Is it possible to combine CPUID and Instruction set emulation arguments in Intel SDE?

[Petrov__Petar]

Running `sde.exe -nhm -bmi1 1 -- TestConsole.exe` command don't take into account the `-bmi1 1` option.
It emulates `nhm` instruction set correctly but doesn't emulate the `bmi1` instruction set.
Is it possible to combine them some other way?

Best regards,

ptp

[AdyT_Intel]

No exactly, the -nhm knob instructs SDE to ensure that the application use NHM ISA and that the CPUID instruction behaves as in NHM CPU.
Since the instruction compliance checks for NHM does not include BMI, you will need to either use a CPU that supports BMI (like HSW) or disable chip-check.

It you need to update emulation of the CPUID instruction to include BMI, then we have a way to do it.

[Petrov__Petar]

Hello,

Thank you for the quick reply. I am developing a C# wrapper around SDE executable for testing purposes. My main goal is to be able to run some code with specific instruction sets.

It you need to update emulation of the CPUID instruction to include BMI, then we have a way to do it.

How can i update emulation of the CPUID or can i define my CPUID with custom instruction sets? 

[AdyT_Intel · Accepted solution]

To control the emulation of the CPUID instruction use the -cpuid_in <file> knob.
The CPUID definition file is written in a certain format.
For you purposes you should take the closest file from the kit in <kit>/misc/cpuid/<chip>/cpuid.def and copy it to a new location.
This file is like a dictionary mapping values of EAX/ECX to their expected results.
Then you can edit the certain bits you need, and specify this file to SDE.

This will become something like:
> sde -hsw -cpuid_in <mycpuid.def> -- app

You still need the HSW knob to allow executing the BMI instructions.