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+# A table is a stream of (key, value) rows.
+#
+# Each row consists of an 8-byte key -- a (handle array byte) -- 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           get-or-insert-slice
+#                           | get-or-insert-handle
+#   stop                    | get-or-stop             get-slice-or-stop
+#   return null             | maybe-get               maybe-get-slice
+# Some variants may take extra args.
+
+== 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: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr array byte), row-size: int, abort-message-prefix: (addr array byte) -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if string-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   abort
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-addr>=  $get:abort/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (string-equal?(key, c)) return curr+8
+    # . eax = string-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 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
+    # . epilogue
+    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, abort-message-prefix)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    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, 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  Newline/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get:
+    # . prologue
+    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: (stream {(handle array byte), number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    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", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # insert(table, "data", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-get:check1:
+    # eax = get(table, "code", 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/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, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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
+$test-get:check2:
+    # eax = get(table, "data", 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 20, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 32, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0x20/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    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: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr slice), row-size: int, abort-message-prefix: (addr array byte) -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   abort
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-addr>=  $get-slice:abort/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, c)) return curr+8
+    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-slice:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 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
+    # . epilogue
+    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, abort-message-prefix)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    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, 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  Newline/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-slice:
+    # . prologue
+    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: (stream {string, number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    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", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # insert(table, "data", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/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: slice = {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", 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/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, 8, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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
+$test-get-slice:check2:
+    # (eax..edx) = "data"
+    b8/copy-to-eax  "data"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
+    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
+    # var slice/edx: slice = {eax, edx}
+    52/push-edx
+    50/push-eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+    # eax = get-slice(table, "data" slice, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 20, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 32, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-slice/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0x20/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-slice:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    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
+get-or-insert:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr array byte), row-size: int, ad: (addr allocation-descriptor) -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if string-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   if table->write >= table->size
+    #     abort
+    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
+    #   copy-array(ad, key, max)
+    #   table->write += row-size
+    #   return max+8
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-addr>=  $get-or-insert:not-found/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (string-equal?(key, c)) return curr+8
+    # . eax = string-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-or-insert:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 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:
+    # if (table->write >= table->size) 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-addr>=  $get-or-insert:abort/disp8
+    # zero-out(max, row-size)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
+    52/push-edx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # copy-array(ad, key, max)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  copy-array/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # table->write += row-size
+    # . eax = row-size
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
+    # . table->write += eax
+    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to *esi
+    # return max+8
+    # . eax = max
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy edx to eax
+    # . eax += 8
+    05/add-to-eax  8/imm32
+$get-or-insert:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+$get-or-insert:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get-or-insert: table is full\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-or-insert:
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {(handle array byte), number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+$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", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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, row-size = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # var curr-addr/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-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", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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 = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/4"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/5"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-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", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # table gets a new row
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 20, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 32, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/6"/imm32
+    68/push  0x20/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 = 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/7"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data+12)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+28)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "data", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert/8"/imm32
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    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
+get-or-insert-handle:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (handle array byte), row-size: int -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   var curr: (addr handle stream) = table->data
+    #   var max: (addr byte) = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   var k: (addr array byte) = lookup(key)
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if string-equal?(k, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   if table->write >= table->size
+    #     abort
+    #   *max = key
+    #   table->write += row-size
+    #   return max+8
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ecx
+    52/push-edx
+    53/push-ebx
+    56/push-esi
+    # esi = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
+    # var k/ebx: (addr array byte) = lookup(key)
+    # . eax = lookup(key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . ebx = eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to ebx
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-handle:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) break
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
+    73/jump-if-addr>=  $get-or-insert-handle:not-found/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (string-equal?(k, c)) return curr+8
+    # . eax = string-equal?(k, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    53/push-ebx
+    # . . 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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-or-insert-handle:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $get-or-insert-handle:end/disp8
+$get-or-insert-handle:mismatch:
+    # curr += row-size
+    03/add                          1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0x14/disp8      .                 # add *(ebp+20) to ecx
+    # loop
+    eb/jump  $get-or-insert-handle:search-loop/disp8
+$get-or-insert-handle:not-found:
+    # if (table->write >= table->size) 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-addr>=  $get-or-insert-handle:abort/disp8
+    # table->write += row-size
+    # . eax = row-size
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x14/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+20) to eax
+    # . table->write += eax
