+@code{.set nomips16} to return to normal 32 bit mode.
+
+Traditional @sc{mips} assemblers do not support this directive.
+
+@node MIPS autoextend
+@section Directives for extending MIPS 16 bit instructions
+
+@kindex @code{.set autoextend}
+@kindex @code{.set noautoextend}
+By default, MIPS 16 instructions are automatically extended to 32 bits
+when necessary. The directive @code{.set noautoextend} will turn this
+off. When @code{.set noautoextend} is in effect, any 32 bit instruction
+must be explicitly extended with the @code{.e} modifier (e.g.,
+@code{li.e $4,1000}). The directive @code{.set autoextend} may be used
+to once again automatically extend instructions when necessary.
+
+This directive is only meaningful when in MIPS 16 mode. Traditional
+@sc{mips} assemblers do not support this directive.
+
+@node MIPS insn
+@section Directive to mark data as an instruction
+
+@kindex @code{.insn}
+The @code{.insn} directive tells @code{@value{AS}} that the following
+data is actually instructions. This makes a difference in MIPS 16 mode:
+when loading the address of a label which precedes instructions,
+@code{@value{AS}} automatically adds 1 to the value, so that jumping to
+the loaded address will do the right thing.
+
+@node MIPS option stack
+@section Directives to save and restore options
+
+@cindex MIPS option stack
+@kindex @code{.set push}
+@kindex @code{.set pop}
+The directives @code{.set push} and @code{.set pop} may be used to save
+and restore the current settings for all the options which are
+controlled by @code{.set}. The @code{.set push} directive saves the
+current settings on a stack. The @code{.set pop} directive pops the
+stack and restores the settings.
+
+These directives can be useful inside an macro which must change an
+option such as the ISA level or instruction reordering but does not want
+to change the state of the code which invoked the macro.
+
+Traditional @sc{mips} assemblers do not support these directives.
+
+@node MIPS ASE instruction generation overrides
+@section Directives to control generation of MIPS ASE instructions
+
+@cindex MIPS MIPS-3D instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set mips3d}
+@kindex @code{.set nomips3d}
+The directive @code{.set mips3d} makes the assembler accept instructions
+from the MIPS-3D Application Specific Extension from that point on
+in the assembly. The @code{.set nomips3d} directive prevents MIPS-3D
+instructions from being accepted.
+
+@cindex SmartMIPS instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set smartmips}
+@kindex @code{.set nosmartmips}
+The directive @code{.set smartmips} makes the assembler accept
+instructions from the SmartMIPS Application Specific Extension to the
+MIPS32 @sc{isa} from that point on in the assembly. The
+@code{.set nosmartmips} directive prevents SmartMIPS instructions from
+being accepted.
+
+@cindex MIPS MDMX instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set mdmx}
+@kindex @code{.set nomdmx}
+The directive @code{.set mdmx} makes the assembler accept instructions
+from the MDMX Application Specific Extension from that point on
+in the assembly. The @code{.set nomdmx} directive prevents MDMX
+instructions from being accepted.
+
+@cindex MIPS DSP Release 1 instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set dsp}
+@kindex @code{.set nodsp}
+The directive @code{.set dsp} makes the assembler accept instructions
+from the DSP Release 1 Application Specific Extension from that point
+on in the assembly. The @code{.set nodsp} directive prevents DSP
+Release 1 instructions from being accepted.
+
+@cindex MIPS DSP Release 2 instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set dspr2}
+@kindex @code{.set nodspr2}
+The directive @code{.set dspr2} makes the assembler accept instructions
+from the DSP Release 2 Application Specific Extension from that point
+on in the assembly. This dirctive implies @code{.set dsp}. The
+@code{.set nodspr2} directive prevents DSP Release 2 instructions from
+being accepted.
+
+@cindex MIPS MT instruction generation override
+@kindex @code{.set mt}
+@kindex @code{.set nomt}
+The directive @code{.set mt} makes the assembler accept instructions
+from the MT Application Specific Extension from that point on
+in the assembly. The @code{.set nomt} directive prevents MT
+instructions from being accepted.
+
+Traditional @sc{mips} assemblers do not support these directives.
+
+@node MIPS floating-point
+@section Directives to override floating-point options
+
+@cindex Disable floating-point instructions
+@kindex @code{.set softfloat}
+@kindex @code{.set hardfloat}
+The directives @code{.set softfloat} and @code{.set hardfloat} provide
+finer control of disabling and enabling float-point instructions.
+These directives always override the default (that hard-float
+instructions are accepted) or the command-line options
+(@samp{-msoft-float} and @samp{-mhard-float}).
+
+@cindex Disable single-precision floating-point operations
+@kindex @code{.set softfloat}
+@kindex @code{.set hardfloat}
+The directives @code{.set singlefloat} and @code{.set doublefloat}
+provide finer control of disabling and enabling double-precision
+float-point operations. These directives always override the default
+(that double-precision operations are accepted) or the command-line
+options (@samp{-msingle-float} and @samp{-mdouble-float}).