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shaolin007



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shaolin007 12 May 2005, 14:52
Could someone please explain to me in layman terms what is involved in a stack frame so I can look at a high language code in debug and see whats going on? For some reason I can't quite get a grasp on it from the books I have read. It's like I have hit a mental block! Sad Thanks and please elaborate.
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r22



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r22 13 May 2005, 00:17
int main(long parameter1){
long aNumber;
aNumber = parameter1;
return aNumber
}
---
Code:
main:
   push ebp  ;save ebp
   mov ebp, esp ;mov ptr to stack into ebp, EBP = ESP
   sub esp, 4 ;subtract 4 from stack ptr reserves 4 bytes (1 long local variable aNumber)
   mov ecx, [EBP+8]  ; move parameter1's value into eax
   mov [EBP - 4], ecx ; move parameter's value into aNumber
   mov EAX, ECX ; set the return value
   add esp, 4 ; unreserve the 4 bytes for the local variable aNumber
   mov esp, ebp ;set stack back equal to its original value
   pop ebp ;take the saved EBP value off the stack
retn 4 ;
; the return VALUE (aNumber) is always stored in EAX, this return statement is to fix the stack because 1 4byte parameter was passed with the function
    


the stack
-parameter1 [EBP+8] ( retn 4 puts stack ptr back here )
-returnaddress
-saved ebp [the stack ptr] ebp = ESP = stack frame ptr
-local long variable aNumber [EBP - 4] [stack ptr ESP after sub esp,4]
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shaolin007



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shaolin007 13 May 2005, 13:01
Thank you for your help. I now understand how it works. Funny how I had problems understanding this through a book but when you explain it, it becomes crystal clear. Thanks again! Smile
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