Sign Extension Instruction (sextl)

Syntax

sextl $s_reg, $d_reg

sextl $d_reg/$s_reg

sextl val_immed, $d_reg

Description

Sign-Extension Longword moves the four least significant bytes of the source register into the four least significant bytes of the destination register. Because the moved longword is a signed value, its sign bit is replicated to fill the other bytes in the destination register.