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.ENTRY
and .EXIT are
compiler generated directives that mark the entry point and return
point of the current procedure. Syntax  |    |  
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 The .ENTRY
directive signifies that the next instruction is the beginning of
an entry point for the current procedure. The .EXIT
directive signifies that the next instruction initiates a return
from the current procedure. These directives must be used when .ENTER
and .LEAVE are
not present. .ENTRY
and .EXIT are
optional if the unwind region does not have a corresponding entry
or exit. See the documents under the topic PA-RISC Architecture
at URL: http://www.software.hp.com/STK/. Example  |    |  
 This example shows a sequence of compiler-generated assembly
code.  .PROC       .CALLINFO CALLER       .ENTRY                                  ; proc entry code follows       STW       %r2,-20(%sp)                  ; stack the return pointer       LDO       48(%sp),%sp                   ; set up user stack pointer       ADDIL     L'$THISMODULE$-$global$,%r27  ; point to printf data       .CALL                                   ; set up for printf call       BL        printf,2                      ; call printf thru RP       LDO       R'$THISMODULE$-$global$(%r1),%r26 ; insert argument to printf L$exit1                                ; hide from linker       LDW       -68(%sp),%r2                  ; get callee RP       BV        0(%r2)                          ; exit thru RP       .EXIT                                   ; end of exit sequence       LDO       -48(%sp),%sp                  ; delete stack frame       .PROCEND
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