The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 18: Other kinds of prologues and epilogues

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Taking shortcuts and combining steps, or omitting them entirely.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 17: Prologues and epilogues

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Implementing the receiving end of the calling convention.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 16: The calling convention

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Pretend it's on the stack, even if it isn't.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 15: Miscellaneous instructions

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The stuff that didn't fit anywhere else.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 14: Manipulating flags

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Reaching in and flipping the switches.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 13: Trampolines

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The overly-uniform program counter register strikes again.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 12: Control transfer

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Let's go places.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 11: Atomic access and barriers

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Doing things one at a time.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 10: Memory access and alignment

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It's just loads and stores.

The ARM processor (Thumb-2), part 9: Sign and zero extension

Raymond Chen June 10, 2021 Jun 10, 2021 06/10/21

Making small things bigger.