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authorH.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>2020-02-14 04:57:01 -0800
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x86: Document movsx/movsxd/movzx for AT&T syntax
Document different mnemonics of movsx, movsxd and movzx in AT&T syntax. PR gas/25438 * doc/c-i386.texi: Document movsx, movsxd and movzx for AT&T syntax.
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@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+2020-02-14 H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
+
+ PR gas/25438
+ * doc/c-i386.texi: Document movsx, movsxd and movzx for AT&T
+ syntax.
+
2020-02-13 Fangrui Song <maskray@google.com>
H.J. Lu <hongjiu.lu@intel.com>
diff --git a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
index 4eaf533..ba0df76 100644
--- a/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
+++ b/gas/doc/c-i386.texi
@@ -835,6 +835,59 @@ are called @samp{cbtw}, @samp{cwtl}, @samp{cwtd}, @samp{cltd}, @samp{cltq}, and
@samp{cqto} in AT&T naming. @code{@value{AS}} accepts either naming for these
instructions.
+@cindex extension instructions, i386
+@cindex i386 extension instructions
+@cindex extension instructions, x86-64
+@cindex x86-64 extension instructions
+The Intel-syntax extension instructions
+
+@itemize @bullet
+@item
+@samp{movsx} --- sign-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg16}.
+
+@item
+@samp{movsx} --- sign-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg32}.
+
+@item
+@samp{movsx} --- sign-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg64}
+(x86-64 only).
+
+@item
+@samp{movsx} --- sign-extend @samp{reg16/mem16} to @samp{reg32}
+
+@item
+@samp{movsx} --- sign-extend @samp{reg16/mem16} to @samp{reg64}
+(x86-64 only).
+
+@item
+@samp{movsxd} --- sign-extend @samp{reg32/mem32} to @samp{reg64}
+(x86-64 only).
+
+@item
+@samp{movzx} --- zero-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg16}.
+
+@item
+@samp{movzx} --- zero-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg32}.
+
+@item
+@samp{movzx} --- zero-extend @samp{reg8/mem8} to @samp{reg64}
+(x86-64 only).
+
+@item
+@samp{movzx} --- zero-extend @samp{reg16/mem16} to @samp{reg32}
+
+@item
+@samp{movzx} --- zero-extend @samp{reg16/mem16} to @samp{reg64}
+(x86-64 only).
+@end itemize
+
+@noindent
+are called @samp{movsbw/movsxb/movsx}, @samp{movsbl/movsxb/movsx},
+@samp{movsbq/movsb/movsx}, @samp{movswl/movsxw}, @samp{movswq/movsxw},
+@samp{movslq/movsxl}, @samp{movzbw/movzxb/movzx},
+@samp{movzbl/movzxb/movzx}, @samp{movzbq/movzxb/movzx},
+@samp{movzwl/movzxw} and @samp{movzwq/movzxw} in AT&T syntax.
+
@cindex jump instructions, i386
@cindex call instructions, i386
@cindex jump instructions, x86-64