// FIXME: gas has a special case for values that are 000...1111, which
// becomes a li -1 and then a dsrl
if (0 <= ImmValue && ImmValue <= 65535) {
- // For 0 <= j <= 65535.
+ // For unsigned and positive signed 16-bit values (0 <= j <= 65535):
// li d,j => ori d,$zero,j
tmpInst.setOpcode(Mips::ORi);
tmpInst.addOperand(MCOperand::CreateReg(RegOp.getReg()));
tmpInst.addOperand(MCOperand::CreateImm(ImmValue));
Instructions.push_back(tmpInst);
} else if (ImmValue < 0 && ImmValue >= -32768) {
- // For -32768 <= j < 0.
+ // For negative signed 16-bit values (-32768 <= j < 0):
// li d,j => addiu d,$zero,j
tmpInst.setOpcode(Mips::ADDiu);
tmpInst.addOperand(MCOperand::CreateReg(RegOp.getReg()));
tmpInst.addOperand(MCOperand::CreateImm(ImmValue));
Instructions.push_back(tmpInst);
} else if ((ImmValue & 0xffffffff) == ImmValue) {
- // For any value of j that is representable as a 32-bit integer, create
- // a sequence of:
+ // For all other values which are representable as a 32-bit integer:
// li d,j => lui d,hi16(j)
// ori d,d,lo16(j)
tmpInst.setOpcode(Mips::LUi);
// | 16-bytes | 16-bytes | 16-bytes |
// |__________|__________|__________|
//
- // For any value of j that is representable as a 48-bit integer, create
- // a sequence of:
+ // For any 64-bit value that is representable as a 48-bit integer:
// li d,j => lui d,hi16(j)
// ori d,d,hi16(lo32(j))
// dsll d,d,16
// | 16-bytes | 16-bytes | 16-bytes | 16-bytes |
// |__________|__________|__________|__________|
//
- // For any value of j that isn't representable as a 48-bit integer.
+ // For all other values which are representable as a 64-bit integer:
// li d,j => lui d,hi16(j)
// ori d,d,lo16(hi32(j))
// dsll d,d,16