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* [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction
@ 2009-10-12  2:24 Jiang Jilin
  2009-10-12  7:54 ` Hui Zhu
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jiang Jilin @ 2009-10-12  2:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Hui Zhu, Michael Snyder; +Cc: gdb-patches ml, Jiang Jilin

Hi Hui,

I think CS register should be stored for ljmp instruction, but I'm
not pretty sure, please help me confirm it.

Thanks!

2009-10-12  Jiang Jilin  <freephp@gmail.com>

	* i386-tdep.c (i386_process_record): Save CS segment register
	for ljmp instruction
---
 gdb/i386-tdep.c |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
index b4dc646..0145008 100644
--- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
+++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
@@ -3606,8 +3606,11 @@ reswitch:
 	  break;
 	  /* jmp */
 	case 4:
+	  I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
+	  break;
 	  /* ljmp */
 	case 5:
+	  I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_CS_REGNUM);
 	  I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
 	  break;
 	  /* push */
-- 
1.5.4.3


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* Re: [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction
  2009-10-12  2:24 [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction Jiang Jilin
@ 2009-10-12  7:54 ` Hui Zhu
  2009-10-12  8:35   ` Jiang Jilin
  2009-10-12 15:41   ` Michael Snyder
  0 siblings, 2 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Hui Zhu @ 2009-10-12  7:54 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Jiang Jilin; +Cc: Michael Snyder, gdb-patches ml

Could you post some code to test the ljmp and cs?  I am not sure about cs part.

Thanks,
Hui

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:24, Jiang Jilin <freephp@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Hui,
>
> I think CS register should be stored for ljmp instruction, but I'm
> not pretty sure, please help me confirm it.
>
> Thanks!
>
> 2009-10-12  Jiang Jilin  <freephp@gmail.com>
>
>        * i386-tdep.c (i386_process_record): Save CS segment register
>        for ljmp instruction
> ---
>  gdb/i386-tdep.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
> index b4dc646..0145008 100644
> --- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
> +++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
> @@ -3606,8 +3606,11 @@ reswitch:
>          break;
>          /* jmp */
>        case 4:
> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
> +         break;
>          /* ljmp */
>        case 5:
> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_CS_REGNUM);
>          I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>          break;
>          /* push */
> --
> 1.5.4.3
>
>


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* Re: [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction
  2009-10-12  7:54 ` Hui Zhu
@ 2009-10-12  8:35   ` Jiang Jilin
  2009-10-12 15:41   ` Michael Snyder
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jiang Jilin @ 2009-10-12  8:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Hui Zhu; +Cc: Michael Snyder, gdb-patches ml

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:54 PM, Hui Zhu <teawater@gmail.com> wrote:
> Could you post some code to test the ljmp and cs?  I am not sure about cs part.

I'm sorry, but I've no idea of writing code to test them. Could someone help me?

Thanks!

Jiang

> Thanks,
> Hui
>
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:24, Jiang Jilin <freephp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Hui,
>>
>> I think CS register should be stored for ljmp instruction, but I'm
>> not pretty sure, please help me confirm it.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> 2009-10-12  Jiang Jilin  <freephp@gmail.com>
>>
>>        * i386-tdep.c (i386_process_record): Save CS segment register
>>        for ljmp instruction
>> ---
>>  gdb/i386-tdep.c |    3 +++
>>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> index b4dc646..0145008 100644
>> --- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> +++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> @@ -3606,8 +3606,11 @@ reswitch:
>>          break;
>>          /* jmp */
>>        case 4:
>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>> +         break;
>>          /* ljmp */
>>        case 5:
>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_CS_REGNUM);
>>          I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>>          break;
>>          /* push */
>> --
>> 1.5.4.3
>>
>>
>



-- 
Jiang


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* Re: [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction
  2009-10-12  7:54 ` Hui Zhu
  2009-10-12  8:35   ` Jiang Jilin
@ 2009-10-12 15:41   ` Michael Snyder
  2009-10-13  8:46     ` Jiang Jilin
  1 sibling, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread
From: Michael Snyder @ 2009-10-12 15:41 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Hui Zhu; +Cc: Jiang Jilin, gdb-patches ml

Could one of you write an assembly language testcase?


Hui Zhu wrote:
> Could you post some code to test the ljmp and cs?  I am not sure about cs part.
> 
> Thanks,
> Hui
> 
> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:24, Jiang Jilin <freephp@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi Hui,
>>
>> I think CS register should be stored for ljmp instruction, but I'm
>> not pretty sure, please help me confirm it.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> 2009-10-12  Jiang Jilin  <freephp@gmail.com>
>>
>>        * i386-tdep.c (i386_process_record): Save CS segment register
>>        for ljmp instruction
>> ---
>>  gdb/i386-tdep.c |    3 +++
>>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> index b4dc646..0145008 100644
>> --- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> +++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>> @@ -3606,8 +3606,11 @@ reswitch:
>>          break;
>>          /* jmp */
>>        case 4:
>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>> +         break;
>>          /* ljmp */
>>        case 5:
>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_CS_REGNUM);
>>          I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>>          break;
>>          /* push */
>> --
>> 1.5.4.3
>>
>>


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* Re: [PATCH] Save CS segment register for ljmp instruction
  2009-10-12 15:41   ` Michael Snyder
@ 2009-10-13  8:46     ` Jiang Jilin
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread
From: Jiang Jilin @ 2009-10-13  8:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Michael Snyder; +Cc: Hui Zhu, gdb-patches ml

On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 11:36 PM, Michael Snyder <msnyder@vmware.com> wrote:
> Could one of you write an assembly language testcase?

I paste the code from Linux kernel(2.6.24
arch/x86/kernel/head_32.S:278) as follows:

---- BEGIN
/*
 * Enable paging
 */
        movl $swapper_pg_dir-__PAGE_OFFSET,%eax
        movl %eax,%cr3          /* set the page table pointer.. */
        movl %cr0,%eax
        orl $0x80000000,%eax
        movl %eax,%cr0          /* ..and set paging (PG) bit */
        ljmp $__BOOT_CS,$1f     /* Clear prefetch and normalize %eip */
1:
        /* Set up the stack pointer */
        lss stack_start,%esp
---END

the CS changed in the code above, but I'm not sure the example is enough to
assure my patch's correctness.

Thank you!

>
> Hui Zhu wrote:
>>
>> Could you post some code to test the ljmp and cs?  I am not sure about cs
>> part.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Hui
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 10:24, Jiang Jilin <freephp@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Hui,
>>>
>>> I think CS register should be stored for ljmp instruction, but I'm
>>> not pretty sure, please help me confirm it.
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>>
>>> 2009-10-12  Jiang Jilin  <freephp@gmail.com>
>>>
>>>       * i386-tdep.c (i386_process_record): Save CS segment register
>>>       for ljmp instruction
>>> ---
>>>  gdb/i386-tdep.c |    3 +++
>>>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/gdb/i386-tdep.c b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>>> index b4dc646..0145008 100644
>>> --- a/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>>> +++ b/gdb/i386-tdep.c
>>> @@ -3606,8 +3606,11 @@ reswitch:
>>>         break;
>>>         /* jmp */
>>>       case 4:
>>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>>> +         break;
>>>         /* ljmp */
>>>       case 5:
>>> +         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_CS_REGNUM);
>>>         I386_RECORD_ARCH_LIST_ADD_REG (X86_RECORD_EFLAGS_REGNUM);
>>>         break;
>>>         /* push */
>>> --
>>> 1.5.4.3
>>>
>>>
>
>



-- 
Jiang


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