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+// The extreme of Trial Exploration and Self Coding
+// brainstorm_by(assembly code,running it)
+
+// the advantage of assembly code is that it is very easy to serialize
+// the advantage of random self-modification is that it is very easy to make
+// propose this is the first AI karl makes, and it runs in a safe isolated box, on its own
+// 	how to judge success? does-not-crash?
+// 	have to teach it learning.  first is to not crash.  then is to output requested string, likely copied from request.  run it until it outputs requested string.
+// 	it's stupid enough to be safe if run in an isolated box.
+// due to how fast it should be to make this, let's finish barebones first, and then merge.  XO computer likely doesn't have read-only-execute problem.
+
+// the below is a brief attempt to make an intellect by random self-modification.  it does not run.
+// DO NOT RUN THIS UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <vector>
+#include <set>
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <signal.h>
+//#include <sys/mmap.h>
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/wait.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+// Signal Catching has the problem of how to resume execution generally.
+// So we propose to fork a new process, and switch to it if it works.
+// This will take forming a simple communication method between the processes.
+// We can also compile a whole new program to learn, copying our source.
+
+// TODO: Currently implementing fork/exec.  changed approach 
+
+// TODO: make sure to run inside a vm once it does something
+
+// TODO: try out rewriting and recompiling code, rather than forking ram
+
+class RamGetter
+{
+public:
+	RamGetter()
+	{
+		randfile = open("/dev/urandom", O_RDONLY);
+		if (randfile <= 0) throw 0;
+	}
+	~RamGetter()
+	{
+		close(randfile);
+	}
+	void * getRandAddr(size_t len)
+	{
+		// TODO: this is a heuristic for picking an inner memory location, and learning what doesn't work; could be used in learning concept
+		void * blkp;
+		do {
+			uint32_t blk;
+			int ct = read(randfile, &blk, sizeof(blk));
+			if (ct < sizeof(blk)) throw 0;
+			blkp = reinterpret_cast<void*>(blk);
+			// fork here.  check length
+			pid_t forkpid = fork();
+			if (forkpid == -1) throw "failed to fork";
+			if (forkpid == 0) {
+				// child: test ram
+				volatile uint8_t tst;
+				for (size_t i = 0; i < len; ++ i) {
+				 tst = ((uint8_t*)blkp)[i];
+				}
+			} else {
+				// parent: wait for child
+				int status;
+				wait(&status);
+				if(WIFCONTINUED(status)) {
+					// child succeeded, so we can stop
+					// TODO: need a way to indicate child success
+					exit(0);
+				} else {
+					// child failed, so we keep going, but TODO: failure is not stored
+					continue;
+				}
+			}
+		} while (isbad(blkp));
+		return blkp;
+	}
+	void markbad(void *bad)
+	{
+		bad = (void*)((long)(bad) & ~0xfff);
+		badpages.insert(bad);
+		cout << "Bad: " << bad << endl;
+	}
+	bool isbad(void *chk)
+	{
+		chk = (void*)((long)(chk) & ~0xfff);
+		return badpages.count(chk);
+	}
+
+private:
+	int randfile;
+	set<void*> badpages;
+	// TODO: some concern that the badpages set will allocate on the heap.
+	// maybe let's use a stack-based storage back for it (allocator)
+};
+
+
+uint8_t someram[0x10000000]; // when this is removed, heap moves to 64-bit?
+struct instruction {
+	void * verb;
+	void * object1;
+	void * object2;
+	void * attr;
+	void * result;
+};
+
+int main() {
+	// reference process memory
+	// all of it, please
+	RamGetter selfmem; // an object to access RAM with
+
+	// TODO: try making an instruction list
+
+	void * mem = 0;
+	// make a loop
+	while (true) {
+		// TODO: move fork/exec into this loop, outside of RamGetter
+
+		// we propose copying some blocks to other blocks, randomly
+		// need blocksize, how about 4 // TODO: that's kinda small, maybe random instead?
+		void *blk1, *blk2;
+		blk1 = selfmem.getRandAddr(4);
+		blk2 = selfmem.getRandAddr(4);
+		memmove(blk1, blk2, 4);
+		
+		// continue the loop forever
+		// run it
+	}
+	// end when the loop is done =)
+	
+	// /proc/pid/maps shows the addresses of allocated memory
+	// /proc/pid/mem provides access to this memory
+	// 	^-- will error when wrong part is read
+	// 	just load straight; error is recoverable, just a refusal
+	// 	no need to map file, can just catch segfaults?
+	
+	/*
+	FILE *maps;
+	char pathbuf[1024];
+	snprintf("/proc/%d/maps", sizeof(pathbuf), pid);
+	open(pathbuf, O_RDONLY);
+
+	snprintf("/proc/%d/mem", sizeof(pathbuf), pid);
+	void * procmem = mmap(0, length, PROT_EXEC | PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED
+	*/
+	/*
+	try {
+		int e = *(int*)39;
+	} catch(...) {
+		throw;
+	}
+	*/
+}