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Re: How do we access higher order bits of a register?
Ayonam Ray <ayonam@gmail.com> writes:
> I wanted to write an RTL that would access the higher order bits of a
> register. I saw that high:<mode> works only with constants or labels.
> The subreg:<mode> only takes the lower order bits. Can't find any
> way to address the higher order bits. Any help would be appreciated.
If it is a single hard register, use a shift.
Ian