# Simple routine to demo a loop # Compute the sum of N integers: 1 + 2 + 3 + ... + N # Same result as example4, but here a function performs the # addition operation: int add(int num1, int num2) # ------------------------------------------------------------------ .text .globl main main: # Register assignments # $s0 = N # $s1 = counter (i) # $s2 = sum # Print msg1 li $v0,4 # print_string syscall code = 4 la $a0, msg1 syscall # Get N from user and save li $v0,5 # read_int syscall code = 5 syscall move $s0,$v0 # syscall results returned in $v0 # Initialize registers li $s1, 0 # Reg $s1 = counter (i) li $s2, 0 # Reg $s2 = sum # Main loop body loop: addi $s1, $s1, 1 # i = i + 1 # Call add function move $a0, $s2 # Argument 1: sum ($s2) move $a1, $s1 # Argument 2: i ($s1) jal add2 # Save current PC in $ra, and jump to add2 move $s2,$v0 # Return value saved in $v0. This is sum ($s2) beq $s0, $s1, exit # if i = N, continue j loop # Exit routine - print msg2 exit: li $v0, 4 # print_string syscall code = 4 la $a0, msg2 syscall # Print sum li $v0,1 # print_string syscall code = 4 move $a0, $s2 syscall # Print newline li $v0,4 # print_string syscall code = 4 la $a0, lf syscall li $v0,10 # exit syscall # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # FUNCTION: int add(int num1, int num2) # Arguments are stored in $a0 and $a1 # Return value is stored in $v0 # Return address is stored in $ra (put there by jal instruction) # Typical function operation is: # 1.) Store registers on the stack that we will overwrite # 2.) Run the function # 3.) Save the return value # 4.) Restore registers from the stack # 5.) Return (jump) to previous location # Note: This function is longer than it needs to be, # in order to demonstrate the usual 5 step function process... add2: # Store registers on the stack that we will overwrite (just $s0) addi $sp,$sp, -4 # Adjust stack pointer sw $s0,0($sp) # Save $s0 on the stack # Run the function add $s0,$a0,$a1 # Sum = sum + i # Save the return value in $v0 move $v0,$s0 # Restore overwritten registers from the stack lw $s0,0($sp) addi $sp,$sp,4 # Adjust stack pointer # Return from function jr $ra # Jump to addr stored in $ra # ------------------------------------------------------------------ # Start .data segment (data!) .data msg1: .asciiz "Number of integers (N)? " msg2: .asciiz "Sum = " lf: .asciiz "\n"