Operands and parameters
simm17- 17-bit signed bundle target displacement
Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.
PTO-BLOCK-BSTART-STDBSTART.STD COND, <label>BSTART.STD FALLBSTART.STD RETBSTART.STD INDBSTART.STD DIRECT, <label>| Field | Bits | Signedness | Architectural role | Encoded zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
simm17 | 17 | signed | 17-bit signed bundle target displacement | Encoded zero supplies a zero displacement or zero immediate value. |
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| simm17 | 31:15 | variable |
| Constant | 14:0 | 15'b011000000000001 |
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"reg": [
{
"bits": 15,
"name": "15'b011000000000001"
},
{
"bits": 17,
"name": "simm17"
}
],
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}BSTART.STD COND, <label>
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| simm17 | 31:15 | variable |
| Constant | 14:0 | 15'b001000000000001 |
{
"reg": [
{
"bits": 15,
"name": "15'b001000000000001"
},
{
"bits": 17,
"name": "simm17"
}
],
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}BSTART.STD FALL
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Constant | 31:0 | 32'b00000000000000000111000000000001 |
{
"reg": [
{
"bits": 32,
"name": "32'b00000000000000000111000000000001"
}
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}BSTART.STD RET
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Constant | 31:0 | 32'b00000000000000000101000000000001 |
{
"reg": [
{
"bits": 32,
"name": "32'b00000000000000000101000000000001"
}
],
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}BSTART.STD IND
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| simm17 | 31:15 | variable |
| Constant | 14:0 | 15'b010000000000001 |
{
"reg": [
{
"bits": 15,
"name": "15'b010000000000001"
},
{
"bits": 17,
"name": "simm17"
}
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}BSTART.STD DIRECT, <label>
simm17Decode and Operation come directly from the instruction owner and remain separated by execution phase.
readonly func InstructionContractMatches_BSTART_STD(operation: CommandOperation) => booleanbegin return (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_1ef99c4cedcb) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_441ad677fffe) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_816dfa76cc4a) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_986b7ee2cf6a) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_c1de85e06878);end;readonly func InstructionContractHandler_BSTART_STD() => CommandSemanticHandlerbegin return CommandHandler_ExecuteBundleStart;end;
readonly func InstructionContractBundleKind_BSTART_STD() => BundleKindbegin return BundleKind_Standard;end;
pure func InstructionContractStartsBundle_BSTART_STD() => booleanbegin return TRUE;end;// PTO-INSTRUCTION: {"assembly":["BSTART.STD COND, <label>","BSTART.STD FALL","BSTART.STD RET","BSTART.STD IND","BSTART.STD DIRECT, <label>"],"block":[],"catalog_indices":[27,28,29,30,31],"catalog_records":[{"asm":"BSTART.STD COND, <label>","constraints":[],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0x00007fff","match":"0x00003001","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[{"name":"simm17","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":15,"value_lsb":0,"width":17}],"signedness":"signed","width":17}],"form_id":"bstart_std_32_1ef99c4cedcb","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","semantic_family":"CMD","semantic_group":"Bundle Split","semantic_handler":"ExecuteBundleStart","semantic_summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","status":"accepted"},{"asm":"BSTART.STD FALL","constraints":[{"field":"simm17","operator":"one-of","values":[0]}],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0x00007fff","match":"0x00001001","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[{"name":"simm17","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":15,"value_lsb":0,"width":17}],"signedness":"signed","width":17}],"form_id":"bstart_std_32_441ad677fffe","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","semantic_family":"CMD","semantic_group":"Bundle Split","semantic_handler":"ExecuteBundleStart","semantic_summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","status":"accepted"},{"asm":"BSTART.STD RET","constraints":[],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0xffffffff","match":"0x00007001","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[],"form_id":"bstart_std_32_816dfa76cc4a","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","semantic_family":"CMD","semantic_group":"Bundle Split","semantic_handler":"ExecuteBundleStart","semantic_summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","status":"accepted"},{"asm":"BSTART.STD IND","constraints":[],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0xffffffff","match":"0x00005001","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[],"form_id":"bstart_std_32_986b7ee2cf6a","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","semantic_family":"CMD","semantic_group":"Bundle Split","semantic_handler":"ExecuteBundleStart","semantic_summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","status":"accepted"},{"asm":"BSTART.STD DIRECT, <label>","constraints":[],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0x00007fff","match":"0x00002001","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[{"name":"simm17","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":15,"value_lsb":0,"width":17}],"signedness":"signed","width":17}],"form_id":"bstart_std_32_c1de85e06878","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","semantic_family":"CMD","semantic_group":"Bundle Split","semantic_handler":"ExecuteBundleStart","semantic_summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","status":"accepted"}],"classification":["execution"],"contract":{"block_composition":["BSTART.STD retires any active predecessor block, then opens one standard block whose header commands execute