Operands and parameters
SrcL- Reg5 address-base source
model- cache-level hint selector
simm17- signed address displacement
HL.PRFI.U snapshots its scalar sources, forms its encoded address, and issues a non-binding 1-byte-granularity prefetch hint with no destination effect.
PTO-SCALAR-HL-PRFI-Uhl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm]| Field | Bits | Signedness | Architectural role | Encoded zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
SrcL | 5 | encoding-defined | Reg5 address-base source | Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR. |
model | 5 | encoding-defined | cache-level hint selector | Encoded zero selects the non-binding L1 cache hint. |
simm17 | 17 | signed | signed address displacement | Encoded zero supplies a zero displacement; it does not denote omission. |
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| simm17 | 47:36 | variable |
| SrcL | 35:31 | variable |
| Constant | 30:16 | 15'b111000000101001 |
| model | 15:11 | variable |
| simm17 | 10:6 | variable |
| Constant | 5:0 | 6'b001110 |
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SrcLmodelsimm17This Operation comes directly from the instruction owner; the page does not rewrite its behavior.
readonly func InstructionContractOperation_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarOperationbegin return ScalarOperation_HL_PRFI_U;end;readonly func InstructionContractHandler_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarSemanticHandlerbegin return ScalarHandler_ScalarPrefetch;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUAction_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarAGUActionbegin return ScalarAGU_Prefetch;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUAddressKind_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarAGUAddressKindbegin return ScalarAGU_Immediate;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUSizeBytes_HL_PRFI_U() => integer {1,2,4,8}begin return 1;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUOffsetScale_HL_PRFI_U() => integer {0..3}begin return 0;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUUpdateMode_HL_PRFI_U() => AddressUpdateModebegin return AddressUpdate_None;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUSignedLoad_HL_PRFI_U() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUPrefetchReturnsAddress_HL_PRFI_U() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;// PTO-INSTRUCTION: {"assembly":["hl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm]"],"block":[],"catalog_indices":[230],"catalog_records":[{"agu":{"action":"Prefetch","address_kind":"Immediate","offset_scale":0,"prefetch_returns_address":false,"signed_load":false,"size_bytes":1,"update_mode":"None"},"asm":"hl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm]","constraints":[{"field":"model","operator":"one-of","values":[0,1,2]}],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0x00007fff003f","match":"0x00007029000e","width_bits":48}],"encoding_kind":"HL48","fields":[{"name":"SrcL","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":31,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5},{"name":"model","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":11,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5},{"name":"simm17","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":36,"value_lsb":0,"width":12},{"instruction_lsb":6,"value_lsb":12,"width":5}],"signedness":"signed","width":17}],"form_id":"hl_prfi_u_48_be73891e376e","length_bits":48,"mnemonic":"HL.PRFI.U","semantic_family":"AGU","semantic_group":"LDA","semantic_handler":"ScalarPrefetch","semantic_summary":"HL.PRFI.U snapshots its scalar sources, forms its encoded address, and issues a non-binding 1-byte-granularity prefetch hint with no destination effect.","status":"accepted"}],"classification":["agu"],"contract":{"block_composition":["none"],"canonical_assembly":["hl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm]"],"defaults":["Every displayed operand field is encoded explicitly; encoded zero is a value and never denotes omission.","model=0 selects L1, model=1 selects L2, and model=2 selects L3; the cache target is a non-binding performance hint."],"encoding_class":"standalone-encoded","examples":["hl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm]"],"exceptions":["A fixed-bit mismatch, reserved field value, or unavailable selected T/U source raises Fault_IllegalInstruction before instruction effects.","A legal prefetch model cannot raise a data-access fault. A reserved model rejects before source reads and before optional address publication."],"field_contracts":{},"field_zero_meanings":{"SrcL":"Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR.","model":"Encoded zero selects the non-binding L1 cache hint.","simm17":"Encoded zero supplies a zero displacement; it does not denote omission."