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@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Examples can be found in [utils/persistent_mode](../utils/persistent_mode).
## 2) TLDR;
Example `fuzz_target.c`:
```
```c
#include "what_you_need_for_your_target.h"
__AFL_FUZZ_INIT();
@ -60,14 +60,14 @@ The speed increase is usually x10 to x20.
If you want to be able to compile the target without afl-clang-fast/lto then
add this just after the includes:
```
```c
#ifndef __AFL_FUZZ_TESTCASE_LEN
ssize_t fuzz_len;
#define __AFL_FUZZ_TESTCASE_LEN fuzz_len
unsigned char fuzz_buf[1024000];
#define __AFL_FUZZ_TESTCASE_BUF fuzz_buf
#define __AFL_FUZZ_INIT() void sync(void);
#define __AFL_LOOP(x) ((fuzz_len = read(0, fuzz_buf, sizeof(fuzz_buf))) > 0 ?
#define __AFL_LOOP(x) ((fuzz_len = read(0, fuzz_buf, sizeof(fuzz_buf))) > 0 ? 1 : 0)
#define __AFL_INIT() sync()
#endif
```
@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ add this just after the includes:
## 3) Deferred initialization
AFL tries to optimize performance by executing the targeted binary just once,
stopping it just before main(), and then cloning this "main" process to get
stopping it just before `main()`, and then cloning this "main" process to get
a steady supply of targets to fuzz.
Although this approach eliminates much of the OS-, linker- and libc-level
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ a location after:
- The creation of any vital threads or child processes - since the forkserver
can't clone them easily.
- The initialization of timers via setitimer() or equivalent calls.
- The initialization of timers via `setitimer()` or equivalent calls.
- The creation of temporary files, network sockets, offset-sensitive file
descriptors, and similar shared-state resources - but only provided that
@ -150,9 +150,9 @@ the impact of memory leaks and similar glitches; 1000 is a good starting point,
and going much higher increases the likelihood of hiccups without giving you
any real performance benefits.
A more detailed template is shown in ../utils/persistent_mode/.
Similarly to the previous mode, the feature works only with afl-clang-fast; #ifdef
guards can be used to suppress it when using other compilers.
A more detailed template is shown in `../utils/persistent_mode/.`
Similarly to the previous mode, the feature works only with afl-clang-fast;
`#ifdef` guards can be used to suppress it when using other compilers.
Note that as with the previous mode, the feature is easy to misuse; if you
do not fully reset the critical state, you may end up with false positives or
@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ wary of memory leaks and of the state of file descriptors.
PS. Because there are task switches still involved, the mode isn't as fast as
"pure" in-process fuzzing offered, say, by LLVM's LibFuzzer; but it is a lot
faster than the normal fork() model, and compared to in-process fuzzing,
faster than the normal `fork()` model, and compared to in-process fuzzing,
should be a lot more robust.
## 5) Shared memory fuzzing
@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ Setting this up is very easy:
After the includes set the following macro:
```
```c
__AFL_FUZZ_INIT();
```
Directly at the start of main - or if you are using the deferred forkserver
with `__AFL_INIT()` then *after* `__AFL_INIT? :
```
with `__AFL_INIT()` then *after* `__AFL_INIT()` :
```c
unsigned char *buf = __AFL_FUZZ_TESTCASE_BUF;
```
Then as first line after the `__AFL_LOOP` while loop:
```
```c
int len = __AFL_FUZZ_TESTCASE_LEN;
```
and that is all!