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authorKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2018-11-30 11:10:44 -0800
committerKartik Agaram <vc@akkartik.com>2018-11-30 11:13:36 -0800
commitee9a9237d6324f1de1bb7150083eacf7b9af5f70 (patch)
tree86180456f2a3cf5503783afc78856280f088a863 /subx/examples
parent6030d7e2e56d445ca67c6a0e8c9cf33e46bc673c (diff)
downloadmu-ee9a9237d6324f1de1bb7150083eacf7b9af5f70.tar.gz
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Some automated commenting cleanup. Still needs more careful manual scanning.

  sed -i 's/^#   1-3/# . 1-3/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^#   op/# . op/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/# vim/# . . vim/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # push args/    # . . push args/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # discard args/    # . . discard args/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # call/    # . . call/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # prolog/    # . prolog/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # epilog/    # . epilog/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # save registers/    # . save registers/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/^    # restore registers/    # . restore registers/' *.subx */*.subx
  sed -i 's/  operand  /  register /' *.subx */*.subx
Diffstat (limited to 'subx/examples')
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex1.subx2
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex10.subx14
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex11.subx142
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex12.subx8
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex2.subx2
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex3.subx8
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex4.subx2
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex5.subx8
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex6.subx8
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex7.subx8
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex8.subx18
-rw-r--r--subx/examples/ex9.subx16
12 files changed, 118 insertions, 118 deletions
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex1.subx b/subx/examples/ex1.subx
index 8bef59e7..3371cd75 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex1.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex1.subx
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ bb/copy-to-EBX  2a/imm32  # 42 in hex
 b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
 cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex10.subx b/subx/examples/ex10.subx
index 4da713ae..936edb08 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex10.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex10.subx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #   0  # false
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
 # main: return argv-equal(argv[1], argv[2])
 #       At the start of a SubX program:
@@ -18,14 +18,14 @@
 #         argv[0]: *(ESP+4)
 #         argv[1]: *(ESP+8)
 #         ...
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # call argv-equal(argv[1], argv[2])
+    # . . call argv-equal(argv[1], argv[2])
     # push argv[2]
     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
     # push argv[1]
     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0x8/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+8)
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call argv-equal/disp32
     # exit(EAX)
 $exit:
@@ -69,4 +69,4 @@ $argv-equal:false:
     b8/copy-to-EAX  0/imm32
     c3/return
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex11.subx b/subx/examples/ex11.subx
index 247a0076..253b91ab 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex11.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex11.subx
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
 # would cause tests to not run, rather than to fail as we'd like.)
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
 # main:
     e8/call  run-tests/disp32  # 'run-tests' is a function created automatically by SubX. It calls all functions that start with 'test-'.
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@
 # compare a null-terminated ascii string with a more idiomatic length-prefixed byte array
 # reason for the name: the only place we should have null-terminated ascii strings is from commandline args
 kernel-string-equal:  # s : null-terminated ascii string, benchmark : length-prefixed ascii string -> EAX : boolean
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     55/push-EBP
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # save registers
+    # . save registers
     51/push-ECX
     52/push-EDX
     53/push-EBX
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ $kernel-string-equal:false:
     b8/copy-to-EAX  0/imm32
 
 $kernel-string-equal:end:
-    # restore registers
+    # . restore registers
     5f/pop-to-EDI
     5e/pop-to-ESI
     5b/pop-to-EBX
@@ -112,141 +112,141 @@ $kernel-string-equal:end:
 
 test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-empty-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Null-kernel-string, "")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  ""/imm32
     68/push  Null-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-empty-array"/imm32
     68/push  1/imm32/true
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-non-empty-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Null-kernel-string, "Abc")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "Abc"/imm32
     68/push  Null-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-null-kernel-string-with-non-empty-array"/imm32
     68/push  0/imm32/false
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Abc-kernel-string, "Abc")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "Abc"/imm32
     68/push  Abc-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 1, msg)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
     68/push  1/imm32/true
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-kernel-string-with-inequal-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Abc-kernel-string, "Adc")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "Adc"/imm32
     68/push  Abc-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
     68/push  0/imm32/false
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-kernel-string-with-empty-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Abc-kernel-string, "")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  ""/imm32
     68/push  Abc-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-equal-array"/imm32
     68/push  0/imm32/false
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-kernel-string-with-shorter-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Abc-kernel-string, "Ab")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "Ab"/imm32
     68/push  Abc-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-shorter-array"/imm32
     68/push  0/imm32/false
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
 test-compare-kernel-string-with-longer-array:
     # EAX = kernel-string-equal(Abc-kernel-string, "Abcd")
-    # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "Abcd"/imm32
     68/push  Abc-kernel-string/imm32
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  kernel-string-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
-    # push args
+    # . . call check-ints-equal(EAX, 0)
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "F - test-compare-kernel-string-with-longer-array"/imm32
     68/push  0/imm32/false
     50/push-EAX
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
     c3/return
 
@@ -254,10 +254,10 @@ test-compare-kernel-string-with-longer-array:
 
