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authorPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>2025-09-05 10:24:47 +0200
committerPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>2025-10-16 11:13:47 +0200
commit8a5c6cbfe4a35c6a22d2f8bbaf49b8cc3f45fcc6 (patch)
tree0d963feafee2ea519b5cb4558c6c42fda1270e13 /arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
parent866cf36bfee4fba6a492d2dcc5133f857e3446b0 (diff)
x86/insn,uprobes,alternative: Unify insn_is_nop()
Both uprobes and alternatives have insn_is_nop() variants, unify them and make sure insn_is_nop() works for both x86_64 and i386. Specifically, uprobe must not compare userspace instructions to kernel nops as that does not work right in the compat case. For the uprobe case we therefore must recognise common 32bit and 64bit nops. Because uprobe will consume the instruction as a nop, it must not mistakenly claim a non-nop instruction to be a nop. Eg. 'REX.b3 NOP' is 'xchg %r8,%rax' - not a nop. For the kernel case similar constraints apply, is it used to optimize NOPs by replacing strings of short(er) nops with longer nops. Must not claim an instruction is a nop if it really isn't. Not recognising a nop is non-fatal. Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
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diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
index 4e385cbfd444..c991dac1a38e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
@@ -1676,3 +1676,148 @@ enum insn_mmio_type insn_decode_mmio(struct insn *insn, int *bytes)
return type;
}
+
+/*
+ * Recognise typical NOP patterns for both 32bit and 64bit.
+ *
+ * Notably:
+ * - NOP, but not: REP NOP aka PAUSE
+ * - NOPL
+ * - MOV %reg, %reg
+ * - LEA 0(%reg),%reg
+ * - JMP +0
+ *
+ * Must not have false-positives; instructions identified as a NOP might be
+ * emulated as a NOP (uprobe) or Run Length Encoded in a larger NOP
+ * (alternatives).
+ *
+ * False-negatives are fine; need not be exhaustive.
+ */
+bool insn_is_nop(struct insn *insn)
+{
+ u8 b3 = 0, x3 = 0, r3 = 0;
+ u8 b4 = 0, x4 = 0, r4 = 0, m = 0;
+ u8 modrm, modrm_mod, modrm_reg, modrm_rm;
+ u8 sib = 0, sib_scale, sib_index, sib_base;
+ u8 nrex, rex;
+ u8 p, rep = 0;
+ int i;
+
+ if ((nrex = insn->rex_prefix.nbytes)) {
+ rex = insn->rex_prefix.bytes[nrex-1];
+
+ r3 = !!X86_REX_R(rex);
+ x3 = !!X86_REX_X(rex);
+ b3 = !!X86_REX_B(rex);
+ if (nrex > 1) {
+ r4 = !!X86_REX2_R(rex);
+ x4 = !!X86_REX2_X(rex);
+ b4 = !!X86_REX2_B(rex);
+ m = !!X86_REX2_M(rex);
+ }
+
+ } else if (insn->vex_prefix.nbytes) {
+ /*
+ * Ignore VEX encoded NOPs
+ */
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if (insn->modrm.nbytes) {
+ modrm = insn->modrm.bytes[0];
+ modrm_mod = X86_MODRM_MOD(modrm);
+ modrm_reg = X86_MODRM_REG(modrm) + 8*r3 + 16*r4;
+ modrm_rm = X86_MODRM_RM(modrm) + 8*b3 + 16*b4;
+ modrm = 1;
+ }
+
+ if (insn->sib.nbytes) {
+ sib = insn->sib.bytes[0];
+ sib_scale = X86_SIB_SCALE(sib);
+ sib_index = X86_SIB_INDEX(sib) + 8*x3 + 16*x4;
+ sib_base = X86_SIB_BASE(sib) + 8*b3 + 16*b4;
+ sib = 1;
+
+ modrm_rm = sib_base;
+ }
+
+ for_each_insn_prefix(insn, i, p) {
+ if (p == 0xf3) /* REPE */
+ rep = 1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Opcode map munging:
+ *
+ * REX2: 0 - single byte opcode
+ * 1 - 0f second byte opcode
+ */
+ switch (m) {
+ case 0: break;
+ case 1: insn->opcode.value <<= 8;
+ insn->opcode.value |= 0x0f;
+ break;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ switch (insn->opcode.bytes[0]) {
+ case 0x0f: /* 2nd byte */
+ break;
+
+ case 0x89: /* MOV */
+ if (modrm_mod != 3) /* register-direct */
+ return false;
+
+ /* native size */
+ if (insn->opnd_bytes != 4 * (1 + insn->x86_64))
+ return false;
+
+ return modrm_reg == modrm_rm; /* MOV %reg, %reg */
+
+ case 0x8d: /* LEA */
+ if (modrm_mod == 0 || modrm_mod == 3) /* register-indirect with disp */
+ return false;
+
+ /* native size */
+ if (insn->opnd_bytes != 4 * (1 + insn->x86_64))
+ return false;
+
+ if (insn->displacement.value != 0)
+ return false;
+
+ if (sib && (sib_scale != 0 || sib_index != 4)) /* (%reg, %eiz, 1) */
+ return false;
+
+ for_each_insn_prefix(insn, i, p) {
+ if (p != 0x3e) /* DS */
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ return modrm_reg == modrm_rm; /* LEA 0(%reg), %reg */
+
+ case 0x90: /* NOP */
+ if (b3 || b4) /* XCHG %r{8,16,24},%rax */
+ return false;
+
+ if (rep) /* REP NOP := PAUSE */
+ return false;
+
+ return true;
+
+ case 0xe9: /* JMP.d32 */
+ case 0xeb: /* JMP.d8 */
+ return insn->immediate.value == 0; /* JMP +0 */
+
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ switch (insn->opcode.bytes[1]) {
+ case 0x1f:
+ return modrm_reg == 0; /* 0f 1f /0 -- NOPL */
+
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}