RISC-V VFSGNJN.VV Instruction Details

Instruction ManualR-type

Combine vs2 magnitude with negated sign of vs1: vd[i] = -|vs2[i]| * sign(vs1[i]).

Instruction Syntax

vfsgnjn.vv vd, vs2, vs1, vm

Operand Breakdown

Destination rd: register receiving the operation result.

Source rs1: register holding the first operand.

Source rs2: register holding the second operand.

VZvfhVector OperationsFloating-Point

Related Search Terms

VFSGNJN.VV instruction RISC-V VFSGNJN.VV vfsgnjn.vv syntax vfsgnjn.vv RVV sign injection copy sign

Instruction Behavior

VFSGNJN.VV performs floating-point sign injection: it combines sign bits without numerical arithmetic. The magnitude bits come from vs2, and the sign comes from vs1 inverted. Vector FP32/FP64 operation requires the corresponding scalar F/D support; FP16 is controlled by the relevant vector half-precision extensions; do not assume the base V extension includes half-precision arithmetic.

Quick Understanding & Search Notes

VFSGNJN.VV is a bit-level sign operation, commonly used for copy-sign, negate, or sign-XOR vector work.

Sign injection is not a numeric comparison and is not arithmetic multiplication by +1/-1.

The operation applies only to active elements within vl; inactive and tail elements follow the current vma/vta policy.

Except for dedicated mask forms, vm=0 uses v0 as the execution mask and vm=1 is unmasked.

Floating-point operations follow the vector FP rules: normal FP operations use frm rounding and set FP exception flags; fixed-point vxrm does not control them.

RISC-V Unprivileged ISA Manual: V Standard Extension for Vector Operations

Common Usage Scenarios

Sign Operations

Understand this scenario with real code like «vsetvli t0, a0, e32, m1, ta, ma vfsgnjn.vv v1, v2, v3».

Pre-Use Checklist

Syntax Check

Confirm the current instruction format is R-type.
Confirm the operand order matches the example.

Semantic Check

Ensure the destination register usage is compatible with the calling convention.
Confirm this is not the lower-level form of a pseudo-instruction expansion.

Pitfalls / Common Confusions

Negated sign (~sign). 'n' suffix = negate.

Vector FP32/FP64 operations require matching scalar F/D support; FP16 operation is not implied by V alone.

FAQ

Do these floating-point instructions use vxrm?

No. Ordinary RVV floating-point operations and FP conversions use floating-point frm or an instruction-specified fixed rounding mode; vxrm is for fixed-point rounding instructions.