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Add a link to an in-depth discussion of GWP-ASan and clarify some
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It is also known by its recursive backronym, GWP-ASan Will Provide Allocation
Sanity.
To read a more in-depth explanation of GWP-ASan see [this post](https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/dev/Home/chromium-security/articles/gwp-asan).
## Allocator
The GuardedPageAllocator returns allocations on pages buffered on both sides by
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particular allocator.
A [hotlist of bugs discovered by by GWP-ASan](https://bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/list?can=1&q=Hotlist%3DGWP-ASan)
exists, though GWP-ASan crashes are filed without external visibility by
default.
exists, though GWP-ASan crashes are filed Bug-Security, e.g. without external
visibility, by default.
## Limitations