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Re:Magic is often used to describe confusing code by SixSigma on Saturday March 26, 2016 @07:50AM (#11365316)
see - Lions' Commentary on UNIX 6th Edition, with Source Code [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lions%27_Commentary_on_UNIX_6t...

        /*
         * If the new process paused because it was
         * swapped out, set the stack level to the last call
         * to savu(u_ssav).  This means that the return
         * which is executed immediately after the call to aretu
         * actually returns from the last routine which did
         * the savu.
         *
         * You are not expected to understand this.
         */
        if(rp->p_flag&SSWAP) {
                rp->p_flag =& ~SSWAP;
                aretu(u.u_ssav);
        }

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