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Re: [PATCH] configure: don't enable ASLR for --enable-debug Windows buil
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Richard Henderson |
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Re: [PATCH] configure: don't enable ASLR for --enable-debug Windows builds |
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Mon, 5 Oct 2020 08:42:40 -0500 |
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On 10/5/20 8:34 AM, Mark Cave-Ayland wrote:
> Unlike other OSs it is not possible for gdb to temporarily disable ASLR when
> debugging executables on Windows which causes gdb to fail with memory access
> errors when trying to debug QEMU.
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> Keep ASLR enabled by default on Windows via the --dynamicbase compiler flag
> except for --enable-debug builds when there is a clear expectation that a
> functioning gdb is expected at the cost of slightly less security.
>
> Signed-off-by: Mark Cave-Ayland <mark.cave-ayland@ilande.co.uk>
> ---
> configure | 9 ++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Reviewed-by: Richard Henderson <richard.henderson@linaro.org>
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