vzeroupper

Zero Upper Bits of YMM Registers

VZEROUPPER

Clears bits 128-255 of all YMM registers (Avoids AVX-SSE transition penalty).

Details

The Zero Upper Bits of YMM Registers instruction clears bits 128-255 of all YMM registers (Avoids AVX-SSE transition penalty).

Pseudocode Operation

// Clears bits 128-255 of all YMM registers (Avoids AVX-SSE transition penalty)

Example

VZEROUPPER

Encoding

Binary Layout
VEX
+0
C5
+3
F8
+4
77
+5
 
Format VEX
Opcode C5 F8 77
Extension AVX

Operands