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From: Al_K_Shing@cup.portal.com
Newsgroups: comp.lang.asm370
Subject: Re: SAVE area offset zero
Message-ID: <33071@cup.portal.com>
Date: 22 Aug 90 02:30:27 GMT
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>        In the save area ... registers 14 thru 12 are placed at offset 12,
>which means R14 goes to +12, R15 goes to +16, R0 goes to +20, R1 goes to +24,
>and so on.  Offset 4 points to the next SAVE area, right?  And offset 8 to
>the previous SAVE area, right?
>
>        So what does offset zero refer to?  If you say "R13 goes there",
>I won't shoot you.  Pointing to itself would provide validity checking,
>but is that what offset zero does?  If not,  then what?
>

If memory serves, offset zero is used by PL/I for something.  It is not 
generally used in linking Assembler routines.

> Rick Troth <TROTH@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU> ------------- Rice ONCS VM Systems Suppor
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Al Shing