[aarch64-port-dev ] Code for frame setup is a bit ... odd?

[Andrew Dinn]

On 22/11/13 11:57, Andrew Haley wrote:
> Note that we're creating a stackframe of 16 bytes that isn't used.  I wonder
> what's going on here.  x86 seems to do the same thing:

There is a reason for this, documented deep in the depths of the stub
code but I cannot recall exactly where (arch specific stubGenerator
code???). I think it is because something needs a scratch stack area.
I'll take a look and post when I find it.

regards,


Andrew Dinn
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