1=====================================
2Syntax of AMDGPU Instruction Operands
3=====================================
4
5.. contents::
6   :local:
7
8Conventions
9===========
10
11The following notation is used throughout this document:
12
13    =================== =============================================================================
14    Notation            Description
15    =================== =============================================================================
16    {0..N}              Any integer value in the range from 0 to N (inclusive).
17    <x>                 Syntax and meaning of *x* is explained elsewhere.
18    =================== =============================================================================
19
20.. _amdgpu_syn_operands:
21
22Operands
23========
24
25.. _amdgpu_synid_v:
26
27v
28-
29
30Vector registers. There are 256 32-bit vector registers.
31
32A sequence of *vector* registers may be used to operate with more than 32 bits of data.
33
34Assembler currently supports sequences of 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 and 16 *vector* registers.
35
36    =================================================== ====================================================================
37    Syntax                                              Description
38    =================================================== ====================================================================
39    **v**\<N>                                           A single 32-bit *vector* register.
40
41                                                        *N* must be a decimal
42                                                        :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
43    **v[**\ <N>\ **]**                                  A single 32-bit *vector* register.
44
45                                                        *N* may be specified as an
46                                                        :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
47                                                        or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
48    **v[**\ <N>:<K>\ **]**                              A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *vector* registers.
49
50                                                        *N* and *K* may be specified as
51                                                        :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
52                                                        or :ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
53    **[v**\ <N>, \ **v**\ <N+1>, ... **v**\ <K>\ **]**  A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *vector* registers.
54
55                                                        Register indices must be specified as decimal
56                                                        :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
57    =================================================== ====================================================================
58
59Note: *N* and *K* must satisfy the following conditions:
60
61* *N* <= *K*.
62* 0 <= *N* <= 255.
63* 0 <= *K* <= 255.
64* *K-N+1* must be equal to 1, 2, 3, 4, 8 or 16.
65
66Examples:
67
68.. parsed-literal::
69
70  v255
71  v[0]
72  v[0:1]
73  v[1:1]
74  v[0:3]
75  v[2*2]
76  v[1-1:2-1]
77  [v252]
78  [v252,v253,v254,v255]
79
80.. _amdgpu_synid_nsa:
81
82GFX10 *Image* instructions may use special *NSA* (Non-Sequential Address) syntax for *image addresses*:
83
84    ===================================== =================================================
85    Syntax                                Description
86    ===================================== =================================================
87    **[Vm**, \ **Vn**, ... **Vk**\ **]**  A sequence of 32-bit *vector* registers.
88                                          Each register may be specified using a syntax
89                                          defined :ref:`above<amdgpu_synid_v>`.
90
91                                          In contrast with standard syntax, registers
92                                          in *NSA* sequence are not required to have
93                                          consecutive indices. Moreover, the same register
94                                          may appear in the list more than once.
95    ===================================== =================================================
96
97Examples:
98
99.. parsed-literal::
100
101  [v32,v1,v[2]]
102  [v[32],v[1:1],[v2]]
103  [v4,v4,v4,v4]
104
105.. _amdgpu_synid_a:
106
107a
108-
109
110Accumulator registers. There are 256 32-bit accumulator registers.
111
112A sequence of *accumulator* registers may be used to operate with more than 32 bits of data.
113
114Assembler currently supports sequences of 1, 2, 4 and 16 *accumulator* registers.
115
116    =================================================== ========================================================= ====================================================================
117    Syntax                                              An Alternative Syntax (SP3)                               Description
118    =================================================== ========================================================= ====================================================================
119    **a**\<N>                                           **acc**\<N>                                               A single 32-bit *accumulator* register.
120
121                                                                                                                  *N* must be a decimal
122                                                                                                                  :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
123    **a[**\ <N>\ **]**                                  **acc[**\ <N>\ **]**                                      A single 32-bit *accumulator* register.
124
125                                                                                                                  *N* may be specified as an
126                                                                                                                  :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
127                                                                                                                  or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
128    **a[**\ <N>:<K>\ **]**                              **acc[**\ <N>:<K>\ **]**                                  A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *accumulator* registers.
129
130                                                                                                                  *N* and *K* may be specified as
131                                                                                                                  :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
132                                                                                                                  or :ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
133    **[a**\ <N>, \ **a**\ <N+1>, ... **a**\ <K>\ **]**  **[acc**\ <N>, \ **acc**\ <N+1>, ... **acc**\ <K>\ **]**  A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *accumulator* registers.
134
135                                                                                                                  Register indices must be specified as decimal
136                                                                                                                  :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
137    =================================================== ========================================================= ====================================================================
138
139Note: *N* and *K* must satisfy the following conditions:
140
141* *N* <= *K*.
142* 0 <= *N* <= 255.
143* 0 <= *K* <= 255.
144* *K-N+1* must be equal to 1, 2, 4 or 16.
