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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions docs/MTMC_ASSEMBLY.md
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Expand Up @@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ There are 16 user-facing registers usable by name in assembly:
| 11 | `ra` | return address register, holds the return address for a function call |
| 12 | `fp` | frame pointer, points to the top of the current function frame |
| 13 | `sp` | stack pointer, points to the bottom of the current function frame |
| 14 | `bp` | break pointer, points to the top of the current heap space |
| 14 | `bp` | base pointer, points to the top of the current heap space |
| 15 | `pc` | program counter, points to the next instruction to execute |


Expand Down Expand Up @@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ Labels must be the first token on a line and must end with a colon. If you wish

Note that strings will be implicitly zero terminated.

The above data will be placed after the code segment in memory, in a data segment. The break pointer will point to the next memory cell after the data segment.
The above data will be placed after the code segment in memory, in a data segment. The base pointer will point to the next memory cell after the data segment.

Also note that the `#` character can be used for line comments.

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion docs/MTMC_SPECIFICATION.md
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Expand Up @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ The MTMC has a total of 16 user-facing register. They are outlined below.
| 11 | `ra` | return address register, holds the return address for a function call |
| 12 | `fp` | frame pointer, points to the top of the current function frame |
| 13 | `sp` | stack pointer, points to the bottom of the current function frame |
| 14 | `bp` | break pointer, points to the top of the current heap space |
| 14 | `bp` | base pointer, points to the top of the current heap space |
| 15 | `pc` | program counter, points to the next instruction to execute |

In addition to these registers, there are the following non-user facing registers:
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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/main/java/mtmc/emulator/Register.java
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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ public enum Register {
RA, // return address
FP, // frame pointer
SP, // stack pointer
BP, // break pointer
BP, // base pointer
PC,

//=== non-user-facing registers
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