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authorKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2019-07-25 00:08:23 -0700
committerKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2019-07-25 00:10:56 -0700
commit695f9bf8d0a7d0a871b8ab75270ceb29715d9be3 (patch)
tree358d7fda9f7eb1714d9a7f0e0838be2bd64d336f /html/subx/069allocate.subx.html
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@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ if ('onhashchange' in window) {
 <span id="L22" class="LineNr"> 22 </span><span class="subxS1Comment"># . 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</span>
 <span id="L23" class="LineNr"> 23 </span>
 <span id="L24" class="LineNr"> 24 </span><span class="subxComment"># Claim the next 'n' bytes of memory starting at ad-&gt;curr and update ad-&gt;curr.</span>
-<span id="L25" class="LineNr"> 25 </span><span class="subxComment"># If there isn't enough memory before ad-&gt;limit, return 0 and leave 'ad' unmodified.</span>
+<span id="L25" class="LineNr"> 25 </span><span class="subxComment"># Abort if there isn't enough memory in 'ad'.</span>
 <span id="L26" class="LineNr"> 26 </span><span class="subxFunction">allocate</span>:  <span class="subxComment"># ad : (address allocation-descriptor), n : int -&gt; address-or-null/EAX</span>
 <span id="L27" class="LineNr"> 27 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . prolog</span>
 <span id="L28" class="LineNr"> 28 </span>    55/push-EBP
@@ -98,157 +99,169 @@ if ('onhashchange' in window) {
 <span id="L39" class="LineNr"> 39 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          0/r32/EAX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EAX to EDX</span>
 <span id="L40" class="LineNr"> 40 </span>    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          2/r32/EDX   0xc/disp8      <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># add *(EBP+12) to EDX</span>
 <span id="L41" class="LineNr"> 41 </span>    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          2/r32/EDX   4/disp8        <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># compare EDX with *(ECX+4)</span>
-<span id="L42" class="LineNr"> 42 </span>    72/jump-if-lesser-signed  $allocate:commit/disp8
-<span id="L43" class="LineNr"> 43 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># return null if not</span>
-<span id="L44" class="LineNr"> 44 </span>    b8/copy-to-EAX  0/imm32
-<span id="L45" class="LineNr"> 45 </span>    eb/jump  $allocate:end/disp8
-<span id="L46" class="LineNr"> 46 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate:commit</span>:
-<span id="L47" class="LineNr"> 47 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># update ad-&gt;curr</span>
-<span id="L48" class="LineNr"> 48 </span>    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          2/r32/EDX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EDX to *ECX</span>
-<span id="L49" class="LineNr"> 49 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate:end</span>:
-<span id="L50" class="LineNr"> 50 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . restore registers</span>
-<span id="L51" class="LineNr"> 51 </span>    5a/pop-to-EDX
-<span id="L52" class="LineNr"> 52 </span>    59/pop-to-ECX
-<span id="L53" class="LineNr"> 53 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . epilog</span>
-<span id="L54" class="LineNr"> 54 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          5/r32/EBP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EBP to ESP</span>
-<span id="L55" class="LineNr"> 55 </span>    5d/pop-to-EBP
-<span id="L56" class="LineNr"> 56 </span>    c3/return
-<span id="L57" class="LineNr"> 57 </span>
-<span id="L58" class="LineNr"> 58 </span><span class="subxTest">test-allocate-success</span>:
-<span id="L59" class="LineNr"> 59 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . prolog</span>
-<span id="L60" class="LineNr"> 60 </span>    55/push-EBP
-<span id="L61" class="LineNr"> 61 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          4/r32/ESP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy ESP to EBP</span>
-<span id="L62" class="LineNr"> 62 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># var ad/ECX : (address allocation-descriptor) = {11, 15}</span>
-<span id="L63" class="LineNr"> 63 </span>    68/push  0xf/imm32/limit
-<span id="L64" class="LineNr"> 64 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32/curr
-<span id="L65" class="LineNr"> 65 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          4/r32/ESP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy ESP to ECX</span>
-<span id="L66" class="LineNr"> 66 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># EAX = allocate(ad, 3)</span>
-<span id="L67" class="LineNr"> 67 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
-<span id="L68" class="LineNr"> 68 </span>    68/push  3/imm32
-<span id="L69" class="LineNr"> 69 </span>    51/push-ECX
-<span id="L70" class="LineNr"> 70 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
-<span id="L71" class="LineNr"> 71 </span>    e8/call  <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L26'>allocate</a>/disp32
-<span id="L72" class="LineNr"> 72 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L73" class="LineNr"> 73 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              8/imm32           <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
-<span id="L74" class="LineNr"> 74 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># check-ints-equal(EAX, 11, msg)</span>
-<span id="L75" class="LineNr"> 75 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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-<span id="L77" class="LineNr"> 77 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32
-<span id="L78" class="LineNr"> 78 </span>    50/push-EAX
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-<span id="L81" class="LineNr"> 81 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L82" class="LineNr"> 82 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              0xc/imm32         <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
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-<span id="L84" class="LineNr"> 84 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
-<span id="L85" class="LineNr"> 85 </span>    68/push  <span class="Constant">&quot;F - <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L58'>test-allocate-success</a>: updates allocation descriptor&quot;</span>/imm32
