linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arm: memset: zero out upper bytes in r1

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Date:	Thu, 8 May 2014 05:12:56 +0530
From:	Afzal Mohammed <afzal.mohd.ma@...il.com>
To:	Andrey Ryabinin <a.ryabinin@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux@....linux.org.uk, open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"moderated list:ARM PORT" <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arm: memset: zero out upper bytes in r1

Hi Andrey,

On Mon, May 05, 2014 at 11:11:13AM +0400, Andrey Ryabinin wrote:

> memset doesn't work right for following example:
> 
> 	signed char c = 0xF0;
> 	memset(addr, c, size);
> 
> Variable c is signed, so after typcasting to int the value will be 0xFFFFFFF0.
> This value will be passed through r1 regitster to memset function.
> memset doesn't zero out upper bytes in r1, so memory will be filled
> with 0xFFFFFFF0 instead of expected 0xF0F0F0F0.

> --- a/arch/arm/lib/memset.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/lib/memset.S
> @@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ ENTRY(memset)
>  /*
>   * we know that the pointer in ip is aligned to a word boundary.
>   */
> -1:	orr	r1, r1, r1, lsl #8
> +1:	and	r1, r1, #0xff
> +	orr	r1, r1, r1, lsl #8

int is to be converted to unsigned char in memset, would having above
change immediately upon entry to memset rather than at a place where it
won't always execute make intention clearer ? (although it doesn't make
difference)

ubfx r1, r1, #0, #8 would have given the needed typecasting, but seems
it is available only on ARMv6T2 & above.

Regards
Afzal
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