145
146Examples:
147
148.. parsed-literal::
149
150  a255
151  a[0]
152  a[0:1]
153  a[1:1]
154  a[0:3]
155  a[2*2]
156  a[1-1:2-1]
157  [a252]
158  [a252,a253,a254,a255]
159
160  acc0
161  acc[1]
162  [acc250]
163  [acc2,acc3]
164
165.. _amdgpu_synid_s:
166
167s
168-
169
170Scalar 32-bit registers. The number of available *scalar* registers depends on GPU:
171
172    ======= ============================
173    GPU     Number of *scalar* registers
174    ======= ============================
175    GFX7    104
176    GFX8    102
177    GFX9    102
178    GFX10   106
179    ======= ============================
180
181A sequence of *scalar* registers may be used to operate with more than 32 bits of data.
182Assembler currently supports sequences of 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 *scalar* registers.
183
184Pairs of *scalar* registers must be even-aligned (the first register must be even).
185Sequences of 4 and more *scalar* registers must be quad-aligned.
186
187    ======================================================== ====================================================================
188    Syntax                                                   Description
189    ======================================================== ====================================================================
190    **s**\ <N>                                               A single 32-bit *scalar* register.
191
192                                                             *N* must be a decimal
193                                                             :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
194
195    **s[**\ <N>\ **]**                                       A single 32-bit *scalar* register.
196
197                                                             *N* may be specified as an
198                                                             :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
199                                                             or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
200    **s[**\ <N>:<K>\ **]**                                   A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *scalar* registers.
201
202                                                             *N* and *K* may be specified as
203                                                             :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
204                                                             or :ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
205
206    **[s**\ <N>, \ **s**\ <N+1>, ... **s**\ <K>\ **]**       A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *scalar* registers.
207
208                                                             Register indices must be specified as decimal
209                                                             :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
210    ======================================================== ====================================================================
211
212Note: *N* and *K* must satisfy the following conditions:
213
214* *N* must be properly aligned based on sequence size.
215* *N* <= *K*.
216* 0 <= *N* < *SMAX*\ , where *SMAX* is the number of available *scalar* registers.
217* 0 <= *K* < *SMAX*\ , where *SMAX* is the number of available *scalar* registers.
218* *K-N+1* must be equal to 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16.
219
220Examples:
221
222.. parsed-literal::
223
224  s0
225  s[0]
226  s[0:1]
227  s[1:1]
228  s[0:3]
229  s[2*2]
230  s[1-1:2-1]
231  [s4]
232  [s4,s5,s6,s7]
233
234Examples of *scalar* registers with an invalid alignment:
235
236.. parsed-literal::
237
238  s[1:2]
239  s[2:5]
240
241.. _amdgpu_synid_trap:
242
243trap
244----
245
246A set of trap handler registers:
247
248* :ref:`ttmp<amdgpu_synid_ttmp>`
249* :ref:`tba<amdgpu_synid_tba>`
250* :ref:`tma<amdgpu_synid_tma>`
251
252.. _amdgpu_synid_ttmp:
253
254ttmp
255----
256
257Trap handler temporary scalar registers, 32-bits wide.
258The number of available *ttmp* registers depends on GPU:
259
260    ======= ===========================
261    GPU     Number of *ttmp* registers
262    ======= ===========================
263    GFX7    12
264    GFX8    12
265    GFX9    16
266    GFX10   16
267    ======= ===========================
268
269A sequence of *ttmp* registers may be used to operate with more than 32 bits of data.
270Assembler currently supports sequences of 1, 2, 4, 8 and 16 *ttmp* registers.
271
272Pairs of *ttmp* registers must be even-aligned (the first register must be even).
273Sequences of 4 and more *ttmp* registers must be quad-aligned.
274
275    ============================================================= ====================================================================
276    Syntax                                                        Description
277    ============================================================= ====================================================================
278    **ttmp**\ <N>                                                 A single 32-bit *ttmp* register.
279
280                                                                  *N* must be a decimal
281                                                                  :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
282    **ttmp[**\ <N>\ **]**                                         A single 32-bit *ttmp* register.
283
284                                                                  *N* may be specified as an
285                                                                  :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
286                                                                  or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
287    **ttmp[**\ <N>:<K>\ **]**                                     A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *ttmp* registers.
288
289                                                                  *N* and *K* may be specified as
290                                                                  :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
291                                                                  or :ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
292    **[ttmp**\ <N>, \ **ttmp**\ <N+1>, ... **ttmp**\ <K>\ **]**   A sequence of (\ *K-N+1*\ ) *ttmp* registers.
293
294                                                                  Register indices must be specified as decimal
295                                                                  :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`.
296    ============================================================= ====================================================================
297
298Note: *N* and *K* must satisfy the following conditions:
299
300* *N* must be properly aligned based on sequence size.
301* *N* <= *K*.
302* 0 <= *N* < *TMAX*, where *TMAX* is the number of available *ttmp* registers.
303* 0 <= *K* < *TMAX*, where *TMAX* is the number of available *ttmp* registers.
304* *K-N+1* must be equal to 1, 2, 4, 8 or 16.
