Encoding:

RR

11101

rx

0

000

MFLO

10010

5

3

3

5

Format:

MFLO rx

MIPS16e

Move From LO Register

Purpose:

Move From LO Register

To copy the special purpose LO register to a GPR.

Description:

GPR[rx] = LO

The contents of special register LO are loaded into GPR rx.

Restrictions:

None

Operation:

GPR[Xlat(rx)] = LO

Exceptions:

None

Historical Information:

In the MIPS I, II, and III architectures, the two instructions which follow the MFHI must not moodify the HI register.

If this restriction is violated,the result of the MFHI is UNPREDICTABLE. This restriction was removed in MIPS

IV and MIPS32, and all subsequent levels of the architecture.