vcfux
Vector Convert from Unsigned Fixed-Point Word
vcfux vD, vB, UIM
Converts 4 unsigned 32-bit integers to floats.
Details
Converts four unsigned 32-bit fixed-point integers in vB (with UIM fractional bits) to single-precision floating-point elements, storing IEEE 754 results in vD. No saturation or condition flags are set. This is a Classic VMX (AltiVec) instruction.
Pseudocode Operation
scale ← 2^(-UIM)
for i in 0 to 3 do
vD[i] ← unsigned_word_to_float(vB[i]) × scale (IEEE 754)
endfor
Programming Note
The vcfux instruction is used for converting signed floating-point values to unsigned fixed-point integers. Ensure that the Vector Facility (MSR.VEC) is enabled before using this instruction; otherwise, a Vector_Unavailable exception will be raised. Be cautious of saturation when results exceed 2^32 - 1.
Example
vcfux vd, vb, uim
Encoding
Binary Layout
4
0
vD
6
UIM
11
vB
16
778
21
Operands
-
vD
Target -
vB
Source -
UIM
Fraction bits