#### 6.34.8 MeP Variable Attributes

The MeP target has a number of addressing modes and busses. The `near` space spans the standard memory space’s first 16 megabytes (24 bits). The `far` space spans the entire 32-bit memory space. The `based` space is a 128-byte region in the memory space that is addressed relative to the `$tp` register. The `tiny` space is a 65536-byte region relative to the `$gp` register. In addition to these memory regions, the MeP target has a separate 16-bit control bus which is specified with `cb` attributes.

`based`

  Any variable with the `based` attribute is assigned to the `.based` section, and is accessed with relative to the `$tp` register.

`tiny`

  Likewise, the `tiny` attribute assigned variables to the `.tiny` section, relative to the `$gp` register.

`near`

  Variables with the `near` attribute are assumed to have addresses that fit in a 24-bit addressing mode. This is the default for large variables (`-mtiny=4` is the default) but this attribute can override `-mtiny=` for small variables, or override `-ml`.

`far`

  Variables with the `far` attribute are addressed using a full 32-bit address. Since this covers the entire memory space, this allows modules to make no assumptions about where variables might be stored.

`io`
`io (addr)`

  Variables with the `io` attribute are used to address memory-mapped peripherals. If an address is specified, the variable is assigned that address, else it is not assigned an address (it is assumed some other module assigns an address). Example:

      int timer_count __attribute__((io(0x123)));

`cb`
`cb (addr)`

  Variables with the `cb` attribute are used to access the control bus, using special instructions. `addr` indicates the control bus address. Example:

      int cpu_clock __attribute__((cb(0x123)));