aparna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > can group of instructions can combine to form a isns?pls tell what > exactly insn means. > in program, there is a outer for loop where it takes each insn in progm > and inner for loop, for each definition in the insn. that means there are > many instruction in a insn. An insn can be a PARALLEL, which can contain several different operations executed in parallel. An insn can be a SEQUENCE, which can contain several different insns in a branch delay sequence. These are documented in the friendly manual, q.v. Ian