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   andreybokhanko@gmail.com to Chris F Clark   
   Re: Predict register usage   
   02 May 08 00:35:46   
   
   On Apr 26, 7:36 am, Chris F Clark  wrote:   
   > The one calling (register based) convention that I'm aware of where   
   > you might not need spill code by doing a call, is if the architecture   
   > supports a rotating register window.  In that case, the hardware   
   > itself will take care of the spills.   
      
   And even then spills are not for free. Sure, they are more effective   
   if done en masse, but still very costly.   
      
   Andrey   
      
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