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cdecl

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A Calling Convention for 32-bit programs. Arguments for functions are passed onto the stack in reverse order.

Process

  1. Arguments are placed onto the stack from right-to-left
  2. Function is called with call <location>. This causes rip to be pushed to the stack (return address)
  3. Space is allocated onto the stack for local variables
  4. Function does work
  5. Returns by calling ret
  6. Stack is restored
  7. Stack adjusted to remove arguments

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