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# `lfd` — Load Floating-Point Double
> **Category:** [Memory](../categories/memory.md) · **Form:** [D](../forms/D.md) · **Opcode:** `0xc8000000`
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## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lfd` | `lfd` | — | Load Floating-Point Double |
| `lfdu` | `lfdu` | — | Load Floating-Point Double with Update |
| `lfdux` | `lfdux` | — | Load Floating-Point Double with Update Indexed |
| `lfdx` | `lfdx` | — | Load Floating-Point Double Indexed |
## Syntax
```asm
lfd [FD], [d]([RA0])
lfdu [FD], [d]([RA])
lfdux [FD], [RA], [RB]
lfdx [FD], [RA0], [RB]
```
## Encoding
### `lfd` — form `D`
- **Opcode word:** `0xc8000000`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `50`
- **Extended opcode:** —
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0–5 | `OPCD` | primary opcode |
| 6–10 | `RT` | destination GPR (or RS when storing) |
| 11–15 | `RA` | source GPR (0 ⇒ literal 0 for RA0 forms) |
| 16–31 | `D/SI/UI` | 16-bit signed or unsigned immediate |
### `lfdu` — form `D`
- **Opcode word:** `0xcc000000`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `51`
- **Extended opcode:** —
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 0–5 | `OPCD` | primary opcode |
| 6–10 | `RT` | destination GPR (or RS when storing) |
| 11–15 | `RA` | source GPR (0 ⇒ literal 0 for RA0 forms) |
| 16–31 | `D/SI/UI` | 16-bit signed or unsigned immediate |
### `lfdux` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c0004ee`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `631`
- **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 |
### `lfdx` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c0004ae`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `599`
- **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 |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `RA0` | lfd: read; lfdx: read | Source GPR; when the encoded register number is 0 the operand is the literal 64-bit zero, **not** `r0`. |
| `d` | lfd: read; lfdu: read | 16-bit signed displacement (`d`) added to the base address register. |
| `FD` | lfd: write; lfdu: write; lfdux: write; lfdx: write | Destination floating-point register. |
| `RA` | lfdu: read; lfdu: write; lfdux: read; lfdux: write | Source GPR (`r0`–`r31`). |
| `RB` | lfdux: read; lfdx: read | Source GPR. |
## Register Effects
### `lfd`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `d`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `FD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lfdu`
- **Reads (always):** `RA`, `d`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `FD`, `RA`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lfdux`
- **Reads (always):** `RA`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `FD`, `RA`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lfdx`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `FD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
## Status-Register Effects
_No condition-register or status-register effects._
## Operation (pseudocode)
```
EA <- (RA|0) + EXTS(d)
FRT <- MEM(EA, 8)
```
## C Translation Example
```c
/* 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
**`lfd`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lfd"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:912`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L912)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:38`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L38)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:373`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L373)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1152-1157`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1152-L1157)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lfd => {
let ea = if instr.ra() == 0 { 0u64 } else { ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] };
let ea = ea.wrapping_add(instr.d() as i64 as u64) as u32;
ctx.fpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_f64(ea);
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
**`lfdu`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lfdu"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:925`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L925)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:38`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L38)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:374`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L374)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1176-1181`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1176-L1181)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lfdu => {
let ea = ctx.gpr[instr.ra()].wrapping_add(instr.d() as i64 as u64) as u32;
ctx.fpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_f64(ea);
ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] = ea as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
**`lfdux`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lfdux"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:936`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L936)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:38`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L38)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:827`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L827)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1182-1187`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1182-L1187)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lfdux => {
let ea = ctx.gpr[instr.ra()].wrapping_add(ctx.gpr[instr.rb()]) as u32;
ctx.fpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_f64(ea);
ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] = ea as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
**`lfdx`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lfdx"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:947`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L947)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:38`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L38)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:826`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L826)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1158-1163`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1158-L1163)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lfdx => {
let ea = if instr.ra() == 0 { 0u64 } else { ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] };
let ea = ea.wrapping_add(ctx.gpr[instr.rb()]) as u32;
ctx.fpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_f64(ea);
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
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## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Bit-exact double load.** Reads 8 bytes and places them directly into `FRT` as IEEE-754 binary64. No format conversion is performed (contrast `lfs`, which expands single→double).
- **No FPSCR side effects.** `lfd` cannot raise IEEE exceptions: it neither rounds nor inspects the value. A signalling NaN read this way stays a signalling NaN until it is consumed by an arithmetic op.
- **`RA0` semantics.** In the non-update forms (`lfd`, `lfdx`), `RA = 0` selects literal zero — `lfd FT, 0(0)` loads from absolute address 0. Update forms `lfdu` / `lfdux` invoke `RA = 0` and `RA = RT` (here `RA` is GPR; `RT` is FPR, so the latter cannot collide) as invalid forms when `RA = 0`.
- **Alignment.** Xenon tolerates unaligned 8-byte FP loads; PowerISA technically permits implementations to raise alignment exceptions for FP loads, so portable code uses 8-byte aligned addresses.
- **Big-endian read.** Bytes are interpreted big-endian: byte at `EA` is bits 0–7 of the IEEE pattern (sign + part of exponent), byte at `EA+7` is bits 56–63 of the mantissa. `mem.read_f64` in xenia handles the host-side byte-swap.
- **MSR[FP] required.** Like all FP-register accesses, `lfd` requires the FP unit be enabled (MSR[FP]=1). Otherwise a Floating-Point Unavailable interrupt is raised. Xenia assumes FP is always enabled in user code.
- **Pair with [`stfd`](stfd.md).** Store-double is the symmetric counterpart.
## Related Instructions
- [`lfs`](lfs.md) — single-precision load with format conversion to double.
- [`stfd`](stfd.md), [`stfdu`](stfd.md), [`stfdx`](stfd.md), [`stfdux`](stfd.md) — corresponding stores.
- [`stfiwx`](stfiwx.md) — store-FP-as-integer-word (the asymmetric oddity in the FP load/store family).
- [`ld`](ld.md) — integer doubleword load (same width, GPR target).
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `lfd` (Load Floating-Point Double)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-lfd-load-floating-point-double-instruction)
- [AIX 7.3 — `lfdu` / `lfdx` / `lfdux`](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-lfdu-load-floating-point-double-update-instruction)