ARM Calling Sequence Specification

9/7/2007

The ARM Calling Sequence Specification for the ARM device compiler provides direction for the development of compilers and assembly language programs for the Arm family of microprocessors.

In This Section

• ARM Registers
  Shows the assigned register roles.

• ARM Stack Frame Layout
  Describes how ARM microprocessors specify the stack layout.

• ARM Prolog and Epilog
  Describes the prolog and epilog code segments required for Structured Exception Handling.

• THUMB-enabled ARM Implementation
  Describes how to implement ARM-Thumb interworking.

Related Sections

• ARM Compiler Options
  Provides reference information about compiler options for ARM compilers.

• Intrinsic Functions for ARM Microprocessors
  Provides reference information about intrinsic functions supported only by ARM compilers

• Differences Between Desktop and Device Compilers
  Describes critical differences in implementation between desktop and device compilers.