From: james.harris.1@nospicedham.gmail.com   
      
   On 01/01/2019 23:37, Mike Gonta wrote:   
   > James Harris wrote:   
   >> So the basic query is: if given free rein on x86 how would you recommend   
   >> storing callee-save registers and locals while providing convenient   
   >> access to stack-based parameters?   
   >   
   > Use a stack frame which contains the saved registers, local parameters and   
   > the maximum number of called function arguments all of which (including   
   > the function's parameters) are accessed by MOV (no PUSH/POP) with ESP.   
      
   I can see that making ESP stable would allow you to free up EBP. But,   
   two queries:   
      
   1. Would that prevent a debugger from understanding stack frames?   
      
   2. Why not use the much shorter (1 byte instead of 4) push and pop?   
      
      
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