use NOP every lw, sw, lb, sb every branch instruction: beq, bne... every jump instruction: j, jal,....
How to load 32-bit numbers
- lui $t0, 0x8002 //load upper immediate - li $t0, 0x0004 //CANNOT DO THIS COS WILL OVERRIDE PREVIOUS LUI - so must load upper immediate - then ori $t0, $t0, 0x0004 -lui $t0, 0x8002 -ori $t0, $t0, 0x0004