John,

The IBM 360/67 had such an instruction; and the verdict on it was
mixed, in part perhaps because its original implementation contained a
logic error.

Look at the Compare Immediate and Trap, CIT and CGIT, instructions in
the z/Architecture PrOp.  They are more general, but they can do what
you want to do.

John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA

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