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SLAU723A – October 2017 – Revised October 2018
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Cortex
®
-M4F Processor
1.4.2.1.3 Link Register (LR)
LR is shown in
and described in
Return to
The Link Register (LR) is register R14, and it stores the return information for subroutines, function calls,
and exceptions. The Link Register can be accessed from either privileged or unprivileged mode.
EXC_RETURN is loaded into the LR on exception entry. See
for the values and description.
Figure 1-6. LR Register
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
LINK
R/W-FFFFFFFFh
Table 1-6. LR Register Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Type
Reset
Description
31:0
LINK
R/W
FFFFFFFFh
This field is the return address.
1.4.2.1.4 Program Counter (PC)
PC is shown in
and described in
.
Return to
The Program Counter (PC) is register R15, and it contains the current program address. On reset, the
processor loads the PC with the value of the reset vector, which is at address 0x0000.0004. Bit 0 of the
reset vector is loaded into the THUMB bit of the EPSR at reset and must be 1. The PC register can be
accessed in either privileged or unprivileged mode.
Figure 1-7. PC Register
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
PC
R/W-X
Table 1-7. PC Register Field Descriptions
Bit
Field
Type
Reset
Description
31:0
PC
R/W
X
This field is the current program address.