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authorKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2020-07-05 12:13:28 -0700
committerKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2020-07-05 12:13:28 -0700
commitc09c91e185aad8e01b570c2569e13c1e429d2f99 (patch)
tree52a5ae1494ad5b7b2319411815dc45510e761c24 /069allocate.subx
parentf2c5b05374186f9422cfdaf1ada096e39ac91a8b (diff)
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6612 - reorganize layers
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-# Helper to dynamically allocate memory on the heap.
-#
-# We'd like to be able to write tests for functions that allocate memory,
-# making assertions on the precise addresses used. To achieve this we'll pass
-# in an *allocation descriptor* to allocate from.
-#
-# Allocation descriptors are also useful outside of tests. Assembly and machine
-# code are of necessity unsafe languages, and one of the most insidious kinds
-# of bugs unsafe languages expose us to are dangling pointers to memory that
-# has been freed and potentially even reused for something totally different.
-# To reduce the odds of such "use after free" errors, SubX programs tend to not
-# reclaim and reuse dynamically allocated memory. (Running out of memory is far
-# easier to debug.) Long-running programs that want to reuse memory are mostly
-# on their own to be careful. However, they do get one bit of help: they can
-# carve out chunks of memory and then allocate from them manually using this
-# very same 'allocate' helper. They just need a new allocation descriptor for
-# their book-keeping.
-
-== data
-
-# Allocations are returned in a handle, which consists of an alloc-id and a payload.
-# The alloc-id helps detect use-after-free errors.
-Handle-size:  # (addr int)
-  8/imm32
-
-# A default allocation descriptor for programs to use.
-Heap:  # allocation-descriptor
-  # curr
-  0/imm32
-  # limit
-  0/imm32
-
-# a reasonable default
-Heap-size:  # int
-  0x600000/imm32/6MB
-
-Next-alloc-id:  # int
-  0x100/imm32  # save a few alloc ids for fake handles
-
-== 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
-
-# Let's start initializing the default allocation descriptor.
-
-Entry:
-    # initialize heap
-    # . Heap = new-segment(Heap-size)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  Heap/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Heap-size/disp32                  # push *Heap-size
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-
-    e8/call  run-tests/disp32  # 'run-tests' is a function created automatically by SubX. It calls all functions that start with 'test-'.
-$array-equal-main:end:
-    # 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
-    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
-
-# Allocate and clear 'n' bytes of memory from an allocation-descriptor 'ad'.
-# Abort if there isn't enough memory in 'ad'.
-allocate:  # ad: (addr allocation-descriptor), n: int, out: (addr handle)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    # allocate-raw(ad, n, out)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
-    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    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate-raw/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # eax = out->payload + 4
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(eax+4) to eax
-    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
-    # zero-out(eax, n)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
-    50/push-eax
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-$allocate:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# Claim the next 'n' bytes of memory starting at ad->curr and update ad->curr.
-# Abort if there isn't enough memory in 'ad'.
-allocate-raw:  # ad: (addr allocation-descriptor), n: int, out: (addr handle)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    52/push-edx
-    53/push-ebx
-    56/push-esi
-    57/push-edi
-    # ecx = ad
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
-    # edx = out
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to edx
-    # ebx = n
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ebx
-    # out->alloc-id = Next-alloc-id
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           0/r32/eax   Next-alloc-id/disp32              # copy *Next-alloc-id to eax
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edx
-    # out->payload = ad->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy *ecx to eax
-$allocate-raw:save-payload-in-eax:
-    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(edx+4)
-    # *out->payload = Next-alloc-id
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           7/r32/edi   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(edx+4) to edi
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           6/r32/esi   Next-alloc-id/disp32              # copy *Next-alloc-id to esi
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  7/rm32/edi    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   .               .                 # copy esi to *edi
-$allocate-raw:increment-next-alloc-id:
-    # increment *Next-alloc-id
-    ff          0/subop/increment   0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32              # increment *Next-alloc-id
-    # check if there's enough space
-    # TODO: move this check up before any state updates when we support error recovery
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  3/index/ebx   .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ebx+4 to eax
-    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # compare eax with *(ecx+4)
-    73/jump-if->=-signed  $allocate-raw:abort/disp8
-$allocate-raw:commit:
-    # ad->curr += n+4
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *ecx
-$allocate-raw:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5f/pop-to-edi
-    5e/pop-to-esi
-    5b/pop-to-ebx
-    5a/pop-to-edx
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-$allocate-raw:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "allocate: failed\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
-    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
-    # never gets here
-
-test-allocate-raw-success:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var ad/ecx: allocation-descriptor
-    68/push  0/imm32/limit
-    68/push  0/imm32/curr
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # ad = new-segment(512)
-    # . . push args
-    51/push-ecx
-    68/push  0x200/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # var expected-payload/ebx = ad->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *ecx to ebx
-    # var h/edx: handle = {0, 0}
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
-    # *Next-alloc-id = 0x34
