[PATCH v4 2/3] x86/insn-eval: Add insn_assign_reg() helper
From: Kiryl Shutsemau (Meta)
Date: Thu Jun 04 2026 - 11:09:27 EST
KVM's instruction emulator has a small helper, assign_register(), that
writes a value into a sub-register with x86 partial-register-write
semantics: 1- and 2-byte writes leave the upper bits of the destination
untouched, 4-byte writes zero-extend to 64 bits, 8-byte writes overwrite
the full register.
The TDX guest #VE handler needs the same logic for port I/O emulation
to get 32-bit zero-extension right. Rather than copy-pasting the helper,
lift it to <asm/insn-eval.h> as insn_assign_reg() so both can use it.
Rewrite the body using arithmetic instead of pointer punning so the
helper does not depend on -fno-strict-aliasing or little-endian byte
order, and add <asm/insn.h> to the header's includes so it builds
standalone in callers that have not pulled it in transitively.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/insn-eval.h | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 26 ++++----------------------
2 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/insn-eval.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/insn-eval.h
index 4733e9064ee5..85251e718a77 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/insn-eval.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/insn-eval.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/bug.h>
#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
#include <asm/ptrace.h>
#define INSN_CODE_SEG_ADDR_SZ(params) ((params >> 4) & 0xf)
@@ -46,4 +47,28 @@ enum insn_mmio_type insn_decode_mmio(struct insn *insn, int *bytes);
bool insn_is_nop(struct insn *insn);
+/*
+ * Write @val into *@reg with x86 partial-register-write semantics: a 1-
+ * or 2-byte write leaves the upper bits of the destination untouched; a
+ * 4-byte write zero-extends to 64 bits (matching IN[BWL], MOV[BWL]
+ * etc.); an 8-byte write overwrites the full register.
+ */
+static inline void insn_assign_reg(unsigned long *reg, u64 val, int bytes)
+{
+ switch (bytes) {
+ case 1:
+ *reg = (*reg & ~0xfful) | (val & 0xff);
+ break;
+ case 2:
+ *reg = (*reg & ~0xfffful) | (val & 0xffff);
+ break;
+ case 4:
+ *reg = (u32)val;
+ break;
+ case 8:
+ *reg = val;
+ break;
+ }
+}
+
#endif /* _ASM_X86_INSN_EVAL_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 8013dccb3110..74972c17edb8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
#include "kvm_emulate.h"
#include <linux/stringify.h>
#include <asm/debugreg.h>
+#include <asm/insn-eval.h>
#include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
#include <asm/ibt.h>
#include <asm/text-patching.h>
@@ -439,25 +440,6 @@ static void assign_masked(ulong *dest, ulong src, ulong mask)
*dest = (*dest & ~mask) | (src & mask);
}
-static void assign_register(unsigned long *reg, u64 val, int bytes)
-{
- /* The 4-byte case *is* correct: in 64-bit mode we zero-extend. */
- switch (bytes) {
- case 1:
- *(u8 *)reg = (u8)val;
- break;
- case 2:
- *(u16 *)reg = (u16)val;
- break;
- case 4:
- *reg = (u32)val;
- break; /* 64b: zero-extend */
- case 8:
- *reg = val;
- break;
- }
-}
-
static inline unsigned long ad_mask(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
{
return (1UL << (ctxt->ad_bytes << 3)) - 1;
@@ -505,7 +487,7 @@ register_address_increment(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int reg, int inc)
{
ulong *preg = reg_rmw(ctxt, reg);
- assign_register(preg, *preg + inc, ctxt->ad_bytes);
+ insn_assign_reg(preg, *preg + inc, ctxt->ad_bytes);
}
static void rsp_increment(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, int inc)
@@ -1766,7 +1748,7 @@ static int load_segment_descriptor(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
static void write_register_operand(struct operand *op)
{
- return assign_register(op->addr.reg, op->val, op->bytes);
+ return insn_assign_reg(op->addr.reg, op->val, op->bytes);
}
static int writeback(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, struct operand *op)
@@ -2007,7 +1989,7 @@ static int em_popa(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
rc = emulate_pop(ctxt, &val, ctxt->op_bytes);
if (rc != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
break;
- assign_register(reg_rmw(ctxt, reg), val, ctxt->op_bytes);
+ insn_assign_reg(reg_rmw(ctxt, reg), val, ctxt->op_bytes);
--reg;
}
return rc;
--
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