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@@ -3922,7 +3922,9 @@ For PowerPC, the following registers have specific use:
R30: GOT pointer
R31: frame pointer
- (U-Boot also uses R14 as internal GOT pointer.)
+ (U-Boot also uses R12 as internal GOT pointer. r12
+ is a volatile register so r12 needs to be reset when
+ going back and forth between asm and C)
==> U-Boot will use R2 to hold a pointer to the global data