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VCNT -- AArch32

VCNT

Vector Count Set Bits counts the number of bits that are one in each element in a vector, and places the results in a second vector.

The operand vector elements must be 8-bit fields.

The result vector elements are 8-bit integers.

Depending on settings in the CPACR, NSACR, and HCPTR registers, and the Security state and PE mode in which the instruction is executed, an attempt to execute the instruction might be UNDEFINED, or trapped to Hyp mode. For more information see Enabling Advanced SIMD and floating-point support.

It has encodings from the following instruction sets: A32 ( A1 ) and T32 ( T1 ) .

A1

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
111100111D11size00Vd01010QM0Vm
opc1opc2

Encoding for the 64-bit SIMD vector variant

Applies when (Q == 0)

VCNT{<c>}{<q>}.8 <Dd>, <Dm>

Encoding for the 128-bit SIMD vector variant

Applies when (Q == 1)

VCNT{<c>}{<q>}.8 <Qd>, <Qm>

Decode for all variants of this encoding

if size != '00' then Undefined(); end; if Q == '1' && (Vd[0] == '1' || Vm[0] == '1') then Undefined(); end; let esize : integer{} = 8; let elements : integer = 8; let d : integer = UInt(D::Vd); let m : integer = UInt(M::Vm); let regs : integer = if Q == '0' then 1 else 2;

T1

15141312111098765432101514131211109876543210
111111111D11size00Vd01010QM0Vm
opc1opc2

Encoding for the 64-bit SIMD vector variant

Applies when (Q == 0)

VCNT{<c>}{<q>}.8 <Dd>, <Dm>

Encoding for the 128-bit SIMD vector variant

Applies when (Q == 1)

VCNT{<c>}{<q>}.8 <Qd>, <Qm>

Decode for all variants of this encoding

if size != '00' then Undefined(); end; if Q == '1' && (Vd[0] == '1' || Vm[0] == '1') then Undefined(); end; let esize : integer{} = 8; let elements : integer = 8; let d : integer = UInt(D::Vd); let m : integer = UInt(M::Vm); let regs : integer = if Q == '0' then 1 else 2;

Assembler Symbols

<c>

For the "A1 128-bit SIMD vector" and "A1 64-bit SIMD vector" variants: see Standard assembler syntax fields. This encoding must be unconditional.

For the "T1 128-bit SIMD vector" and "T1 64-bit SIMD vector" variants: see Standard assembler syntax fields.

<q>

See Standard assembler syntax fields.

<Dd>

Is the 64-bit name of the SIMD&FP destination register, encoded in the "D:Vd" field.

<Dm>

Is the 64-bit name of the SIMD&FP source register, encoded in the "M:Vm" field.

<Qd>

Is the 128-bit name of the SIMD&FP destination register, encoded in the "D:Vd" field as <Qd>*2.

<Qm>

Is the 128-bit name of the SIMD&FP source register, encoded in the "M:Vm" field as <Qm>*2.

Operation

if ConditionPassed() then EncodingSpecificOperations(); CheckAdvSIMDEnabled(); for r = 0 to regs-1 do for e = 0 to elements-1 do D(d+r)[e*:esize] = BitCount(D(m+r)[e*:esize])[esize-1:0]; end; end; end;

Operational information

This instruction is a data-independent-time instruction as described in About the DIT bit.


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