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CMP (shifted register)

Compare (shifted register)

This instruction subtracts an optionally-shifted register value from a register value. It updates the condition flags based on the result, and discards the result.

This is an alias of SUBS (shifted register). This means:

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sf1101011shift0Rmimm6Rn11111
opSRd

32-bit encoding

(sf == 0)

CMP <Wn>, <Wm>{, <shift> #<amount>}

is equivalent to

SUBS WZR, <Wn>, <Wm>{, <shift> #<amount>}

and is always the preferred disassembly.

64-bit encoding

(sf == 1)

CMP <Xn>, <Xm>{, <shift> #<amount>}

is equivalent to

SUBS XZR, <Xn>, <Xm>{, <shift> #<amount>}

and is always the preferred disassembly.

Assembler Symbols

<Wn>

Is the 32-bit name of the first general-purpose source register, encoded in the "Rn" field.

<Wm>

Is the 32-bit name of the second general-purpose source register, encoded in the "Rm" field.

<shift>

Is the optional shift type to be applied to the second source operand, defaulting to LSL and encoded in shift:

shift <shift>
00 LSL
01 LSR
10 ASR
11 RESERVED
<amount>

For the "32-bit" variant: is the shift amount, in the range 0 to 31, defaulting to 0 and encoded in the "imm6" field.

For the "64-bit" variant: is the shift amount, in the range 0 to 63, defaulting to 0 and encoded in the "imm6" field.

<Xn>

Is the 64-bit name of the first general-purpose source register, encoded in the "Rn" field.

<Xm>

Is the 64-bit name of the second general-purpose source register, encoded in the "Rm" field.

Operation

The description of SUBS (shifted register) gives the operational pseudocode for this instruction.

Operational Information

The description of SUBS (shifted register) gives the operational information for this instruction.


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