SMAX (multiple and single vector)

Multi-vector signed maximum by vector

This instruction determines the signed maximum of elements of the second source vector and the corresponding elements of the two or four first source vectors and destructively places the results in the corresponding elements of the two or four first source vectors.

This instruction is unpredicated.

Encoding: Two registers

Variants: FEAT_SME2 (ARMv9.3)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
1100000110101000000000
sizeZmopZdnU

SMAX { <Zdn1>.<T>-<Zdn2>.<T> }, { <Zdn1>.<T>-<Zdn2>.<T> }, <Zm>.<T>

Decoding algorithm

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME2) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF);
constant integer esize = 8 << UInt(size);
constant integer dn = UInt(Zdn:'0');
constant integer m = UInt('0':Zm);
constant integer nreg = 2;
constant boolean unsigned = FALSE;

Encoding: Four registers

Variants: FEAT_SME2 (ARMv9.3)

313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543210
11000001101010100000000
sizeZmopZdnU

SMAX { <Zdn1>.<T>-<Zdn4>.<T> }, { <Zdn1>.<T>-<Zdn4>.<T> }, <Zm>.<T>

Decoding algorithm

if !IsFeatureImplemented(FEAT_SME2) then EndOfDecode(Decode_UNDEF);
constant integer esize = 8 << UInt(size);
constant integer dn = UInt(Zdn:'00');
constant integer m = UInt('0':Zm);
constant integer nreg = 4;
constant boolean unsigned = FALSE;

Operation

CheckStreamingSVEEnabled();
constant integer VL = CurrentVL;
constant integer elements = VL DIV esize;
array [0..3] of bits(VL) results;

for r = 0 to nreg-1
    constant bits(VL) operand1 = Z[dn+r, VL];
    constant bits(VL) operand2 = Z[m, VL];
    for e = 0 to elements-1
        constant integer element1 = Int(Elem[operand1, e, esize], unsigned);
        constant integer element2 = Int(Elem[operand2, e, esize], unsigned);
        constant integer res = Max(element1, element2);
        Elem[results[r], e, esize] = res;

for r = 0 to nreg-1
    Z[dn+r, VL] = results[r];

Explanations

<Zdn1>: For the "Two registers" variant: is the name of the first scalable vector register of the destination and first source multi-vector group, encoded as "Zdn" times 2.
<Zdn1>: For the "Four registers" variant: is the name of the first scalable vector register of the destination and first source multi-vector group, encoded as "Zdn" times 4.
<T>: <Zdn2>: Is the name of the second scalable vector register of the destination and first source multi-vector group, encoded as "Zdn" times 2 plus 1.
<Zm>: Is the name of the second source scalable vector register Z0-Z15, encoded in the "Zm" field.
<Zdn4>: Is the name of the fourth scalable vector register of the destination and first source multi-vector group, encoded as "Zdn" times 4 plus 3.

Operational Notes

If PSTATE.DIT is 1: