Re: [PATCH 0/6] x86/insn: Add instructions to instruction decoder

From: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
Date: Mon Jan 03 2022 - 09:56:13 EST


Em Mon, Jan 03, 2022 at 10:13:24AM +0200, Adrian Hunter escreveu:
> On 23/12/2021 08:38, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > Sorry, I missed this series.
> >
> > On Thu, 2 Dec 2021 11:50:23 +0200
> > Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> Here are patches to bring the kernel and tools x86 instruction decoder
> >> more up to date.
> >>
> >> x86 instruction decoder is used for both kernel instructions and user space
> >> instructions (e.g. uprobes, perf tools Intel PT), so it is good to update
> >> it with new instructions.
> >
> > Hmm, I thought perf used objdump for that purpose internally.
> > Anyway, this series looks good to me. I'm a bit surprised that the
> > insn decoder can actually support those instructions only changing
> > X86_EVEX_M() macro :-)
> >
> > Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Thank you!
>
> Thanks!
>
> Arnaldo, could you consider taking these patches?

I can pick the tools/ bits, the arch/x86/ should go via PeterZ, right?
Peter?

- Arnaldo