WRFFR
Write the first-fault register
Read the source predicate register and place in the first-fault register (FFR). This instruction is intended to restore a saved FFR and is not recommended for general use by applications.
This instruction requires that the source predicate contains a monotonic predicate value, in which starting from bit 0 there are zero or more 1 bits, followed only by 0 bits in any remaining bit positions. If the source is not a monotonic predicate value, then the resulting value in the FFR will be UNPREDICTABLE. It is not possible to generate a non-monotonic value in FFR when using SETFFR followed by first-fault or non-fault loads.
This instruction is illegal when executed in Streaming SVE mode, unless FEAT_SME_FA64 is implemented and enabled.
Green
False
True
SM_0_only
0
0
1
0
0
1
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WRFFR <Pn>.B
if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE) then UNDEFINED;
constant integer n = UInt(Pn);
<Pn>
Is the name of the source scalable predicate register, encoded in the "Pn" field.
CheckNonStreamingSVEEnabled();
constant integer VL = CurrentVL;
constant integer PL = VL DIV 8;
constant bits(PL) operand = P[n, PL];
constant integer hsb = HighestSetBit(operand);
if hsb < 0 || IsOnes(operand<hsb:0>) then
FFR[PL] = operand;
else // not a monotonic predicate
FFR[PL] = bits(PL) UNKNOWN;