Alvaro Herrera <alvherre(at)commandprompt(dot)com> writes:
> I just read an article on LWN.net about the usage of self-modifying code
> for selecting the optimum code for a given operation at run time.
That went out with hula hoops, I think. For sure the security
implications of making your code segment writable mean that the bar for
"is it worth it" is a WHOLE lot higher than "it might possibly make TAS
a bit faster".
regards, tom lane