Re: [v6 PATCH 04/21] x86/mpx, x86/insn: Relocate insn util functions to a new insn-kernel

From: Ricardo Neri
Date: Tue Apr 25 2017 - 22:06:17 EST


On Wed, 2017-04-12 at 12:03 +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > + * If mod is 0 and register R/EBP (regno=5) is
> indicated in the
> > + * base part of the SIB byte, the value of such
> register should
> > + * not be used in the address computation. Also, a
> 32-bit
> > + * displacement is expected in this case; the
> instruction
> > + * decoder takes care of it. This is true for both R13
> and
> > + * R/EBP as REX.B will not be decoded.
> > + */
> > + if (regno == 5 && X86_MODRM_MOD(insn->modrm.value) ==
> 0)
> > + return -EDOM;
> > +
> > + if (X86_REX_B(insn->rex_prefix.value))
> > + regno += 8;
> > + break;
> > +
> > + default:
> > + pr_err("invalid register type");
> > + BUG();
>
> WARNING: Avoid crashing the kernel - try using WARN_ON & recovery code
> rather than BUG() or BUG_ON()
> #211: FILE: arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c:90:
> + BUG();
>
> And checkpatch is kinda right. We need to warn here, not explode. Oh
> and
> that function returns negative values on error...
>
> Please change that with a patch ontop of the move.

Sure, I will change it.