Add comment about LEA

dyninst · Dec 27, 2023 · 36be2c3 · 36be2c3
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commit 36be2c3
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diff --git a/instructionAPI/src/x86/decoder.C b/instructionAPI/src/x86/decoder.C
@@ -268,13 +268,13 @@ namespace Dyninst { namespace InstructionAPI {
 
     Expression::Ptr memAST;
     if(insn->getOperation().getID() == e_lea) {
+      // LEA (Load Effective Address) does not dereference its memory operand
       memAST = effectiveAddr;
     } else {
       Result_Type type = size_to_type(operand.size);
       memAST = makeDereferenceExpression(effectiveAddr, type);
     }
 
-
     if(is_cft(insn->getCategory())) {
       auto const isCall = is_call(insn->getCategory());
       insn->addSuccessor(memAST, isCall, true, false, false);