+ir_node *be_get_stack_pred(const be_stackorder_t *env, const ir_node *node);
+
+/**
+ * free memory associated with a stackorder structure
+ */
+void be_free_stackorder(be_stackorder_t *env);
+
+/**
+ * In case where a parameter is transmitted via register but someone takes its
+ * address a store to the frame which can be references is necessary.
+ * This function can be used as a preprocessing phase before transformation to
+ * do this. The assumption is that all parameter_entities which are passed
+ * through the stack are already moved to the arg_type and all remaining
+ * parameter_entities on the frame type need stores.
+ */
+void be_add_parameter_entity_stores(ir_graph *irg);