Address space randomization is a security feature that provides some benefits, but it is interesting to consider that all software ever written could be statically linked and coexist in a 64 bit address space.

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• URL: https://x.com/ID_AA_Carmack/status/1486823294070398979
• Author: John Carmack (@ID_AA_Carmack)
• Posted: 2022-01-27 22:07:51

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Address space randomization is a security feature that provides some benefits, but it is interesting to consider that all software ever written could be statically linked and coexist in a 64 bit address space. Making more data truly constant without fixups can give performance.

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