linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86: Introduce REX prefix helper for kprobes

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Date:	Sun, 23 Dec 2007 19:26:35 -0800
From:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: [PATCH] x86: Introduce REX prefix helper for kprobes

Fold some small ifdefs into a helper function.

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
---
Masami, Ingo, I had this left in some unsent kprobes unification
work.  Depends on your tastes, but does reduce ifdefs and is a bit
better about self-documenting the REX prefix on X86_64.

If I find places that could also use this I'll try to find a suitable
header any stick a static inline there instead.  Otherwise static to
kprobes.c is probably more appropriate for now.

 arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c |   27 +++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index 4e33329..b1804e4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -171,6 +171,19 @@ static void __kprobes set_jmp_op(void *from, void *to)
 }
 
 /*
+ * Check for the REX prefix which can only exist on X86_64
+ * X86_32 always returns 0
+ */
+static int __kprobes is_REX_prefix(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	if ((*insn & 0xf0) == 0x40)
+		return 1;
+#endif
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*
  * Returns non-zero if opcode is boostable.
  * RIP relative instructions are adjusted at copying time in 64 bits mode
  */
@@ -239,14 +252,14 @@ static int __kprobes is_IF_modifier(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
 	case 0x9d:		/* popf/popfd */
 		return 1;
 	}
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+
 	/*
-	 * on 64 bit x86, 0x40-0x4f are prefixes so we need to look
+	 * on X86_64, 0x40-0x4f are REX prefixes so we need to look
 	 * at the next byte instead.. but of course not recurse infinitely
 	 */
-	if (*insn  >= 0x40 && *insn <= 0x4f)
+	if (is_REX_prefix(insn))
 		return is_IF_modifier(++insn);
-#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -284,7 +297,7 @@ static void __kprobes fix_riprel(struct kprobe *p)
 	}
 
 	/* Skip REX instruction prefix.  */
-	if ((*insn & 0xf0) == 0x40)
+	if (is_REX_prefix(insn))
 		++insn;
 
 	if (*insn == 0x0f) {
@@ -748,11 +761,9 @@ static void __kprobes resume_execution(struct kprobe *p,
 	unsigned long orig_ip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
 	kprobe_opcode_t *insn = p->ainsn.insn;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	/*skip the REX prefix*/
-	if (*insn >= 0x40 && *insn <= 0x4f)
+	if (is_REX_prefix(insn))
 		insn++;
-#endif
 
 	regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
 	switch (*insn) {
-- 
1.5.4.rc0.1143.g1a8a


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