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-rw-r--r--078table.subx909
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+# - managing tables
+# SubX has rudimentary support for tables.
+#
+# Each table is a stream of (key, value) rows.
+#
+# Each row consists of a 4-byte key (address to a string) and a variable-size
+# value.
+#
+# Accessing the table performs a linear scan for a key string, and always
+# requires passing in the row size.
+#
+# Table primitives have the form <variant>(stream, <arg>, row-size) -> address/EAX
+#
+# The following table shows available options for <variant>:
+#   if not found:           | arg=string              arg=slice
+#   ------------------------+---------------------------------------------------
+#   abort                   | get                     get-slice
+#   insert key              | get-or-insert           leaky-get-or-insert-slice
+
+== code
+#   instruction                     effective address                                                   register    displacement    immediate
+# . op          subop               mod             rm32          base        index         scale       r32
+# . 1-3 bytes   3 bits              2 bits          3 bits        3 bits      3 bits        2 bits      2 bits      0/1/2/4 bytes   0/1/2/4 bytes
+
+# if no row is found, abort
+get:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address string), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
+    #       return curr+4
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   abort
+    #
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    52/push-EDX
+    56/push-ESI
+    # ESI = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
+    # curr/ECX = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
+    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
+$get:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) abort
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
+    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get:abort/disp8
+    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
+    # . EAX = string-equal?(key, *curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    74/jump-if-equal  $get:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
+    eb/jump  $get:end/disp8
+$get:mismatch:
+    # curr += row-size
+    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $get:search-loop/disp8
+$get:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-ESI
+    5a/pop-to-EDX
+    59/pop-to-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+$get:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get: key not found: "/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . _write(2/stderr, key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get:
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
+    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
+    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get:check1:
+    # EAX = get(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get:check2:
+    # EAX = get(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get:end:
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, abort
+get-slice:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
+    #       return curr+4
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   abort
+    #
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    52/push-EDX
+    56/push-ESI
+    # ESI = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
+    # curr/ECX = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
+    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
+$get-slice:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) abort
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
+    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-slice:abort/disp8
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
+    # . EAX = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    74/jump-if-equal  $get-slice:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
+    eb/jump  $get-slice:end/disp8
+$get-slice:mismatch:
+    # curr += row-size
+    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $get-slice:search-loop/disp8
+$get-slice:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-ESI
+    5a/pop-to-EDX
+    59/pop-to-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+$get-slice:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get-slice: key not found: "/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . write-slice-buffered(Stderr, key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    68/push  Stderr/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . flush(Stderr)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Stderr/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  flush/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-slice:
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
+    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
+    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-slice:check1:
+    # (EAX..EDX) = "code"
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  "code"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
+    52/push-EDX
+    50/push-EAX
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
+    # EAX = get-slice(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-EDX
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-slice:check2:
+    # (EAX..EDX) = "data"
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  "data"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
+    52/push-EDX
+    50/push-EAX
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
+    # EAX = get-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-EDX
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-slice:end:
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, save 'key' to the next available row
+# if there are no rows free, abort
+# return the address of the value
+# Beware: assume keys are immutable; they're inserted by reference
+# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
+get-or-insert:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address string), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
+    #       return curr+4
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   if table->write >= table->length
+    #     abort
+    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
+    #   *max = key
+    #   table->write += row-size
+    #   return max+4
+    #
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    52/push-EDX
+    56/push-ESI
+    # ESI = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
+    # curr/ECX = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
+    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
+$get-or-insert:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) break
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
+    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:not-found/disp8
+    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
+    # . EAX = string-equal?(key, *curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    74/jump-if-equal  $get-or-insert:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
+    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:end/disp8
+$get-or-insert:mismatch:
+    # curr += row-size
+    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:search-loop/disp8
+$get-or-insert:not-found:
+    # result/EAX = 0
+    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # clear EAX
+    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to ECX
+    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # compare ECX with *(ESI+8)
+    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:abort/disp8
+    # zero-out(max, row-size)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(EBP+16)
+    52/push-EDX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # *max = key
+    # . EAX = key
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EAX
+    # . *max = EAX
+    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to *EDX
+    # table->write += row-size
+    # . EAX = row-size
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(EBP+16) to EAX
+    # . table->write += EAX
+    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *ESI