+    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to *esi
+    # *max = key
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy *(ebp+12) to eax
+    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *edx
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
+    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(edx+4)
+    # return max+8
+    # . eax = max
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy edx to eax
+    # . eax += 8
+    05/add-to-eax  8/imm32
+$get-or-insert-handle:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5b/pop-to-ebx
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+$get-or-insert-handle:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get-or-insert-handle: table is full\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-or-insert-handle:
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {(handle array byte), number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+    # var h/edx: (handle array byte)
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+$test-get-or-insert-handle:first-call:
+    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
+    # copy-array(Heap, "code", h)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  copy-array/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # eax = get-or-insert-handle(table, h, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-handle/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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, row-size = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # var curr-addr/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert-handle:second-call:
+    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
+    # copy-array(Heap, "code", h)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  copy-array/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # eax = get-or-insert-handle(table, h, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-handle/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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 = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/4"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/5"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert-handle:third-call:
+    # - insert a new key, verify that it was inserted
+    # copy-array(Heap, "data", h)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  copy-array/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # eax = get-or-insert-handle(table, h, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-handle/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # table gets a new row
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 20, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 32, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/6"/imm32
+    68/push  0x20/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 = 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/7"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data+12)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+28)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "data", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-handle/8"/imm32
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert-handle:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    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
+get-or-insert-slice:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr slice), row-size: int, ad: (addr allocation-descriptor) -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, *curr)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   if table->write >= table->size
+    #     abort
+    #   zero-out(max, row-size)
+    #   slice-to-string(ad, key, max)
+    #   table->write += row-size
+    #   return max+8
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-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-addr>=  $get-or-insert-slice:not-found/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, c)) return curr+4
+    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-or-insert-slice:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $get-or-insert-slice:end/disp8
+$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  $get-or-insert-slice:search-loop/disp8
+$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->size) 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->=  $get-or-insert-slice:abort/disp8
+    # zero-out(max, row-size)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+16)
+    52/push-edx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  zero-out/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # slice-to-string(ad, key, max)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  slice-to-string/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # table->write += row-size
+    # . eax = row-size
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   0x10/disp8      .                 # copy *(ebp+16) to eax
+    # . table->write += eax
+    01/add                          0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # add eax to *esi
+    # return max+8
+    # . eax = max
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy edx to eax
+    # . eax += 8
+    05/add-to-eax  8/imm32
+$get-or-insert-slice:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+$get-or-insert-slice:abort:
+    # . _write(2/stderr, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "get-or-insert-slice: table is full\n"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32/stderr
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  _write/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+    # never gets here
+
+test-get-or-insert-slice:
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {string, number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+    # (eax..edx) = "code"
+    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
+    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
+    # var slice/edx: slice = {eax, edx}
+    52/push-edx
+    50/push-eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+$test-get-or-insert-slice:first-call:
+    # - start with an empty table, insert one key, verify that it was inserted
+    # eax = get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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, row-size = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # var curr-addr/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert-slice:second-call:
+    # - insert the same key again, verify that it was reused
+    # eax = get-or-insert-slice(table, "code" slice, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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 = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/4"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/5"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-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: slice = {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-or-insert-slice(table, "data" slice, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    # table gets a new row
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 20, msg)  # second row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 32, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/6"/imm32
+    68/push  0x20/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 = 24, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/7"/imm32
+    68/push  0x18/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
+    # curr-addr = lookup(table->data+12)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+28)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "data", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-insert-slice/8"/imm32
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-insert-slice:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, stop(ed)
+get-or-stop:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr array byte), row-size: int,
+              # abort-message-prefix: (addr array byte), err: (addr buffered-file), ed: (addr exit-descriptor)
+              # -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if string-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   write-buffered(err, msg)
+    #   stop(ed)
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # . save registers
+    51/push-ecx
+    52/push-edx
+    56/push-esi
+    # esi = table
+    8b/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           6/r32/esi   8/disp8         .                 # copy *(ebp+8) to esi
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &table->data[table->write]
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *esi to edx
+    8d/copy-address                 0/mod/indirect  4/rm32/sib    1/base/ecx  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy ecx+edx to edx
+$get-or-stop:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) stop(ed)
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
+    73/jump-if-addr>=  $get-or-stop:stop/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (string-equal?(key, c)) return curr+8
+    # . eax = string-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-or-stop:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $get-or-stop:end/disp8
+$get-or-stop: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  $get-or-stop:search-loop/disp8
+$get-or-stop:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+$get-or-stop:stop:
+    # . write-buffered(err, abort-message-prefix)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-buffered(err, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  ": get-or-stop: key not found: "/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-buffered(err, key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-buffered(err, "\n")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Newline/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . stop(ed, 1)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  1/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+28)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  stop/disp32
+    # never gets here
+$get-or-stop:terminus:
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+
+test-get-or-stop:
+    # This test uses exit-descriptors. Use ebp for setting up local variables.
