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diff --git a/docs/fuzzing_in_depth.md b/docs/fuzzing_in_depth.md index 87f31a58..f75ca5dc 100644 --- a/docs/fuzzing_in_depth.md +++ b/docs/fuzzing_in_depth.md @@ -534,6 +534,8 @@ dictionaries/FORMAT.dict`. * With `afl-clang-fast`, you can set `AFL_LLVM_DICT2FILE=/full/path/to/new/file.dic` to automatically generate a dictionary during target compilation. + Adding `AFL_LLVM_DICT2FILE_NO_MAIN=1` to not parse main (usually command line + parameter parsing) is often a good idea too. * You also have the option to generate a dictionary yourself during an independent run of the target, see [utils/libtokencap/README.md](../utils/libtokencap/README.md). @@ -628,7 +630,8 @@ If you have a large corpus, a corpus from a previous run or are fuzzing in a CI, then also set `export AFL_CMPLOG_ONLY_NEW=1` and `export AFL_FAST_CAL=1`. If the queue in the CI is huge and/or the execution time is slow then you can also add `AFL_NO_STARTUP_CALIBRATION=1` to skip the initial queue calibration -phase and start fuzzing at once. +phase and start fuzzing at once - but only do this if the calibration phase +would be too long for your fuzz run time. You can also use different fuzzers. If you are using AFL spinoffs or AFL conforming fuzzers, then just use the same -o directory and give it a unique @@ -914,7 +917,8 @@ normal fuzzing campaigns as these are much shorter runnings. If the queue in the CI is huge and/or the execution time is slow then you can also add `AFL_NO_STARTUP_CALIBRATION=1` to skip the initial queue calibration -phase and start fuzzing at once. +phase and start fuzzing at once. But only do that if the calibration time is +too long for your overall available fuzz run time. 1. Always: * LTO has a much longer compile time which is diametrical to short fuzzing - @@ -935,7 +939,7 @@ phase and start fuzzing at once. 3. Also randomize the afl-fuzz runtime options, e.g.: * 65% for `AFL_DISABLE_TRIM` * 50% for `AFL_KEEP_TIMEOUTS` - * 50% use a dictionary generated by `AFL_LLVM_DICT2FILE` + * 50% use a dictionary generated by `AFL_LLVM_DICT2FILE` + `AFL_LLVM_DICT2FILE_NO_MAIN=1` * 40% use MOpt (`-L 0`) * 40% for `AFL_EXPAND_HAVOC_NOW` * 20% for old queue processing (`-Z`) |