ARM Architecture Reference Manual ARMv7-A and ARMv7-R edition

Assembler syntax
ADD{S} {,} , #
where:
Instruction Details
S If S is present, the instruction updates the flags. Otherwise, the flags are not updated.
See Standard assembler syntax fields on page A8-7.
The destination register.
The first operand register. If the SP is specified for , see ADD (SP plus immediate) on
page A8-28. If the PC is specified for , see ADR on page A8-32.
The immediate value to be added to the value obtained from . See Modified immediate
constants in ARM instructions on page A5-9 for the range of values.
The pre-UAL syntax ADDS is equivalent to ADDS.
Operation
if ConditionPassed() then
EncodingSpecificOperations();
(result, carry, overflow) = AddWithCarry(R[n], imm32, ‘0’);
if d == 15 then
ALUWritePC(result); // setflags is always FALSE here
else
R[d] = result;
if setflags then
APSR.N = result;
APSR.Z = IsZeroBit(result);
APSR.C = carry;
APSR.V = overflow;
Exceptions
None.
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