$PATCHSP – Generate patch space

Use $PATCHSP to cause a specified number of bytes of patch space to be generated. This patch space is divided into halfwords and listed in the assembly in such a way that both the assembly location (for REP and AMASPZAP patch statements) and the base displacement (in the form BDDD) are printed for each halfword.

Format description


>>-+--------+--$PATCHSP--length-number-------------------------->
   '-symbol-'                            

>--+--------------------+--------------------------------------><
   |            .-NO--. |   
   '-,DSECT--=--+-YES-+-'

length

Specifies the length of the patch space in bytes.

DSECT=

Specifies how the specified patch space will be generated.

YES: Indicates that the specified patch space is generated with all binary zeros.
NO: Indicates that the specified patch space is generated with halfwords of S-type ADCONS (that is, S(*)).

Attention:

Local addressability is required for this macro instruction to assemble correctly.

Format description

Environment