41.1 Read-Modify-Write Operations

Any instruction that specifies a file register as part of the instruction performs a Read-Modify-Write (RMW) operation. The register is read, the data are modified, and the result is stored according to either the Working (W) register or the originating file register, depending on the state of the destination designator ‘d’ (see Table 41-1 for more information). A read operation is performed on a register even if the instruction writes to that register.