3.12.8
NOP
ARM DUI 0553A
ID121610
No Operation.
Syntax
NOP{cond}
where:
Is an optional condition code, see
cond
Operation
does nothing.
is not necessarily a time-consuming
NOP
NOP
from the pipeline before it reaches the execution stage.
Use
for padding, for example to place the following instruction on a 64-bit boundary.
NOP
Condition flags
This instruction does not change the flags.
Examples
NOP ; No operation
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