From: edwin <none@none>
Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:29:43 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: * doc/stack_frames.txt: Added description of x86_64 stack frames.
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* doc/stack_frames.txt: Added description of x86_64 stack frames.
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diff --git a/doc/stack_frames.txt b/doc/stack_frames.txt
index c68a7edad..b9cb04413 100644
--- a/doc/stack_frames.txt
+++ b/doc/stack_frames.txt
@@ -34,6 +34,30 @@ V   u4       return address
 V
 
 
+x86_64 stack frames
+-----------------
+
+,--memory address rising
+|
+V   >>>> sp in method (after initial sub) <<<<
+|          
+|   u8[]  v  arguments for calling methods              \__ rd->memuse slots
+V   u8[]  v  local variable slots allocated on stack    /
+|
+|   u8       synchronized object / saved return value       (only for synched methods)
+V   u8       alignment dummy slot                           (in non-leaf methods to ensure
+|                                                            16-byte alignment of stack)
+|   u8[]  ^  callee-saved float registers
+V   u8[]  ^  callee-saved integer registers
+|          
+|   >>>> sp on method entry <<<<
+V
+|   u8       return address
+|   u8[]     arguments on stack
+V
+
+
+
 alpha stack frames
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