Re: [avr-gcc-list] When does the Stack Frame Pointer (Y) get setup?

[Joerg Wunsch]

Bob Paddock <address@hidden> wrote:

> When does the Stack Frame Pointer (Y) get setup?

There's a "stack pointer", which is set up early (on modern AVRs,
it's already set up by the hardware).

There's a frame pointer (Y), which is set up upon each entry of a
function which needs it.  Not all functions need a stack frame.

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