Look at the Load halfword. Both LH and LHI are described there in the ESA POP.
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ward, Mike S > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 10:47 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Missing the "nonames" option on SFS commands > > Where did you learn about the LHI instruction. I that a Load > Halfword immediate? I looked at the hlasm books and they deal > mostly with macros. > I also looked at principle of operations manuals, but seem to > have all the old assembler instructions and not any new ones. > > -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan Altmark > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 9:15 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: Missing the "nonames" option on SFS commands > > On Friday, 08/01/2008 at 09:44 EDT, Kris Buelens > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > REGEQU > > USING *,R15 > > L R15,=A(32) > > BR R14 > > Just to help folks advance their assembler programming, this > program would these days consist of > REGEQU > LHI R15,32 > BR R14 > > In S/390 architecture, Load Halfword Immediate sign-extends > the 16-bit second operand to 32 bits. Note also the lack of > the USING. > > I know it's off-topic, but it IS Friday! :-) > > Alan Altmark > z/VM Development > IBM Endicott > ========================== > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential > and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity > to which they are addressed. If you have received this email > in error please notify the system manager. This message > contains confidential information and is intended only for > the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you > should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. > Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have > received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from > your system. If you are not the intended recipient you are > notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any > action in reliance on the contents of this information is > strictly prohibited. > >