Re: [PATCH] ppc32 use simplified mmenonics

Horst von Brand
2004-08-22T17:19:25Z

Vincent Hanquez <tab@snarc.org> said:
> On Sun, Aug 22, 2004 at 06:41:32AM -0400, Albert Cahalan wrote:
> > The "or" is much easier, because it follows the
> > standard 3-register pattern. With "mr", which way
> > does it go? That's one more thing to remember.
> > In fact I don't know, but the "or" is obvious.
> >
> > The 0 is your hint that the "or" isn't a plain "or".
>
> Sure, but this is about mmenonic. When I see 'or', my mind doesn't make
> any link with 'move register' but only with 'or'. I have to process
> another term of the line (the 0) to see that the program want to move a
> register.

I'd assume somebody familiar with the architecture reads this as a matter
of course.
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