diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
index 17fa277..2214ee6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_ppc.h
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ extern int kvmppc_st(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, ulong *eaddr, int size, void *ptr,
 		     bool data);
 extern int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run,
                                       struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
+extern int kvmppc_emulate_loadstore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 extern int kvmppc_emulate_mmio(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 extern void kvmppc_emulate_dec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 extern u32 kvmppc_get_dec(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 tb);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/Makefile b/arch/powerpc/kvm/Makefile
index 777f894..1ccd7a1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/Makefile
@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ common-objs-y = $(KVM)/kvm_main.o $(KVM)/coalesced_mmio.o \
 CFLAGS_e500_mmu.o := -I.
 CFLAGS_e500_mmu_host.o := -I.
 CFLAGS_emulate.o  := -I.
+CFLAGS_emulate_loadstore.o  := -I.
 
-common-objs-y += powerpc.o emulate.o
+common-objs-y += powerpc.o emulate.o emulate_loadstore.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_EXIT_TIMING) += timing.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_HANDLER) += book3s_exports.o
 
@@ -91,6 +92,7 @@ kvm-book3s_64-module-objs += \
 	$(KVM)/eventfd.o \
 	powerpc.o \
 	emulate.o \
+	emulate_loadstore.o \
 	book3s.o \
 	book3s_64_vio.o \
 	book3s_rtas.o \
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
index c5c64b6..e96b50d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -207,25 +207,12 @@ static int kvmppc_emulate_mfspr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int sprn, int rt)
 	return emulated;
 }
 
-/* XXX to do:
- * lhax
- * lhaux
- * lswx
- * lswi
- * stswx
- * stswi
- * lha
- * lhau
- * lmw
- * stmw
- *
- */
 /* XXX Should probably auto-generate instruction decoding for a particular core
  * from opcode tables in the future. */
 int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
 	u32 inst;
-	int ra, rs, rt, sprn;
+	int rs, rt, sprn;
 	enum emulation_result emulated;
 	int advance = 1;
 
@@ -238,7 +225,6 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 	pr_debug("Emulating opcode %d / %d\n", get_op(inst), get_xop(inst));
 
-	ra = get_ra(inst);
 	rs = get_rs(inst);
 	rt = get_rt(inst);
 	sprn = get_sprn(inst);
@@ -270,200 +256,24 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_instruction(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 #endif
 			advance = 0;
 			break;
-		case OP_31_XOP_LWZX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LBZX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LBZUX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_STWX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               4, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_STBX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               1, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_STBUX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               1, 1);
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LHAX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LHZX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LHZUX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-			break;
 
 		case OP_31_XOP_MFSPR:
 			emulated = kvmppc_emulate_mfspr(vcpu, sprn, rt);
 			break;
 
-		case OP_31_XOP_STHX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               2, 1);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_STHUX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               2, 1);
-			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-			break;
-
 		case OP_31_XOP_MTSPR:
 			emulated = kvmppc_emulate_mtspr(vcpu, sprn, rs);
 			break;
 
-		case OP_31_XOP_DCBST:
-		case OP_31_XOP_DCBF:
-		case OP_31_XOP_DCBI:
-			/* Do nothing. The guest is performing dcbi because
-			 * hardware DMA is not snooped by the dcache, but
-			 * emulated DMA either goes through the dcache as
-			 * normal writes, or the host kernel has handled dcache
-			 * coherence. */
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LWBRX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 0);
-			break;
-
 		case OP_31_XOP_TLBSYNC:
 			break;
 
-		case OP_31_XOP_STWBRX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               4, 0);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_LHBRX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 0);
-			break;
-
-		case OP_31_XOP_STHBRX:
-			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-			                               2, 0);
-			break;
-
 		default:
 			/* Attempt core-specific emulation below. */
 			emulated = EMULATE_FAIL;
 		}
 		break;
 
