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# A table is a stream of (key, value) rows.
#
# Each row consists of a 4-byte key -- a 'string_key' which is (address array
# byte) -- and a variable-size value.
#
# Accessing the table performs a linear scan for a key string, and always
# requires passing in the row size.
#
# Table primitives have the form <variant>(stream, <arg>, row-size, ...) -> address/eax
#
# The following table shows available options for <variant>:
#   if not found:           | arg=string              arg=slice
#   ------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
#   abort                   | get                     get-slice
#   insert key              | get-or-insert           leaky-get-or-insert-slice
#   stop                    | get-or-stop             get-slice-or-stop
#   return null             | maybe-get               maybe-get-slice
# Some variants may take extra args.

== code
#   instruction                     effective address                                                   register    displacement    immediate
# . op          subop               mod             rm32          base        index         scale       r32
# . 1-3 bytes   3 bits              2 bits          3 bits        3 bits      3 bits        2 bits      2 bits      0/1/2/4 bytes   0/1/2/4 bytes

# if no row is found, abort
# type string_key = (address array byte)
get:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : string_key, row-size : int, abort-message-prefix : (address array byte) -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   abort
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$get:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) abort
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get:abort/disp8
    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = string-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $get:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $get:end/disp8
$get:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $get:search-loop/disp8
$get:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$get:abort:
    # . _write(2/stderr, abort-message-prefix)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  ": get: key not found: "/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . _write(2/stderr, key)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
    # . . push args
    68/push  Newline/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-get:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get:check1:
    # eax = get(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get:check2:
    # eax = get(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 12, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 24, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get/1"/imm32
    68/push  0x18/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, abort
get-slice:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : (address slice), row-size : int, abort-message-prefix : (address array byte) -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   abort
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$get-slice:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) abort
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-slice:abort/disp8
    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $get-slice:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $get-slice:end/disp8
$get-slice:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $get-slice:search-loop/disp8
$get-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$get-slice:abort:
    # . _write(2/stderr, abort-message-prefix)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  ": get-slice: key not found: "/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-slice-buffered(Stderr, key)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    68/push  Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . flush(Stderr)
    # . . push args
    68/push  Stderr/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  flush/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
    # . . push args
    68/push  Newline/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-get-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice:check1:
    # (eax..edx) = "code"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # eax = get-slice(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice:check2:
    # (eax..edx) = "data"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "data"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # eax = get-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 12, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 24, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/1"/imm32
    68/push  0x18/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, save 'key' to the next available row
# if there are no rows free, abort
# return the address of the value
# Beware: assume keys are immutable; they're inserted by reference
# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
get-or-insert:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : string_key, row-size : int -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   if table->write >= table->length
    #     abort
    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
    #   *max = key
    #   table->write += row-size
    #   return max+4
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address string_key) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$get-or-insert:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:not-found/disp8
    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = string-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $get-or-insert:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:end/disp8
$get-or-insert:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:search-loop/disp8
$get-or-insert:not-found:
    # result/eax = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ecx
    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # compare ecx with *(esi+8)
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:abort/disp8
    # zero-out(max, row-size)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # *max = key
    # . eax = key
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to eax
    # . *max = eax
    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edx
    # table->write += row-size
    # . eax = row-size
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
    # . table->write += eax
    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to *esi
    # return max+4
    # . eax = max
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy edx to eax
    # . eax += 4
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
$get-or-insert:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$get-or-insert:abort:
    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "get-or-insert: table is full\n"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-get-or-insert:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
$test-get-or-insert:first-call:
    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
    # eax = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-insert:check2:
    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/1"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/2"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-insert:second-call:
    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
    # eax = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/3"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # no new row inserted
    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/4"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/5"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-insert:third-call:
    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
    # eax = get-or-insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # table gets a new row
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 24, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/6"/imm32
    68/push  0x18/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/7"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
    # check-strings-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/8"/imm32
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+20)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-insert:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, save 'key' in the next available row
# if there are no rows free, abort
# WARNING: leaks memory
# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
leaky-get-or-insert-slice:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   if table->write >= table->length
    #     abort
    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
    #   *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
    #   table->write += row-size
    #   return max+4
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address string_key) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) break
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found/disp8
    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end/disp8
$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop/disp8
$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found:
    # result/eax = 0
    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ecx
    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # compare ecx with *(esi+8)
    7d/jump-if-greater-or-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort/disp8
    # zero-out(max, row-size)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
    # . eax = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    68/push  Heap/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  slice-to-string/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . *max = eax
    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edx
    # table->write += row-size
    # . eax = row-size
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
    # . table->write += eax
    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to *esi
    # return max+4
    # . eax = max
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy edx to eax
    # . eax += 4
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort:
    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "leaky-get-or-insert-slice: table is full\n"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
    # . . call
    e8/call  _write/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . syscall(exit, 1)
    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
    # never gets here

