# `lbz` — Load Byte and Zero
> **Category:** [Memory](../categories/memory.md) · **Form:** [D](../forms/D.md) · **Opcode:** `0x88000000`
## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lbz` | `lbz` | — | Load Byte and Zero |
| `lbzu` | `lbzu` | — | Load Byte and Zero with Update |
| `lbzux` | `lbzux` | — | Load Byte and Zero with Update Indexed |
| `lbzx` | `lbzx` | — | Load Byte and Zero Indexed |
## Syntax
```asm
lbz [RD], [d]([RA0])
lbzu [RD], [d]([RA])
lbzux [RD], [RA], [RB]
lbzx [RD], [RA0], [RB]
```
## Encoding
### `lbz` — form `D`
- **Opcode word:** `0x88000000`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `34`
- **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 |
### `lbzu` — form `D`
- **Opcode word:** `0x8c000000`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `35`
- **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 |
### `lbzux` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c0000ee`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `119`
- **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 |
### `lbzx` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c0000ae`
- **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `87`
- **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` | lbz: read; lbzx: read | Source GPR; when the encoded register number is 0 the operand is the literal 64-bit zero, **not** `r0`. |
| `d` | lbz: read; lbzu: read | 16-bit signed displacement (`d`) added to the base address register. |
| `RD` | lbz: write; lbzu: write; lbzux: write; lbzx: write | Destination GPR. |
| `RA` | lbzu: read; lbzu: write; lbzux: read; lbzux: write | Source GPR (`r0`–`r31`). |
| `RB` | lbzux: read; lbzx: read | Source GPR. |
## Register Effects
### `lbz`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `d`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `RD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lbzu`
- **Reads (always):** `RA`, `d`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `RD`, `RA`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lbzux`
- **Reads (always):** `RA`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `RD`, `RA`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lbzx`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `RD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
## Status-Register Effects
_No condition-register or status-register effects._
## Operation (pseudocode)
```
EA <- (RA|0) + EXTS(d)
RT <- 0x00000000_000000_00 || MEM(EA, 1)
```
## 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
**`lbz`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lbz"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc:72`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_memory.cc#L72)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:34`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L34)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:357`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L357)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:1024-1029`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L1024-L1029)
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)
```rust
PpcOpcode::lbz => {
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.gpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_u8(ea) as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)
```rust
PpcOpcode::lbzu => {
let ea = ctx.gpr[instr.ra()].wrapping_add(instr.d() as i64 as u64) as u32;
ctx.gpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_u8(ea) as u64;
ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] = ea as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)
```rust
PpcOpcode::lbzux => {
let ea = ctx.gpr[instr.ra()].wrapping_add(ctx.gpr[instr.rb()]) as u32;
ctx.gpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_u8(ea) as u64;
ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] = ea as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)
```rust
PpcOpcode::lbzx => {
let ea = if instr.ra() == 0 { 0u64 } else { ctx.gpr[instr.ra()] };
let ea = ea.wrapping_add(ctx.gpr[instr.rb()]) as u32;
ctx.gpr[instr.rd()] = mem.read_u8(ea) as u64;
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```