Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 19 Nov 2004 01:44:30 +0200 | From | Avi Kivity <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] WTF is VLI? |
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Bodo Eggert wrote:
>Avi Kivity wrote: > > > >>for (offset = 0; offset < max_instr_len; ++offset) { >> create_object_file(code + offset, len - offset); >> disassemble(); >> if (disassembly_includes_eip()) >> >> > > >Will fail for > >movl eax,cc000000 ;or something similar, you get the point >*EIP here* > >and result in > >INT3 > > no, it will start at lower offsets first and see the movl.
of course, there is a chance that it will get confused (by even earlier partial code), but it will usually be better than the current method and it will never be confused at or above eip (same as current method).
-- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.
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