SPARC assembly language

jclark00001 · 02-26-2003, 04:01 PM

If anyone knows sparc assembly language could they post me a simple example of a loop using branch mnemonics that does a counter or something simple like that?

Ron Gesell · 02-26-2003, 05:16 PM

I'm just learning sparc, but try something like this:

clr %L1 ! clear register
mov 10,%L2 ! put maximum count in

STARTLOOP0:

inc %L1 ! adds one to L1 reg

ENDLOOP0:
cmp %L1,%L2 ! compare
blt STARTLOOP0 ! if L1 < L2 go to start of loop
nop ! the command after a branch is always
! performed, so put a null op in,
! unless you want something done there

jclark00001 · 02-26-2003, 08:14 PM

cool, thanks i figured it out from that, im just learning it too, but i missed a lecture and wasnt really sure about it. the stuff i find online is all way ahead of my class.

AMDPwred · 02-26-2003, 08:52 PM

Whoa!?! That's assembler? Thank god I never went through that.