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4.5.1.2
IP-Relative Counted Branch
4.5.1.3
IP-Relative Call
4.5.1.4
Indirect Branch
4.5.1.5
Indirect Call
4.5.2
Branch Predict/Nop/Hint
The branch predict, nop, and hint instructions are encoded in major opcodes 2 (Indirect
Predict/Nop/Hint) and 7 (IP-relative Predict). The indirect predict, nop, and hint
instructions in major opcode 2 use a 6-bit opcode extension field in bits 32:27 (x
6
).
summarizes these assignments.
40
37 36 35 34 33 32
13 12 11
9 8
6 5
0
s d wh
imm
20b
p
btype
0
4
1 1
2
20
1
3
3
6
Instruction
Operands Opcode
Extension
btype
p
wh
d
br.cloop.
bwh
.
ph
.
target
25
5
br.cexit.
bwh
.
ph
.
6
br.ctop.
bwh
.
ph
.
7
40
37 36 35 34 33 32
13 12 11
9 8
6 5
0
s d wh
imm
20b
p
b
1
qp
4
1 1
2
20
1
3
3
6
Instruction
Operands
Opcode
Extension
p
wh
d
br.call.
bwh
.
ph
.
dh
b
1
=
target
25
40
37 36 35 34 33 32
27 26
16 15
13 12 11
9 8
6 5
0
d wh
x
6
b
2
p
btype
qp
4
1 1
2
6
11
3
1
3
3
6
Instruction
Operands Opcode
Extension
x
6
btype
p
wh
d
br.cond.
bwh
.
ph
.
dh
b
2
20
0
br.ia.
bwh
.
ph
.
dh
1
br.ret.
bwh
.
ph
.
dh
21
4
40
37 36 35 34
32 31
16 15
13 12 11
9 8
6 5
0
d
wh
b
2
p
b
1
qp
4
1 1
3
16
3
1
3
3
6
Instruction
Operands
Opcode
Extension
p
wh
d
br.call.
bwh
.
ph
.
dh
b
1
=
b
2
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