That's exactly what I was thinking about using "may" :-).  Just because it
is below the bar today doesn't mean it won't be in a few years (after I
retire).  I'm not a fan of someone looking at the code in the future and
saying "why the **** did they do that!".



*Mark*


On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 10:10 AM Martin Ward <mar...@gkc.org.uk> wrote:

> On 30/11/2021 15:53, Mark Hammack wrote:
> > using the high half of R14 may be an option. ...
>
> Does anyone still remember the problems caused by clever
> programmers using the top 8 bits of a 24 bit address to store data
> when the code had to be ported to 31 bit mode?
>
> "Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it."
>
> --
>                         Martin
>
> Dr Martin Ward | Email: mar...@gkc.org.uk | http://www.gkc.org.uk
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>

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