Operation

The BIC (Bit Clear) instruction performs an AND operation on the bits in Rn with the complements of the corresponding bits in the value of Operand2.

In certain circumstances, the assembler can substitute BIC for AND, or AND for BIC. Be aware of this when reading disassembly listings.

Use of PC in T32 instructions

You cannot use PC (R15) for Rd or any operand in a BIC instruction.

Use of PC and SP in A32 instructions

You can use PC and SP with the BIC instruction but they are deprecated.

If you use PC as Rn, the value used is the address of the instruction plus 8.

If you use PC as Rd:

• Execution branches to the address corresponding to the result.

• If you use the S suffix, see the SUBS pc,lr instruction.

You cannot use PC for any operand in any data processing instruction that has a register-controlled shift.

Condition flags

If S is specified, the BIC instruction:

• Updates the N and Z flags according to the result.

• Can update the C flag during the calculation of Operand2.

• Does not affect the V flag.

16-bit instructions

The following forms of the BIC instruction are available in T32 code, and are 16-bit instructions:

BICS Rd, Rd, Rm

Rd and Rm must both be Lo registers. This form can only be used outside an IT block.

BIC{cond} Rd, Rd, Rm

Rd and Rm must both be Lo registers. This form can only be used inside an IT block.

Example

    BIC     r0, r1, #0xab