305
306Examples:
307
308.. parsed-literal::
309
310  ttmp0
311  ttmp[0]
312  ttmp[0:1]
313  ttmp[1:1]
314  ttmp[0:3]
315  ttmp[2*2]
316  ttmp[1-1:2-1]
317  [ttmp4]
318  [ttmp4,ttmp5,ttmp6,ttmp7]
319
320Examples of *ttmp* registers with an invalid alignment:
321
322.. parsed-literal::
323
324  ttmp[1:2]
325  ttmp[2:5]
326
327.. _amdgpu_synid_tba:
328
329tba
330---
331
332Trap base address, 64-bits wide. Holds the pointer to the current trap handler program.
333
334    ================== ======================================================================= =============
335    Syntax             Description                                                             Availability
336    ================== ======================================================================= =============
337    tba                64-bit *trap base address* register.                                    GFX7, GFX8
338    [tba]              64-bit *trap base address* register (an SP3 syntax).                    GFX7, GFX8
339    [tba_lo,tba_hi]    64-bit *trap base address* register (an SP3 syntax).                    GFX7, GFX8
340    ================== ======================================================================= =============
341
342High and low 32 bits of *trap base address* may be accessed as separate registers:
343
344    ================== ======================================================================= =============
345    Syntax             Description                                                             Availability
346    ================== ======================================================================= =============
347    tba_lo             Low 32 bits of *trap base address* register.                            GFX7, GFX8
348    tba_hi             High 32 bits of *trap base address* register.                           GFX7, GFX8
349    [tba_lo]           Low 32 bits of *trap base address* register (an SP3 syntax).            GFX7, GFX8
350    [tba_hi]           High 32 bits of *trap base address* register (an SP3 syntax).           GFX7, GFX8
351    ================== ======================================================================= =============
352
353Note that *tba*, *tba_lo* and *tba_hi* are not accessible as assembler registers in GFX9 and GFX10,
354but *tba* is readable/writable with the help of *s_get_reg* and *s_set_reg* instructions.
355
356.. _amdgpu_synid_tma:
357
358tma
359---
360
361Trap memory address, 64-bits wide.
362
363    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
364    Syntax            Description                                                             Availability
365    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
366    tma               64-bit *trap memory address* register.                                  GFX7, GFX8
367    [tma]             64-bit *trap memory address* register (an SP3 syntax).                  GFX7, GFX8
368    [tma_lo,tma_hi]   64-bit *trap memory address* register (an SP3 syntax).                  GFX7, GFX8
369    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
370
371High and low 32 bits of *trap memory address* may be accessed as separate registers:
372
373    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
374    Syntax            Description                                                             Availability
375    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
376    tma_lo            Low 32 bits of *trap memory address* register.                          GFX7, GFX8
377    tma_hi            High 32 bits of *trap memory address* register.                         GFX7, GFX8
378    [tma_lo]          Low 32 bits of *trap memory address* register (an SP3 syntax).          GFX7, GFX8
379    [tma_hi]          High 32 bits of *trap memory address* register (an SP3 syntax).         GFX7, GFX8
380    ================= ======================================================================= ==================
381
382Note that *tma*, *tma_lo* and *tma_hi* are not accessible as assembler registers in GFX9 and GFX10,
383but *tma* is readable/writable with the help of *s_get_reg* and *s_set_reg* instructions.
384
385.. _amdgpu_synid_flat_scratch:
386
387flat_scratch
388------------
389
390Flat scratch address, 64-bits wide. Holds the base address of scratch memory.
391
392    ================================== ================================================================
393    Syntax                             Description
394    ================================== ================================================================
395    flat_scratch                       64-bit *flat scratch* address register.
396    [flat_scratch]                     64-bit *flat scratch* address register (an SP3 syntax).
397    [flat_scratch_lo,flat_scratch_hi]  64-bit *flat scratch* address register (an SP3 syntax).
398    ================================== ================================================================
399
400High and low 32 bits of *flat scratch* address may be accessed as separate registers:
401
402    ========================= =========================================================================
403    Syntax                    Description
404    ========================= =========================================================================
405    flat_scratch_lo           Low 32 bits of *flat scratch* address register.
406    flat_scratch_hi           High 32 bits of *flat scratch* address register.
407    [flat_scratch_lo]         Low 32 bits of *flat scratch* address register (an SP3 syntax).
408    [flat_scratch_hi]         High 32 bits of *flat scratch* address register (an SP3 syntax).
409    ========================= =========================================================================
410
411.. _amdgpu_synid_xnack:
412
413xnack
414-----
415
416Xnack mask, 64-bits wide. Holds a 64-bit mask of which threads
417received an *XNACK* due to a vector memory operation.
418
419.. WARNING:: GFX7 does not support *xnack* feature. For availability of this feature in other GPUs, refer :ref:`this table<amdgpu-processors>`.
420
421\
422
423    ============================== =====================================================
424    Syntax                         Description
425    ============================== =====================================================
426    xnack_mask                     64-bit *xnack mask* register.
427    [xnack_mask]                   64-bit *xnack mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
428    [xnack_mask_lo,xnack_mask_hi]  64-bit *xnack mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
429    ============================== =====================================================
430
431High and low 32 bits of *xnack mask* may be accessed as separate registers:
432
433    ===================== ==============================================================
434    Syntax                Description
435    ===================== ==============================================================
436    xnack_mask_lo         Low 32 bits of *xnack mask* register.
