FCVTNT (predicated)

Floating-point narrowing convert (top, predicated)

This instruction converts active floating-point elements from the source vector to the next lower precision, and places the results in the odd-numbered half-width elements of the destination vector, leaving the even-numbered elements unchanged. Inactive elements in the destination vector register remain unmodified or are set to zero, depending on whether merging or zeroing predication is selected.

It has encodings from 4 classes: Single-precision to half-precision, merging , Single-precision to half-precision, zeroing , Double-precision to single-precision, merging and Double-precision to single-precision, zeroing

Single-precision to half-precision, merging
(FEAT_SVE2 || FEAT_SME)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
0110010010001000101PgZnZd
opcopc2

Encoding

FCVTNT <Zd>.H, <Pg>/M, <Zn>.S

Decode for this encoding

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE2) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let esize : integer{} = 32; let g : integer = UInt(Pg); let n : integer = UInt(Zn); let d : integer = UInt(Zd); let merging : boolean = TRUE;

Single-precision to half-precision, zeroing
(FEAT_SVE2p2 || FEAT_SME2p2)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
0110010010000000101PgZnZd
opcopc2

Encoding

FCVTNT <Zd>.H, <Pg>/Z, <Zn>.S

Decode for this encoding

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE2p2) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME2p2) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let esize : integer{} = 32; let g : integer = UInt(Pg); let n : integer = UInt(Zn); let d : integer = UInt(Zd); let merging : boolean = FALSE;

Double-precision to single-precision, merging
(FEAT_SVE2 || FEAT_SME)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
0110010011001010101PgZnZd
opcopc2

Encoding

FCVTNT <Zd>.S, <Pg>/M, <Zn>.D

Decode for this encoding

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE2) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let esize : integer{} = 64; let g : integer = UInt(Pg); let n : integer = UInt(Zn); let d : integer = UInt(Zd); let merging : boolean = TRUE;

Double-precision to single-precision, zeroing
(FEAT_SVE2p2 || FEAT_SME2p2)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
0110010011000010101PgZnZd
opcopc2

Encoding

FCVTNT <Zd>.S, <Pg>/Z, <Zn>.D

Decode for this encoding

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE2p2) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME2p2) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let esize : integer{} = 64; let g : integer = UInt(Pg); let n : integer = UInt(Zn); let d : integer = UInt(Zd); let merging : boolean = FALSE;

Assembler Symbols

<Zd>

Is the name of the destination scalable vector register, encoded in the "Zd" field.

<Pg>

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

<Zn>

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

Operation

CheckSVEEnabled(); let VL : integer{} = CurrentVL(); let PL : integer{} = VL DIV 8; let elements : integer = VL DIV esize; let halfesize : integer{} = esize DIV 2; let mask : bits(PL) = P{}(g); let operand : bits(VL) = if AnyActiveElement{PL}(mask, esize) then Z{VL}(n) else Zeros{VL}; var result : bits(VL) = Z{}(d); for e = 0 to elements-1 do if ActivePredicateElement{PL}(mask, e, esize) then let element : bits(esize) = operand[e*:esize]; result[(2*e + 1)*:halfesize] = FPConvertSVE{halfesize, esize}(element, FPCR()); elsif !merging then result[(2*e + 1)*:halfesize] = Zeros{halfesize}; end; end; Z{VL}(d) = result;


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