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Condition code suffixes and related flags

Condition code suffixes define the conditions that must be met for the instruction to execute.

The following table shows the condition codes that you can use and the flag settings they depend on:

Table 7-2 Condition code suffixes and related flags

Suffix Flags Meaning
EQ Z set Equal
NE Z clear Not equal
CS or HS C set Higher or same (unsigned >= )
CC or LO C clear Lower (unsigned < )
MI N set Negative
PL N clear Positive or zero
VS V set Overflow
VC V clear No overflow
HI C set and Z clear Higher (unsigned >)
LS C clear or Z set Lower or same (unsigned <=)
GE N and V the same Signed >=
LT N and V differ Signed <
GT Z clear, N and V the same Signed >
LE Z set, N and V differ Signed <=
AL Any Always. This suffix is normally omitted.

The optional condition code is shown in syntax descriptions as {cond}. This condition is encoded in A32 instructions and in A64 instructions. For T32 instructions, the condition is encoded in a preceding IT instruction. An instruction with a condition code is only executed if the condition flags meet the specified condition.

The following is an example of conditional execution in A32 code:

    ADD     r0, r1, r2    ; r0 = r1 + r2, don't update flags
    ADDS    r0, r1, r2    ; r0 = r1 + r2, and update flags
    ADDSCS  r0, r1, r2    ; If C flag set then r0 = r1 + r2, 
                          ; and update flags
    CMP     r0, r1        ; update flags based on r0-r1.

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