Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [v2 3/7] x86/mpx, x86/insn: Relocate insn util functions to a new insn-utils | From | Dave Hansen <> | Date | Tue, 3 Jan 2017 08:44:01 -0800 |
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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.
Feel free to add my Acked-by on it if you like.
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