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diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
index 405ffeb1c382..ac7b87c228b9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
@@ -19,6 +19,34 @@ enum reg_type {
REG_TYPE_BASE,
};
+/**
+ * is_string_insn() - Determine if instruction is a string instruction
+ * @insn: Instruction containing the opcode to inspect
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ *
+ * true if the instruction, determined by the opcode, is any of the
+ * string instructions as defined in the Intel Software Development manual.
+ * False otherwise.
+ */
+static bool is_string_insn(struct insn *insn)
+{
+ insn_get_opcode(insn);
+
+ /* All string instructions have a 1-byte opcode. */
+ if (insn->opcode.nbytes != 1)
+ return false;
+
+ switch (insn->opcode.bytes[0]) {
+ case 0x6c ... 0x6f: /* INS, OUTS */
+ case 0xa4 ... 0xa7: /* MOVS, CMPS */
+ case 0xaa ... 0xaf: /* STOS, LODS, SCAS */
+ return true;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
+
static int get_reg_offset(struct insn *insn, struct pt_regs *regs,
enum reg_type type)
{