+    # return max+4
+    # . EAX = max
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy EDX to EAX
+    # . EAX += 4
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+$get-or-insert:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-ESI
+    5a/pop-to-EDX
+    59/pop-to-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+$get-or-insert:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get-or-insert: table is full\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-or-insert:
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
+$test-get-or-insert:first-call:
+    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
+    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-or-insert:check2:
+    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/1"/imm32
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-or-insert:second-call:
+    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
+    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # no new row inserted
+    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/4"/imm32
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/5"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-or-insert:third-call:
+    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
+    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # table gets a new row
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/6"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/7"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
+    # check-string-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/8"/imm32
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ECX+20)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-get-or-insert:end:
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, save 'key' in the next available row
+# if there are no rows free, abort
+# WARNING: leaks memory
+# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
+leaky-get-or-insert-slice:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
+    #       return curr+4
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   if table->write >= table->length
+    #     abort
+    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
+    #   *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
+    #   table->write += row-size
+    #   return max+4
+    #
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ECX
+    52/push-EDX
+    56/push-ESI
+    # ESI = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
+    # curr/ECX = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
+    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
+$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) break
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
+    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found/disp8
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
+    # . EAX = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
+    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
+    74/jump-if-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
+    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end/disp8
+$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch:
+    # curr += row-size
+    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop/disp8
+$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found:
+    # result/EAX = 0
+    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # clear EAX
+    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to ECX
+    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # compare ECX with *(ESI+8)
+    7d/jump-if-greater-or-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort/disp8
+    # zero-out(max, row-size)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(EBP+16)
+    52/push-EDX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
+    # . EAX = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-to-string/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . *max = EAX
+    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to *EDX
+    # table->write += row-size
+    # . EAX = row-size
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(EBP+16) to EAX
+    # . table->write += EAX
+    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *ESI
+    # return max+4
+    # . EAX = max
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy EDX to EAX
+    # . EAX += 4
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-ESI
+    5a/pop-to-EDX
+    59/pop-to-ECX
+    # . epilog
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
+    5d/pop-to-EBP
+    c3/return
+
+$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "leaky-get-or-insert-slice: table is full\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
+    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
+    # never gets here
+
+test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:
+    # . prolog
+    55/push-EBP
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
+    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
+    # (EAX..EDX) = "code"
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  "code"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
+    52/push-EDX
+    50/push-EAX
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
+$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:first-call:
+    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
+    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-EDX
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:check2:
+    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/1"/imm32
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:second-call:
+    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
+    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-EDX
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # no new row inserted
+    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/4"/imm32
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/5"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:third-call:
+    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
+    # (EAX..EDX) = "data"
+    b8/copy-to-EAX  "data"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
+    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
+    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
+    52/push-EDX
+    50/push-EAX
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
+    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-EDX
+    51/push-ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # table gets a new row
+    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/6"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
+    50/push-EAX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/7"/imm32
+    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+    # check-string-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
+    # check-string-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/8"/imm32
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ECX+20)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
+$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
+    # . epilog
+    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
diff --git a/apps/crenshaw2-1 b/apps/crenshaw2-1
index 47ee601e..9b0e0c58 100755
--- a/apps/crenshaw2-1
+++ b/apps/crenshaw2-1
Binary files differdiff --git a/apps/crenshaw2-1b b/apps/crenshaw2-1b
index fba81a7d..34adc8ea 100755
--- a/apps/crenshaw2-1b
+++ b/apps/crenshaw2-1b
Binary files differdiff --git a/apps/factorial b/apps/factorial
index b82be120..8db732fa 100755
--- a/apps/factorial
+++ b/apps/factorial
Binary files differdiff --git a/apps/handle b/apps/handle
index b6794474..ffaf43b4 100755
--- a/apps/handle
+++ b/apps/handle
Binary files differdiff --git a/apps/subx-common.subx b/apps/subx-common.subx
index abb223fb..be1150c6 100644
--- a/apps/subx-common.subx
+++ b/apps/subx-common.subx
@@ -24,927 +24,6 @@ Max-labels:
 # . 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
 
-# - managing tables
-# SubX has rudimentary support for tables.
-#
-# Each table is a stream of rows.
-#
-# Each row consists of a 4-byte row (address to a string) and a variable-size
-# value.
-#
-# Accessing the table performs a linear scan for a key string, and always
-# requires passing in the row size.
