Calling conventions for different C++ compilers and operating systems

Introduction......Page 1
The need for standardization......Page 3
Data representation......Page 4
Data alignment......Page 6
Stack alignment......Page 7
Register usage......Page 8
Can floating point registers be used in 64-bit Windows?......Page 11
Function calling conventions......Page 12
Passing and returning objects......Page 15
Passing and returning SIMD types......Page 17
Name mangling......Page 18
Microsoft name mangling......Page 23
Borland name mangling......Page 27
Watcom name mangling......Page 28
Gnu2 name mangling......Page 29
Gnu3 name mangling......Page 31
Symantec and Digital Mars name mangling......Page 33
Turning off name mangling with extern "C"......Page 34
Exception handling and stack unwinding......Page 35
Communal data......Page 36
Data endian-ness......Page 37
Digital Mars......Page 38
ABIs for Windows......Page 39