bdnzf
Branch if Decrement Not Zero False - 42 00 00 02
bdnzf

Instruction Syntax

Mnemonic Format Flags
bdnzf target LK = 0
bdnzfl target LK = 1

Note: BDNZF is a derived form of BC with BO=16 and BI=0, meaning it decrements CTR and branches if CTR is not zero AND the condition is false.

Instruction Encoding

0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
B
D
I
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
A
2

Field Bits Description
Primary Opcode 0-5 010000 (0x10)
BO 6-10 Branch Option (16 = decrement CTR, branch if CTR≠0)
BI 11-15 Branch Input (0 = not used)
BD 16-29 Branch Displacement (signed, 14-bit)
AA 30 Absolute Address (0 = relative, 1 = absolute)
LK 31 Link (0 = no link, 1 = link)

Operation

CTR ← CTR - 1
if (CTR ≠ 0) AND (condition is false) then
    if (AA = 0) then NIA ← CIA + EXTS(BD || '00')
    else NIA ← EXTS(BD || '00')
    if (LK = 1) then LR ← CIA + 4

The Count Register (CTR) is decremented by 1. If the result is not zero AND the condition is false, a branch is taken to the target address. If LK=1, the address of the instruction following BDNZF is placed into LR.

Affected Registers

Count Register (CTR)

(always)

Link Register (LR)

(if LK = 1)

Next Instruction Address (NIA)

(if CTR ≠ 0 after decrement AND condition is false)

Examples

Loop Until Condition Met

# Loop until condition becomes true
li r3, 10        # Load loop count
mtctr r3         # Set CTR to loop count
loop:
    # ... loop body ...
    cmpwi r4, 0  # Compare r4 with 0
    bdnzf loop   # Decrement CTR, branch if not zero AND r4 == 0

Array Processing Until Found

# Process array until value found
lis r3, array@ha
addi r3, r3, array@l
li r4, 100       # Array size
li r5, 42        # Value to find
mtctr r4         # Set CTR to array size
search_loop:
    lwz r6, 0(r3)    # Load array element
    cmpw r6, r5      # Compare with search value
    bdnzf search_loop # Continue if CTR != 0 AND element == search value
    addi r3, r3, 4   # Move to next element

String Copy Until Null

# Copy string until null terminator found
lis r3, source@ha
addi r3, r3, source@l
lis r4, dest@ha
addi r4, r4, dest@l
li r5, 1000      # Maximum length
mtctr r5         # Set CTR to max length
copy_loop:
    lbz r6, 0(r3)    # Load character from source
    stb r6, 0(r4)    # Store character to destination
    cmpwi r6, 0      # Check for null terminator
    bdnzf copy_loop  # Continue if CTR != 0 AND char == 0
    addi r3, r3, 1   # Increment source pointer
    addi r4, r4, 1   # Increment destination pointer

Wait for Ready Signal

# Wait for device ready signal
li r3, 1000      # Maximum wait cycles
mtctr r3         # Set CTR to max cycles
wait_loop:
    lwz r4, device_status # Check device status
    cmpwi r4, 1   # Check if device is ready
    bdnzf wait_loop # Continue if CTR != 0 AND device not ready

Related Instructions

bc, bdnz, bdnzt, mtctr, mfctr, cmp

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