Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2015 11:49:06 +0100
From: Kevin Chadwick <m8il1ists@gmail.com>
To: alpine-devel@lists.alpinelinux.org
Subject: Re: [alpine-devel] udev replacement on Alpine Linux
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> smdev requires fork/exec for every single event which has a performance
> issue. I believe that you can solve the performance issue too, with
> just a little more effort.

I don't know the details of this or the other options but wonder from
reading a recent OpenBSD paper if although a performance hit this lends
itself to better process location randomisation to help fight rop
attacks with fork being a copy and exec then being a new random layout?

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KISSIS - Keep It Simple So It's Securable


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