-#
-# Table primitives:
-#   get(stream, string, row-size)
-#     aborts if not found
-#   get-or-insert(stream, string, row-size)
-#     inserts if not found
-#   get-slice(stream, slice, row-size)
-#     aborts if not found
-#   leaky-get-or-insert-slice(stream, slice, row-size)
-#     inserts if not found
-
-# 'table' is a stream of (key, value) rows
-# keys are always strings (addresses; size 4 bytes)
-# values may be any type, but rows (key+value) always occupy 'row-size' bytes
-# scan 'table' for a row with a key 'key' and return the address of the corresponding value
-# if no row is found, abort
-get:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address string), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
-    # pseudocode:
-    #   curr = table->data
-    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
-    #   while curr < max
-    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
-    #       return curr+4
-    #     curr += row-size
-    #   abort
-    #
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ECX
-    52/push-EDX
-    56/push-ESI
-    # ESI = table
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
-    # curr/ECX = table->data
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
-    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
-$get:search-loop:
-    # if (curr >= max) abort
-    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get:abort/disp8
-    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
-    # . EAX = string-equal?(key, *curr)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
-    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
-    74/jump-if-equal  $get:mismatch/disp8
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
-    eb/jump  $get:end/disp8
-$get:mismatch:
-    # curr += row-size
-    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # loop
-    eb/jump  $get:search-loop/disp8
-$get:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-ESI
-    5a/pop-to-EDX
-    59/pop-to-ECX
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-$get:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "get: key not found: "/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . _write(2/stderr, key)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "\n"/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . syscall(exit, 1)
-    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
-    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-    # never gets here
-
-test-get:
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
-    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
-    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
-    68/push  0/imm32/read
-    68/push  0/imm32/write
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
-    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get:check1:
-    # EAX = get(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get/0"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get:check2:
-    # EAX = get(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get/1"/imm32
-    68/push  0x18/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get:end:
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-# 'table' is a stream of (key, value) rows
-# keys are always strings (addresses; size 4 bytes)
-# values may be any type, but rows (key+value) always occupy 'row-size' bytes
-# scan 'table' for a row with a key 'key' and return the address of the corresponding value
-# if no row is found, abort
-get-slice:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
-    # pseudocode:
-    #   curr = table->data
-    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
-    #   while curr < max
-    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
-    #       return curr+4
-    #     curr += row-size
-    #   abort
-    #
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ECX
-    52/push-EDX
-    56/push-ESI
-    # ESI = table
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
-    # curr/ECX = table->data
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
-    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
-$get-slice:search-loop:
-    # if (curr >= max) abort
-    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-slice:abort/disp8
-    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
-    # . EAX = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
-    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
-    74/jump-if-equal  $get-slice:mismatch/disp8
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
-    eb/jump  $get-slice:end/disp8
-$get-slice:mismatch:
-    # curr += row-size
-    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # loop
-    eb/jump  $get-slice:search-loop/disp8
-$get-slice:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-ESI
-    5a/pop-to-EDX
-    59/pop-to-ECX
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-$get-slice:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "get-slice: key not found: "/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . write-slice-buffered(Stderr, key)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    68/push  Stderr/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . flush(Stderr)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  Stderr/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  flush/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . _write(2/stderr, "\n")
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "\n"/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . syscall(exit, 1)
-    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
-    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-    # never gets here
-
-test-get-slice:
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # - setup: create a table with a couple of keys
-    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
-    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
-    68/push  0/imm32/read
-    68/push  0/imm32/write
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
-    # insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-slice:check1:
-    # (EAX..EDX) = "code"
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  "code"/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
-    52/push-EDX
-    50/push-EAX
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
-    # EAX = get-slice(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    52/push-EDX
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/0"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-slice:check2:
-    # (EAX..EDX) = "data"
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  "data"/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
-    52/push-EDX
-    50/push-EAX
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
-    # EAX = get-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    52/push-EDX
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/1"/imm32
-    68/push  0x18/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-slice:end:
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-# 'table' is a stream of (key, value) rows
-# keys are always strings (addresses; size 4 bytes)
-# values may be any type, but rows (key+value) always occupy 'row-size' bytes
-# scan 'table' for a row with a key 'key' and return the address of the corresponding value
-# if no row is found, save 'key' to the next available row
