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Next: <a href="VAX_002doperands.html#VAX_002doperands" accesskey="n" rel="next">VAX-operands</a>, Previous: <a href="VAX_002dopcodes.html#VAX_002dopcodes" accesskey="p" rel="previous">VAX-opcodes</a>, Up: <a href="Vax_002dDependent.html#Vax_002dDependent" accesskey="u" rel="up">Vax-Dependent</a> [<a href="index.html#SEC_Contents" title="Table of contents" rel="contents">Contents</a>][<a href="AS-Index.html#AS-Index" title="Index" rel="index">Index</a>]</p>
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<h4 class="subsection">9.50.5 VAX Branch Improvement</h4>
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<p>Certain pseudo opcodes are permitted. They are for branch
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instructions. They expand to the shortest branch instruction that
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reaches the target. Generally these mnemonics are made by
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substituting ‘<samp>j</samp>’ for ‘<samp>b</samp>’ at the start of a DEC mnemonic.
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This feature is included both for compatibility and to help
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compilers. If you do not need this feature, avoid these
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opcodes. Here are the mnemonics, and the code they can expand into.
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<dt><code>jbsb</code></dt>
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<dd><p>‘<samp>Jsb</samp>’ is already an instruction mnemonic, so we chose ‘<samp>jbsb</samp>’.
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<dt>(byte displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>bsbb …</kbd>
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>bsbw …</kbd>
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<dt>(long displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>jsb …</kbd>
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<dt><code>jbr</code></dt>
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<dt><code>jr</code></dt>
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<dd><p>Unconditional branch.
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<dt>(byte displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>brb …</kbd>
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>brw …</kbd>
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<dt>(long displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>jmp …</kbd>
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<dt><code>j<var>COND</var></code></dt>
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<dd><p><var>COND</var> may be any one of the conditional branches
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<code>neq</code>, <code>nequ</code>, <code>eql</code>, <code>eqlu</code>, <code>gtr</code>,
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<code>geq</code>, <code>lss</code>, <code>gtru</code>, <code>lequ</code>, <code>vc</code>, <code>vs</code>,
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<code>gequ</code>, <code>cc</code>, <code>lssu</code>, <code>cs</code>.
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<var>COND</var> may also be one of the bit tests
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<code>bs</code>, <code>bc</code>, <code>bss</code>, <code>bcs</code>, <code>bsc</code>, <code>bcc</code>,
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<code>bssi</code>, <code>bcci</code>, <code>lbs</code>, <code>lbc</code>.
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<var>NOTCOND</var> is the opposite condition to <var>COND</var>.
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<dt>(byte displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>b<var>COND</var> …</kbd>
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd>b<var>NOTCOND</var> foo ; brw … ; foo:</kbd>
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<dd><p><kbd>b<var>NOTCOND</var> foo ; jmp … ; foo:</kbd>
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<dt><code>jacb<var>X</var></code></dt>
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<dd><p><var>X</var> may be one of <code>b d f g h l w</code>.
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd><var>OPCODE</var> …</kbd>
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<dt>(long displacement)</dt>
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<pre class="example"><var>OPCODE</var> …, foo ;
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brb bar ;
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foo: jmp … ;
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bar:
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<dt><code>jaob<var>YYY</var></code></dt>
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<dd><p><var>YYY</var> may be one of <code>lss leq</code>.
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<dt><code>jsob<var>ZZZ</var></code></dt>
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<dd><p><var>ZZZ</var> may be one of <code>geq gtr</code>.
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<dt>(byte displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd><var>OPCODE</var> …</kbd>
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><div class="example">
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<pre class="example"><var>OPCODE</var> …, foo ;
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brb bar ;
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foo: brw <var>destination</var> ;
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<dt>(long displacement)</dt>
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<pre class="example"><var>OPCODE</var> …, foo ;
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brb bar ;
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foo: jmp <var>destination</var> ;
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<dt><code>aobleq</code></dt>
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<dt><code>aoblss</code></dt>
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<dt><code>sobgeq</code></dt>
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<dt><code>sobgtr</code></dt>
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<dt>(byte displacement)</dt>
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<dd><p><kbd><var>OPCODE</var> …</kbd>
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<dt>(word displacement)</dt>
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<dd><div class="example">
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<pre class="example"><var>OPCODE</var> …, foo ;
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brb bar ;
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foo: brw <var>destination</var> ;
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bar:
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<dt>(long displacement)</dt>
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<dd><div class="example">
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<pre class="example"><var>OPCODE</var> …, foo ;
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brb bar ;
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foo: jmp <var>destination</var> ;
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bar:
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