>     bb{sc,cc,cs,cc} <BITNO>,<DST>,label
> label:

>     insv {$1,$0},<BITNO>,$1,<DST>

> Both have the same outcome (sans CC)

Even including CC, according to my copy of the VARM - neither one
touches the condition codes.

> but does the elimination of a branch speed things up?  Anyone what to
> perform a test?

I haven't tested speed (yet - and I couldn't test on anything but a
KA630 anyway), but I do note that the bb[sc][sc] form is one byte
shorter (assuming short literals for the first and third insv
operands).

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