Ask Slashdot: What's the Most Often-Run Piece of Code -- Ever?

Hugo Villeneuve writes "What piece of code, in a non-assembler format, has been run the most often, ever, on this planet? By 'most often,' I mean the highest number of executions, regardless of CPU type. For the code in question, let's set a lower limit of 3 consecutive lines. For example, is it:

• A UNIX kernel context switch?
• A SHA2 algorithm for Bitcoin mining on an ASIC?
• A scientific calculation running on a supercomputer?
• A 'for-loop' inside on an obscure microcontroller that runs on all GE appliance since the '60s?"

Comments

For / While in C

[Murdoch5]

for(;;){
}

OR

while(1){
}

Starts all main control loops and all kernels.

Re:For / While in C

[Ragzouken]

for(;;)
{
}

while(1)
{
}

Re:For / While in C

[FatdogHaiku]

Since no line "maximum" was defined I have to vote for SVCHOST running Windows update on XP....
it keeps going and going and going...

Hello World.

[SYSS Mouse]

Indeed.

Slascode "asciifier"

[psergiu]

Must be the SlashCode "asciifier" which removes all non-ASCII characters in summaries and posts, thus mangling a lot of names, locations and math formulas.

ob

[Hognoxious]

on anything {
    displayHWinPtrAddrPtrScreen( {492EC5F8-477F-438E}.color.const::BLUE status:{492EC5F8-477F-438E}.const.DEATH } )
}

Re:Bios code?

[Memnos]

I would have to guess any error handling code I have ever written. It may not be the most oft-run code, but for me it sure seems like it is..