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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.

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@ID_AA_Carmack Also, 64-bit allows having buffers that never need a realloc when growing, with interior pointers etc, which enables all sorts of cool algorithms / systems / memory managers

@ID_AA_Carmack Also, 64-bit allows having buffers that never need a realloc when growing, with interior pointers etc, which enables all sorts of cool algorithms / systems / memory managers

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description@ID_AA_Carmack Also, 64-bit allows having buffers that never need a realloc when growing, with interior pointers etc, which enables all sorts of cool algorithms / systems / memory managers

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  • URL: https://x.com/wvo/status/1486875312784740354
  • Author: Wouter van Oortmerssen (@wvo)
  • Posted: 2022-01-28 01:34:34

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Also, 64-bit allows having buffers that never need a realloc when growing, with interior pointers etc, which enables all sorts of cool algorithms / systems / memory managers

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