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Instruction summary

Table 4 gives an overview of the instructions available in the ARM, Thumb, and ThumbEE instruction sets. Use it to locate individual instructions and pseudo-instructions.

Note

Unless stated otherwise, ThumbEE instructions are identical to Thumb instructions.

Table 4. Location of instructions

Mnemonic	Brief description	See	Arch. ^[a]
`ADC`, `ADD`	Add with Carry, Add	ADD, SUB, RSB, ADC, SBC, and RSC	All
`ADR`	Load program or register-relative address (short range)	ADR (PC-relative)	All
`ADRL` pseudo-instruction	Load program or register-relative address (medium range)	ADRL pseudo-instruction	x6M
`AND`	Logical AND	AND, ORR, EOR, BIC, and ORN	All
`ASR`	Arithmetic Shift Right	ASR, LSL, LSR, ROR, and RRX	All
`B`	Branch	B, BL, BX, BLX, and BXJ	All
`BFC`, `BFI`	Bit Field Clear and Insert	BFC and BFI	T2
`BIC`	Bit Clear	AND, ORR, EOR, BIC, and ORN	All
`BKPT`	Breakpoint	BKPT	5
`BL`	Branch with Link	B, BL, BX, BLX, and BXJ	All
`BLX`	Branch with Link, change instruction set	B, BL, BX, BLX, and BXJ	T
`BX`	Branch, change instruction set	B, BL, BX, BLX, and BXJ	T
`BXJ`	Branch, change to Jazelle^®	B, BL, BX, BLX, and BXJ	J, x7M
`CBZ, CBNZ`	Compare and Branch if {Non}Zero	CBZ and CBNZ	T2
`CDP`	Coprocessor Data Processing operation	CDP and CDP2	x6M
`CDP2`	Coprocessor Data Processing operation	CDP and CDP2	5, x6M
`CHKA`	Check array	CHKA	EE
`CLREX`	Clear Exclusive	CLREX	K, x6M
`CLZ`	Count leading zeros	CLZ	5, x6M
`CMN`, `CMP`	Compare Negative, Compare	CMP and CMN	All
`CPS`	Change Processor State	CPS	6
`CPY` pseudo-instruction	Copy	CPY pseudo-instruction	6
`DBG`	Debug	DBG	7
`DMB`, `DSB`	Data Memory Barrier, Data Synchronization Barrier	DMB, DSB, and ISB	7, 6M
`ENTERX`, `LEAVEX`	Change state to or from ThumbEE	ENTERX and LEAVEX	EE
`EOR`	Exclusive OR	AND, ORR, EOR, BIC, and ORN	All
`ERET`	Exception Return	ERET	7VE
`HB`, `HBL`, `HBLP`, `HBP`	Handler Branch, branches to a specified handler	HB, HBL, HBLP, and HBP	EE
`ISB`	Instruction Synchronization Barrier	DMB, DSB, and ISB	7, 6M
`IT`	If-Then	IT	T2
`LDC`	Load Coprocessor	LDC, LDC2, STC, and STC2	x6M
`LDC2`	Load Coprocessor	LDC, LDC2, STC, and STC2	5, x6M
`LDM`	Load Multiple registers	LDM and STM	All
`LDR`	Load Register with word	Memory access instructions	All
`LDR` pseudo-instruction	Load Register pseudo-instruction	LDR pseudo-instruction	All
`LDRB`	Load Register with byte	Memory access instructions	All
`LDRBT`	Load Register with byte, user mode	Memory access instructions	x6M
`LDRD`	Load Registers with two words	Memory access instructions	5E, x6M
`LDREX`	Load Register Exclusive	LDREX and STREX	6, x6M
`LDREXB`, `LDREXH`	Load Register Exclusive Byte, Halfword	LDREX and STREX	K, x6M
`LDREXD`	Load Register Exclusive Doubleword	LDREX and STREX	K, x7M
`LDRH`	Load Register with halfword	Memory access instructions	All
`LDRHT`	Load Register with halfword, user mode	Memory access instructions	T2
`LDRSB`	Load Register with signed byte	Memory access instructions	All
`LDRSBT`	Load Register with signed byte, user mode	Memory access instructions	T2
