[PATCHv2] opcodes/x86: fix minor missed styling case

Jan Beulich jbeulich@suse.com
Wed Jul 24 12:43:45 GMT 2024


On 24.07.2024 13:58, Andrew Burgess wrote:
> Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com> writes:
> 
>> On 24.07.2024 04:31, Cui, Lili wrote:
>>>>> I noticed that the x86 instruction:
>>>>>
>>>>>   sar    $0x1,%rsi
>>>>>
>>>>> would fail to style the '$0x1' as an immediate.  This commit fixes that case.
>>>>>
>>>
>>> I'm afraid it is not a bug, it is to distinguish between the two formats below.
>>>
>>> sar    r/m8, 1
>>> sar    r/m8, imm8
>>
>> It is a bug, but it also is a bug to change 1 to 0x1, as that way said
>> distinction goes away. (I also don't immediately see how the code change
>> alone would pass the testsuite; I'm pretty sure we have expectations
>> which would have required adjustment, which would have made more obvious
>> that the change wants doing differently.)
> 
> You are correct, I got sloppy, and I apologise.
> 
> Thanks to everyone who pointed out the mistake.
> 
> Here's an update, _fully_ tested patch.

And that one's okay to put in.

Jan


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