Re: MVCL (was Re: why code in 370 Assembler)

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From: Melvin Klassen
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 1991 23:50

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In article <9104260659.AA07567@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> you write:
>
>I've been known to remark that MVCL is an 18 byte RR instruction.
>Let's see now:
>    LA    Rx,source                 4
>    LA    R(x+1),source_length      4
>    LA    Ry,target                 4
>    LA    R(y+1),target_length      4
     ICM   R(y+1),B'1000',=CL1'fill' 4
>    MVCL  Ry,Rx                     2
>                                   ---
>                                   18
                                    22
Sometimes, non-null fill is required!

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