# `lvrxl` — Load Vector Right Indexed LRU
> **Category:** [Memory](../categories/memory.md) · **Form:** [X](../forms/X.md) · **Opcode:** `0x7c00064e`
## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lvrxl` | `lvrxl` | — | Load Vector Right Indexed LRU |
| `lvrxl128` | `lvrxl128` | — | Load Vector Right Indexed LRU 128 |
## Syntax
```asm
lvrxl [VD], [RA0], [RB]
lvrxl128 [VD], [RA0], [RB]
```
## Encoding
### `lvrxl` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c00064e`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `807`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0–5 | `OPCD` | primary opcode |
| 6–10 | `RT/FRT/VRT` | destination |
| 11–15 | `RA/FRA/VRA` | source A |
| 16–20 | `RB/FRB/VRB` | source B |
| 21–30 | `XO` | extended opcode (10 bits) |
| 31 | `Rc` | record-form flag |
### `lvrxl128` — form `VX128_1`
- **Opcode word:** `0x10000643`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `4`
- **Extended opcode:** `1603`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0–5 | `OPCD` | primary opcode (4) |
| 6–10 | `VD128l` | destination low 5 bits |
| 11–15 | `RA` | address register |
| 16–20 | `RB` | offset register |
| 21–27 | `XO` | extended opcode |
| 28–29 | `VD128h` | destination high 2 bits |
| 30–31 | `—` | reserved |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `RA0` | lvrxl: read; lvrxl128: read | Source GPR; when the encoded register number is 0 the operand is the literal 64-bit zero, **not** `r0`. |
| `RB` | lvrxl: read; lvrxl128: read | Source GPR. |
| `VD` | lvrxl: write; lvrxl128: write | Destination vector register. |
## Register Effects
### `lvrxl`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `VD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lvrxl128`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `VD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
## Status-Register Effects
_No condition-register or status-register effects._
## Operation (pseudocode)
```
; No hand-written pseudocode for this instruction yet.
; The authoritative semantics are the Canary emitter snapshot under
; Implementation References; about half of Canary's emitters open
; with the PPC-style definition as a comment (`RD <- (RA) + (RB)`).
; Every side effect is also enumerated in the Register Effects and
; Status-Register Effects tables above.
```
## C Translation Example
```c
/* No hand-written C yet. Translate the Canary emitter snapshot */
/* under Implementation References; its HIR maps directly: */
/* f.LoadGPR(n) / f.StoreGPR(n, v) -> r[n] / r[n] = v */
/* f.LoadFPR / StoreFPR, f.LoadVR / StoreVR -> f[n], v[n] */
/* f.Load(ea, T), f.Store(ea, v) -> raw read / write; emitters */
/* wrap them in f.ByteSwap for the big-endian guest value */
/* f.UpdateCR(n, v) -> CR field n from v's LOW 32 BITS vs 0 */
/* f.LoadCA / f.StoreCA -> xer.CA; f.StoreSAT -> vscr.SAT */
/* i.XO.RA, i.D.DS, ... -> the bit-fields listed under Operands */
/* The Register Effects and Status-Register Effects tables above */
/* enumerate every side effect a faithful translation must emit. */
```
## Implementation References
**`lvrxl`**
- Canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lvrxl"`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- Canary emitter: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:247`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L247)
- Sylpheed opcode: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs:146`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs#L146)
- Sylpheed decoder: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs:957`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs#L957)
Canary emitter (frozen snapshot @ f21ebd49e9)
```cpp
int InstrEmit_lvrxl(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_lvrx(f, i);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:241) ──
int InstrEmit_lvrx(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_lvrx_(f, i, i.X.RT, i.X.RA, i.X.RB);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:229) ──
int InstrEmit_lvrx_(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i, uint32_t vd,
uint32_t ra, uint32_t rb) {
// NOTE: if eb == 0 (so 16b aligned) then no data is loaded. This is important
// as often times memcpy's will use this to handle the remaining <=16b of a
// buffer, which sometimes may be nothing and hang off the end of the valid
// page area. We still need to zero the resulting register, though.
Value* ea = CalculateEA_0(f, ra, rb);
Value* val = f.LoadVectorRight(ea);
f.StoreVR(vd, val);
return 0;
}
```
**`lvrxl128`**
- Canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lvrxl128"`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- Canary emitter: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:250`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L250)
- Sylpheed opcode: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs:147`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs#L147)
- Sylpheed decoder: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs:540`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs#L540)
Canary emitter (frozen snapshot @ f21ebd49e9)
```cpp
int InstrEmit_lvrxl128(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_lvrx128(f, i);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:244) ──
int InstrEmit_lvrx128(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_lvrx_(f, i, VX128_1_VD128, i.VX128_1.RA, i.VX128_1.RB);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:229) ──
int InstrEmit_lvrx_(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i, uint32_t vd,
uint32_t ra, uint32_t rb) {
// NOTE: if eb == 0 (so 16b aligned) then no data is loaded. This is important
// as often times memcpy's will use this to handle the remaining <=16b of a
// buffer, which sometimes may be nothing and hang off the end of the valid
// page area. We still need to zero the resulting register, though.
Value* ea = CalculateEA_0(f, ra, rb);
Value* val = f.LoadVectorRight(ea);
f.StoreVR(vd, val);
return 0;
}
```
## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Same data effect as [`lvrx`](lvrx.md), with LRU cache hint.** Reads `(EA mod 16)` bytes from the previous aligned line into the right half of `VD`; left half zero-filled. The `l` suffix tells the cache the line is least-recently-used.
- **Hint ignored under emulation.** Canary's `lvrxl` simply calls its `lvrx` emitter.
- **No alignment masking.** The exact `EA` controls how data shifts.
- **`RA0` semantics.** `RA = 0` selects literal zero.
- **Microsoft Xbox 360 specific.** Part of the VMX128 / Cell BE extended set.
- **Streaming-read use case.** Pair with [`lvlxl`](lvlxl.md) when iterating across a buffer that will not be revisited; the LRU hint frees cache capacity for the next line.
- **VMX128 sibling (`lvrxl128`).** Identical semantics; alternative operand encoding addressing `v0..v127`.
## Related Instructions
- [`lvrx`](lvrx.md), [`lvrx128`](lvrx.md) — non-hint variants.
- [`lvlxl`](lvlxl.md), [`lvlxl128`](lvlxl.md) — load-left LRU partner.
- [`lvxl`](lvxl.md), [`lvxl128`](lvxl.md) — aligned LRU vector load.
- [`stvrxl`](stvrxl.md), [`stvlxl`](stvlxl.md) — symmetric LRU stores.
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `lvrxl` (Load Vector Right Indexed Last)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=reference-instruction-set)
- `PowerISA v2.07B Book I` "Vector Facility"; Microsoft Xbox 360 XDK for VMX128 cache-hint behaviour.