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'''Macro-Operation''' ('''Macro-Ops''' or '''MOP''') is a more complex version of a [[micro-operation]] as handled by the [[microprocessor]]. Macro-Operations have a number of slightly different meanings, depending on the [[microarchitecture]] and designers that's being discussed. | '''Macro-Operation''' ('''Macro-Ops''' or '''MOP''') is a more complex version of a [[micro-operation]] as handled by the [[microprocessor]]. Macro-Operations have a number of slightly different meanings, depending on the [[microarchitecture]] and designers that's being discussed. | ||
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| + | * [[Intel]] refers to the variable-length [[x86]] instructions as ''macro-ops''. In their context, macro-operations are variable length and can be quite complex capable of performing multiple memory and arithmetic operations at once. In AMD's context, those are refered to as actual "[[x86-64|AMD64]] instructions". | ||
| + | * [[AMD]] refers to the a more simplified fixed-length operation as ''macro-ops'' (sometimes also ''Complex-Op'' or ''COPs''). In their context, macro-operations are a fixed-length operation that may be composed of a memory operation and an arithmetic operation. For example, a single MOP can perform a read, modify, and write operation. Another way of describing MOPs is [[x86]] instructions that have undergone a number of transformations to make them fit into a more strict, but still complex, format. In Intel's context, no such concept exist. | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 23 April 2017
Macro-Operation (Macro-Ops or MOP) is a more complex version of a micro-operation as handled by the microprocessor. Macro-Operations have a number of slightly different meanings, depending on the microarchitecture and designers that's being discussed.
Nomenclature
MOPs have a number of common meanings among chip designers:
- Intel refers to the variable-length x86 instructions as macro-ops. In their context, macro-operations are variable length and can be quite complex capable of performing multiple memory and arithmetic operations at once. In AMD's context, those are refered to as actual "AMD64 instructions".
- AMD refers to the a more simplified fixed-length operation as macro-ops (sometimes also Complex-Op or COPs). In their context, macro-operations are a fixed-length operation that may be composed of a memory operation and an arithmetic operation. For example, a single MOP can perform a read, modify, and write operation. Another way of describing MOPs is x86 instructions that have undergone a number of transformations to make them fit into a more strict, but still complex, format. In Intel's context, no such concept exist.