MPE/iX Intrinsics Reference Manual (32650-90905)

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Command Definitions (HP32208-HPLOACNMPROC)
HPFMOVEDATARTOL
HPFMOVEDATARTOL
NM callable only.
This routine can be used to efficiently move data from a source buffer to a target buffer. If
the source and target buffers were viewed horizontally, like a line of text, the data
movement is performed by starting at rightmost position of the source buffer (to the
rightmost position of the target buffer) and proceeding to the leftmost
Syntax
I64 @64 @64 I32
HPFMOVEDATARTOL(count,
source_ptr , target_ptr , status ,
Parameters
count 64-bit signed integer by reference (required)
The count parameter allows the caller to specify the number of bytes to
move from the source buffer to the target buffer.
source_ptr 64-bit pointer by value (required)
The source_ptr can be a 64-bit pointer to any valid object that the calling
process has access to. The buffer may be in the caller’s stack, heap, or
obtained by opening a file with user mapped access
target_ptr 64-bit pointer by value (required)
The target_ptr can be a 64-bi pointer to any valid object that the calling
process has access to. The buffer may be in the caller’s stack, heap, or
obtained by opening a file with user mapped access.
status 32-bit signed integer by reference (optional)
Returns the status of the HPFMOVEDATARTOL call. If no errors or
warnings are encountered, status returns 32 bits of zero. If errors or warn-
ings are encountered, status is interpretted as two 16-bit fields.
Bits (0:16) comprise status.info. A negative value indicates an error condi-
tion, and a positive value indicates a warning condition.
Bits (16:16) comprise status.subsys. The value represents the subsystem
that set the status information.
Operation Notes
This intrinsic is especially useful when the source and target buffers are overlapping. The
HPFMOVEDATARTOL intrinsic is typically used when the target buffer’s address is to
the right (larger) of the source buffer’s address. Moving the data from the right to the left
ensures that the data in the source buffer is copied to the target buffer before it is
overwritten itself.