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ipxe/ipxe

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iPXE network bootloader

2.9 Low pattern signal View on GitHub

Open-Source Code Quality, Security and Technical Debt Review

This report summarizes scanner evidence for ipxe/ipxe, a C project with 2,093 GitHub stars. SynthScan examined 1,074,247 lines of code across 2111 source files, recording 3582 pattern matches distributed across 9 syntactic categories. The legacy adjusted pattern signal is 2.9 (Low pattern signal); it is not an authorship estimate.

Use the findings to ask whether maintainers can explain intent, verify dependencies, simplify unnecessary scaffolding, and focus review effort. Risk Payload v1 adds ownership, supply-chain, over-engineering, and review-effort vectors when available. These are prompts for human verification, not probabilities, security findings, or measured maintenance costs.

2.9
Adjusted Signal
2.9
Raw Pattern Score
100%
Time Factor
2026-10-30
Last Push
2.1K
Stars
C
Language
1.1M
Lines of Code
2.1K
Files
3.6K
Pattern Hits
2026-10-31
Scan Date
0.00
HC Hit Rate

Risk Review · Payload v1

Use each vector to guide manual verification of the underlying findings.

Payload schema: 1.0.0 · Engine: 2.0.0 · Scoring: heuristic-density-v1 · Scan date: 2026-10-31.

Cognitive Ownership Risk 12.1/100 · LOW

Can maintainers explain intent, assumptions, and trade-offs? 3448 finding(s).

Hallucinated Dependency & Supply Chain Risk 0.0/100 · LOW

Are imports declared and package/API names verified? 1 finding(s).

Agent Over-Engineering Ratio 1.5/100 · LOW

Are wrappers, guards, and repeated structures necessary? 135 finding(s).

PR Review Velocity Impact 16.4/100 · LOW

Which changes need focused human review? 3582 finding(s).

What These Metrics Mean

Adjusted Signal
Legacy pattern score normalized per 1,000 scanned lines and multiplied by the repository-level time factor. It is not an estimate of AI authorship.
Raw Pattern Score
Sum of severity- and context-weighted pattern findings before applying the time factor.
Time Factor
A coarse multiplier based on repository last-push metadata. It does not identify when individual code was written.
Pattern Hits
Count of configured pattern findings. Review each location and surrounding code before acting.
HC Hit Rate
High- and critical-severity findings per scanned file. Severity is a configured detector weight, not proof of a vulnerability or authorship.
Lines / Files
Scan coverage denominators used by the legacy normalized score.

Pattern-Signal History

This chart tracks the legacy adjusted pattern score across scan runs. Changes can reflect source changes, scan coverage, or detector/scoring versions; they do not measure AI adoption or prove that a team refactored code. Compare runs only when their scoring versions are compatible. The dashed line tracks the raw pattern-hit count.

Severity Breakdown

Groups findings by configured severity weight. Severity is not a confidence estimate, security rating, or proof that a package is missing. Verify imports against the project's manifests and inspect each finding in its local design context.

CRITICAL 0HIGH 1MEDIUM 136LOW 3445

Directory Score Breakdown

This horizontal bar chart shows where configured pattern scores accumulate across directories. Treat the bars as locations to inspect, not as evidence of authorship or code quality. Use the file-level findings to decide whether a directory needs a focused ownership, dependency, complexity, or review check.

Pattern Findings

The scanner identified 3582 distinct pattern matches across 9 syntactic categories. Each entry below represents a discrete location in the source code where the engine recorded a detector match to inspect in context. Expand any category row to inspect the individual file paths, line numbers, code snippets, and the lexical context (CODE, COMMENT, or STRING) in which each match was detected.

Reading the findings table: The Severity column indicates the configured finding weight (CRITICAL / HIGH / MEDIUM / LOW). The Context column identifies whether the match occurred inside executable code, an inline comment, or a string literal — legacy comment-context matches receive a ×1.5 score weight. The ⚡ bolt icon marks clustered matches: three or more patterns within a 10-line window, each receiving an additional ×1.5 density multiplier under the legacy scoring model.

