libc/arch-arm/bionic/abort_arm.S

/*
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#include <private/bionic_asm.h>

/*
 * Coding the abort function in assembly so that registers are guaranteed to
 * be preserved properly regardless of GCC's assumption on the "noreturn"
 * attribute. When the registers are not properly preserved we won't be able
 * to unwind the stack all the way to the bottom to fully reveal the call
 * sequence when the crash happens.
 */
ENTRY(abort)
    stmfd   sp!, {r3, r14}
    .cfi_def_cfa_offset 8
    .cfi_rel_offset r3, 0
    .cfi_rel_offset r14, 4
    bl      __libc_android_abort
END(abort)