> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Edward Jaffe > Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 1:01 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new Feb2008 zPOP: Execute Relative Long > > > Tom Schmidt wrote: > > See SA22-7832-06 for the EXRL instruction. > > (I'm sure Ed's been aware for several months now, but the > rest of us may be happy now.) > > > > Give 'em an inch and they'll take a yard! People are already > clamoring > for additional forms of EXRL that can "OR" the mask with > other than byte > one of the target instruction! It never ends! :-) > > -- > Edward E Jaffe
How about a totally new EX type instruction. This one executes the single instruction built into a 64-bit register. This could handle any / all instructions from 2 to 8 bytes in length. And since the largest instruction is 6 bytes long, that is all of them. Just create the instruction in a register, then "execute" the register contents. -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
