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authorvan Hauser <vh@thc.org>2020-08-31 12:56:14 +0200
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@@ -94,8 +94,11 @@ def queue_new_entry(filename_new_queue, filename_orig_queue):
- `fuzz_count` (optional):
- This method can be used to instruct afl-fuzz how often to perform a fuzz
- attempt on this input data.
+ When a queue entry is selected to be fuzzed, afl-fuzz selects the number
+ of fuzzing attempts with this input based on a few factors.
+ If however the custom mutator wants to set this number instead on how often
+ it is called for a specific queue entry, use this function.
+ This function in mostly useful if **not** `AFL_CUSTOM_MUTATOR_ONLY` is used.
- `fuzz` (optional):