beqz vs beqzl in mips

[thecobra]

Hi,

I know in mips assembly, Beqz = Branch to address/location if the variable = 0 but what is the diffrence from this one vs the Beqzl ?

Online i found it to mean Branch on Equal to Zero Likely but no reall programming mean of what this mean. Can anyone inlight me please because i saw this several time in prx i been looking at and there a part that doesn make sense if they do the same.


it something like this:

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location_0001:
....
beqz $t0, location_0002
lw $a0, 0($s1)
....

location_0002:
beqzl $t0, location_0001
lw $s0, 0($s1)
....


I get what it doing( to best of my understanding) but i still find it redolent.

Thanks

[some1]

It means that the delay slot is only executed if the branch is true.

[thecobra]

It means that the delay slot is only executed if the branch is true.

oh so that means that if branch is false then the next instruction is skip over and it execute the third instruction?

so in other word:

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beqzl $t0, local_random
sw $t1, 0($t1)
lw  $a0, 0($t1)


So in this example. If $t0 == 0 then it execute the sw instruction and then branch else it go straight to lw?

while in if beqzl was beqz, it will execute the next instruction even without the branch being true?

[FrEdDy]

Exactly.
Non-likely branch instructions execute the instruction in the delay slot no matter what.

[thecobra]

OK thanks guys