movq bug: movq xmm,mm is allowed!

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Nicodemus

Joined: 11 Feb 2008
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Nicodemus 11 Feb 2008, 22:33

Hi there!

fasm 1.67.26 compiles code like:

Code:

movq xmm1, mm0

but this is no legal instruction!
MOVQ must not move between XMM and MMX registers.

What is worse is that fasm actually generates the following opcode from the statement above, which makes debugging extremely difficult:

Code:
movq xmm1, xmm0

Please fix this issue!

Thanks in advance!
Nicodemus

11 Feb 2008, 22:33

revolution
When all else fails, read the source

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revolution 12 Feb 2008, 02:11

I think the assembler thinks you just missed out a letter 'x' and decided to be nice about it and "correct" it for you rather than punish you with an error message. Wink

But seriously, good find.

12 Feb 2008, 02:11

Tomasz Grysztar

Joined: 16 Jun 2003
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Tomasz Grysztar 12 Feb 2008, 06:48

Will be fixed in 1.67.27

12 Feb 2008, 06:48

Madis731

Joined: 25 Sep 2003
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Madis731 13 Feb 2008, 10:15

The error message will look like: "Hey, U missed an 'x' there m8 Wink

13 Feb 2008, 10:15

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