MODE DEPENDENT PARTIAL WIDTH LOAD TO WIDER REGISTER PROCESSORS, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS

A method of an aspect is performed by a processor. The method includes receiving a partial width load instruction. The partial width load instruction indicates a memory location of a memory as a source operand and indicates a register as a destination operand. The method includes loading data from the indicated memory location to the processor in response to the partial width load instruction. The method includes writing at least a portion of the loaded data to a partial width of the register in response to the partial width load instruction. The method includes finishing writing the register with a set of bits stored in a remaining width of the register that have bit values that depend on a partial width load mode of the processor. The partial width load instruction does not indicate the partial width load mode. Other methods, processors, and systems are also disclosed.