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sparc assembly and the %y register

I am currently working with a sparc computer and I am trying to know if a number is prime or not.

here is a part of the code : 

        mov     0,%y            
        mov     3, %l1
        nop
        nop
        nop

        sdiv    %l1,2,%l3
        rd      %y, %l6         
        cmp     %l6, 0

So basicaly what we have here is 3/2. So there should be a reminder of 1. This reminder should be putted in the %Y register. But When I look at %Y, it is still at 0. Why is %Y still at 0 while it should show me a reminder of 1?

Solution

  • According to the SPARC Architecture Manual, page 116, it's an implementation option whether or not to set %y in sdiv. Apparently, it's also an implementation option whether to implement it in hardware or software, so it seems that some software implementations don't set %y.