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Re: [rfc v2, rfa-doc] Disable address space randomization with remote targets


Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> > Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2011 20:32:56 +0200 (CEST)
> > From: "Ulrich Weigand" <uweigand@de.ibm.com>
> > Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org, jan.kratochvil@redhat.com (Jan Kratochvil),        patches@linaro.org
> > 
> > -The virtual address space randomization is implemented only on @sc{gnu}/Linux.
> > -It protects the programs against some kinds of security attacks.  In these
> > +On targets where it is available, virtual address space randomization
> > +protects the programs against some kinds of security attacks.  In these
>                                  ^^^^^^^^^^
> "certain kinds"
> 
> > +Some target operating systems will randomize the inferior process'
> > +virtual address space as a security feature, but provide a feature
> 
> It is better to say "randomize the virtual address space of the
> inferior process", then you won't have the "issue" with "ss's".
> 
> > +to disable such randomization, e.g. to allow for a more deterministic
>                                   ^^^^
> "e.g.@:", to hint TeX not to typeset this as an end of a sentence.
> 
> The documentation part is okay with these changes.

I've made those changes, thanks!

Bye,
Ulrich

-- 
  Dr. Ulrich Weigand
  GNU Toolchain for Linux on System z and Cell BE
  Ulrich.Weigand@de.ibm.com


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