DynamoRIO/drmemory

add more tests of corner-case register and memory patterns

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#1,470 opened on Nov 28, 2014

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From bruen...@google.com on March 07, 2014 00:36:01

We could use more tests of corner-case register and memory sequences to stress our instrumentation. One approach could be to randomly produce code sequences.

Original issue: http://code.google.com/p/drmemory/issues/detail?id=1470

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Generate random code sequences to test corner case register and memory patterns. Focus on stress testing instrumentation by producing diverse sequences.
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