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-error-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-error-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . clear-stream($_test-error-buffered-file->buffer)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  $_test-error-buffered-file->buffer/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {string, number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+    # var ed/edx: exit-descriptor
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+    # size 'ed' for the calls to 'get-or-stop'
+    # . tailor-exit-descriptor(ed, 24)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/nbytes-of-args-for-get-or-stop
+    52/push-edx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  tailor-exit-descriptor/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # insert(table, "code", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-get-or-stop:success:
+    # eax = get-or-stop(table, "code", row-size=12, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx/ed
+    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
+    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-stop/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-get-or-stop:success-assertion:
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-stop:failure:
+    # eax = get-or-stop(table, "data", row-size=12, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx/ed
+    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
+    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-stop/disp32
+    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
+    # restore register args, discard others
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+$test-get-or-stop:failure-assertion:
+    # check that get-or-stop tried to call stop(1)
+    # . check-ints-equal(ed->value, 2, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/1"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32
+    # . . push ed->value
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-or-stop:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    # don't restore esp from ebp; manually reclaim locals
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x2c/imm32        # add to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, stop(ed)
+get-slice-or-stop:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), _}), key: (addr slice), row-size: int,
+                    # abort-message-prefix: (addr string), err: (addr buffered-file), ed: (addr exit-descriptor)
+                    # -> result/eax: (addr _)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   write-buffered(err, msg)
+    #   stop(ed)
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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-or-stop:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) stop(ed)
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
+    73/jump-if-addr>=  $get-slice-or-stop:stop/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, c)) return curr+4
+    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $get-slice-or-stop:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $get-slice-or-stop:end/disp8
+$get-slice-or-stop: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  $get-slice-or-stop:search-loop/disp8
+$get-slice-or-stop:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+$get-slice-or-stop:stop:
+    # . write-buffered(err, abort-message-prefix)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x14/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+20)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-buffered(err, error)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  ": get-slice-or-stop: key not found: "/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-slice-buffered(err, key)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ebp+12)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-slice-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . write-buffered(err, "\n")
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Newline/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x18/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+24)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  write-buffered/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . stop(ed, 1)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  1/imm32
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           .           0x1c/disp8      .                 # push *(ebp+28)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  stop/disp32
+    # never gets here
+$get-slice-or-stop:terminus:
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # syscall(exit, 1)
+    bb/copy-to-ebx  1/imm32
+    e8/call  syscall_exit/disp32
+
+test-get-slice-or-stop:
+    # This test uses exit-descriptors. Use ebp for setting up local variables.
