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Page 1: M2 – Instruction Set Architecturebt.nitk.ac.in/c/17b/co200/notes/M2-3.SubroutineCalls-A.pdf · Instruction classes. MIPS-I ISA. Translating and starting a program. High level languages,

M2 – Instruction Set Architecture

Page 2: M2 – Instruction Set Architecturebt.nitk.ac.in/c/17b/co200/notes/M2-3.SubroutineCalls-A.pdf · Instruction classes. MIPS-I ISA. Translating and starting a program. High level languages,

Module Outline● Addressing modes. Instruction classes.● MIPS-I ISA.● Translating and starting a program.● High level languages, Assembly languages

and object code.● Subroutine and subroutine call. Use of stack

for handling subroutine call and return.

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Subroutine Calls

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Subroutines in MIPS

● Subroutine Call – jal subname– Saves return address in R31 ($ra) and jumps to

subroutine entry label subname

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Subroutines in MIPS

● Subroutine Call – jal subname– Saves return address in R31 ($ra) and jumps to

subroutine entry label subname

● Subroutine Return – jr $31– Loads PC with return address in $31

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

CallerCaller

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

CallerCaller

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x1040x104PC

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

CallerCaller

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x1040x104PC

func1:........jr $ra

CalleeCallee

0x200

0x240

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

CallerCaller

0x1040x104R31

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x1040x104PC

func1:........jr $ra

CalleeCallee

0x200

0x240

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

CallerCaller

0x1040x104R31

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x2000x200PC

func1:........jr $ra

CalleeCallee

0x200

0x240

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

func1:........jr $ra

CallerCaller

CalleeCallee

0x1040x104R31

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x200

0x240

0x2440x244PC

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

func1:........jr $ra

CallerCaller

CalleeCallee

0x1040x104R31

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x200

0x240

0x1040x104PC

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Subroutines in MIPS

# main program........jal func1............

func1:........jr $ra

CallerCaller

CalleeCallee

0x1040x104R31

0x100

0x104

0x0FC

0x200

0x240

0x1040x104PC

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Registers Usage Convention

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing# main program........add R4, R0, R16add R5, R0, R17jal func1............

func1:........jr $ra

0x200

0x240

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing# main program........add $a0, $zero, $s0add $a1, $zero, $s1jal accArrayprint $v0............

accArray:add $v0, $zero, $zeroloop:beq $a0, $zero, donelw $t0, 0($a1)add $v0, $v0, $t0addiu $a1, $a1, 4addi $a0, $a0, -1j loopdone:jr $ra

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing● Caller saves parameters in $a0 - $a3

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing● Caller saves parameters in $a0 - $a3● Callee stores results in $v0, $v1.

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing● Caller saves parameters in $a0 - $a3● Callee stores results in $v0, $v1.● How does the caller pass more than 4

parameters to the callee?

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing● Caller saves parameters in $a0 - $a3● Callee stores results in $v0, $v1.● How does the caller pass more than 4

parameters to the callee?● Program stack

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing● Caller saves parameters in $a0 - $a3● Callee stores results in $v0, $v1.● How does the caller pass more than 4

parameters to the callee?● Program stack

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The MIPS StackSTACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF40x7FFF FFF4

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

R29 = $sp

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp

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The MIPS StackSTACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF40x7FFF FFF4

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

R29 = $sp

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp

● Push the value in $t0 on the stack

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The MIPS StackSTACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF00x7FFF FFF0

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

$sp (R29)

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp 9999

● Push the value in $t0 on the stack

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The MIPS StackSTACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF00x7FFF FFF0

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

$sp (R29)

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp 9999

● Push the value in $t0 on the stack

addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $t0, 0($sp)

PushPush

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The MIPS Stack

STACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF40x7FFF FFF4

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

$sp (R29)

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp9999

● Pop into $t1

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The MIPS Stack

STACK

0xFC

0xF8

0x7FFF FFF40x7FFF FFF4

94

71

10

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

...

$sp (R29)

0xF40xF00xEC

$sp9999

lw $t1, 0($sp)addi $sp, $sp, +4

PopPop

● Pop into $t1

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing

# main program# 6 parameters to func1...........jal func1............

...

$sp

......

...

...

...

Before parameters pushedBefore parameters pushed

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing

# main program# 6 parameters to func1........# 4 args are in $a0 - $a3...# push 2 on stack......jal func1............

...

$sp

......

...

...

...

Before parameters pushedBefore parameters pushed

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing

# main program# 6 parameters to func1........# 4 args are in $a0 - $a3...# push 2 on stackaddi $sp, $sp, -8sw $t0, 0($sp)sw $t1, -4($sp)jal func1............

