Re: [tip:x86/mpx] x86/insn-eval: Add utility function to get segment descriptor

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Subject: Re: [tip:x86/mpx] x86/insn-eval: Add utility function to get segment descriptor
From: Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2017 23:26:05 -0800
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On Tue, Dec 05, 2017 at 07:14:56PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> 
> But, if other code is going to use those functions - and I believe
> that's the idea - otherwise they wouldn't be in arch/x86/lib/ 

At the moment MPX and UMIP are using the insn-eval decoder to determine
linear addresses.

Thanks and BR,
Ricardo
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