test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # (eax..edx) = "code"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:first-call:
    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
    # eax = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:check2:
    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/1"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/2"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:second-call:
    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
    # eax = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/3"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # no new row inserted
    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/4"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/5"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:third-call:
    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
    # (eax..edx) = "data"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "data"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # eax = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # table gets a new row
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 24, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/6"/imm32
    68/push  0x18/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/7"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
    # check-strings-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/8"/imm32
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+20)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, stop(ed)
get-or-stop:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : string_key, row-size : int,
              # abort-message-prefix : (address array byte), err : (address buffered-file), ed : (address exit-descriptor)
              # -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   write-buffered(err, msg)
    #   stop(ed)
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$get-or-stop:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) stop(ed)
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-stop:stop/disp8
    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = string-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $get-or-stop:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $get-or-stop:end/disp8
$get-or-stop:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $get-or-stop:search-loop/disp8
$get-or-stop:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$get-or-stop:stop:
    # . write-buffered(err, abort-message-prefix)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-buffered(err, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  ": get-or-stop: key not found: "/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-buffered(err, key)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-buffered(err, "\n")
    # . . push args
    68/push  Newline/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . stop(ed, 1)
    # . . push args
    68/push  1/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+28)
    # . . call
    e8/call  stop/disp32
    # never gets here
$get-or-stop:terminus:
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # syscall(exit, 1)
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8

test-get-or-stop:
    # This test uses exit-descriptors. Use ebp for setting up local variables.
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-error-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-error-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . clear-stream($_test-error-buffered-file->buffer)
    # . . push args
    68/push  $_test-error-buffered-file->buffer/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # var ed/edx : (ref exit-descriptor)
    68/push  0/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # size 'ed' for the calls to 'get-or-stop'
    # . tailor-exit-descriptor(ed, 24)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x18/imm32/nbytes-of-args-for-get-or-stop
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  tailor-exit-descriptor/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-stop:success:
    # eax = get-or-stop(table, "code", row-size=8, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx/ed
    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-stop/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # add to esp
$test-get-or-stop:success-assertion:
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-stop:failure:
    # eax = get-or-stop(table, "data", row-size=8, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx/ed
    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-stop/disp32
    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
    # restore register args, discard others
    59/pop-to-ecx
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
    5a/pop-to-edx
$test-get-or-stop:failure-assertion:
    # check that get-or-stop tried to call stop(1)
    # . check-ints-equal(ed->value, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/1"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push ed->value
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-or-stop:end:
    # . epilogue
    # don't restore esp from ebp; manually reclaim locals
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x24/imm32        # add to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, stop(ed)
get-slice-or-stop:  # table : (address stream {string_key, _}), key : (address slice), row-size : int,
                    # abort-message-prefix : (address string), err : (address buffered-file), ed : (address exit-descriptor)
                    # -> eax : (address _)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   write-buffered(err, msg)
    #   stop(ed)
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$get-slice-or-stop:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) stop(ed)
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-slice-or-stop:stop/disp8
    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $get-slice-or-stop:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $get-slice-or-stop:end/disp8
$get-slice-or-stop:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $get-slice-or-stop:search-loop/disp8
$get-slice-or-stop:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

$get-slice-or-stop:stop:
    # . write-buffered(err, abort-message-prefix)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-buffered(err, error)
    # . . push args
    68/push  ": get-slice-or-stop: key not found: "/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-slice-buffered(err, key)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . write-buffered(err, "\n")
    # . . push args
    68/push  Newline/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
    # . . call
    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . stop(ed, 1)
    # . . push args
    68/push  1/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+28)
    # . . call
    e8/call  stop/disp32
    # never gets here
$get-slice-or-stop:terminus:
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # syscall(exit, 1)
    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/exit
    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8

