Microport UNIX System V/386 v 2.1 (ca 1987) uses mod R/M bytes for the control register mov instructions where the mod bits are 0, even though the 80386 spec claims they are "always" 1's. The fact that it ran at all clearly indicates the real chips (at least 386 and 486) just ignores the bits and assumes they are 1's, rather than trigger an illegal instruction if they aren't.
Also fixed: The dissassembled kernel also accesses debug registers in a similar way, although other problems prevent me verifiing that those instructions are reachable in UNIX. Signed-off-by: Matthew Ogilvie <mmogilvi_q...@miniinfo.net> --- Alternatives?: Potentially someone might want to make this dependent on some kind of configuration option (what specific CPU it is emulating, or some kind of quirks flag). Or somehow log if it encounters unspecified instructions like this, as a kind of warning mechanism for someone debugging an OS. (Although I'm not sure exactly what the qemu way to log such a thing would be.) But my initial thought is that neither of these are worth the effort. ------ Matthew Ogilvie [mmogilvi_q...@miniinfo.net] ------ target-i386/translate.c | 16 ++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/target-i386/translate.c b/target-i386/translate.c index 1988dae..d056842 100644 --- a/target-i386/translate.c +++ b/target-i386/translate.c @@ -7465,8 +7465,12 @@ static target_ulong disas_insn(DisasContext *s, target_ulong pc_start) gen_exception(s, EXCP0D_GPF, pc_start - s->cs_base); } else { modrm = ldub_code(s->pc++); - if ((modrm & 0xc0) != 0xc0) - goto illegal_op; + /* Ignore the mod bits (assume (modrm&0xc0)==0xc0). + * The 80386 reference manual says the bits are + * always 1, and doesn't say what happens if they aren't. + * But testing shows that the bits are just assumed to be + * 1s. + */ rm = (modrm & 7) | REX_B(s); reg = ((modrm >> 3) & 7) | rex_r; if (CODE64(s)) @@ -7507,8 +7511,12 @@ static target_ulong disas_insn(DisasContext *s, target_ulong pc_start) gen_exception(s, EXCP0D_GPF, pc_start - s->cs_base); } else { modrm = ldub_code(s->pc++); - if ((modrm & 0xc0) != 0xc0) - goto illegal_op; + /* Ignore the mod bits (assume (modrm&0xc0)==0xc0). + * The 80386 reference manual says the bits are + * always 1, and doesn't say what happens if they aren't. + * But testing shows that the bits are just assumed to be + * 1s. + */ rm = (modrm & 7) | REX_B(s); reg = ((modrm >> 3) & 7) | rex_r; if (CODE64(s)) -- 1.7.10.2.484.gcd07cc5