From 708f78b2dce652588bf168eeb614ebc694cf0029 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: zoulasc Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2021 07:53:41 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] Update reproducing.md (#6464) Some bugs (specially ones related to integer and pointer overflows) are architecture-specific (32/64 bit builds). Add a hint about it. --- docs/advanced-topics/reproducing.md | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/advanced-topics/reproducing.md b/docs/advanced-topics/reproducing.md index 3023ba913..c2ed147d4 100644 --- a/docs/advanced-topics/reproducing.md +++ b/docs/advanced-topics/reproducing.md @@ -82,8 +82,11 @@ The `sanitizer` used in the report is the value in the * **memory** for MemorySanitizer. * **undefined** for UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer. -**Note**: The `architecture` argument is only necessary if you want to specify +**Notes**: + * The `architecture` argument is only necessary if you want to specify `i386` configuration. + * Some bugs (specially ones related to pointer and integer overflows) are reproducible only in 32 bit mode or only in 64 bit mode. +If you can't reproduce a particular bug building for x86_64, try building for i386. ## Reproducing bugs