List of x86 virtualization instructions

Instruction set extensions that have been added to the x86 instruction set in order to support hardware virtualization. These extensions provide instructions for entering and leaving a virtualized execution context and for loading virtual-machine control structures (VMCSs), which hold the state of the guest and host, along with fields which control processor behavior within the virtual machine.

Intel virtualization instructions. VT-x is also supported on some processors from VIA and Zhaoxin.