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Instruction<br />

Single precision<br />

cycles<br />

Instruction Cycle Timing<br />

Table 16-25 VFP Instruction cycle counts (continued)<br />

Double precision<br />

cycles<br />

FCONST 4 4 none<br />

FABS 4 4 none<br />

FCPY 4 4 none<br />

FNEG 4 4 none<br />

FCMP 4 or 7 4 or 7 none<br />

FCMPE 4 or 7 4 or 7 none<br />

FCMPZ 4 or 7 4 or 7 none<br />

FCMPEZ 4 or 7 4 or 7 none<br />

FCVTDS 5 - operand<br />

FCVTSD - 7 intermediate<br />

FSITO 9 9 none<br />

FUITO 9 9 none<br />

FTOSI 8 8 none<br />

FTOUI 8 8 none<br />

FTOSIZ 8 8 none<br />

FTOUIZ 8 8 none<br />

FSHTO 9 9 none<br />

FUHTO 9 9 none<br />

FSLTO 9 9 none<br />

FULTO 9 9 none<br />

FTOSH 6 8 none<br />

FTOUH 6 8 none<br />

FTOSL 6 8 none<br />

FTOUL 6 8 none<br />

Subnormal penalty<br />

The Instruction column of Table 16-25 on page 16-33 indicates the specific VFPv3<br />

data-processing instruction. The Single precision cycles column indicates the number of cycles<br />

required for normal single-precision inputs of the associated instruction. The Double precision<br />

cycles column indicates the number of cycles required for normal double-precision inputs of the<br />

associated instruction. For example, a double-precision FMUL instruction takes any where<br />

between 11 and 17 cycles, depending on the data. A single- or double-precision FCMP instruction<br />

takes either four or seven cycles, depending on the data.<br />

The reason for the wide range of cycles required for normal data is because the VFP coprocessor<br />

can detect when a given problem does not require additional computation. For example, if the<br />

VFP coprocessor multiplies 3 times 3, the operation takes less time than when it multiplies π<br />

times π.<br />

<strong>ARM</strong> DDI 0344K Copyright © 2006-2010 <strong>ARM</strong> Limited. All rights reserved. 16-34<br />

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