Template modifiers for AArch64 state

In AArch64 state, register operands are printed as X registers for integer types and V registers for floating-point and vector types by default. You can use the template modifiers to override this behavior.

a

Operand constraint must be r. Prints the register name surrounded by square brackets. Suitable for use as a memory operand.

w

Operand constraint must be r. Prints the register using its 32-bit W name.

x

Operand constraint must be r. Prints the register using its 64-bit X name.

b

Operand constraint must be w or x. Prints the register using its 8-bit B name.

h

Operand constraint must be w or x. Prints the register using its 16-bit H name.

s

Operand constraint must be w or x. Prints the register using its 32-bit S name.

d

Operand constraint must be w or x. Prints the register using its 64-bit D name.

q

Operand constraint must be w or x. Prints the register using its 128-bit Q name.

Example

// In AArch64 state, the 's' template modifiers cause these operands to be
// printed as S registers, instead of the default of V registers.
float add(float a, float b) {
	float result;
	__asm("fadd %s0, %s1, %s2"
		: "=w" (result)
		: "w"  (a), "w"  (b));
	return result;
}