#	------------------------------------------------------
#	FuncDef for max([int: [a] init=null, int: [b] init=null])
	
max:	addi $sp, $sp, -12  # max room for $ra, $fp, and local var
	sw $ra, 0($sp)	    # save return address
	sw $fp, 4($sp)      # save caller's frame pointer
	add $fp, $0, $sp    # reset frame pointer
	
#	if ((< a b))
#	(< a b)
	lw $t0, 12($fp)     # fetch a
	lw $t1, 16($fp)     # fetch b
	slt $t2, $t0, $t1
	beq $0, $t2, __L3
	
#	result = b
	addi $t0, $fp, 8    # compute address of local var "result"
	lw $t1, 16($fp)
	sw $t1, 0($t0)
	j __L4
	
__L3:	nop
#	result = a
	addi $t0, $fp, 8
	lw $t1, 12($fp)
	sw $t1, 0($t0)
	
__L4:	nop
#	return result
	lw $t0, 8($fp)
	add $v0, $0, $t0     # put return value in $v0 for caller
	j __L2
	
__L2:	nop
	lw $ra, 0($fp)       # restore return address reg
	lw $fp, 4($fp)       # restore frame pointer reg
	addi $sp, $sp, 12    # "free" caller part of stack frame
	jr $ra               # return