From 6f30211da865233df0ba01d5d92eeaabeaecda85 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Micay Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 20:28:10 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] some clarifications for the README --- README.md | 12 +++++++----- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index ce77f23..b76e66c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -69,12 +69,14 @@ The available configuration options are the following: outside of the memory allocator code. It's currently disabled by default due to being extremely experimental and a significant performance cost for this use case on current generation hardware, which may become drastically lower - in the future. + in the future. Whether or not this feature is enabled, the metadata is all + contained within an isolated memory region with high entropy random guard + regions around it. -Compile-time configuration is available in the `config.h` file for controlling -the balance between security and performance / memory usage. By default, all -the optional security features are enabled. Options are only provided for the -features with a significant performance or memory usage cost. +Additional compile-time configuration is available in the `config.h` file for +controlling the balance between security and performance / memory usage. By +default, all the optional security features are enabled. Options are only +provided for the features with a significant performance or memory usage cost. ``` #define WRITE_AFTER_FREE_CHECK true