RealView® Developer Kit Assembler Guide 4.3.6. TST and TEQ

4.3.6. TST and TEQ

Test and Test Equivalence.

Syntax

TST{cond} Rn, Operand2

TEQ{cond} Rn, Operand2

where:

cond: is an optional condition code (see Conditional execution).
Rn: is the ARM register holding the first operand.
Operand2: is a flexible second operand. See Flexible second operand for details of the options.

Usage

These instructions test the value in a register against Operand2. They update the condition flags on the result, but do not place the result in any register.

The TST instruction performs a bitwise AND operation on the value in Rn and the value of Operand2. This is the same as a ANDS instruction, except that the result is discarded.

The TEQ instruction performs a bitwise Exclusive OR operation on the value in Rn and the value of Operand2. This is the same as a EORS instruction, except that the result is discarded.

Condition flags

These instructions:

update the N and Z flags according to the result
can update the C flag during the calculation of Operand2 (see Flexible second operand)
do not affect the V flag.

Use of r15

If you use r15 as Rn, the value used is the address of the instruction plus 8.

You cannot use r15 for any operand in any data processing instruction that has a register-controlled shift (see Flexible second operand).

Architectures

These instructions are available in all versions of the ARM architecture.

Examples

    TST     r0,#0x3F8
    TEQEQ   r10,r9
    TSTNE   r1,r5,ASR r1

Incorrect example

    TEQ     r15,r1,ROR r0   ; r15 not allowed with register
                            ; controlled shift

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