IA-32 Assembly Language Reference Manual

Chapter 2 Instruction-Set Mapping

This chapter describes the instruction set mappings for the IA-32 Assembler processor. For more details of the operation and a summary of the exceptions, refer to the Intel 486 Microprocessor Family Programmer's Reference Manual from Intel Corporation.

This chapter is organized as follows:

Introduction

Although the IA--32 architecture supports address-size attributes of either 16 or 32 bits, the IA--32 assembler only supports address-size attributes of 32 bits. The operand-size is either 16 or 32 bits. An instruction that accesses 16-bit words or 32-bit longs has an operand-size attribute of either 16 or 32 bits.

Notational Conventions

The notational conventions used in the instructions included in this chapter are described below:

Table 2-1 Condition Codes

above 

ae 

above or equal 

b  

below 

be  

below or equal 

c  

carry 

e  

equal 

g  

greater 

ge  

greater than or equal to 

l  

less than 

le  

less than or equal to 

na  

not above 

nae  

not above or equal to 

nb  

not below 

nbe  

not below or equal to 

nc  

not carry 

ne  

not equal 

ng  

not greater than 

nge  

not greater than or equal to 

nl  

not less than 

nle  

not less than or equal to 

no  

not overflow 

np  

not parity 

ns  

not sign 

nz  

not zero 

o  

overflow 

p  

parity 

pe  

parity even 

po  

parity odd 

s  

sign 

z  

zero 

References

This document presumes that you are familiar with the manner in which the Intel instruction sets function. For more information on specific instruction descriptions, please refer to the Intel 486 Microprocessor Family Programmer's Reference Manual from Intel Corporation.

Segment Register Instructions

The following are the segment register instructions supported by the IA--32 processor.

Load Full Pointer (lds,les, lfs, lgs, and lss)

lds{wl} 	mem[32|48], reg[16|32]
les{wl} 	mem[32|48], reg[16|32]
lfs{wl} 	mem[32|48], reg[16|32]
lgs{wl} 	mem[32|48], reg[16|32]
lss{wl} 	mem[32|48], reg[16|32]
Operation

mem[32|48] -> reg[16|32]

Description

Reads a full pointer from memory and stores it in the specified segment register (DS, ES, FS, GS or SS) with a 16- or 32-bit offset value.

Example

Load a 16-bit pointer from memory location 0x44444444 into the DX register:

ldsw 0x44444444, %dx

Load a 32-bit pointer from memory location 0x33333333 into the EDX register:

ldsl 0x33333333, %edx

Pop Stack into Word (pop)

pop{wl}			r/m[16|32]
pop{l}			[%ds|%ss|%es|%fs|%gs]
Operation

stack -> r/m[16|32]

stack -> segment register

Description

Replaces the previous contents of the register or memory operand with a word or long from the top of the stack.

Replaces the previous contents of the segment register operand with a long.

For a word, SP + 2; for a long, SP + 4.

Example

Replace the contents of the memory location pointed to by the EDI register, plus an offset of 4, with the word from the top of the stack:

popw 4(edi)

Replace the contents of the memory location pointed to by the EAX register with the long from the top of the stack:

popl %eax

Push Word/Long onto Stack (push)

push{wl}		r/m[16|32]
push{wl}		imm[8|16|32]
push{l}		[%cs|%ds|%ss|%es|%fs|%gs]
Operation

r/m[16|32] -> stack segment register -> stack

Description

For a word, SP - 2; for a long, SP - 4. Replaces the new top of stack, pointed to by SP, with the register, memory, immediate, or segment register operand.

Example

Replaces the new top of stack with the 16-bit immediate value, -126:

pushw $-126

Replaces the new top of stack with the 32-bit immediate value, 23456789:

pushl $23456789

Replaces the new top of stack with the content of the AX register:

pushw %ax

Replaces the new top of stack with the content of the EBX register:

pushl %ebx

I/O Instructions

Input from Port (in, ins)

in{bwl}  	imm8
in{bwl}  	(%dx)
ins{bwl}
Operation

imm[8|16|32] -> [AL|AX|EAX]

DX -> [AL|AX|EAX] DX -> ES:(E)DI

Description

in transfers a byte, word, or long from the immediate port into the byte, word, or long memory address pointed to by the AL, AX, or EAX register, respectively.

The second form of the in instruction transfers a byte, word, or long from a port (0 to 65535), specified in the DX register, into the byte, word, or long memory address pointed to by the AL, AX, or EAX register, respectively.

When an 8-bit port is specified, the upper-eight bits of the port address will be 0.

The ins instruction transfers a string from a port specified in the DX register to the memory byte or word pointed to by the ES:destination index. Load the desired port number into the DX register and the desired destination address into the DI or EDI index register before executing the ins instruction. After a transfer occurs, the destination-index register is automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index register is incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); it is decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment or decrement count is 1 for a byte transfer, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long. Use the rep prefix with the ins instruction for a block transfer of CX bytes or words.

Example

Transfer an immediate 8-bit port address into the AL register:

inb $0xff

Transfer a 16-bit port address, specified in the DX register, into the AX register:

inw (%dx)

Transfer a string from the port address, specified in the DX register, into the ES:destination index register:

insl

Output from Port (out, outs)

out{bwl} 	imm8
out{bwl} 	(%dx)
outs{bwl}
Operation

[AL|AX|EAX] -> imm[8|16|32]

[AL|AX|EAX] -> DX

ES:(E)DI -> DX

Description

Transfers a byte, word, or long from the memory address pointed to by the content of the AL, AX, or EAX register to the immediate 8-, 16-, or 32-bit port address.

The second form of the out instruction transfers a byte, word, or long from the AL, AX, or EAX registers respectively to a port (0 to 65535), specified by the DX register.

The outs instruction transfers a string from the memory byte or word pointed to by the ES:source index to the port addressed in the DX register. Load the desired port number into the DX register and the desired source address into the SI or ESI index register before executing the outs instruction. After a transfer occurs, the destination-index register is automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index register is incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); it is decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment or decrement count is 1 for a byte transfer, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long. Use the rep prefix with the outs instruction for a block transfer of CX bytes or words.

Example

Transfer a word from the AX register into the 16-bit port address, 0xff:

outw $0xff

Transfer a long from the EAX register into the 32-bit port address specified by the DX register:

outl (%dx)

Transfer a string from the memory byte or word pointed to by the ES:source index to the port addressed in the DX register:

outsl

Flag Instructions

Load Flags into AH Register (lahf)

lahf

Operation

SF:ZF:xx:AF:xx:PF:xx:CF -> AH

Description

Transfers the low byte of the flags word to the AH register. The bits (lsb to msb) are: sign, zero, indeterminate, auxiliary carry, indeterminate, parity, indeterminate, and carry.

Example

Transfer the flags word into the AH register:

lahf

Store AH into Flags (sahf)

sahf
Operation

AH -> SF:ZF:xx:AF:xx:PF:xx:CF

Description

Loads flags (sign, zero, indeterminate, auxiliary carry, indeterminate, parity, indeterminate, and carry) with values from the AH register.

Example

Load values from the AH register into the flags word:

sahf

Pop Stack into Flag (popf)

popf{wl}
Operation

stack -> flags register

Description

Pops the word or long from the top of the stack and stores the value in the flags register. Stores a word in FLAGS; stores a long in EFLAGS.

Example

Pops the word from the top of the stack and stores it in the flags register:

popfw

Pops the long from the top of the stack and stores it in the eflags register:

popfl

Push Flag Register Onto Stack (pushf)

pushf{wl}

Operation

flags register -> stack

Description

For a word, SP - 2 and copies FLAGS to the new top of stack pointed to by SP. For a long, SP - 4 and copies EFLAGS to the new top of stack pointed to by SS:eSP.

Example

Pushes the flags register onto the top of the stack:

pushfw

Pushes the eflags register onto the top of the stack:

pushfl

Complement Carry Flag (cmc)

cmc
Operation

not CF -> CF

Description

Reverses the setting of the carry flag; affects no other flags.

Example

Reverse the setting of the carry flag:

cmc

Clear Carry Flag (clc)

clc

Operation

0 -> CF

Description

Sets the carry flag to zero; affects no other flags.

Example

Clear the carry flag:

clc

Set Carry Flag (stc)

stc
Operation

1 -> CF

Description

Sets the carry flag to 1.

Example

Set the carry flag:

stc

Clear Interrupt Flag (cli)

cli
Operation

0 -> IF

Description

Clears the interrupt flag if the current privilege level is at least as privileged as IOPL; affects no other flags. External interrupts disabled at the end of the cli instruction or from that point on until the interrupt flag is set.

Example

Clear the interrupt flag:

cli

Set Interrupt Flag (sti)

sti
Operation

1 -> IF

Description

Sets the interrupt flag to 1.

Example

Set the interrupt flag:

sti

Clear Direction Flag (cld)

cld
Operation

0 -> DF

Description

Clears the direction flag; affects no other flags or registers. Causes all subsequent string operations to increment the index registers, (E)SI and/or (E)DI, used during the operation.

Example

Clear the direction flag:

cld

Set Direction Flag (std)

std
Operation

1 -> DF

Description

Sets the direction flag to 1, causing all subsequent string operations to decrement the index registers, (E)SI and/or (E)DI, used during the operation.

Example

Set the direction flag:

std

Arithmetic Logical Instructions

Integer Addition (add)

add{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
add{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
add{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

reg[8|16|32] + r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] + reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

imm[8|16|32] + r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Integer adds operand1 to operand2 and stores the result in operand2.

When an immediate byte is added to a word or long, the immediate value is sign-extended to the size of the word or long operand.

If you wish to decimal adjust (daa) or ASCII adjust (aaa) the add result, use the form of add that stores the result in AL.

Example

Integer adds the 8-bit constant, -126, to the content of the AL register:

addb $-126,%al

Integer adds the word contained in the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) to the content of the DX register:

addw 4(%edi),%dx

Integer adds the content of the EDX register to the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

addl %edx, 4(%edi)

Integer Add With Carry (adc)

adc{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
adc{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
adc{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

(reg[8|16|32] + CF) + r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

(r/m[8|16|32] + CF) + reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

(imm[8|16|32] + CF) + r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Integer adds operand1 and the carry flag to operand2 and stores the result in operand2. adc is typically executed as part of a multi-byte or multi-word add operation. When an immediate byte is added to a word or long, the immediate value is sign-extended to the size of the word or long operand.

