On 5 April 2013 16:03, John McKown <[email protected]> wrote:

> _LA_ OPSYN LA
>
> before invoking the macro, do:
>
> LA OPSYN LALR
>
> to use the Load Address Long Relative.
>
> after the macro do:
>
> LA OPSYN _LA_
>
> to put LA back to "normal". Of course, this only works if the hardware
> you're supporting implements the required relative instruction. Assuming
> there is one.

Assuming LALR is just a typo, LARL has been there since the very first
zArch machine. It's the "Y" instructions like LAY that may not be on
all extant z machines.

Tony H.

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