3.17.1 SIMD Single-Precision Floating-Point Instructions (SSE)

The SSE SIMD instructions operate on packed and scalar single-precision floating-point values located in the XMM registers or memory.

3.17.1.1 Data Transfer Instructions (SSE)

The SSE data transfer instructions move packed and scalar single-precision floating-point operands between XMM registers and between XMM registers and memory.

Table 3-40  Data Transfer Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes movaps MOVAPS move four aligned packed single-precision floating-point values between XMM registers or memory movhlps MOVHLPS move two packed single-precision floating-point values from the high quadword of an XMM register to the low quadword of another XMM register movhps MOVHPS move two packed single-precision floating-point values to or from the high quadword of an XMM register or memory movlhps MOVLHPS move two packed single-precision floating-point values from the low quadword of an XMM register to the high quadword of another XMM register movlps MOVLPS move two packed single-precision floating-point values to or from the low quadword of an XMM register or memory movmskps MOVMSKPS extract sign mask from four packed single-precision floating-point values movss MOVSS move scalar single-precision floating-point value between XMM registers or memory movups MOVUPS move four unaligned packed single-precision floating-point values between XMM registers or memory

3.17.1.2 Packed Arithmetic Instructions (SSE)

SSE packed arithmetic instructions perform packed and scalar arithmetic operations on packed and scalar single-precision floating-point operands.

Table 3-41  Packed Arithmetic Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes addps ADDPS add packed single-precision floating-point values addss ADDSS add scalar single-precision floating-point values divps DIVPS divide packed single-precision floating-point values divss DIVSS divide scalar single-precision floating-point values maxps MAXPS return maximum packed single-precision floating-point values maxss MAXSS return maximum scalar single-precision floating-point values minps MINPS return minimum packed single-precision floating-point values minss MINSS return minimum scalar single-precision floating-point values. mulps MULPS multiply packed single-precision floating-point values mulss MULSS multiply scalar single-precision floating-point values rcpps RCPPS compute reciprocals of packed single-precision floating-point values rcpss RCPSS compute reciprocal of scalar single-precision floating-point values rsqrtps RSQRTPS compute reciprocals of square roots of packed single-precision floating-point values rsqrtss RSQRTSS compute reciprocal of square root of scalar single-precision floating-point values sqrtps SQRTPS compute square roots of packed single-precision floating-point values sqrtss SQRTSS compute square root of scalar single-precision floating-point values subps SUBPS subtract packed single-precision floating-point values subss SUBSS subtract scalar single-precision floating-point values

3.17.1.3 Comparison Instructions (SSE)

The SEE compare instructions compare packed and scalar single-precision floating-point operands.

Table 3-42  Comparison Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes cmpps CMPPS compare packed single-precision floating-point values cmpss CMPSS compare scalar single-precision floating-point values comiss COMISS perform ordered comparison of scalar single-precision floating-point values and set flags in EFLAGS register ucomiss UCOMISS perform unordered comparison of scalar single-precision floating-point values and set flags in EFLAGS register

3.17.1.4 Logical Instructions (SSE)

The SSE logical instructions perform bitwise AND, AND NOT, OR, and XOR operations on packed single-precision floating-point operands.

Table 3-43  Logical Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes andnps ANDNPS perform bitwise logical AND NOT of packed single-precision floating-point values andps ANDPS perform bitwise logical AND of packed single-precision floating-point values orps ORPS perform bitwise logical OR of packed single-precision floating-point values xorps XORPS perform bitwise logical XOR of packed single-precision floating-point values

3.17.1.5 Shuffle and Unpack Instructions (SSE)

The SSE shuffle and unpack instructions shuffle or interleave single-precision floating-point values in packed single-precision floating-point operands.

Table 3-44  Shuffle and Unpack Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes shufps SHUFPS shuffles values in packed single-precision floating-point operands unpckhps UNPCKHPS unpacks and interleaves the two high-order values from two single-precision floating-point operands unpcklps UNPCKLPS unpacks and interleaves the two low-order values from two single-precision floating-point operands

3.17.1.6 Conversion Instructions (SSE)

The SSE conversion instructions convert packed and individual doubleword integers into packed and scalar single-precision floating-point values.

Table 3-45  Conversion Instructions (SSE)

Oracle Solaris Mnemonic Intel/AMD Mnemonic Description Notes cvtpi2ps CVTPI2PS convert packed doubleword integers to packed single-precision floating-point values cvtps2pi CVTPS2PI convert packed single-precision floating-point values to packed doubleword integers cvtsi2ss CVTSI2SS convert doubleword integer to scalar single-precision floating-point value cvtss2si CVTSS2SI convert scalar single-precision floating-point value to a doubleword integer cvttps2pi CVTTPS2PI convert with truncation packed single-precision floating-point values to packed doubleword integers cvttss2si CVTTSS2SI convert with truncation scalar single-precision floating-point value to scalar doubleword integer