x86 interpreters in hotspot

[Krystal Mok]

On Thu, May 17, 2012 at 4:34 AM, Xin Tong <xerox.time.tech at gmail.com> wrote:
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> can I assume that at the beginning of each interpreter routine for the
> bytecodes, the current bytecode pc is going to be stored in r13 on x86_64 ?
>
> That should be the case. Same for esi on x86 (32-bit).
BTW, "the current bytecode pc" is called "bcp" in HotSpot, which stands for
"bytecode pointer".

- Kris


> Thanks
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> Xin
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