Instruction Set REP-REPE-REPZ-REPNE-REPNZ
REP/REPE/REPZ/REPNE/REPNZ -- Repeat Following String Operation
REP/REPE/REPZ/REPNE/REPNZ -- Repeat Following String Operation
Opcode Instruction Clocks Description
F3 6C REP INS r/m8, DX 13+6*(E)CX,
pm=7+6*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
27+6*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Input (E)CX bytes from port
DX into ES:[(E)DI]
F3 6D REP INS r/m16,DX 13+6*(E)CX,
pm=7+6*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
27+6*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Input (E)CX words from port
DX into ES:[(E)DI]
F3 6D REP INS r/m32,DX 13+6*(E)CX,
pm=7+6*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
27+6*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Input (E)CX dwords from port
DX into ES:[(E)DI]
F3 A4 REP MOVS m8,m8 5+4*(E)CX Move (E)CX bytes from
[(E)SI] to ES:[(E)DI]
F3 A5 REP MOVS m16,m16 5+4*(E)CX Move (E)CX words from
[(E)SI] to ES:[(E)DI]
F3 A5 REP MOVS m32,m32 5+4*(E)CX Move (E)CX dwords from
[(E)SI] to ES:[(E)DI]
F3 6E REP OUTS DX,r/m8 5+12*(E)CX,
pm=6+5*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
26+5*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Output (E)CX bytes from
[(E)SI] to port DX
F3 6F REP OUTS DX,r/m16 5+12*(E)CX,
pm=6+5*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
26+5*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Output (E)CX words from
[(E)SI] to port DX
F3 6F REP OUTS DX,r/m32 5+12*(E)CX,
pm=6+5*(E)CX
If CPL <= IOPL/
26+5*(E)CX
If CPL > IOPL or if in virtual 8086 mode Output (E)CX dwords from
[(E)SI] to port DX
F3 AA REP STOS m8 5+5*(E)CX Fill (E)CX bytes at
ES:[(E)DI] with AL
F3 AB REP STOS m16 5+5*(E)CX Fill (E)CX words at
ES:[(E)DI] with AX
F3 AB REP STOS m32 5+5*(E)CX Fill (E)CX dwords at
ES:[(E)DI] with EAX
F3 A6 REPE CMPS m8,m8 5+9*N Find nonmatching bytes in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F3 A7 REPE CMPS m16,m16 5+9*N Find nonmatching words in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F3 A7 REPE CMPS m32,m32 5+9*N Find nonmatching dwords in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F3 AE REPE SCAS m8 5+8*N Find non-AL byte starting
at ES:[(E)DI]
F3 AF REPE SCAS m16 5+8*N Find non-AX word starting
at ES:[(E)DI]
F3 AF REPE SCAS m32 5+8*N Find non-EAX dword starting
at ES:[(E)DI]
F2 A6 REPNE CMPS m8,m8 5+9*N Find matching bytes in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F2 A7 REPNE CMPS m16,m16 5+9*N Find matching words in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F2 A7 REPNE CMPS m32,m32 5+9*N Find matching dwords in
ES:[(E)DI] and [(E)SI]
F2 AE REPNE SCAS m8 5+8*N Find AL, starting at
ES:[(E)DI]
F2 AF REPNE SCAS m16 5+8*N Find AX, starting at
ES:[(E)DI]
F2 AF REPNE SCAS m32 5+8*N Find EAX, starting at
ES:[(E)DI]
Operation
IF AddressSize = 16
THEN use CX for CountReg;
ELSE (* AddressSize = 32 *) use ECX for CountReg;
FI;
WHILE CountReg <> 0
DO
service pending interrupts (if any);
perform primitive string instruction;
CountReg = CountReg - 1;
IF primitive operation is CMPB, CMPW, SCAB, or SCAW
THEN
IF (instruction is REP/REPE/REPZ) AND (ZF=1)
THEN exit WHILE loop
ELSE
IF (instruction is REPNZ or REPNE) AND (ZF=0)
THEN exit WHILE loop;
FI;
FI;
FI;
OD;
Description
REP, REPE (repeat while equal), and REPNE (repeat while not equal)
are prefix that are applied to string operation. Each prefix cause the
string instruction that follows to be repeated the number of times
indicated in the count register or (for REPE and REPNE) until the
indicated condition in the zero flag is no longer met.
Synonymous forms of REPE and REPNE are REPZ and REPNZ,
respectively.
The REP prefixes apply only to one string instruction at a time. To repeat
a block of instructions, use the LOOP instruction or another looping
construct.
The precise action for each iteration is as follows:
1. If the address-size attribute is 16 bits, use CX for the count
register; if the address-size attribute is 32 bits, use ECX for the
count register.
2. Check CX. If it is zero, exit the iteration, and move to the next
instruction.
3. Acknowledge any pending interrupts.
4. Perform the string operation once.
5. Decrement CX or ECX by one; no flags are modified.
6. Check the zero flag if the string operation is SCAS or CMPS. If
the repeat condition does not hold, exit the iteration and move to
the next instruction. Exit the iteration if the prefix is REPE and ZF
is 0 (the last comparison was not equal), or if the prefix is REPNE
and ZF is one (the last comparison was equal).
7. Return to step 1 for the next iteration.
Repeated CMPS and SCAS instructions can be exited if the count is
exhausted or if the zero flag fails the repeat condition. These two cases
can be distinguished by using either the JCXZ instruction, or by using
the conditional jumps that test the zero flag (JZ, JNZ, and JNE).
Flags Affected
ZF by REP CMPS and REP SCAS as described above
Protected Mode Exceptions
#UD if a repeat prefix is used before an instruction that is not in the
list above; further exceptions can be generated when the string operation is
executed; refer to the descriptions of the string instructions themselves
Real Address Mode Exceptions
Interrupt 6 if a repeat prefix is used before an instruction that is not in
the list above; further exceptions can be generated when the string
operation is executed; refer to the descriptions of the string instructions
themselves
Virtual 8086 Mode Exceptions
#UD if a repeat prefix is used before an instruction that is not in the
list above; further exceptions can be generated when the string operation is
executed; refer to the descriptions of the string instructions themselves
Notes
Not all input/output ports can handle the rate at which the REP INS
and REP OUTS instructions execute.