bal
Branch and link
Branches unconditionally to label and saves the return address in $ra.
Forms
Operands
label- A named address in the program, such as the start of a loop or a variable in
.data.
The counterpart of 'b' for calling a subroutine whose address is a label
# bal transfers control to the nearby label. Inspect $t2: it is 2 after the target runs.
li $t2, 0
bal taken
li $t2, 1
taken: li $t2, 2