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diff --git a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst index c5d53a6e8c79..245b6defc298 100644 --- a/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst +++ b/Documentation/bpf/standardization/instruction-set.rst @@ -283,6 +283,14 @@ For signed operations (``BPF_SDIV`` and ``BPF_SMOD``), for ``BPF_ALU``, is first :term:`sign extended<Sign Extend>` from 32 to 64 bits, and then interpreted as a 64-bit signed value. +Note that there are varying definitions of the signed modulo operation +when the dividend or divisor are negative, where implementations often +vary by language such that Python, Ruby, etc. differ from C, Go, Java, +etc. This specification requires that signed modulo use truncated division +(where -13 % 3 == -1) as implemented in C, Go, etc.: + + a % n = a - n * trunc(a / n) + The ``BPF_MOVSX`` instruction does a move operation with sign extension. ``BPF_ALU | BPF_MOVSX`` :term:`sign extends<Sign Extend>` 8-bit and 16-bit operands into 32 bit operands, and zeroes the remaining upper 32 bits. |