Cycle Timings and Interlock Behavior
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16.5 ARMv6 media data-processing
Table 16-7 lists ARMv6 media data-processing instructions and gives their cycle timing
behavior.
All ARMv6 media data-processing instructions are single-cycle issue instructions. These
instructions produce their results in either the ALU or Sat stage, and have result latencies of one
or two accordingly. Some of the instructions require an input register to be shifted before use
and therefore are marked as requiring an Early Reg.
Table 16-7 ARMv6 media data-processing instructions cycle timing behavior
Instructions
Cycle
s
Early Reg Result latency
SADD16, SSUB16, SADD8, SSUB8 1 - 1
USAD8, USADA8 1
<Rm>, <Rs>
3
UADD16, USUB16, UADD8, USUB8 1 - 1
SEL 1 - 1
QADD16, QSUB16, QADD8, QSUB8 1 - 2
SHADD16, SHSUB16, SHADD8, SHSUB8 1 - 2
UQADD16, UQSUB16, UQADD8, UQSUB8 1 - 2
UHADD16, UHSUB16, UHADD8, UHSUB8 1 - 2
SSAT16, USAT16 1 - 2
SADDSUBX, SSUBADDX 1
<Rm>
1
UADDSUBX, USUBADDX 1
<Rm>
1
SADD8TO16, SADD8TO32, SADD16TO32 1
<Rm>
1
SUNPK8TO16, SUNPK8TO32, SUNPK16TO32 1
<Rm>
1
UUNPK8TO16, UUNPK8TO32, UUNPK16TO32 1
<Rm>
1
UADD8TO16, UADD8TO32, UADD16TO32 1
<Rm>
1
REV, REV16, REVSH 1
<Rm>
1
PKHBT, PKHTB 1
<Rm>
1
SSAT, USAT 1
<Rm>
2
QADDSUBX, QSUBADDX 1
<Rm>
2
SHADDSUBX, SHSUBADDX 1
<Rm>
2
UQADDSUBX, UQSUBADDX 1
<Rm>
2
UHADDSUBX, UHSUBADDX 1
<Rm>
2