doc updates
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
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@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
* for CMPLOG targets, 60% for `-l 2`, 40% for `-l 3`
4. Do *not* run any `-M` modes, just running `-S` modes is better for CI fuzzing.
+ `-M` enables deterministic fuzzing, old queue handling etc. which is good for
+ a fuzzing campaign but not good for short CI runs.
## Fuzzing binary-only targets
@@ -788,8 +790,7 @@
your binary, then you can use afl-fuzz normally and it will have twice
the speed compared to qemu_mode (but slower than persistent mode).
Note that several other binary rewriters exist, all with their advantages and
-caveats. As rewriting a binary is much faster than Qemu this is a highly
-recommended approach!
+caveats.
### Unicorn
diff --git a/docs/env_variables.md b/docs/env_variables.md
index f774524..f6ed12d 100644
--- a/docs/env_variables.md
+++ b/docs/env_variables.md
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@
`banner` corresponds to the name of the fuzzer provided through `-M/-S`.
`afl_version` corresponds to the currently running afl version (e.g `++3.0c`).
Default (empty/non present) will add no tags to the metrics.
+ See [rpc_statsd.md](rpc_statsd.md) for more information.
- Setting `AFL_CRASH_EXITCODE` sets the exit code afl treats as crash.
For example, if `AFL_CRASH_EXITCODE='-1'` is set, each input resulting
diff --git a/qemu_mode/libqasan/README.md b/qemu_mode/libqasan/README.md
index 83fb244..4a24123 100644
--- a/qemu_mode/libqasan/README.md
+++ b/qemu_mode/libqasan/README.md
@@ -4,16 +4,25 @@
The original repository is [here](https://github.com/andreafioraldi/qasan).
-The version embedded in qemuafl is an updated version of just the usermode part and this runtime is injected via LD_PRELOAD (so works just for dynamically linked binaries).
+The version embedded in qemuafl is an updated version of just the usermode part
+and this runtime is injected via LD_PRELOAD (so works just for dynamically
+linked binaries).
-The usage is super simple, just set the env var `AFL_USE_QASAN=1` when fuzzing in qemu mode (-Q). afl-fuzz will automatically set AFL_PRELOAD to load this library and enable the QASan instrumentation in afl-qemu-trace.
+The usage is super simple, just set the env var `AFL_USE_QASAN=1` when fuzzing
+in qemu mode (-Q). afl-fuzz will automatically set AFL_PRELOAD to load this
+library and enable the QASan instrumentation in afl-qemu-trace.
-For debugging purposes, we still suggest to run the original QASan as the stacktrace support for ARM (just a debug feature, it does not affect the bug finding capabilities during fuzzing) is WIP.
+For debugging purposes, we still suggest to run the original QASan as the
+stacktrace support for ARM (just a debug feature, it does not affect the bug
+finding capabilities during fuzzing) is WIP.
-### When I should use QASan?
+### When should I use QASan?
-If your target binary is PIC x86_64, you should also give a try to [retrowrite](https://github.com/HexHive/retrowrite) for static rewriting.
+If your target binary is PIC x86_64, you should also give a try to
+[retrowrite](https://github.com/HexHive/retrowrite) for static rewriting.
-If it fails, or if your binary is for another architecture, or you want to use persistent and snapshot mode, AFL++ QASan mode is what you want/have to use.
+If it fails, or if your binary is for another architecture, or you want to use
+persistent and snapshot mode, AFL++ QASan mode is what you want/have to use.
-Note that the overhead of libdislocator when combined with QEMU mode is much lower but it can catch less bugs. This is a short blanket, take your choice.
+Note that the overhead of libdislocator when combined with QEMU mode is much
+lower but it can catch less bugs. This is a short blanket, take your choice.
diff --git a/qemu_mode/qemuafl b/qemu_mode/qemuafl
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--- a/qemu_mode/qemuafl
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@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 213f3b27dd099ef352181c48cd75c0f20a73e3f0
+Subproject commit 9a258d5b7a38c045a6e385fcfcf80a746a60e557