The ASLR issue relates to the OP's initial issue, which is why, 64 bit versus 32 bit.

'In Microsoft land, do as Microsoft does, especially when it only involves one module, namely vlc.exe'. Well, maybe in Microsoft land, which we are certainly in, in the VLC Windows category. Where I come from, there is a saying 'In Rome, do as the Romans do'. That used to be the Visual Studio default.) It is quite clear, whatever philosophy differences exist, that the Windows OS embraces ASLR and that the Windows dlls called in by VLC embrace an ASLR approach. I sampled the files from the VLC project, and it appears that all of the VLC dlls, and all of the Microsoft dlls include the. So, Microsoft's approach is certainly material. The first thing that occurs to me is that this is the 'Windows' forum. But, I don't want to leave a couple of things unanswered. Well, I will certainly not engage in a battle for the 'last word'. it is 32 on 64 bit where there are weaknesses in the EMET mitigations due to the WoW64 emulation layer. They work as good on a 32 bit VLC on a 32 bit machine. I use the EMET security mitigations, and those work better on 64 bit on a 64 bit machine. If there is a difference, I'll use the one that works better. So, my rule is, absent any difference, I run 64 bit.

However the 32 bit version goes through a windows emulation layer that enables the 32 bit.

If it was large memory aware, it could access up to 4GB on a 64 bit box with sufficient memory.įor what I do, the 32 and 64 bit versions performed identically. My last 32 bit VLC from much earlier in the year was not Large Memory Aware, so it is capped at 2GB. reloc was still being stripped.įrom a memory standpoint, a 64 bit VLC can access more memory. reloc earlier and pointed to a possible solution. reloc information and hence ASLR won't work¹, even though the linker is set to dynamic base. There would be a security difference if VLC enabled ASLR in their builds, but when they compile they strip. I don't see a lot of difference between the 32 bit and 64 bit.

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