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@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ PSW default E value		0
 Shadow Registers		used by interruption handler code
 TOC enable bit			1
 
+=========================================================================
+
+The PA-RISC architecture defines 7 registers as "shadow registers".
+Those are used in RETURN FROM INTERRUPTION AND RESTORE instruction to reduce
+the state save and restore time by eliminating the need for general register
+(GR) saves and restores in interruption handlers.
+Shadow registers are the GRs 1, 8, 9, 16, 17, 24, and 25.
+
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 Register usage notes, originally from John Marvin, with some additional
 notes from Randolph Chung.