# `vrfin` — Vector Round to Floating-Point Integer Nearest > **Category:** [VMX (Altivec)](../categories/vmx.md) · **Form:** [VX](../forms/VX.md) · **Opcode:** `0x1000020a` ## Assembler Mnemonics | Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `vrfin` | `vrfin` | — | Vector Round to Floating-Point Integer Nearest | | `vrfin128` | `vrfin128` | — | Vector128 Round to Floating-Point Integer Nearest | ## Syntax ```asm vrfin [VD], [VB] vrfin128 [VD], [VB] ``` ## Encoding ### `vrfin` — form `VX` - **Opcode word:** `0x1000020a` - **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `4` - **Extended opcode:** `522` - **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) | ### `vrfin128` — form `VX128_3` - **Opcode word:** `0x18000370` - **Primary opcode (bits 0–5):** `6` - **Extended opcode:** `880` - **Synchronising:** no | Bits | Field | Meaning | | --- | --- | --- | | 0–5 | `OPCD` | primary opcode (6) | | 6–10 | `VD128l` | destination low 5 bits | | 11–15 | `IMM` | 5-bit immediate | | 16–20 | `VB128l` | source B low 5 bits | | 21–27 | `XO` | extended opcode | | 28–29 | `VD128h` | destination high 2 bits | | 30–31 | `VB128h` | source B high 2 bits | ## Operands | Field | Role | Description | | --- | --- | --- | | `VB` | vrfin: read; vrfin128: read | Source B vector register. | | `VD` | vrfin: write; vrfin128: write | Destination vector register. | ## Register Effects ### `vrfin` - **Reads (always):** `VB` - **Reads (conditional):** _none_ - **Writes (always):** `VD` - **Writes (conditional):** _none_ ### `vrfin128` - **Reads (always):** `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 /* 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 **`vrfin`** - xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="vrfin"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml) - xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:1253`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L1253) - xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:118`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L118) - xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:479`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L479) - xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:2473-2483`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L2473-L2483)
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot) ```rust PpcOpcode::vrfin | PpcOpcode::vrfin128 => { // PPCBUG-432: ISA round-to-nearest-even, NOT Rust's `round()` // (which is round-half-away-from-zero). let vb = if matches!(instr.opcode, PpcOpcode::vrfin128) { instr.vb128() } else { instr.rb() }; let vd = if matches!(instr.opcode, PpcOpcode::vrfin128) { instr.vd128() } else { instr.rd() }; let b = ctx.vr[vb].as_f32x4(); let mut r = [0f32; 4]; for i in 0..4 { r[i] = b[i].round_ties_even(); } ctx.vr[vd] = xenia_types::Vec128::from_f32x4_array(r); ctx.pc += 4; } ```
**`vrfin128`** - xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="vrfin128"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml) - xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:1256`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L1256) - xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:118`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L118) - xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:661`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L661) - xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:2473-2483`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L2473-L2483)
xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot) ```rust PpcOpcode::vrfin | PpcOpcode::vrfin128 => { // PPCBUG-432: ISA round-to-nearest-even, NOT Rust's `round()` // (which is round-half-away-from-zero). let vb = if matches!(instr.opcode, PpcOpcode::vrfin128) { instr.vb128() } else { instr.rb() }; let vd = if matches!(instr.opcode, PpcOpcode::vrfin128) { instr.vd128() } else { instr.rd() }; let b = ctx.vr[vb].as_f32x4(); let mut r = [0f32; 4]; for i in 0..4 { r[i] = b[i].round_ties_even(); } ctx.vr[vd] = xenia_types::Vec128::from_f32x4_array(r); ctx.pc += 4; } ```
## Special Cases & Edge Conditions - **Round to nearest integer.** Each 32-bit float lane of `VB` is rounded to the nearest representable integer value. Xenia-rs uses Rust's `f32::round`, which rounds half-away-from-zero; the hardware Xenon actually implements round-ties-to-even. This is a known small mismatch tracked in xenia. - **IEEE-754 binary32 output; `VSCR[NJ]` honoured.** - **Integer-too-big lanes are no-ops** (|x| ≥ 2²³). - **NaN and ±∞** pass through unchanged. - **No VSCR[SAT], no FPSCR update.** - **Big-endian lane indexing.** - **VMX128 sibling [`vrfin128`](vrfin128.md).** ## Related Instructions - [`vrfim`](vrfim.md) — round toward −∞. - [`vrfip`](vrfip.md) — round toward +∞. - [`vrfiz`](vrfiz.md) — round toward zero. - [`vctsxs`](vctsxs.md), [`vctuxs`](vctuxs.md) — float → fixed-point integer. ## IBM Reference - [AIX 7.3 — `vrfin` (Vector Round to Floating-Point Integer to Nearest)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-vrfin-vector-round-floating-point-integer-nearest-instruction) - [IBM AltiVec Technology Programmer's Interface Manual, Chapter 5 — Floating-Point Arithmetic](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/ALTIVECPIM.pdf)