Example

Integer add the 8-bit content of the effective memory address (ESI register plus an offset of 1) and the carry flag to the content of the address in the CL register:

adcb 1(%esi), %cl

Integer add the 16-bit content of the effective memory address (EDI register plus an offset of 4) and the carry flag to the content of the address in the DX register:

adcw 4(%edi), %dx

Integer add the 32-bit content of the address in the EDX register and the carry flag to the effective memory address (EDI register plus an offset of 4):

adcl %edx, 4(%edi)

Integer Subtraction (sub)

sub{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
sub{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
sub{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m[8|16|32] - reg[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

reg[8|16|32] - r/m[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] - imm[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Subtracts operand1 from operand2 and stores the result in operand2. When an immediate byte value is subtracted from a word, the immediate value is sign-extended to the size of the word operand before the subtract operation is executed.

If you wish to decimal adjust (das) or ASCII adjust (aas) the sub result, use the form of sub that stores the result in AL.

Example

Integer subtract the 8-bit constant, -126, from the content of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

subb $-126, 1(%esi)

Integer subtract the 16-bit constant, 1234, from the content of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

subw $1234, 4(%edi)

Integer subtract the 32-bit content of the EDX register from the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

subl %edx, 4(%edi)

Integer Subtraction With Borrow (sbb)

sbb{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
sbb{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
sbb{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m[8|16|32] - (reg[8|16|32] + CF) -> r/m[8|16|32]

reg[8|16|32] - (r/m[8|16|32] + CF) -> reg[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] - (imm[8|16|32] + CF) -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Subtracts (operand1 and the carry flag) from operand2 and stores the result in operand2. When an immediate byte value is subtracted from a word, the immediate value is sign-extended to the size of the word operand before the subtract operation is executed.

Example

Integer subtract the 8-bit content of the CL register plus the carry flag from the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

sbbb %cl, 1(%esi)

Integer subtract the 16-bit constant, -126, plus the carry flag from the AL register:

sbbw $-126, %al

Integer subtract the 32-bit constant, 12345678, plus the carry flag from the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

sbbl $12345678, 4(%edi)

Compare Two Operands (cmp)

cmp{bwl}	 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
cmp{bwl} 		r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
cmp{bwl}	 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m[8|16|32] - reg[8|16|32]

reg[8|16|32] - r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] - imm[8|16|32]

Description

Subtracts operand1 from operand2, but does not store the result; only changes the flags. cmp is typically executed in conjunction with conditional jumps and the setcc instruction. If an operand greater than one byte is compared to an immediate byte, the immediate byte value is first sign-extended.

Example

Compare the 8-bit constant, 0xff, with the content of the AL register:

cmpb $0xff, %al

Compare the 16-bit content of the DX register with the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

cmpw %dx, 4(%edi)

Compare the 32-bit content of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) to the EDX register:

cmpl 4(%edi), %edx

Increment by 1 (inc)

inc{bwl} 		r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m[8|16|32] + 1 -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Adds 1 to the operand and does not change the carry flag. Use the add instruction with an immediate value of 1 to change the carry flag.

Example

Add 1 to the contents of the byte at the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

incb 1(%esi)

Add 1 to the 16-bit contents of the AX register:

incw %ax

Add 1 to the 32-bit contents at the effective address (addressed by the EDI register):

incl 4(%edi)

Decrease by 1 (dec)

dec{bwl}		r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m[8|16|32] - 1 -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Subtracts 1 from the operand. Does not change the carry flag. To change the carry flag, use the sub instruction with an immediate value of 1.

Example

Subtract 1 from the 8-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

decb 1(%esi)

Subtract 1 from the 16-bit contents of the BX register:

decw %bx

Subtract 1 from the 32-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

decl 4(%edi)

Logical Comparison or Test (test)

test{bwl}		reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
test{bwl}		r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
test{bwl}		imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

reg[8|16|32] and r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] and reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

imm[8|16|32] and r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Performs a bit-wise logical AND of the two operands. The result of a bit-wise logical AND is 1 if the value of that bit in both operands is 1; otherwise, the result is 0. test discards the results and modifies the flags. The OF and CF flags are cleared; SF, ZF and PF flags are set according to the result.

Example

Perform a logical AND of the constant, 0xff, and the 8-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

testb $0xff, 1(%esi)

Perform a logical AND of the 16-bit contents of the DX register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

testw %dx, 4(%edi)

Perform a logical AND of the constant, 0xffeeddcc, and the 32-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

testl $0xffeeddcc, 4(%edi)

Shift (sal, shl, sar, shr)

shl{bwl} %cl, r/m[8|16|32] sar{bwl} imm8, r/m[8|16|32] sar{bwl} %cl, r/m[8|16|32] shr{bwl} imm8, r/m[8|16|32]

sal{bwl} 	%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
shl{bwl} 	imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
sal{bwl} 	imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
shr{bwl} 	%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

shift-left r/m[8|16|32] by imm8 -> r/m[8|16|32]

shift-left r/m[8|16|32] by %cl -> r/m[8|16|32]

shift-right r/m[8|16|32] by imm8 -> r/m[8|16|32]

shift-right r/m[8|16|32] by %cl -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

sal (or its synonym shl) left shifts (multiplies) a byte, word, or long value for a count specified by an immediate value and stores the product in that byte, word, or long respectively. The second variation left shifts by a count value specified in the CL register. The high-order bit is shifted into the carry flag; the low-order bit is set to 0.

sar right shifts (signed divides) a byte, word, or long value for a count specified by an immediate value and stores the quotient in that byte, word, or long respectively. The second variation right shifts by a count value specified in the CL register. sar rounds toward negative infinity; the high-order bit remains unchanged.

shr right shifts (unsigned divides) a byte, word, or long value for a count specified by an immediate value and stores the quotient in that byte, word, or long respectively. The second variation divides by a count value specified in the CL register. shr sets the high-order bit to 0.

Example

Right shift, count specified by the constant (253), the 8-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

sarb $253, 1(%esi)

Right shift, count specified by the contents of the CL register, the 16-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

shrw %cl, 4(%edi)

Left shift, count specified by the constant (253), the 32-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

shll $253, 4(%edi)

Double Precision Shift Left (shld)

shld{wl}		imm8, reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
shld{wl}		%cl, reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

by imm8 shift-left r/m[16|32] bits reg[16|32] -> r/m[16|32]

by reg[16|32] shift-left r/m[16|32] bits r/m[16|32] -> r/m[16|32]

Description

shld double-precision left shifts a 16- or 32-bit register value into a word or long for the count specified by an immediate value, MODULO 32 (0 to 31). The result is stored in that particular word or long.

The second variation of shld double-precision left shifts a 16- or 32-bit register or memory value into a word or long for the count specified by register CL MODULO 32 (0 to 31).The result is stored in that particular word or long.

shld sets the SF, ZF, and PF flags according to the value of the result; CS is set to the value of the last bit shifted out; OF and AF are undefined.

Example

Use the count specified by the constant, 253, to double-precision left shift a 16-bit register value from the DX register to the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

shldw $253, %dx, 4(%edi)

Use the count specified (%CL MOD 32) by the 32-bit EDX register to double-precision left shift a 32-bit memory value at the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

shldl %cl,%edx, 4(%edi)

Double Precision Shift Right (shrd)

shrd{wl}		imm8, reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
shrd{wl}		%cl, reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

by imm8 shift-right r/m[16|32] bits reg[16|32] -> r/m[16|32]

by reg[16|32] shift-right r/m[16|32] bits r/m[16|32] -> r/m[16|32]

Description

shrd double-precision right shifts a 16- or 32-bit register value into a word or long for the count specified by an immediate value MODULO 32 (0 to 31). The result is stored in that particular word or long.

The second variation of shrd double-precision right shifts a 16- or 32-bit register or memory value into a word or long for the count specified by register CL MODULO 32 (0 to 31).The result is stored in that particular word or long.

shrd sets the SF, ZF, and PF flags according to the value of the result; CS is set to the value of the last bit shifted out; OF and AF are undefined.

Example

Use the count specified by the constant, 253, to double-precision right shift a 16-bit register value from the DX register to the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

shrdw $253, %dx, 4(%edi)

Use the count specified (%CL MOD 32) by the 32-bit EDX register to double-precision right shift a 32-bit memory value at the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4)

shrdl %cl,%edx, 4(%edi)

One's Complement Negation (not)

not{bwl}	 	r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

not r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Inverts each bit value of the byte, word, or long; that is, every 1 becomes a 0 and every 0 becomes a 1.

Example

Invert each of the 8-bit values at the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

notb 1(%esi)

Invert each of the 16-bit values at the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

notw 4(%edi)

Invert each of the 32-bit values at the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

notl 4(%edi)

Two's Complement Negation (neg)

neg{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

two's-complement r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Replace the value of the byte, word, or long with its two's complement; that is, neg subtracts the byte, word, or long value from 0, and puts the result in the byte, word, or long respectively.

neg sets the carry flag to 1, unless initial value of the byte, word, or long is 0. In this case neg clears the carry flag to 0.

Example

Replace the 8-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1) with its two's complement:

negb 1(%esi)

Replace the 16-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) with its two's complement:

negw 4(%edi)

Replace the 32-bit contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) with its two's complement:

negl 4(%edi)

Check Array Index Against Bounds (bound)

bound{wl}		reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

r/m[16|32] bound reg[16|32] -> CC is unchanged

Description

Ensures that a signed array index (16- or 32-bit register) value falls within the upper and lower bounds of a block of memory. The upper and lower bounds are specified by a 16- or 32-bit register or memory value. If the signed array index value is not within the bounds, an Interrupt 5 occurs; the return EIP points to the bound instruction.

Example

Check the 16-bit signed array index value in the AX register against the doubleword with the upper and lower bounds specified by DX:

boundw %ax, %dx

Check the 32-bit signed array index value in the EAX register against the doubleword with the upper and lower bounds specified by EDX:

boundl %eax, %edx

Logical And (and)

and{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
and{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
and{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

reg[8|16|32] land r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] land reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

imm[8|16|32] land r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Performs a logical AND of each bit in the values specified by the two operands and stores the result in the second operand.

Table 2-2 Logical AND

Values 

Result 

0 LAND 0 

0 LAND 1 

1 LAND 0 

1 LAND 1 

Example

Perform an 8-bit logical AND of the CL register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

andb %cl, 1(%esi)

Perform a 16-bit logical AND of the constant, 0xffee, and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the AX register):

andw $0xffee, %ax

Perform a 32-bit logical AND of the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) and the EDX register:

andl 4(%edi), %edx

Logical Inclusive OR (or)

or{bwl}  	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
or{bwl}  	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
or{bwl}  	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

reg[8|16|32] LOR r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] LOR reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

imm[8|16|32] LOR r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Performs a logical OR of each bit in the values specified by the two operands and stores the result in the second operand.

