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Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM)

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From Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com>
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Subject Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM)
Date Mon, 27 Jan 2025 17:09:59 -0800
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George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> writes:

> On Mon, 6 Jan 2025 20:10:13 +0000, mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1)
> wrote:
>
>> I looked high and low for codes using more than 8 arguments and
>> returning aggregates larger than 8 double words, and about the
>> only things I found were a handful of []print[]() calls.
>
> Large numbers of parameters may be generated either by closure
> conversion or by lambda lifting.  These are FP language
> transformations that are analogous to, but potentially more complex
> than, the rewriting of object methods and their call sites to pass the
> current object in an OO language.
>
> [The difference between closure conversion and lambda lifting is the
> scope of the tranformation:  conversion limits code transformations to
> within the defining call chain, whereas lifting pulls the closure to
> top level making it (at least potentially) globally available.]
>
> In either case the original function is rewritten such that non-local
> variables can be passed as parameters.  The function's code must be
> altered to access the non-locals - either directly as explicit
> individual parameters, or by indexing from a pointer to an environment
> data structure.
>
> While in a simple case this could look exactly like the OO method
> transformation, recall that a general closure may require access to
> non-local variables spread through multiple environments.  Even if
> whole environments are passed via single pointers, there still may
> need to be multiple parameters added.

Isn't it the case that access to all of the enclosing environments
can be provided by passing a single pointer?  I'm pretty sure it
is.

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Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-06 14:57 +0100
  Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2025-01-06 15:23 +0000
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-07 09:22 +0100
  Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-06 15:32 +0000
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-06 20:19 +0000
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-07 10:09 +0100
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-07 23:23 +0000
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-07 23:35 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 15:42 -0800
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) "Chris M. Thomasson" <chris.m.thomasson.1@gmail.com> - 2025-01-07 20:01 -0800
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-08 01:38 +0000
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-07 09:49 +0100
  Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-06 20:10 +0000
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-01-07 02:11 +0000
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-01-07 06:53 +0000
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stephen Fuld <sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid> - 2025-01-12 12:10 -0800
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-12 20:41 +0000
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-01-13 01:20 +0000
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stephen Fuld <sfuld@alumni.cmu.edu.invalid> - 2025-01-14 09:40 -0800
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> - 2025-01-14 19:18 +0100
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-14 23:48 +0200
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 23:27 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-01-15 03:31 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-15 16:50 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-01-15 22:03 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-01-16 03:02 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-16 15:08 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-01-16 16:24 +0000
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-13 21:33 +0000
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-14 06:48 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 18:03 +0000
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2025-01-07 16:52 -0500
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2025-01-08 12:20 -0500
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-09 08:38 +0000
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2025-01-13 10:55 -0500
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2025-01-27 17:09 -0800
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2025-01-28 22:53 -0500
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-02-14 20:40 -0800
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2026-02-17 15:35 -0500
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Tim Rentsch <tr.17687@z991.linuxsc.com> - 2026-03-14 09:34 -0700
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) George Neuner <gneuner2@comcast.net> - 2026-03-24 17:20 -0400
    Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2025-01-08 12:34 -0500
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-08 20:19 +0000
      Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-08 22:08 +0000
        Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2025-01-08 18:20 -0500
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-09 00:11 +0000
          Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-09 07:23 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-09 10:07 +0000
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-10 08:24 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-09 20:48 +0000
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-09 21:23 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-10 01:08 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-10 09:19 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) antispam@fricas.org (Waldek Hebisch) - 2025-01-10 08:33 +0000
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-10 10:25 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> - 2025-01-10 15:17 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-13 02:10 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-13 14:19 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-13 18:02 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-13 19:00 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-13 21:53 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-13 22:02 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-13 22:40 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 02:32 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-14 15:08 +0100
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 14:22 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-14 16:41 +0200
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at (Anton Ertl) - 2025-01-14 18:02 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 18:15 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-14 18:19 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Terje Mathisen <terje.mathisen@tmsw.no> - 2025-01-14 19:39 +0100
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 19:14 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-14 20:01 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 22:05 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 15:23 -0800
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 23:39 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 16:59 -0800
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 23:40 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 17:11 -0800
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-15 00:09 +0200
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-14 19:08 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 19:24 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-14 20:31 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Michael S <already5chosen@yahoo.com> - 2025-01-14 23:13 +0200
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) mitchalsup@aol.com (MitchAlsup1) - 2025-01-15 00:47 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-14 06:20 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-14 15:05 +0100
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-14 14:39 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-14 16:50 +0100
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 15:32 -0800
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Keith Thompson <Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com> - 2025-01-14 00:14 -0800
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-10 14:43 +0000
            Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-10 18:39 +0100
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2025-01-10 18:39 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-12 14:55 +0100
              Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) Thomas Koenig <tkoenig@netcologne.de> - 2025-01-10 19:19 +0000
                Re: Calling conventions (particularly 32-bit ARM) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2025-01-12 14:59 +0100

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