Function luaK_codek

3rd/lua-5.4.3/src/lcode.c:450–458

** Emit a "load constant" instruction, using either 'OP_LOADK' ** (if constant index 'k' fits in 18 bits) or an 'OP_LOADKX' ** instruction with "extra argument". */

** instruction with "extra argument".
*/
static int luaK_codek (FuncState *fs, int reg, int k) {
  if (k <= MAXARG_Bx)
    return luaK_codeABx(fs, OP_LOADK, reg, k);
  else {
    int p = luaK_codeABx(fs, OP_LOADKX, reg, 0);
    codeextraarg(fs, k);
    return p;
  }
}


/*