09-16-2012, 03:56 AM
(09-15-2012, 03:50 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: [ -> ]Quote:EDIT: yeah self-modifying code generally doesn't do that I was just curious if it did in this specific case or if that could even be possible. It evidently either isn't possible or isn't useful for that sort of thing.
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If what is possible? What sort of thing?
Sort of thing = features. According to delroth's comment, it is used for apploading.
delroth Wrote:You don't often get self modifying code in GC/Wii games AFAICT, but some games (all if you emulate the apploader and not just the DOL) load code at runtime from DVD. That cannot be anticipated by a static recompiler.
EDIT: The only case of self modifying code I've seen so far with the EA ELF packer, which uncompressed the DOL at runtime.
That's pretty interesting. Thanks.