437    xnack_mask_hi         High 32 bits of *xnack mask* register.
438    [xnack_mask_lo]       Low 32 bits of *xnack mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
439    [xnack_mask_hi]       High 32 bits of *xnack mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
440    ===================== ==============================================================
441
442.. _amdgpu_synid_vcc:
443.. _amdgpu_synid_vcc_lo:
444
445vcc
446---
447
448Vector condition code, 64-bits wide. A bit mask with one bit per thread;
449it holds the result of a vector compare operation.
450
451Note that GFX10 H/W does not use high 32 bits of *vcc* in *wave32* mode.
452
453    ================ =========================================================================
454    Syntax           Description
455    ================ =========================================================================
456    vcc              64-bit *vector condition code* register.
457    [vcc]            64-bit *vector condition code* register (an SP3 syntax).
458    [vcc_lo,vcc_hi]  64-bit *vector condition code* register (an SP3 syntax).
459    ================ =========================================================================
460
461High and low 32 bits of *vector condition code* may be accessed as separate registers:
462
463    ================ =========================================================================
464    Syntax           Description
465    ================ =========================================================================
466    vcc_lo           Low 32 bits of *vector condition code* register.
467    vcc_hi           High 32 bits of *vector condition code* register.
468    [vcc_lo]         Low 32 bits of *vector condition code* register (an SP3 syntax).
469    [vcc_hi]         High 32 bits of *vector condition code* register (an SP3 syntax).
470    ================ =========================================================================
471
472.. _amdgpu_synid_m0:
473
474m0
475--
476
477A 32-bit memory register. It has various uses,
478including register indexing and bounds checking.
479
480    =========== ===================================================
481    Syntax      Description
482    =========== ===================================================
483    m0          A 32-bit *memory* register.
484    [m0]        A 32-bit *memory* register (an SP3 syntax).
485    =========== ===================================================
486
487.. _amdgpu_synid_exec:
488
489exec
490----
491
492Execute mask, 64-bits wide. A bit mask with one bit per thread,
493which is applied to vector instructions and controls which threads execute
494and which ignore the instruction.
495
496Note that GFX10 H/W does not use high 32 bits of *exec* in *wave32* mode.
497
498    ===================== =================================================================
499    Syntax                Description
500    ===================== =================================================================
501    exec                  64-bit *execute mask* register.
502    [exec]                64-bit *execute mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
503    [exec_lo,exec_hi]     64-bit *execute mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
504    ===================== =================================================================
505
506High and low 32 bits of *execute mask* may be accessed as separate registers:
507
508    ===================== =================================================================
509    Syntax                Description
510    ===================== =================================================================
511    exec_lo               Low 32 bits of *execute mask* register.
512    exec_hi               High 32 bits of *execute mask* register.
513    [exec_lo]             Low 32 bits of *execute mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
514    [exec_hi]             High 32 bits of *execute mask* register (an SP3 syntax).
515    ===================== =================================================================
516
517.. _amdgpu_synid_vccz:
518
519vccz
520----
521
522A single bit flag indicating that the :ref:`vcc<amdgpu_synid_vcc>` is all zeros.
523
524Note: when GFX10 operates in *wave32* mode, this register reflects state of :ref:`vcc_lo<amdgpu_synid_vcc_lo>`.
525
526.. _amdgpu_synid_execz:
527
528execz
529-----
530
531A single bit flag indicating that the :ref:`exec<amdgpu_synid_exec>` is all zeros.
532
533Note: when GFX10 operates in *wave32* mode, this register reflects state of :ref:`exec_lo<amdgpu_synid_exec>`.
534
535.. _amdgpu_synid_scc:
536
537scc
538---
539
540A single bit flag indicating the result of a scalar compare operation.
541
542.. _amdgpu_synid_lds_direct:
543
544lds_direct
545----------
546
547A special operand which supplies a 32-bit value
548fetched from *LDS* memory using :ref:`m0<amdgpu_synid_m0>` as an address.
549
550.. _amdgpu_synid_null:
551
552null
553----
554
555This is a special operand which may be used as a source or a destination.
556
557When used as a destination, the result of the operation is discarded.
558
559When used as a source, it supplies zero value.
560
561GFX10 only.
562
563.. WARNING:: Due to a H/W bug, this operand cannot be used with VALU instructions in first generation of GFX10.
564
565.. _amdgpu_synid_constant:
566
567inline constant
568---------------
569
570An *inline constant* is an integer or a floating-point value encoded as a part of an instruction.
571Compare *inline constants* with :ref:`literals<amdgpu_synid_literal>`.
572
573Inline constants include:
574
575* :ref:`iconst<amdgpu_synid_iconst>`
576* :ref:`fconst<amdgpu_synid_fconst>`
577* :ref:`ival<amdgpu_synid_ival>`
578
579If a number may be encoded as either
580a :ref:`literal<amdgpu_synid_literal>` or
581a :ref:`constant<amdgpu_synid_constant>`,
582assembler selects the latter encoding as more efficient.
583
584.. _amdgpu_synid_iconst:
585
586iconst
587~~~~~~
588
589An :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>` or
590an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`
591encoded as an *inline constant*.
