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+; RUN: llc -verify-machineinstrs < %s -mtriple=aarch64-none-linux-gnu | FileCheck %s
+
+; Tests that the 'nest' parameter attribute causes the relevant parameter to be
+; passed in the right register.
+
+define i8* @nest_receiver(i8* nest %arg) nounwind {
+; CHECK-LABEL: nest_receiver:
+; CHECK-NEXT: // BB#0:
+; CHECK-NEXT: mov x0, x18
+; CHECK-NEXT: ret
+
+  ret i8* %arg
+}
+
+define i8* @nest_caller(i8* %arg) nounwind {
+; CHECK-LABEL: nest_caller:
+; CHECK: mov x18, x0
+; CHECK-NEXT: bl nest_receiver
+; CHECK: ret
+
+  %result = call i8* @nest_receiver(i8* nest %arg)
+  ret i8* %result
+}