Local linkage directive

    Format

      .LOCAL_LINKAGE_PAIR  name

1  –  Parameter

 name

    The name of a procedure descriptor of the routine to which
    linkage is required. The specified procedure descriptor must
    be defined in the current module.

2  –  Description

    .LOCAL_LINKAGE_PAIR causes a linkage pair to be stored at
    the current location counter. A linkage pair consists of a
    code address and the address of the specified identifier. The
    specified name must reference a procedure descriptor that is
    defined within the assembly unit.

3  –  Notes

    o  You can only use this directive within data or mixed psects
       (psects that have either the NOEXE or MIX attributes).

    o  If automatic data alignment is enabled, this directive aligns
       the current location counter to an octaword (128-bit) boundary
       before allocating storage.

4  –  Example

        .PROCEDURE_DESCRIPTOR P1,CA1
         .
         .
         .
        .LOCAL_LINKAGE_PAIR P1        ; Code address CA1 followed by
                                      ; procedure descriptor address P1.