Or IILH, unless the length can be huge.

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Subject: Re: [External Sender] Re: Loading the pad byte for MVCL


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On 06/03/2026 10:45, David Clark wrote:
> But what if the length is calculated (not from an equate or L'
> attribute)
> and is already in the target register?

Then use ICM.

The main reason for using MVCL is that the length is computed at run
time.
If the length is known as assembler time, you might use a few MVC's
instead of MVCL.


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