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Date:      Sun, 23 Nov 2014 06:04:06 +0000
From:      Ashutosh Kumar <mrashutosh@hotmail.com>
To:        <neelnatu@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
Subject:   RE: 'repz' instruction not supported.
Message-ID:  <SNT150-W46C137D7FD2D4868D97E2CDF750@phx.gbl>
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Thanks.  Will share the code sometime this week with you.

Regards
Ashutosh

> Date: Fri=2C 21 Nov 2014 11:22:06 -0800
> Subject: Re: 'repz' instruction not supported.
> From: neelnatu@gmail.com
> To: mrashutosh@hotmail.com
> CC: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
>=20
> Hi Ashutosh=2C
>=20
> On Fri=2C Nov 21=2C 2014 at 2:07 AM=2C Ashutosh Kumar <mrashutosh@hotmail=
.com> wrote:
> > Yes you are right 'repz' prefixes is added to the =91cmps=92 and 'scas'
> > instructions.
> >
> > The actual opcode is =93F3 A5=94 which is =91rep movs=92 (disassembly i=
s showing
> > =91repz=92).
> >
> >
> >
> > Yes the guest is emitting these instructions to access MMIO (local apic=
)
> >
>=20
> Bummer.
>=20
> I was hoping that it was a prefix stuck by the compiler for
> optimization (that could be ignored):
> http://repzret.org/p/repzret/
>=20
> In any case=2C the primitives you will need to emulate MOVS exist in
> vmm_instruction_emul.c. I don't have any plans to work on this but
> would be happy to review/submit the patch that does the emulation.
>=20
> best
> Neel
>=20
> >
> >
> > Regards
> > Ashutosh
> >
> >
> >> Date: Fri=2C 21 Nov 2014 00:08:15 -0800
> >> Subject: Re: 'repz' instruction not supported.
> >> From: neelnatu@gmail.com
> >> To: mrashutosh@hotmail.com
> >> CC: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org
> >
> >>
> >> Hi Ashutosh=2C
> >>
> >> On Wed=2C Nov 19=2C 2014 at 10:30 PM=2C Ashutosh Kumar <mrashutosh@hot=
mail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hi
> >> > We have found that emulation of 'repz' instruction is not supported =
in
> >> > bhyve. This is causing VM_EXIT for Guest OS. Do we have plans to add=
 support
> >> > for instructions like 'repz'.
> >> >
> >>
> >> 'repz' is actually an instruction prefix. The two instructions with
> >> which 'repz' is allowed are 'cmps' and 'scas'. Both these instructions
> >> typically don't need to be emulated since they operate on strings in
> >> "regular" guest memory.
> >>
> >> Is your guest emitting these instructions to access MMIO? Can you
> >> share an objdump with the offending instructions?
> >>
> >> best
> >> Neel
> >>
> >> > RegardsAshutosh
> >> > _______________________________________________
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