releaseReg r regs@(FreeRegs g f d)
-- used by STG machine, or otherwise unavailable
- | r >= 0 && r <= 15 = regs
--- | r >= 3 && r <= 15 = regs
-
- | r >= 17 && r <= 21 = regs
+ -- see includes/MachRegs.h for more info
+
+ -- Global Regs g0-g7
+ -- r0: always zero
+ -- r1-r4: allocable
+ -- r5-r7: reserved for OS
+ | r == 0 = regs
+ | r >= 5 && r <= 7 = regs
+
+ -- Output Regs o0-o7
+ -- caller saves
+ -- r8 - r13: allocable
+ -- r14: C stack ptr
+ -- r15: C ret addr
+ | r >= 14 && r <= 15 = regs
+
+ -- Local Regs
+ -- r16: allocable
+ -- r17 - r21: R1-R5
+ -- r22 - r23: allocable
+ | r >= 17 && r <= 21 = regs
+
+ -- Input Regs
+ -- r24 - r29: Sp, Base, SpLim, Hp, HpLim, R6
+ -- r30: C frame ptr
+ -- r31: C ret addr
| r >= 24 && r <= 31 = regs
+
+ -- Float regs
+ -- r32 & r33: floating point return from C fun
+ -- r34 & r35: D1
+ -- r36 & r37: D2
+ -- r38 & r39: NCG spill tmp
+ -- r40 & r41: NCG spill tmp
| r >= 32 && r <= 41 = regs
+
+ -- r42 - r53: allocatable as double prec float regs
+
+ -- r54 - r57: F1-F4
+ -- r58 - r59: NCG spill tmps
| r >= 54 && r <= 59 = regs
+ -- r60-r64: allocatable as single prec float regs.
+
+
-- never release the high part of double regs.
+ -- this prevents them from being allocated as single precison regs.
| r == 43 = regs
| r == 45 = regs
| r == 47 = regs