MOVBE—Move Data After Swapping Bytes

Opcode	Instruction	Op/En	64-Bit Mode	Compat/Leg Mode	Description
0F 38 F0 /r	MOVBE r16, m16	RM	Valid	Valid	Reverse byte order in m16 and move to r16.
0F 38 F0 /r	MOVBE r32, m32	RM	Valid	Valid	Reverse byte order in m32 and move to r32.
REX.W + 0F 38 F0 /r	MOVBE r64, m64	RM	Valid	N.E.	Reverse byte order in m64 and move to r64.
0F 38 F1 /r	MOVBE m16, r16	MR	Valid	Valid	Reverse byte order in r16 and move to m16.
0F 38 F1 /r	MOVBE m32, r32	MR	Valid	Valid	Reverse byte order in r32 and move to m32.
REX.W + 0F 38 F1 /r	MOVBE m64, r64	MR	Valid	N.E.	Reverse byte order in r64 and move to m64.

Instruction Operand Encoding

Op/En	Operand 1	Operand 2	Operand 3	Operand 4
RM	ModRM:reg (w)	ModRM:r/m (r)	NA	NA
MR	ModRM:r/m (w)	ModRM:reg (r)	NA	NA

Description

Performs a byte swap operation on the data copied from the second operand (source operand) and store the result in the first operand (destination operand). The source operand can be a general-purpose register, or memory location; the destination register can be a general-purpose register, or a memory location; however, both operands can not be registers, and only one operand can be a memory location. Both operands must be the same size, which can be a word, a doubleword or quadword.

The MOVBE instruction is provided for swapping the bytes on a read from memory or on a write to memory; thus providing support for converting little-endian values to big-endian format and vice versa.

In 64-bit mode, the instruction's default operation size is 32 bits. Use of the REX.R prefix permits access to additional registers (R8-R15). Use of the REX.W prefix promotes operation to 64 bits. See the summary chart at the beginning of this section for encoding data and limits.

Operation

TEMP ← SRC
IF ( OperandSize = 16)
  THEN
     DEST[7:0] ← TEMP[15:8];
     DEST[15:8] ← TEMP[7:0];
  ELES IF
     DEST[7:0] ← TEMP[31:24];
     DEST[15:8] ← TEMP[23:16];
     DEST[23:16] ← TEMP[15:8];
     DEST[31:23] ← TEMP[7:0];
  ELSE IF ( OperandSize = 64)
     DEST[7:0] ← TEMP[63:56];
     DEST[15:8] ← TEMP[55:48];
     DEST[23:16] ← TEMP[47:40];
     DEST[31:24] ← TEMP[39:32];
     DEST[39:32] ← TEMP[31:24];
     DEST[47:40] ← TEMP[23:16];
     DEST[55:48] ← TEMP[15:8];
     DEST[63:56] ← TEMP[7:0];
FI;

Flags Affected

None.

Protected Mode Exceptions

#GP(0)	If the destination operand is in a non-writable segment. If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. If the DS, ES, FS, or GS register contains a NULL segment selector.
#SS(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made while the current privilege level is 3.
#UD	If CPUID.01H:ECX.MOVBE[bit 22] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If REP (F3H) prefix is used.

Real-Address Mode Exceptions

#GP	If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#SS	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#UD	If CPUID.01H:ECX.MOVBE[bit 22] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If REP (F3H) prefix is used.

Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions

#GP(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#SS(0)	If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made while the current privilege level is 3.
#UD	If CPUID.01H:ECX.MOVBE[bit 22] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If REP (F3H) prefix is used. If REPNE (F2H) prefix is used and CPUID.01H:ECX.SSE4_2[bit 20] = 0.

Compatibility Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

64-Bit Mode Exceptions

#GP(0)	If the memory address is in a non-canonical form.
#SS(0)	If the stack address is in a non-canonical form.
#PF(fault-code)	If a page fault occurs.
#AC(0)	If alignment checking is enabled and an unaligned memory reference is made while the current privilege level is 3.
#UD	If CPUID.01H:ECX.MOVBE[bit 22] = 0. If the LOCK prefix is used. If REP (F3H) prefix is used.