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This article is a collection of ideas of how [[compel]] can be used.
This article is a collection of ideas of how [[compel]] can be used.
== Run a new thread ==
One thing parasite code can do is call <code>clone()</code> and create a thread having access to main process' VM, FDT, FS, etc. The new thread can then do the following things:
One thing parasite code can do is call <code>clone()</code> and create a thread having access to main process' VM, FDT, FS, etc. The new thread can then do the following things:
* Apply "logrotate" on the fly
* Apply "logrotate" on the fly
* Perform garbage collection
* Perform garbage collection
** E.g. MADVISE_DONTNEED unneeded pages to reduce rss
* Catch SIGSEGV, do something with mappings and act upon "illegal" memory access
* Catch SIGSEGV, do something with mappings and act upon "illegal" memory access
** Remote swap for task
** Remote swap for task
** WSS detection
** WSS detection
== Do some work and unload ==
Another thing is to perform some activity on behalf of the victim and then just unload itself. With this, we can do:
Another thing is to perform some activity on behalf of the victim and then just unload itself. With this, we can do: