Specifications

CAVR-4
Part1. Using the compiler
Assembler language interface
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Monitor functions
A monitor function causes interrupts to be disabled during execution of the function. At
function entry, the status register
SREG is saved and global interrupts are disabled. At
function exit, the global interrupt enable bit (I) is restored in the SREG register, and
thereby the interrupt status existing before the function call is also restored.
For more information about monitor functions, see Monitor functions, page 30.
EXAMPLES
The following section shows a series of declaration examples and the corresponding
calling conventions. The complexity of the examples increases towards the end.
Example 1
Assume that we have the following function declaration:
int add1(int);
This function takes one parameter in the register R17:R16, and the return value is passed
back to its caller in the register R17:R16.
The following assembler routine is compatible with the declaration; it will return a value
that is one number higher than the value of its parameter:
SUBI R16,FF
SBCI R17,FF
Example 2
This example shows how structures are passed on the stack. Assume that we have the
following declarations:
struct a_struct { int a; int b; int c;};
int a_function(struct a_struct x, int y);
The calling function must reserve six bytes bytes on the top of the stack and copy the
contents of the
struct to that location. The integer parameter y is passed in the register
R17:R16. The return value is passed back to its caller in the register R17:R16.
Example 3
The function below will return a
struct.
struct a_struct { int a; };
struct a_struct a_function(int x);