-<span id="L86" class="LineNr"> 86 </span>    68/push  0xe/imm32
-<span id="L87" class="LineNr"> 87 </span>    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># push *ECX</span>
-<span id="L88" class="LineNr"> 88 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
-<span id="L89" class="LineNr"> 89 </span>    e8/call  <a href='051test.subx.html#L24'>check-ints-equal</a>/disp32
-<span id="L90" class="LineNr"> 90 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L91" class="LineNr"> 91 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              0xc/imm32         <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
-<span id="L92" class="LineNr"> 92 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . epilog</span>
-<span id="L93" class="LineNr"> 93 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          5/r32/EBP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EBP to ESP</span>
-<span id="L94" class="LineNr"> 94 </span>    5d/pop-to-EBP
-<span id="L95" class="LineNr"> 95 </span>    c3/return
-<span id="L96" class="LineNr"> 96 </span>
-<span id="L97" class="LineNr"> 97 </span><span class="subxTest">test-allocate-failure</span>:
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-<span id="L101" class="LineNr">101 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># var ad/ECX : (address allocation-descriptor) = {11, 15}</span>
-<span id="L102" class="LineNr">102 </span>    68/push  0xf/imm32/limit
-<span id="L103" class="LineNr">103 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32/curr
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-<span id="L105" class="LineNr">105 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># EAX = allocate(ad, 6)</span>
-<span id="L106" class="LineNr">106 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
-<span id="L107" class="LineNr">107 </span>    68/push  6/imm32
-<span id="L108" class="LineNr">108 </span>    51/push-ECX
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-<span id="L110" class="LineNr">110 </span>    e8/call  <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L26'>allocate</a>/disp32
-<span id="L111" class="LineNr">111 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L112" class="LineNr">112 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              8/imm32           <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
-<span id="L113" class="LineNr">113 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)</span>
-<span id="L114" class="LineNr">114 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
-<span id="L115" class="LineNr">115 </span>    68/push  <span class="Constant">&quot;F - <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L97'>test-allocate-failure</a>: returns null&quot;</span>/imm32
-<span id="L116" class="LineNr">116 </span>    68/push  0/imm32
-<span id="L117" class="LineNr">117 </span>    50/push-EAX
-<span id="L118" class="LineNr">118 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
-<span id="L119" class="LineNr">119 </span>    e8/call  <a href='051test.subx.html#L24'>check-ints-equal</a>/disp32
-<span id="L120" class="LineNr">120 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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-<span id="L123" class="LineNr">123 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . check-ints-equal(ad-&gt;curr, 11)</span>
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-<span id="L126" class="LineNr">126 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32
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-<span id="L128" class="LineNr">128 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
-<span id="L129" class="LineNr">129 </span>    e8/call  <a href='051test.subx.html#L24'>check-ints-equal</a>/disp32
-<span id="L130" class="LineNr">130 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L131" class="LineNr">131 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              0xc/imm32         <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
-<span id="L132" class="LineNr">132 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . epilog</span>
-<span id="L133" class="LineNr">133 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          5/r32/EBP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EBP to ESP</span>
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-<span id="L135" class="LineNr">135 </span>    c3/return
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-<span id="L142" class="LineNr">142 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . save registers</span>
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-<span id="L147" class="LineNr">147 </span>    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>          8/disp8        <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># push *(EBP+8)</span>
-<span id="L148" class="LineNr">148 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
-<span id="L149" class="LineNr">149 </span>    e8/call  <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L26'>allocate</a>/disp32
-<span id="L150" class="LineNr">150 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
-<span id="L151" class="LineNr">151 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              8/imm32           <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
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-<span id="L153" class="LineNr">153 </span>    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
-<span id="L154" class="LineNr">154 </span>    74/jump-if-equal  $allocate-region:abort/disp8
-<span id="L155" class="LineNr">155 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># earmark 8 bytes at the start for a new allocation descriptor</span>
-<span id="L156" class="LineNr">156 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . *EAX = EAX + 8</span>
-<span id="L157" class="LineNr">157 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          0/r32/EAX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EAX to ECX</span>
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-<span id="L159" class="LineNr">159 </span>    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          1/r32/ECX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy ECX to *EAX</span>
-<span id="L160" class="LineNr">160 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . *(EAX+4) = EAX + n</span>