test-get-slice-or-stop:
    # This test uses exit-descriptors. Use ebp for setting up local variables.
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # setup
    # . clear-stream(_test-error-stream)
    # . . push args
    68/push  _test-error-stream/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # . clear-stream($_test-error-buffered-file->buffer)
    # . . push args
    68/push  $_test-error-buffered-file->buffer/imm32
    # . . call
    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)  # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # var ed/edx : (ref exit-descriptor)
    68/push  0/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # var slice/ebx : (ref slice) = "code"
    # . (eax..ebx) = "code"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ebx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  3/index/ebx   .           3/r32/ebx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ebx+4 to ebx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # . ebx = {eax, ebx}
    53/push-ebx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebx
    # size 'ed' for the calls to 'get-or-stop' (define no locals past this point)
    # . tailor-exit-descriptor(ed, 24)
    # . . push args
    68/push  0x18/imm32/nbytes-of-args-for-get-or-stop
    52/push-edx
    # . . call
    e8/call  tailor-exit-descriptor/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice-or-stop:success:
    # eax = get-slice-or-stop(table, slice, row-size=8, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx/ed
    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    53/push-ebx/slice
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-slice-or-stop/disp32
    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
    # restore register args, discard others
    59/pop-to-ecx
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    5a/pop-to-edx
$test-get-slice-or-stop:success-assertion:
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-slice-or-stop/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice-or-stop:failure:
    # slice = "segment2"
    # . *ebx = "segment2"->data
    b8/copy-to-eax  "segment2"/imm32
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *ebx
    # . *(ebx+4) = "segment2"->data + len("segment2")
    05/add-to-eax  8/imm32/strlen
    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(ebx+4)
    # eax = get-slice-or-stop(table, slice, row-size=8, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
    # . . push args
    52/push-edx/ed
    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    53/push-ebx/slice
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-slice-or-stop/disp32
    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
    # restore register args, discard others
    59/pop-to-ecx
    5b/pop-to-ebx
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    5a/pop-to-edx
$test-get-slice-or-stop:failure-assertion:
    # check that get-or-stop tried to call stop(1)
    # . check-ints-equal(ed->value, 2, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/1"/imm32
    68/push  2/imm32
    # . . push ed->value
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-get-slice-or-stop:end:
    # . epilogue
    # don't restore esp from ebp; manually reclaim locals
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x2c/imm32        # add to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, return null (0)
maybe-get:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : string_key, row-size : int -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   return 0
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$maybe-get:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) return null
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $maybe-get:null/disp8
    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = string-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $maybe-get:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $maybe-get:end/disp8
$maybe-get:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $maybe-get:search-loop/disp8
$maybe-get:null:
    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32
$maybe-get:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-maybe-get:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # - setup: create a table with one row
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)   # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # eax = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get:success:
    # - check for the same key, verify that it was reused
    # eax = maybe-get(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  maybe-get/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # no new row inserted
    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/1"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/2"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get:failure:
    # - search for a new key
    # eax = maybe-get(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "data"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  maybe-get/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/3"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

# if no row is found, return null (0)
maybe-get-slice:  # table : (address stream {string_key, T}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> eax : (address T)
    # pseudocode:
    #   curr = table->data
    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
    #   while curr < max
    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    #       return curr+4
    #     curr += row-size
    #   return 0
    #
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # . save registers
    51/push-ecx
    52/push-edx
    56/push-esi
    # esi = table
    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
    # var curr/ecx : (address string_key) = table->data
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
    # var max/edx : (address byte) = &table->data[table->write]
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
$maybe-get-slice:search-loop:
    # if (curr >= max) return null
    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $maybe-get-slice:null/disp8
    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
    # . . push args
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
    # . if (eax != false) return eax = curr+4
    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
    74/jump-if-equal  $maybe-get-slice:mismatch/disp8
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to eax
    eb/jump  $maybe-get-slice:end/disp8
$maybe-get-slice:mismatch:
    # curr += row-size
    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+16) to ecx
    # loop
    eb/jump  $maybe-get-slice:search-loop/disp8
$maybe-get-slice:null:
    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32
$maybe-get-slice:end:
    # . restore registers
    5e/pop-to-esi
    5a/pop-to-edx
    59/pop-to-ecx
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

test-maybe-get-slice:
    # . prologue
    55/push-ebp
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
    # - setup: create a table with one row
    # var table/ecx : (ref stream {string, number} 16)   # 2 rows * 8 bytes/row
    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from esp
    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
    68/push  0/imm32/read
    68/push  0/imm32/write
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get-slice:success:
    # - check for the same key, verify that it was reused
    # (eax..edx) = "code"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # eax = maybe-get-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  maybe-get-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 4, msg)
    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 16, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/0"/imm32
    68/push  0x10/imm32
    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # no new row inserted
    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/1"/imm32
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-strings-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/2"/imm32
    68/push  "code"/imm32
    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get-slice:failure:
    # - search for a new key
    # (eax..edx) = "data"
    b8/copy-to-eax  "data"/imm32
    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
    # var slice/edx : (ref slice) = {eax, edx}
    52/push-edx
    50/push-eax
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
    # eax = maybe-get-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
    # . . push args
    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
    52/push-edx
    51/push-ecx
    # . . call
    e8/call  maybe-get-slice/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
    # check-ints-equal(eax, 0, msg)
    # . . push args
    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/3"/imm32
    68/push  0/imm32
    50/push-eax
    # . . call
    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # . . discard args
    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
$test-maybe-get-slice:end:
    # . epilogue
    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
    5d/pop-to-ebp
    c3/return

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