Tom Lane wrote:
> Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> > I just read an article on LWN.net about the usage of self-modifying code
> > for selecting the optimum code for a given operation at run time.
>
> That went out with hula hoops, I think. For sure the security
> implications of makin
Alvaro Herrera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I just read an article on LWN.net about the usage of self-modifying code
> for selecting the optimum code for a given operation at run time.
That went out with hula hoops, I think. For sure the security
implications of making your code segment writable
I just read an article on LWN.net about the usage of self-modifying code
for selecting the optimum code for a given operation at run time. This
is probably not a highly portable technique, but Linux has definitions
for i386 and the amd64 archs, so that would cover the most common
scenarios.
This