592
593Only a small fraction of integer numbers may be encoded as *inline constants*.
594They are enumerated in the table below.
595Other integer numbers have to be encoded as :ref:`literals<amdgpu_synid_literal>`.
596
597    ================================== ====================================
598    Value                              Note
599    ================================== ====================================
600    {0..64}                            Positive integer inline constants.
601    {-16..-1}                          Negative integer inline constants.
602    ================================== ====================================
603
604.. WARNING:: GFX7 does not support inline constants for *f16* operands.
605
606.. _amdgpu_synid_fconst:
607
608fconst
609~~~~~~
610
611A :ref:`floating-point number<amdgpu_synid_floating-point_number>`
612encoded as an *inline constant*.
613
614Only a small fraction of floating-point numbers may be encoded as *inline constants*.
615They are enumerated in the table below.
616Other floating-point numbers have to be encoded as :ref:`literals<amdgpu_synid_literal>`.
617
618    ===================== ===================================================== ==================
619    Value                 Note                                                  Availability
620    ===================== ===================================================== ==================
621    0.0                   The same as integer constant 0.                       All GPUs
622    0.5                   Floating-point constant 0.5                           All GPUs
623    1.0                   Floating-point constant 1.0                           All GPUs
624    2.0                   Floating-point constant 2.0                           All GPUs
625    4.0                   Floating-point constant 4.0                           All GPUs
626    -0.5                  Floating-point constant -0.5                          All GPUs
627    -1.0                  Floating-point constant -1.0                          All GPUs
628    -2.0                  Floating-point constant -2.0                          All GPUs
629    -4.0                  Floating-point constant -4.0                          All GPUs
630    0.1592                1.0/(2.0*pi). Use only for 16-bit operands.           GFX8, GFX9, GFX10
631    0.15915494            1.0/(2.0*pi). Use only for 16- and 32-bit operands.   GFX8, GFX9, GFX10
632    0.15915494309189532   1.0/(2.0*pi).                                         GFX8, GFX9, GFX10
633    ===================== ===================================================== ==================
634
635.. WARNING:: GFX7 does not support inline constants for *f16* operands.
636
637.. _amdgpu_synid_ival:
638
639ival
640~~~~
641
642A symbolic operand encoded as an *inline constant*.
643These operands provide read-only access to H/W registers.
644
645    ======================== ================================================ =============
646    Syntax                   Note                                             Availability
647    ======================== ================================================ =============
648    shared_base              Base address of shared memory region.            GFX9, GFX10
649    shared_limit             Address of the end of shared memory region.      GFX9, GFX10
650    private_base             Base address of private memory region.           GFX9, GFX10
651    private_limit            Address of the end of private memory region.     GFX9, GFX10
652    pops_exiting_wave_id     A dedicated counter for POPS.                    GFX9, GFX10
653    ======================== ================================================ =============
654
655.. _amdgpu_synid_literal:
656
657literal
658-------
659
660A *literal* is a 64-bit value encoded as a separate 32-bit dword in the instruction stream.
661Compare *literals* with :ref:`inline constants<amdgpu_synid_constant>`.
662
663If a number may be encoded as either
664a :ref:`literal<amdgpu_synid_literal>` or
665an :ref:`inline constant<amdgpu_synid_constant>`,
666assembler selects the latter encoding as more efficient.
667
668Literals may be specified as :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`,
669:ref:`floating-point numbers<amdgpu_synid_floating-point_number>`,
670:ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>` or
671:ref:`relocatable expressions<amdgpu_synid_relocatable_expression>`.
672
673An instruction may use only one literal but several operands may refer the same literal.
674
675.. _amdgpu_synid_uimm8:
676
677uimm8
678-----
679
680A 8-bit :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
681or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
682The value must be in the range 0..0xFF.
683
684.. _amdgpu_synid_uimm32:
685
686uimm32
687------
688
689A 32-bit :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
690or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
691The value must be in the range 0..0xFFFFFFFF.
692
693.. _amdgpu_synid_uimm20:
694
695uimm20
696------
697
698A 20-bit :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
699or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
700
701The value must be in the range 0..0xFFFFF.
702
703.. _amdgpu_synid_uimm21:
704
705uimm21
706------
707
708A 21-bit :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
709or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
710
711The value must be in the range 0..0x1FFFFF.
712
713.. WARNING:: Assembler currently supports 20-bit offsets only. Use :ref:`uimm20<amdgpu_synid_uimm20>` as a replacement.
714
715.. _amdgpu_synid_simm21:
716
717simm21
718------
719
720A 21-bit :ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
721or an :ref:`absolute expression<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
722
723The value must be in the range -0x100000..0x0FFFFF.
724
725.. WARNING:: Assembler currently supports 20-bit unsigned offsets only. Use :ref:`uimm20<amdgpu_synid_uimm20>` as a replacement.
726
727.. _amdgpu_synid_off:
728
729off
730---
731
732A special entity which indicates that the value of this operand is not used.
733
734    ================================== ===================================================
735    Syntax                             Description
736    ================================== ===================================================
737    off                                Indicates an unused operand.
