Procedure Call Standard for the ARM Architecture
ARM IHI 0042E
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1.5 Acknowledgements
This specification has been developed with the active support of the following organizations. In alphabetical order:
ARM, CodeSourcery, Intel, Metrowerks, Montavista, Nexus Electronics, PalmSource, Symbian, Texas
Instruments, and Wind River.