An example of 32–bit absolute assembly code for the function add() shown earlier looks like this:
add:
sethi %hi(sum),%o4
ld [%o4+%lo(sum)],%o5
add %o5,%o0,%o3
retl
st %o3,[%o4+%lo(sum)]It takes two instructions to form the address of sum. The %hi() operator tells the assembler to create a R_SPARC_HI22 relocation symbol sum, and the %lo(sum) operator creates a R_SPARC_LO10 relocation on the symbol sum.