# This version uses the .data and .text directives to
# distinguish the section that has data from the one
# having instructions, for the benefit of the assembler.
	
# It also has the entry point symbol (__start) defined,
# and uses the .global directive to make sure that symbol is
# "exported" (so that the linker will see it).
	
.data
N:      .word    5                      # reserve and initialize a word
result: .space   4                      # reserve but don't initalize a word
     
.text
	.global __start
__start:	
        addi    $t0, $0, 1              # $t0 will hold result, initially 1
        lw      $t1, N($gp)             # $t1 will hold N, initially 9
    
top:    beq     $t1, $0, bottom
        mult    $t0, $t0, $t1           # result = result * N
        addi    $t1, $t1, -1            # decrement N
        j       top                     # goto top
    
bottom:
        sw      $t0, result($gp)        # we'd better save result
        halt                            # all done