dyfArhVqq P3FWy688Cwfn8R+RNiQqE88r1fOCdz0Dviv+uxg+B79AgAJk16emu59l0cUqVIUPSAR/p7bRPGEE QB5kGXJgt/sCAwEAAaOBlDCBkTASBgNVHRMBAf8ECDAGAQH/AgEAMEMGA1UdHwQ8MDowOKA2oDSG Mmh0dHA6Ly9jcmwudGhhd3RlLmNvbS9UaGF3dGVQZXJzb25hbEZyZWVtYWlsQ0EuY3JsMAsGA1Ud DwQEAwIBBjApBgNVHREEIjAgpB4wHDEaMBgGA1UEAxMRUHJpdmF0ZUxhYmVsMi0xMzgwDQYJKoZI hvcNAQEFBQADgYEASIzRUIPqCy7MDaNmrGcPf6+svsIXoUOWlJ1/TCG4+DYfqi2fNi/A9BxQIJNw PP2t4WFiw9k6GX6EsZkbAMUaC4J0niVQlGLH2ydxVyWN3amcOY6MIE9lX5Xa9/eH1sYITq726jTl EBpbNU1341YheILcIRk13iSx0x1G/11fZU8xggLnMIIC4wIBATBpMGIxCzAJBgNVBAYTAlpBMSUw IwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQDEyNUaGF3dGUgUGVy c29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQQIDDnjHMAkGBSsOAwIaBQCgggFTMBgGCSqGSIb3DQEJ AzELBgkqhkiG9w0BBwEwHAYJKoZIhvcNAQkFMQ8XDTA1MDkwMzA5MjQwNFowIwYJKoZIhvcNAQkE MRYEFA4zAPUhCJOnnC0kf5EKelee6P+UMHgGCSsGAQQBgjcQBDFrMGkwYjELMAkGA1UEBhMCWkEx JTAjBgNVBAoTHFRoYXd0ZSBDb25zdWx0aW5nIChQdHkpIEx0ZC4xLDAqBgNVBAMTI1RoYXd0ZSBQ ZXJzb25hbCBGcmVlbWFpbCBJc3N1aW5nIENBAgMOeMcwegYLKoZIhvcNAQkQAgsxa6BpMGIxCzAJ BgNVBAYTAlpBMSUwIwYDVQQKExxUaGF3dGUgQ29uc3VsdGluZyAoUHR5KSBMdGQuMSwwKgYDVQQD EyNUaGF3dGUgUGVyc29uYWwgRnJlZW1haWwgSXNzdWluZyBDQQIDDnjHMA0GCSqGSIb3DQEBAQUA BIIBADLmLuNcgn+H1r8sVEgyzpl4ckiSJ9Kcj3gsxNzIKdDmgoZMWVV9nkZ5q0XTTpTc9AMzba7P a3QTlhzSqD4Pz+t42zgbTaPEQuDaukNp0aBYKJ+vUO2s3vB44if/0Gt0n+ylVG1Yd8yKdBpZTrRC MuzdDSptfb5xPsMLtG9RZKge5VS9n7LWSQWnpFA8dIsDaUaN9gvr7it1Cy86pvvbFEsHdXtPzIy8 pkygPnyCoysJt4F6PMXgfF7JdCLqcLZ/rak4Gy3phCO1jonKL3GZgedOEXBehq3wWYn3rBIs6vqS j05sBhJxO6EmZrjQw5WJKd8nCoX+iOhFNMpk9FdKpkUAAAAAAAA= --Apple-Mail-33--744127176--