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From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@redhat.com>
To: Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	systemtap <systemtap@sources.redhat.com>,
	kvm <kvm@vger.kernel.org>, Jim Keniston <jkenisto@us.ibm.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>,
	Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com>,
	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@gmail.com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip v5 1/7] x86: instruction decorder API
Date: Mon, 11 May 2009 10:36:44 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A0837FC.9080006@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090511092731.GA23875@infradead.org>

Christoph Hellwig wrote:
> On Fri, May 08, 2009 at 08:48:42PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>> Add x86 instruction decoder to arch-specific libraries. This decoder
>> can decode x86 instructions used in kernel into prefix, opcode, modrm,
>> sib, displacement and immediates. This can also show the length of
>> instructions.
> 
> Could also be used to implement a simple disasembler for OOPS output ala
> arch/s390/kernel/dis.c?

Yes, but as you may know, it's not so "simple"...especially show it as
"gas-like(a.k.a. at&t)" expression :-)

Thank you,

-- 
Masami Hiramatsu

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

e-mail: mhiramat@redhat.com


  reply	other threads:[~2009-05-11 14:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 57+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-05-09  0:48 [PATCH -tip v5 0/7] tracing: kprobe-based event tracer and x86 instruction decoder Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48 ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48 ` [PATCH -tip v5 1/7] x86: instruction decorder API Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11  9:27   ` Christoph Hellwig
2009-05-11  9:27     ` Christoph Hellwig
2009-05-11 14:36     ` Masami Hiramatsu [this message]
2009-05-11 14:36       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-13  8:23   ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-13  8:23     ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-13  9:35     ` Przemysław Pawełczyk
2009-05-13  9:43       ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-13  9:43         ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-13 14:35         ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-13 14:35           ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-13 15:20           ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-09  0:48 ` [PATCH -tip v5 2/7] kprobes: checks probe address is instruction boudary on x86 Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 14:20   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-05-11 15:01     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 15:01       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 15:14       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 15:14         ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 15:22       ` Steven Rostedt
2009-05-11 18:21         ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 18:21           ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48 ` [PATCH -tip v5 3/7] kprobes: cleanup fix_riprel() using insn decoder " Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:48 ` [PATCH -tip v5 4/7] tracing: add kprobe-based event tracer Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09 16:36   ` Frédéric Weisbecker
2009-05-09 16:36     ` Frédéric Weisbecker
2009-05-09 17:33     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 21:26       ` Frederic Weisbecker
2009-05-11  9:32   ` Christoph Hellwig
2009-05-11 10:53     ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-11 10:53       ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-11 15:28     ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2009-05-11 15:28       ` Frank Ch. Eigler
2009-05-09  0:49 ` [PATCH -tip v5 5/7] x86: fix kernel_trap_sp() Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11  9:28   ` Christoph Hellwig
2009-05-11 13:48     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 13:48       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:49 ` [PATCH -tip v5 6/7] x86: add pt_regs register and stack access APIs Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-09  0:49 ` [PATCH -tip v5 7/7] tracing: add arguments support on kprobe-based event tracer Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 14:35   ` Steven Rostedt
2009-05-11 14:35     ` Steven Rostedt
2009-05-09  4:43 ` [PATCH -tip v5 0/7] tracing: kprobe-based event tracer and x86 instruction decoder Ingo Molnar
2009-05-09  4:43   ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-11 14:40   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 14:56     ` Steven Rostedt
2009-05-11 20:05       ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 20:05         ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-11 21:47         ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-11 21:47           ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-12 22:03   ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-12 22:03     ` Masami Hiramatsu
2009-05-13 13:21     ` Ingo Molnar
2009-05-13 13:21       ` Ingo Molnar

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