[binutils-gdb] x86: avoid string copy when swapping Vex.W controlled operands

Jan Beulich jbeulich@sourceware.org
Mon Jun 13 07:53:46 GMT 2022


https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=32f06c69f2284bc925e8d56fecbfc2a3f9f7301f

commit 32f06c69f2284bc925e8d56fecbfc2a3f9f7301f
Author: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Date:   Mon Jun 13 09:52:59 2022 +0200

    x86: avoid string copy when swapping Vex.W controlled operands
    
    Now that op_out[] is an array of pointers, there's no need anymore to
    copy strings. Simply swap the pointers.

Diff:
---
 opcodes/i386-dis.c | 14 ++++++++------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/opcodes/i386-dis.c b/opcodes/i386-dis.c
index 602535dc18e..d087b355103 100644
--- a/opcodes/i386-dis.c
+++ b/opcodes/i386-dis.c
@@ -13473,9 +13473,10 @@ OP_VexW (instr_info *ins, int bytemode, int sizeflag)
   if (ins->vex.w)
     {
       /* Swap 2nd and 3rd operands.  */
-      strcpy (ins->scratchbuf, ins->op_out[2]);
-      strcpy (ins->op_out[2], ins->op_out[1]);
-      strcpy (ins->op_out[1], ins->scratchbuf);
+      char *tmp = ins->op_out[2];
+
+      ins->op_out[2] = ins->op_out[1];
+      ins->op_out[1] = tmp;
     }
 }
 
@@ -13503,9 +13504,10 @@ OP_REG_VexI4 (instr_info *ins, int bytemode, int sizeflag ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED)
   if (ins->vex.w)
     {
       /* Swap 3rd and 4th operands.  */
-      strcpy (ins->scratchbuf, ins->op_out[3]);
-      strcpy (ins->op_out[3], ins->op_out[2]);
-      strcpy (ins->op_out[2], ins->scratchbuf);
+      char *tmp = ins->op_out[3];
+
+      ins->op_out[3] = ins->op_out[2];
+      ins->op_out[2] = tmp;
     }
 }


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