Re: [PATCH v3 04/10] x86/insn: Read and decode insn without crossing the page boundary

[Alexey Gladkov]

On Mon, Aug 19, 2024 at 01:48:11PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 16, 2024 at 03:43:54PM +0200, Alexey Gladkov wrote:
> > From: "Alexey Gladkov (Intel)" <legion@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > 
> > In case the instruction is close to the page boundary, reading
> > MAX_INSN_SIZE may cross the page boundary. The second page might be
> > from a different VMA and reading can have side effects.
> > 
> > The problem is that the actual size of the instruction is not known.
> > 
> > The solution might be to try read the data to the end of the page and
> > try parse it in the hope that the instruction is smaller than the
> > maximum buffer size.
> > 
> > Co-developed-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Alexey Gladkov (Intel) <legion@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> I think this and 3 next patches do not belong to this patchset. They
> address separate issue that is orthogonal to the patchset goal.

Should I drop them from this patchset and send them after this patchset as
a separate change ?

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Rgrds, legion