1 files changed, 17 insertions, 16 deletions

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index 675879b65ce6..1bfb6cf4dd55 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -126,16 +126,22 @@ static void __kprobes synthesize_reljump(void *from, void *to)
 }
 
 /*
- * Check for the REX prefix which can only exist on X86_64
- * X86_32 always returns 0
+ * Skip the prefixes of the instruction.
  */
-static int __kprobes is_REX_prefix(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
+static kprobe_opcode_t *__kprobes skip_prefixes(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
 {
+        insn_attr_t attr;
+
+        attr = inat_get_opcode_attribute((insn_byte_t)*insn);
+        while (inat_is_legacy_prefix(attr)) {
+                insn++;
+                attr = inat_get_opcode_attribute((insn_byte_t)*insn);
+        }
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-        if ((*insn & 0xf0) == 0x40)
-                return 1;
+        if (inat_is_rex_prefix(attr))
+                insn++;
 #endif
-        return 0;
+        return insn;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -272,6 +278,9 @@ static int __kprobes can_probe(unsigned long paddr)
  */
 static int __kprobes is_IF_modifier(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
 {
+        /* Skip prefixes */
+        insn = skip_prefixes(insn);
+
         switch (*insn) {
         case 0xfa:              /* cli */
         case 0xfb:              /* sti */
@@ -280,13 +289,6 @@ static int __kprobes is_IF_modifier(kprobe_opcode_t *insn)
                 return 1;
         }
 
-        /*
-         * on X86_64, 0x40-0x4f are REX prefixes so we need to look
-         * at the next byte instead.. but of course not recurse infinitely
-         */
-        if (is_REX_prefix(insn))
-                return is_IF_modifier(++insn);
-
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -803,9 +805,8 @@ static void __kprobes resume_execution(struct kprobe *p,
         unsigned long orig_ip = (unsigned long)p->addr;
         kprobe_opcode_t *insn = p->ainsn.insn;
 
-        /*skip the REX prefix*/
-        if (is_REX_prefix(insn))
-                insn++;
+        /* Skip prefixes */
+        insn = skip_prefixes(insn);
 
         regs->flags &= ~X86_EFLAGS_TF;
         switch (*insn) {