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vmulosh — Vector Multiply Odd Signed Half Word

Category: VMX (Altivec) · Form: VX · Opcode: 0x10000148

Assembler Mnemonics

Mnemonic XML entry Flags Description
vmulosh vmulosh — Vector Multiply Odd Signed Half Word

Syntax

vmulosh [VD], [VA], [VB]

Encoding

vmulosh — form VX

  • Opcode word: 0x10000148
  • Primary opcode (bits 0–5): 4
  • Extended opcode: 328
  • Synchronising: no
Bits Field Meaning
0–5 OPCD primary opcode (4)
6–10 VRT/VD destination vector register
11–15 VRA/VA source A vector register
16–20 VRB/VB source B vector register
21–31 XO extended opcode (11 bits)

Operands

Field Role Description
VA vmulosh: read Source A vector register.
VB vmulosh: read Source B vector register.
VD vmulosh: write Destination vector register.

Register Effects

vmulosh

  • Reads (always): VA, VB
  • Reads (conditional): none
  • Writes (always): VD
  • Writes (conditional): none

Status-Register Effects

No condition-register or status-register effects.

Operation (pseudocode)

; Pseudocode derives directly from the xenia-rs interpreter
; arm (see Implementation References). Operation semantics:
;   - Read source operands from the fields listed under Operands.
;   - Apply the arithmetic / logical / memory action described
;     in the Description field above.
;   - Write results to the destination register(s); update any
;     status bits enumerated under Status-Register Effects.
; Consult the IBM AIX reference link under IBM Reference for
; canonical PPC-style pseudocode where xenia's expression is
; terse.

C Translation Example

/* C translation: the xenia-rs interpreter arm below in           */
/* Implementation References is the authoritative semantic        */
/* snapshot. Translate it line-by-line:                            */
/*   - ctx.gpr[N]  -> r[N]       (or f[]/v[] for FPRs/VRs)        */
/*   - mem.read_u*/write_u* -> mem_read_u*_be / mem_write_u*_be   */
/*   - ctx.update_cr_signed(fld, v) -> update_cr_signed(fld, v)   */
/*   - ctx.xer_ca / xer_ov / xer_so -> xer.CA / xer.OV / xer.SO   */
/* The Register Effects and Status-Register Effects tables above  */
/* enumerate every side effect a faithful translation must emit.  */

Implementation References

vmulosh

xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)
        PpcOpcode::vmulosh => {
            let a = crate::vmx::as_i16x8(ctx.vr[instr.ra()]);
            let b = crate::vmx::as_i16x8(ctx.vr[instr.rb()]);
            let mut r = [0i32; 4];
            for i in 0..4 { r[i] = a[2 * i + 1] as i32 * b[2 * i + 1] as i32; }
            ctx.vr[instr.rd()] = crate::vmx::from_i32x4(r);
            ctx.pc += 4;
        }

Special Cases & Edge Conditions

  • Odd-lane signed half-word multiply. Only half-word lanes 1, 3, 5, 7 of VA and VB (big-endian numbering) participate. Each pair is treated as signed 16-bit, multiplied, and sign-extended to a signed 32-bit word in VD. Pairing: VD.w[i] = (int16)VA.h[2*i+1] * (int16)VB.h[2*i+1] for i ∈ 0..3.
  • Lane-count reduction. 8 half-word lanes → 4 word lanes.
  • No overflow. (-32768)*(-32768) = 0x40000000 — fits in int32. VSCR[SAT] is untouched.
  • Pair with vmulesh for all eight products, then interleave with vmrghw/vmrglw. Feed into vmsumshm/vmsumshs for accumulation.
  • Signed arithmetic. Negative inputs sign-extend before multiplication; contrast with vmulouh.
  • No Rc, no XER. No VMX128 sibling.

IBM Reference