},"legality":["Every encoded Reg5 source uses the complete domain: codes 0..23 select absolute GPRs, codes 24..27 select T#1..T#4, and codes 28..31 select U#1..U#4 without consumption.","simm17 assigns every signed 17-bit value -65536..65535; the encoded byte displacement is that value multiplied by 1.","model codes 0, 1, and 2 are assigned; codes 3..31 are reserved and raise Fault_IllegalInstruction before any scalar source read or architectural effect."],"memory_effects":["The 1-byte-granularity hint performs no architectural translation, permission or alignment check, memory access, memory event, reservation update, ordering edge, or cache-placement guarantee."],"operands":[{"field":"SrcL","role":"Reg5 address-base source"},{"field":"model","role":"cache-level hint selector"},{"field":"simm17","role":"signed address displacement"}],"ordering":["Snapshot all explicit and implicit scalar sources before destination or memory effects; duplicate and source/destination aliases observe pre-instruction values.","For a legal model, form the hint, publish the optional address result, and then advance TPC by 6 bytes."],"standalone_opcode":true,"state_effects":["Sign-extend simm17, multiply it by 1, and add it modulo 2^PTO_XLEN to the SrcL base.","Discard the formed address after issuing the non-binding hint; no encoded field publishes a result.","Successful execution advances TPC by 6 bytes; a rejected or faulting attempt does not retire."]},"depends_on":["PTO-BLOCK-MODEL-SCHEMA-PROFILE-ENCODING"],"id":"PTO-SCALAR-HL-PRFI-U","mnemonic":"HL.PRFI.U","summary":"HL.PRFI.U snapshots its scalar sources, forms its encoded address, and issues a non-binding 1-byte-granularity prefetch hint with no destination effect.","surface":"scalar"}// PTO-REVIEW: {"review_method":"formal-definition-read","outcome":"FORMAL-COMPLETE","reviewed_fields":["assembly","encoding","defaults","operation","state","memory","ordering","faults","reserved"]}// NDF-BEGIN: PTO-HL-PRFI-U-CACHE-MODEL-001// ndf: kind=contract level=L1 layer=scalar status=accepted// HL.PRFI.U MUST assign model 0 to L1, 1 to L2, and 2 to L3.// Model values 3 through 31 MUST reject before scalar source reads or effects.// Legal hints MUST form the encoded address without translation, memory event,// ordering edge, data-access fault, or architecturally guaranteed placement.// The effective address MUST be discarded with no destination effect.// NDF-END: PTO-HL-PRFI-U-CACHE-MODEL-001// DOC-BEGIN: decodereadonly func InstructionContractOperation_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarOperationbegin return ScalarOperation_HL_PRFI_U;end;// DOC-END: decode// DOC-BEGIN: operationreadonly func InstructionContractHandler_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarSemanticHandlerbegin return ScalarHandler_ScalarPrefetch;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUAction_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarAGUActionbegin return ScalarAGU_Prefetch;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUAddressKind_HL_PRFI_U() => ScalarAGUAddressKindbegin return ScalarAGU_Immediate;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUSizeBytes_HL_PRFI_U() => integer {1,2,4,8}begin return 1;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUOffsetScale_HL_PRFI_U() => integer {0..3}begin return 0;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUUpdateMode_HL_PRFI_U() => AddressUpdateModebegin return AddressUpdate_None;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUSignedLoad_HL_PRFI_U() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;
pure func InstructionContractAGUPrefetchReturnsAddress_HL_PRFI_U() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;// DOC-END: operation
HL.PRFI.U is a standalone 48-bit scalar AGU instruction that forms a non-binding prefetch hint without performing an architectural memory access using Immediate addressing.
The address path sign-extends simm17, scales it by 1, and adds the displacement to the snapshotted SrcL value modulo 2^PTO_XLEN.
A legal model selects the hint level. The hint performs no translation, permission check, alignment check, memory access, memory event, reservation update, ordering edge, or cache-placement guarantee.
The formed address is discarded after the hint; no result field publishes it.
SrcL is a 5-bit field selecting the address base.model is a 5-bit field selecting the prefetch hint level.simm17 is a 17-bit field selecting the signed displacement before the 1 scale factor.All explicit and implicit scalar sources are snapshotted before any memory or destination effect, so aliases use pre-instruction values.
A legal hint records no architectural memory event and does not change reservation state.
After all result or writeback publication, HL.PRFI.U advances TPC by 6 bytes; a rejected or faulting attempt does not retire.
model values 0, 1, and 2 are assigned; values 3..31 are reserved and cause Fault_IllegalInstruction before source reads or address publication.
A legal prefetch hint cannot raise a data-access fault because it performs no architectural access. Fixed-bit mismatches or unavailable selected T/U sources are rejected before effects.
This walkthrough explains how to use the page and does not add instruction behavior.
hl.prfi.u{.l1,.l2,.l3} [SrcL, simm] and identify the encoded address fields.Bodies come from owning ASL. Dragging or buttons change only this page-session view order.
HL.PRFI.U MUST assign model 0 to L1, 1 to L2, and 2 to L3. Model values 3 through 31 MUST reject before scalar source reads or effects. Legal hints MUST form the encoded address without translation, memory event, ordering edge, data-access fault, or architecturally guaranteed placement. The effective address MUST be discarded with no destination effect.
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