ARM 学习笔记之7： The Read-Modify-Write operation

The read-modify-write operation ensures that you modify only the specific bits in a system register that
you want to change.
Individual bits in a system register control different system functionality. Modifying the wrong bits in a
system register might cause your program to behave incorrectly.
        VMRS r10,FPSCR ; copy FPSCR into the general-purpose r10
        BIC r10,r10,#0x00370000 ; clear STRIDE bits[21:20] and LEN bits[18:16]
        ORR r10,r10,#0x00030000 ; set bits[17:16] (STRIDE =1 and LEN = 4)
        VMSR FPSCR,r10 ; copy r10 back into FPSCR
To read-modify-write a system register, the instruction sequence is:
1. The first instruction copies the value from the target system register to a temporary general-purpose register.
2. The next one or more instructions modify the required bits in the general-purpose register. This can be one or both of:
    • BIC to clear to 0 only the bits that must be cleared.
    • ORR to set to 1 only the bits that must be set.
3. The final instruction writes the value from the general-purpose register to the target system register.