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Re: Patch 4/6 randomize the stack pointer
> I feel the need to point something out here.
>
> [TEXT][BRK][MMAP---------------][STACK]
>
> Here's a normal layout.
>
> [TEXT][BRK][MMAP-------][STACK][MMAP--]
>
> Is this one any worse?
yes.
oracle, db2 and similar like to mmap 2Gb or more *in one chunk*.
moving the stack in the middle means the biggest chunk they can mmap
shrinks.
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