CLASTB (scalar)

Conditionally extract last element to general-purpose register

This instruction extracts and zero-extends the Last active element from the source vector register, and destructively places the zero-extended value in the destination and first source general-purpose register. If there are no Active elements, the least significant element-size bits of the destination and first source general-purpose register are destructively zero-extended.

SVE
(FEAT_SVE || FEAT_SME)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
00000101size110001101PgZmRdn
B

Encoding

CLASTB <R><dn>, <Pg>, <R><dn>, <Zm>.<T>

Decode for this encoding

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let esize : integer{} = 8 << UInt(size); let g : integer = UInt(Pg); let dn : integer = UInt(Rdn); let m : integer = UInt(Zm); let csize : integer{} = if esize < 64 then 32 else 64; let isBefore : boolean = TRUE;

Assembler Symbols

<R>

Is a width specifier, encoded in size:

size <R>
00 W
01 W
10 W
11 X
<dn>

Is the number [0-30] of the source and destination general-purpose register or the name ZR (31), encoded in the "Rdn" field.

<Pg>

Is the name of the governing scalable predicate register P0-P7, encoded in the "Pg" field.

<Zm>

Is the name of the source scalable vector register, encoded in the "Zm" field.

<T>

Is the size specifier, encoded in size:

size <T>
00 B
01 H
10 S
11 D

Operation

CheckSVEEnabled(); let VL : integer{} = CurrentVL(); let PL : integer{} = VL DIV 8; let elements : integer = VL DIV esize; let mask : bits(PL) = P{}(g); let operand1 : bits(esize) = X{}(dn); let operand2 : bits(VL) = Z{}(m); var result : bits(csize); var last : integer = LastActiveElement{PL}(mask, esize); if last < 0 then result = ZeroExtend{csize}(operand1); else if !isBefore then last = last + 1; if last >= elements then last = 0; end; end; result = ZeroExtend{csize}(operand2[last*:esize]); end; X{csize}(dn) = result;

Operational information

If FEAT_SME is implemented and the PE is in Streaming SVE mode, then any subsequent instruction which is dependent on the general-purpose register written by this instruction might be significantly delayed.


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