Re: Delay slot in PowerISA?

[ Cc d-project, as this was missuse of resources ]

On Tue, Jan 13, 2026 at 02:56:48PM -0800, Felix Lechner wrote:
> When I searched for "powerpc64 delay slot" today, the SearchAssist
> bubble on DuckDuckGo called delay slots are a "feature" on PowerPC.  The
> full text is at the bottom of this message.

What the heck is "SearchAssist"?  Oh, this is AI-slop!

> Personally, I remain uncertain because sample code in a presentation
> from 2014 has 'nop' instructions after the 'bl' instructions. [3] Does
> the PowerPC architecture have delay slots, please?

No, PowerPC does not have any branch delay slots.

> Please copy me on your reply.  I do not subscribe to this list.  Thanks!

Why the heck do you consider it a good use of our time to chase ghosts?

Regards,
Bastian