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@@ -687,6 +687,13 @@ MOVQ g(CX), AX // Move g into AX.
MOVQ g_m(AX), BX // Move g.m into BX.
</pre>
+<p>
+Register <code>BP</code> is callee-save.
+The assembler automatically inserts <code>BP</code> save/restore when frame size is larger than zero.
+Using <code>BP</code> as a general purpose register is allowed,
+however it can interfere with sampling-based profiling.
+</p>
+
<h3 id="arm">ARM</h3>
<p>