FCMOVcc

Floating

Opcode1

Instruction64-Bit ModeCompat/ 1 Leg ModeDescription
DA C0+iFCMOVB ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if below (CF=1).
DA C8+iFCMOVE ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if equal (ZF=1).
DA D0+iFCMOVBE ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if below or equal (CF=1 or ZF=1).
DA D8+iFCMOVU ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if unordered (PF=1).
DB C0+iFCMOVNB ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if not below (CF=0).
DB C8+iFCMOVNE ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if not equal (ZF=0).
DB D0+iFCMOVNBE ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if not below or equal (CF=0 and ZF=0).
DB D8+iFCMOVNU ST(0), ST(i)ValidValidMove if not unordered (PF=0).
  1. See IA-32 Architecture Compatibility section below.

Description

Tests the status flags in the EFLAGS register and moves the source operand (second operand) to the destination operand (first operand) if the given test condition is true. The condition for each mnemonic os given in the Description column above and in Chapter 8 in the Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual, Volume 1. The source operand is always in the ST(i) register and the destination operand is always ST(0).

The FCMOVcc instructions are useful for optimizing small IF constructions. They also help eliminate branching overhead for IF operations and the possibility of branch mispredictions by the processor.

A processor may not support the FCMOVcc instructions. Software can check if the FCMOVcc instructions are supported by checking the processor’s feature information with the CPUID instruction (see “COMISS—Compare Scalar Ordered Single Precision Floating-Point Values and Set EFLAGS” in this chapter). If both the CMOV and FPU feature bits are set, the FCMOVcc instructions are supported.

This instruction’s operation is the same in non-64-bit modes and 64-bit mode.

IA-32 Architecture Compatibility

The FCMOVcc instructions were introduced to the IA-32 Architecture in the P6 family processors and are not available in earlier IA-32 processors.

Operation

IF condition TRUE
    THEN ST(0) := ST(i);
FI;

FPU Flags Affected

C1Set to 0 if stack underflow occurred.
C0, C2, C3Undefined.

Floating-Point Exceptions

#​ISStack underflow occurred.

Integer Flags Affected

None.

Protected Mode Exceptions

#​NMCR0.EM[bit 2] or CR0.TS[bit 3] = 1.
#​​​UDIf the LOCK prefix is used.

Real-Address Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

Compatibility Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

64-Bit Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

This UNOFFICIAL, mechanically-separated, non-verified reference is provided for convenience, but it may be incomplete or broken in various obvious or non-obvious ways. Refer to Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual for anything serious.