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  • Subject: Re: MOVE and Z-ADD are **NOT**THE**SAME** (was Z-ADD or Eval?)
  • From: bmorris@xxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 12:57:54 -0400
  • Importance: Normal


>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 15:44:28 -0500 (CDT)
>From: Scott Klement <klemscot@klements.com>
>
>Ummm...  why would Z-Add be more efficient than MOVE? That seems odd to
>me.  Math is slower than just moving bytes around...

>Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 19:05:29 -0400
>From: "jt" <jt@ee.net>
>
>I was always told that, on the S/38, MOVE and Z-ADD created the exact same
>MI instruction.  I verified this is still true today by looking at the IRP
>from an RPG compile by specifying GENOPT(*LIST).  Both use the same MI
>instruction 'copy numeric value 0.0 to field X':
>
>CPYNV X,P'0.0'

MOVE between numerics is not usually just a matter of moving bytes around.
Also it's not the same as Z-Add.

This: MOVE  123.45   P    7 4
doesn't do the same thing as
this: Z-ADD 123.45   P    7 4

Sure, the same code is generated for Z-ADD *ZEROS and MOVE *ZEROS.  And
maybe even occasionally for other MOVE/Z-ADD pairs. But in general, MOVE
and Z-ADD don't generate the same code because they don't mean the same
thing.  Try my code above.  Also, check the results.  Set P to 999.9999
before you do the Z-ADD or the MOVE.

Barbara Morris


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