...

$sp

......

...

...

...

Before parameters pushedBefore parameters pushed

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing

# main program# 6 parameters to func1........# 4 args are in $a0 - $a3...# push 2 on stackaddi $sp, $sp, -8sw $t0, 0($sp)sw $t1, -4($sp)jal func1............

...$t0$sp

$t1

......

...

...

...

Stack after parameters are pushedStack after parameters are pushed

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Subroutines – Parameter Passing

# main program# 6 parameters to func1........# 4 args are in $a0 - $a3...# push 2 on stackaddi $sp, $sp, -8sw $t0, 0($sp)sw $t1, -4($sp)jal func1............

...$t0$sp

$t1

......

...

...

...

func1:....lw $t4, 0($sp)lw $t5, -4($sp)........

Stack after parameters are pushedStack after parameters are pushed

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Nested Subroutines

# main program........jal func1............

func1:....jal func2....jr $ra

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Nested Subroutines

# main program........jal func1............

func1:....jal func2....jr $ra

Stores return address in $raStores return address in $ra

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Nested Subroutines

# main program........jal func1............

func1:....jal func2....jr $ra

func2:........jr $ra

Stores return address in $raStores return address in $ra

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Nested Subroutines

# main program........jal func1............

func1:....jal func2....jr $ra

func2:........jr $ra

Stores return address in $raStores return address in $ra

Stores return address in $raStores return address in $ra

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Nested Subroutines● func1 overwrites return address in $ra (R31)● Store the current return address in the program

stack

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Nested Subroutines

...$t0$sp

$t1

......

...

...

...

Stack before func1 is calledStack before func1 is calledfunc1:............

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Nested Subroutines

$t0

$sp

$t1

...

...

...

...

After pushing $ra on stackAfter pushing $ra on stackfunc1:............

$ra

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Nested Subroutines

$t0

$sp

$t1

...

...

...

...

After pushing $ra on stackAfter pushing $ra on stackfunc1:addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $ra, 0($sp)............

$ra

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Nested Subroutines

$t0

$sp

$t1

...

...

...

...

After pushing $ra on stackAfter pushing $ra on stackfunc1:addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $ra, 0($sp)............

$ra

What does the stack look like after func1 passes contents of register $t2 as a parameter to func2 and calls func2?Show the code changes in func1 and func2.

What does the stack look like after func1 passes contents of register $t2 as a parameter to func2 and calls func2?Show the code changes in func1 and func2.

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Nested Subroutines

$t0

$t1

...

...

...

...

After pushing $ra on stackAfter pushing $ra on stackfunc1:addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $ra, 0($sp)....addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $t2, 0($sp)jal func2........ $ra

func2:addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $ra, 0($sp)....

$t0

$ra

$t2

$sp $ra

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Stack Frame● Stack Frame: Private

space for a subroutine allocated on entry and deallocated on exit

● Identified by a Frame Pointer ($fp (R30))

$t0

$ra

$sp

func1Frame

func2Frame

$fp

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Stack Frame

$t0

$ra

$sp

$fp

$sp

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

func1Frame

func2Frame

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Stack Frame

$sp

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

In case this function calls anotherIn case this function calls another

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Stack Frame

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

In case callee calls anotherIn case callee calls another

In case callee modifiesIn case callee modifies

$sp

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Stack Frame

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

In case callee calls anotherIn case callee calls another

In case callee modifiesIn case callee modifies

Local variables in calleeLocal variables in callee

$sp

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Stack Frame

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

In case callee calls anotherIn case callee calls another

In case callee modifiesIn case callee modifies

Local variables in calleeLocal variables in callee

Passes args to another funcPasses args to another func

$sp

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Stack Frame

$fp

Parameterspassed to

func2

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

LocalVariables

$sp

$t0$t0

...

...

$fp

$sp ......

$ra$ra

$fp$fp

$s0$s0

$s1$s1

func1_Xfunc1_X

func1_Yfunc1_Y

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Frame Pointer

$t0

$t0

...

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp● After entry into a

subroutine:

Before the callBefore the call

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Frame Pointer

$t0

$t0

...

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp● After entry into a

subroutine:– Save return address

Before the callBefore the call

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Frame Pointer

$t0

$t0

...

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp● After entry into a

subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function

Before the callBefore the call

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Frame Pointer

$t0

$t0

...

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp● After entry into a

subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function

– Point the frame pointer to the first location of stack frame of the current subroutine

Before the callBefore the call

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra$sp

...

$fp

callee prologuecallee prologue

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

$t0

$t0

$t1

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra$sp

...