-	case OP_LWZ:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
-		break;
-
-	/* TBD: Add support for other 64 bit load variants like ldu, ldux, ldx etc. */
-	case OP_LD:
-		rt = get_rt(inst);
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 8, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LWZU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LBZ:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LBZU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STW:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               4, 1);
-		break;
-
-	/* TBD: Add support for other 64 bit store variants like stdu, stdux, stdx etc. */
-	case OP_STD:
-		rs = get_rs(inst);
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               8, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STWU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               4, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STB:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               1, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STBU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               1, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LHZ:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LHZU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LHA:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_LHAU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STH:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               2, 1);
-		break;
-
-	case OP_STHU:
-		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
-					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
-		                               2, 1);
-		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
-		break;
-
 	default:
 		emulated = EMULATE_FAIL;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate_loadstore.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate_loadstore.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0de4ffa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate_loadstore.c
@@ -0,0 +1,272 @@
+/*
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ *
+ * Copyright IBM Corp. 2007
+ * Copyright 2011 Freescale Semiconductor, Inc.
+ *
+ * Authors: Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@us.ibm.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/jiffies.h>
+#include <linux/hrtimer.h>
+#include <linux/types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/kvm_host.h>
+#include <linux/clockchips.h>
+
+#include <asm/reg.h>
+#include <asm/time.h>
+#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <asm/kvm_ppc.h>
+#include <asm/disassemble.h>
+#include <asm/ppc-opcode.h>
+#include "timing.h"
+#include "trace.h"
+
+/* XXX to do:
+ * lhax
+ * lhaux
+ * lswx
+ * lswi
+ * stswx
+ * stswi
+ * lha
+ * lhau
+ * lmw
+ * stmw
+ *
+ */
+int kvmppc_emulate_loadstore(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	struct kvm_run *run = vcpu->run;
+	u32 inst;
+	int ra, rs, rt;
+	enum emulation_result emulated;
+	int advance = 1;
+
+	/* this default type might be overwritten by subcategories */
+	kvmppc_set_exit_type(vcpu, EMULATED_INST_EXITS);
+
+	emulated = kvmppc_get_last_inst(vcpu, false, &inst);
+	if (emulated != EMULATE_DONE)
+		return emulated;
+
+	ra = get_ra(inst);
+	rs = get_rs(inst);
+	rt = get_rt(inst);
+
+	switch (get_op(inst)) {
+	case 31:
+		switch (get_xop(inst)) {
+		case OP_31_XOP_LWZX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LBZX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LBZUX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
+			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STWX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               4, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STBX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               1, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STBUX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               1, 1);
+			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LHAX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LHZX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LHZUX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STHX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               2, 1);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STHUX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               2, 1);
+			kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_DCBST:
+		case OP_31_XOP_DCBF:
+		case OP_31_XOP_DCBI:
+			/* Do nothing. The guest is performing dcbi because
+			 * hardware DMA is not snooped by the dcache, but
+			 * emulated DMA either goes through the dcache as
+			 * normal writes, or the host kernel has handled dcache
+			 * coherence. */
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LWBRX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 0);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STWBRX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               4, 0);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_LHBRX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 0);
+			break;
+
+		case OP_31_XOP_STHBRX:
+			emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+						       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+			                               2, 0);
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			emulated = EMULATE_FAIL;
+			break;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LWZ:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
+		break;
+
+	/* TBD: Add support for other 64 bit load variants like ldu, ldux, ldx etc. */
+	case OP_LD:
+		rt = get_rt(inst);
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 8, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LWZU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 4, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LBZ:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LBZU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 1, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STW:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               4, 1);
+		break;
+
+	/* TBD: Add support for other 64 bit store variants like stdu, stdux, stdx etc. */
+	case OP_STD:
+		rs = get_rs(inst);
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               8, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STWU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               4, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STB:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               1, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STBU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               1, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LHZ:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LHZU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_load(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LHA:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_LHAU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_loads(run, vcpu, rt, 2, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STH:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               2, 1);
+		break;
+
+	case OP_STHU:
+		emulated = kvmppc_handle_store(run, vcpu,
+					       kvmppc_get_gpr(vcpu, rs),
+		                               2, 1);
+		kvmppc_set_gpr(vcpu, ra, vcpu->arch.vaddr_accessed);
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		emulated = EMULATE_FAIL;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	if (emulated == EMULATE_FAIL) {
+		advance = 0;
+		kvmppc_core_queue_program(vcpu, 0);
+	}
+
+	trace_kvm_ppc_instr(inst, kvmppc_get_pc(vcpu), emulated);
+
+	/* Advance past emulated instruction. */
+	if (advance)
+		kvmppc_set_pc(vcpu, kvmppc_get_pc(vcpu) + 4);
+
+	return emulated;
+}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
index 544d1d3..c14ed15 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ int kvmppc_emulate_mmio(struct kvm_run *run, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	enum emulation_result er;
 	int r;
 
-	er = kvmppc_emulate_instruction(run, vcpu);
+	er = kvmppc_emulate_loadstore(vcpu);
 	switch (er) {
 	case EMULATE_DONE:
 		/* Future optimization: only reload non-volatiles if they were