`LDRSH`	Load Register with signed halfword	Memory access instructions	All
`LDRSHT`	Load Register with signed halfword, user mode	Memory access instructions	T2
`LDRT`	Load Register with word, user mode	Memory access instructions	x6M
`LSL`, `LSR`	Logical Shift Left, Logical Shift Right	ASR, LSL, LSR, ROR, and RRX	All
`MAR`	Move from Registers to 40-bit Accumulator	MAR and MRA	XScale
`MCR`	Move from Register to Coprocessor	MCR, MCR2, MCRR, and MCRR2	x6M
`MCR2`	Move from Register to Coprocessor	MCR, MCR2, MCRR, and MCRR2	5, x6M
`MCRR`	Move from Registers to Coprocessor	MCR, MCR2, MCRR, and MCRR2	5E, x6M
`MCRR2`	Move from Registers to Coprocessor	MCR, MCR2, MCRR, and MCRR2	6, x6M
`MIA`, `MIAPH`, `MIAxy`	Multiply with Internal 40-bit Accumulate	MIA, MIAPH, and MIAxy	XScale
`MLA`	Multiply Accumulate	MUL, MLA, and MLS	x6M
`MLS`	Multiply and Subtract	MUL, MLA, and MLS	T2
`MOV`	Move	MOV and MVN	All
`MOVT`	Move Top	MOVT	T2
`MOV32` pseudo-instruction	Move 32-bit immediate to register	MOV32 pseudo--instruction	T2
`MRA`	Move from 40-bit Accumulator to Registers	MAR and MRA	XScale
`MRC`	Move from Coprocessor to Register	MRC, MRC2, MRRC and MRRC2	x6M
`MRC2`	Move from Coprocessor to Register	MRC, MRC2, MRRC and MRRC2	5, x6M
`MRRC`	Move from Coprocessor to Registers	MRC, MRC2, MRRC and MRRC2	5E, x6M
`MRRC2`	Move from Coprocessor to Registers	MRC, MRC2, MRRC and MRRC2	6, x6M
`MRS`	Move from PSR to register	MRS (PSR to general-purpose register)	All
`MRS`	Move from system Coprocessor to Register	MRS (system coprocessor register to ARM register)	7A, 7R
`MSR`	Move from register to PSR	MSR (general-purpose register to PSR)	All
`MSR`	Move from Register to system Coprocessor	MSR (ARM register to system coprocessor register)	7A, 7R
`MUL`	Multiply	MUL, MLA, and MLS	All
`MVN`	Move Not	MOV and MVN	All
`NEG` pseudo-instruction	Negate	NEG pseudo-instruction	T
`NOP`	No Operation	NOP	All
`ORN`	Logical OR NOT	AND, ORR, EOR, BIC, and ORN	T2
`ORR`	Logical OR	AND, ORR, EOR, BIC, and ORN	All
`PKHBT`, `PKHTB`	Pack Halfwords	PKHBT and PKHTB	6, 7EM
`PLD`	Preload Data	PLD, PLDW, and PLI	5E, x6M
`PLDW`	Preload Data with intent to Write	PLD, PLDW, and PLI	7MP
`PLI`	Preload Instruction	PLD, PLDW, and PLI	7
`PUSH`, `POP`	PUSH registers to stack, POP registers from stack	PUSH and POP	All
`QADD`, `QDADD`, `QDSUB`, `QSUB`	Saturating Arithmetic	QADD, QSUB, QDADD, and QDSUB	5E, 7EM
`QADD8`, `QADD16`, `QASX`, `QSUB8`, `QSUB16`, `QSAX`	Parallel signed Saturating Arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`RBIT`	Reverse Bits	REV, REV16, REVSH, and RBIT	T2
`REV`, `REV16`, `REVSH`	Reverse byte order	REV, REV16, REVSH, and RBIT	6
`RFE`	Return From Exception	RFE	T2, x7M
`ROR`	Rotate Right Register	ASR, LSL, LSR, ROR, and RRX	All
`RRX`	Rotate Right with Extend	ASR, LSL, LSR, ROR, and RRX	x6M
`RSB`	Reverse Subtract	ADD, SUB, RSB, ADC, SBC, and RSC	All
`RSC`	Reverse Subtract with Carry	ADD, SUB, RSB, ADC, SBC, and RSC	x7M
`SADD8`, `SADD16`, `SASX`	Parallel signed arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`SBC`	Subtract with Carry	ADD, SUB, RSB, ADC, SBC, and RSC	All
