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▲Why do Windows functions all begin with a MOV EDI, EDI instruction? (2011) (devblogs.microsoft.com)
18 points by Tomte 8 hours ago | 3 comments
burnt-resistor 2 hours ago [-]
This potentially violates W^X, self-modifying code hurts the instruction cache, and it's probably less secure too.
kristianp 6 hours ago [-]
Are these patches for dealing with bugs in popular old programs?
rolph 2 hours ago [-]
if you want to say bugs, ok but this goes beyond bugs, this ensures there is a space to install a jmp out of the function to execute your patch [haxed version of the function]
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