Answer to Question #165546 in Assembler for Vera

Question

List the MIPS registers and their purpose.

Answer 1

Register Names and Purpose

Name Register number    Usage

$zero                0               the constant value 0

$v0-$v1           2-3            values for results

$a0-$a3           4-7            arguments

$t0-$t7             8-15          temporaries

$s0-$s7           16-23        saved

$t8-$t9             24-25        more temporaries

$gp                   28              global pointer

$sp                   29              stack pointer

$fp                    30              frame pointer

$ra                    31              return address