linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 17/29] x86/insn-eval: Indicate a 32-bit displacement if ModRM.mod is 0 and ModRM.rm is 101b

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Message-ID: <20171020154439.yaklbxd3bkhlx32k@pd.tnic>
Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:44:48 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Chris Metcalf <cmetcalf@...lanox.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
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        Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, ricardo.neri@...el.com,
        Adam Buchbinder <adam.buchbinder@...il.com>,
        Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>,
        Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>,
        Qiaowei Ren <qiaowei.ren@...el.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
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        Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>,
        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 17/29] x86/insn-eval: Indicate a 32-bit displacement
 if ModRM.mod is 0 and ModRM.rm is 101b

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 08:54:20PM -0700, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> Section 2.2.1.3 of the Intel 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software
> Developer's Manual volume 2A states that when ModRM.mod is zero and
> ModRM.rm is 101b, a 32-bit displacement follows the ModRM byte. This means
> that none of the registers are used in the computation of the effective
> address. A return value of -EDOM indicates callers that they should not
> use the value of registers when computing the effective address for the
> instruction.
> 
> In long mode, the effective address is given by the 32-bit displacement
> plus the location of the next instruction. In protected mode, only the
> displacement is used.
> 
> The instruction decoder takes care of obtaining the displacement.
> 
> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Adam Buchbinder <adam.buchbinder@...il.com>
> Cc: Colin Ian King <colin.king@...onical.com>
> Cc: Lorenzo Stoakes <lstoakes@...il.com>
> Cc: Qiaowei Ren <qiaowei.ren@...el.com>
> Cc: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> Cc: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
> Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
> Cc: Ravi V. Shankar <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

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