 # print msg to stderr if a != b, otherwise print "."
 check-ints-equal:  # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     55/push-EBP
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # save registers
+    # . save registers
     51/push-ECX
     53/push-EBX
     # load args into EAX, EBX and ECX
@@ -267,11 +267,11 @@ check-ints-equal:  # (a : int, b : int, msg : (address array byte)) -> boolean
     39/compare                      3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           3/r32/EBX   .               .                 # compare EAX and EBX
     75/jump-if-unequal  $check-ints-equal:else/disp8
     # print('.')
-      # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  "."/imm32
-      # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  write-stderr/disp32
-      # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
     # return
     eb/jump  $check-ints-equal:end/disp8
@@ -280,21 +280,21 @@ $check-ints-equal:else:
     # copy msg into ECX
     8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8       .                # copy *(EBP+16) to ECX
     # print(ECX)
-      # push args
+    # . . push args
     51/push-ECX
-      # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  write-stderr/disp32
-      # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
     # print newline
-      # push args
+    # . . push args
     68/push  Newline/imm32
-      # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  write-stderr/disp32
-      # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
 $check-ints-equal:end:
-    # restore registers
+    # . restore registers
     5b/pop-to-EBX
     59/pop-to-ECX
     # end
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ $check-ints-equal:end:
     c3/return
 
 write-stderr:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     55/push-EBP
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # save registers
+    # . save registers
     50/push-EAX
     51/push-ECX
     52/push-EDX
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ write-stderr:  # s : (address array byte) -> <void>
     # syscall
     b8/copy-to-EAX  4/imm32/write
     cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-    # restore registers
+    # . restore registers
     5b/pop-to-EBX
     5a/pop-to-EDX
     59/pop-to-ECX
@@ -347,4 +347,4 @@ Null-kernel-string:
 Abc-kernel-string:
     41/A 62/b 63/c 00/null
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex12.subx b/subx/examples/ex12.subx
index 73d78d96..565c8d50 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex12.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex12.subx
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
 # You shouldn't get a segmentation fault.
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
     # syscall(mmap, 0x1000)
     bb/copy-to-EBX  Mmap-new-segment/imm32
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@ Mmap-new-segment:  # type mmap_arg_struct
     # offset
     00 00 00 00  # 0 since MAP_ANONYMOUS is specified
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex2.subx b/subx/examples/ex2.subx
index 09fe4414..f7be9b65 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex2.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex2.subx
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
 b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32
 cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex3.subx b/subx/examples/ex3.subx
index b3f7d6fe..b6e21698 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex3.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex3.subx
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@
 #   55
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
     # result: EBX = 0
     bb/copy-to-EBX  0/imm32
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ $exit:
     b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32
     cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex4.subx b/subx/examples/ex4.subx
index 445f7d1b..2fd15cd7 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex4.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex4.subx
@@ -37,4 +37,4 @@ cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 X:
     00 00 00 00  # space for read() to write to
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex5.subx b/subx/examples/ex5.subx
index 44291b35..136c177b 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex5.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex5.subx
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #   $ subx run examples/ex5
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
 # main:
     # allocate x on the stack
@@ -39,4 +39,4 @@
     b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
     cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex6.subx b/subx/examples/ex6.subx
index 10331808..fc266a3a 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex6.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex6.subx
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 #   Hello, world!
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
     # syscall(write, stdout, X, size)
     # fd = 1 (stdout)
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ X:  # string to print
     48 65 6c 6c 6f 2c 20 77 6f 72 6c 64 21 0a       00
 # H  e  l  l  o  ,  ␣  w  o  r  l  d  !  newline  null
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex7.subx b/subx/examples/ex7.subx
index 93b568f9..3650817d 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex7.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex7.subx
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@
 #   97
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
     # syscall(creat, Filename)
     bb/copy-to-EBX  Filename/imm32
@@ -101,4 +101,4 @@ B:
 Filename:
     2e 66 6f 6f 00 00 00 00
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex8.subx b/subx/examples/ex8.subx
index fd7929f4..410dfe08 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex8.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex8.subx
@@ -15,18 +15,18 @@
 # Locals start from ESP-4 downwards.
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # call ascii-length(argv[1])
-    # push args
+    # . . call ascii-length(argv[1])
+    # . . push args
     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0x8/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+8)
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  ascii-length/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
 
     # exit(EAX)
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ $ascii-length-ret:
     # return (result in EAX)
     c3/return
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
diff --git a/subx/examples/ex9.subx b/subx/examples/ex9.subx
index 00f2d661..964151a2 100644
--- a/subx/examples/ex9.subx
+++ b/subx/examples/ex9.subx
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@
 # Locals start from ESP-4 downwards.
 
 == 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
+#   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
 
-    # prolog
+    # . prolog
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # call ascii-difference(argv[1], argv[2])
+    # . . call ascii-difference(argv[1], argv[2])
     # push argv[2]
     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
     # push argv[1]
     ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    5/base/EBP  4/index/none  .           .           0x8/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+8)
-    # call
+    # . . call
     e8/call  ascii-difference/disp32
-    # discard args
+    # . . discard args
     81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
     # exit(EAX)
     89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/EBX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to EBX
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ ascii-difference:  # (s1, s2) : null-terminated ascii strings
     29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
     c3/return
 
-# vim:nowrap:textwidth=0
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0