The AMODE instruction specifies the addressing mode to be associated
with a CSECT in an object module. The format of the AMODE instruction
is:
| Name |
Operation |
Operand |
|---|
| Any symbol or blank |
AMODE |
24/31/ANY |
The name field associates the addressing mode with a control section.
If there is a symbol in the name field of an AMODE statement, that
symbol must also appear in the name field of a START, CSECT, or COM
statement in the assembly. If the name field is blank, there must
be an unnamed control section in the assembly.
Similarly, the name field associates the residency mode with a
control section. The RMODE statement specifies the residency mode
to be associated with a control section. The format of the RMODE
instruction is:
| Name |
Operation |
Operand |
|---|
| Any symbol or blank |
RMODE |
24/ANY |
Both the RMODE and AMODE instructions can appear anywhere in the
assembly. Their appearance does not initiate an unnamed CSECT. There
can be more than one RMODE (or AMODE) instruction per assembly, but
they must have different name fields.
The defaults when AMODE, RMODE, or both are not specified are:
| Specified |
Defaulted |
|---|
| Neither |
AMODE 24 RMODE 24 |
| AMODE 24 |
RMODE 24 |
| AMODE 31 |
RMODE 24 |
| AMODE ANY |
RMODE 24 |
| RMODE 24 |
AMODE 24 |
| RMODE ANY |
AMODE 31 |