[PATCH] x86: insn decoder: create artificial 3rd byte for 2-byte VEX

[Denys Vlasenko]

Before this patch, users need to do this to fetch vex.vvvv:

        if (insn->vex_prefix.nbytes == 2) {
                vex_vvvv = ((insn->vex_prefix.bytes[1] >> 3) & 0xf) ^ 0xf;
        }
        if (insn->vex_prefix.nbytes == 3) {
                vex_vvvv = ((insn->vex_prefix.bytes[2] >> 3) & 0xf) ^ 0xf;
        }

Make it so that insn->vex_prefix.bytes[2] always contains vex.wvvvvLpp bits.

Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Frank Ch. Eigler <fche@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <andi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
---

Masami, you were ok with this patch last time it was posted.
Can you "officially" add your Acked-By?

 arch/x86/lib/insn.c | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
index 54fcffe..829ca4c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn.c
@@ -163,6 +163,12 @@ found:
 				/* VEX.W overrides opnd_size */
 				insn->opnd_bytes = 8;
 		} else {
+			/*
+			 * For VEX2, fake VEX3-like byte#2.
+			 * Makes it easier to decode vex.W, vex.vvvv,
+			 * vex.L and vex.pp. Masking with 0x7f sets vex.W == 0.
+			 */
+			insn->vex_prefix.bytes[2] = b2 & 0x7f;
 			insn->vex_prefix.nbytes = 2;
 			insn->next_byte += 2;
 		}
-- 
1.8.1.4

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