Compiler patch for runtime reflection

Robert Jacques sandford at jhu.edu
Thu Oct 27 08:37:18 PDT 2011


On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:20:47 -0400, Jonny Dee <jonnyd at gmx.net> wrote:
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> Am 26.10.11 07:16, schrieb Robert Jacques:
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> I know, that "runtime self-modification" and runtime code generation is
> a "dangerous" feature.

As a point of semantics, actual "runtime self-modification" is no longer available outside a VM; the practice is heavily used in viruses, worms, etc and practically nowhere else, so both OS, hardware and anti-virus vendors have ganged up against this practice. :)


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