Re: Assembler Macros

"Binyamin Dissen" <postingid@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:53:03 +0200 "Sven Pran" <no.direct@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> wrote:
>
> :>Never use ST in situations like this (when the alignment of &FLD
> :>is unknown), use STCM instead:
>
> :> STCM  1,B'1111',&FLD
>
> Checks his watch. Yes, it is 2007.
>
> This has not been an issue since the 370.
>
> There are very few instructions which require alignment.

Yes I know, that was a fact even in my years.
Still there are two main reasons for using STCM rather than ST:

1: Performance (not a very big issue but still ...)
2: Do***entation (byte oriented rather than word oriented)

I suppose maybe the last reason is the more significant.

regards Sven