MIPS la keyword

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Let's say have a variable var stored at address 0x00001000 and the value of it is 10.

If i did la $t2, var

Would $t2 contain the address of var or the value of var. I really want to say the address, considering la stands for load address, but everywhere I've looked the examples don't make that explicit connection.

Also I know this is broken down to lui ori in native instructions but how would it look exactly?

score 0 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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$t2 would contain the address var, not the content (to get the content, you need lw or something alike).

la is indeed a pseudoinstruction. For more information about how this is used, have a look at this question and answer:

MIPS: The Equivalent of la instruction without using pseudo codes?

edited May 23 '17 at 12:12

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