ARM VERSION 1.2 - Manual (Page 192)

ARM Instruction Reference
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4.9.3 LDR ARM pseudo-instruction
Load a register with either:
• a 32-bit constant value
• an address.
Note
This section describes the LDR pseudo-instruction only. See ARM memory access
instructions on page 4-6 for information on the LDR instruction.
Syntax
LDR{cond} register,=[expr | label-expr]
where:
cond is an optional condition code.
register is the register to be loaded.
expr evaluates to a numeric constant:
• the assembler generates a MOV or MVN instruction, if the value of expr
is within range
• if the value of expr is not within range of a MOV or MVN instruction,
the assembler places the constant in a literal pool and generates a
program-relative
LDR instruction that reads the constant from the
literal pool.
label-expr is a program-relative or external expression. The assembler places the
value of
label-expr in a literal pool and generates a program-relative LDR
instruction that loads the value from the literal pool.
If label-expr is an external expression, or is not contained in the current
section, the assembler places a linker relocation directive in the object
file. The linker generates the address at link time.