Set table of contents (TOC) register instruction
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorsMichael K. Gschwind, Valentina Salapura
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Abstract
A Set Table of Contents (TOC) Register instruction. An instruction to provide a pointer to a reference data structure, such as a TOC, is obtained by a processor and executed. The executing includes determining a value for the pointer to the reference data structure, and storing the value in a location (e.g., a register) specified by the instruction.
Claims20
A computer system for facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer system comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processor in communication with the memory, wherein the computer system is configured to perform a method, said method comprising:
- obtaining, by the processor, an instruction to execute, the instruction to provide a pointer to a reference data structure, the reference data structure to be used to populate variables included within code of a program;
- and
- executing the instruction, the executing comprising:
- determining a value for the pointer to the reference data structure, the value to be used to access the reference data structure that is to be used to populate variables included within the code;
- and
- storing the value in a location specified by the instruction,
- wherein the determining and the storing are performed as part of executing the instruction.
A computer program product for facilitating processing within a computing environment, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer readable storage medium readable by a processing circuit and storing instructions for performing a method comprising:
- obtaining, by a processor, an instruction to execute, the instruction to provide a pointer to a reference data structure, the reference data structure to be used to populate variables included within code of a program;
- and
- executing the instruction, the executing comprising:
- determining a value for the pointer to the reference data structure, the value to be used to access the reference data structure that is to be used to populate variables included within code of a program;
- and
- storing the value in a location specified by the instruction,
- wherein the determining and the storing are performed as part of executing the instruction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.