Basically, LPSW takes a doubleword, rearranges the bits, and makes a
quadword out of it that it then loads into the PSW.

On Wed, Jan 11, 2023 at 10:09 AM Paul Gilmartin <
[email protected]> wrote:

> On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:56:02 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
>
> >The quoted text is on page 10-56 (p. 1072 in the PDF) of a227832d.pdf,
> the June 2022 edition of z/Architecture Principles of Operation,
> SA22-7832-13. What is the issue with "doubleword"?
> >
> If it replaces a 16-byte PSW it should be a quadword.
>
> (Or does it mean "the content of the location designated by the doubleword
> at the
> second-operand address"?)
>
> >________________________________________
> >
> >On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:30:25 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:2
> >
> >>Standard nomenclature for System/360, inherited through Z, is
> >>
> >>    Halfword (16 bits)
> >>    Word (32 bits)
> >>    Doubleword (64 bits)
> >>
> >>Quadword (128 bits) is newer.
> >>
> >If you supply a citation, I'll submit an RCF.
> >
> >_______________________________________
> >>On Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:03:24 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:
> >>
> >>>"The current PSW is replaced by a 16-byte PSW
> >>>formed from the contents of the doubleword at the
> >>>location designated by the second-operand address.
> >>>Figure 4-3 on page 4-8 illustrates the contents of the
> >>>second operand."
> >>>
> >>"doubleword"?
>
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> gil
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