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-<span id="L162" class="LineNr">162 </span>    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8      <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># add *(EBP+12) to ECX</span>
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-<span id="L164" class="LineNr">164 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . restore registers</span>
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-<span id="L172" class="LineNr">172 </span><span class="subxComment"># a conditional jump followed by loading the error message and an unconditional</span>
-<span id="L173" class="LineNr">173 </span><span class="subxComment"># jump. Or we'd need to unconditionally load the error message before a</span>
-<span id="L174" class="LineNr">174 </span><span class="subxComment"># conditional jump, even if it's unused the vast majority of the time. This way</span>
-<span id="L175" class="LineNr">175 </span><span class="subxComment"># we bloat a potentially cold segment in RAM so we can abort with a single</span>
-<span id="L176" class="LineNr">176 </span><span class="subxComment"># instruction.</span>
-<span id="L177" class="LineNr">177 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate-region:abort</span>:
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-<span id="L179" class="LineNr">179 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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-<span id="L184" class="LineNr">184 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L42" class="LineNr"> 42 </span>    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-signed  $allocate:abort/disp8
+<span id="L43" class="LineNr"> 43 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate:commit</span>:
+<span id="L44" class="LineNr"> 44 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># update ad-&gt;curr</span>
+<span id="L45" class="LineNr"> 45 </span>    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          2/r32/EDX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EDX to *ECX</span>
+<span id="L46" class="LineNr"> 46 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate:end</span>:
+<span id="L47" class="LineNr"> 47 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . restore registers</span>
+<span id="L48" class="LineNr"> 48 </span>    5a/pop-to-EDX
+<span id="L49" class="LineNr"> 49 </span>    59/pop-to-ECX
+<span id="L50" class="LineNr"> 50 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . epilog</span>
+<span id="L51" class="LineNr"> 51 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          5/r32/EBP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EBP to ESP</span>
+<span id="L52" class="LineNr"> 52 </span>    5d/pop-to-EBP
+<span id="L53" class="LineNr"> 53 </span>    c3/return
+<span id="L54" class="LineNr"> 54 </span>
+<span id="L55" class="LineNr"> 55 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate:abort</span>:
+<span id="L56" class="LineNr"> 56 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . _write(2/stderr, error)</span>
+<span id="L57" class="LineNr"> 57 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
+<span id="L58" class="LineNr"> 58 </span>    68/push  <span class="Constant">&quot;allocate: failed to allocate\n&quot;</span>/imm32
+<span id="L59" class="LineNr"> 59 </span>    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+<span id="L60" class="LineNr"> 60 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
+<span id="L61" class="LineNr"> 61 </span>    e8/call  <a href='050_write.subx.html#L14'>_write</a>/disp32
+<span id="L62" class="LineNr"> 62 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L64" class="LineNr"> 64 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . syscall(exit, 1)</span>
+<span id="L65" class="LineNr"> 65 </span>    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+<span id="L66" class="LineNr"> 66 </span>    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+<span id="L67" class="LineNr"> 67 </span>    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
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+<span id="L69" class="LineNr"> 69 </span>
+<span id="L70" class="LineNr"> 70 </span><span class="subxTest">test-allocate-success</span>:
+<span id="L71" class="LineNr"> 71 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . prolog</span>
+<span id="L72" class="LineNr"> 72 </span>    55/push-EBP
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+<span id="L75" class="LineNr"> 75 </span>    68/push  0xf/imm32/limit
+<span id="L76" class="LineNr"> 76 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32/curr
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+<span id="L79" class="LineNr"> 79 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L81" class="LineNr"> 81 </span>    51/push-ECX
+<span id="L82" class="LineNr"> 82 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
+<span id="L83" class="LineNr"> 83 </span>    e8/call  <a href='069allocate.subx.html#L26'>allocate</a>/disp32
+<span id="L84" class="LineNr"> 84 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L86" class="LineNr"> 86 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># check-ints-equal(EAX, 11, msg)</span>
+<span id="L87" class="LineNr"> 87 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L89" class="LineNr"> 89 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32
+<span id="L90" class="LineNr"> 90 </span>    50/push-EAX
+<span id="L91" class="LineNr"> 91 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
+<span id="L92" class="LineNr"> 92 </span>    e8/call  <a href='051test.subx.html#L24'>check-ints-equal</a>/disp32
+<span id="L93" class="LineNr"> 93 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L96" class="LineNr"> 96 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L102" class="LineNr">102 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L107" class="LineNr">107 </span>    c3/return
+<span id="L108" class="LineNr">108 </span>
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+<span id="L110" class="LineNr">110 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . prolog</span>
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+<span id="L118" class="LineNr">118 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L121" class="LineNr">121 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
