Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [v2 3/7] x86/mpx, x86/insn: Relocate insn util functions to a new insn-utils | From | Ricardo Neri <> | Date | Tue, 03 Jan 2017 17:31:51 -0800 |
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On Tue, 2017-01-03 at 08:44 -0800, Dave Hansen wrote: > On 12/23/2016 05:37 PM, Ricardo Neri wrote: > > Other kernel submodules can benefit from using the utility functions > > defined in mpx.c to obtain the addresses and values of operands contained > > in the general purpose registers. An instance of this is the emulation code > > used for instructions protected by the Intel User-Mode Instruction > > Prevention feature. > > I haven't looked at this in detail, but as long as this is pretty much a > straight code move, I don't see any issues with it from an MPX > perspective. I'm glad to see it getting reused.
Yes, this is only a relocation of code. > > Feel free to add my Acked-by on it if you like.
Great! Thanks! Ricardo
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