Compare and Exchange 8/16 Bytes

  1. This instruction is not supported on processors earlier than the
  2. Pentium
  3. .

Encoding

EncodingOperand
mModRM.r/m[rw]

Description

The CMPXCHG8B and CMPXCHG16B instructions compares the value in the data-accumulator register pair with the memory operand. If the two values are equal, the counter-base register pair is written into the operand, and EFLAGS.ZF set. Otherwise, the second operand is loaded into the accumulator and EFLAGS.ZF cleared.

This instruction can be used with the LOCK prefix to allow atomic exectution. To simplify bus operation with locked operation, the destination operand is always written to, even if it is not updated (a locked bus cycle cannot end without a write).

Operation

// if the instruction is LOCKed and `addr` and the data-accumulator register pair are different, `addr` is reloaded with itself

public void CMPXCHG8B(ref IntPtr addr)
{
    if (Mem32[addr] == EAX && Mem32[addr + 4] == EDX)
    {
        Mem32[addr] = EBX;
        Mem32[addr + 4] = ECX;
    }
    else
    {
        EAX = Mem32[addr];
        EDX = Mem32[addr + 4];
    }
}

public void CMPXCHG16B(ref IntPtr addr)
{
    if (Mem64[addr] == RAX && Mem64[addr + 8] == RDX)
    {
        Mem64[addr] = RBX;
        Mem64[addr + 8] = RCX;
    }
    else
    {
        RAX = Mem64[addr];
        RDX = Mem64[addr + 8];
    }
}

Flags Affected

CF (carry flag)
Set according to the temporary result.
PF (parity flag)
Set according to the temporary result.
AF (auxiliary flag)
Set according to the temporary result.
ZF (zero flag)
Set if an exchange occurs. Cleared otherwise.
SF (sign flag)
Set according to the temporary result.
OF (overflow flag)
Set according to the temporary result.

Intrinsics

None. Auto-generated by compiler.

Exceptions

Real-Address Mode

#SS(0)
  • If a memory operand using the
  • SS
  • segment has an effective address that is outside the
  • SS
  • segment's limit.
#GP(0)
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than
  • SS
  • ) has an effective address that is outside the segment's limit.

Virtual-8086 Mode

#SS(0)
  • If a memory operand using the
  • SS
  • segment has an effective address that is outside the
  • SS
  • segment's limit.
#GP(0)
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than
  • SS
  • ) has an effective address that is outside the segment's limit.
#PF(fc)
  • If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)
  • If alignment checking is enabled while the current privilege level is 3 and an unaligned memory access is made.

Protected Mode

#SS(0)
  • If a memory operand using the
  • SS
  • segment has an effective address that is outside the
  • SS
  • segment's limit.
#GP(0)
  • If the destination is located in a non-writable segment.
  • If a memory operand uses a segment containing a NULL selector.
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than SS) has an effective address that is outside the segment's limit.
#PF(fc)
  • If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)
  • If alignment checking is enabled while the current privilege level is 3 and an unaligned memory access is made.

Compatibility Mode

#SS(0)
  • If a memory operand using the
  • SS
  • segment has an effective address that is outside the
  • SS
  • segment's limit.
#GP(0)
  • If the destination is located in a non-writable segment.
  • If a memory operand uses a segment containing a NULL selector.
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than SS) has an effective address that is outside the segment's limit.
#PF(fc)
  • If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)
  • If alignment checking is enabled while the current privilege level is 3 and an unaligned memory access is made.

Long Mode

#SS(0)
  • If a memory operand using the SS segment is in non-canonical form.
  • If a memory operand using the SS segment has an effective address that is outside the SS segment's limit.
#GP(0)
  • If a memory operand is not aligned to a 16-byte boundary.
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than SS) is in non-canonical form.
  • If the destination is located in a non-writable segment.
  • If a memory operand uses a segment containing a NULL selector.
  • If a memory operand (using a segment other than SS) has an effective address that is outside the segment's limit.
#PF(fc)
  • If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)
  • If alignment checking is enabled while the current privilege level is 3 and an unaligned memory access is made.