-# if there are no rows free, abort
-# return the address of the value
-# Beware: assume keys are immutable; they're inserted by reference
-# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
-get-or-insert:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address string), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
-    # pseudocode:
-    #   curr = table->data
-    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
-    #   while curr < max
-    #     if string-equal?(key, *curr)
-    #       return curr+4
-    #     curr += row-size
-    #   if table->write >= table->length
-    #     abort
-    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
-    #   *max = key
-    #   table->write += row-size
-    #   return max+4
-    #
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ECX
-    52/push-EDX
-    56/push-ESI
-    # ESI = table
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
-    # curr/ECX = table->data
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
-    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
-$get-or-insert:search-loop:
-    # if (curr >= max) break
-    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:not-found/disp8
-    # if (string-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
-    # . EAX = string-equal?(key, *curr)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  string-equal?/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
-    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
-    74/jump-if-equal  $get-or-insert:mismatch/disp8
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
-    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:end/disp8
-$get-or-insert:mismatch:
-    # curr += row-size
-    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # loop
-    eb/jump  $get-or-insert:search-loop/disp8
-$get-or-insert:not-found:
-    # result/EAX = 0
-    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # clear EAX
-    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to ECX
-    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # compare ECX with *(ESI+8)
-    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $get-or-insert:abort/disp8
-    # zero-out(max, row-size)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(EBP+16)
-    52/push-EDX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # *max = key
-    # . EAX = key
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(EBP+12) to EAX
-    # . *max = EAX
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to *EDX
-    # table->write += row-size
-    # . EAX = row-size
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(EBP+16) to EAX
-    # . table->write += EAX
-    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *ESI
-    # return max+4
-    # . EAX = max
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy EDX to EAX
-    # . EAX += 4
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-$get-or-insert:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-ESI
-    5a/pop-to-EDX
-    59/pop-to-ECX
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-$get-or-insert:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "get-or-insert: table is full\n"/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . syscall(exit, 1)
-    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
-    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-    # never gets here
-
-test-get-or-insert:
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
-    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
-    68/push  0/imm32/read
-    68/push  0/imm32/write
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
-$test-get-or-insert:first-call:
-    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
-    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/0"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-or-insert:check2:
-    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/1"/imm32
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/2"/imm32
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-or-insert:second-call:
-    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
-    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "code", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/3"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # no new row inserted
-    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/4"/imm32
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/5"/imm32
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-or-insert:third-call:
-    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
-    # EAX = get-or-insert(table, "data", 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # table gets a new row
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/6"/imm32
-    68/push  0x18/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/7"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
-    # check-string-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/8"/imm32
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ECX+20)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-get-or-insert:end:
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-# 'table' is a stream of (key, value) rows
-# keys are always strings (addresses; size 4 bytes)
-# values may be any type, but rows (key+value) always occupy 'row-size' bytes
-# scan 'table' for a row with a key 'key' and return the address of the corresponding value
-# if no row is found, save 'key' in the next available row
-# if there are no rows free, abort
-# WARNING: leaks memory
-# TODO: pass in an allocation descriptor
-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:  # table : (address stream {string, _}), key : (address slice), row-size : int -> EAX : (address _)
-    # pseudocode:
-    #   curr = table->data
-    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
-    #   while curr < max
-    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
-    #       return curr+4
-    #     curr += row-size
-    #   if table->write >= table->length
-    #     abort
-    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
-    #   *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
-    #   table->write += row-size
-    #   return max+4
-    #
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # . save registers
-    51/push-ECX
-    52/push-EDX
-    56/push-ESI
-    # ESI = table
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           6/r32/ESI   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(EBP+8) to ESI
-    # curr/ECX = table->data
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy ESI+12 to ECX
-    # max/EDX = table->data + table->write
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ECX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy ECX+EDX to EDX
-$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop:
-    # if (curr >= max) break
-    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # compare ECX with EDX
-    73/jump-if-greater-or-equal-unsigned  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found/disp8
-    # if (slice-equal?(key, *curr)) return curr+4
-    # . EAX = slice-equal?(key, *curr)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  slice-equal?/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . if (EAX != 0) return EAX = curr+4
-    3d/compare-EAX-and  0/imm32
-    74/jump-if-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch/disp8
