6.1.8 Processor mapping of registers

This indicates what registers are used for what purposes on each of the processors supported by Free Pascal. It also indicates which registers can be used as scratch registers.

Intel 80x86 version


Table 6.1: Intel 80x86 Register table



Generic register name CPU Register name


accumulator EAX
accumulator (64-bit) high / lowEDX:EAX
float result FP(0)
self ESI
frame pointer EBP
stack pointer ESP
scratch regs. N/A

Motorola 680x0 version


Table 6.2: Motorola 680x0 Register table



Generic register name CPU Register name


accumulator D02
accumulator (64-bit) high / lowD0:D1
float result FP03
self A5
frame pointer A6
stack pointer A7
scratch regs. D0, D1, A0, A1, FP0, FP1

2For compatibility with some C compilers, when the function result is a pointer and is declared with the cdecl convention, the result is also stored in the A0 register

3On simulated FPU’s the result is returned in D0