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Updates to the condition flags in A64 code

In AArch64 state, the N, Z, C, and V condition flags are held in the NZCV system register, which is part of the process state. You can access the flags using the MSR and MRS instructions.

Note

An instruction updates the condition flags only if the S suffix is specified, except the instructions CMP, CMN, CCMP, CCMN, and TST, which always update the condition flags. The instruction also determines which flags get updated. If a conditional instruction does not execute, it does not affect the flags.

Example

This example shows the read-modify-write procedure to change some of the condition flags in A64 code.

    MRS  x1, NZCV          ; copy N, Z, C, and V flags into general-purpose x1
    MOV  x2, #0x30000000
    BIC  x1,x1,x2          ; clears the C and V flags (bits 29,28)
    ORR  x1,x1,#0xC0000000 ; sets the N and Z flags (bits 31,30)
    MSR  NZCV, x1          ; copy x1 back into NZCV register to update the condition flags

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