Opcode Instruction Clocks Description AA STOS m8 4 Store AL in byte ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI AB STOS m16 4 Store AX in word ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI AB STOS m32 4 Store EAX in dword ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI AA STOSB 4 Store AL in byte ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI AB STOSW 4 Store AX in word ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI AB STOSD 4 Store EAX in dword ES:[(E)DI], update (E)DI
IF AddressSize = 16 THEN use ES:DI for DestReg ELSE (* AddressSize = 32 *) use ES:EDI for DestReg; FI; IF byte type of instruction THEN (ES:DestReg) := AL; IF DF = 0 THEN DestReg := DestReg + 1; ELSE DestReg := DestReg - 1; FI; ELSE IF OperandSize = 16 THEN (ES:DestReg) := AX; IF DF = 0 THEN DestReg := DestReg + 2; ELSE DestReg := DestReg - 2; FI; ELSE (* OperandSize = 32 *) (ES:DestReg) := EAX; IF DF = 0 THEN DestReg := DestReg + 4; ELSE DestReg := DestReg - 4; FI; FI; FI;
The destination operand must be addressable from the ES register. A segment override is not possible.
The address of the destination is determined by the contents of the destination register, not by the explicit operand of STOS. This operand is used only to validate ES segment addressability and to determine the data type. Load the correct index value into the destination register before executing STOS.
After the transfer is made, DI is automatically updated. If the direction flag is 0 (CLD was executed), DI is incremented; if the direction flag is 1 (STD was executed), DI is decremented. DI is incremented or decremented by 1 if a byte is stored, by 2 if a word is stored, or by 4 if a doubleword is stored.
STOSB, STOSW, and STOSD are synonyms for the byte, word, and doubleword STOS instructions, that do not require an operand. They are simpler to use, but provide no type or segment checking.
STOS can be preceded by the REP prefix for a block fill of CX or ECX bytes, words, or doublewords. Refer to the REP instruction for further details.
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