linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] objtool: fix bytes check of lea's rex

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Date:   Mon, 5 Dec 2016 14:24:57 -0600
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Cc:     mingo@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] objtool: fix bytes check of lea's rex_prefix

On Mon, Dec 05, 2016 at 11:55:51AM +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> For the "lea %(rsp), %rbp" case, we check if there is a rex_prefix. But
> we check "bytes" which is insn_byte_t[4] in rex_prefix (insn_field
> structure). Therefore, the check is always true.
> 
> Instead, check nbytes which is the right one.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
> Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>

Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>