738    ================================== ===================================================
739
740
741.. _amdgpu_synid_number:
742
743Numbers
744=======
745
746.. _amdgpu_synid_integer_number:
747
748Integer Numbers
749---------------
750
751Integer numbers are 64 bits wide.
752They are converted to :ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>`
753as described :ref:`here<amdgpu_synid_int_conv>`.
754
755Integer numbers may be specified in binary, octal, hexadecimal and decimal formats:
756
757    ============ =============================== ========
758    Format       Syntax                          Example
759    ============ =============================== ========
760    Decimal      [-]?[1-9][0-9]*                 -1234
761    Binary       [-]?0b[01]+                     0b1010
762    Octal        [-]?0[0-7]+                     010
763    Hexadecimal  [-]?0x[0-9a-fA-F]+              0xff
764    \            [-]?[0x]?[0-9][0-9a-fA-F]*[hH]  0ffh
765    ============ =============================== ========
766
767.. _amdgpu_synid_floating-point_number:
768
769Floating-Point Numbers
770----------------------
771
772All floating-point numbers are handled as double (64 bits wide).
773They are converted to
774:ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>`
775as described :ref:`here<amdgpu_synid_fp_conv>`.
776
777Floating-point numbers may be specified in hexadecimal and decimal formats:
778
779    ============ ======================================================== ====================== ====================
780    Format       Syntax                                                   Examples               Note
781    ============ ======================================================== ====================== ====================
782    Decimal      [-]?[0-9]*[.][0-9]*([eE][+-]?[0-9]*)?                    -1.234, 234e2          Must include either
783                                                                                                 a decimal separator
784                                                                                                 or an exponent.
785    Hexadecimal  [-]0x[0-9a-fA-F]*(.[0-9a-fA-F]*)?[pP][+-]?[0-9a-fA-F]+   -0x1afp-10, 0x.1afp10
786    ============ ======================================================== ====================== ====================
787
788.. _amdgpu_synid_expression:
789
790Expressions
791===========
792
793An expression is evaluated to a 64-bit integer.
794Note that floating-point expressions are not supported.
795
796There are two kinds of expressions:
797
798* :ref:`Absolute<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`.
799* :ref:`Relocatable<amdgpu_synid_relocatable_expression>`.
800
801.. _amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression:
802
803Absolute Expressions
804--------------------
805
806The value of an absolute expression does not change after program relocation.
807Absolute expressions must not include unassigned and relocatable values
808such as labels.
809
810Absolute expressions are evaluated to 64-bit integer values and converted to
811:ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>`
812as described :ref:`here<amdgpu_synid_int_conv>`.
813
814Examples:
815
816.. parsed-literal::
817
818    x = -1
819    y = x + 10
820
821.. _amdgpu_synid_relocatable_expression:
822
823Relocatable Expressions
824-----------------------
825
826The value of a relocatable expression depends on program relocation.
827
828Note that use of relocatable expressions is limited with branch targets
829and 32-bit integer operands.
830
831A relocatable expression is evaluated to a 64-bit integer value
832which depends on operand kind and :ref:`relocation type<amdgpu-relocation-records>`
833of symbol(s) used in the expression. For example, if an instruction refers a label,
834this reference is evaluated to an offset from the address after the instruction
835to the label address:
836
837.. parsed-literal::
838
839    label:
840    v_add_co_u32_e32 v0, vcc, label, v1  // 'label' operand is evaluated to -4
841
842Note that values of relocatable expressions are usually unknown at assembly time;
843they are resolved later by a linker and converted to
844:ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>`
845as described :ref:`here<amdgpu_synid_rl_conv>`.
846
847Operands and Operations
848-----------------------
849
850Expressions are composed of 64-bit integer operands and operations.
851Operands include :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`
852and :ref:`symbols<amdgpu_synid_symbol>`.
853
854Expressions may also use "." which is a reference to the current PC (program counter).
855
856:ref:`Unary<amdgpu_synid_expression_un_op>` and :ref:`binary<amdgpu_synid_expression_bin_op>`
857operations produce 64-bit integer results.
858
859Syntax of Expressions
860---------------------
861
862The syntax of expressions is shown below::
863
864    expr ::= expr binop expr | primaryexpr ;
865
866    primaryexpr ::= '(' expr ')' | symbol | number | '.' | unop primaryexpr ;
867
868    binop ::= '&&'
869            | '||'
870            | '|'
871            | '^'
872            | '&'
873            | '!'
874            | '=='
875            | '!='
876            | '<>'
877            | '<'
878            | '<='
879            | '>'
880            | '>='
881            | '<<'
882            | '>>'
883            | '+'
884            | '-'
885            | '*'
886            | '/'
887            | '%' ;
888
889    unop ::= '~'
890           | '+'
891           | '-'
892           | '!' ;
893
894.. _amdgpu_synid_expression_bin_op:
895
896Binary Operators
897----------------
898
899Binary operators are described in the following table.
900They operate on and produce 64-bit integers.
901Operators with higher priority are performed first.
902
903    ========== ========= ===============================================
904    Operator   Priority  Meaning
905    ========== ========= ===============================================
906       \*         5      Integer multiplication.