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x34/imm32  # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # allocate-raw(ad, 3, h)
-    # . . push args
-    52/push-edx
-    68/push  3/imm32
-    51/push-ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate-raw/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(h->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-raw-success: sets alloc-id in handle"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
-    # . . 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(h->payload, expected-payload, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-raw-success: sets payload in handle"/imm32
-    53/push-ebx
-    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
-    # check-ints-equal(h->payload->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-raw-success: sets alloc-id in payload"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ebx
-    # . . 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(*Next-alloc-id, 0x35, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-raw-success: increments Next-alloc-id"/imm32
-    68/push  0x35/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32              # push *Next-alloc-id
-    # . . 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(ad->curr - expected-payload, 3 + 4 for alloc-id, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-raw-success: updates allocation descriptor"/imm32
-    68/push  7/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy *ecx to eax
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # subtract ebx 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
-    # clean up
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x100/imm32 # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-lookup:  # h: (handle T) -> eax: (addr T)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ecx
-    # eax = 0
-    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # clear eax
-    # ecx = handle->alloc_id
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
-    # if (ecx == 0) return 0
-    81          7/subop/compare     3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm32           # compare ecx
-    74/jump-if-=  $lookup:end/disp8
-    # eax = handle->address (payload)
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to eax
-    # if (ecx != *eax) abort
-    39/compare                      0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # compare *eax and ecx
-    75/jump-if-!=  $lookup:abort/disp8
-    # add 4 to eax
-    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
-$lookup:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    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
-
-$lookup:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "lookup failed\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/exit-status
-    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
-
-test-lookup-success:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var ad/ebx: allocation-descriptor
-    68/push  0/imm32/limit
-    68/push  0/imm32/curr
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebx
-    # ad = new-segment(512)
-    # . . push args
-    53/push-ebx
-    68/push  0x200/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # var handle/ecx: handle
-    68/push  0/imm32/address
-    68/push  0/imm32/alloc-id
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # var old-top/edx = ad->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *ebx to edx
-    # allocate-raw(ad, 2, handle)
-    # . . push args
-    51/push-ecx
-    68/push  2/imm32/size
-    53/push-ebx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate-raw/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # eax = lookup(handle)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  lookup/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # eax contains old top of heap, except skipping the alloc-id in the payload
-    # . check-ints-equal(eax, old-top+4, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-lookup-success"/imm32
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to edx
-    52/push-edx
-    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
-    # clean up
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x100/imm32 # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-test-lookup-null-returns-null:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var handle/ecx: handle
-    68/push  0/imm32/address
-    68/push  0/imm32/alloc-id
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # eax = lookup(handle)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  lookup/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(eax, 0, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-lookup-null-returns-null"/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
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-_pending-test-lookup-failure:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var heap/esi: allocation-descriptor
-    68/push  0/imm32/limit
-    68/push  0/imm32/curr
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to esi
-    # heap = new-segment(512)
-    # . . push args
-    56/push-esi
-    68/push  0x200/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # var h1/ecx: handle
-    68/push  0/imm32/address
-    68/push  0/imm32/alloc-id
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # var old_top/ebx = heap->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ebx
-    # first allocation, to h1
-    # . allocate(heap, 2, h1)
-    # . . push args
-    51/push-ecx
-    68/push  2/imm32/size
-    56/push-esi
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # reset heap->curr to mimic reclamation
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy ebx to *esi
-    # second allocation that returns the same address as the first
-    # var h2/edx: handle
-    68/push  0/imm32/address
-    68/push  0/imm32/alloc-id
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
-    # . allocate(heap, 2, h2)
-    # . . push args
-    52/push-edx
-    68/push  2/imm32/size
-    56/push-esi
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(h1->address, h2->address, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-lookup-failure"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+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
-    # lookup(h1) should crash
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  lookup/disp32
-    # should never get past this point
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # clean up
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x100/imm32 # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# when comparing handles, just treat them as pure values
-handle-equal?:  # a: handle, b: handle -> eax: boolean
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ecx
-    # eax = false
-    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32/false