Table 2-3 Inclusive OR

Values 

Result 

0 LOR 0 

0 LOR 1 

1 LOR 0 

1 LOR 1 

Example

Perform an 8-bit logical OR of the constant, 0xff, and the AL register:

orb $0xff, %al

Perform a 16-bit logical OR of the constant, 0xff83, and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

orw $0xff83, 4(%edi)

Perform a 32-bit logical OR of the EDX register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

orl %edx, 4(%edi)

Logical Exclusive OR (xor)

xor{bwl} 	reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
xor{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
xor{bwl} 	imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

reg[8|16|32] XOR r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

r/m[8|16|32] XOR reg[8|16|32] -> reg[8|16|32]

imm[8|16|32] XOR r/m[8|16|32] -> r/m[8|16|32]

Description

Performs an exclusive OR of each bit in the values specified by the two operands and stores the result in the second operand.

Table 2-4 Exclusive XOR

Values 

Result 

0 XOR 0 

0 XOR 1 

1 XOR 0 

1 XOR 1 

Example

Perform a 8-bit exclusive OR of the constant, 0xff, and the AL register:

xorb $0xff, %al

Perform a 16-bit exclusive OR of the constant, 0xff83, and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

xorw $0xff83, 4(%edi)

Perform a 32-bit exclusive OR of the EDX register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

xorl %edx, 4(%edi)

Multiply and Divide Instructions

When the type suffix is not included in a multiply or divide instruction, it defaults to a long.

Signed Multiply (imul)

imulb		r/m8
imulw		r/m16
imul{l}		r/m32
imul{wl}		r/m[16|32], reg[16|32]
imul{bwl}		imm[16|32], r/m[16|32], reg[16|32]
Operation

r/m8 x AL -> AX r/m16 x AX -> DX:AX

r/m32 x EAX -> EDX:EAX r/m[16|32] x reg[16|32] -> reg|16|32]

imm[16|32] x r/m[16|32] -> reg|16|32]

Description

The single-operand form of imul executes a signed multiply of a byte, word, or long by the contents of the AL, AX, or EAX register and stores the product in the AX, DX:AX or EDX:EAX register respectively.

The two-operand form of imul executes a signed multiply of a register or memory word or long by a register word or long and stores the product in that register word or long.

The three-operand form of imul executes a signed multiply of a 16- or 32-bit immediate by a register or memory word or long and stores the product in a specified register word or long.

imul clears the overflow and carry flags under the following conditions:

Table 2-5 Clearing OR and CF Flags -- imul

Instruction Form  

Condition for Clearing OF and CF 

r/m8 x AL -> AX 

AL = sign-extend of AL to 16 bits  

r/m16 x AX -> DX:AX 

AX= sign-extend of AX to 32 bits  

r/m32 x EAX -> EDX:EAX 

EDX:EAX= sign-extend of EAX to 32 bits  

r/m[16|32] x reg[16|32] -> reg|16|32] 

Product fits exactly within reg[16|32]  

imm[16|32] x r/m[16|32] -> reg|16|32] 

Product fits exactly within reg[16|32] 

Example

Perform an 8-bit signed multiply of the AL register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

imulb 1(%esi)

Perform a 16-bit signed multiply of the constant, -126, and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4). Store the result in the DX register:

imulw $-126, 4(%edi), %dx

Perform a 32-bit signed multiply of the constant, 12345678, and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4). Store the result in the EDX register:

imull $12345678, 4(%edi), %edx

Unsigned Multiplication of AL, AX or EAX(mul)

mul{bwl} 	r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m8 x AL -> AX

r/m16 x AX -> DX:AX

r/m32 x EAX -> EDX:EAX

Description

mul executes a unsigned multiply of a byte, word, or long by the contents of the AL, AX, or EAX register and stores the product in the AX, DX:AX or EDX:EAX register respectively.

mul clears the overflow and carry flags under the following conditions:

Table 2-6 Clearing OF and CF Flags -- mul

Instruction Form  

Condition for Clearing OF and CF 

r/m8 x AL -> AX 

clear to 0 if AH is 0; otherwise, set to 1  

r/m16 x AX -> DX:AX  

clear to 0 if DX is 0; otherwise, set to 1  

r/m32 x EAX -> EDX:EAX 

clear to 0 if EDX is 0; otherwise, set to 1  

Example

Perform an 8-bit unsigned multiply of the AL register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1):

mulb 1(%esi)

Perform a 16-bit unsigned multiply of the AL register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

mulw 4(%edi)

Perform a 32-bit unsigned multiply of the AL register and the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 1):

mull 1(%edi)

Unsigned Divide (div)

div{bwl}	 	r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

AX r/m8 -> AL DX:AX

r/m16 -> AX EDX:EAX

r/m32 -> EAX

Description

div executes unsigned division. div divides a 16-, 32-, or 64-bit register value (dividend) by a register or memory byte, word, or long (divisor). The quotient is stored in the AL, AX, or EAX register respectively.

The remainder is stored in AH, Dx, or EDX. The size of the divisor (8-, 16- or 32-bit operand) determines the particular register used as the dividend.

The OF, SF, ZF, AR, PF and CF flags are undefined.

Example

Perform an 8-bit unsigned divide of the AX register by the contents of the effective address (addressed by the ESI register plus an offset of 1) and store the quotient in the AL register, and the remainder in AH:

divb 1(%esi)

Perform a 16-bit unsigned divide of the DX:AX register by the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) and store the quotient in the AX register, and the remainder in DX:

divw 4(%edi)

Perform a 32-bit unsigned divide of the EDX:EAX register by the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) and store the quotient in the EAX register, and the remainder in EDX:

divl 4(%edi)

Signed Divide (idiv)

idiv{bwl}		r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

AX r/m8 -> AL

DX:AX r/m16 -> AX

EDX:EAX r/m32 -> EAX

Description

idiv executes signed division. idiv divides a 16-, 32-, or 64-bit register value (dividend) by a register or memory byte, word, or long (divisor). The size of the divisor (8-, 16- or 32-bit operand) determines the particular register used as the dividend, quotient, and remainder.

Table 2-7 idiv Register Assignment

Divisor Operand Size 

Dividend 

Quotient 

Remainder 

byte 

AX 

AL 

AH 

word 

DX:AX 

AX 

DX 

long 

EDX:EAX 

EAX 

EDX 

If the resulting quotient is too large to fit in the destination, or if the divisor is 0, an Interrupt 0 is generated. Non-integral quotients are truncated toward 0. The remainder has the same sign as the dividend; the absolute value of the remainder is always less than the absolute value of the divisor.

Example

Perform a 16-bit signed divide of the DX:AX register by the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4) and store the quotient in the AX register

divw 4(%edi)

Conversion Instructions

Convert Byte to Word (cbtw)

cbtw
Operation

sign-extend AL -> AX

Description

cbtw converts the signed byte in AL to a signed word in AX by extending the most-significant bit (sign bit) of AL into all bits of AH.

Example
cbtw

Convert Word to Long (cwtl)

cwtl
Operation

sign-extend AX -> EAX

Description

cwtl converts the signed word in AX to a signed long in EAX by extending the most-significant bit (sign bit) of AX into two most-significant bytes of EAX.

Example
cwtl

Convert Signed Word to Signed Double Word (cwtd)

cwtd
Operation

sign-extend AX -> DX:AX

Description

cwtd converts the signed word in AX to a signed double word in DX:AX by extending the most-significant bit (sign bit) of AX into all bits of DX.

Example
cwtd

Convert Signed Long to Signed Double Long (cltd)

cltd
Operation

sign-extend EAX -> EDX:EAX

Description

cltd converts the signed long in EAX to a signed double long in EDX:EAX by extending the most-significant bit (sign bit) of EAX into all bits of EDX.

Example
cltd

Decimal Arithmetic Instructions

Decimal Adjust AL after Addition (daa)

daa
Operation

decimal-adjust AL -> AL

Description

Use daa only after executing the form of an add instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte result in the AL register. daa then adjusts AL to a two-digit packed decimal result.

Example

Decimal adjust the two-BCD-digit in the AL register:

daa

Decimal Adjust AL after Subtraction (das)

das

Operation

decimal-adjust AL -> AL

Description

Use das only after executing the form of a sub instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte result in the AL register. das then adjusts AL to a two-digit packed decimal result.

Example

Decimal adjust the two-BCD-digit in the AL register:

das

ASCII Adjust after Addition (aaa)

aaa
Operation

ASCII-adjust AL -> AL

Description

You use aaa only after executing the form of an add instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte result in the AL register. aaa then adjusts AL to contain the correct decimal result. The top nibble of AL is set to 0. To convert AL to an ASCII result, follow the aaa instruction with:

or %al, 0x30

Table 2-8 shows how aaa handles a carry.

Table 2-8 aaa Handling a Carry

Carry 

Action 

decimal carry 

AH + 1; CF and AF set to 1 

no decimal carry 

AH unchanged; CF and AF cleared to 0 

Example

Adjust the AL register to contain the correct decimal result after an add instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte.

aaa

ASCII Adjust after Subtraction (aas)

aas

Operation

ASCII-adjust AL -> AL

Description

Use aas only after executing the form of an add instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte result in the AL register. aas then adjusts AL to contain the correct decimal result. The top nibble of AL is set to 0. To convert AL to an ASCII result, follow the aas instruction with:

or %al, 0x30

Table 2-9 shows how aas handles a carry.

Table 2-9 How aas Handles a Carry

Carry 

Action 

decimal carry 

AH - 1; CF and AF set to 1 

no decimal carry 

AH unchanged; CF and AF cleared to 0 

Example

Adjust the AL register to contain the correct decimal result after a sub instruction that stores a two-BCD-digit byte

aas

ASCII Adjust AX after Multiply (aam)

aam

Operation

AL 10 -> AH mod 10 AL -> AL

Description

You use aam only after executing a mul instruction between two BCD digits (unpacked). mul stores the result in the AX register. The result is less than 100 so it can be contained in the AL register (the low byte of the AX register). aam unpacks the AL result by dividing AL by 10, stores the quotient (most-significant digit) in AH, and stores the remainder (least-significant digit) in AL.

Example

Adjust the AL register to contain the correct decimal result after a mul instruction between two BCD digits:

aam

ASCII Adjust AX before Division (aad)

aad

Operation

AL + (AH x 10) -> AL 0 -> AH

Description

aad prepares two unpacked BCD digits for a division operation that yields an unpacked result. The least-significant digit is in AL; the most-significant in AH.

aad prepares the AL and AH registers:

AL + (AH x 10) -> AL
 0 -> AH

AX is then equal to the binary equivalent of the original unpacked two-digit BCD number.