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   4/disp8         .                 # copy ECX+4 to EAX
-    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end/disp8
-$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:mismatch:
-    # curr += row-size
-    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   0x10/disp8      .                 # add *(EBP+16) to ECX
-    # loop
-    eb/jump  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:search-loop/disp8
-$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:not-found:
-    # result/EAX = 0
-    31/xor                          3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # clear EAX
-    # if (table->write >= table->length) abort
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # copy *ESI to ECX
-    3b/compare                      1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   8/disp8         .                 # compare ECX with *(ESI+8)
-    7d/jump-if-greater-or-equal  $leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort/disp8
-    # zero-out(max, row-size)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(EBP+16)
-    52/push-EDX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # *max = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
-    # . EAX = slice-to-string(Heap, key)
-    # . . push args
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(EBP+12)
-    68/push  Heap/imm32
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  slice-to-string/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . *max = EAX
-    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # copy EAX to *EDX
-    # table->write += row-size
-    # . EAX = row-size
-    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(EBP+16) to EAX
-    # . table->write += EAX
-    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/ESI    .           .             .           0/r32/EAX   .               .                 # add EAX to *ESI
-    # return max+4
-    # . EAX = max
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy EDX to EAX
-    # . EAX += 4
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
-    # . restore registers
-    5e/pop-to-ESI
-    5a/pop-to-EDX
-    59/pop-to-ECX
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
-$leaky-get-or-insert-slice:abort:
-    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "leaky-get-or-insert-slice: table is full\n"/imm32
-    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  _write/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to ESP
-    # . syscall(exit, 1)
-    bb/copy-to-EBX  1/imm32
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  1/imm32/exit
-    cd/syscall  0x80/imm8
-    # never gets here
-
-test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:
-    # . prolog
-    55/push-EBP
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/EBP    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EBP
-    # var table/ECX : (address stream {string, number}) = stream(2 rows * 8 bytes)
-    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # subtract from ESP
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/length
-    68/push  0/imm32/read
-    68/push  0/imm32/write
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to ECX
-    # (EAX..EDX) = "code"
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  "code"/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
-    52/push-EDX
-    50/push-EAX
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
-$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:first-call:
-    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
-    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    52/push-EDX
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/0"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:check2:
-    # check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/1"/imm32
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/2"/imm32
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:second-call:
-    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
-    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    52/push-EDX
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 4, msg)
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/3"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # no new row inserted
-    # . check-ints-equal(table->write, row-size = 8, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/4"/imm32
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data, "code", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/5"/imm32
-    68/push  "code"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ECX+12)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:third-call:
-    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
-    # (EAX..EDX) = "data"
-    b8/copy-to-EAX  "data"/imm32
-    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           2/r32/EDX   .               .                 # copy *EAX to EDX
-    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/EAX  2/index/EDX   .           2/r32/EDX   4/disp8         .                 # copy EAX+EDX+4 to EDX
-    05/add-to-EAX  4/imm32
-    # var slice/EDX = {EAX, EDX}
-    52/push-EDX
-    50/push-EAX
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/EDX    .           .             .           4/r32/ESP   .               .                 # copy ESP to EDX
-    # EAX = leaky-get-or-insert-slice(table, "data" slice, 8 bytes per row)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  8/imm32/row-size
-    52/push-EDX
-    51/push-ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  leaky-get-or-insert-slice/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # table gets a new row
-    # check-ints-equal(EAX - table->data, 12, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
-    # . check-ints-equal(EAX - table, 24, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/6"/imm32
-    68/push  0x18/imm32
-    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/EAX    .           .             .           1/r32/ECX   .               .                 # subtract ECX from EAX
-    50/push-EAX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-ints-equal(table->write, 2 rows = 16, msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/7"/imm32
-    68/push  0x10/imm32/two-rows
-    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ECX
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-    # check-string-equal(*table->data+8, "data", msg)
-    # check-string-equal(*(table+20), "data", msg)
-    # . . push args
-    68/push  "F - test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice/8"/imm32
-    68/push  "data"/imm32
-    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ECX    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ECX+20)
-    # . . call
-    e8/call  check-string-equal/disp32
-    # . . discard args
-    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to ESP
-$test-leaky-get-or-insert-slice:end:
-    # . epilog
-    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/ESP    .           .             .           5/r32/EBP   .               .                 # copy EBP to ESP
-    5d/pop-to-EBP
-    c3/return
-
 # (re)compute the bounds of the next word in the line
 # return empty string on reaching end of file
 next-word:  # line : (address stream byte), out : (address slice)