Re: [PATCH] x86: perf: insn: Tweak opcode map for Intel CET instructions

From: Adrian Hunter
Date: Tue Mar 03 2020 - 02:17:59 EST


On 3/03/20 6:50 am, Mingbo Zhang wrote:
> Intel CET instructions are not described in the Intel SDM. When trying to
> get the instruction length, the following instructions get wrong (missing
> ModR/M byte).
>
> RDSSPD r32
> RSDDPQ r64
> ENDBR32
> ENDBR64
> WRSSD r/m32, r32
> WRSSQ r/m64, r64
>
> RDSSPD/Q and ENDBR32/64 use the same opcode (f3 0f 1e) slot, which is
> described in SDM as Reserved-NOP with no encoding characters, and got an
> empty slot in the opcode map. WRSSD/Q (0f 38 f6) also got an empty slot.

We have patches for that:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200204171425.28073-1-yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx/

But they have not yet been applied. Arnaldo, could you take them?