> A small amount of RAM is used for PLT and GOT when using PIC code but
> the win in memory by sharing code exceeds it. Aside of that many
> glibc programs will pull a second, shared copy of libc into memory via
> the NSS stuff, anyway, so the DSOs are out there to assimilate you
> anyway ;-)
OK. PIC has to be Position Independent Code?
ELF I can't remember but I know what it is.
WTF do the rest of the TLAs mean?
:)
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