Example

Adjust the AL and AH registers for a division operation by setting the AX register equal to the original unpacked two-digit number:

aad

Coprocessor Instructions

fwait

Wait (wait, fwait)

wait 
Description

wait -- processor suspends instruction execution until the BUSY # pin is inactive (high).

fwait -- processor checks for pending unmasked numeric exceptions before proceeding.

Example

Suspend instruction execution until not BUSY and check for exceptions:

wait

String Instructions

All string op mnemonics default to long.

Move Data from String to String (movs)

movs{bwl}
movs{bwl} m[8|16|32], reg[16|32] 
Operation

move {bwl} [(E)SI] -> ES: (E)DI]

move {bwl} DS: [(E)SI] -> ES: [(E)DI]

Description

Copies the byte, word, or long in [(E)SI] to the byte, word, or long in ES:[(E)DI}. Before executing the move instruction, load the index values into the SI source- and DI destination-index registers.

The destination operand must be addressable from the ES register; it cannot span segments. A source operand, however, can span segments; the default is DS.

After the data is moved, both the source- and destination-index registers are automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index registers are incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); they are decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment/decrement count is 1 for a byte move, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long.

For a block move of CX bytes or words, precede a movs instruction with a rep prefix.

Example

Copy the 8-bit byte from the DS:[(E)SI] to the ES:[(E)DI] register.

movsb

Compare String Operands (cmps)

cmps{bwl}
Operation

compare DS:[(E)SI] with ES:[(E)DI]

Description

Compares the byte, word, or long in DS:[(E)SI] with the byte, word, or long in ES:[(E)DI}. Before executing the cmps instruction, load the index values into the SI source- and DI destination-index registers.

cmps subtracts the operand indexed by the destination-index from the operand indexed by the source-index register.

After the data is compared, both the source- and destination-index registers are automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index registers are incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); they are decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment/decrement count is 1 for a byte move, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long.

For a block compare of CX or ECX bytes, words or longs, precede a cmps instruction with a repz or repnz prefix.

Example

Compare the 8-bit byte in the DS:[(E)SI] register to the ES:[(E)DI] register.

cmpsb

Compare the 16-bit word in the DS:[(E)SI] register to the ES:[(E)DI] register.

cmpsw

Compare the 32-bit word in the DS:[(E)SI] register to the ES:[(E)DI] register.

cmpsl

Store String Data (stos)

stos{bwl}

Operation

store [AL|AX|EAX] -> ES:[(E)DI]

Description

Transfers the contents of the AL, AX, or EAX register to the memory byte or word addressed in the destination register relative to the ES segment. Before executing the move instruction, load the index values into the DI destination-index register.

The destination operand must be addressable from the ES register; it cannot span segments.

After the data is transferred, the destination-index register is automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index registers are incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); they are decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment/decrement count is 1 for a byte move, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long.

For a block transfer of CX bytes, words or longs, precede a stos instruction with a rep prefix.

Example

Transfer the contents of the AL register to the memory byte addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment.

stosb

Transfer the contents of the AX register to the memory word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment

stosw

Transfer the contents of the EAX register to the memory double-word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment

stosl

The Load String Operand (lods)

lods{bwl}
Operation

load ES:[(E)DI] -> [AL|AX|EAX]

Description

Loads the memory byte or word addressed in the destination register into the AL, AX, or EAX register. Before executing the lods instruction, load the index values into the SI source-index register.

After the data is loaded, the source-index register is automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index register is incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); it is decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment/decrement count is 1 for a byte move, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long.

For a block transfer of CX bytes, words or longs, precede a lods instruction with a rep prefix; however, lods is used more typically within a loop construct where further processing of the data moved into AL, AX, or EAX is usually required.

Example

Load the memory byte addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment register, into the AL register.

lodsb

Load the memory word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment register, into the AX register.

lodsw

Load the memory double-word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment register, into the EAX register.

lodsl

Compare String Data (scas)

scas{bwl}
Operation

compare ES:[(E)DI] with [AL|AX|EAX]

Description

Compares the memory byte or word addressed in the destination register relative to the ES segment with the contents of the AL, AX, or EAX register. The result is discarded; only the flags are set.

Before executing the scas instruction, load the index values into the DI destination-index register. The destination operand must be addressable from the ES register; it cannot span segments.

After the data is transferred, the destination-index register is automatically incremented or decremented as determined by the value of the direction flag (DF). The index registers are incremented if DF = 0 (DF cleared by a cld instruction); they are decremented if DF = 1 (DF set by a std instruction). The increment/decrement count is 1 for a byte move, 2 for a word, and 4 for a long.

For a block search of CX or ECX bytes, words or longs, precede a scas instruction with a repz or repnz prefix.

Example

Compare the memory byte addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment, with the contents of the AL register.

scasb

Compare the memory word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment, with the contents of the AX register

scasw

Compare the memory byte double-word addressed in the destination register, relative to the ES segment, with the contents of the EAX register

scasl

Look-Up Translation Table (xlat)

xlat

Operation

set AL to DS:[(E)BX + unsigned AL]

Description

Changes the AL register from the table index to the table entry. AL should be the unsigned index into a table addressed by DS:BX (16-bit address) or DS:EBX (32-bit address).

Example

Change the AL register from the table index to the table entry.

xlat

Repeat String Operation (rep, repnz, repz)

rep;
repnz;
repz;
Operation

repeat string-operation until tested-condition

Description

Use the rep (repeat while equal), repnz (repeat while nonzero) or repz (repeat while zero) prefixes in conjunction with string operations. Each prefix causes the associated string instruction to repeat until the count register (CX) or the zero flag (ZF) matches a tested condition.

Example

Repeat while equal: Copy the 8-bit byte from the DS:[(E)SI] to the ES:[(E)DI] register.

rep; movsb

Repeat while not zero: Compare the memory byte double-word addressed in the destination register EDL, relative to the ES segment, with the contents of the EAX register.

repnz; scasl

Repeat while zero:Transfer the contents of the EAX register to the memory double-word addressed in the destination register EDL, relative to the ES segment.

repz; stosl

Procedure Call and Return Instructions

Far Call -- Procedure Call (lcall)

lcall   	immptr
lcall   	*mem48 
Operation

far call ptr16:{16|32} far call m16:{16|32}

Description

The lcall instruction calls intersegment (far) procedures using a full pointer. lcall causes the procedure named in the operand to be executed. When the called procedure completes, execution flow resumes at the instruction following the lcall instruction (see the return instruction).

lcall ptr16:{16|32} uses a four-byte or six-byte operand as a long pointer to the called procedure.

lcall m16:{16|32} fetches the long pointer from the specified memory location.

In Real Address Mode or Virtual 8086 Mode, the long pointer provides 16 bits for the CS register and 16 or 32 bits for the EIP register. Both forms of the lcall instruction push the CS and IP or EIP registers as a return address.

Example

Use a four-byte operand as a long pointer to the called procedure.

lcall $0xfebc, $0x12345678

Fetch a long pointer from the memory location addressed by the edx register, offset by 3.

lcall *3(%edx)

Near Call -- Procedure Call (call)

call    	disp32
call    	*r/m32 
Operation

near call rel{16|32}

near call r/m{16|32}

Description

The call instruction calls near procedures using a full pointer. call causes the procedure named in the operand to be executed. When the called procedure completes, execution flow resumes at the instruction following the call instruction (see the return instruction).

call rel{16|32} adds a signed offset to address of the instruction following the call instruction to determine the destination; that is, the displacement is relative to the next instruction. The displacement value is stored in the EIP register. For rel16, the upper 16 bits of EIP are cleared to zero resulting in an offset value that does not exceed 16 bits.

call r/m{16|32} specifies a register or memory location from which the absolute segment offset is fetched. The offset of the instruction following the call instruction is pushed onto the stack. After the procedure completes, the offset is popped by a near ret instruction within the procedure.

Both forms of the call instruction have no affect on the CS register.

Example

Program counter minus 0x11111111.

call .-0x11111111

Add a signed offset value to the address of the next instruction.

call *4(%edi)

Return from Procedure (ret)

ret
ret		imm16
Operation

return to caller

Description

The ret instruction transfers control to the return address located on the stack. This address is usually placed on the stack by a call instruction. Issue the ret instruction within the called procedure to resume execution flow at the instruction following the call.

The optional numeric (16- or 32-bit) parameter to ret specifies the number of stack bytes or words to be released after the return address is popped from the stack. Typically, these bytes or words are used as input parameters to the called procedure.

For an intersegment (near) return, the address on the stack is a segment offset that is popped onto the instruction pointer. The CS register remains unchanged.

Example

Transfer control to the return address located on the stack.

ret

Transfer control to the return address located on the stack. Release the next 16-bytes of parameters.

ret $-32767

Long Return (lret)

lret
lret    	imm16
Operation

return to caller

Description

The lret instruction transfers control to a return address located on the stack. This address is usually placed on the stack by an lcall instruction. Issue the lret instruction within the called procedure to resume execution flow at the instruction following the call.

The optional numeric (16- or 32-bit) parameter to lret specifies the number of stack bytes or words to be released after the return address is popped from the stack. Typically, these bytes or words are used as input parameters to the called procedure.

For an intersegment (far) return, the address on the stack is a long pointer. The offset is popped first, followed by the selector.

In Real Mode, CS and IP are loaded directly. In Protected mode, an intersegment return causes the processor to check the descriptor addressed by the return selector. The AR byte of the descriptor must indicate a code segment of equal or lesser privilege (or greater or equal numeric value) than the current privilege level. Returns to a lesser privilege level cause the stack to be reloaded from the value saved beyond the parameter block.

Example

Transfer control to the return address located on the stack.

lret

Transfer control to the return address located on the stack. Release the next 16-bytes of parameters.

lret $-32767

Enter/Make Stack Frame for Procedure Parameters (enter)

enter   	imm16, imm8
Operation

make stack frame for procedure parameters

Description

Create the stack frame required by most block-structured high-level languages. The imm16 operand specifies the number of bytes of dynamic storage allocated on the stack for the routine being entered. The imm8 operand specifies the lexical nesting level (0 to 31) of the routine within the high-level language source code. The nesting level determines the number of stack frame pointers copied into the new stack frame from the preceding frame.

