Move Branch Register Instruction

mov br

Operation Font Conventions

Instruction Type I

Format

(qp) mov r1 = b2 from_form

(qp) mov b1 = r2 pseudo-op

(qp) mov.mwh.ih b1 = r2, tag13 to_form

(qp) mov.ret.mwh.ih b1 = r2, tag13 return_form, to_form

Description

The source operand is copied to the destination register.

In the from_form, the branch register specified by b2 is copied into r1. The NaT bit corresponding to GR r1 is cleared.

In the to_form, the value in GR r2 is copied into BR b1. If the NaT bit corresponding to GR r2 is 1, then a Register NaT Consumption fault is taken.

The values for the mwh whether hint completer are given as follows:

A pseudo-op is provided for copying a general register into a branch register when there is no hint information to be specified. This is encoded with a value of 0 for tag13 and values corresponding to none for the hint completers.

Related Topics:

br - Branch Instruction

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