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Bundles state that lives OUTSIDE the xenia-rs repo so a fresh clone on
another machine can be brought up to identical configuration via
migration/setup.sh:

  - 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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# `vavgsw` — Vector Average Signed Word
> **Category:** [VMX (Altivec)](../categories/vmx.md) · **Form:** [VX](../forms/VX.md) · **Opcode:** `0x10000582`
<!-- GENERATED: BEGIN -->
## Assembler Mnemonics
| Mnemonic | XML entry | Flags | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `vavgsw` | `vavgsw` | — | Vector Average Signed Word |
## Syntax
```asm
vavgsw [VD], [VA], [VB]
```
## Encoding
### `vavgsw` — form `VX`
- **Opcode word:** `0x10000582`
- **Primary opcode (bits 05):** `4`
- **Extended opcode:** `1410`
- **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) |
## Operands
| Field | Role | Description |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `VA` | vavgsw: read | Source A vector register. |
| `VB` | vavgsw: read | Source B vector register. |
| `VD` | vavgsw: write | Destination vector register. |
## Register Effects
### `vavgsw`
- **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)
```
; 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
**`vavgsw`**
- xenia-canary XML: [`tools/ppc-instructions.xml` — search for `mnem="vavgsw"`](../../xenia-canary/tools/ppc-instructions.xml)
- xenia-canary emit: [`src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:457`](../../xenia-canary/src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc#L457)
- xenia-rs opcode: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:92`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs#L92)
- xenia-rs decoder: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:537`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs#L537)
- xenia-rs interpreter: [`crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:3442-3449`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs#L3442-L3449)
<details><summary>xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)</summary>
```rust
PpcOpcode::vavgsw => {
let a = crate::vmx::as_i32x4(ctx.vr[instr.ra()]);
let b = crate::vmx::as_i32x4(ctx.vr[instr.rb()]);
let mut r = [0i32; 4];
for i in 0..4 { r[i] = crate::vmx::avg_i32(a[i], b[i]); }
ctx.vr[instr.rd()] = crate::vmx::from_i32x4(r);
ctx.pc += 4;
}
```
</details>
<!-- GENERATED: END -->
## Special Cases & Edge Conditions
- **Four signed-word rounding averages.** Each `VD[i] = (VA[i] + VB[i] + 1) >> 1`, computed in 64-bit arithmetic to avoid intermediate overflow, then truncated back to `int32`. Rounding is half-up toward +∞.
- **Big-endian word lanes.** Lane 0 (`VD[0..3]` after `stvx`) is the most-significant word.
- **No `VSCR[SAT]` impact.** The mathematical result always fits in `int32`. Xenia's `crate::vmx::avg_i32` widens to `i64` ([`crates/xenia-cpu/src/vmx.rs`](../../xenia-rs/crates/xenia-cpu/src/vmx.rs)).
- **No XER side effects.**
- **Aliasing legal.**
- **No VMX128 sibling.**
## Related Instructions
- [`vavguw`](vavguw.md) — same width, unsigned rounding average.
- [`vavgsb`](vavgsb.md), [`vavgsh`](vavgsh.md) — signed rounding average at byte / half width.
- [`vadduwm`](vadduwm.md), [`vaddsws`](vaddsws.md) — addition variants without the divide step.
- [`vsubuwm`](vsubuwm.md) — modulo subtract; difference computation before averaging.
## IBM Reference
- [AIX 7.3 — `vavgsw` (Vector Average Signed Word)](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/aix/7.3.0?topic=set-vavgsw-vector-average-signed-word-instruction)
- [IBM AltiVec Technology Programmer's Interface Manual, Chapter 6 — Average Instructions](https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/reference-manual/ALTIVECPIM.pdf)