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authorGerrit Code Review <noreply-gerritcodereview@google.com>2021-08-12 20:22:27 +0000
committerGerrit Code Review <noreply-gerritcodereview@google.com>2021-08-12 20:22:27 +0000
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Merge "[dev.typeparams] all: merge master (46fd547) into dev.typeparams" into dev.typeparamsdev.typeparams
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@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ jumps and branches.
</li>
<li>
-<code>SP</code>: Stack pointer: top of stack.
+<code>SP</code>: Stack pointer: the highest address within the local stack frame.
</li>
</ul>
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ If a Go prototype does not name its result, the expected assembly name is <code>
The <code>SP</code> pseudo-register is a virtual stack pointer
used to refer to frame-local variables and the arguments being
prepared for function calls.
-It points to the top of the local stack frame, so references should use negative offsets
+It points to the highest address within the local stack frame, so references should use negative offsets
in the range [−framesize, 0):
<code>x-8(SP)</code>, <code>y-4(SP)</code>, and so on.
</p>
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ The linker will choose one of the duplicates to use.
(For <code>TEXT</code> items.)
Don't insert the preamble to check if the stack must be split.
The frame for the routine, plus anything it calls, must fit in the
-spare space at the top of the stack segment.
+spare space remaining in the current stack segment.
Used to protect routines such as the stack splitting code itself.
</li>
<li>
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ Only valid on functions that declare a frame size of 0.
<code>TOPFRAME</code> = 2048
<br>
(For <code>TEXT</code> items.)
-Function is the top of the call stack. Traceback should stop at this function.
+Function is the outermost frame of the call stack. Traceback should stop at this function.
</li>
</ul>