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# read: analogously to write, support reading from in-memory streams in
# addition to file descriptors.
#
# We can pass it either a file descriptor or an address to a stream. If a
# file descriptor is passed in, we _read from it using the right syscall. If a
# stream is passed in (a fake file descriptor), we read from it instead. This
# lets us initialize input for tests.
#
# A little counter-intuitively, the output of 'read' ends up in.. a stream. So
# tests end up doing a redundant copy. Why? Well, consider the alternatives:
#
#   a) Reading into a string, and returning a pointer to the end of the read
#   region, or a count of bytes written. Now this count or end pointer must be
#   managed separately by the caller, which can be error-prone.
#
#   b) Having 'read' return a buffer that it allocates. But there's no way to
#   know in advance how large to make the buffer. If you read less than the
#   size of the buffer you again end up needing to manage initialized vs
#   uninitialized memory.
#
#   c) Creating more helpful variants like 'read-byte' or 'read-until' which
#   also can take a file descriptor or stream, just like 'write'. But such
#   primitives don't exist in the Linux kernel, so we'd be implementing them
#   somehow, either with more internal buffering or by making multiple
#   syscalls.
#
# Reading into a stream avoids these problems. The buffer is externally
# provided and the caller has control over where it's allocated, its lifetime,
# and so on. The buffer's read and write pointers are internal to it so it's
# easier to keep in a consistent state. And it can now be passed directly to
# helpers like 'read-byte' or 'read-until' that only need to support streams,
# never file descriptors.
#
# Like with 'write', we assume our data segment will never begin at an address
# shorter than 0x08000000, so any smaller arguments are assumed to be real
# file descriptors.
#
# As a reminder, a stream looks like this:
#   write: int  # index at which to write to next
#   read: int  # index at which to read next
#   data: (array byte)  # prefixed by length as usual

== code

# instruction                     effective address                                                   operand     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

# main:
  e8/call  run-tests/disp32  # 'run-tests' is a function created automatically by SubX. It calls all functions that start with 'test-'.
  # syscall(exit, Num-test-failures)
  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           3/r32/EBX   Num-test-failures/disp32          # copy *Num-test-failures to EBX
  b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32
  cd/syscall  0x80/imm8

read:  # f : fd or (address stream), s : (address stream) -> num-bytes-read/EAX
  # prolog
  55/push-EBP
  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
  ## if (f < 0x08000000) return _read(f, s)  # f can't be a user-mode address, so treat it as a kernel file descriptor
  81          7/subop/compare     1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           8/disp8         0x08000000/imm32  # compare *(EBP+8)
  7d/jump-if-greater-or-equal  $read:fake/disp8
    # push args
  ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
  ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(EBP+8)
    # call
  e8/call  _read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # return
  eb/jump  $read:end/disp8
$read:fake:
  ## otherwise, treat 'f' as a stream to scan from
  # save registers
  56/push-ESI
  57/push-EDI
  # ESI = f
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
  # EDI = s
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           7/r32/EDI   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
  # EAX = _append-4(out = &s->data[s->write], outend = &s->data[s->length],
  #                 in  = &f->data[f->read],  inend  = &f->data[f->write])
    # push &f->data[f->write]
  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EAX
  8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/ESI  0/index/EAX   .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+EAX+12 to EAX
  50/push-EAX
    # push &f->data[f->read]
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(ESI+4) to EAX
  8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/ESI  0/index/EAX   .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+EAX+12 to EAX
  50/push-EAX
    # push &s.data[s.length]
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EDI+8) to EAX
  8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    7/base/EDI  0/index/EAX   .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy EDI+EAX+12 to EAX
  50/push-EAX
    # push &s.data[s.write]
  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy *EDI to EAX
  8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    7/base/EDI  0/index/EAX   .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy EDI+EAX+12 to EAX
  50/push-EAX
    # call
  e8/call  _append-4/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to ESP
  # s.write += EAX
  01/add                          0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/EDI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *EDI
  # f.read += EAX
  01/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # add EAX to *(ESI+4)
  # restore registers
  5f/pop-to-EDI
  5e/pop-to-ESI
$read:end:
  # epilog
  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
  5d/pop-to-EBP
  c3/return

## helpers

# idea: a clear-if-empty method on streams that clears only if f.read == f.write
# Unclear how I'd use it, though. Callers seem to need the check anyway.
# Maybe a better helper would be 'empty-stream?'

