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author | iximeow <me@iximeow.net> | 2021-07-04 12:20:13 -0700 |
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committer | iximeow <me@iximeow.net> | 2021-07-04 12:36:03 -0700 |
commit | 48559b18574b44e2de879a5c641ab602ec22f0d8 (patch) | |
tree | 0195cd249c1ce2429b12a14d063447fe96e3283e /src/lib.rs | |
parent | 404cb6e81988ed84a75c89d67bf324409e22a390 (diff) |
fix several incorrect tests and docs in 64- and 32-bit modes
Diffstat (limited to 'src/lib.rs')
-rw-r--r-- | src/lib.rs | 34 |
1 files changed, 32 insertions, 2 deletions
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ mod real_mode; pub use real_mode::Arch as x86_16; const MEM_SIZE_STRINGS: [&'static str; 64] = [ - "byte", "word", "BUG", "dword", "far", "ptr", "BUG", "qword", - "far", "mword", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "xmmword", + "byte", "word", "BUG", "dword", "ptr", "far", "BUG", "qword", + "BUG", "mword", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "xmmword", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "ymmword", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", "BUG", @@ -98,6 +98,11 @@ pub struct MemoryAccessSize { size: u8, } impl MemoryAccessSize { + /// return the number of bytes referenced by this memory access. + /// + /// if the number of bytes cannot be confidently known by the instruction in isolation (as is + /// the case for `xsave`/`xrstor`-style "operate on all processor state" instructions), this + /// function will return `None`. pub fn bytes_size(&self) -> Option<u8> { if self.size == 63 { None @@ -106,6 +111,31 @@ impl MemoryAccessSize { } } + /// a human-friendly label for the number of bytes this memory access references. + /// + /// there are some differences from size names that may be expected elsewhere; `yaxpeax-x86` + /// prefers to use consistent names for a width even if the way those bytes are used varies. + /// + /// the sizes `yaxpeax-x86` knows are as follows: + /// | size (bytes) | name | + /// |--------------|------------| + /// | 1 | `byte` | + /// | 2 | `word` | + /// | 4 | `dword` | + /// | 6 | `far` | + /// | 8 | `qword` | + /// | 10 | `mword` | + /// | 16 | `xmmword` | + /// | 32 | `ymmword` | + /// | 64 | `zmmword` | + /// | variable | `ptr` | + /// + /// "mword" refers to an mmx-sized access - 80 bits, or 10 bytes. `mword` is also used for + /// 64-bit far calls, because they reference a contiguous ten bytes; two bytes of segment + /// selector and eight bytes of address. + /// + /// "variable" accesses access a number of bytes dependent on the physical processor and its + /// operating mode. this is particularly relevant for `xsave`/`xrstor`-style instructions. pub fn size_name(&self) -> &'static str { MEM_SIZE_STRINGS[self.size as usize - 1] } |