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The <code>near</code> space spans the standard memory space’s first 16 megabytes (24 bits). The <code>far</code> space spans the entire 32-bit memory space. The <code>based</code> space is a 128-byte region in the memory space that is addressed relative to the <code>$tp</code> register. The <code>tiny</code> space is a 65536-byte region relative to the <code>$gp</code> register. In addition to these memory regions, the MeP target has a separate 16-bit control bus which is specified with <code>cb</code> attributes. </p> <dl compact="compact"> <dt><code>based</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-based-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> <p>Any variable with the <code>based</code> attribute is assigned to the <code>.based</code> section, and is accessed with relative to the <code>$tp</code> register. </p> </dd> <dt><code>tiny</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-tiny-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> <p>Likewise, the <code>tiny</code> attribute assigned variables to the <code>.tiny</code> section, relative to the <code>$gp</code> register. </p> </dd> <dt><code>near</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-near-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> <p>Variables with the <code>near</code> attribute are assumed to have addresses that fit in a 24-bit addressing mode. This is the default for large variables (<code>-mtiny=4</code> is the default) but this attribute can override <code>-mtiny=</code> for small variables, or override <code>-ml</code>. </p> </dd> <dt><code>far</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-far-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> <p>Variables with the <code>far</code> attribute are addressed using a full 32-bit address. Since this covers the entire memory space, this allows modules to make no assumptions about where variables might be stored. </p> </dd> <dt><code>io</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-io-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> </dd> <dt><code>io (<var>addr</var>)</code></dt> <dd><p>Variables with the <code>io</code> attribute are used to address memory-mapped peripherals. If an address is specified, the variable is assigned that address, else it is not assigned an address (it is assumed some other module assigns an address). Example: </p> <div class="smallexample"> <pre class="smallexample">int timer_count __attribute__((io(0x123))); </pre></div> </dd> <dt><code>cb</code></dt> <dt><code>cb (<var>addr</var>)</code></dt> <dd><a name="index-cb-variable-attribute_002c-MeP"></a> <p>Variables with the <code>cb</code> attribute are used to access the control bus, using special instructions. <code>addr</code> indicates the control bus address. 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