Question

Question: For the following C statement, what is the corresponding MIPS assembly code? Assume that the variables f, g, h, and i are given and could be considered 32-bit integers as declared in a C program. Use a minimal number of MIPS assembly instructions.

Short answer

addi f, h, -5

add f, f, g

Step-by-step solution

Determine the MIPS assembly instructions

MIPS is the assembly language that works on the processor as an intermediate between hardware and software. MIPS assembly language works on registers and main memory. All the instructions will have a source register, destination register, and memory location. The sample instructions are add, addi, sub, subi, jr, mul, etc.

Determine a minimal number of MIPS assembly instructions for the given C statement.

Given C statement is

MIPS code:

addi f, h, -5

add f, f, g

The above instructions will perform the equivalent operation of the provided C code. The addi instruction will add the immediate value of -5 to the h and save the result in the f. Then the value of g will be added to the f value and the result will be stored in the f register.

For example,

Let g and h be 5 and 10

In MIPS,

addi f,h,-5 //

add f,f,g…..//