Question

What is memory shadowing and what are its advantages?

Answer 1

Shadow memory is a technique used to track and store information on computer memory used by a program during its execution. Shadow memory consists of shadow bytes that map to individual bits or one or more bytes in main memory. These shadow bytes are typically invisible to the original program and are used to record information about the original piece of data.

Answer 2

Memory shadowing

• Shadow memory is a method used to keep track of the memory utilized during the execution of a program in your computer.
• Shadow memory consists of shadow bytes that help you guide through singular bits in the fundamental/main memory.
• Just like shadow it follows the memory bytes being consumed during the execution.