x86/insn: Add AVX-512 support to the instruction decoder
Add support for Intel's AVX-512 instructions to the instruction decoder. AVX-512 instructions are documented in Intel Architecture Instruction Set Extensions Programming Reference (February 2016). AVX-512 instructions are identified by a EVEX prefix which, for the purpose of instruction decoding, can be treated as though it were a 4-byte VEX prefix. Existing instructions which can now accept an EVEX prefix need not be further annotated in the op code map (x86-opcode-map.txt). In the case of new instructions, the op code map is updated accordingly. Also add associated Mask Instructions that are used to manipulate mask registers used in AVX-512 instructions. The 'perf tools' instruction decoder is updated in a subsequent patch. And a representative set of instructions is added to the perf tools new instructions test in a subsequent patch. Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com> Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Cc: X86 ML <x86@kernel.org> Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1469003437-32706-3-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.comSigned-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@redhat.com>
Showing
Please register or sign in to comment