We have an homework to do about the MIPS32 architecture but I'm struggling with some questions.
For instance it's said that R2(register n°2) = 0xD0000000. And we have the following code :
ADDI R3, R0, 0
ADDI R4, R0, 31
Bcl: BGEZ R2, Suit
ADDI R3, R3, 1
Suit: SLL R2, R2, 1
ADDI R4, R4, -1
BGEZ R4, Bcl
And the question is what is the value of R3 after the execution. Here is what I did :
(pseudo code):
R3 = 0
R4 = 31
R2 = 1101 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we go into the loop
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 1010 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R3 = R3 + 1 (R3 = 1)
R4 = 30 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
R2 = 1010 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we go into the loop
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 0100 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R3 = R3 + 1 (R3 = 2)
R4 = 29 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
R2 = 0100 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we go into the loop
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 1000 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R3 = R3 + 1 (R3 = 3)
R4 = 28 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
R2 = 1000 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we go into the loop
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 0000 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R3 = R3 + 1 (R3 = 4)
R4 = 27 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
And from here i'm kinda stuck because R2 will be 00..00 for ever (the SLL only had a zero at the right). So do I have to understand it's a infinite loop ? But I'm quite sure it's not true and there is something wrong in what I did.
Can somebody help me ?
Thanks !
This line of code Bcl: BGEZ R2, Suit
means : if R2 >= 0 then jump to Suit
but in your trace sheet
even though the condition is okay to jump , you went for next line
( ADDI R3, R3, 1
) .
For example in your first section :
R2 = 1101 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we go into the loop
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 1010 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R3 = R3 + 1 (R3 = 1)
R4 = 30 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
you have to change it to this :
R2 = 1101 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we jump to the Suit
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 1010 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R4 = 30 >= 0 so we jump to Bcl
// I will continue one more section to show you
R2 = 1010 00.. ..00 and it's greater than 0 so we jump to Suit
R2 = SLL(R2,1) = 0100 00.. ..00
R4 = R4 - 1
R4 = 29 >= 0 so we go to Bcl
As you see the line ADDI R3, R3, 1
will never execute until Bcl: BGEZ R2, Suit
become wrong.