Over-Commented Block3436 hits · 2738 pts
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LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1# You may now use double quotes around pathnames, in caseCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt21#=======================================================================COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt41COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt61# rfb provides an interface to AT&T's VNC viewer, cross platformCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt81# "timeout" - time (in seconds) to wait for client (rfb, vncsrv)COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt101# on desktop window sizeCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt121# pentium_mmx Intel Pentium MMXCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt141# corei7_ivy_bridge_3770k Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-3770K CPU (Ivy Bridge)COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt161# to disable CPU features(s) to see if they responsible for the failures.COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt181#COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt201# is capable of running on your machine. You can recompile Bochs withCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt221cpu: model=core2_penryn_t9600, count=1, ips=50000000, reset_on_triple_fault=1, ignore_bad_msrs=1, msrs="msrs.def"COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt241# Memory block size select granularity of host memory allocation. VeryCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt261# Name of the BIOS image file. You can use the environment variable $BXSHARECOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt281#romimage: file=$BXSHARE/BIOS-bochs-latest, options=fastbootCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt301COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt321#optramimage3: file=/path/file3.img, address=0x0030000COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt341# REALTIMECOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt361COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt381#COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt401#COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt421# keyboard: user_shortcut=ctrl-alt-delCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt441# Unless you have a particular reason for enabling the mouse by default,COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt461# This defines the parameters to set up the Bochs PCI emulation:COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt481# ADVOPTS:COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt501# value and no host time synchronization is used. The 'slowdown' methodCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt521# clock: sync=[none|slowdown|realtime|both], time0=[timeValue|local|utc]COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt541# to the clock option is used. With 'rtc_init=image' the image is the sourceCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt561COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt581# The path should be the name of a disk image file. On Unix, you can use a rawCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt601# See FLOPPYA above for syntaxCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt621# ata3: enabled=1, ioaddr1=0x168, ioaddr2=0x360, irq=9COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt641# translation=type of translation of the bios, only for disks [none|lba|large|rechs|auto]COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt661# from the image must be exactly C*H*S*512.COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt681#ata0-slave: type=disk, mode=vvfat, path=/bochs/images/vvfat, journal=vvfat.redologCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt701boot: network, floppyCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt721# log: ./bochs.outCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt741#logprefix: %t%e%dCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt761# It is also possible to specify the 'action' to do for each Bochs facilityCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt781# Examples:COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt801# opens socket/named pipe and waits until a client application connects to itCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt821#=======================================================================COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt841# SOUND:COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt861# midioutdrv:COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt881# is generated by the square wave generator which is a part of theCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt901# 0 = no outputCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt921# microseconds per second for a DMA cycle. Make it smaller to fixCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt941# es1370: enabled=1, wavemode=1 # use 'sound' parametersCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt961# IOADDR, IRQ: You probably won't need to change ioaddr and irq, unless thereCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt981# this script to configure this network interface, or enable masquerading.COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1001# DHCP assigns 192.168.10.15 to the guest.COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1021COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1041# The E1000 accepts the same syntax (for card, mac, ethmod, ethdev, script,COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1061# To connect a disk image as a USB hardisk you can use the 'disk' device. UseCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1081# configuration.COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1101# supported (can fix hw detection in some guest OS). The USB floppy alsoCOMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1121COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1141#=======================================================================COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1161# The xHCI also allows for different host controllers using the model=COMMENT
LOWcontrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1181# Triggers:COMMENT
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Decorative Section Separators133 hits · 320 pts
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MEDIUM⚡contrib/vm/bochsrc.txt280#=======================================================================COMMENT
MEDIUM⚡contrib/vm/bochsrc.txt289#=======================================================================COMMENT
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Slop Phrases3 hits · 9 pts
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MEDIUMsrc/doxygen.cfg570# If the value of the INPUT tag contains directories, you can use theCOMMENT
MEDIUMsrc/doxygen.cfg599# If the value of the INPUT tag contains directories, you can use theCOMMENT
MEDIUMsrc/doxygen.cfg621# If the value of the EXAMPLE_PATH tag contains directories, you can use theCOMMENT
Synthetic Comment Markers1 hit · 8 pts
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HIGHsrc/include/ipxe/efi/Protocol/MpService.h641/// whenever the APs are disabled or the APs are not executing code as requestedCOMMENT
Redundant / Tautological Comments3 hits · 4 pts
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LOWsrc/doxygen.cfg356# Set it to YES to include the internal documentation.COMMENT
LOWsrc/util/relicense.pl64 # Read file to determine existing licenceCOMMENT
LOWsrc/util/licence.pl172# Print resulting licenceCOMMENT
Structural Annotation Overuse2 hits · 2 pts
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LOW⚡contrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1197# WARNING: This Bochs feature is not maintained yet and may fail.COMMENT
LOW⚡contrib/vm/bochsrc.txt1205# WARNING: This Bochs feature is not maintained yet and may fail.COMMENT
Hyper-Verbose Identifiers2 hits · 2 pts
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LOWsrc/util/niclist.pl557function(){var parsers=[],widgets=[];this.defaults={cssHeader:"header",cssAsc:"headerSortUp",cssDesc:"headerSortDown",csCODE
LOWsrc/util/niclist.pl558var firstAvailCol;if(typeof(matrix[rowIndex])=="undefined"){matrix[rowIndex]=[];}for(var k=0;k<matrix[rowIndex].length+1CODE
Unused Imports1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWsrc/util/genkeymap.py22CODE
Deep Nesting1 hit · 1 pts
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LOWsrc/util/genkeymap.py287CODE