From: nasm-bot f. H. P. A. <hp...@zy...> - 2013-11-29 05:30:22
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Commit-ID: 50137b82748b4fad54591571bf756d9c3a2746b5 Gitweb: http://repo.or.cz/w/nasm.git?a=commitdiff;h=50137b82748b4fad54591571bf756d9c3a2746b5 Author: H. Peter Anvin <hp...@zy...> AuthorDate: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:26:26 -0800 Committer: H. Peter Anvin <hp...@zy...> CommitDate: Thu, 28 Nov 2013 21:26:26 -0800 doc: Make the bit about mib operands a bit clearer Clean up the text about what a mib is. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hp...@zy...> --- doc/nasmdoc.src | 7 ++++--- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/nasmdoc.src b/doc/nasmdoc.src index 2ba24c2..09e06fa 100644 --- a/doc/nasmdoc.src +++ b/doc/nasmdoc.src @@ -1462,9 +1462,10 @@ In 64-bit mode, NASM will by default generate absolute addresses. The this is frequently the normally desired behaviour, see the \c{DEFAULT} directive (\k{default}). The keyword \i\c{ABS} overrides \i\c{REL}. -A new form of split effective addres syntax is also supported. This is mainly -intended for mib operand but can be used for any memory reference. The basic -concept of this form is splitting base and index. +A new form of split effective addres syntax is also supported. This is +mainly intended for mib operands as used by MPX instructions, but can +be used for any memory reference. The basic concept of this form is +splitting base and index. \c mov eax,[ebx+8,ecx*4] ; ebx=base, ecx=index, 4=scale, 8=disp |