🚀 go-pugleaf

In article <3018@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU> mac@uvacs.cs.Virginia.EDU (Alex Colvin) writes:
>> >start of a function in a c program is always word alligned. If
>> >My question is: Is this general for compilers/assemblers in unix environment
>
>For the same reason, it's often a good
>practice to use a NOP where necessary to word align any jump target.
>Similarly, words should be word aligned.  If you've got a 32-bit memory
>interface (and the high-end UN*X 382s may), you may want dword alignment,
>so you pick up the first 4 bytes in one fetch.

Rather than using NOP's and performing mental masturbation, use the 'WORD' 
and 'DWORD' compile/assemble directives and let the assembler do the work
for which it is intended.


Len Bauer        lab@ccird2.UUCP
Rochester NY