907       /          5      Integer division.
908       %          5      Integer signed remainder.
909       \+         4      Integer addition.
910       \-         4      Integer subtraction.
911       <<         3      Integer shift left.
912       >>         3      Logical shift right.
913       ==         2      Equality comparison.
914       !=         2      Inequality comparison.
915       <>         2      Inequality comparison.
916       <          2      Signed less than comparison.
917       <=         2      Signed less than or equal comparison.
918       >          2      Signed greater than comparison.
919       >=         2      Signed greater than or equal comparison.
920      \|          1      Bitwise or.
921       ^          1      Bitwise xor.
922       &          1      Bitwise and.
923       &&         0      Logical and.
924       ||         0      Logical or.
925    ========== ========= ===============================================
926
927.. _amdgpu_synid_expression_un_op:
928
929Unary Operators
930---------------
931
932Unary operators are described in the following table.
933They operate on and produce 64-bit integers.
934
935    ========== ===============================================
936    Operator   Meaning
937    ========== ===============================================
938       !       Logical negation.
939       ~       Bitwise negation.
940       \+      Integer unary plus.
941       \-      Integer unary minus.
942    ========== ===============================================
943
944.. _amdgpu_synid_symbol:
945
946Symbols
947-------
948
949A symbol is a named 64-bit integer value, representing a relocatable
950address or an absolute (non-relocatable) number.
951
952Symbol names have the following syntax:
953    ``[a-zA-Z_.][a-zA-Z0-9_$.@]*``
954
955The table below provides several examples of syntax used for symbol definition.
956
957    ================ ==========================================================
958    Syntax           Meaning
959    ================ ==========================================================
960    .globl <S>       Declares a global symbol S without assigning it a value.
961    .set <S>, <E>    Assigns the value of an expression E to a symbol S.
962    <S> = <E>        Assigns the value of an expression E to a symbol S.
963    <S>:             Declares a label S and assigns it the current PC value.
964    ================ ==========================================================
965
966A symbol may be used before it is declared or assigned;
967unassigned symbols are assumed to be PC-relative.
968
969Additional information about symbols may be found :ref:`here<amdgpu-symbols>`.
970
971.. _amdgpu_synid_conv:
972
973Type and Size Conversion
974========================
975
976This section describes what happens when a 64-bit
977:ref:`integer number<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>`, a
978:ref:`floating-point number<amdgpu_synid_floating-point_number>` or an
979:ref:`expression<amdgpu_synid_expression>`
980is used for an operand which has a different type or size.
981
982.. _amdgpu_synid_int_conv:
983
984Conversion of Integer Values
985----------------------------
986
987Instruction operands may be specified as 64-bit :ref:`integer numbers<amdgpu_synid_integer_number>` or
988:ref:`absolute expressions<amdgpu_synid_absolute_expression>`. These values are converted to
989the :ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>` using the following steps:
990
9911. *Validation*. Assembler checks if the input value may be truncated without loss to the required *truncation width*
992(see the table below). There are two cases when this operation is enabled:
993
994    * The truncated bits are all 0.
995    * The truncated bits are all 1 and the value after truncation has its MSB bit set.
996
997In all other cases assembler triggers an error.
998
9992. *Conversion*. The input value is converted to the expected type as described in the table below.
1000Depending on operand kind, this conversion is performed by either assembler or AMDGPU H/W (or both).
1001
1002    ============== ================= =============== ====================================================================
1003    Expected type  Truncation Width  Conversion      Description
1004    ============== ================= =============== ====================================================================
1005    i16, u16, b16  16                num.u16         Truncate to 16 bits.
1006    i32, u32, b32  32                num.u32         Truncate to 32 bits.
1007    i64            32                {-1,num.i32}    Truncate to 32 bits and then sign-extend the result to 64 bits.
1008    u64, b64       32                {0,num.u32}     Truncate to 32 bits and then zero-extend the result to 64 bits.
1009    f16            16                num.u16         Use low 16 bits as an f16 value.
1010    f32            32                num.u32         Use low 32 bits as an f32 value.
1011    f64            32                {num.u32,0}     Use low 32 bits of the number as high 32 bits
1012                                                     of the result; low 32 bits of the result are zeroed.
