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by compiler-guy 21 days ago
Sparc and Xtensa also have register windows, although each has a slightly different implementation.

They were all the rage for a while, because they make procedure calls fast but turn out to have subtle issues in highly-multithreaded scenarios.

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The Sparc and Xtensa register windows are fixed-size, not dynamic like Itanium's.