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by mras0 1128 days ago
The addressing modes do exist on 68020+ (https://www.nxp.com/files-static/archives/doc/ref_manual/M68... section 2.2), but I don't think any compiler will generate them (even with -mcpu=68020) as I think they're not actually faster than doing it the normal way (even if that costs a register), maybe slower, but I'd have to check the cycle counts.

EDIT: Yeah, so if I'm not misreading MC68020UM the memory indirect mode is slower

   move.l #3,([6,a0,d0.l*8],4) ; 9 cycles best case
vs.

    move.l 6(a0,d0.l*8),a0 ;4
    move.l #3,4(a0) ; 3