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Re: [Bug] OP_SELF uses an unnecessary extra register

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On 2017年09月11日 10:25 AM, Roberto Ierusalimschy wrote:
SELF takes 2 inputs and produces 2 outputs, so why's it 1 1 3 and not 1 1 2?
See its description in lopcodes.h:
OP_SELF,/* A B C R(A+1) := R(B); R(A) := R(B)[RK(C):string] */
The outputs go to A,(A+1). It produces output (A+1) before consuming
input C, so "1 1 2" would erase the input before using it. (The other
option would be a slower implementation, using an extra temporary and an
extra move. Changing the order of the assignments would destroy A before
using B, so A and B would need to be different and the instruction would
need three registers anyway.)
Put it in the C stack :P
Jokes aside, thanks for correcting me.
-- Roberto
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