[RFC PATCH 07/17] objtool: arm64: Decode other system instructions

Julien Thierry jthierry at redhat.com
Wed Jan 20 12:37:50 EST 2021


Decode ERET, BRK and NOPs

Signed-off-by: Julien Thierry <jthierry at redhat.com>
---
 tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
index 924121b4b466..a4a587c400a1 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/arm64/decode.c
@@ -223,6 +223,13 @@ int arch_decode_instruction(const struct elf *elf, const struct section *sec,
 			/* Remaining branch opcodes are conditional */
 			*type = INSN_JUMP_CONDITIONAL;
 			*immediate = aarch64_get_branch_offset(insn);
+		} else if (aarch64_insn_is_eret(insn)) {
+			*type = INSN_CONTEXT_SWITCH;
+		} else if (aarch64_insn_is_steppable_hint(insn)) {
+			*type = INSN_NOP;
+		} else if (aarch64_insn_is_brk(insn)) {
+			*immediate = aarch64_insn_decode_immediate(AARCH64_INSN_IMM_16, insn);
+			*type = INSN_BUG;
 		} else {
 			*type = INSN_OTHER;
 		}
-- 
2.25.4




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