1013    ============== ================= =============== ====================================================================
1014
1015Examples of enabled conversions:
1016
1017.. parsed-literal::
1018
1019    // GFX9
1020
1021    v_add_u16 v0, -1, 0                   // src0 = 0xFFFF
1022    v_add_f16 v0, -1, 0                   // src0 = 0xFFFF (NaN)
1023                                          //
1024    v_add_u32 v0, -1, 0                   // src0 = 0xFFFFFFFF
1025    v_add_f32 v0, -1, 0                   // src0 = 0xFFFFFFFF (NaN)
1026                                          //
1027    v_add_u16 v0, 0xff00, v0              // src0 = 0xff00
1028    v_add_u16 v0, 0xffffffffffffff00, v0  // src0 = 0xff00
1029    v_add_u16 v0, -256, v0                // src0 = 0xff00
1030                                          //
1031    s_bfe_i64 s[0:1], 0xffefffff, s3      // src0 = 0xffffffffffefffff
1032    s_bfe_u64 s[0:1], 0xffefffff, s3      // src0 = 0x00000000ffefffff
1033    v_ceil_f64_e32 v[0:1], 0xffefffff     // src0 = 0xffefffff00000000 (-1.7976922776554302e308)
1034                                          //
1035    x = 0xffefffff                        //
1036    s_bfe_i64 s[0:1], x, s3               // src0 = 0xffffffffffefffff
1037    s_bfe_u64 s[0:1], x, s3               // src0 = 0x00000000ffefffff
1038    v_ceil_f64_e32 v[0:1], x              // src0 = 0xffefffff00000000 (-1.7976922776554302e308)
1039
1040Examples of disabled conversions:
1041
1042.. parsed-literal::
1043
1044    // GFX9
1045
1046    v_add_u16 v0, 0x1ff00, v0               // truncated bits are not all 0 or 1
1047    v_add_u16 v0, 0xffffffffffff00ff, v0    // truncated bits do not match MSB of the result
1048
1049.. _amdgpu_synid_fp_conv:
1050
1051Conversion of Floating-Point Values
1052-----------------------------------
1053
1054Instruction operands may be specified as 64-bit :ref:`floating-point numbers<amdgpu_synid_floating-point_number>`.
1055These values are converted to the :ref:`expected operand type<amdgpu_syn_instruction_type>` using the following steps:
1056
10571. *Validation*. Assembler checks if the input f64 number can be converted
1058to the *required floating-point type* (see the table below) without overflow or underflow.
1059Precision lost is allowed. If this conversion is not possible, assembler triggers an error.
1060
10612. *Conversion*. The input value is converted to the expected type as described in the table below.
1062Depending on operand kind, this is performed by either assembler or AMDGPU H/W (or both).
1063
1064    ============== ================ ================= =================================================================
1065    Expected type  Required FP Type Conversion        Description
1066    ============== ================ ================= =================================================================
1067    i16, u16, b16  f16              f16(num)          Convert to f16 and use bits of the result as an integer value.
1068    i32, u32, b32  f32              f32(num)          Convert to f32 and use bits of the result as an integer value.
1069    i64, u64, b64  \-               \-                Conversion disabled.
1070    f16            f16              f16(num)          Convert to f16.
1071    f32            f32              f32(num)          Convert to f32.
1072    f64            f64              {num.u32.hi,0}    Use high 32 bits of the number as high 32 bits of the result;
1073                                                      zero-fill low 32 bits of the result.
1074
1075                                                      Note that the result may differ from the original number.
1076    ============== ================ ================= =================================================================
1077
1078Examples of enabled conversions:
1079
1080.. parsed-literal::
1081
1082    // GFX9
1083
1084    v_add_f16 v0, 1.0, 0        // src0 = 0x3C00 (1.0)
1085    v_add_u16 v0, 1.0, 0        // src0 = 0x3C00
1086                                //
1087    v_add_f32 v0, 1.0, 0        // src0 = 0x3F800000 (1.0)
1088    v_add_u32 v0, 1.0, 0        // src0 = 0x3F800000
1089
1090                                // src0 before conversion:
1091                                //   1.7976931348623157e308 = 0x7fefffffffffffff
1092                                // src0 after conversion:
1093                                //   1.7976922776554302e308 = 0x7fefffff00000000
1094    v_ceil_f64 v[0:1], 1.7976931348623157e308
1095
1096    v_add_f16 v1, 65500.0, v2   // ok for f16.
1097    v_add_f32 v1, 65600.0, v2   // ok for f32, but would result in overflow for f16.
1098
1099Examples of disabled conversions:
1100
1101.. parsed-literal::
1102
1103    // GFX9
1104
1105    v_add_f16 v1, 65600.0, v2    // overflow
1106
1107.. _amdgpu_synid_rl_conv:
1108
1109Conversion of Relocatable Values
1110--------------------------------
1111
1112:ref:`Relocatable expressions<amdgpu_synid_relocatable_expression>`
1113may be used with 32-bit integer operands and jump targets.
1114
1115When the value of a relocatable expression is resolved by a linker, it is
1116converted as needed and truncated to the operand size. The conversion depends
1117on :ref:`relocation type<amdgpu-relocation-records>` and operand kind.
1118
1119For example, when a 32-bit operand of an instruction refers a relocatable expression *expr*,
1120this reference is evaluated to a 64-bit offset from the address after the
1121instruction to the address being referenced, *counted in bytes*.
1122Then the value is truncated to 32 bits and encoded as a literal:
1123
1124.. parsed-literal::
1125
1126    expr = .
1127    v_add_co_u32_e32 v0, vcc, expr, v1  // 'expr' operand is evaluated to -4
1128                                        // and then truncated to 0xFFFFFFFC
1129
1130As another example, when a branch instruction refers a label,
1131this reference is evaluated to an offset from the address after the
1132instruction to the label address, *counted in dwords*.
1133Then the value is truncated to 16 bits:
1134
1135.. parsed-literal::
1136
1137    label:
1138    s_branch label  // 'label' operand is evaluated to -1 and truncated to 0xFFFF
1139