1.5 Software Stack Frame Pointer
A frame is a user-defined section of memory in the stack, used by a
function to allocate memory for local variables. W14 has been assigned for use as a Stack
Frame Pointer with the link (LNK
) and unlink (ULNK
)
instructions. However, if a Stack Frame Pointer and the LNK
and
ULNK
instructions are not used, W14 can be used by any instruction in
the same manner as all other W registers. See Software Stack Frame Pointer for detailed
information about the Frame Pointer.