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Bundles state that lives OUTSIDE the xenia-rs repo so a fresh clone on
another machine can be brought up to identical configuration via
migration/setup.sh:

  - claude-memory/             ~/.claude/projects/-home-fabi-RE-Project-Sylpheed/memory/
                               (103 files, 1.1 MB - MEMORY.md + every
                                project_xenia_rs_*.md from audits
                                addis_signext through audit-058)
  - project-root/dot-claude/   <project-root>/.claude/settings.json
                               (Stop hook + permissions)
  - project-root/ppc-manual/   <project-root>/ppc-manual/
                               (PowerPC reference docs, 397 files, 3.7 MB)
  - project-root/run-canary.sh <project-root>/run-canary.sh
  - README.md                  Human-readable setup checklist
  - setup.sh                   Idempotent installer (also reclones
                               xenia-canary at pinned HEAD 6de80dffe)
  - MANIFEST.md                Per-file mapping + per-file-not-bundled
                               restoration recipe

Excluded from bundle (not shippable via git):
  - Sylpheed ISO (7.8 GB; copyright; manual copy required)
  - sylpheed.db (395 MB; regenerable from XEX via analysis tooling)
  - target/ build artifacts (rebuild on target)
  - audit-runs probe firehoses (.log/.stdout/.stderr ~11 GB; rerun if needed)
  - audit-runs memory dumps (.bin ~4.5 GB; rerun audit-026/027/029 if needed)
  - xenia-canary checkout (setup.sh reclones from
    git.mc02.dev/fabi/Xenia-Canary.git at HEAD 6de80dffe)

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# `lwarx` — Load Word and Reserve Indexed
> **Category:** [Memory](../categories/memory.md) · **Form:** [X](../forms/X.md) · **Opcode:** `0x7c000028`
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## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lwarx` | `lwarx` | — | Load Word and Reserve Indexed |
## Syntax
```asm
lwarx [RD], [RA0], [RB]
```
## Encoding
### `lwarx` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c000028`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `20`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05 | `OPCD` | primary opcode |
| 610 | `RT/FRT/VRT` | destination |
| 1115 | `RA/FRA/VRA` | source A |
| 1620 | `RB/FRB/VRB` | source B |
| 2130 | `XO` | extended opcode (10 bits) |
| 31 | `Rc` | record-form flag |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `RA0` | lwarx: read | Source GPR; when the encoded register number is 0 the operand is the literal 64-bit zero, **not** `r0`. |
| `RB` | lwarx: read | Source GPR. |
| `RD` | lwarx: write | Destination GPR. |
## Register Effects
### `lwarx`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `RD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
## Status-Register Effects
_No condition-register or status-register effects._
## Operation (pseudocode)
```
; Pseudocode derives directly from the xenia-rs interpreter
; arm (see Implementation References). Operation semantics:
; - Read source operands from the fields listed under Operands.
; - Apply the arithmetic / logical / memory action described
; in the Description field above.
; - Write results to the destination register(s); update any
; status bits enumerated under Status-Register Effects.
; Consult the IBM AIX reference link under IBM Reference for
; canonical PPC-style pseudocode where xenia's expression is
; terse.
```
## C Translation Example
```c
/* C translation: the xenia-rs interpreter arm below in */
/* Implementation References is the authoritative semantic */
/* snapshot. Translate it line-by-line: */
/* - ctx.gpr[N] -> r[N] (or f[]/v[] for FPRs/VRs) */
/* - mem.read_u*/write_u* -> mem_read_u*_be / mem_write_u*_be */
/* - ctx.update_cr_signed(fld, v) -> update_cr_signed(fld, v) */
/* - ctx.xer_ca / xer_ov / xer_so -> xer.CA / xer.OV / xer.SO */
/* The Register Effects and Status-Register Effects tables above */
/* enumerate every side effect a faithful translation must emit. */
```
## Implementation References
**`lwarx`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lwarx"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:795`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L795)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:49`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L49)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:754`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L754)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1207-1222`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1207-L1222)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lwarx => {
let ea = if instr.ra() == 0 { 0u64 } else { ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] };
let ea = ea.wrapping_add(ctx.gpr[instr.rb()]) as u32;
let val = mem.read_u32(ea);
ctx.gpr[instr.rd()] = val as u64;
ctx.reserved_line = ea & !RESERVATION_MASK;
ctx.reserved_val = val as u64;
ctx.has_reservation = true;
ctx.reservation_width = 4; // PPCBUG-151: word reservation
if let Some(t) = &ctx.reservation_table {
if t.is_enabled() {
ctx.reserved_generation = t.reserve(ea, ctx.hw_id);
}
}
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
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## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Reservation set on the addressed word.** Loads `MEM(EA, 4)` zero-extended to 64 bits and atomically establishes a *reservation* on `EA`. A subsequent [`stwcx`](stwcx.md) at the same address completes only if the reservation is still valid. Together they form the canonical 32-bit load-linked / store-conditional pair for lock-free updates and futexes.
- **One reservation per thread.** Xenia's snapshot writes `reserved_addr`, `reserved_val`, and `has_reservation` in the per-context state. Hardware behaves the same: each hardware thread has at most one reservation. A second `lwarx` (or `ldarx`) discards the previous reservation.
- **Granule.** Architecturally one naturally-aligned word; on Xenon the practical reservation granule is one **cache line** (128 bytes) — any store to that line by another agent invalidates the reservation. Xenia simplifies to per-address tracking, which can let real-hardware-failing pairs succeed under emulation.
- **Alignment requirement.** `EA` must be 4-byte aligned. An unaligned `lwarx` raises an alignment exception on hardware; xenia does not check.
- **`RA0` semantics.** When `RA = 0`, base is literal zero — `lwarx RT, 0, RB` reads at exact `RB`.
- **Reservation-loss events.** Any exception, context switch, or store by another thread to the reserved line clears the reservation. Application code treats `stwcx.` failure (CR0[EQ]=0) as a normal retry condition.
- **Pair atomically.** Code must be `lwarx ... do work ... stwcx.` with no intervening loads/stores that could reorder. Optionally fence with [`lwsync`](sync.md) inside the loop.
## Related Instructions
- [`stwcx`](stwcx.md) — store-conditional word (the matching half of the pair).
- [`ldarx`](ldarx.md) / [`stdcx`](stdcx.md) — 64-bit reservation pair.
- [`lwz`](lwz.md), [`lwzx`](lwz.md) — non-reserving word loads.
- [`sync`](sync.md), [`lwsync`](sync.md), [`isync`](isync.md) — barriers commonly placed around reservation pairs.
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `lwarx` (Load Word and Reserve Indexed)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-lwarx-load-word-reserve-indexed-instruction)
- `PowerISA v2.07B Book II` § "Atomic Update Primitives" for the reservation model and granule rules.