$fp

callee prologuecallee prologue

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

$t0

$t0

$t1addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $ra, 0($sp)

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function $t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function $t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

addi $sp, $sp, -4sw $fp, 0($sp)

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function

– Point the frame pointer to the first location of stack frame of the current subroutine

$t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

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Frame Pointer

...

...

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

● After entry into a subroutine:– Save return address

– Save frame pointer of the caller function

– Point the frame pointer to the first location of stack frame of the current subroutine

$t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

addi $fp, $sp, 4

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Frame Pointer

...

...

func1:addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $ra, 4($sp)sw $fp, 0($sp)addi $fp, $sp, 4............

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

$t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

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Frame Pointer

...

...

func1:addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $ra, 4($sp)sw $fp, 0($sp)addi $fp, $sp, 4............

$ra

$sp

...

$fp

$fp

Parameters can beaccessed in thecallee function:4($fp), 8($fp)

Parameters can beaccessed in thecallee function:4($fp), 8($fp)

$t0

$t0

$t1

callee prologuecallee prologue

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Stack Frame

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

callee prologuecallee prologue

● Save change registers

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Stack Frame

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

callee prologuecallee prologue

● Save change registers

addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $s0, 4($sp)sw $s1, 0($sp)

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Stack Frame

$t0

$t1

...

...

func1:addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $ra, 4($sp)sw $fp, 0($sp)addi $fp, $sp, 4addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $s0, 4($sp)sw $s1, 0($sp)

# func1 code

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

callee prologuecallee prologue

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Stack Frame

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

State of stack before callee returnsState of stack before callee returns

$t0

$t0

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp

State of stack caller expectsState of stack caller expects

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Stack Frame – Callee Epilogue● Before return from

callee subroutine:– Restore saved regs

– Restore frame pointer of the caller function

– Restore return address

– Return

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

callee epiloguecallee epilogue

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Stack Frame – Callee Epilogue● Before return from

callee subroutine:– Restore saved regs

– Restore frame pointer of the caller function

– Restore return address

– Return

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp

callee epiloguecallee epilogue

....lw $s1, 0($sp)lw $s0, 4($sp)lw $fp, 8($sp)lw $ra, 12($sp)addi $sp, $sp, 16jr $ra

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Stack Frame – Callee Epilogue● Before return from

callee subroutine:– Restore saved regs

– Restore frame pointer of the caller function

– Restore return address

– Return ....lw $s1, 0($sp)lw $s0, 4($sp)lw $fp, 8($sp)lw $ra, 12($sp)addi $sp, $sp, 16jr $ra

$t0

$t0

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp

callee epiloguecallee epilogue

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Stack Frame

func1:addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $ra, 4($sp)sw $fp, 0($sp)addi $fp, $sp, 4addi $sp, $sp, -8sw $s0, 4($sp)sw $s1, 0($sp)

# func1 code

lw $s1, 0($sp)lw $s0, 4($sp)lw $fp, 8($sp)lw $ra, 12($sp)addi $sp, $sp, 16jr $ra

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1$sp

$fp$t0

$t0

...

$t1$sp

...

$fp

after returnafter returnbefore returnbefore return

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Module Outline● Addressing modes. Instruction classes.● MIPS-I ISA.● Translating and starting a program.● High level languages, Assembly languages

and object code.● Subroutine and subroutine call. Use of stack

for handling subroutine call and return.

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Backup

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Linking Multiple Modules

hello.o

Header Info

main(){...jal printf()...}

Data

Symbol Table

Reloc. Info

print library

Header Info

printf() {...}

Data

Symbol Table

Reloc. Info

a.outhello + library

Header

main(){...jal printf()...}printf() {...}

hello + libraryData

hello + librarySymbol Table

hello + libraryReloc. Info

LinkerLinker

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The a.out executable● What does the a.out file contain?

– Program “code” (machine instructions)

– Data values (values, size of arrays)

● Other information that is needed for– execution

– debugging● Debugging: The stage in program development where

mistakes (“bugs”) in the program are identified

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Stack Frame – Recall

$t0

$ra

$sp

func1Frame

func2Frame

$fp

$sp

$fp

LocalVariables

Return Addr

SavedRegisters

Old FP

Stack FrameStack Frame

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Saved Registers● Registers 16 – 23 are saved across function

calls

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Saved Registers● Registers 16 – 23 are saved across function

calls● Save registers $s0 - $s7 if used by the callee● Example: $s0, $s1 are saved

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Stack Frame

$t0

$t1

...

...

$ra

$t0

...

$fp

$s0

$s1

$fp

func1_X

func1_Y$sp

● Local variables are allocated on the stack after the saved registers

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Stack Frame