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-rw-r--r--drivers/lguest/x86/core.c12
1 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
index fb2b7ef..b4eb675 100644
--- a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
@@ -288,6 +288,18 @@ static int emulate_insn(struct lg_cpu *cpu)
insn = lgread(cpu, physaddr, u8);
/*
+ * Around 2.6.33, the kernel started using an emulation for the
+ * cmpxchg8b instruction in early boot on many configurations. This
+ * code isn't paravirtualized, and it tries to disable interrupts.
+ * Ignore it, which will Mostly Work.
+ */
+ if (insn == 0xfa) {
+ /* "cli", or Clear Interrupt Enable instruction. Skip it. */
+ cpu->regs->eip++;
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ /*
* 0x66 is an "operand prefix". It means it's using the upper 16 bits
* of the eax register.
*/
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