A.1 powerpc registers—user registers, Appendix a, Register quick reference guide – Motorola MPC8260 User Manual

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Appendix A. Register Quick Reference Guide

A-1

Appendix A
Register Quick Reference Guide

A0

A0

This section provides a brief guide to the core registers.

A.1 PowerPC RegistersÑUser Registers

The implements the user-level registers deÞned by the PowerPC architecture except those
required for supporting ßoating-point operations (the ßoating-point register Þle (FPRs) and
the ßoating-point status and control register (FPSCR)). User-level, PowerPC registers are
listed in Table A-1 and Table A-2. Table A-2 lists user-level special-purpose registers
(SPRs).

Table A-2 lists SPRs deÞned by the PowerPC architecture implemented on the MPC8260.

Table A-1. User-Level PowerPC Registers (Non-SPRs)

Description

Name

Comments

Access Level

Serialize Access

General-purpose
registers

GPRs

The thirty-two 32-bit (GPRs) are used for source
and destination operands. See the
Programming Environments Manual
for more
information.

User

Ñ

Condition register

CR

See the Programming Environments Manual

User

Only mtcrf

Table A-2. User-Level PowerPC SPRs

SPR Number

Name

Comments

Serialize Access

Decimal SPR [5Ð9] SPR [0Ð4]

1

00000

00001

XER

See the Programming
Environments Manual

Write: Full sync
Read: Sync relative to load/store operations

8

00000

01000

LR

See the Programming
Environments Manual

No

9

00000

01001

CTR

See the Programming
Environments Manual

No

268

01000

01100

TBL read

1

1

Extended opcode for mftb, 371 rather than 339.

See the Programming
Environments Manual

Write (as a store)

269

01000

01101

TBU read

2

2

Any write (mtspr) to this address causes an implementation-dependent software emulation exception.

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