linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: perf: insn: Tweak opcode map for Intel CET instructions

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Date:   Thu, 26 Mar 2020 07:09:45 +0200
From:   Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:     Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mingbo Zhang <whensungoes@...il.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: perf: insn: Tweak opcode map for Intel CET
 instructions

On 26/03/20 3:31 am, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon,  2 Mar 2020 23:50:30 -0500
> Mingbo Zhang <whensungoes@...il.com> wrote:
> 
>> Intel CET instructions are not described in the Intel SDM. When trying to
>> get the instruction length, the following instructions get wrong (missing
>> ModR/M byte).
>>
>> RDSSPD r32
>> RSDDPQ r64
>> ENDBR32
>> ENDBR64
>> WRSSD r/m32, r32
>> WRSSQ r/m64, r64
>>
>> RDSSPD/Q and ENDBR32/64 use the same opcode (f3 0f 1e) slot, which is
>> described in SDM as Reserved-NOP with no encoding characters, and got an
>> empty slot in the opcode map. WRSSD/Q (0f 38 f6) also got an empty slot.
>>
> 
> This looks good to me. BTW, wouldn't we need to add decode test cases to perf?
> 
> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> 
> Thank you,
> 

We have correct patches that you ack'ed for CET here:

	https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200204171425.28073-1-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com/

But they have not yet been applied.

Sorry for the confusion.