Geode instruction set

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see Hardware specification and AMD's Geode LX data book

General

Generally speaking, the Geode processor supports the i686 (Pentium Pro) instruction set plus MMX, the parts of SSE that do not involve SSE registers or prefetch, and 3DNow! Enhanced.

Geode-specific 3DNow! instructions

PFRCPV
Opcode "0F 0F / 86" is "PFRCPV xr,xr/m64" or "PFRCPV Pq,Qq". It performs floating-point reciprocal approximation for a pair of 32-bit floats in an MMX register. It is like the PFRCP instruction, except that it operates on a pair of values.
PFRSQRTV
Opcode "0F 0F / 86" is "PFRSQRTV xr,xr/m64" or "PFRSQRTV Pq,Qq". It performs floating-point reciprocal square root approximation for a pair of 32-bit floats in an MMX register. It is like the PFRSQRT instruction, except that it operates on a pair of values.

useful "undocumented" instructions

INT1
Opcode "F1" is "INT1", a 1-byte version of the "INT 1" ("CD 01") instruction. This instruction is also known as ICEBP, and is in fact available (but mostly undocumented) on all x86 processors since the 80386.
SALC
Opcode "D6" is "SALC", documented as "SETALC" with an incorrect description. This instruction sets all bits of AL to the carry flag. As with INT1, this instruction is available on all processors.

Other

There are numerous kernel-only instructions and MSRs for dealing with an extra debug mode, for directly loading and saving the normally-hidden segment state (base, limit, etc.) and so on.