When does C1 use the same register for inputs and temps?

[dean.long at oracle.com]

On 2/20/25 3:38 AM, Andrew Haley wrote:

> Was it simply that way back when, people were trying to use the absolute
> minimum of registers? 


That would be my guess, as it's the only reason I can think of to do 
it.  It might have been nice to have the decision made in 
platform-specific code rather than in shared code where it is now.

dl