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I was looking at a game code, and I saw the following:
0x171 mov [rbp-30],r12w
....
0x210 movups xmm0,[rbp-30]
I am pretty sure that r12 is an integer here (equals 5). So, is it moving an integer to a float register at 0x171 using movups?
I searched on Internet, but movups usually moves float to float, not integer to float...
Could someone tell me how we usually moves integer to xmm registers ?
To move a number into an XMM register, you'll first need to move that number into a memory address since you can't move an immediate into an XMM register (meaning, you can't do something like mov XMM1,9).
If need be, you can allocate your own memory to store a number in, or in your scenario, if it's feasible, you could inject code to put your own value into r12w prior to that write, or your own value into [rbp-30] after that write.
Instructions of interest for you will be MOVSS, MOVSD, MOVD, MOVQ, and so on. Assuming you opt to put your own value into [rbp-30] first:
Example: movss xmm1,[rbp-30]
Insofar as your value being an integer, you'll probably see an instruction like CVTSS2SI (Convert Scalar Single-Precision Floating-Point Value to Doubleword Integer) somewhere within the sub-routine you're in.