Example

Create a stack frame with 0xfecd bytes of dynamic storage on the stack and a nesting level of 0xff.

enter $0xfecd, $0xff

High Level Procedure Exit (leave)

leave
Operation

set (E)SP to (E)BP, then pop (E)BP

Description

The leave instruction reverses the actions of an enter instruction. leave copies the frame pointer to the stack point and releases the stack space formerly used by a procedure for its local variables. leave pops the old frame pointer into (E)BP, thus restoring the caller's frame. A subsequent ret nn instruction removes any arguments pushed onto the stack of the exiting procedure.

Example

Copy the frame pointer to the stack pointer and release the stack space.

leave 

Jump Instructions

Jump if ECX is Zero (jcxz)

jcxz    	disp8
Operation

jump to disp8 if (E)CX is 0

Description

The jcxz instruction tests the contents of the CX or ECX register for 0. jcxz differs from other conditional jumps that it tests the flags, rather than (E)CX.

jcxz is useful at the beginning of a loop that terminates with a conditional loop instruction; such as:

loopne .-126

In this case, jcxz tests CX or ECX for 0 prior to entering the loop, thus executing 0 times:

Example

jcxz .-126
 ...
loopne .-126

Loop Control with CX Counter (loop, loopnz, loopz)

loop    	disp8
loopnz  	disp8
loopne  	disp8
loopz   	disp8
loope   	disp8
Operation

decrement count; jump to disp8 if count not equal 0

decrement count; jump to disp8 if count not equal 0 and ZF = 0

decrement count; jump to disp8 if count not equal 0 and ZF = 1

Description

loop decrements the count register; the flags register remains unchanged. Conditions are checked for by the particular form of loop you used. If the conditions match, a short jump is made to the address specified by the disp8 operand. The range of the disp8 operand, relative to the current instruction, is +127 decimal bytes to -128 decimal bytes.

loop instructions provide iteration control and combine loop index management with conditional branching. Prior to using the loop instruction, load the count register with an unsigned iteration count. Then, add the loop instruction at the end of a series of instructions to be iterated. The disp8 operand points to the beginning of the iterative loop.

Example

Decrement the count register and when the count is not equal to zero, jump short to the disp8 location.

loopne .-126

Jump (jmp, ljmp)

jmp	disp{8|16|32}
jmp	*r/m{16|32}
ljmp	immPtr
ljmp	*mem48
jcc	disp{8|32}
Operation

jump short or near; displacement relative to next instruction

jump far (intersegment; 4- or 6-byte immediate address

jump if condition is met; displacement relative to next instruction

Description

The jmp instruction transfers execution control to a different point in the instruction stream; records no return information.

Jumps with destinations of disp[8|16|32] or r/m[16|32] are near jumps and do not require changes to the segment register value.

jmp rel{16|32} adds a signed offset to the address of the instruction following the jmp instruction to determine the destination; that is, the displacement is relative to the next instruction. The displacement value is stored in the EIP register. For rel16, the upper 16 bits of EIP are cleared to zero resulting in an offset value not to exceed 16 bits.

ljmp ImmPtr or *mem48 use a four- or six-byte operand as a long pointer to the destination. In Real Address Mode or Virtual 8086 mode, the long pointer provides 16 bits for the CS register and 16 or 32 bits for the EIP register. In Protected mode, both long pointer forms consult the AR (Access Rights) byte of the descriptor indexed by the selector part of the long pointer. The jmp performs one of the following control transfers depending on the value of the AR byte:

Example

Jump to the relative effective address (addressed by the EDI register plus an offset of 4):

jmp *4(%edi)

Long jump, use 0xfebc for the CS register and 0x12345678 for the EIP register:

ljmp $0xfebc, $0x12345678

Jump if not equal:

jne .+10  

Interrupt Instructions

Call to Interrupt Procedure (int, into)

int 3
int	imm8
into
Operation

interrupt 3 -- trap to debugger

interrupt numbered by immediate byte

interrupt 4 -- if overflow flag is 1

Description

The int instruction generates a software call to an interrupt handler. The imm8 (0 to 255) operand specifies an index number into the IDT (Interrupt Descriptor Table) of the interrupt routine to be called. In Protect Mode, the IDT consists of an array of 8-byte descriptors; the descriptor for the interrupt invoked must indicate an interrupt, trap, or task gate. In Real Address Mode, the IDT is an array of four byte-long pointers. In Protected and Real Address Modes, the base linear address of the IDT is defined by the contents of the IDTR.

The into form of the int instruction implies interrupt 4. The interrupt occurs only if the overflow flag is set.

The first 32 interrupts are reserved for system use. Some of these interrupts are used for internally generated exceptions.

The int imm8 form of the interrupt instruction behaves like a far call except that the flags register is pushed onto the stack before the return address. Interrupt procedures return via the iret instruction, which pops the flags and return address from the stack.

In Real Address Mode, the int imm8 pushes the flags, CS, and the return IP onto the stack, in that order, then jumps to the long pointer indexed by the interrupt number.

Example

Trap to debugger:

int $3

Trap to interrupt 0xff:

int $0xff

Trap to interrupt 4:

into

Interrupt Return (iret)

iret
Operation

return -> routine

Description

In Real Address Mode, iret pops CS, the flags register, and the instruction pointer from the stack and resumes the routine that was interrupted. In Protected Mode, the setting of the nested task flag (NT) determines the action of iret. The IOPL flag register bits are changed when CPL equals 0 and the new flag image is popped from the stack.

iret returns from an interrupt procedure without a task switch if NT equals 0. Returned code must be equally or less privileged than the interrupt routine as indicated CS selector RPL bits popped from the stack. If the returned code is less privileged, iret pops SS and the stack pointer from the stack.

iret reverses the operation of an INT or CALL that caused the task switch if NT equals 1.The task executing iret is updated and saved in its task segment. The code that follows iret is executed if the task is re-entered.

Example

Resume the interrupted routine:

iret

Protection Model Instructions

Store Local Descriptor Table Register (sldt)

sldt	r/m16
Operation

LDTR -> r/m[16]

Description

The Local Descriptor Table Register (LDTR) is stored by sldt as indicated by the effective address operand. LDTR is stored into the two-byte register or the memory location.

sldt is not used in application programs. It is used only in operating systems.

Example

Store the LDTR in the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus and offset of 5):

sldt 5(%ebx)

Store Task Register (str)

str	r/m16

Operation

STR -> r/m(16

Description

The contents of the task register is stored by sldt as indicated by the effective address operand. STR is stored into the two-byte register or the memory location.

Example

Store str in the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):

str 5(%ebx)

Load Local Descriptor Table Register (lldt)

lldt    	r/m16
Operation

SELECTOR -> LDTR

Description

LDTR is loaded by LLDT. The operand (word) contains a selector to a local GDT (Global Descriptor Table). The descriptor registers are not affected.The task state segment LDT field does not change.

The LDTR is marked invalid if the selector operand is 0. A #GP fault is caused by all descriptor references (except LSL VERR, VERW, or LAR instructions).

LLDT is not used in application programs. It is used in operating systems.

Example

Load the LLDT register from the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus and offset of 5):

lldt 5(%ebx)

Load Task Register (ltr)

ltr	r/m16
Operation

r/m16 -> Task Register

Description

The task register is loaded by LTR from the source register or memory location specified by the operand. The loaded task state segment is tagged busy. A task switch does not occur.

Example

Load the TASK register from the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus and offset of 5):

ltr 5(%ebx)

Verify a Segment for Reading or Writing (verr, verw)

verr    	r/m16
verw    	r/m16
Operation

1 -> ZF (if segment can be read or written)

Description

VERR and VERW contains the value of a selector in the two-byte register or memory operand. VERR and VERW determine if the indicated segment can be reached in the current privilege level and whether it is readable (VERR) or writable (VERW). If the segment can be accessed, the zero flag (ZF) is set to 1, otherwise the zero flag is set to 0. For the zero flag to be set these conditions must be met:

Validation is performed as if the segment were loaded into DS, ES, FS, or GS and the indicated write or read performed. The validation results are indicated by the zero flag. The value of the selector cannot result in an exception.

Example

Determine if the segment indicated by the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5) can be reached in the current privilege level and whether it is readable (VERR):

verr 5(%ebx)

Store Global/Interrupt Descriptor Table Register (sgdt, sidt)

sgdt    	mem48
sidt    	mem48
Operation

DTR -> mem48

Description

The contents of the descriptor table register is copied by sgdt/sidt to the six bytes of memory specified by the operand. The first word at the effective address is assigned the LIMIT field of the register. If the operand-size attribute is 32-bits:

If the operand-size attribute is 16-bits, the 32-bit BASEfield of the register is assigned to the next four bytes.

sgdt/sldt are not used in application programs, they are used in operating systems.

Example

Copy the contents of the Global Descriptor Table Register to the specified memory location:

sgdt 0x55555555

Copy the contents of the Interrupt Descriptor Table Register to the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):

sidt 5 (%ebx)

Load Global/Interrupt Descriptor Table (lgdt, lidt)

lgdt    	mem48
lidt    	mem48
Operation

MEM48 -> GDTR MEM48 -> IDTR

Description

The GDTR and IDTR are loaded with a linear base address and limit value from a six-byte operand in memory by the lgdt/lidt instructions. For a 16-bit operand:

For a 32-bit operand:

All 48-bits of the six-byte data operand are always stored into by the sgdt/sidt instructions. For a 16-bit and a 32-bit operand, the upper eight-bits are written with the high-order eight address bits. lgdt or lidt, when used with a 16-bit operand to load the register stored by sgdt or sidt, stores the upper eight-bits as zeros.

lgdt and lidt are not used in application programs; they are used in operation system. lgdt and lidt are the only instructions that load a linear address directly in 80386 Protected Mode.

Example

Load the Global/Interrupt Descriptor Table Register from memory address 0x55555555:

lgdt 0x55555555
lidt 0x55555555

Store Machine Status Word (smsw)

smsw    	r/m16

Operation

MSW -> r/m16

Description

The machine status word is stored by smsw in the two-byte register of memory location pointed to by the effective address operand.

80386 machines should use MOV ..., CR0.

Example

Store the machine status word in the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):

smsw 5(%ebx)

Load Machine Status Word (lmsw)

lmsw    	r/m16

Operation

r/m16 -> MSW

Description

The machine status word (part of CR0) is loaded by lmsw from the source operand. lmsw can be used to switch to Protected Mode if followed by an intersegment jump to clear the instruction queue. lmsw cannot switch back to Real Address Mode.

lmsw is not used in application programs. It is used in operating systems.

