Assembler Language Reference

Added PowerPC Instructions

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

Table 27. Added 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 instructions that have been added to PowerPC, but are not in POWER family. These instructions are not supported by the PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor.

Table 28. PowerPC Instructions, Not Supported by PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor
mfdbatl	mfdbatu	mtdbatl	mtdbatu
mttb	mttbu	mftb	mftbu
mfibatl	mfibatu	mtibatl	mtibatu

Related Information

Migrating Source Programs.

Functional Differences for POWER family and PowerPC Instructions.

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

Extended Mnemonics Changes.

POWER family Instructions Deleted from PowerPC.

Instructions Available Only for the PowerPC 601 RISC Microprocessor.