Assignment 3 Solution

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1. Read the assembly code below; add comments to explain what each line of code is doing; in one sentence, explain what this procedure is trying to accomplish. (15 points)

new-proc:

sll $a0, $a0, 24 srl $a0, $a0, 24 add $v0, $a0, $zero jr $ra

1. Read the assembly code below; add comments to explain what each of line of code is doing; provide a simple equation to express the return value v0 as a function of input arguments a0 and a1. (35 points)

new-proc:

blt $a1, $zero, loop2 loop1:

beq $a1, $zero, proc-end sll $a0, $a0, 1

addi $a1, $a1, -1 j loop1

loop2:

beq $a1, $zero, proc-end srl $a0, $a0, 1

addi $a1, $a1, 1 j loop2

proc-end:

add $v0, $a0, $zero jr $ra

1. For the (pseudo) assembly code below, replace X, Y, P, and Q with the smallest set of instructions to save/restore values on the stack and update the stack pointer. Assume that procA and procB were written independently by two different programmers who are following the MIPS guidelines for caller-saved and callee-saved registers. In other words, the two programmers agree on the input arguments and return value of procB, but they can't see the code written by the other person. Be sure to read the class notes first so you understand the MIPS guidelines for caller-saved and callee-saved registers. (50 points)

2018/10/7 CS/EE 3810