.function

Tells the assembler to generate debugging data for the specified subroutine.

  .function "func", label, length    
Parameters

func

Subroutine name, in double quotes.

label

Starting label of the subroutine.

length

Number of bytes in the subroutine.

Remarks

This directive is appropriate if you must explicitly provide debugging information to the assembler. Providing Debugging Information explains additional information about debugging.