Operands and parameters
RegDst- Reg5 destination or discard
SrcL- left Reg5 source
SrcR- right Reg5 source
SrcRType- right-source transformation selector
shamt- post-transformation logical-left-shift amount
SUB applies the selected right-source transformation before its encoded logical left shift, performs fixed-width subtraction, and publishes the PTO_XLEN result.
PTO-SCALAR-SUBsub SrcL, SrcR<{.sw,.uw,.neg}><<<shamt>, ->{t, u, Rd}| Field | Bits | Signedness | Architectural role | Encoded zero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
RegDst | 5 | encoding-defined | Reg5 destination or discard | Encoded zero discards the result. |
SrcL | 5 | encoding-defined | left Reg5 source | Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR. |
SrcR | 5 | encoding-defined | right Reg5 source | Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR. |
SrcRType | 2 | encoding-defined | right-source transformation selector | Encoded zero selects .sw and sign-extends SrcR[31:0]. |
shamt | 5 | encoding-defined | post-transformation logical-left-shift amount | Encoded zero performs no shift. |
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| Decoded item | Bit range | Value |
|---|---|---|
| shamt | 31:27 | variable |
| SrcRType | 26:25 | variable |
| SrcR | 24:20 | variable |
| SrcL | 19:15 | variable |
| Constant | 14:12 | 3'b001 |
| RegDst | 11:7 | variable |
| Constant | 6:0 | 7'b0000101 |
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}sub SrcL, SrcR<{.sw,.uw,.neg}><<<shamt>, ->{t, u, Rd}
RegDstSrcLSrcRSrcRTypeshamtThis Operation comes directly from the instruction owner; the page does not rewrite its behavior.
readonly func InstructionContractOperation_SUB() => ScalarOperationbegin return ScalarOperation_SUB;end;readonly func InstructionContractHandler_SUB() => ScalarSemanticHandlerbegin return ScalarHandler_ScalarBinary;end;
pure func InstructionContractRightModifier_SUB(encoded: bits(2)) => ScalarRightModifierbegin case encoded of when '00' => return ScalarRight_SignedWord; when '01' => return ScalarRight_UnsignedWord; when '10' => return ScalarRight_NegateOrNot; when '11' => return ScalarRight_None; end;end;
pure func InstructionContractPreparedRight_SUB( right: Word, encoded_modifier: bits(2), shift_amount: integer {0..31}) => Wordbegin let modifier = InstructionContractRightModifier_SUB(encoded_modifier); let transformed = ApplyScalarRightModifier(right, modifier, FALSE); let shifted = LSL(transformed, shift_amount); return shifted;end;
pure func InstructionContractResult_SUB( left: Word, right: Word, encoded_modifier: bits(2), shift_amount: integer {0..31}) => Wordbegin let prepared_right = InstructionContractPreparedRight_SUB( right, encoded_modifier, shift_amount); return ScalarBinary(ScalarBinary_SUB, left, prepared_right);end;
pure func InstructionContractIsLogicalFamily_SUB() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;
pure func InstructionContractIsWordOperation_SUB() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;// PTO-INSTRUCTION: {"assembly":["sub SrcL, SrcR<{.sw,.uw,.neg}><<<shamt>, ->{t, u, Rd}"],"block":[],"catalog_indices":[436],"catalog_records":[{"asm":"sub SrcL, SrcR<{.sw,.uw,.neg}><<<shamt>, ->{t, u, Rd}","constraints":[],"encoding":[{"index":0,"mask":"0x0000707f","match":"0x00001005","width_bits":32}],"encoding_kind":"L32","fields":[{"name":"RegDst","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":7,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5},{"name":"SrcL","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":15,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5},{"name":"SrcR","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":20,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5},{"name":"SrcRType","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":25,"value_lsb":0,"width":2}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":2},{"name":"shamt","pieces":[{"instruction_lsb":27,"value_lsb":0,"width":5}],"signedness":"encoding-defined","width":5}],"form_id":"sub_32_af383d4a2b42","length_bits":32,"mnemonic":"SUB","semantic_family":"ALU","semantic_group":"ALU","semantic_handler":"ScalarBinary","semantic_summary":"SUB applies the selected right-source transformation before its encoded logical left shift, performs fixed-width subtraction, and publishes the PTO_XLEN result.","status":"accepted"}],"classification":["alu"],"contract":{"block_composition":["none"],"canonical_assembly":["sub SrcL, SrcR<{.sw,.uw,.neg}><<<shamt>, ->{t, u, Rd}"],"defaults":["SrcL, SrcR, SrcRType, shamt, and RegDst are required encoded fields; no field can be omitted.","SrcRType=00 selects .sw, SrcRType=01 selects .uw, SrcRType=10 selects .neg, and SrcRType=11 selects no modifier. An omitted assembly suffix encodes SrcRType=11.","Encoded shamt zero performs no shift; every value from 0 through 31 is assigned."],"encoding_class":"standalone-encoded","examples":["sub a0, a1, ->a2","sub t#1, u#1.neg<<1, ->u","sub zero, a0.sw, ->zero"],"exceptions":["SUB raises no arithmetic exception; transformation, shifting, and the final operation use PTO_XLEN bits modulo 2^PTO_XLEN.","A fixed-bit mismatch or unavailable selected T/U source raises Fault_IllegalInstruction before the destination effect and before TPC advances."],"field_contracts":{},"field_zero_meanings":{"RegDst":"Encoded zero discards the result.","SrcL":"Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR.","SrcR":"Encoded zero reads the architectural zero GPR.","SrcRType":"Encoded zero selects .sw and sign-extends SrcR[31:0].","shamt":"Encoded zero performs no shift."