Typical Branch/jump Instructions Exemplified By Some Well-known Architectures
| condition or result | x86 | PDP-11, VAX | ARM (partly 6502) | equation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| zero (implies equal for sub/cmp) | JZ; JNZ | BEQ; BNE | BEQ; BNE | zero; not zero |
| negative (N), sign (S), or minus (M) | JS; JNS | BMI; BPL | BMI; BPL | negative; not negative |
| arithmetic overflow (flag called O or V) | JO; JNO | BVS; BVC | BVS; BVC | overflow; not overflow |
| carry (from add,cmp,shift, etc.) | JC; JNC | BCS; BCC | BCS; BCC | carry; not carry |
| unsigned below (lower) | JB | BLO | BLO * | borrow |
| unsigned below or equal (lower or same) | JBE | BLOS | BLS * | borrow or zero |
| unsigned above or equal (higher or same) | JAE | BHIS | BHS * | not borrow |
| unsigned above (higher) | JA | BHI | BHI * | not borrow and not zero |
| signed less than | JL | BLT | BLT | sign≠overflow |
| signed less or equal | JLE | BLE | BLE | sign≠overflow or zero |
| signed greater or equal | JGE | BGE | BGE | sign=overflow |
| signed greater than | JG | BGT | BGT | sign=overflow and not zero |
* x86, the PDP-11, VAX, and some others, set the carry-flag to signal borrow and clear the carry-flag to signal no borrow. ARM, 6502, the PIC, and some others, do the opposite for subtractive operations. This inverted function of the carry flag for certain instructions is marked by (*), that is, borrow=not carry in some parts of the table, but if not otherwise noted, borrow≡carry. However, carry on additive operations are handled the same way by most architectures.
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