-$handle-equal?:compare-alloc-id:
-    # ecx = a->alloc_id
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to ecx
-    # if (ecx != b->alloc_id) return false
-    39/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # compare ecx and *(ebp+16)
-    75/jump-if-!=  $handle-equal?:end/disp8
-$handle-equal?:compare-address:
-    # ecx = handle->address
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
-    # if (ecx != b->address) return false
-    39/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x14/disp8      .                 # compare ecx and *(ebp+20)
-    75/jump-if-!=  $handle-equal?:end/disp8
-$handle-equal?:return-true:
-    # return true
-    b8/copy-to-eax  1/imm32/true
-$handle-equal?:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-copy-handle:  # src: handle, dest: (addr handle)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    # ecx = dest
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to ecx
-    # *dest = src
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to eax
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *ecx
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to eax
-    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(ecx+4)
-$copy-handle:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# helper: create a nested allocation descriptor (useful for tests)
-allocate-region:  # ad: (addr allocation-descriptor), n: int, out: (addr handle allocation-descriptor)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    # allocate(ad, n, out)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
-    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    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # eax = out->payload
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(eax+4) to eax
-    # skip payload->allocid
-    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
-    # if (eax == 0) abort
-    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32
-    74/jump-if-=  $allocate-region:abort/disp8
-    # earmark 8 bytes at the start for a new allocation descriptor
-    # . *eax = eax + 8
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to ecx
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ecx
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy ecx to *eax
-    # . *(eax+4) = eax + n
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to ecx
-    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # add *(ebp+12) to ecx
-    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx to *(eax+4)
-    # . restore registers
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# We could create a more general '$abort' jump target, but then we'd need to do
-# a conditional jump followed by loading the error message and an unconditional
-# jump. Or we'd need to unconditionally load the error message before a
-# conditional jump, even if it's unused the vast majority of the time. This way
-# we bloat a potentially cold segment in RAM so we can abort with a single
-# instruction.
-$allocate-region:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "allocate-region: failed to allocate\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
-    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
-    # never gets here
-
-# Claim the next 'n+4' bytes of memory and initialize the first 4 to n.
-# Abort if there isn't enough memory in 'ad'.
-allocate-array:  # ad: (addr allocation-descriptor), n: int, out: (addr handle)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    52/push-edx
-    # ecx = n
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to ecx
-    # var size/edx: int = n+4
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+4 to edx
-    # allocate(ad, size, out)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
-    52/push-edx
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # *out->payload = n
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(eax+4) to eax
-    # . skip payload->allocid
-    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
-    # .
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy ecx to *eax
-$allocate-array:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5a/pop-to-edx
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-test-allocate-array:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var ad/ecx: allocation-descriptor
-    68/push  0/imm32/limit
-    68/push  0/imm32/curr
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # ad = new-segment(512)
-    # . . push args
-    51/push-ecx
-    68/push  0x200/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # var expected-payload/ebx = ad->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *ecx to ebx
-    # var h/edx: handle = {0, 0}
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
-    # *Next-alloc-id = 0x34
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x34/imm32  # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # allocate-array(ad, 3, h)
-    # . . push args
-    52/push-edx
-    68/push  3/imm32
-    51/push-ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate-array/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(h->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: sets alloc-id in handle"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
-    # . . 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(h->payload, expected-payload, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: sets payload in handle"/imm32
-    53/push-ebx
-    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
-    # check-ints-equal(h->payload->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: sets alloc-id in payload"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ebx
-    # . . 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(h->payload->size, 3, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: sets array size in payload"/imm32
-    68/push  3/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ebx+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
-    # check-ints-equal(*Next-alloc-id, 0x35, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: increments Next-alloc-id"/imm32
-    68/push  0x35/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32              # push *Next-alloc-id
-    # . . 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(ad->curr - expected-payload, 3 + 4 for alloc-id + 4 for array size, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-allocate-array: updates allocation descriptor"/imm32
-    68/push  0xb/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy *ecx to eax
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # subtract ebx 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
-    # clean up
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  1/imm32     # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-copy-array:  # ad: (addr allocation-descriptor), src: (addr array), out: (addr handle)
