SEL (vectors)

Conditionally select elements from two vectors

Select elements from the first source vector where the corresponding vector select predicate element is true, and from the second source vector where the predicate element is false, placing them in the corresponding elements of the destination vector.

Encoding: SVE

Variants: FEAT_SVE || FEAT_SME (FEAT_SVE || FEAT_SME)

31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1			1						1	1
								size			Zm							Pv				Zn					Zd

SEL <Zd>.<T>, <Pv>, <Zn>.<T>, <Zm>.<T>

Decoding algorithm

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SVE) && !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME) then
    EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF);
constant integer esize = 8 << UInt(size);
constant integer v = UInt(Pv);
constant integer n = UInt(Zn);
constant integer m = UInt(Zm);
constant integer d = UInt(Zd);

Operation

CheckSVEEnabled();
constant integer VL = CurrentVL;
constant integer PL = VL DIV 8;
constant integer elements = VL DIV esize;
constant bits(PL) mask = P[v, PL];
constant bits(VL) operand1 = if AnyActiveElement(mask, esize) then Z[n, VL] else Zeros(VL);
constant bits(VL) operand2 = if AnyActiveElement(NOT(mask), esize) then Z[m, VL] else Zeros(VL);
bits(VL) result;

for e = 0 to elements-1
    if ActivePredicateElement(mask, e, esize) then
        Elem[result, e, esize] = Elem[operand1, e, esize];
    else
        Elem[result, e, esize] = Elem[operand2, e, esize];

Z[d, VL] = result;

Explanations

<Zd>: Is the name of the destination scalable vector register, encoded in the "Zd" field.
<T>: <Pv>: Is the name of the vector select predicate register, encoded in the "Pv" field.
<Zn>: Is the name of the first source scalable vector register, encoded in the "Zn" field.
<Zm>: Is the name of the second source scalable vector register, encoded in the "Zm" field.

Operational Notes

If PSTATE.DIT is 1:

• The execution time of this instruction is independent of:
  • The values of the data supplied in any of its registers.
  • The values of the NZCV flags.
• The response of this instruction to asynchronous exceptions does not vary based on:
  • The values of the data supplied in any of its registers.
  • The values of the NZCV flags.