linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/insn-eval: Introduce insn_get_modrm_reg

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Date:   Mon, 18 Oct 2021 17:47:17 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
Cc:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] x86/insn-eval: Introduce insn_get_modrm_reg_ptr()

On Mon, Oct 18, 2021 at 06:33:31PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> +/**
> + * insn_get_modrm_reg_ptr() - Obtain register pointer based on ModRM byte
> + * @insn:	Instruction containing the ModRM byte
> + * @regs:	Register values as seen when entering kernel mode
> + *
> + * Returns:
> + *
> + * The register indicated by the reg part of the ModRM byte.
> + * The register is obtained as a pointer within pt_regs.
> + */
> +void *insn_get_modrm_reg_ptr(struct insn *insn, struct pt_regs *regs)

Doesn't that return type want to be 'unsigned long *'?

> +{
> +	int offset;
> +
> +	offset = insn_get_modrm_reg_off(insn, regs);
> +	if (offset < 0)
> +		return NULL;
> +	return (void *)regs + offset;
> +}
> +
>  /**
>   * get_seg_base_limit() - obtain base address and limit of a segment
>   * @insn:	Instruction. Must be valid.
> -- 
> 2.32.0
>