Example

Load the machine status word from the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5):

lmsw 5(%ebx)

Load Access Rights (lar)

lar	r/m32, reg32

Operation

r/m16 (masked by FF00) -> r16

r/m32 (masked by 00FxFF00) -> r32

Description

If the selector is visible at the CPL (modified by the RPL) and is a valid descriptor type, lar stores a form of the second doubleword of the descriptor for the source selector. The designated register is loaded with the double-word (high-order) of the descriptor masked by 00FxFF00, and the zero flag is set to 1. The x in 00Fx ... indicates that these four bits loaded by lar are undefined. The zero flag is cleared if the selector is invisible or of the wrong type.

The 32-bit value is stored in the 32-bit destination register if the 32-bit operand size is specified. If the 16-bit operand size is specified, the lower 16-bits of this value are stored in the 16-bit destination register.

For lar, all data segment descriptors and code are valid.

Example

Load access rights from the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5) into the EDX register:

lar 5(%ebx),  %edx

Load Segment Limit (lsl)

lsl	r/m32, reg32
Operation

Selector rm16 (byte) -> r16

Selector rm32 (byte) -> r32

Selector rm16 (page) -> r16

Selector rm32 (page) -> r32

Description

lsl loads a register with a segment limit (unscrambled). The descriptor type must be accepted by lsl, and the source selector must be visible at the CPL weakened by RPL. ZF is then set to 1. Otherwise, ZF is set to 0 and the destination register is unchanged.

The segment limit is loaded as a byte value. A page value limit in the descriptor is translated by lsl to a byte limit before lsl loads it in the destination register (the 20-bit limit from the descriptor is shifted left 12 and OR'd with 00000FFFH).

lsl stores the 32-bit granular limit in the 16-bit destination register.

For lsl, code and data segment descriptors are valid.

Example

Load a segment limit from the contents of the effective address (addressed by the EBX register plus an offset of 5) into the EDX register.

lsl 5(%ebx), %edx

Clear Task-Switched (clts)

clts
Operation

0 -> TS Flag in CR0

Description

The task-switched flag in register CR0 is cleared by clta. The TS Flag is set by the 80386 for each task switch. The TS Flag is used as follows:

If a task switch is made after an ESC instruction is started, save the processor extension context before a new ESC instruction can be run. The fault handler resets the TS Flag and saves the context.

clts is not used in application program, it is used in operating systems.

clts can only be executed at privilege level 0.

Example

Clear the TS flag:

clts

Adjust RPL Field of Selector (arpl)

arpl	r16, r/m16

Operation

If RPL 1 < RPL 2, 1 -> ZF

Description

arpl has two operands. The first operand is a 16-bit word register or memory variable that contains the value of a selector. The second operand is a word register. If the RPL field of the second operand is greater than the RPL field of the first operand, ZF is set to 1 and the RPL field of the first operand is increased to match the RPL field of the second operand. Otherwise, no change is made to the first operand and the ZF is set to 0.

arpl is not used in application programs, it is used in operating systems.

arpl guarantees that a selector to a subroutine does not request a privilege greater than allowed. Normally, the second operand of arpl is a register that contains the CS selector value of the caller.

Example
arpl %sp, 5(%ebx)

Bit Instructions

Bit Scan Forward (bsf)

bsf{wl}		r/m[16|32], reg[16|32]

Operation

(r/m = 0) 0 -> ZF (r/m [ne ] 0) 0 -> ZF

Description

bsf scans the bits, starting at bit 0, in the doubleword operand or the second word. If the bits are all zero, ZF is cleared. Otherwise, ZF is set and the bit index of the first set bit, found while scanning in the forward direction, is loaded into the destination register.

Example
bsf 4(%edi), %edx

Bit Scan Reverse (bsr)

bsr{wl}		r/m[16|32], reg[16|32]
Operation

(r/m = 0) 0 -> ZF (r/m [ne ] 0) 0 -> ZF

Description

bsr scans the bits, starting at the most significant bit, in the doubleword operand or the second word. If the bits are all zero, ZF is cleared. Otherwise, ZF is set and the bit index of the first set bit found, while scanning in the reverse direction, is loaded into the destination register

Example
bsr 4(%edi), %edx

Bit Test (bt)

bt{wl}		imm8, r/m[16|32]
bt{wl}		reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

BIT [LeftSRC, RightSRC] -> CF

Description

The bit indicated by the first operand (base) and the second operand (offset) are saved by bt into CF (carry flag).

Example

btl $253, 4(%edi)
btl %edx, 4(%edi)

Bit Test And Complement (btc)

btc{wl}		imm8, r/m[16|32] btc{wl}		reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

BIT [LeftSRC, RightSRC] -> CF

NOT BIT [LeftSRC, RightSRC] -> BIT[LeftSRC, RightSRC]

Description

The bit indicated by the first operand (base) and the second operand (offset) are saved by btc into CF (carry flag) and complements the bit.

Example
btl $253, 4(%edi)
btl %edx, 4(%edi)

Bit Test And Reset (btr)

btr{wl}		imm8, r/m[16|32]
btr{wl}		reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

BIT[LeftSRC, RightSRC] -> CF

0 -> BIT[LeftSRC, RightSRC]

Description

The value of the first operand (base) and the second operand (bit offset) are saved by btr into the carry flag and then it stores 0 in the bit.

Example
btrl $253, 4(%edi)
 btrl $edx, 4(%edi)

Bit Test And Set (bts)

bts{wl}      imm8, r/m[16|32]
bts{wl}      reg[16|32], r/m[16|32]
Operation

BIT[LeftSRC, RightSRC] -> CF

0 -> BIT[LeftSRC, RightSRC]

Description

The value of the first operand (base) and the second operand (bit offset) are saved by bts into the carry flag and then it stores 1 in the bit.

Example
btsl $253, 4(%edi)
 btsl $edx, 4(%edi)

Exchange Instructions

Compare and Exchange (cmpxchg)[486]

cmpxchg{bwl}			reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Example
cmpxchgb %cl, 1(%esi)
 cmpxchgl %edx, 4(%edi)

Floating-Point Transcendental Instructions

Floating-Point Sine (fsin)

fsin
Example

Replace the contents of the top of the stack with its sine.

fsin

Floating-Point Cosine (fcos)

fcos
Example

Replace the contents of the top of the stack with its cos.

fcos

Floating-Point Sine and Cosine (fsincos)

fsincos
Example

Replace the contents of the top of the stack with its sine and then push the cosine onto the FPU stack.

fsincos

Floating-Point Constant Instructions

Floating-Point Load One (fld)

fld1
fld12+
fld12e
fldpi
fldlg2
fldln2
fldz
Example

Use these constant instructions to push often-used values onto the FPU stack.

fldl 2(%ecx)

Processor Control Floating-Point Instructions

Floating-Point Load Control Word (fldcw)

fldcw	r/m16
Example

Load the FPU control word with the value in the specified memory address.

fldcw 2(%ecx)

Floating-Point Load Environment (fldenv)

fldenv	mem
Example

Reload the FPU environment from the source-operand specified memory space.

fldenv 2(%ecx)

Miscellaneous Floating-Point Instructions

Floating-Point Different Reminder (fprem)

fprem1
Example

Divide stack element 0 by stack element 1 and leave the remainder in stack element 0.

fprem

Floating-Point Comparison Instructions

Floating-Point Unsigned Compare (fucom)

fucom	freg

Description:

Compare stack element 0 with stack element (i). Use condition codes:

No compare: 111

(i) < stack 0: 000

(i) > stack 0: 001

(i) = stack 0: 100

Example

Compare stack element 0 with stack element 7.

fucom %st(7)

Floating-Point Unsigned Compare And Pop (fucomp)

fucomp	freg
Description

Compare stack element 0 with stack element (i). Use condition codes shown for fucom. Then pop the stack.

Example
fucomp %st(7)

Floating-Point Unsigned Compare And Pop Two (fucompp)

fucompp
Description

Compare stack element 0 with stack element (i). Use condition codes shown for fucom. Then pop the stack twice.

Example
fucompp %st(7)

Load and Move Instructions

Load Effective Address (lea)

lea{wl}		r/m[16|32], reg[16|32]
Operation

Addr(m) -> r16 Addr(m) -> r32

Truncate to 16 bits(Addr(m)) -> r16

Truncate to 16 bits(Addr(m)) -> r32

Description

The offset part of the effective address is calculated by lea and stored in the specified register. The specified register determines the operand-size attribute if the instruction. The USE attribute of the segment containing the second operand determines the address-size attribute.

Example
leal 0x33333333, %edx

Move (mov)

mov{bwl}		imm[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
mov{bwl}		reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
mov{bwl}		r/m[8|16|32], reg[8|16|32]
Operation

SRC -> DEST

Description

mov stores or loads the following special registers in or from a general purpose register.

These instructions always use 32-bit operands.

Example
movl %cr3, %ebp
 movl %db7, %ebp
 movl %ebp, %cr3
 movl %ebp, %db7
 movl %tr7, %ebp
 movl %ebp, %tr7

Move Segment Registers (movw)

movw	sreg,r/m16
movw	r/m16, sreg

Operation

r/m16 -> Sreg

Sreg -> r/m16

Description

movw copies the first operand to the second operand, including data from a descriptor. The descriptor table entry for the selector contains the data for the register. The DS and ES registers can be loaded with a null selector without causing an exception. Use of DS or ES however, causes a #GP(0), and no memory reference occurs.

All interrupts are inhibited until after the execution of the next instruction, after a movw into SS. Special actions and checks result from loading a segment register under Protected Mode.

Example
movw %CS, 5(%ebx)
 movw %(%ebx), %CS

Move Control Registers (mov)

mov{l}	creg, reg32
mov{l}	reg32, creg

Operation

SRC -> DEST

Description

This form of mov stores or loads the Control Register CR0, CR2, or CR4 to or from a general purpose register.

These instructions are always used with 32-bit operands.

Example
movl %cr3, %ebp
 movl %ebp, %cr3

Move Debug Registers (mov)

mov{l}	dreg, reg32
mov{l}	reg32, dreg
Operation

SRC -> DEST

Description

This form of mov stores or loads the Debug Register DR1, DR2, or DR3, DR6, and DR7 to or from a general purpose register.

These instructions are always used with 32-bit operands.

Example
movl %db7, %ebp
 movl %ebp, %db7

Move Test Registers (mov)

mov{l}	treg, reg32
mov{l}	reg32, treg
Operation

SRC -> DEST

Description

This form of mov stores or loads the Test Register TR6 or TR7 to or from a general purpose register.

These instructions are always used with 32-bit operands.

