1. Answer True/False with justification: Procedure call/return cannot be implemented without a frame pointer. 2. DEC VAX has a single instruction for loading and storing all the program visible...

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1. Answer True/False with justification: Procedure call/return cannot be implemented without a frame pointer.


2. DEC VAX has a single instruction for loading and storing all the program visible registers from/to memory. Can you see a reason for such an instruction pair? Consider both the pros and cons.


3. Show how you can simulate a subtract instruction using the existing LC-2200 ISA?



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Answer To: 1. Answer True/False with justification: Procedure call/return cannot be implemented without a frame...

Tilak answered on Jan 06 2022
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1. False. Procedure call can be implemented without a frame point
er because a frame pointer is used to track the stack frame by the high-level programming languages. When a program is running under debugger and the compiler to generate efficient code for returning from a subroutine this pointer is very usefull. So, bascially frame pointer is an extra advantage and used at times when needed, it is not compulsorily required in case to call a procedure.
2. DEC VAX has a single instruction for loading and storing all the programs visible registers from/to memory because,...
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