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Quote: caching the top of stack removes register allocation but worsens context switching

topics > all references > references c-d > QuoteRef: ditzDR3_1982 , p. 53 [



Topic:
register allocation
Topic:
memory cache
Topic:
stack machine

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by putting the stack in cache have high-speed stack registers without needing register allocation. Procedure calls are very inexpensive but context switching requires swapping the stack cache


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