`SBFX`, `UBFX`	Signed, Unsigned Bit Field eXtract	SBFX and UBFX	T2
`SDIV`	Signed divide	SDIV and UDIV	7M, 7R
`SEL`	Select bytes according to APSR GE flags	SEL	6, 7EM
`SETEND`	Set Endianness for memory accesses	SETEND	6, x7M
`SEV`	Set Event	SEV, WFE, WFI, and YIELD	K, 6M
`SHADD8`, `SHADD16`, `SHASX`, `SHSUB8`, `SHSUB16`, `SHSAX`	Parallel signed Halving arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`SMC`	Secure Monitor Call	SMC	Z
`SMLAxy`	Signed Multiply with Accumulate (32 <= 16 x 16 + 32)	SMULxy and SMLAxy	5E, 7EM
`SMLAD`	Dual Signed Multiply Accumulate	SMLAD and SMLSD	6, 7EM
	(32 <= 32 + 16 x 16 + 16 x 16)
`SMLAL`	Signed Multiply Accumulate (64 <= 64 + 32 x 32)	UMULL, UMLAL, SMULL, and SMLAL	x6M
`SMLALxy`	Signed Multiply Accumulate (64 <= 64 + 16 x 16)	SMLALxy	5E, 7EM
`SMLALD`	Dual Signed Multiply Accumulate Long	SMLALD and SMLSLD	6, 7EM
	(64 <= 64 + 16 x 16 + 16 x 16)
`SMLAWy`	Signed Multiply with Accumulate (32 <= 32 x 16 + 32)	SMULWy and SMLAWy	5E, 7EM
`SMLSD`	Dual Signed Multiply Subtract Accumulate	SMLAD and SMLSD	6, 7EM
	(32 <= 32 + 16 x 16 - 16 x 16)
`SMLSLD`	Dual Signed Multiply Subtract Accumulate Long	SMLALD and SMLSLD	6, 7EM
	(64 <= 64 + 16 x 16 - 16 x 16)
`SMMLA`	Signed top word Multiply with Accumulate (32 <= TopWord(32 x 32 + 32))	SMMUL, SMMLA, and SMMLS	6, 7EM
`SMMLS`	Signed top word Multiply with Subtract (32 <= TopWord(32 - 32 x 32))	SMMUL, SMMLA, and SMMLS	6, 7EM
`SMMUL`	Signed top word Multiply (32 <= TopWord(32 x 32))	SMMUL, SMMLA, and SMMLS	6, 7EM
`SMUAD`, `SMUSD`	Dual Signed Multiply, and Add or Subtract products	SMUAD{X} and SMUSD{X}	6, 7EM
`SMULxy`	Signed Multiply (32 <= 16 x 16)	SMULxy and SMLAxy	5E, 7EM
`SMULL`	Signed Multiply (64 <= 32 x 32)	UMULL, UMLAL, SMULL, and SMLAL	x6M
`SMULWy`	Signed Multiply (32 <= 32 x 16)	SMULWy and SMLAWy	5E, 7EM
`SRS`	Store Return State	SRS	T2, x7M
`SSAT`	Signed Saturate	SSAT and USAT	6, x6M
`SSAT16`	Signed Saturate, parallel halfwords	SSAT16 and USAT16	6, 7EM
`SSUB8`, `SSUB16`, `SSAX`	Parallel signed arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`STC`	Store Coprocessor	LDC, LDC2, STC, and STC2	x6M
`STC2`	Store Coprocessor	LDC, LDC2, STC, and STC2	5, x6M
`STM`	Store Multiple registers	LDM and STM	All
`STR`	Store Register with word	Memory access instructions	All
`STRB`	Store Register with byte	Memory access instructions	All
`STRBT`	Store Register with byte, user mode	Memory access instructions	x6M
`STRD`	Store Registers with two words	Memory access instructions	5E, x6M
`STREX`	Store Register Exclusive	LDREX and STREX	6, x6M
`STREXB`, `STREXH`	Store Register Exclusive Byte, Halfword	LDREX and STREX	K, x6M
`STREXD`	Store Register Exclusive Doubleword	LDREX and STREX	K, x7M
`STRH`	Store Register with halfword	Memory access instructions	All
`STRHT`	Store Register with halfword, user mode	Memory access instructions	T2
`STRT`	Store Register with word, user mode	Memory access instructions	x6M
`SUB`	Subtract	ADD, SUB, RSB, ADC, SBC, and RSC	All
`SUBS pc, lr`	Exception return, no stack	SUBS pc, lr	T2, x7M
`SVC` (formerly `SWI`)	SuperVisor Call	SVC	All
