Intel ITANIUM ARCHITECTURE - SOFTWARE DEVELOPERS VOLUME 3 REV 2.3, Manual

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3:210 Volume 3: Instruction Reference
pmax
Operation: if (PR[ qp ]) {
check_target_register( r
1
);
if (one_byte_form) { // one-byte elements
x[0] = GR[ r
2
]{7:0}; y[0] = GR[ r
3
]{7:0};
x[1] = GR[ r
2
]{15:8}; y[1] = GR[ r
3
]{15:8};
x[2] = GR[ r
2
]{23:16}; y[2] = GR[ r
3
]{23:16};
x[3] = GR[ r
2
]{31:24}; y[3] = GR[ r
3
]{31:24};
x[4] = GR[ r
2
]{39:32}; y[4] = GR[ r
3
]{39:32};
x[5] = GR[ r
2
]{47:40}; y[5] = GR[ r
3
]{47:40};
x[6] = GR[ r
2
]{55:48}; y[6] = GR[ r
3
]{55:48};
x[7] = GR[ r
2
]{63:56}; y[7] = GR[ r
3
]{63:56};
for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
res[i] = (zero_ext(x[i],8) < zero_ext(y[i],8)) ? y[i] : x[i];
}
GR[
r
1
] = concatenate8(res[7], res[6], res[5], res[4],
res[3], res[2], res[1], res[0]);
} else { // two-byte elements
x[0] = GR[ r
2
]{15:0}; y[0] = GR[ r
3
]{15:0};
x[1] = GR[ r
2
]{31:16}; y[1] = GR[ r
3
]{31:16};
x[2] = GR[ r
2
]{47:32}; y[2] = GR[ r
3
]{47:32};
x[3] = GR[ r
2
]{63:48}; y[3] = GR[ r
3
]{63:48};
for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
res[i] = (sign_ext(x[i],16) < sign_ext(y[i],16)) ? y[i] : x[i];
}
GR[
r
1
] = concatenate4(res[3], res[2], res[1], res[0]);
}
GR[
r
1
].nat = GR[ r
2
].nat || GR[ r
3
].nat;
}
Interruptions:
Illegal Operation fault