For values of "several" up to 16, you might want to look at VFAE. I haven't had a chance to use it yet, but it's on my list of vector instructions potentially useful for general coding.
Robert Ngan DXC Luxoft -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, July 7, 2022 09:57 To: ASSEMBLER-LIST@LISTSERV.UGA.EDU Subject: CLI vs. TRT Given several target characters, at what value of "several" is the break-even between TRT and a chain of CLI; BC? (It's probably model-dependent.) The CLI chain might be optimized by CLI first for the median value and using the outcome to bypass half the remaining tests. -- gil
