Re: Problems with LN_ENTER & DID_OK

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From: Steve Resnick
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 1990 16:21

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In article <SO-ECS.90Oct10133953@stekt.oulu.fi> so-ecs@stekt.oulu.fi (Juha Ruotsalainen ti) writes:
>Question #1:
>	Why API-calls use stack instead of registers?
>
	To be compatible with High-level language calling sequence (Pascal)
	To allow the passage of more parameters and data structures than
	would be available in registers
	To be re-entrant.


Cheers!
Steve


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Subject: Re: Problems with LN_ENTER & DID_OK
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