Intel Corporation
REGION-BASED DETERMINISTIC MEMORY SAFETY

Abstract:

Methods and apparatus relating to techniques for region-based deterministic memory safety are described. In some embodiment, one or more instructions may be used to encrypt, decrypt, and/or check a pointer to a portion of the data stored in memory. The portion of the data is stored in a first region of the memory. The first region of the memory includes a plurality of identically sized allocation slots. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.