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+<span id="L123" class="LineNr">123 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L126" class="LineNr">126 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L128" class="LineNr">128 </span>    68/push  0/imm32
+<span id="L129" class="LineNr">129 </span>    50/push-EAX
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+<span id="L132" class="LineNr">132 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L138" class="LineNr">138 </span>    68/push  0xb/imm32
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+<span id="L142" class="LineNr">142 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
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+<span id="L147" class="LineNr">147 </span>    c3/return
+<span id="L148" class="LineNr">148 </span>
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+<span id="L151" class="LineNr">151 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . prolog</span>
+<span id="L152" class="LineNr">152 </span>    55/push-EBP
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+<span id="L154" class="LineNr">154 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . save registers</span>
+<span id="L155" class="LineNr">155 </span>    51/push-ECX
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+<span id="L157" class="LineNr">157 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
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+<span id="L167" class="LineNr">167 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># earmark 8 bytes at the start for a new allocation descriptor</span>
+<span id="L168" class="LineNr">168 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . *EAX = EAX + 8</span>
+<span id="L169" class="LineNr">169 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          0/r32/EAX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EAX to ECX</span>
+<span id="L170" class="LineNr">170 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              8/imm32           <span class="subxComment"># add to ECX</span>
+<span id="L171" class="LineNr">171 </span>    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          1/r32/ECX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy ECX to *EAX</span>
+<span id="L172" class="LineNr">172 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . *(EAX+4) = EAX + n</span>
+<span id="L173" class="LineNr">173 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          0/r32/EAX  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EAX to ECX</span>
+<span id="L174" class="LineNr">174 </span>    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8      <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># add *(EBP+12) to ECX</span>
+<span id="L175" class="LineNr">175 </span>    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   0/rm32/EAX   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          1/r32/ECX   4/disp8        <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy ECX to *(EAX+4)</span>
+<span id="L176" class="LineNr">176 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . restore registers</span>
+<span id="L177" class="LineNr">177 </span>    59/pop-to-ECX
+<span id="L178" class="LineNr">178 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . epilog</span>
+<span id="L179" class="LineNr">179 </span>    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>          5/r32/EBP  <span class="Normal"> . </span>             <span class="Normal"> . </span>                <span class="subxComment"># copy EBP to ESP</span>
+<span id="L180" class="LineNr">180 </span>    5d/pop-to-EBP
+<span id="L181" class="LineNr">181 </span>    c3/return
+<span id="L182" class="LineNr">182 </span>
+<span id="L183" class="LineNr">183 </span><span class="subxComment"># We could create a more general '$abort' jump target, but then we'd need to do</span>
+<span id="L184" class="LineNr">184 </span><span class="subxComment"># a conditional jump followed by loading the error message and an unconditional</span>
+<span id="L185" class="LineNr">185 </span><span class="subxComment"># jump. Or we'd need to unconditionally load the error message before a</span>
+<span id="L186" class="LineNr">186 </span><span class="subxComment"># conditional jump, even if it's unused the vast majority of the time. This way</span>
+<span id="L187" class="LineNr">187 </span><span class="subxComment"># we bloat a potentially cold segment in RAM so we can abort with a single</span>
+<span id="L188" class="LineNr">188 </span><span class="subxComment"># instruction.</span>
+<span id="L189" class="LineNr">189 </span><span class="Constant">$allocate-region:abort</span>:
+<span id="L190" class="LineNr">190 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . _write(2/stderr, error)</span>
+<span id="L191" class="LineNr">191 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . push args</span>
+<span id="L192" class="LineNr">192 </span>    68/push  <span class="Constant">&quot;allocate-region: failed to allocate\n&quot;</span>/imm32
+<span id="L193" class="LineNr">193 </span>    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+<span id="L194" class="LineNr">194 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . call</span>
+<span id="L195" class="LineNr">195 </span>    e8/call  <a href='050_write.subx.html#L14'>_write</a>/disp32
+<span id="L196" class="LineNr">196 </span>    <span class="subxS2Comment"># . . discard args</span>
+<span id="L197" class="LineNr">197 </span>    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP   <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>           <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>         <span class="Normal"> . </span>              8/imm32           <span class="subxComment"># add to ESP</span>
+<span id="L198" class="LineNr">198 </span>    <span class="subxS1Comment"># . syscall(exit, 1)</span>
+<span id="L199" class="LineNr">199 </span>    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+<span id="L200" class="LineNr">200 </span>    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+<span id="L201" class="LineNr">201 </span>    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+<span id="L202" class="LineNr">202 </span>    <span class="subxComment"># never gets here</span>
+<span id="L203" class="LineNr">203 </span>
+<span id="L204" class="LineNr">204 </span><span class="subxS2Comment"># . . vim&#0058;nowrap:textwidth=0</span>
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