linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] uprobes: simplify rip-relative handling

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Message-ID: <1398903443.4878.27.camel@oc7886638347.ibm.com.usor.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 30 Apr 2014 17:17:23 -0700
From:	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] uprobes: simplify rip-relative handling

On Mon, 2014-04-28 at 19:06 +0200, Denys Vlasenko wrote:
> It is possible to replace rip-relative addressing mode
> with addressing mode of the same length: (reg+disp32).
> This eliminates the need to fix up immediate
> and correct for changing instruction length.
> 
> v2: Rebased on top of Oleg's latest changes and run-tested.
> v3: Removed unnecessary cast.
> Improved comments based on Oleg's feedback.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>
> CC: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>
> CC: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
> CC: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> CC: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> CC: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>

Thanks, Denys.
Reviewed-by: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>

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