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<a name="Instruction-expansion-1"></a>
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<h4 class="subsection">9.28.2 Instruction expansion</h4>
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<a name="index-instruction-expansion_002c-MMIX"></a>
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<p>When <code>as</code> encounters an instruction with an operand that is
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either not known or does not fit the operand size of the instruction,
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<code>as</code> (and <code>ld</code>) will expand the instruction into
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a sequence of instructions semantically equivalent to the operand fitting
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the instruction. Expansion will take place for the following
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instructions:
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<dt>‘<samp>GETA</samp>’</dt>
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<dd><p>Expands to a sequence of four instructions: <code>SETL</code>, <code>INCML</code>,
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<code>INCMH</code> and <code>INCH</code>. The operand must be a multiple of four.
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<dt>Conditional branches</dt>
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<dd><p>A branch instruction is turned into a branch with the complemented
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condition and prediction bit over five instructions; four instructions
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setting <code>$255</code> to the operand value, which like with <code>GETA</code> must
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be a multiple of four, and a final <code>GO $255,$255,0</code>.
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<dt>‘<samp>PUSHJ</samp>’</dt>
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<dd><p>Similar to expansion for conditional branches; four instructions set
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<code>$255</code> to the operand value, followed by a <code>PUSHGO $255,$255,0</code>.
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<dt>‘<samp>JMP</samp>’</dt>
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<dd><p>Similar to conditional branches and <code>PUSHJ</code>. The final instruction
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is <code>GO $255,$255,0</code>.
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<p>The linker <code>ld</code> is expected to shrink these expansions for
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code assembled with ‘<samp>--relax</samp>’ (though not currently implemented).
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