},"legality":["SrcL and SrcR codes 0..23 select absolute GPRs, 24..27 select T#1..T#4, and 28..31 select U#1..U#4 without consumption.","RegDst codes 0 and 24..29 discard, code 30 pushes U, code 31 pushes T, and codes 1..23 write GPRs.","All four SrcRType encodings are assigned. The logical family uses .not while the arithmetic family uses .neg; SUB uses .neg.","Every five-bit shamt value from 0 through 31 is legal."],"memory_effects":["none"],"operands":[{"field":"RegDst","role":"Reg5 destination or discard"},{"field":"SrcL","role":"left Reg5 source"},{"field":"SrcR","role":"right Reg5 source"},{"field":"SrcRType","role":"right-source transformation selector"},{"field":"shamt","role":"post-transformation logical-left-shift amount"}],"ordering":["Snapshot both sources before the destination effect so duplicate sources, destination aliases, and queue publication use pre-instruction values.","Publish the result, then advance TPC by four bytes."],"standalone_opcode":true,"state_effects":["Transform SrcR, perform the logical left shift, and subtract the shifted value from SrcL modulo 2^PTO_XLEN.","Apply the selected SrcRType transformation before the logical left shift. The transformation and shift affect SrcR only; SrcL is unchanged before the final operation.","Destination codes 0 and 24..29 discard, code 30 pushes U, code 31 pushes T, and codes 1..23 write GPRs; source queues are non-consuming.","No memory, reservation, descriptor, numeric-flag, trap, block, privilege, or control-flow state changes except the successful TPC advance."]},"depends_on":["PTO-BLOCK-MODEL-SCHEMA-PROFILE-ENCODING"],"id":"PTO-SCALAR-SUB","mnemonic":"SUB","summary":"SUB applies the selected right-source transformation before its encoded logical left shift, performs fixed-width subtraction, and publishes the PTO_XLEN result.","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-SUB-ADR-CONTRACT-001// ndf: kind=contract level=L1 layer=scalar status=accepted// Decisions: ADR-0026.// SUB MUST snapshot its scalar sources, apply its mnemonic-owned// width, immediate, modifier, and wrapping rule, then publish through the// assigned destination or commit effect in alias-safe order.// NDF-END: PTO-SUB-ADR-CONTRACT-001// DOC-BEGIN: decodereadonly func InstructionContractOperation_SUB() => ScalarOperationbegin return ScalarOperation_SUB;end;// DOC-END: decode// DOC-BEGIN: operationreadonly func InstructionContractHandler_SUB() => ScalarSemanticHandlerbegin return ScalarHandler_ScalarBinary;end;
pure func InstructionContractRightModifier_SUB(encoded: bits(2)) => ScalarRightModifierbegin case encoded of when '00' => return ScalarRight_SignedWord; when '01' => return ScalarRight_UnsignedWord; when '10' => return ScalarRight_NegateOrNot; when '11' => return ScalarRight_None; end;end;
pure func InstructionContractPreparedRight_SUB( right: Word, encoded_modifier: bits(2), shift_amount: integer {0..31}) => Wordbegin let modifier = InstructionContractRightModifier_SUB(encoded_modifier); let transformed = ApplyScalarRightModifier(right, modifier, FALSE); let shifted = LSL(transformed, shift_amount); return shifted;end;
pure func InstructionContractResult_SUB( left: Word, right: Word, encoded_modifier: bits(2), shift_amount: integer {0..31}) => Wordbegin let prepared_right = InstructionContractPreparedRight_SUB( right, encoded_modifier, shift_amount); return ScalarBinary(ScalarBinary_SUB, left, prepared_right);end;
pure func InstructionContractIsLogicalFamily_SUB() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;
pure func InstructionContractIsWordOperation_SUB() => booleanbegin return FALSE;end;// DOC-END: operation
SUB is a 32-bit scalar ALU instruction. It performs subtraction under the complete XLEN value result rules; its current instruction contract defines the result publication path and any additional state effect.
Execution snapshots the encoded inputs, then performs subtraction under the complete XLEN value result rules, and only afterward performs the destination effects.
SrcRType first transforms the right source; shamt then logically shifts that transformed value left before the arithmetic or logical operation.RegDst field selects the Reg5 result target or discards the result.SrcL field selects the left operand through Reg5.SrcR field selects the right operand through Reg5.SrcRType field selects the transformation applied to the right source.shamt field encodes the logical-left shift applied after right-source transformation.These roles come from the current instruction contract. T/U sources are read and snapshotted without being removed from their queues; exact encoded-zero meanings appear in the generated defaults below.
Every scalar source is snapshotted before the destination effect. The completed value is then routed through RegDst using the current scalar destination map.
This ALU operation has no memory effect. After its successful architectural effects, TPC advances by 4 bytes.
The operation does not introduce a hidden scalar publication target or an implicit memory access. Architectural changes remain limited to the state effects enumerated by the current contract.
Fixed-width arithmetic follows the operation’s wraparound rule without an arithmetic exception. A fixed-bit mismatch or unavailable selected T/U source raises Fault_IllegalInstruction before publication and before TPC advances.
The generated legality table is authoritative for assigned field values, reserved encodings, and destination discard codes. Decode and source availability are checked before architectural effects.
This example illustrates the current ASL owner and does not replace the normative operation.
For a small SUB example, SrcL=7, SrcR=3, SrcRType=11, and shamt=0 produce 4.
Bodies come from owning ASL. Dragging or buttons change only this page-session view order.
Decisions: ADR-0026. SUB MUST snapshot its scalar sources, apply its mnemonic-owned width, immediate, modifier, and wrapping rule, then publish through the assigned destination or commit effect in alias-safe order.
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