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note that it does not reduce the memory size once loaded (and even prevents sharing pages when several instances are run since memory is written when decompressed, not read as a program binary is)


> even prevents sharing pages when several instances are run since memory is written when decompressed, not read as a program binary

A shame the linux kernel doesn't have some way for packers to say "I am a packer, I run with access to nothing except the binary, therefore run me with no permissions and then share the pages I make with any user that executes me. If you like, you can even delete my output and reunpack me on-demand"


That would be something!




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