On Wed, 4 May 2016 15:49:05 -0500, Jerry Callen wrote:

>Before I sit down and write a test program to time it, can anyone tell me how 
>expensive the AMODE switching instructions are (SAM31/SAM64)? I have an 
>AMODE-64 function that needs to execute a short segment of AMODE-31 code in a 
>loop (I know this sounds wacky, but there is actually a reason why I just 
>can't change the AMODE-31 code), and I'm wondering how painful the mode 
>switching will be.

Probably nowhere near as expensive as moving data around so the AMODE 31 code 
can access it.

Function? What language? If LE, the environment switching might also be 
expensive.

-- 
Tom Marchant

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