Date:	Mon, 1 Feb 1999 08:56:01 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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To:	"John S. Fine" <johnfine AT erols DOT com>
cc:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: ASM - function: what should be pushed?
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On Sun, 31 Jan 1999, John S. Fine wrote:

> > Is anything wrong with section 17.4?
> 
>   DS, ES, FS, GS ??
> 
>   I would also mention EBP.  Never underestimate a programmer's
> tendancy to jump in without the expected background knowledge.

Here's what section 17.4 says:

  *A*: You can safely clobber EAX, ECX, and EDX, but must save and restore all
  other registers at the end of your assembly function.

I think "all other registers" include DS, ES, FS, and everything
else.

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