On 2015/1/4 13:05, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Hi Wang,
>
> (2014/12/29 13:07), Wang Nan wrote:
>> This patch utilizes previous introduced checker to check register usage
>> for probed ARM instruction and saves it in a mask. Futher patch will
>> use such information to avoid simuation or emulation.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Wang Nan <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> arch/arm/include/asm/probes.h | 12 ++++
>> arch/arm/probes/decode.c | 7 ++
>> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/actions-arm.c | 2 +-
>> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/checkers-arm.c | 124
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/checkers.h | 1 +
>> 5 files changed, 145 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/probes.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/probes.h
>> index f0a1ee8..ee04067 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/probes.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/probes.h
>> @@ -41,6 +41,18 @@ struct arch_probes_insn {
>> probes_insn_singlestep_t *insn_singlestep;
>> probes_insn_fn_t *insn_fn;
>> int stack_space;
>> +
>> + /* Use 2 bits for a register. One more bit for extension */
>
> Would you have any concrete idea for the extend bits? If not, we don't need
> it at this point. I think we don't need to care about future binary
> compatibility :)
> (moreover, if you need another bitflag, you can add another flag)
>
2 bits can describe the read/write direction of a register. With such
information,
futher code is possible to utilize unused register to do some optimization.
However,
as you pointed, it is not a very concrete idea.
>> +#define REG_NO_USE (0)
>> +#define REG_USE (1)
>> +#define REG_MASK (3)
>> +#define __register_usage_flag(n, f) ((f) << ((n) * 2))
>> +#define __register_usage_mask(n) (REG_MASK << ((n) * 2))
>> +#define __clean_register_flag(m, n) ((m) & (~(__register_usage_mask(n))))
>> +#define __set_register_flag(m, n, f) (__clean_register_flag(m, n) |
>> __register_usage_flag(n, f))
>> +#define set_register_nouse(m, n) do {(m) = __set_register_flag(m, n,
>> REG_NO_USE);} while(0)
>> +#define set_register_use(m, n) do {(m) =
>> __set_register_flag(m, n, REG_USE);} while(0)
>> + int register_usage_mask;
>
> Is this a mask or flag? It seems a bit flag, if so, it should be
> "register_usage_flag".
>
> Thank you,
>
OK, I'll rename it.
Thanks to your comment.
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