[m-dev.] Re: for review: removing --args simple

[Zoltan Somogyi]

>>I thought about that. You are right, replacing symbolic names with
>>register numbers reduces readability. However, since we are using the
>>same registers for both input and output, anyone who maintains such code
>>*must* be aware of the need not to overwrite registers containing inputs
> 
> How about using r1__count_output etc?  Its a bit more in-your-face than a
> comment.

Given that each of these registers is typically only used once at the start
and maybe once at the end, such a variable name has no more chance of being
correct than a comment. This gives the suggestion a lousy payoff-to-cost ratio.

Zoltan.
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