x86 Instruction Set Reference

# BSF

# Bit Scan Forward

Opcode Mnemonic Description
0F BC BSF r16, r/m16 Bit scan forward on r/m16
0F BC BSF r32, r/m32 Bit scan forward on r/m32

# Description

Searches the source operand (second operand) for the least significant set bit (1 bit). If a least significant 1 bit is found, its bit index is stored in the destination operand (first operand). The source operand can be a register or a memory location; the destination operand is a register. The bit index is an unsigned offset from bit 0 of the source operand. If the content of the source operand is 0, the content of the destination operand is undefined.

# Operation

if(Source == 0) {
	ZF = 0;
	Destination = Undefined;
}
else {
	ZF = 0;
	Temporary = 0;
	while(Bit(Source, Temporary) == 0) {
		Temporary = Temporary + 1;
		Destination = Temporary;
	}
}
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# Flags affected

The ZF flag is set to 1 if all the source operand is 0; otherwise, the ZF flag is cleared. The CF, OF, SF, AF, and PF, flags are undefined.

# Protected Mode Exceptions
#GP(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. If the DS, ES, FS, or GS register contains a null segment selector.
#GP(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit. If the DS, ES, FS, or GS register contains a null segment selector.
#SS(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code) If a page fault occurs.

# Real-Address Mode Exceptions
#GP If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#GP If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.

# Virtual-8086 Mode Exceptions
#GP(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#GP(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the CS, DS, ES, FS, or GS segment limit.
#SS(0) If a memory operand effective address is outside the SS segment limit.
#PF(fault-code) If a page fault occurs.
Instruction Latency Throughput Execution Unit
CPUID 0F3n/0F2n 0F3n/0F2n 0F2n
BSF 16/8 2/4 -

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