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    52/push-edx
-    56/push-esi
-    # esi = src
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to esi
-    # var size/ecx: int = src->size+4
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # copy *esi to ecx
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ecx
-    # allocate(ad, size, out)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
-    51/push-ecx
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           8/disp8         .                 # push *(ebp+8)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  allocate/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # var payload/eax: (addr byte) = out->payload
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy *(eax+4) to eax
-    # . skip payload->allocid
-    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
-    # var max/ecx: (addr byte) = payload + size
-    01/add                          3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to ecx
-    # _append-4(payload, max, src, &src->data[src->size])
-    # . . push &src->data[src->size]
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    6/base/esi  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy esi+edx+4 to edx
-    52/push-edx
-    # . . push src
-    56/push-esi
-    # . . push max
-    51/push-ecx
-    # . . push payload
-    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
-$copy-array:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-esi
-    5a/pop-to-edx
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-test-copy-array:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # var src/esi: (addr array int) = [3, 4, 5]
-    68/push  5/imm32
-    68/push  4/imm32
-    68/push  3/imm32
-    68/push  0xc/imm32/size
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to esi
-    # var ad/ecx: allocation-descriptor
-    68/push  0/imm32/limit
-    68/push  0/imm32/curr
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # ad = new-segment(512)
-    # . . push args
-    51/push-ecx
-    68/push  0x200/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  new-segment/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # var expected-payload/ebx = ad->curr
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *ecx to ebx
-    # var h/edx: handle = {0, 0}
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    68/push  0/imm32
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
-    # *Next-alloc-id = 0x34
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  0x34/imm32  # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # copy-array(ad, src, h)
-    # . . push args
-    52/push-edx
-    56/push-esi
-    51/push-ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  copy-array/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(h->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: sets alloc-id in handle"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
-    # . . 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(h->payload, expected-payload, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: sets payload in handle"/imm32
-    53/push-ebx
-    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
-    # check-ints-equal(h->payload->alloc-id, 0x34, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: sets alloc-id in payload"/imm32
-    68/push  0x34/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
-    # var payload/eax: (addr int) = lookup(h)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  lookup/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # check-ints-equal(payload->size, 0xc, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: sets array size in payload"/imm32
-    68/push  0xc/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # 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(*Next-alloc-id, 0x35, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: increments Next-alloc-id"/imm32
-    68/push  0x35/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32              # push *Next-alloc-id
-    # . . 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(ad->curr - expected-payload, 12 + 4 for alloc-id + 4 for length, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-copy-array: updates allocation descriptor"/imm32
-    68/push  0x14/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy *ecx to eax
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # subtract ebx 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
-    # clean up
-    c7          0/subop/copy        0/mod/indirect  5/rm32/.disp32            .             .           .           Next-alloc-id/disp32  1/imm32     # copy to *Next-alloc-id
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# Fill a region of memory with zeroes.
-zero-out:  # start: (addr byte), len: int
-    # pseudocode:
-    #   curr/esi = start
-    #   i/ecx = 0
-    #   while true
-    #     if (i >= len) break
-    #     *curr = 0
-    #     ++curr
-    #     ++i
-    #
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # . save registers
-    50/push-eax
-    51/push-ecx
-    52/push-edx
-    56/push-esi
-    # curr/esi = start
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
-    # var i/ecx: int = 0
-    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # clear ecx
-    # edx = len
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to edx
-$zero-out:loop:
-    # if (i >= len) break
-    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
-    7d/jump-if->=  $zero-out:end/disp8
-    # *curr = 0
-    c6          0/subop/copy        0/mod/direct    6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           .           .               0/imm8            # copy byte to *esi
-    # ++curr
-    46/increment-esi
-    # ++i
-    41/increment-ecx
-    eb/jump  $zero-out:loop/disp8
-$zero-out:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-esi
-    5a/pop-to-edx
-    59/pop-to-ecx
-    58/pop-to-eax
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-test-zero-out:
-    # . prologue
-    55/push-ebp
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
-    # region/ecx = 34, 35, 36, 37
-    68/push  0x37363534/imm32
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
-    # zero-out(ecx, 3)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  3/imm32/len
-    51/push-ecx
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
-    # first 3 bytes cleared, fourth left alone
-    # . check-ints-equal(*ecx, 0x37000000, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-zero-out"/imm32
-    68/push  0x37000000/imm32
-    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
-    # . epilogue
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
-    5d/pop-to-ebp
-    c3/return
-
-# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0