linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 08/75] x86/umip: Factor out instruction decoding

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Date:   Thu, 30 Apr 2020 18:31:55 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Cfir Cohen <cfir@...gle.com>,
        Erdem Aktas <erdemaktas@...gle.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Mike Stunes <mstunes@...are.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 08/75] x86/umip: Factor out instruction decoding

On Tue, Apr 28, 2020 at 05:16:18PM +0200, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> +/**
> + * insn_decode() - Decode an instruction
> + * @regs:	Structure with register values as seen when entering kernel mode
> + * @insn:	Structure to store decoded instruction
> + * @buf:	Buffer containing the instruction bytes
> + * @buf_size:   Number of instruction bytes available in buf
> + *
> + * Decodes the instruction provided in buf and stores the decoding results in
> + * insn. Also determines the correct address and operand sizes.
> + *
> + * Returns:
> + *
> + * True if instruction was decoded, False otherwise.
> + */
> +bool insn_decode(struct pt_regs *regs, struct insn *insn,
> +		 unsigned char buf[MAX_INSN_SIZE], int buf_size)

Right, let's have @insn be the first function argument in all those
insn-handling functions.

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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