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # setup
+    # . clear-stream(_test-error-stream)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  _test-error-stream/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
+    # . clear-stream($_test-error-buffered-file->buffer)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  $_test-error-buffered-file->buffer/imm32
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  clear-stream/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               4/imm32           # add to esp
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {string, number} 24)  # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    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
+    # var ed/edx: exit-descriptor
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+    # var slice/ebx: slice = "code"
+    # . (eax..ebx) = "code"
+    b8/copy-to-eax  "code"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           3/r32/ebx   .               .                 # copy *eax to ebx
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  3/index/ebx   .           3/r32/ebx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+ebx+4 to ebx
+    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
+    # . ebx = {eax, ebx}
+    53/push-ebx
+    50/push-eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebx
+    # size 'ed' for the calls to 'get-or-stop' (define no locals past this point)
+    # . tailor-exit-descriptor(ed, 24)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/nbytes-of-args-for-get-or-stop
+    52/push-edx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  tailor-exit-descriptor/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # insert(table, "code", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-get-slice-or-stop:success:
+    # eax = get-slice-or-stop(table, slice, row-size=12, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx/ed
+    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
+    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    53/push-ebx/slice
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-slice-or-stop/disp32
+    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
+    # restore register args, discard others
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    5b/pop-to-ebx
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+$test-get-slice-or-stop:success-assertion:
+    # check-ints-equal(eax - table->data, 8, msg)  # first row's value slot returned
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-slice-or-stop/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/imm32
+    29/subtract                     3/mod/direct    0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   .               .                 # subtract ecx from eax
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-slice-or-stop:failure:
+    # slice = "segment2"
+    # . *ebx = "segment2"->data
+    b8/copy-to-eax  "segment2"/imm32
+    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
+    89/copy                         0/mod/indirect  3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   .               .                 # copy eax to *ebx
+    # . *(ebx+4) = "segment2"->data + len("segment2")
+    05/add-to-eax  8/imm32/strlen
+    89/copy                         1/mod/*+disp8   3/rm32/ebx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax to *(ebx+4)
+    # eax = get-slice-or-stop(table, slice, row-size=12, msg, _test-error-buffered-file, ed)
+    # . . push args
+    52/push-edx/ed
+    68/push  _test-error-buffered-file/imm32
+    68/push  "foo"/imm32/abort-prefix
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    53/push-ebx/slice
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-slice-or-stop/disp32
+    # registers except esp may be clobbered at this point
+    # restore register args, discard others
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    5b/pop-to-ebx
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+$test-get-slice-or-stop:failure-assertion:
+    # check that get-or-stop tried to call stop(1)
+    # . check-ints-equal(ed->value, 2, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-get-or-stop/1"/imm32
+    68/push  2/imm32
+    # . . push ed->value
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(edx+4)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-get-slice-or-stop:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    # don't restore esp from ebp; manually reclaim locals
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x34/imm32        # add to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+# if no row is found, return null (0)
+maybe-get:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr array byte), row-size: int -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if string-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   return 0
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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
+$maybe-get:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) return null
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
+    73/jump-if-addr>=  $maybe-get:null/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (string-equal?(key, c)) return curr+4
+    # . eax = string-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $maybe-get:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $maybe-get:end/disp8
+$maybe-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  $maybe-get:search-loop/disp8
+$maybe-get:null:
+    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32
+$maybe-get:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+test-maybe-get:
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # - setup: create a table with one row
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {string, number} 24)   # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+    # eax = get-or-insert(table, "code", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get:success:
+    # - check for the same key, verify that it was reused
+    # eax = maybe-get(table, "code", 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  maybe-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, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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 = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # var curr-addr/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get:failure:
+    # - search for a new key
