Directives Reference
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ARM DUI 0068B
7.2.8
FN
The
FN
directive defines a name for a specified FPA floating-point register. The names
f0-f7 and F0-F7 are predefined.
Syntax
name
FN
expr
where:
name
is the name to be assigned to the floating-point register.
name
cannot be
the same as any of the predefined names listed in
Predefined register and
coprocessor names
on page 3-9.
expr
evaluates to a floating-point register number from 0 to 7.
Usage
Use
FN
to allocate convenient names to FPA floating-point registers, to help you to
remember what you use each one for.
Note
Avoid conflicting uses of the same register under different names.
Example
energy FN 6 ; defines energy as a symbol for
; floating-point register 6