`SWP`, `SWPB`	Swap registers and memory (ARM only)	SWP and SWPB	All, x7M
`SXTAB, SXTAB16, SXTAH`	Signed extend, with Addition	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6, 7EM
`SXTB, SXTH`	Signed extend	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6
`SXTB16`	Signed extend	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6, 7EM
`SYS`	Execute system coprocessor instruction	SYS	7A, 7R
`TBB`, `TBH`	Table Branch Byte, Halfword	TBB and TBH	T2
`TEQ`	Test Equivalence	TST and TEQ	x6M
`TST`	Test	TST and TEQ	All
`UADD8`, `UADD16`, `UASX`	Parallel Unsigned Arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`UDIV`	Unsigned divide	SDIV and UDIV	7M, 7R
`UHADD8`, `UHADD16`, `UHASX`, `UHSUB8`, `UHSUB16`, `UHSAX`	Parallel Unsigned Halving Arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`UMAAL`	Unsigned Multiply Accumulate Accumulate Long	UMAAL	6, 7EM
	(64 <= 32 + 32 + 32 x 32)
`UMLAL`, `UMULL`	Unsigned Multiply Accumulate, Unsigned Multiply	UMULL, UMLAL, SMULL, and SMLAL	x6M
	(64 <= 32 x 32 + 64), (64 <= 32 x 32)
`UQADD8`, `UQADD16`, `UQASX`, `UQSUB8`, `UQSUB16`, `UQSAX`	Parallel Unsigned Saturating Arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`USAD8`	Unsigned Sum of Absolute Differences	USAD8 and USADA8	6, 7EM
`USADA8`	Accumulate Unsigned Sum of Absolute Differences	USAD8 and USADA8	6, 7EM
`USAT`	Unsigned Saturate	SSAT and USAT	6, x6M
`USAT16`	Unsigned Saturate, parallel halfwords	SSAT16 and USAT16	6, 7EM
`USUB8`, `USUB16`, `USAX`	Parallel unsigned arithmetic	Parallel add and subtract	6, 7EM
`UXTAB, UXTAB16, UXTAH`	Unsigned extend with Addition	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6, 7EM
`UXTB, UXTH`	Unsigned extend	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6
`UXTB16`	Unsigned extend	SXT, SXTA, UXT, and UXTA	6, 7EM
`V*`	See VFP Programming
`WFE`, `WFI`, `YIELD`	Wait For Event, Wait For Interrupt, Yield	SEV, WFE, WFI, and YIELD	T2, 6M
^[a]Entries in the Architecture column indicate that the instructions are available as follows: All All versions of the ARM architecture. 5 The ARMv5T, ARMv6, and ARMv7 architectures. 5E The ARMv5TE, ARMv6, and ARMv7 architectures. 6 The ARMv6 and ARMv7 architectures. 6M The ARMv6-M and ARMv7 architectures. x6M These instructions are not available in the ARMv6-M architecture. 7 The ARMv7 architectures. 7M The ARMv7-M architecture, including ARMv7E-M implementations. x7M These instructions are not available in the ARMv6-M or ARMv7-M architecture, or any ARMv7E-M implementation. 7EM ARMv7E-M implementations but not in the ARMv7-M or ARMv6-M architecture. 7R The ARMv7-R architecture. 7MP The ARMv7 architectures that implement the Multiprocessing Extensions. 7VE The ARMv7 architectures that implement the Virtualization Extensions. EE ThumbEE variants of the ARM architecture. J The ARMv5TEJ, ARMv6, and ARMv7 architectures. K The ARMv6K, and ARMv7 architectures. T The ARMv4T, ARMv5T, ARMv6*, and ARMv7 architectures. T2 The ARMv6T2 and above architectures. XScale XScale versions of the ARM architecture. Z If Security Extensions are implemented.

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