Long ago, in a nearby galaxy, I used descriptive names for registers.
I got over it after having to deal with a program that had 36
different register equates. That program was completely incomprehensible.
You should think not only of what works for you when writing it, but
as they say, "Always code as if the guy who ends up maintaining your
code will be a violent psychopath who /knows where you live/.." (You
can google that for yourself and get 100K hits.)
/Leonard
Brian Chapman wrote on 11/21/2022 7:04 AM:
For the register equates, I only use the equates when the equate is related
to an active USING statement. With registers 0,1,12 (if not
baseless),13,14,and 15 unavailable, it really limits the number of
registers for addressing control blocks. I find the register equate
methodology very useful and descriptive when managing many DSECTs.
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