ARM Instruction Reference

4.8.2MRS

Move the contents of the CPSR or SPSR to a general-purpose register.

Syntax

MRS{cond} Rd, psr

where:

 

cond

is an optional condition code (see Conditional execution on page 4-4).

Rd

is the destination register. Rd must not be r15.

psr

is either CPSR or SPSR.

Usage

Use MRS in combination with MSR as part of a read-modify-write sequence for updating a PSR, for example to change processor mode, or to clear the Q flag.

Caution

You must not attempt to access the SPSR when the processor is in User or System mode. This is your responsibility. The assembler cannot warn you about this as it does not know what processor mode code will be executed in.

Condition flags

This instruction does not affect the flags.

Architectures

This instruction is available in ARM architecture versions 3 and above.

Example

MSR r3, SPSR

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ARM VERSION 1.2 manual 2 MRS, Where, Is the destination register. Rd must not be r15, Is either Cpsr or Spsr