Jump (jmp)

Syntax

jmp $d_reg, ($s_reg), jhint

jmp $d_reg, ($s_reg)

jmp ($s_reg), jhint

jmp ($s_reg)

jmp ($s_reg), jhint

jmp $d_reg, address

jmp address

Description

Jump unconditionally jumps to a specified location. A symbolic address or the source register specifies the target location. If a destination register is specified, the address of the instruction following the jmp instruction is stored in the specified register.

All jump instructions (jmp, jsr, ret, jsr_coroutine) perform identical operations. They differ only in hints to possible branch-prediction logic.

See Also

For information about branch prediction logic, see the Alpha Architecture Reference Manual.