bltz

Branch if less than zero Pseudo-instruction

Branches to label if t1 is less than zero.

RISC-V manual: blt

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Forms

Operands

t1
Any integer register, x0 to x31, or its named alias, such as zero, t0 or t6.
label
A named address in the program, such as the start of a loop or a variable in .data.
# First bltz case is taken; second is not. t2 ends at 11 (10 + 1).
.text
li t2, 0
li t0, -1
bltz t0, taken
addi t2, t2, 1
j first_done # Skip the other marker unconditionally.
taken:
addi t2, t2, 10
first_done:
li t0, 1
bltz t0, missed
addi t2, t2, 1
j second_done # Skip the other marker unconditionally.
missed:
addi t2, t2, 10
second_done:
# t2=11 proves one taken and one untaken path.