+/*
+ * LEAF - declare leaf routine
+ */
+#define LEAF(symbol) \
+ .globl symbol; \
+ .align 2; \
+ .type symbol,@function; \
+ .ent symbol,0; \
+symbol: .frame sp,0,ra
+
+/*
+ * NESTED - declare nested routine entry point
+ */
+#define NESTED(symbol, framesize, rpc) \
+ .globl symbol; \
+ .align 2; \
+ .type symbol,@function; \
+ .ent symbol,0; \
+symbol: .frame sp, framesize, rpc
+
+/*
+ * END - mark end of function
+ */
+#define END(function) \
+ .end function; \
+ .size function,.-function
+
+/*
+ * EXPORT - export definition of symbol
+ */
+#define EXPORT(symbol) \
+ .globl symbol; \
+symbol:
+
+/*
+ * FEXPORT - export definition of a function symbol
+ */
+#define FEXPORT(symbol) \
+ .globl symbol; \
+ .type symbol,@function; \
+symbol:
+
+
+ .text