Example
movl %tr7, %ebp
 movl %ebp, %tr7

Move With Sign Extend (movsx)

movsx{wl}		r/m8, reg[16|32]
movsxwl		r/m16, reg32
Operation

SignExtend(SRC) -> DEST

Description

movsx reads the contents of the register or effective address as a word or byte. movsx then sign-extends the 16- or 32-bit value to the operand-size attribute of the instruction. The result is stored in the destination register by movsx.

Example
movsxbl 1(%esi), %edx
 movsxwl 5(%ebx), %edx

Move With Zero Extend (movzb)

movzb[wl]		r/m8, reg[16|32]
movzwl		r/m16, reg32
Operation

SignExtend(SRC) -> DEST

Description

movzx reads the contents of the register or effective address as a word or byte. movzx then sign-extends the 16- or 32-bit value to the operand-size attribute of the instruction. The result is stored in the destination register by movzx.

Pop Instructions

Pop All General Registers (popa)

popa{wl}
Operation

POP -> r16 POP -> r32

Description

The eight 16-bit general registers are popped by popa. However, the SP value is not loaded into SP, It is discarded. popa restores the general registers to their values before a previous pusha was executed. DI is the first register popped.

The eight 32-bit registers are popped by popad. However, the ESP value is not loaded into ESP, it is discarded. popad restores the general registers to their values before a previous pushad was executed. EDI is the first register popped.

Example
popal

Push Instructions

Push All General Registers (pusha)

pusha{wl}
Operation

SP -> r16

SP -> r32

Description

The 16-bit or 32-bit general registers are saved by pusha and pushad, respectively. The stack pointer is decremented by 16 by pusha to hold the eight word values. The stack pointer is decremented by 32 by pushad to hold the eight doubleword values. The registers are pushed onto the stack in the order received; the stack bytes appear in reverse order. DI or EDI is the last stack pushed.

Example
pushal

Rotate Instructions

Rotate With Carry Left (rcl)

rcl{bwl}		imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
rcl{bwl}		%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m high-order bit -> CF

CF -> r/m low-order bit

r/m -> ShiftLeft

Description

The left rotate instruction shifts all bits in the register or memory operand specified. The carry flag (CF) is included in the rotation. The most significant bit is rotated to the carry flag, the carry flag is rotated to the least significant bit position, all other bits are shifted to the left. The result includes the original value of the carry flag.

The first operand value indicates how many times the rotate takes place. The value is either the contents of the CL register or an immediate number. For a single rotate, where the first operand is one, the overflow flag (OF) is defined. For all other cases, OF is undefined. After the shift, the carry flag bit is XORed with the most significant result bit.

Example
rclb $1, 1(%esi)
 rclb $253, 1(%esi)
 rclb %cl, 1(%esi)
 rcll $1, 4(%edi)
 rcll $253, 4(%edi)
 rcll %cl, 4(%edi)

Rotate With Carry Right (rcr)

rcr{bwl}		imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
rcr{bwl}		%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m high-order bit -> CF

CF -> r/m low-order bit

r/m -> ShiftRight

Description

The right rotate instruction shifts all bits in the register or memory operand specified. The carry flag (CF) is included in the rotation. The least significant bit is rotated to the carry flag, the carry flag is rotated to the most significant bit position, all other bits are shifted to the right. The result includes the original value of the carry flag.

The first operand value indicates how many times the rotate takes place. The value is either the contents of the CL register or an immediate number. For a single rotate, where the first operand is one, the overflow flag (OF) is defined. For all other cases, OF is undefined. After the shift, the carry flag bit is XORed with the two most significant result bits.

Example
rcrb $1, 1(%esi)
 rcrb $253, 1(%esi)
 rcrb %cl, 1(%esi)
 rcrl $1, 4(%edi)
 rcrl $253, 4(%edi)
 rcrl %cl, 4(%edi)

Rotate Left (rol)

rol{bwl}		imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
rol{bwl}		%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m high-order bit -> CF

CF -> r/m low-order bit

r/m -> ShiftLeft

Description

The left rotate instruction shifts all bits in the register or memory operand specified. The most significant bit is rotated to the carry flag, the carry flag is rotated to the least significant bit position, all other bits are shifted to the left. The result does not include the original value of the carry flag.

The first operand value indicates how many times the rotate takes place. The value is either the contents of the CL register or an immediate number. For a single rotate, where the first operand is one, the overflow flag (OF) is defined. For all other cases, OF is undefined. After the shift, the carry flag bit is XORed with the most significant result bit.

Example
rclb $1, 1(%esi)
 rclb $253, 1(%esi)
 rclb %cl, 1(%esi)
 rcll $1, 4(%edi)
 rcll $253, 4(%edi)
 rcll %cl, 4(%edi)

Rotate Right (ror)

ror{bwl}		imm8, r/m[8|16|32]
ror{bwl}		%cl, r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

r/m high-order bit -> CF

CF -> r/m low-order bit

r/m -> ShiftRight

Description

The right rotate instruction shifts all bits in the register or memory operand specified. The least significant bit is rotated to the carry flag, the carry flag is rotated to the most significant bit position, all other bits are shifted to the right. The result does not include the original value of the carry flag. The first operand value indicates how many times the rotate takes place. The value is either the contents of the CL register or an immediate number. For a single rotate, where the first operand is one, the overflow flag (OF) is defined. For all other cases, OF is undefined. After the shift, the carry flag bit is XORed with the two most significant result bits.

Example
rcrb $1, 1(%esi)
 rcrb $253, 1(%esi)
 rcrb %cl, 1(%esi)
 rcrl $1, 4(%edi)
 rcrl $253, 4(%edi)
 rcrl %cl, 4(%edi)

Byte Instructions

Byte Set On Condition (setcc)

setcc 	r/m8
Operation

ConditionTrue: 1 -> r/m8

ConditionFalse: 0 -> rm/8

Description

If the condition is met, setcc stores a one byte at the destination specified by the effective address. If the condition is not met, setcc stores a zero byte. The following table lists the setcc condition options. Similar condition options are separated by commas, followed by the flag condition.

Table 2-10 setcc Condition List

Instruction (set+cc)

Set Byte If: 

seta, setnbe

greater, not equal or less than, CF=0 & ZF=0 

setae, setnc, setnb

equal or greater, not carry, not less than, CF=0 

setb, setc, setnae

less than carry, carry = 1, not equal or greater than, CF=1 

setbe, setna

equal or less than, not greater than carry, CF=1 or ZF=1 

sete, setz

equal, zero, ZF=1 

setg, setnle

greater, ZF=0 or SF=OF. not equal or less, ZF=1 or SF [ne ] OF 

setge, setnl

equal or greater, not less, SF = OF 

setl, setnge

less, not equal or greater, SF [ne ] OF  

setle, setng

equal or less, not greater, ZF = 1 and SF [ne ] OF 

setne, setnz

not equal, not zero, ZF = 0 

setno

not overflow, OF = 0 

setns

not sign, SF=0 

seto

overflow, OF = 1 

setpe, setp

parity even, parity, PF = 1 

setpo, setnp

parity odd, not parity, PF = 0 

sets

sign, SF = 1 

Example
set(cc) 1(%esi)

Byte Swap (bswap) [486]

bswap	reg[16|32]
Example

Convert little/big endian to big/little endian by swapping bytes.

bswap %ebx

Exchange Instructions

Exchange And Add (xadd) [486]

xadd{bwl}		reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Example

Exchange the byte contents of the ESI register with the byte register and load the sum into the ESI register.

xaddb %cl, 1(%esi)

Exchange Register / Memory With Register (xchg)

xchg{bwl}		reg[8|16|32], r/m[8|16|32]
Operation

DEST -> temp

SRC -> DEST

temp -> SRC

Description

Two operands, in either order, are exchanged by xchg. During the exchange, BUS LOCK is asserted (regardless of the value of IOPL or the LOCK prefix) if a memory operand is part of the exchange.

Example
xchgb %cl, 1(%esi)  /*exchange byte register with EA byte */
 xchgl %ebp, %eax
 xchgl %ebx, %eax
 xchgl %ecx, %eax
 xchgl %edi, %eax
 xchgl %edx, %eax
 xchgl %edx, 4(%edi)  /*exchange word register with EA word */
 xchgl %esi, %eax
 xchgl %esp, %eax

Miscellaneous Instructions

Write Back and Invalidate Cache (wbinvd) [486 only]

wbinvd
Example

Write back and invalidate the cache.

wbinvd

Invalidate (invd) [486 only]

invd
Example

Invalidate the entire cache.

invd

Invalidate Page (invlpg) [486 only]

invlpg	mem32
Example

Invalidate a single entry in the translation lookaside buffer.

invlpg 5(%ebx)

LOCK Prefix (lock)

lock
Operation

LOCK# -> NEXT Instruction

Description

The LOCK # signal is asserted during execution of the instruction following the lock prefix. This signal can be used in a multiprocessor system to ensure exclusive use of shared memory while LOCK # is asserted. The bts instruction is the read-modify-write sequence used to implement test-and-run.

The lock prefix works only with the instructions listed here. If a lock prefix is used with any other instructions, an undefined opcode trap is generated.

bt, bts, btr, btc

m, r/imm 

xchg

r, m 

xchg

m, r 

add, or, adc, sbb, and, sub, xor

m, r/imm 

not, neg, inc, dec

Memory field alignment does not affect the integrity of lock.

If a different 80386 processor is concurrently executing an instruction that has a characteristic listed here, locked access is not guaranteed. The previous instruction:

Example

lock

No Operation (nop)

nop
Operation

NO OPERATION

Description

No operations are performed by nop. The xchgl %eax, %eax instruction is an alias for the nop instruction.

Example
nop

Halt (hlt)

hlt
Address Prefix
addr16
Data Prefix
data16
Operation

HLT -> ENTER HALT STATE

Description

halt puts the 80386 in a HALT state by stopping instruction execution. Execution is resumed by an nmi or an enabled interrupt. After a halt, if an interrupt is used to continue execution, the saved CS:EIP or CS:IP value points to the next instruction (after the halt).

The halt instruction is privileged.

Example
hlt

Real Transfer Instructions

Load Real (fld)

fld{lst}
Operation

SRC -> STACK ELEMENT 0

Description

The source operand is pushed onto the stack by fld. The register used before the stack top-pointer is decremented, is the register number used if the source is a register.

Example

Load stack element 7 onto stack element 0.

fld %st (7)

Store Real (fst)

fst{ls}
Operation

STACK ELEMENT 0 -> DESTINATION

Description

The current value of stack element 0 is copied to the destination. The destination can be a single- or double-real memory operand or another register.

Example

Store the contents of stack element 7 onto stack element 0.

