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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@kernel.org>
To: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, x86@kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH, x86]: Fix movq immediate operand constraints in uaccess_64.h
Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:59:53 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A653D39.4030608@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A64D06D.3040109@gmail.com>

Uros Bizjak wrote:
> On 07/19/2009 06:06 PM, Uros Bizjak wrote:
>> Hello!
>>
>> arch/x86/include/asm/uaccess_64.h uses wrong asm operand constraint
>> ("ir") for movq insn. Since movq sign-extends its immediate operand,
>> "er" constraint should be used instead.
>>
>> Attached patch changes all uses of __put_user_asm in uaccess_64.h to
>> use "er" when "q" insn suffix is involved.
>>
>> Patch was compile tested on x86_64 with defconfig.
>>
>> Uros.
> 
> Uh, missed signed-off line and Cc, so:
> 

Good catch.  This seems to also apply to the "Zr" constraints in
asm/uaccess.h.

	-hpa

      reply	other threads:[~2009-07-21  4:00 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-07-19 16:06 [PATCH, x86]: Fix movq immediate operand constraints in uaccess_64.h Uros Bizjak
2009-07-20 20:15 ` Uros Bizjak
2009-07-21  3:59   ` H. Peter Anvin [this message]

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