NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual (G06.27+)

TNS Instruction Set
HP NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual—520331-004
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Definitions of TNS Instructions
through the location specified by P + A. Figure 11-8 illustrates the action of the BFI
instruction.
Both examples of BFI in Figure 11-8 use the same branch list. In the first example, A
is 0, so the first item in the list is used as the offset from P. In the second example, A is
3, so the fourth item in the list is used.
Figure 11-8. Two Examples of Branch Forward Indirect (BFI)
371
P Register
162
Register
Stack
0
A
+
162
0
+
209
BFI
209
310
863
1070
1134
Branch
List
C [161]
C [1235]
1235
P Register
165
Register
Stack
3
A
+
162
3
+
1070
BFI
209
310
863
1070
1134
Branch
List
P Register
P Register
C [161]
C [371]
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