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Implement more space-efficient code managers #28

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alexrp opened this issue Jul 14, 2022 · 1 comment
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Implement more space-efficient code managers #28

alexrp opened this issue Jul 14, 2022 · 1 comment
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area: memory Issues related to the memory manipulation APIs. state: approved Enhancements and tasks that have been approved.
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alexrp commented Jul 14, 2022

SimpleCodeManager is functional but really not great. Due to the huge allocation granularity on Windows, it will cause considerable address space fragmentation when hooking multiple functions. This is a serious problem for us because, unlike the average 64-bit application, we actually need our code allocations to be near the code we're hooking.

We need two additional code managers:

  • PageCodeManager: Allocates from the OS using the system allocation granularity. Hands out a full page for each code allocation. Enforces W^X.
  • BlockCodeManager: Allocates from the OS using the system allocation granularity. Hands out tiny blocks of memory for each code allocation. Always RWX (no W^X support).

Maybe also rename SimpleCodeManager to something like SparseCodeManager. Or just nuke it. 🤷

@alexrp alexrp added state: approved Enhancements and tasks that have been approved. type: feature area: hooking Issues related to the function hooking APIs. labels Jul 14, 2022
@alexrp alexrp added this to the v2.0 milestone Jul 14, 2022
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@alexrp alexrp modified the milestones: v2.0, v1.0 Jul 14, 2022
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alexrp commented Jul 16, 2022

PageCodeManager done in 0acd47d. SimpleCodeManager was nuked.

@alexrp alexrp modified the milestones: v1.0, v2.0 Jul 16, 2022
@alexrp alexrp added area: memory Issues related to the memory manipulation APIs. and removed area: hooking Issues related to the function hooking APIs. labels Jul 28, 2022
@alexrp alexrp modified the milestones: v3.0, v4.0 Apr 30, 2024
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