Randomize the seed used for string hashing. This helps guard against

src/mips/code-stubs-mips.cc

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   __ jmp(not_found);
 
   // Scratch register contains result when we fall through to here.
   Register result = candidate;
   __ bind(&found_in_symbol_table);
   __ mov(v0, result);
 }
 
 
 void StringHelper::GenerateHashInit(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                                      Register hash,
-                                      Register character) {
+                                    Register hash,
+                                    Register character) {
   // hash = character + (character << 10);

[Vyacheslav Egorov (Chromium), 2012/01/04 14:30:57]

comment is outdated

[Erik Corry, 2012/01/04 15:48:59]

Done.

-  __ sll(hash, character, 10);
+  __ LoadRoot(hash, Heap::kStringHashSeedRootIndex);
+  // Untag smi seed and add the character.
+  __ SmiUntag(hash);
   __ addu(hash, hash, character);
+  __ sll(at, hash, 10);
+  __ addu(hash, hash, at);
   // hash ^= hash >> 6;
   __ srl(at, hash, 6);
   __ xor_(hash, hash, at);
 }
 
 
 void StringHelper::GenerateHashAddCharacter(MacroAssembler* masm,
-                                              Register hash,
-                                              Register character) {
+                                            Register hash,
+                                            Register character) {
   // hash += character;
   __ addu(hash, hash, character);
   // hash += hash << 10;
   __ sll(at, hash, 10);
   __ addu(hash, hash, at);
   // hash ^= hash >> 6;
   __ srl(at, hash, 6);
   __ xor_(hash, hash, at);
 }
 
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   __ Ret(USE_DELAY_SLOT);
   __ mov(v0, a0);
 }
 
 
 #undef __
 
 } }  // namespace v8::internal
 
 #endif  // V8_TARGET_ARCH_MIPS