_read:  # fd : int, s : (address stream) -> num-bytes-read/EAX
  # prolog
  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
  53/push-EBX
  56/push-ESI
  # ESI = s
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           6/r32/ESI   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to ESI
  # EAX = s.write
  8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EAX
  # EDX = s.length
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ESI+8) to EDX
  # syscall(read, fd, &s.data[s.write], s.length - s.write)
    # fd : EBX
  8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           3/r32/EBX   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to EBX
    # data : ECX = &s.data[s.write]
  8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/ESI  0/index/EAX   .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+EAX+12 to ECX
    # size : EDX = s.length - s.write
  29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # subtract EAX from EDX
    # syscall
  b8/copy-to-EAX  3/imm32/read
  cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
  # add the result EAX to s.write
  01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *ESI
  # restore registers
  5e/pop-to-ESI
  5b/pop-to-EBX
  5a/pop-to-EDX
  59/pop-to-ECX
  # epilog
  89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
  5d/pop-to-EBP
  c3/return

  # Two options:
  #   1 (what we have above):
  #     ECX = s
  #     EAX = s.write
  #     EDX = s.length
  #     # syscall
  #     ECX = lea ECX+EAX+12
  #     EDX = sub EDX EAX
  #
  #   2:
  #     ECX = s
  #     EDX = s.length
  #     ECX = &s.data
  #     # syscall
  #     ECX = add ECX, s.write
  #     EDX = sub EDX, s.write
  #
  # Not much to choose between the two? Option 2 performs a duplicate load to
  # use one less register, but doesn't increase the amount of spilling (ECX
  # and EDX must be used, and EAX must be clobbered anyway).

## tests

test-read-single:
  # clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-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-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-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
  # write(_test-stream, "Ab")
    # push args
  68/push  "Ab"/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  write/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # read(_test-stream, _test-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # check-ints-equal(EAX, 2)
    # push args
  68/push  "F - test-read-single: return EAX"/imm32
  68/push  2/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
  # check-ints-equal(*_test-stream-buffer.data, 41/A 62/b 00 00, msg)
    # push args
  68/push  "F - test-read-single"/imm32
  68/push  0x006241/imm32/Ab
    # push *_test-stream-buffer.data
  b8/copy-to-EAX  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EAX+12)
    # call
  e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
  # end
  c3/return

test-read-is-stateful:
  ## make two consecutive reads, check that their results are appended
  # clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-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-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-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
  # write(_test-stream, "C")
    # push args
  68/push  "C"/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  write/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # read(_test-stream, _test-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # write(_test-stream, "D")
    # push args
  68/push  "D"/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  write/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # read(_test-stream, _test-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # check-ints-equal(*_test-stream-buffer.data, 43/C 44/D 00 00, msg)
    # push args
  68/push  "F - test-read-is-stateful"/imm32
  68/push  0x00004443/imm32/C-D
    # push *_test-stream-buffer.data
  b8/copy-to-EAX  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EAX+12)
    # call
  e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
  # end
  c3/return

test-read-returns-0-on-end-of-file:
  ## read after hitting end-of-file, check that result is 0
  # clear-stream(_test-stream)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-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-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-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
  # write(_test-stream, "Ab")
    # push args
  68/push  "Ab"/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  write/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  ## first read gets to end-of-file
  # read(_test-stream, _test-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  ## second read
  # read(_test-stream, _test-stream-buffer)
    # push args
  68/push  _test-stream-buffer/imm32
  68/push  _test-stream/imm32
    # call
  e8/call  read/disp32
    # discard args
  81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
  # check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
    # push args
  68/push  "F - test-read-returns-0-on-end-of-file"/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
  # end
  c3/return

== data

_test-stream-buffer:
  # current write index
  00 00 00 00
  # current read index
  00 00 00 00
  # length (= 8)
  08 00 00 00
  # data
  00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00  # 8 bytes

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