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another machine can be brought up to identical configuration via
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  - claude-memory/             ~/.claude/projects/-home-fabi-RE-Project-Sylpheed/memory/
                               (103 files, 1.1 MB - MEMORY.md + every
                                project_xenia_rs_*.md from audits
                                addis_signext through audit-058)
  - project-root/dot-claude/   <project-root>/.claude/settings.json
                               (Stop hook + permissions)
  - project-root/ppc-manual/   <project-root>/ppc-manual/
                               (PowerPC reference docs, 397 files, 3.7 MB)
  - project-root/run-canary.sh <project-root>/run-canary.sh
  - README.md                  Human-readable setup checklist
  - setup.sh                   Idempotent installer (also reclones
                               xenia-canary at pinned HEAD 6de80dffe)
  - MANIFEST.md                Per-file mapping + per-file-not-bundled
                               restoration recipe

Excluded from bundle (not shippable via git):
  - Sylpheed ISO (7.8 GB; copyright; manual copy required)
  - sylpheed.db (395 MB; regenerable from XEX via analysis tooling)
  - target/ build artifacts (rebuild on target)
  - audit-runs probe firehoses (.log/.stdout/.stderr ~11 GB; rerun if needed)
  - audit-runs memory dumps (.bin ~4.5 GB; rerun audit-026/027/029 if needed)
  - xenia-canary checkout (setup.sh reclones from
    git.mc02.dev/fabi/Xenia-Canary.git at HEAD 6de80dffe)

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# `lvlxl` — Load Vector Left Indexed LRU
> **Category:** [Memory](../categories/memory.md) · **Form:** [X](../forms/X.md) · **Opcode:** `0x7c00060e`
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## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `lvlxl` | `lvlxl` | — | Load Vector Left Indexed LRU |
| `lvlxl128` | `lvlxl128` | — | Load Vector Left Indexed LRU 128 |
## Syntax
```asm
lvlxl [VD], [RA0], [RB]
lvlxl128 [VD], [RA0], [RB]
```
## Encoding
### `lvlxl` — form `X`
- **Opcode word:** `0x7c00060e`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `31`
- **Extended opcode:** `775`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05 | `OPCD` | primary opcode |
| 610 | `RT/FRT/VRT` | destination |
| 1115 | `RA/FRA/VRA` | source A |
| 1620 | `RB/FRB/VRB` | source B |
| 2130 | `XO` | extended opcode (10 bits) |
| 31 | `Rc` | record-form flag |
### `lvlxl128` — form `VX128_1`
- **Opcode word:** `0x10000603`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `4`
- **Extended opcode:** `1539`
- **Synchronising:** no
| Bits | Field | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 05 | `OPCD` | primary opcode (4) |
| 610 | `VD128l` | destination low 5 bits |
| 1115 | `RA` | address register |
| 1620 | `RB` | offset register |
| 2127 | `XO` | extended opcode |
| 2829 | `VD128h` | destination high 2 bits |
| 3031 | `—` | reserved |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `RA0` | lvlxl: read; lvlxl128: read | Source GPR; when the encoded register number is 0 the operand is the literal 64-bit zero, **not** `r0`. |
| `RB` | lvlxl: read; lvlxl128: read | Source GPR. |
| `VD` | lvlxl: write; lvlxl128: write | Destination vector register. |
## Register Effects
### `lvlxl`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **Reads (conditional):** _none_
- **Writes (always):** `VD`
- **Writes (conditional):** _none_
### `lvlxl128`
- **Reads (always):** `RA0`, `RB`
- **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
**`lvlxl`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lvlxl"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:222`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L222)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:44`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L44)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:838`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L838)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:3083-3087`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L3083-L3087)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lvlx | PpcOpcode::lvlxl => {
let ea = ea_indexed(ctx, instr);
ctx.vr[instr.rd()] = crate::vmx::load_vector_left(mem, ea);
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
**`lvlxl128`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="lvlxl128"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:225`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L225)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:44`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L44)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:424`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L424)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:3088-3092`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L3088-L3092)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::lvlx128 | PpcOpcode::lvlxl128 => {
let ea = ea_indexed(ctx, instr);
ctx.vr[instr.vd128()] = crate::vmx::load_vector_left(mem, ea);
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
<!-- GENERATED: END -->
## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Same data effect as [`lvlx`](lvlx.md), with LRU cache hint.** Reads `(16 - (EA mod 16))` bytes starting at `EA` into the left side of `VD`; right side zero-filled. The `l` suffix tells the cache the line is least-recently-used — likely streaming, evict early under pressure.
- **Hint ignored under emulation.** Xenia's snapshot is shared with `lvlx` (`PpcOpcode::lvlx | PpcOpcode::lvlxl => …`). Functional behaviour is identical to `lvlx`.
- **No alignment masking.** Like `lvlx`, the exact `EA` controls how data shifts into the vector.
- **`RA0` semantics.** `RA = 0` selects literal zero.
- **Microsoft Xbox 360 specific.** Part of the VMX128 / Cell BE extended set, not in baseline Altivec.
- **Used in single-pass streaming reads.** Decoder loops that consume each vector once benefit from the LRU hint on real hardware; xenia gains nothing from it.
- **VMX128 sibling (`lvlxl128`).** Identical semantics; alternative operand encoding addressing `v0..v127`.
## Related Instructions
- [`lvlx`](lvlx.md), [`lvlx128`](lvlx.md) — non-hint load-left variants.
- [`lvrx`](lvrx.md), [`lvrxl`](lvrxl.md) — load-right partner.
- [`stvlxl`](stvlxl.md), [`stvrxl`](stvrxl.md) — symmetric stores.
- [`lvx`](lvx.md), [`lvxl`](lvxl.md) — aligned vector load family.
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `lvlxl` (Load Vector Left Indexed Last)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=reference-instruction-set)
- `PowerISA v2.07B Book I` "Vector Facility"; Microsoft Xbox 360 XDK for VMX128 cache-hint deltas.