On Mon, 21 Oct 2024 23:28:13 +0000, Seymour J Metz wrote:

>If I know the lengths of an input string and the length of a buffer, I can 
>specify a pad character and copy it with MVCL. If I know that it is  delimited 
>by, e.g., a blank, I can use MVST but I run the risk of a buffer overrun. Is 
>there a quick way to copy a delimited string without overrunning either the 
>input or output buffer and without resorting to TRT?
> 
Might one expect the first instruction of a multi-instruction solution to
load the string into cache making following access to the data almost
zero-cost (except for I-fetch)?

-- 
gil

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