Hello,
I hope somebody can clarify this issue for me - I am sure it is somewhere in th ABI for it escapes me. Using ARM7 architecture (LPC2478), I have a function written in C that is called (BL) from the startup file. The problem is that the compiler does not generate a "BX LR" instruction at its end. Is there some limitation in place that I am not aware of?
"Well, another good reason for a compiler to omit a return from a function is the case when the function doesn't ever return, like a typical main()."
A valid point, I'd forgotten that one.