Re: [PATCH] x86: Introduce REX prefix helper for kprobes

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Sun Dec 30 2007 - 03:34:09 EST


Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> (in case of CONFIG_X86_64)
> static inline int is_rex_prefix(int op)

Oops, s/int op/kprobe_opcode_t opcode/

> About the name, I just used the previous inline function name.

I re-think "is_REX_prefix" is better, because it is an architecture
dependent notation(intel's software developers manual called it
"REX prefixes"), and there is already is_IF_modifier() function
in arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c.

Thanks,

Best Regards,

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Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx, masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx

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