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diff --git a/docs/internals.md b/docs/internals.md index 7d192b738..b4d893791 100644 --- a/docs/internals.md +++ b/docs/internals.md @@ -18,14 +18,13 @@ red labels indicate corresponding configuration options. It runs on a host with a stable kernel which does not experience white-noise fuzzer load. -`syz-manager` starts `syz-fuzzer` processes (one inside each VM). -`syz-fuzzer`s comminucate with `syz-manager` over RPC to receive the programs +`syz-manager` starts `syz-executor` processes (one inside each VM). +`syz-executor`s comminucate with `syz-manager` over RPC to receive the programs that must be executed and to report back the results (error statuses, collected coverage, etc.). -To execute programs, `syz-fuzzer` starts transient `syz-executor` processes. +To execute programs, `syz-executor` starts transient subprocesses. -Each `syz-executor` process executes a single input (a sequence of syscalls). -It accepts the program to execute from the `syz-fuzzer` process and sends results back. +Each transient subprocess executes a single input (a sequence of syscalls). It is designed to be as simple as possible (to not interfere with fuzzing process), written in C++, compiled as static binary and uses shared memory for communication. |