FCHS — Change Sign

Opcode Instruction 64-Bit Mode Compat/Leg Mode Description
D9 E0 FCHS Valid Valid Complements sign of ST(0).

Description

Complements the sign bit of ST(0). This operation changes a positive value into a negative value of equal magnitude or vice versa. The following table shows the results obtained when changing the sign of various classes of numbers.

ST(0) SRC ST(0) DEST
−∞ +∞
−F +F
−0 +0
+0 −0
+F −F
+∞ −∞
NaN NaN
Table 3-20. FCHS Results

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This instruction’s operation is the same in non-64-bit modes and 64-bit mode.

Operation

SignBit(ST(0)) ← NOT (SignBit(ST(0)));

FPU Flags Affected

C1 Set to 0.
C0, C2, C3 Undefined.

Floating-Point Exceptions

#IS Stack underflow occurred.

Protected Mode Exceptions

#NM CR0.EM[bit 2] or CR0.TS[bit 3] = 1.
#UD If the LOCK prefix is used.

Real-Address Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

Compatibility Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.

64-Bit Mode Exceptions

Same exceptions as in protected mode.