Date: Tue, 24 Jan 2017 15:59:13 -0500 From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> To: FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: ASLR Message-ID: <CAPyFy2Ak6==qnk-_Fgtk4NP4kdqxbpcPghWHHEq86_eVG-JZ%2Bw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20170118225611.GA15647@ThinkPad-X200.local> References: <mailman.17311.1484765636.4388.freebsd-current@freebsd.org> <20170118225611.GA15647@ThinkPad-X200.local>
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On 18 January 2017 at 17:56, Piotr Kubaj <pkubaj@anongoth.pl> wrote: > It should also be stated properly that this patch doesn't implement ASLR, but ASR. For better or worse the term ASLR is today in common use to refer to a number of different approaches. Using what has become a generic term allows the implementation to change in the future, without changing the interface (e.g. sysctls, userland tools, etc.). I wish there was a concise, technical comparison of the approaches implemented by different operating systems, but I've unfortunately not found one.
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