[Dwarf-Discuss] Location list entries for caller-saved registers at time of call
Cary Coutant
ccoutant@gmail.com
Thu Dec 6 20:47:22 GMT 2018
> Another perfectly good solution is for the compiler to assure that the return PC is always in the
> right scope to begin with. All it takes is to include a (never executed) NOP following any non-returning
> CALL at the last address of the routine.Such calls are not common, plus many environments align
> the beginning of (any subsequent) functions anyway so padding bytes are likely to be available. As a
> result, such "extra" bytes are not going to be a space issue.
In fact, the PA-RISC and Itanium calling conventions specifically require this.
-cary
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