xenia-rs/migration/project-root/ppc-manual/vmx/vupkhsh.md

vupkhsh — Vector Unpack High Signed Half Word

Category: VMX (Altivec) · Form: VX · Opcode: 0x1000024e

Assembler Mnemonics

Mnemonic	XML entry	Flags	Description
vupkhsh	vupkhsh	—	Vector Unpack High Signed Half Word

Syntax

vupkhsh [VD], [VB]

Encoding

vupkhsh — form VX

• Opcode word: 0x1000024e
• Primary opcode (bits 0–5): 4
• Extended opcode: 590
• 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)

Operands

Field	Role	Description
VB	vupkhsh: read	Source B vector register.
VD	vupkhsh: write	Destination vector register.

Register Effects

vupkhsh

• 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 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

vupkhsh

• xenia-canary XML: tools/ppc-instructions.xml — search for mnem="vupkhsh"
• xenia-canary emit: src/xenia/cpu/ppc/ppc_emit_altivec.cc:2021
• xenia-rs opcode: crates/xenia-cpu/src/opcode.rs:128
• xenia-rs decoder: crates/xenia-cpu/src/decoder.rs:488
• xenia-rs interpreter: crates/xenia-cpu/src/interpreter.rs:4154-4160

xenia-rs interpreter body (frozen snapshot)

        PpcOpcode::vupkhsh => {
            let b = crate::vmx::as_i16x8(ctx.vr[instr.rb()]);
            let mut r = [0i32; 4];
            for i in 0..4 { r[i] = b[i] as i32; }
            ctx.vr[instr.rd()] = crate::vmx::from_i32x4(r);
            ctx.pc += 4;
        }

Special Cases & Edge Conditions

• Sign-extend the high 4 of 8 half-words into words. VB.h[0..3] are each reinterpreted as int16 and sign-extended to int32 in VD.w[0..3].
• Inverse of the high half of vpkswss (within the int16 range).
• Big-endian lane ordering.
• No saturation, no flags, no VSCR effect.
• VMX128 sibling vupkhsh128.

Related Instructions

• vupklsh — unpacks the low 4 half-words.
• vupkhsb, vupklsb — byte → half-word sign-extending unpacks.
• vpkswss, vpkswus — the inverse pack (saturating).

IBM Reference

• AIX 7.3 — vupkhsh (Vector Unpack High Signed Half Word)
• IBM AltiVec Technology Programmer's Interface Manual, Chapter 6 — Permute and Formatting