[PATCH] kprobes: only test 'sub pc, pc, #1b-2b+8-2' on ARMv6
Rabin Vincent
rabin.vincent at stericsson.com
Tue Jun 12 08:07:54 EDT 2012
'sub pc, pc, #1b-2b+8-2' results in address<1:0> == '10'.
sub pc, pc, #const (== ADR pc, #const) performs an interworking branch
(BXWritePC()) on ARMv7+ and a simple branch (BranchWritePC()) on earlier
versions.
In ARM state, BXWritePC() is UNPREDICTABLE when address<1:0> == '10'.
In ARM state on ARMv6+, BranchWritePC() ignores address<1:0>. Before
ARMv6, BranchWritePC() is UNPREDICTABLE if address<1:0> != '00'
So the instruction is UNPREDICTABLE both before and after v6.
Signed-off-by: Rabin Vincent <rabin.vincent at stericsson.com>
---
arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test-arm.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test-arm.c b/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test-arm.c
index ba32b39..6c926d5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test-arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/kprobes-test-arm.c
@@ -187,8 +187,8 @@ void kprobe_arm_test_cases(void)
TEST_BF_R ("mov pc, r",0,2f,"")
TEST_BF_RR("mov pc, r",0,2f,", asl r",1,0,"")
TEST_BB( "sub pc, pc, #1b-2b+8")
-#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ >= 6
- TEST_BB( "sub pc, pc, #1b-2b+8-2") /* UNPREDICTABLE before ARMv6 */
+#if __LINUX_ARM_ARCH__ == 6
+ TEST_BB( "sub pc, pc, #1b-2b+8-2") /* UNPREDICTABLE before and after ARMv6 */
#endif
TEST_BB_R( "sub pc, pc, r",14, 1f-2f+8,"")
TEST_BB_R( "rsb pc, r",14,1f-2f+8,", pc")
--
1.7.9.5
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