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From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
To: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	"Naveen N . Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.ibm.com>,
	Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com>,
	David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>,
	x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip v2] x86/kprobes: Do not decode opcode in resume_execution()
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 2021 12:45:58 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210104124558.7c89fb6fa305507c098f0d85@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20201231160923.GB4504@zn.tnic>

On Thu, 31 Dec 2020 17:09:23 +0100
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 18, 2020 at 11:12:05PM +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > @@ -467,8 +489,8 @@ static int arch_copy_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
> >  	 */
> >  	len = prepare_boost(buf, p, &insn);
> >  
> > -	/* Check whether the instruction modifies Interrupt Flag or not */
> > -	p->ainsn.if_modifier = is_IF_modifier(buf);
> > +	/* Analyze the opcode and set resume flags */
> > +	set_resume_flags(p, &insn);
> 
> So this function wants to be called something like analyze_insn() or so
> then? set_resume_flags() is kinda misleading as a name.

Hrm, I meant setting the flags used in the resume_execution() afterwards.
Since the instruction itself (not only opcode but also oprands) was
also analyzed in other places, so I like the set_resume_flags() for it.

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>

  reply	other threads:[~2021-01-04  3:47 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2020-12-06 14:11 [PATCH 0/1] x86/kprobes: Classify opcode while preparing kprobe Masami Hiramatsu
2020-12-06 14:11 ` [PATCH 1/1] x86/kprobes: Do not decode opcode in resume_execution() Masami Hiramatsu
2020-12-07 20:28   ` Steven Rostedt
2020-12-18  1:02   ` [x86/kprobes] 413d31338f: kernel_BUG_at_mm/vmalloc.c kernel test robot
2020-12-18 12:44     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2020-12-18 14:12       ` [PATCH -tip v2] x86/kprobes: Do not decode opcode in resume_execution() Masami Hiramatsu
2020-12-31 16:09         ` Borislav Petkov
2021-01-04  3:45           ` Masami Hiramatsu [this message]
2021-01-04 18:40             ` Borislav Petkov
2021-01-05 14:47         ` [tip: perf/kprobes] " tip-bot2 for Masami Hiramatsu

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