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@@ -46,25 +46,38 @@ stack frame LR and CR save fields are not used.
 
 Register preservation rules
 ---------------------------
-Register preservation rules match the ELF ABI calling sequence with the
-following differences:
-
---- For the sc instruction, differences with the ELF ABI ---
-=========== ============= ========================================
-r0          Volatile      (System call number.)
-r3          Volatile      (Parameter 1, and return value.)
-r4-r8       Volatile      (Parameters 2-6.)
-cr0         Volatile      (cr0.SO is the return error condition.)
-cr1, cr5-7  Nonvolatile
-lr          Nonvolatile
-=========== ============= ========================================
-
---- For the scv 0 instruction, differences with the ELF ABI ---
-=========== ============= ========================================
-r0          Volatile      (System call number.)
-r3          Volatile      (Parameter 1, and return value.)
-r4-r8       Volatile      (Parameters 2-6.)
-=========== ============= ========================================
+Register preservation rules match the ELF ABI calling sequence with some
+differences.
+
+For the sc instruction, the differences from the ELF ABI are as follows:
+
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| Register     | Preservation Rules | Purpose                                 |
++==============+====================+=========================================+
+| r0           | Volatile           | (System call number.)                   |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| r3           | Volatile           | (Parameter 1, and return value.)        |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| r4-r8        | Volatile           | (Parameters 2-6.)                       |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| cr0          | Volatile           | (cr0.SO is the return error condition.) |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| cr1, cr5-7   | Nonvolatile        |                                         |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| lr           | Nonvolatile        |                                         |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+
+For the scv 0 instruction, the differences from the ELF ABI are as follows:
+
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| Register     | Preservation Rules | Purpose                                 |
++==============+====================+=========================================+
+| r0           | Volatile           | (System call number.)                   |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| r3           | Volatile           | (Parameter 1, and return value.)        |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
+| r4-r8        | Volatile           | (Parameters 2-6.)                       |
++--------------+--------------------+-----------------------------------------+
 
 All floating point and vector data registers as well as control and status
 registers are nonvolatile.