sequentially until BSTOP or the next BSTART selects the BARG continuation.","COND publishes a candidate BPCN but SETC may update TAKEN before commit; IND requires and snapshots a retiring Standard or Floating BARG.BPCN, while RET snapshots architectural ra before predecessor retirement."],"canonical_assembly":["BSTART.STD COND, <label>","BSTART.STD FALL","BSTART.STD RET","BSTART.STD IND","BSTART.STD DIRECT, <label>"],"defaults":["BSTART.STD FALL encodes simm17=0; nonzero values in that family are extension-reserved."],"encoding_class":"standalone-encoded","examples":["BSTART.STD FALL","BSTART.STD DIRECT, target","BSTART.STD COND, target","BSTART.STD IND","BSTART.STD RET"],"exceptions":["A nonzero FALL simm17, deleted bare CALL/ICALL encoding, reserved BrType, odd target, or unsupported form raises before predecessor retirement or new BARG effects.","IND without an active retiring Standard or Floating BARG raises Fault_BundleControl before effects.","If predecessor commit fails, the old block and continuation remain authoritative and no standard block is installed."],"field_contracts":{},"field_zero_meanings":{"simm17":"Encoded zero supplies a zero displacement or zero immediate value."},"legality":["Exactly FALL, DIRECT, COND, IND, and RET are accepted.","The FALL form accepts only simm17=0; every nonzero FALL payload is extension-reserved.","Bare CALL and ICALL forms are deleted."],"memory_effects":["none"],"operands":[{"field":"simm17","role":"17-bit signed bundle target displacement"}],"ordering":["All target, descriptor, and form checks precede predecessor retirement. New BARG state is installed only after successful retirement."],"standalone_opcode":true,"state_effects":["On success BPC records the BSTART address; BARG.BlockType becomes STD; BARG.TYPE records FALL, DIRECT, COND, IND, or RET; BARG.BPCN records the candidate target; and BARG.TAKEN is false only for COND until SETC resolves it.","Header execution continues at the sequential PC. BSTOP or the next BSTART commits the candidate continuation selected by BARG."]},"depends_on":["PTO-BLOCK-MODEL-SCHEMA-PROFILE-ENCODING"],"id":"PTO-BLOCK-BSTART-STD","mnemonic":"BSTART.STD","summary":"Closes the current bundle, initializes the next bundle descriptor, and selects its transfer and execution kind.","surface":"block"}// PTO-REVIEW: {"review_method":"formal-definition-read","outcome":"FORMAL-COMPLETE","reviewed_fields":["assembly","encoding","defaults","operation","state","memory","ordering","faults","reserved"]}// NDF-BEGIN: PTO-BSTART-STD-CONTROL-001// ndf: kind=contract level=L1 layer=block status=accepted// BSTART.STD MUST accept only FALL(0), DIRECT, COND, IND, and RET, MUST// initialize one STD BARG after successful predecessor retirement, and MUST// reject nonzero Fixup payloads and deleted bare call forms before effects.// NDF-END: PTO-BSTART-STD-CONTROL-001// DOC-BEGIN: decodereadonly func InstructionContractMatches_BSTART_STD(operation: CommandOperation) => booleanbegin return (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_1ef99c4cedcb) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_441ad677fffe) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_816dfa76cc4a) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_986b7ee2cf6a) || (operation == CommandOperation_bstart_std_32_c1de85e06878);end;// DOC-END: decode// DOC-BEGIN: operationreadonly func InstructionContractHandler_BSTART_STD() => CommandSemanticHandlerbegin return CommandHandler_ExecuteBundleStart;end;
readonly func InstructionContractBundleKind_BSTART_STD() => BundleKindbegin return BundleKind_Standard;end;
pure func InstructionContractStartsBundle_BSTART_STD() => booleanbegin return TRUE;end;// DOC-END: operation
BSTART.STD is a 32-bit block-start command for the STD form. It establishes the pending block identity and selectors; the completed block, not the start command alone, owns body execution and result commitment.
Header commands execute sequentially after the start, while BSTOP or the next BSTART is the boundary that validates and retires the completed block. The current owner gives this exact composition checklist:
BSTART.STD retires any active predecessor block, then opens one standard block whose header commands execute sequentially until BSTOP or the next BSTART selects the BARG continuation.
COND publishes a candidate BPCN but SETC may update TAKEN before commit; IND requires and snapshots a retiring Standard or Floating BARG.BPCN, while RET snapshots architectural ra before predecessor retirement.After any active predecessor is retired successfully, the command initializes the new pending BARG or operation descriptor and continues header execution at the sequential PC. No block destination or memory result becomes visible merely because the start decoded.
simm17 supplies the encoded offset or addend; its exact assigned domain remains in the generated contract below.The start transition is all-or-nothing with predecessor retirement for applicability and target checks. After the start succeeds, the later completion boundary validates the full composition before any body result can commit.
Reserved selectors, invalid targets, malformed completed composition, or failed predecessor retirement are rejected before new-block or body effects.
This worked example is illustrative; it illustrates the current owner without replacing it.
BSTART.STD COND, <label>Assume predecessor retirement and target checks succeed. BSTART.STD COND, <label> opens the pending BSTART.STD form; subsequent header/body commands remain provisional until BSTOP or the next BSTART validates the complete composition.
Bodies come from owning ASL. Dragging or buttons change only this page-session view order.
BSTART.STD MUST accept only FALL(0), DIRECT, COND, IND, and RET, MUST initialize one STD BARG after successful predecessor retirement, and MUST reject nonzero Fixup payloads and deleted bare call forms before effects.
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