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Excerpt from Machine Code Optimization Improving Executable Object Code
Another inefficiency deals with the use of the instruction set itself. The given architectures all have a set of addressing modes which can be used to represent the semantics of instruction operands. Included in this set are a number of location-relative modes which yield an effective address by giving an offset from the location of the operand or the start of the instruction. Often, the location-relative modes require less space and yield an effective address that is decoded (by the hardware) faster than absolute modes which simply name the effective address. However, the short offset employed limits the effective address to within a specified distance from the operand. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
