x86emul: CMPXCHG{8,16}B are memory writes This fixes a regression introduced by commit ff913f68c9 ("x86/PV: restrict permitted instructions during memory write emulation") breaking namely 32-bit PV guests (which commonly use CMPXCHG8B for certain page table updates). Reported-by: Andrew Cooper Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich --- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c +++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c @@ -6566,6 +6566,9 @@ x86_insn_is_mem_write(const struct x86_e case X86EMUL_OPC(0x0f, 0xba): return (state->modrm_reg & 7) > 4; /* BTS / BTR / BTC */ + + case X86EMUL_OPC(0x0f, 0xc7): + return (state->modrm_reg & 7) == 1; /* CMPXCHG{8,16}B */ } return false;