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5.9.1.7 Vector Integer Maximum and Minimum Instructions
Vector Maximum Signed Byte VX-form Vector Maximum Signed Halfword
VX-form
vmaxsb VRT,VRA,VRB
vmaxsh VRT,VRA,VRB
4 VRT VRA VRB 258
0 6 11 16 21 31 4 VRT VRA VRB 322
do i=0 to 127 by 8
aop EXTS((VRA) i:i+7 )
bop EXTS((VRB) i:i+7 )
VRT i:i+7 ( aop > si bop )
? (VRA) i:i+7 : (VRB) i:i+7
For each vector element i from 0 to 15, do the following.
Signed-integer byte element i in VRA is compared
to signed-integer byte element i in VRB. The larger
of the two values is placed into byte element i of
VRT.
Special Registers Altered:
None
0 6 11 16 21 31
do i=0 to 127 by 16
aop EXTS((VRA) i:i+15 )
bop EXTS((VRB) i:i+15
VRT i:i+15 ( aop > si bop )
? (VRA) i:i+15 : (VRB) i:i+15
For each vector element i from 0 to 7, do the following.
Signed-integer halfword element i in VRA is compared
to signed-integer halfword element i in VRB.
The larger of the two values is placed into halfword
element i of VRT.
Special Registers Altered:
None
Vector Maximum Signed Word
VX-form
vmaxsw
VRT,VRA,VRB
4 VRT VRA VRB 386
0 6 11 16 21 31
do i=0 to 127 by 32
aop EXTS((VRA) i:i+31 )
bop EXTS((VRB) i:i+31 )
VRT i:i+31 ( aop > si bop )
? (VRA) i:i+31 : (VRB) i:i+31
For each vector element i from 0 to 3, do the following.
Signed-integer word element i in VRA is compared
to signed-integer word element i in VRB. The
larger of the two values is placed into word element
i of VRT.
Special Registers Altered:
None
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