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# `vxor` — Vector Logical XOR
> **Category:** [VMX (Altivec)](../categories/vmx.md) · **Form:** [VX](../forms/VX.md) · **Opcode:** `0x100004c4`
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## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vxor` | `vxor` | — | Vector Logical XOR |
| `vxor128` | `vxor128` | — | Vector128 Logical XOR |
## Syntax
```asm
vxor [VD], [VA], [VB]
vxor128 [VD], [VA], [VB]
```
## Encoding
### `vxor` — form `VX`
- **Opcode word:** `0x100004c4`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `4`
- **Extended opcode:** `1220`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05 | `OPCD` | primary opcode (4) |
| 610 | `VRT/VD` | destination vector register |
| 1115 | `VRA/VA` | source A vector register |
| 1620 | `VRB/VB` | source B vector register |
| 2131 | `XO` | extended opcode (11 bits) |
### `vxor128` — form `VX128`
- **Opcode word:** `0x14000310`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `5`
- **Extended opcode:** `784`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05 | `OPCD` | primary opcode (4 or 5) |
| 610 | `VD128l` | destination low 5 bits |
| 1115 | `VA128l` | source A low 5 bits |
| 1620 | `VB128l` | source B low 5 bits |
| 21 | `VA128H` | source A high bit |
| 22 | `—` | reserved |
| 2325 | `VC` | optional VC / XO sub-field |
| 26 | `VA128h` | source A middle bit |
| 27 | `—` | reserved |
| 2829 | `VD128h` | destination high 2 bits |
| 3031 | `VB128h` | source B high 2 bits |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `VA` | vxor: read; vxor128: read | Source A vector register. |
| `VB` | vxor: read; vxor128: read | Source B vector register. |
| `VD` | vxor: write; vxor128: write | Destination vector register. |
## Register Effects
### `vxor`
- **Reads (always):** `VA`, `VB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `VD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `vxor128`
- **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)
```
; 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
**`vxor`**
- Canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="vxor"`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- Canary emitter: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:2232`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L2232)
- Sylpheed opcode: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs:494`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs#L494)
- Sylpheed decoder: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs:647`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs#L647)
<details><summary>Canary emitter (frozen snapshot @ <code>f21ebd49e9</code>)</summary>
```cpp
int InstrEmit_vxor(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_vxor_(f, i.VX.VD, i.VX.VA, i.VX.VB);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:2220) ──
int InstrEmit_vxor_(PPCHIRBuilder& f, uint32_t vd, uint32_t va, uint32_t vb) {
// VD <- (VA) ^ (VB)
Value* v;
if (va == vb) {
// Fast clear.
v = f.LoadZeroVec128();
} else {
v = f.Xor(f.LoadVR(va), f.LoadVR(vb));
}
f.StoreVR(vd, v);
return 0;
}
```
</details>
**`vxor128`**
- Canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="vxor128"`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- Canary emitter: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:2235`](https://github.com/xenia-canary/xenia-canary/blob/f21ebd49e979e44f081f474df78c3fbfee9cb3f2/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L2235)
- Sylpheed opcode: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs:495`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/opcode.rs#L495)
- Sylpheed decoder: [`crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs:742`](../../../crates/sylpheed-ppc/src/decoder.rs#L742)
<details><summary>Canary emitter (frozen snapshot @ <code>f21ebd49e9</code>)</summary>
```cpp
int InstrEmit_vxor128(PPCHIRBuilder& f, const InstrData& i) {
return InstrEmit_vxor_(f, VX128_VD128, VX128_VA128, VX128_VB128);
}
// ── delegates to (src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:2220) ──
int InstrEmit_vxor_(PPCHIRBuilder& f, uint32_t vd, uint32_t va, uint32_t vb) {
// VD <- (VA) ^ (VB)
Value* v;
if (va == vb) {
// Fast clear.
v = f.LoadZeroVec128();
} else {
v = f.Xor(f.LoadVR(va), f.LoadVR(vb));
}
f.StoreVR(vd, v);
return 0;
}
```
</details>
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## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Bitwise XOR across the full 128-bit register.** Lane-agnostic.
- **`vxor VD, VD, VD` is the canonical "vector zero" idiom.** Every Xenon compiler uses this to materialise the all-zero vector; Canary special-cases it at translate time — when `VA == VB` it stores a zero vector without reading the register.
- **Aliasing legal.** `vxor v3, v3, v4` toggles bits from `v4` into `v3`.
- **No flags, no VSCR.**
- **VMX128 sibling `vxor128`.** Identical semantics; wider register file.
- **Compare-then-XOR** is the cheapest "mask flip" when `vnor` is not wanted (e.g. to toggle only certain bits, not every bit).
## Related Instructions
- [`vor`](vor.md), [`vand`](vand.md), [`vandc`](vandc.md), [`vnor`](vnor.md) — the rest of the Altivec boolean primitives.
- [`vsel`](vsel.md) — three-input bit-select; equivalent to `(VA & ~VC) | (VB & VC)`.
- [`vcmpequb`](vcmpequb.md), [`vcmpequh`](vcmpequh.md), [`vcmpequw`](vcmpequw.md) — produce masks XORed against.
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `vxor` (Vector Logical XOR)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-vxor-vector-logical-xor-instruction)
- [IBM AltiVec Technology Programmer's Interface Manual, Chapter 3 — Logical Operations](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/ALTIVECPIM.pdf)