XSAVEOPT—Save Processor Extended States Optimized

Opcode/Instruction Op/En 64/32 bit Mode Support CPUID Feature Flag Description
0F AE /6 XSAVEOPT mem M V/V XSAVEOPT Save state components specified by EDX:EAX to mem, optimizing if possible.
REX.W + 0F AE /6 XSAVEOPT64 mem M V/V XSAVEOPT Save state components specified by EDX:EAX to mem, optimizing if possible.

Instruction Operand Encoding

Op/En Operand 1 Operand 2 Operand 3 Operand 4
M ModRM:r/m (w) NA NA NA

Description

Performs a full or partial save of processor state components to the XSAVE area located at the memory address specified by the destination operand. The implicit EDX:EAX register pair specifies a 64-bit instruction mask. The specific state components saved correspond to the bits set in the requested-feature bitmap (RFBM), which is the logical-AND of EDX:EAX and XCR0.

The format of the XSAVE area is detailed in Section 13.4, “XSAVE Area,” of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1.

Section 13.8, “Operation of XSAVEOPT,” of Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1 provides a detailed description of the operation of the XSAVEOPT instruction. The following items provide a high-level outline:

Use of a destination operand not aligned to 64-byte boundary (in either 64-bit or 32-bit modes) will result in a general-protection (#GP) exception. In 64-bit mode, the upper 32 bits of RDX and RAX are ignored.

Operation

RFBM ← XCR0 AND EDX:EAX;
OLD_BV ← XSTATE_BV field from XSAVE header;
1.
  these to memory if RFBM[1] = 1 or RFBM[2] = 1, regardless of the value of XINUSE.
IF in VMX non-root operation
  THEN VMXNR ← 1;
  ELSE VMXNR ← 0;
FI;
LAXA ← linear address of XSAVE area;
COMPMASK ← 00000000_00000000H;
IF XRSTOR_INFO = CPL,VMXNR,LAXA,COMPMASK
  THEN MODOPT ← 1;
  ELSE MODOPT ← 0;
FI;
IF RFBM[0] = 1 and XINUSE[0] = 1
  THEN store x87 state into legacy region of XSAVE area;
  /* might avoid saving if x87 state is not modified and MODOPT = 1 */
FI;
IF RFBM[1] = 1 and XINUSE[1]
  THEN store XMM registers into legacy region of XSAVE area;
  /* might avoid saving if XMM registers are not modified and MODOPT = 1 */
FI;
IF RFBM[2] = 1 AND XINUSE[2] = 1
  THEN store AVX state into extended region of XSAVE area;
  /* might avoid saving if AVX state is not modified and MODOPT = 1 */
FI;
IF RFBM[1] = 1 or RFBM[2] = 1
  THEN store MXCSR and MXCSR_MASK into legacy region of XSAVE area;
FI;
XSTATE_BV field in XSAVE header ← (OLD_BV AND ~RFBM) OR (XINUSE AND RFBM);

Flags Affected

None.

Intel C/C++ Compiler Intrinsic Equivalent

XSAVEOPT: void _xsaveopt( void * , unsigned __int64);
XSAVEOPT: void _xsaveopt64( void * , unsigned __int64);

Protected Mode Exceptions

#GP(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. If a memory operand is not aligned on a 64-byte boundary, regardless of segment.
#SS(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code) If a page fault occurs.
#NM If CR0.TS[bit 3] = 1.
#UD If CPUID.01H:ECX.XSAVE[bit 26] = 0 or CPUID.(EAX=0DH,ECX=1):EAX.XSAVEOPT[bit 0] =0. If CR4.OSXSAVE[bit 18] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If 66H, F3H or F2H prefix is used.

Real-Address Mode Exceptions

#GP If a memory operand is not aligned on a 64-byte boundary, regardless of segment. If any part of the operand lies outside the effective address space from 0 to FFFFH.
#NM If CR0.TS[bit 3] = 1.
#UD 0] =0. If CR4.OSXSAVE[bit 18] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If 66H, F3H or F2H prefix is used.

Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

Compatibility Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

64-Bit Mode Exceptions

#SS(0) If a memory address referencing the SS segment is in a non-canonical form.
#GP(0) If the memory address is in a non-canonical form. If a memory operand is not aligned on a 64-byte boundary, regardless of segment.
#PF(fault-code) If a page fault occurs.
#NM If CR0.TS[bit 3] = 1.
#UD 0] =0. If CR4.OSXSAVE[bit 18] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If 66H, F3H or F2H prefix is used.