MIPS: instruction example
Example: add unsigned
addu    $r10,$r8,$r9  # add 2 numbers
Syntax
3-operand instructions: all arithmetic/logical operations
operands separated by commas
Design principle #1: "Simplicity favors regularity."
operation: addu
one operation per instruction
one instruction per line
registers
source: $r8, $r9
target: $r10
comment: # add 2 numbers
starts with #, ends with end of line
Semantics
$r10 = $r8 + $r9;
alternative notation:
R[10] <-- R[8] + R[9]
Machine code
hex: 0x01095021