+    # eax = maybe-get(table, "data", 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "data"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  maybe-get/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    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, return null (0)
+maybe-get-slice:  # table: (addr stream {(handle array byte), T}), key: (addr slice), row-size: int -> result/eax: (addr T)
+    # pseudocode:
+    #   curr = table->data
+    #   max = &table->data[table->write]
+    #   while curr < max
+    #     var c: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    #     if slice-equal?(key, c)
+    #       return curr+8
+    #     curr += row-size
+    #   return 0
+    #
+    # . prologue
+    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
+    # var curr/ecx: (addr handle array byte) = table->data
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   6/rm32/esi    .           .             .           1/r32/ecx   0xc/disp8       .                 # copy esi+12 to ecx
+    # var max/edx: (addr byte) = &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
+$maybe-get-slice:search-loop:
+    # if (curr >= max) return null
+    39/compare                      3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # compare ecx with edx
+    73/jump-if-addr>=  $maybe-get-slice:null/disp8
+    # var c/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(*curr)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           4/disp8         .                 # push *(ecx+4)
+    ff          6/subop/push        0/mod/indirect  1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           .               .                 # push *ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # if (slice-equal?(key, c)) return curr+4
+    # . eax = slice-equal?(key, c)
+    # . . push args
+    50/push-eax
+    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 != false) return eax = curr+8
+    3d/compare-eax-and  0/imm32/false
+    74/jump-if-=  $maybe-get-slice:mismatch/disp8
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           0/r32/eax   8/disp8         .                 # copy ecx+8 to eax
+    eb/jump  $maybe-get-slice:end/disp8
+$maybe-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  $maybe-get-slice:search-loop/disp8
+$maybe-get-slice:null:
+    b8/copy-to-eax  0/imm32
+$maybe-get-slice:end:
+    # . restore registers
+    5e/pop-to-esi
+    5a/pop-to-edx
+    59/pop-to-ecx
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+test-maybe-get-slice:
+    # . prologue
+    55/push-ebp
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    5/rm32/ebp    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ebp
+    # - setup: create a table with one row
+    # var table/ecx: (stream {string, number} 24)   # 2 rows * 12 bytes/row
+    81          5/subop/subtract    3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x18/imm32        # subtract from esp
+    68/push  0x18/imm32/size
+    68/push  0/imm32/read
+    68/push  0/imm32/write
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to ecx
+    # insert(table, "code", 12 bytes/row, Heap)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  Heap/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  get-or-insert/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0x10/imm32        # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get-slice:success:
+    # - check for the same key, verify that it was reused
+    # (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: slice = {eax, edx}
+    52/push-edx
+    50/push-eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+    # eax = maybe-get-slice(table, "code" slice, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  maybe-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, 8, msg)
+    # . check-ints-equal(eax - table, 20, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/0"/imm32
+    68/push  0x14/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 = 12, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/1"/imm32
+    68/push  0xc/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
+    # var curr-addr/eax: (addr array byte) = lookup(table->data)
+    # . . push args
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0x10/disp8      .                 # push *(ecx+16)
+    ff          6/subop/push        1/mod/*+disp8   1/rm32/ecx    .           .             .           .           0xc/disp8       .                 # push *(ecx+12)
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  lookup/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               8/imm32           # add to esp
+    # check-strings-equal(curr-addr, "code", msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/2"/imm32
+    68/push  "code"/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-strings-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get-slice:failure:
+    # - search for a new key
+    # (eax..edx) = "data"
+    b8/copy-to-eax  "data"/imm32
+    8b/copy                         0/mod/indirect  0/rm32/eax    .           .             .           2/r32/edx   .               .                 # copy *eax to edx
+    8d/copy-address                 1/mod/*+disp8   4/rm32/sib    0/base/eax  2/index/edx   .           2/r32/edx   4/disp8         .                 # copy eax+edx+4 to edx
+    05/add-to-eax  4/imm32
+    # var slice/edx: slice = {eax, edx}
+    52/push-edx
+    50/push-eax
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    2/rm32/edx    .           .             .           4/r32/esp   .               .                 # copy esp to edx
+    # eax = maybe-get-slice(table, "data" slice, 12 bytes/row)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  0xc/imm32/row-size
+    52/push-edx
+    51/push-ecx
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  maybe-get-slice/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+    # check-ints-equal(eax, 0, msg)
+    # . . push args
+    68/push  "F - test-maybe-get-slice/3"/imm32
+    68/push  0/imm32
+    50/push-eax
+    # . . call
+    e8/call  check-ints-equal/disp32
+    # . . discard args
+    81          0/subop/add         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           .           .               0xc/imm32         # add to esp
+$test-maybe-get-slice:end:
+    # . epilogue
+    89/copy                         3/mod/direct    4/rm32/esp    .           .             .           5/r32/ebp   .               .                 # copy ebp to esp
+    5d/pop-to-ebp
+    c3/return
+
+# . . vim:nowrap:textwidth=0