%fst (7)

Store Real and Pop (fstp)

fstp{lst}
Operation

STACK ELEMENT 0 -> DESTINATION THEN POP

Description

The current value of stack element 0 is copied to the destination. The destination can be a single-, double-, or extended-real memory operand, or another register. Then pop the stack register.

Example

Copy the contents of stack element 0 onto stack element 7 and pop stack element 0.

%fstp (7)

Exchange Registers (fxch)

fxch
Example

Exchange the contents of stack element 0 and stack element 7.

fxch %st(7)

Integer Transfer Instructions

Integer Load (fild)

fild{l|ll}
Example

Convert the integer operand (signed) into extended-real and load it onto the floating-point stack.

fild 2(%eax)

Integer Store (fist)

fist{l}
Example

Convert the value in stack element 0 into a signed integer and transfer the result to register ECX with an offset of 2.

fist 2(%ecx)

Integer Store and Pop (fistp)

fistp{l|ll}
Example

Convert the value in stack element 0 into a signed integer and transfer the result to register ECX with an offset of 2, then pop the stack.

fistp 2(%ecx)

Packed Decimal Transfer Instructions

Packed Decimal (BCD) Load (fbld)

fbld
Example

Convert the source operand (BCD) into extended-real and push it onto the floating-point stack.

fbld 2(%ecx)

Packed Decimal (BCD) Store and Pop (fbstp)

fbstp
Example

Convert the value in stack element 0 to a packed decimal integer and store the result in register ECX with an offset of 2, and pop the stack.

fbstp 2(%ecx)

Addition Instructions

Real Add (fadd)

fadd{ls}
Example

Add stack element 7 to stack element 0 and return the sum to stack element 0.

fadd %st(7), %st

Real Add and Pop (faddp)

faddp
Example

Add stack element 0 to stack element 7 and return the sum to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

faddp %st, %st(7)

Integer Add (fiadd)

fiadd{l}

Example

Add the integer contents of register ECX to stack element 0.

fiadd 2(%ecx)

Subtraction Instructions

Subtract Real and Pop (fsub)

fsub{ls}
Example

Subtract stack element 7 from stack element 0 and return the difference to stack element 0.

fsub %st(7), %st

Subtract Real (fsubp)

fsubp
Example

Subtract stack element 7 from stack element 0 and return the difference to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

fsubp %st, %st(7)

Subtract Real Reversed (fsubr)

fsubr{ls}
Example

Subtract stack element 0 from stack element 7 and return the difference to stack element 0.

fsubr %st(7), %st

Subtract Real Reversed and Pop (fsubrp)

fsubrp
Example

Subtract stack element 0 from stack element 7 and return the difference to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

fsubrp %st, %st(7)

Integer Subtract (fisubrp)

fisubrp
Example

Subtract stack element 0 from the integer contents of register ECX (with an offset of 2) and return the difference to register ECX, then pop the stack.

fisubrp 2(%ecx)

Integer Subtract Reverse (fisubr)

fisubr{l}
Example

Subtract stack element 0 from the integer contents of register ECX (with an offset of 2) and return the difference to stack element 0.

fisubr 2(%ecx)

Multiplication Instructions

Multiply Real (fmul)

fmul{ls}	
Example

Multiply stack element 7 by stack element 0 and return the product to stack element 0.

fmul %st(7), %st

Multiply Real and Pop (fmulp)

fmulp
Example

Multiply stack element 0 by stack element 7 and return the product to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

fmulp %st, %st(7)

Integer Multiply (fimul)

fimul{l}
Example

Multiply the integer contents of register ECX by stack element 0, return the product to register ECX.

fimul 2(%ecx)

Division Instructions

Divide Real (fdiv)

fdiv{ls}
Example

Divide stack element 0 by stack element 7 and return the result to stack element 0.

fdiv %st(7), %st

Divide Real and Pop (fdivp)

fdivp	
Example

Divide stack element 7 by stack element 0 and return the result to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

fdivp %st, %st(7)

Divide Real Reversed (fdivr)

fdivr{ls}
Example

Divide stack element 0 by stack element 7 and return the result to stack element 7.

fdivr %st, %st(7)

Divide Real Reversed and Pop (fdivrp)

fdivrp	
Example

Divide stack element 0 by stack element 7 and return the result to stack element 7, then pop the stack.

fdivrp %st, %st(7)

Integer Divide (fidiv)

fidiv{l}	  
Example

Divide stack element 0 by the integer contents of register ECX, with an offset of 2, and return the result to register ECX.

fidiv 2(%ecx)

Integer Divide Reversed (fidivr)

fidivr{l}	
Example

Divide the integer contents of register ECX, with an offset of 2, by stack element 0 and return the result to stack element 0.

fidivr 2(%ecx) 

Floating-Point Opcode Errors


Caution - Caution -

The IA-32 Assembler generates the wrong object code for some of the floating-point opcodes fsub, fsubr, fdiv, and fdivr when there are two floating register operands, and the second op destination is not the zeroth floating-point register. This error has been made in many IA-32 assemblers and would probably cause problems if it were fixed.


Replace the following instructions, in column 1, with their substitutions, in column 2, for IA--32 platforms:

Table 2-11 Floating-point Opcodes

fsub %st,%st(n) 

fsubr %st, %st(n) 

fsubp %st,%st(n) 

fsubrp %st, %st(n) 

fsub  

fsubr 

fsubr %st,%st(n) 

fsub %st, %st(n) 

fsubrp %st,%st(n) 

fsubp %st, %st(n) 

fsubr 

fsub 

fdiv %st,%st(n) 

fdivr %st,%st(n) 

fdivp %st,%st(n) 

fdivrp %st,%st(n) 

fdiv 

fdivr 

fdivr %st, %st(n) 

fdvir %st, %st(n) 

fdivrp %st, %st(n) 

fdivp %st, %st(n) 

fdivr 

fdiv 

Miscellaneous Arithmetic Operations

Square Root (fsqrt)

fsqrt    	
Example

Replace stack element 0 with the square root of its value.

fsqrt

Scale (fscale)

fscale

Example

Add the integer value in stack element 1 to the exponent of stack element 0 (multiplication and division by powers of 2).

fscale

Partial Remainder (fprem)

fprem	

Example

Divide stack element 0 by stack element 1 and return the (partial) remainder to stack element 0.

fprem

Round to Integer (frndint)

frndint

Example

Round the value in stack element 0 to an integer according to the FPU control word RC field.

frndint

Extract Exponent and Significand (fxtract)

fxtract
Example

Separate stack element 0 into its exponent and significand and return the exponent to stack element 0, then push the significand onto the FPU stack.

fxtract

Absolute Value (fabs)

fabs
Example

Replace stack element 0 with its absolute value.

fabs

Change Sign (fchs)

fchs
Example

Replace the sign of stack element 0 with the opposite sign.

fchs

Comparison Instructions

Compare Real (fcom)

fcom{ls}

Example

Compare stack element 0 with stack element 7. Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100.

fcom %st(7)

Compare Real and Pop (fcomp)

fcomp{ls}

Example

Compare stack element 0 with stack element 7. Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100, then pop the stack.

fcomp %st(7)

Compare Real and Pop Twice (fcompp)

fcompp

Example

Compare stack element 0 with stack element 1. Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100, then pop the stack twice.

fcompp

Integer Compare (ficom)

ficom{l}

Example

Integer compare stack element 0 with the contents of register ECX (with an offset of 2). Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100,

ficom 2(%ecx)

Integer Compare and Pop (ficomp)

ficomp{l}

Example

Integer compare stack element 0 with the contents of register ECX (with an offset of 2). Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100, then pop the stack.

ficomp 2(%ecx)

Test (ftst)

ftst

Example

Compare stack element 0 with the value 0.0. Condition codes contain the result: No compare=111, st 0 greater than st 7=000, st 0 less than st 7=001, equal compare=100,

ftst

Examine (fxam)

fxam	

Example

Report the type of object in stack element 0. FPU flags C3, C2, and C0 return the type:

Unsupported
000
NaN
001
Normal
010
Infinity
011
Zero
100
Empty
101
Denormal
110

fxam 

Transcendental Instructions

Partial Tangent (fptan)

fptan

Example

Replace stack element 0 with its tangent and push a value of 1 onto the FPU stack.

fptan

Partial Arctangent (fpatan)

fpatan  

Example

Divide stack element 1 by stack element 0, compute the arctangent and return the result in radians to stack element 1, then pop the stack.

fpatan

2x - 1 (f2xm1)

f2xm1

Example

Replace the contents of stack element 0 (st) with the value of (2st-1).

f2xm1

Y * log2 X (fyl2x)

fyl2x

Example

Compute the logarithm (base-2) of stack element 0 and multiply the result by stack element 1 and return the result to stack element 1, then pop the stack.

fy12x

Y * log 2 (X+1) (fyl2xp1)

fyl2xp1

Example

Compute the logarithm (base-2) of stack element 0 plus 1.0 and multiply the result by stack element 1 and return the result to stack element 1, then pop the stack.

fy12xpl

Constant Instructions

Load log2 E (fldl2e)

fldl2e

Example

Push log2e onto the FPU stack

fldl2e

Load log2 10 (fldl2t)

fldl2t

Example

Push log210 onto the FPU stack.

fldl2t

Load log10 2 (fldlg2)

fldlg2

Example

Push log102 onto the FPU stack.

fldlg2

Load loge 2 (fldln2)

fldln2

Example

Push log2e onto the FPU stack.

fldln2

Load pi (fldpi)

fldpi

Example

Push p onto the FPU stack.

fldpi

Load + 0 (fldz)

fldz
Example

Push +0.0 onto the FPU stack.

fldz

Processor Control Instructions

Initialize Processor (finit, fnint)

finitfninit	
Example

finit

No Operation (fnop)

fnop	
Example

fnop

Save State (fsave, fnsave)

fsave
fnsave
Example

fsave 2(%ecx)

Store Control Word (fstcw, fnstcw)

fstcw
fnstcw
Example

fstcw 2(%ecx)

Store Environment (fstenv, fnstenv)

fstenv
fnstenv	
Example

fstenv 2(%ecx)

Store Status Word (fstsw, fnstsw)

fstsw
fnstsw
Example

fstsw %ax

Restore State (frstor)

frstor
Example

frstor 2(%ecx)

CPU Wait (fwait, wait)

fwait
wait	
Example

fwait

Clear Exceptions (fclex, fnclex)

fclex
fnclex

Example

fclex

Decrement Stack Pointer (fdecstp)

fdecstp

Example

fdecstp 

Free Registers (ffree)

ffree		
Example

ffree %st(7)

Increment Stack Pointer (fincstp)

fincstp 
Example

fincstp