ge_s: Wasm text instruction
The ge_s instruction, short for greater or equal signed, checks if a signed integer is greater than or equal to another signed integer.
There are other ge instructions available:
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(module
(import "env" "log_bool" (func $log_bool (param i32)))
(func $main
;; load 10 and 3 onto the stack
i32.const 10
i32.const 3
i32.ge_s ;; check if 10 is greater than or equal to 3
call $log_bool ;; log the result
)
(start $main)
)
const url = "{%wasm-url%}";
function log_bool(value) {
console.log(Boolean(value));
// Expected output: true
}
await WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch(url), {
env: { log_bool },
});
Syntax
value_type.ge_s
value_type-
The type of value the instruction is being run on. The following types support
ge_s:i32i64v128interpretations:i8x16i16x8i32x4i64x2
ge_s-
The
ge_sinstruction. Must always be included after thevalue_typeand a period (.).
Type
[input1, input2] -> [output]
input1-
The first input value.
input2-
The second input value.
output-
The output value. If the first input is greater than or equal to the second input,
1will be pushed on to the stack, otherwise0will be pushed on to the stack. The output values are integers.
For a non-SIMD ge_s, the inputs will be basic numeric values such as 3 or 12.
For a SIMD ge_s, the inputs will be v128 value interpretations, for example i32x4 2 30 86 120.
Binary encoding
| Instruction | Binary format | Example text => binary |
|---|---|---|
i32.ge_s |
0x4e |
f32.ge_s => 0x4e |
i64.ge_s |
0x59 |
f64.ge_s => 0x59 |
i8x16.ge_s |
0xfd 43:u32 |
i8x16.ge_s => 0xfd 0x2b |
i16x8.ge_s |
0xfd 53:u32 |
i16x8.ge_s => 0xfd 0x35 |
i32x4.ge_s |
0xfd 63:u32 |
i32x4.ge_s => 0xfd 0x3f |
i64x2.ge_s |
0xfd 219:u32 |
i64x2.ge_s => 0xfd 0xdb 0x01 |
Examples
>SIMD ge_s example
In this example, we demonstrate using ge_s to test whether one SIMD lane value is greater than or equal to the same lane value in another SIMD value.
JavaScript
In our script, we grab a reference to a <p> element that we will output our result to, then define an object for import into Wasm containing a single function that writes a value to the output <p>. We then compile and instantiate our Wasm module using the WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming() method, importing the object in the process.
const outputElem = document.querySelector("p");
const obj = {
output(val) {
outputElem.textContent += val;
},
};
WebAssembly.instantiateStreaming(fetch("{%wasm-url%}"), {
obj,
});
Wasm
In our Wasm module, we first import the JavaScript output() function, making sure to declare that it has an i32 parameter. We then declare two SIMD i32x4 values, then check whether the first one's lane values are greater than or equal to the second using i32x4.ge_s. Finally we extract the value stored in lane 3 of the output value using the extract_lane instruction, and output it to the DOM by calling the imported output() function.
(module
;; Import output function
(import "obj" "output" (func $output (param i32)))
(func $main
;; load two SIMD values onto the stack
v128.const i32x4 20 12 15 102
v128.const i32x4 20 12 15 100
;; check whether the first value is greater than or equal to the second
i32x4.ge_s
i32x4.extract_lane 3 ;; Extract a value from the result
call $output
)
(start $main)
)
Result
The output is as follows:
The result is 1 because the value stored in lane 3 of the first input value is greater than or equal to the value stored in lane 3 of the second input value.