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From:
Leopold Toetsch
Date:
October 1, 2005 02:59
Subject:
Re: Variable registers
Message ID:
b52ffd80626ed7a4b5f7641794546490@toetsch.at
On Oct 1, 2005, at 8:46, <vanderlay@home.nl> wrote:
>
> hi,
>
> I read that with the new calling conventions, there are a variable
> number of registers. So, if I understand correctly, if a function call
> takes 2 parameters, then there are only 2, and if there are 30
> parameters, there will be a frame holding 30 registers. Is this about
> right?
Yes. The argument passing opcodes take a variable amount of registers
> How does this stand WRT the 32 registers in Parrot. Is this still the
> case, or will this change as well?
This will change. Register frame size and thus the amount of registers
will be adapted to the actual usage of a subroutine.
> thanks,
> klaas-jan
leo
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