Multiply-subtract checked pointer
This instruction multiplies two register values, subtracts the product from a third register value, and writes the result to the destination register. The intermediate product is treated as the offset.
If the operation would have generated a result where the most significant 8 bits of the result register differ from the most significant 8 bits of the base register, then the result is modified such that it is likely to be non-canonical when used as an address.
If the intermediate product cannot be correctly represented as a 64-bit two's complement value, then the result is modified such that it is likely to be non-canonical when used as an address.
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if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_CPA) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF); end; let d : integer{} = UInt(Rd); let n : integer{} = UInt(Rn); let m : integer{} = UInt(Rm); let a : integer{} = UInt(Ra);
| <Xd> |
Is the 64-bit name of the general-purpose destination register, encoded in the "Rd" field. |
| <Xn> |
Is the 64-bit name of the first general-purpose source register holding the multiplicand, encoded in the "Rn" field. |
| <Xm> |
Is the 64-bit name of the second general-purpose source register holding the multiplier, encoded in the "Rm" field. |
| <Xa> |
Is the 64-bit name of the third general-purpose source register holding the minuend, encoded in the "Ra" field. |
let operand1 : bits(64) = X{}(n); let operand2 : bits(64) = X{}(m); let operand3 : bits(64) = X{}(a); var result : bits(64); let product : integer = SInt(operand1) * SInt(operand2); // Signed and unsigned twos complement arithmetic are equivalent if only a // fixed number of bits are considered. result = operand3 - product[63:0]; let overflow : boolean = (product != SInt(product[63:0])); result = PointerMultiplyAddCheck(result, operand3, overflow); X{64}(d) = result;
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