Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 12:10:17 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <q@galgenberg.net> To: Jason Evans <jasone@canonware.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New libc malloc patch Message-ID: <20051130111017.GA67032@galgenberg.net> In-Reply-To: <B6653214-2181-4342-854D-323979D23EE8@canonware.com> References: <B6653214-2181-4342-854D-323979D23EE8@canonware.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] Jason Evans wrote: > * The virtual memory size of processes, as reported in the SIZE field by top, will appear > astronomical for almost all processes (32+ MB). This is expected; it is merely an artifact > of using large mmap()ed regions rather than sbrk(). Hi, I just read that mmap() part and have to wonder: Is it possible to introduce something like the guard pages that OpenBSD has implemented? I'd love to try this out and see the dozens of applications that fail due to off-by-one bugs. If the security features of OpenBSDs new malloc() could be implemented as new MALLOC_OPTIONS directives, that would be fantastic! Ulrich Spoerlein -- PGP Key ID: F0DB9F44 Encrypted mail welcome! Fingerprint: F1CE D062 0CA9 ADE3 349B 2FE8 980A C6B5 F0DB 9F44 Ok, which part of "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn." didn't you understand? [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFDjYiZmArGtfDbn0QRAvEPAJ4kfFgmQBnuWjcgjC0Op5NiJRu2mACg+zfa pGxYs3bCVctufbhm56td4hk= =kgdH -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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