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AIX Version 4.3 Assembler Language Reference

New PowerPC Instructions

The following table lists new instructions that have been added to PowerPC, but are not in POWER. These instructions are supported by the PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor.

New PowerPC Instructions, Supported by PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor
dcbf dcbi dcbst dcbt
dcbtst dcbz divw[o][.] divwu[o][.]
eieio extsb[.] fadds[.] fdivs[.]
fmadds[.] fmsubs[.] fmuls[.] fnmadds[.]
fnmsubs[.] fsubs[.] icbi lwarx
mfear mfpvr mfsprg mfsrin
mtear mtsprg mulhw[.] mulhwu[.]
stwcx. subf[o][.]

Note: Extended mnemonics are not included in the previous table, except for extended mnemonics for the mfspr and mtspr instructions.

The following table lists new instructions that have been added to PowerPC, but are not in POWER. These instructions are not supported by the PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor.

New PowerPC Instructions, Not Supported by PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor
mfdbatl mfdbatu mtdbatl mtdbatu
mttb mttbu mftb mftbu
mfibatl mfibatu mtibatl mtibatu

Related Information

Migrating POWER and PowerPC Source Programs.

Functional Differences for POWER and PowerPC Instructions.

Differences between POWER and PowerPC Instructions with the Same Op Code.

Extended Mnemonics Changes.

POWER Instructions Deleted from PowerPC.

Instructions Available Only for the PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor.


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