MIPS Prolog and Epilog

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The MIPS prolog contains code that sets up the stack frame for a routine, and the epilog contains the code that removes the routine's frame and then returns to the calling function. The MIPS compiler generates prolog and epilog code to perform these tasks, but you must write the prolog and epilog code for any assembly code functions that you write.

See Also

MIPS Calling Sequence Specification | MIPS General Purpose Registers | MIPS Stack Frame and Argument Registers | MIPS Parameter Passing | MIPS Assembler Macros | MIPS Prolog | MIPS Epilog

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